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 93
, three others died soon after the explosion, one wasobserved to sink while attempting to swim ashore, and twelve more werescalded severely, and fifteen slightly. A subsequent account added tothe above list of killed Mrs. Delancey and her three children, of Bos-ton ; Dr. Van Bantz, drowned, and Wm.… … Mo B4 Lloyds steamboat disasters. 89 the explosion of the Black Hawk. The crew of the boat suffered to aconsiderable extent. The pilot was blown overboard and lost. HenrySligh, colored engineer, was killed. George Johnson, another engineer,was dangerously wounded. Felix Ray, barkeeper, was very…
