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ed to the Fulton, by the roll of the ship, 143 persons ; and 
at the time of the explosion there were supposed to have been 
on board the vessel about sixty persons. 
Names of the killed. 
The bodies of the following persons have been brought on 
shore and placed in coffins : 
Robert M. Peck, marine ; William Kemp, seaman ; Alex- 
ander Cameron, marine ; Franklin Ely, do. purser's steward ; 
Henry Logan, do. corporal ; John McKeever, do. ; Charles 
Williamson, do. : Otto E. Fergustine, do. ; Sylvester O'Halo 
ran, do. ; Henry Megraw, do. ; James Livingston, ord. s 
man, from Ireland ; Thomas Walton, seaman ; John Pierce 
1st. do. ; Thomas D. Burgen, do. ; Jacob Boise, landsman 
New- York ; Wm. A. Lehman, do. ; Peter Gillen, do. ; Tho 
mas Williams, gunner ; John Dilos Rayes, barber, of Mexico 
Joseph Brown, seaman, acting cook ; Harman Vattel, a boat 
man of New-York ; William Brown, a boy ; Mrs. Brown, a 
mulatto ; Mrs. Stockwell, of ^New^-York ; Mrs. Neilson, a 
Swede, whose husband was a seaman, and died a few days 
since. 
Officers wounded. 
Lieutenant Charles T. Piatt, severely ; Lt. S. M. Brack- 
enridge, (since dead;) Lt. Alexander M. Mull, slightly; 
John Montgomery, sergeant of marines, do. ; Wm. Butler, 
captain's steward, do. ; John Clough, sailing master, se- 
verely. 
Midshipmen. 
Robert E. Johnston, severely ; David M'Dougal, do. ; Ro- 
bert P. Welsh, do. ; Mr. Eckford,* thigh broken. 
Privates wounded. 
Robert Ealpatrick, marine, severely ; Patrick Gilligan, do. 
slightly ; John DriscoU, do. do. ; Nicholas D. Farrell, do. 
severely; Jacob De Hart, do. do.; Thomas M'CuUough, 
cook, slightly ; Charles Scott, seaman, severely ; Zeb. Ro- 
bertson, do. do. ; Joseph Moore, do. slightly ; Thomas New- 
hova, do. do. ; William Brown, musician, severely ; Stephen 
Decatur, a boy, do. 
It happened fortunately that sixty-two men, formerly attach- 
ed to the frigate, were drafted on Tuesday, and had proceeded 
to Norfolk to form part of the crew of the frigate Constella- 
tion, then on the eve of departure for a foreign station. The 
band, 17 in number, were on shore. 
This dreadful accident was occasioned by the gunner's 
* Son of Henry Eckford, Esq. late of New- York. 
