Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1830-05-19

as the boilers were full of water. No list
wounded as yet received"
There seems to be little doubt that, inI
this instance, the casualty occurred from
deficiency in the construction of the
boiler. Thus, during this season, near
ly one hundred lives have been lost,
by the explosion of boilers-sixty on
board the Helen McGregor, three or
four OH board the Huntress, nine on
board the Chief Justice Marshall, four
teen on board the Caledonia, and four or
five on board the Tally-ho.
The Philadelphia Gazette mentions
fact, deserving attention which is that on
land comparatively few explosions have
occurred. Some years ago, the number,
of engines in operation in Philadelphia,
was about forty. At present, it is prob
ably eighty or hundred Only three
instances have occurred during this time
of boilers bursting and one Of these only
occasioned the loss of life.
Until Congress and the states have
legislatcd sufficiently upon this subject,
the safest course for individuals appears
to be, to avoid boats, whose only recon-
mendation is their cheapness If they,
cannot afford to pay few shillngs extra,
to insure their lives, their suicidal econ
Omy will mitigate the sorrow for their
loss.
Extract from the log-book of the sloop
Hudson, Of Newport, from Havana to
New Orleans, in the n. o. Advertiser,
of the 9th ult.
"April 18th, after supper, Capt. Ker-
lew and Mr.. Burdick went on deck left
the cook and a Spanish passenger in tire
cabin; few minutes afterwards a cry of
murder was heard from the cabin; went
Immediately to ascertain the cause of.
the outcry; found the passenger attempt
ing to murder the cook; succeeded in
getting the cook on deck; but not without
receiving severe wound in the throat,
and several other places in the body,
with Il knife, with which he made several
attempts at the captains life. Finding
he could not be easily secured, the com
panion way was made fast, and he left
below. At 4, a. nj. found he was try
ing to scuttle the vessel. Finding our
lives in danger, cndeavorcd to secure
him on deck, showed the companion leaf,
on which he used every eXertion to get
at us, with knife in one hand and n
bottle in the other; on finding him obsti-
nate we struck him several times with a
handspike. Finding himself unable to
resist any longer, he cut his throat with
the knife in his hand, but not deep
enough to cause immediate death-on
seeing him thus, Capt. kcrlew and Mr.
Burdick went down below, with u hand
spike and pumpbrake in their hands
the passenger then threw himself into
the Captains birth; he was then bound,
hand and foot, and left by himself sup
posed to be dying; about ten minutes ai-
ter discovered he had united himself,
went below c!inched him, and brought
him OH deck, fast bound. AT I p. nj.
took pilot-at IL A. M. next day he
expired, and at 2 =. nj. threw him
overheard.
.AImua! Meeting Of Friends in Phila-
deiphia. The past week was distin-
guished by the annual netting of the
Quakers or Friends. The temporary
accession of so large body to the great
mass of our city population, makes an OBJ
yious increase in the columns of the pass
ing multitude. They have house of
gigantic dimensions, plain, low, and un-
slightly, situated on Arch street, in very
central part of the city. We know of
no single building in the city, that COW
ers SO much ground, nor of one that seems
to have been constructed with less re-,
gard to architectural effect. This though
not the only meeting house, is yet the
principal one. Into its spacious apart
ments the attendants on "yearly meet
ing," may be seen entering in dense and
crowded companies. To Judge from the
numbers that attend, one would be in
duced to believe, that those meetings.
are not composed of delegates sent up
from different societies, but that the So
cicties in mass come up to those annual
assemblies. Both sexes seems to be
equally interested, and equally import
ant in the construction of this religious
democracy. They deliberate with clos
cd doors, and disallow admission to any
but those who arc members of the socie-I
ty. The subjects brought before the
meeting, are discussed at length before
the whole body, and finally disposed of
by regular vote ofthc majority. When
the meetings arc dismissed, they leave
with great order and regularity, and
their ample house, while pouring forth its
multitudnous contents, threatens to-
blockade the great street. The sober
uniformity of their costume, the sedate
gravity of their department, and the i'm