Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1831-06-13
From the baltimore Aulerican OF June ~.
STEAMBOAT EXPI OSrON

N.
An explosion, attended with the loss of lives occur
red on board of one Of the North River steamboats, on
ueSday last The following particulars given in
the New Y ork city journals of Wednesday,
From the Mercantile I'D, ertiser
The steamboat Gen Jackson, Capt Vanderbilt that
has piled daily between this city and Peekskil on her
terrible explosion. Tho accident occurred about
0eoG% White sue wac lying Grassy Point Dock.
- hayersraw Bay, about two miles below
stony Font Light house. and thirty FIVE miles from the
city Capt Vanderbilt the shore at the time
assisting IN the landing of passengers merchandise
Such was the force of The explosion that the boiler
blown eatiroy from its place, and fell into the r;,r
between the boat and the Dock great part of the oy
ward deck was demoshed-the bows blown out and in
about 20 minutes the boat sank tho stern onl be;n
visible above the surface of the wuter
= when the accident happened the steamboat Albany
Oap'' JENKINS on her passage down, was only few
miles from the scene Of the terrible CATASTROPHE and in
half an hour thereafter, Captain Jenkins was near
enough to send his ysU shore to the asistancc IF
the sufferers Capt Vanderbilt and six passengers re-
turned TO the CITY IN the Albany, last evening and from
their report regret to state that a man ard nov
were killed, and when the ALBANY left the scene III
man was at the point of death; about Is others were
wounded, some of them, including the engineer 90
seriously that their lives daspaired of The Cor
jackson had board about 40 gers but the short
period that elapsed between the accident and the denar
ture OF the Albany, together with the confusion of the
scene render tho particulars thus far received ratcr
imperfect Whether any passengers wore missing ar
not was unascerained did learn that any cause
could be assigned for the fatal explosion
tho New York Commercial copies the forenojnp ac
cuunt, and adds ~
Since the above was prepared one of the
in the Gen. jackson has called inform us that the
I0loWlhg persons are already dead John Van Tine
engineer; Oliver Mott, fireman; - Morris vvoiter:
Gapt Van Wart, the pilot colored man bv the name
Oh smith, (the cook) and of the hands also col
ored man, who died this morning This is the SECOND
narrow escape of our informant who was a passenp er
On BOARD OF the Washington, the time of her late
disaster There d countryman On board ne tho
cen Jackson who was blown to a considerable heirht
aho rel INTO the river, where he was picked up with
ut niue INJURY tic was ascending the ganp-wav from
Tue CABIN, ut tie time of the explosions but he s3s c
aFd nothing of it, and while supposng himself ist
sePpg on 'he deck, he was surprised to find people
pulig him out of the water. The boat went doyn IN
ten minutes from the time of the accident
s as Sf we were putting thi7 RRG Texpio.
sion, was handed 10 US, from which it appears that TIM
pilot and engineer of the boat are not dead
Capt. yanwart, pilot, badly scalded
John Vantine, engineer, very do do
- -, fireman, a colored man, do do
- -, deck hand, do do
M Marshall, u passenger, dead
John Glass, of Havcrstraw, verv badlv scaI5od
Miss Dow; missing dead.1
Rufus, Ia waiter) missing.
nc bar-keepcT had his legs badly scaded
Ny Bradley (architect) of this city very much man
gled, and not expected to recover.
from TIE Journal of Connn7crcc
The only additional fact which we have learned with
certainty IN respect to the explosion on board the steam
Doat Cen Jackson is, that among the sufferers is Mr.
hathoone OF this city, gentleman of wealth who's.
country seat is nearly opposite Grassy Point where the
accident happened. His leg is dreadf1lly torn the
cords bong all separated above the knee and one of his
arms broken. n surgeon went up this morning from
the city to attend him, and it was supposed that amt1
aton wi be necessary When the explosion took place
he was in the of stepping from his own boat ON
board the steamboat.