Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-04-27

events naturally tend to create alarm, and deter
those Who can avoid it from travelling in any
steamboats whatever. We believe, however,
that no cause of apprehension need to exist III
travolI;rg in any of the other excellent boats
which now make their trips on the river.
Since the above was in type, we have been Ia
yored with the following letter from Captain Ford
the commander of the Chief Justice Marshall:
NEwBuRGH. 22d APRIL.
Ibaye the unpleasant duty to perform, to say.
that shortly after leaving the dock at this place,
shont O'clock, the whole front of our boiler
blew out with most tremendous explosion. len
nersons are badly scalded-three or four SO much
that their lives are despaired of. The cause, at
present we know not; but can say the steam was
very low-the boiler we'll supplied with water
the puage cocks were tried while landing, and
the Steam continually blowing off, All Is cOntu-
sion. name the following persons as most IN
jured:-
Mr.. Valiant, engineer, badly.
James Williams, wOod-passer, do.
Peter Moore, fireman, do.
Mr.. Randell, fireman, do.
Thos DimOnd, cook, not so badly.
James Cassidy, waiter, very badly.
Cole, waiter, not so much SO.
- Aaron, waiter, do. do.
passengesrs-one badly, the other slightly.
The explosion was dreadful. happened to
he standing in the most exposed situation, but re-
ceiyed no material injury, and am doing all can
for the comfort of the distressed. One OF the
stand-pipes was driven thro' the bottom of the
boat. and have hauled her an the flat below the
dock. am almost exhausted, and can add no
more. q am, &c. INA FohD'
From the Commercial of Saturday. .4pril 25.
The STEAMBOAT DIS .srER.-AlthOugh we
are vet left without names, or further particulars
respecting the explosion of the Chief Justice Mar
shall, vet there has been destruction OF life
more extensive and melancholy than was antici-
pated Yesterday. We learn this morning, that
the suiferings of SEVEN of the victims were ter.
minated by death Yesterday, and it was believed
that four others would certainly die, and proba-
bly five. But one of the passengers is believed
to have died He was a workman at the Matte
wan Factory, and had just come on board.
The Engineer of the boat is among the dead
and his BODY was brought to the city this morn
inc, by his brother. This accident has inspired
the public with very general alarm. Last night
when the boat came along from Albany, only 10
or Is passengers came off from Newburg, instead
of from so to 60 as usual.
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New YORK. APRIL 23.
An insurrection took place yesterday in the
House of Refuge. which, though unsuccessful on
the part of the juvenile delinquents, who attempt
ed by overpowering the keeper to escape, may, it
is feared, prove serious to one of the keepers,
from the wounds received. Itseems that four OF
the oldest youths confined in the House of Re-
fuge, made concerted attack, last evening about
7 O'Clock, upon keeper named Terry, who had
the KEYS. The oldest of the assailants, with a
razor which he had been using in his work. at
tackled Mr.. Terry, and wounded him in the thigh;
two other keepers coming to his assistance were
cut in the hands and arms, and all three are Sc
riously though it is hoped not dangerously lnJur-
ed. They succeeded, however, IN reducing the
refractory delinquents, and locking them up for
the night
A merchant from the western part of this State
arrived in town yesterday morning, and in going
to the Post Office to enquire for letters. while
standing in the crowd, had his pocket-book ex-
tracted from his inside coat pocket 1t contain
ed about six thousand dollars in drafts, (all OF
which have been stopped) and, very fortunately,
only fifteen dollars in bank bills.
Our marine list continues to TEEN with unusual
intelligence. Within the two days past, no fewer
than forty square rugged vessels have arrived with
in our port, a circumstance without precedent in
our recollection. Among these vessels were 8
East Indiamen, which not only arrived in our
harbor at the same time, but also left Canton
nearly together, two of them having sailed on the
same day, and the other two days after. The ship
Ajax, one of the vessels which arrived yesterday,
came in under command of Capt. Pedrick, late
first officer of the ship Globe. of Philadelphia
The person who went out as second mate fell over.
board on Wednesday, off the Hook, while clearing
away the ancnors and was drowned. The cap
tain (DowdalD and the first officer (NicolD died
at Canton. Thus the ship has returned to port
with the loss of every officer that was in command
on her outward passage.
MysteriOus.-A cask was picked upin the Bay
Just below fort Lafayette, on Thursday, which
upon examination, was found to contain the bo-
dies of three persons, two males and one female)
with their heads and feet cut off! Mr.. James
Church, the coroner at the Narrows, held an in
quest over the bodies, but we have not heard the
result
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On FRIDAY evening last, a very handsome en-