Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-05-25

cast gloom oves The city, IL The Il. .tuciun of the
''es oi persons on board, % The numbei, AS near
we can ascertain OF abou, thirteen.
The whole nu .,,be, al persons ON board was ST. viz
Sax passengers hy The Philadelphia coach, naa,rd on
me way bill, P-"ee, Ar"eli, Brand-n, HearoGk,
Eckicii, ana Mrs. Snon' i've from Anboy, Mess's.
not known six taken om board AT Eixabeth,own
Po'at, names nut known, aa,nnp then, one or two
Moo,eo. One woman and girl, taken IN hoard AT
the Blazing Star Ferry, n. j. and tho officers crew
snI servants oil the boat, consisting OF fifteen
The persons killed ON boa,d, were. Mrs Furn,an,
wife OF Mr.. job Furman, nie,chan,
Mrs. Mese'ole, (h,r daugh,e,) wife OF Mr.. Abn.
Meserole, merchant.
Caroline Furmam, daughter of Sl,. Waters Fur
n,an, EZabethtown.
sister of Mr.. Job Furman. Irhesc were all in.
tered yesterday from one house. Their remains
were attended TO the gr.veb thousands Of sympa-
thisiuy hiepds. They had been 10 n. Jersey, we
understand to attend the funeral of relative Of The
family.
Miss Bates, daughter of Capt. Andrew Bates.
The steward, Vic,or Crasse, jumped overheard
and was drowned.
Died on Saturday, night, u, the Hospital, Mrs Fay
'or, wife OF john Taylor, abouTer and Aun Dough
eriy, native Of Auburn, n. Y.
The following persons we,e also sent to the hos
pmal :-Thos. BrsIen, OF Wilmington, D.i. and
Michael Eckfel,, Of Philadelphia, both Of whom w.
learn are likely TO recovci-and dangerously wound
cd, Joseph Stevens, native Of Ireland.
Also, Of the crew, dangerously wounded -
John Winner, of Philadelphia, fireman. lr
John Gibbons, of do. do.
Ann Thomas, of do. .
Alexander Cromwell, ofJamaica, waiter.
Margaret Cole, cook, wounded, not considered
dangerous, WAS carried 10 private house.
The above il il believed, includes all the names Of
the killed and woundad-ihe reports Yesterday. Of a
number of wounded be;ng taken TO the Quarantine
Hospital were incorrect, and IL is no, believed that
any. ohsr person ihac the steward was drowned.
Mr. Charles G. Hoingshe'd, passenger, Of
Princeton, and Cap,. NJ, Srs, mate OF the Etna,
jumped overboard-but held on hy the sides Of the
boi', and got on board again when The danger was
over.
h. Boa,man living at Bergen Point, whose was the
first row boat along side the Ena, after the explo-
son, states, that he picked mp hats, one OF which
conia'red bill OF iAding of goods on hoard Of Thos
II. Smith's ship, at Amhoy, from Canto".-He also
making part ola Canal in Ohio. Zone OF these hats
1" is asceriained belonged to Capt. Myers the hat
Heacock1
on the high pressure priEcipIe from which we believe
most Of the accidents of this kind have been caused
The boiler was of iron. The boat was moving NJ a
slower rate than usual mot strife will, other boats
none being IN sight at The lime.
The passengers speak IN the highest terms of the
conduct of Csp. Robinson, previous TO the disaster
and OF his GOODNESS and in,repidiiy when in state Of
peril.
The steam boat United States, Can't Bsccher. was
on her way from N Brunswick AZ the time and soon
alter came up, and after rendering all the
10 ser power, lowed the IEina TO this City Capt.
Robinson desires us to express his grateful sense Of
The obligations he is under 10 Capt Beecher for his
Kindness on the occasion. THer u9dr
In addition 10 the above staten Mt from morning
paper, we have to record the death of anoher of the
sufferers, Alexander Cromwell, in the hospital, and |
our Tears that before paper reaches its readers
Ann Thomas and john Winters will also have been |
numbered with the dead. .7nr,r
The melancholy accident on board the E,tpa |
furnishes natural and proper occasion 10 remark |
hai the North River steam boats constructed under
Nr. Fulion's patent, have FOR period Of I6 wears
'nv'sated The Hudson without ever meeng with the
east accident from their steam machinery. Such |
experience Of their sale and solid construction and
'areul management, will secure 10 them moro sub-
tani'al and enduring monopoly, than any that the
avs can give. I'M
May l8.-From enquiry al the hospi,al, concern
ng The sufferers from on board The Etna, we Iearn
hat Joseph Stevens, the Irishman, and Anne
homas, the black woman, are dead. or the sur.
sivors, Bfaden and Eckfeldt, wIes are doing well
Winters and Gibbons, blacks, are not expected TO
fH
We were favored with copy Of tho following le,-
er, written ny young gentleman who was on board
he boat, and addressed his ueation in this civ
e will be read with interest.
NEW YORK, May 16.-Ii il with pain I inform
ou OF an awful occurrence that took place at o.
lock last evening on board the Steam Boat Eina
Capt. Thomas Robinson, when about seven miles
rom, and IN sight OF this city, her boilers bursting
With noise like thunder, and throwing the pieces
lpon the quarter deck where had the minute be-
lie explosion took place and thanks be 10 the AL
mighty that am one of the few who escaoed nm
.uri. Oh! the awfuIness Of The scene NV situa.
ion can scarcely describe u pleased the AImgh-
10 give me command Of myself at this horrid mo-
hent when every one on board thought il his last,
md some in despair jumped overheard and were
lrowned man standing by me was jumping when
a,a so hun ne III au better remain qne and { the
'over for the cables, "a large round box at the |
,ows,) that stood by, and might save ourselves in
his way He stopped, and a man crying in the wa
er we threw him q rope and drew hin, upon deck |
He was one of the Fremen who had been blown
overheard. This served 10 compose HIM Iiule or !
10 would have jumped over the side Of the boat The
moke disappearing, the horrors of the sight ncreas-
d. when we beheid the bodies Of those who had |
'e en- struck by pieces Of the boiler weeing 10 their
hood on The deck. j now attempted 10 make nv
way aft, and succeeded, after getting through the
moke and broken pars Of The wreck, in assisting
Iapt Robinson and n'hers 10 clear the companion
way to get into the Ladies Cabin. The Capt went
Iown and handed up FIVE Ladies whom, 7 took from
l,m, and placing them upon deck they expired.
lne little gi about the age of Mary, entreated me
o throw water upon her, her agoDies we're so great
l hey were all OF one family, and had heen on board
Iut q lew minutes, beirg on their return from the
onera' Of sister nj EIzabehtown Point. IL this
Quarantine Ground, which put off to our assistance
md brought us up To the city, and steam boat pass
ng by brought The wreck with the dead and wound
su on hoard, M TO The wharf. What rendered my
$500" ",o'e s,nR"''' was 'uat my baggage was
'iown ny, hut fell upon the wreck again. My trunk
previously 10 my being taken off, found IN the place
rom which the boilers had been blown. Last night
u IL O'Clock went TO search for my writing dssk
NO friends accompanied me, but they were not per-
niueo 10 go on board, as the Coroner had just held
~ inquest, and had gone on shore 10 give his ver-
iic'. therefore went on hoard alone, and getting
! iight commenced searching for, and succeeded IN
'etuog the Desk, @c. and discovering hand under
'ome oil The rubbish, called one Of The va,chmen
mo mov'ng 'he timber away, il led TO the discovery
o. Hn1'her corpse The name Of the ladies whu
were Killed, was Fnrman fpLH g.