Lloyd's steamboat directory, and disasters on the western waters (1856)
Lloyd, James T. [from old catalog] · Cincinnati, Ohio, J. T. Lloyd & co.; Chicago, Ill., D. B. Cooke & co. · leaf 110
eath and devastation throughoutthe boat. This accident occurred before the people on board werearoused from their slumbers. The deck passengers were lodged on thelower deck, abaft the engine, where, as is customary in westernsteamboats, berths were provided for their accommodation. On this… … EXPLOSION OF T a li O li O N o K O . between decks was densely crowded with sleeping passengers, when theflue collapsed, as aforesaid, and the steam swept through the wholelength of the boat with the force of a tornado, carrying everythingbefore it. jNIany of the crew, whom duty had called on deck…
