American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1824-05-21

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| Tile .Etna.-We have CLEANED from our paper.
some further particulars OF the late melancholy oc
curience which took place on board this boat The
Etna was proceeding under an easier pressure o
steam than usual. making but 18 strokes minute
while " is her usual gauge. About O'Clock OF
Saturday evening, when about A. miles from and
in sight of the city OF New York, her centre boiler
exploded, spreading instant destruction among III,
passengers, machinery, &c. There were on boui Z
at the time, including the crew. about thirty souls
The wife of Mr.. Job Furman, merchant, of New
YORK, her sister, daughter OF Mr.. Waters Eur
man, and Mrs Meserole, daughter of Mr. Joh
Fu'man, all OF one family, who had been to Eliza
oethtowh TO attend the funeral oil near relative
were killed. A lad about Is years oil age, belong
ig to the same family, ut the time of the ex
Ploson' sleeping on the covering of the boiler He
was thrown into the air, and fell into the vacuum
caused by the removal OF the machinery, and re
telyed no injury little girl about years OF aye
asleep IN the afier cabin, and young woman Of
Ne" York, were killed Three persons jumped
overheard, oil whom two were drowned.
When this awful occurrence took place, the steanl
boat United States was about five miles astern, anu
coming up with the Etna. lowed her to the city
Mr. Thomas Brodun, Of this Borough was among
the wounded sent 20 the hospital. He will recovet
The horrors OF the sight on board the boat csnnrt
be described. The bodies of those who had been
struck by the flying fragments were seen weltering
IN their blood on ne deck A little girl entreated
passenger to throw water on her, her agonies were
so great
4 New York paper Of Monday states that the
number OF persons who were killed by the explosion,
and since dead, mounted to thirteen.
.Np,o York, MAY IS.
The four females Of Mr.. Furman's family, were
taken to his house and buried from thence yesterday
afternoon. The funeral ceremonies. which were
peculiarly solemn and impressive, drew together
many thousands OF sympahslug friends and spec
tators. Rev. Mr.. Baldwin made brief address t.
the mourners and the audience and offered fervent
PRAYER. ! he bodies were placed upon four hesrses,
and followed to the Presbyterian burying ground in
Christie street by an imr,epse concourse, where
they were all deposited in one grave The circum.
stances oil this melancholy dispensatiou in the ami
Iy OF Mr. Furman. are Of a most striking character,
fitted to impress deeply upon the minds Of ALL the
uncertainty OF human life. The food OF sorrow
which has thus overwhelmed the husband, father
and protector, brings to mind the rapid and accumu-
lated etctions of job; and all his patience, forti
tude and resignation are required to bear up under
this load OF affection All the deceased left the city
alter nine O'Clock, on Saturday, to attend the une-
raj in the afternoon, at Elizabethown of Mrs. Price
a niece OF Mr.. Furman While they were at the
house of mourning an infant child of Mrs. Price,
closed its eyes for ever, and placed by the cold
bosom OF its mother in the cnffin, and deposi.
ted in the same grave. Mr.. Furman was indispo-
sed and the family were anxious to return The same
evening. The hour when they were expected had
gone by, and he was anxious about their safety. and
revolving in his mind what could have detained them
when the messengers arrived to communicate o
him the sad ildngs. and were soon followed by the
dead bodies OF his wife, daughter, sister, and niece
who went from him in health in the morning, but
who were now returned to arry few hours on their
way TO the tomb Thus were six relations of one
family consigned to the narrow cel'' to which we
are oil bound within he space OF twenty Hour hours
The bulk head of the cabin, chairs, tables and the
bodies of the dead and dying we're all driven into
one mass at the extremity of the cabin. Captain
Robinson and Mr. Messeroe first entered, the lat
ter excaiming, " my wife my vile 70 as he caught
her, and ran upon deck, only in time for her TO ex.
pire in his arms. He had been married but about
six weeks, when his wife was thus torn from him
in the bloom of life, and The spring time of hope.
Shocking.-The Cambridge, (Md.) Chronicle
states that on the 9th inst, as man named WiHiam
Paradise nea' Mlsborough, Sussex County, Del.
was correcting his son, aged about seventeen years,
for some fault, the youth resisting, seized the wea
pom, and attempted to run out of his reach when
the aggravated father got his gun and shot him Oil
the spot! He expired in about fifteen minutes!