Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-03-19

P'i"eipoi Depot Tor II. ,.-. 49,. Il -.
F'om fhe NSrJoik Beacon Of 7u:sdsy
THE STEAMBOAT DISASTER.
Ehe deplorable catastrophe produces Cd n, the axnlo
sion ofthc boiler of the steamboat Potomac, on Sun
dny evening, noticed in postscript to yesterdav's
rs even more tragcal than fears had lei
us to anticipate, and has excited much psipf int
est throughout our town. The three victims who s,r
vved when our last paper went to press, have since
changed then snbunary condition for one of more or
iess comiort-they successfully expired between =
ana io O'Clock yesterday morning.
JOHN DUDLEY, the white FIRE man. % years of ape.
heu long been deck hand, but had a fcw weeks,
since, unhappily changed his situaticn for thar &c
fireman, TO which here WIS ltt}e more INV .t,.h
eo' ne Is represented To have been man of yerv est
maoie Character, faithful and pcrsevernp in the dis
rge OF MS duty and OF upright intentions Awile
ana child deeply lament their sudden and upt;maiv
oereavement. 1t was indeed a scene calculated to
AWAKEN the keenest sepsibIy, to see Yesterday the
inotner. IN law and wife, bewailing in the bitterness
of grief, the sad event which had rcnycd from, tbcw
their natural rendand protector parents resise
| in Alexandria. --' $3.50, 'N''''-13
Enoch Hoy, the coloured man, was free man.
ana had connexions residing in Alcxai .ria--he was
most severely scaldcd-and alihoughin common wits
his suffering companions he received every assistance
winch The best medical experience could afford oil
was unayallIng to proong lis existence l1
fuS'rWhsfe, LIST steward, the property of Mr. John
Cocke OF Portsmouth. was valuable servsnt-bc
too, was too severely scalded TO survive
George ViaoH, the colored fireman BELONGING 4,
DTS i'1hGrds OF this town, is heavy loss to that
worthy lady.--lie WINS more thorou rhlv drenched
with the destroying fluid than either of his comnnn
lons-and survived about an hour, from the time of
the explosion =
We have heard several accounts, toucb;po the
particulars of this sad event. but as thew are
and contradictory, and of no utility to the publ;c yo
do not give them. Suffice il to saw tina, NO censpr.
imputed TO- Capt. Jenkins or any who survive--to
all OF whom 1t Is source Of unfeigned sorrow If
fault there was, incline to believe from what we
nave heard, that it was - be ascrhed TO an bonest
but impruden zeal thepart of the sufferers them
selves; who having charge of the propellinp anil de
structive agent, reluctant to lose an ge
they had gained over the other bos bv letting of tie
Soeaih' Whiie stopping to take in waypassenger and
not aware that there was any defect in the boiler
they PAID Tor their ndi6cretion with their lives =
Let us hope that it may prove an awful warning 20
all who may at any time, be charged with the man
1 ngenent OF power so valuable when rightly con-
troHed-so awfully calaruitous where its keepers
siumber or permit it from inprudence to rain the
ascendcncy. '' ''0
Dr. Robert Mayo, of Richmond, who was pas
senger IN the boat promptly afforded TO the unhappy
sufferers every relief ~ comfort which his experiences
or humanity could prescribe and upon the arrival of
the boat, consulted and co-operatcd with DIR. Ro d
stark OF this place. in all The means of improving
their condition, and resigned them TO his care abouf
o'clock yesterday morning when he left the poto-
mac ma. to take passage IN the Virginia, on his way TO
Washington. -
Hawthorn Fence.-Nessrs Grant, Thorb,,rn g..
H.INeIHiPoTtcu IOCUU hawthorne.
for 'live fencing" Mr. Jonathan Fisk of Nevvbn,oL
writes to them, that, about seven wears AFRO. Ec
purchased of them few thousand which he sat ON,
iormn. fence of about forty rods The soil ON
which they were planted WINS mixture of CLAW and
white sand, unfavorable 10 their rapd growth They
have never been cultivated except to trim them rho
last seaSonoyery plant fourished and thew now oIn,
fence sufficient TO turn any CATTLE and the cbeanest
hsndsomest and best fence on his farm. Mr. Fisl'
has saved bushe ofthe berries and intends To have
a nursery ofhawthorns. He says if our farmers arc
iuly hpprized of the preference in all respects due 10
THIS KIND OF fencing, there will be ready snle for
all That arc imported, and he ventures 10 assert that
every gentleman, who will make an experiment with
theni' VIII be highly gruthed with the result.
The Nantucket Enquirer states. that 40 r,.o,
Sf'0e was spearIng for cells, few DAYS since bo
! urew up one OF uncommon size, WEIGHING eigbt
POUNDS; put what was very remarkable il Ind t,ro
heads and nccks attached to one body. Can't. s. DE-
signed 10 preserve this anomaly alive and send II "a
Dr' mitchell but tie wound it received from the snea
soon caused lis DEATH and the design was abandoned
,-D-c,, PITTsnUnoH. March H.
ONCLE-SAM.-This giant Steamer tooL h.
departure on Sunday The river was at fine staa.
ana shc went oil cheerly.- She has nine boilers and
an engine OF tremendous weight and mower n
sides storage room she has births and acco,n,nodo
ions Tor three hundred passengers! This aosi;ng
Nasue Is designed to ply below the Falls. md bo97
OWNERS VIII feel much anxiety, until thew hear ~
iter having safely reached her destination rb;s !;
me i'oat that we some time since stated 10 have
Deen DuiIt by Mr.. -. \Valknr ErI-oi,o,L.... 'N