The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1829-06-11
At the time Of explosion, the officer,

were dining in the ward room. The lady
OF Lieut. Breckenridge ,andih he son of Lieut.
Piau, lad Of about nine years old, were
I slightly wounded. Another account say.
Lieut.. Null, who was sitting next 10 ihs
son Of Lieut.. Plat, with great presence o.
mind, caught hold of hm and placed him in
one Of The port holes, by which means he
escaped uDinjured Lieut.. Plat. had re
turned only yesterday morning, having
been absent one month, on leave. Com
Chauncy, with the commander Of the fri
gate, Capt. Newton, left her only few
minutes before The explosion the former
having been on board on visit of nspec.
ton.
The escape Of MdshIpman Eckford seems
10 have been almost miraculous. When
Com. Chaupcey (who was one Of the first
To reach the vesse) got on board, the first
object he saw was young Eckford hanging
| by one Of his legs between the gun deck.
whittier he had been forced by the explo
sion. A Jack screw was Immediately pro-
| cured, by means Of which the deck was
raised and be was extricated from bis per
| ilous situation.
The ro0in in which the officers werc
! dining, was situated about mIdships. The
whole cointpny at the table were forced
by the concDssion, against the transom,
with such violence. as to break their limbs.
and otherwise cut and brulse them IN a
shockiDgmanner.
The magazine was situated in the bows
Of the vessel. This part of the ship, a.
NAY well be imagined, is completely de
moished. Indeed, the ship remains as
complete wreck as probably was ever be
ed.-The timbers throughout appear Il
nave been perfectly rotten. Many Of the
runs were thrown overboard, and some OF
hem (of large dimensions) now hang, a.
i were, by a hair.
| The bodies of the dead and wounded
we're brought on shore, as soon as circum
stances wnnld permit The former, afioi
being recognized, were put into coiiins
| The latter werc carried To the llospital OF
he Navy Yard, and every attention paid
b them The bodies OF the dead were
hockingly mangled their features distort
cl, and so much blackencd, that it was
fficult TO recognize them. Allthe Phys
icians Of Brooklyn, and several from this
city, proffered their services, which prov
ec very acceptable.
AS soon as the intelligence reached the
city, thousands Of persons visited the
wreck Of the Fulton. The steam boats on
their passage up the river, stopped 10 learn
the particulars, and hundreds of small boats
proceeded TO the spot. The Navy Yard
was also filed with persons making en-
quirios after their relations or friends, and
expressing much anxiety 10 see the bodies
for the purpose Of ascer,aining whether
they were among the dead or wounded.
The interest excited by the news Of this
event, was last evening intense and uni
ycrsal. Nor has it abated this morning.
Commodore Chauncey and the officers ol
the station were on board the wreck. after
the explosion, giving directions TO remove
the scattered timber in order that a scare h
might take place for such bodies rs might
be buried in the ruins.
The iid. being at the ebb, immense
QuantlrIes"'o sfrc~ fragments oil the snip
foated down in front of :he city, and hun
drcds of small boats were seen buslly en-
gagged in securing them.
Since the foregoing was prepared. we
have had n call from On officer who left
the hulk since ten o'clock. The tide had
come in, so that she was filed with water
We are pcined to learn, that Mrs. Brack
enridge is not slightly. but very severely
wounded; and the injury Of Lieut.. Platt. Is
so serious, that but faint hope is indu!geo
Of his recovery.
What is a very remarkable circumstance
although several Of the persons at dinnc
in the ward room. escaped, with their lives
and some Of them uninjurcd, not vesiige
of the table, chairs, or any OF the furniture
in the room remains. Every thing wa
blown to atoms.
! The scene, even this morning, at th,
! Navy Yard, is distressing beyond descrlp
ton. Indeed, to attempt description o
such spectacle, at the very moment whe'
our feelings are narrowed up 10 painful
degree by the shocking reality. seems io'
revolving to he undertaken. We nigh
speak Of the wounded livirg, and the man
cled dead, and of the fragments Of bodie
| blown to pieces. mingled among broken re
lies of the ship But such particulars ma
better be left to the readers Imagination
When we left the Navy Yard at
o'clock. only fire men were unaccounted for
These have doubtless persisted, either b,
drowning, or by being crushed among th'
Itmbers.
Fmihg particulars. The acccun, whicl
we gave yesterday VI inls dTtdului dC'l
dent, obtained amidst the havock and con
fusion ofthe scene, proved essentially cor
rect 20
During the greater part OF yesterday tn
hands at The Navy Yard were busily en-
gagged in clearing and removing the wrecI
but much remains yet to be accomplish
ed From n source to be depended on, W
learu that six only Of the crew arc missing
now. which proves, as we are happy I
state. that much larger number were q
work on shore than was at first conjcctur
; ed.
In regard to the wounded, We are sorr
to say that l., Platt is in hopeless cor
ditlon; Sailing Master Clouch is also in