The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1830-04-29

From the N Y, Com. Ads Of Monday srsnirx-.
The Steamboat Disaster have this
morning gathered a few particulars re.
specting the melancholy steambost disaster
which has been the subject Of such lively
interest for the last three days. The New
burgh Gazette Of Saturday, thus describes
the terrible event.
"The steamboat had just left the wharf.
with about l70 persons on board, when one
OF the fiues burst with terrible explosion,
and forced off the false front of her boiler.
The immense volume Of dense smoke and
steam which ascended TO ,.reat height
The rushing ofthe people on board to the
extremities Of the vessel, and the piercing
cries OF distress, left no doubt to those on
shore OF the cause ofthe tremendous crash
they had heard. The alarm Immediately
spread TO all points Of the village, and the
surrounding wharyes wore soon covered
with people. The terror md curiosity
naturally excited by such aulDyent, readily
gave way to those strong feelings of bener-
olence and humanity which prompts man
to alleviate the sufferings of his fellow be.
ings. Boats were immediately put off TO
rescue those who in the moment Of despair
had thrown themselves into the river. The
steamboat was hauled to the dock, and
such of the passengers as were uninjured,
and those who were in a condition TO be
removed, were conveyed to the hotels,
where preparations had been made for
their reception, and where they received
every attention which their situation de.
manded. All the physicians ofthe village
volunteered their services, and every per-
son seemed anxious to do something to al
leviate the load of suffering and misery"
Thirteen persons were badly scalded,
three Of whom died on the night of the ac-
cident, vlz:--Mr. Roe, of Kingston, pas
senger; David Volant, engineer, and James
Cassidy, a waiter. Three others died on
Friday, viz. Thomas Dimond, cook; Will
liam Cole, waiter, and Peleg Moore, fire.
man. And Robert Crundall, fireman,
and Thomas Greenough, machinist, Of
Mattewan, a passenger, died on Friday
night. The name OF q mr.. Rose, a ship
carpenter, Of this city, is also returned a.
mong the dead--making nine deaths in
all, at the date of our last advices. In ad-
dition to these, Aaron, and William
Moore, two of the hands, and three pas
sengers, Messrs. Quick, Seaman and
Mann, were at the Orange Hotel, and bad-
ly scalded. Several others were scaldeJ,
but not dangerously. The Albany Eve
ming Journal, ofSaturday, states that three
OF the bodies, viz:--James Cassidy, Of AL
bany, waiter; Pcleg Moore, of Troy, fire.
man; and Thos. Dimond, of Troy, cook, "a
black,) had been brought to Albany, and
the two latter had been conveyed to Troy
for burial. The following letter was ad-
dressed by Capt. Fordsto the Captain Of
the North America, on the occasion Of
sending the remains Of portion of his de-.
ceased crew to Troy for interment:--
"Dear Sir-In the plenitude Of my az.
fictions, have to beg Of you to take on
board your boat, these three boxes, con-
tanning the remains of three Of my people,
that wish to send home to their friends
TOR burial. / send q young man with them
who will take the entire charge. Five Of
our crew have died of their burns, and one
passenger. One more Of the crew, flre-
man, think cannot recover"
A gentleman who was present at the
time of the accident, informs the editor Of
the Albany Argus, "that be was standing
al the extreme part fthe bow; that he OBJ
served an increased smoke and vapor pas
sing ont ofthe pipe, but heard. no explosion,
and that the cries and groans of The persons
scalded as they rushed upon deck, or were
brought up, was the first intma.ion of,hs
accident"
An inquest was held on Saturday morn
ing at Newburgh over the bodies Of the
persons who had died from injuries recev-
ed from the explosion. Verdict, "thst
they came to their death by the bursting
Of the boiler ofihe Chief Justice Marshall,
in consequence Of excess Of steam at the
time"
The boat was towed down to this city
Yesterday, and taken round to the Dry
Dock for repairs.