Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1831-06-11
STEAMBOAT EXPLOSION.

An explosion, attended with the loss OF lives.
,,urred on board one ut the North River steam
hat, On Tuesday last. The following particu-
hp are siyea IN the New-York city journals Of
|Weduesday:-
From. The Mercantile .4doertiSef.
The Steamboat Gen. Jackson, Capt Wander
h that has piled daily between this city and
p,ekskill, on her passage down Yesterday after
pOoa, burst her boiler with terrible explosion.
The accident occurred aboat O'clock, while she
gl5 lying near Grassy Point Dock, new land
ing IN Hayerstraw Bay, about two miles below
Stony Point Light house, and thirty-iive miles
ton the city. Captain Vanderbilt was on shore
at the ,ldl, assisting in the landing of passengers
and merchandise. Such was the force OF the ex-
.O,ion that the boiler was blown entireiy from
/, place, and fell into the river between the boat
,li the dock; great part of the forward deck
gls dcmolished-ihe bows blown out, and IN "a
Eat 20 minutes the boat SUM, the stern only be-
Es visible above the surface Of the water.
When the accident happened, the steamboat
Albany Capt. jenkins, on her passage down. was
oaiy few miles from the scene OF the terrible
Catastrophe and IN half an hour thereafter, Cap
4ln Jenkins was near enough to send his yawl
shore, 70 the assistance Of the sufferers. Cap
an Vanderbilt aud six passengers returned to
he city in the Albany, last evening, and from
heir report We regret 20 state that man and a
by we're killed, and when the Albany left the
scene, black man was at the point OF death;
aaOut Is others wounded, some Of them, includ-
rs the engineer, SO seriously that their lives were
itseired OF. The Gen. Jackson had on board
about 40 passengers, but the short period that e.
APssd between the accident and the departure OF
The Albany, together with the confusion of the
SceOe, render the particulars thus far received,
rather imperfect. Whether any passengers were
ggIsslS OF NOT, was unascertalned; nor did we
learn that any cause could be assigned for the IA
tai explosion.
The New York Commercial copies the foreso'
Ns account, and adds
Since the above was prepared, one OF the pas
senserS in the Gen. jackson has called to inform
as, that the following persons are already aeau'
W.; John Van Tine, Engineer; Oliver MOTT
Fireman; - Morris, Waiter; Capt. Van w art
he Pilot; colored man BY the name OF smith
The COok;) and one of the hands. also coiore'
ran, who died this morning. This Is the secon'
narrow escape of our informant who was passen
GER on board Of the Washington, at the time o
her late disaster There was a countryman Oh
board of tie Gen. jackson. who was blown to
considerable heisht. Il fell into the river, where b
was picked up with but little injury. Ee was as
,eadius the sany. way from the cabin, at the TIM
ii The explosion: but he sud he heard nothing
l. and while surprising himself just stepping o
the deck, he was surprised to find people puil'n
nm out Of the water. The boat went DOWN
ea minutes from the time of the accldent.
p,s, Just as we were putting tins paper
press, the following list of persons dead OF lnJu
eddy the explosion, was handed ous, from VINO
NapPears that the pilot and engineer OF the oo'
are not dead