Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-06-16
eTEAafRoAT EXPLOSION.

charged. [Riehmond Compiler, June /.
STEAMBOAT EXPLOSION.
An explosion, attended with the loss of lives,
occurred on board OF Que OF the North River
steamboats, on Tuesday week. The following
particulars are given IN the New fo'k CITY Jon'-
nslss-
from The Mercantile .9dueTiiSer.
The steamboa, Gen. Jackson, Capt. Van.
derbilt. thai has Piled daily between this CITY
and Peekskill, on her passage down yesterday
afternoon, burs, her boiler with a terrible sx-
mission. The accident occurred about o.
CLOCK while she was lying near Grassy Point
Dock q new landing IN Haversiraw Bay, about
two miles below Stony Point Light house, aud
sbiry-fiye miles from the city. Captain Van
detb,lt wss on shore nj the time, assisting IN
,hs landing OF passenger aud merchrhdise
.?ueh was the force of the explosion that the
boiler was blown entmely from It's place, aod
fen into the river between the boat and the
dock n reat part 81 ths forward deck was de
rnolisbed--the bows blown out, aud m about
30 minutes the boat sank, the stern only being
visible above the surface Of the water.
When the accident happened, The steamboat
Albany, Captain Jenkins, Oh her passage
down, WAS only few miles from the scene OF
the terrible catastrophe. a~d in ham an hour
thereafter, Captain Jenkins was near enough
. 10 send AIS ya~l on shore. 10 the assistance OF
the sufferers. Captain Vanderbilt aud SIN pas
scngers returned 10 the city IN the Albany,
last evening, aud from their report we regret to
state that a man aud boy were Killed, and
when the Albany l+n the scene, n black n'an
was al the point of death about 10 others
we've wounded, some Of them, Including tHe
engineer so seriously tina, their hives were dcS
Daired Of The Gen. Jackson had on board n
bout ~ passengers. but the short period that
elapsed between tho accident and the depar-
lure si the Albany, together with the eeaiuslon
of the scene, render the particulars thus Tar re-
ceived, rather imperfect. Whether any Passen-
gers were missing or not, WAS noascerlained )
nor did we learn that any cause Could be an.
signed Tor The fatal explosion.
The New York Commercial copies the fore
going account, and adds
Z. ). Just AS we were putting this paper TO
tress, the following list OF persons dead, OF III
.Iured by the explosion, WAS handed TO us, lrom
which IL appears that the pilot aud engineer OF
the boat are not dead.
Capt. Vanwart, pilot, badly scalded.
John Van,ine, eng neer, very do do
-, fireman, colored man, do do
-, deck hand, do do.
MIR. hashall, a passenger dead.
Johu Glass, oi Haverstraw, very badly seal.
ded.
Miss Dow, missing dead
Rufus, IN waIteI) missing,
The bar keeper had his legs badly seslded.
MIR. Bradley, (archnect) %: this CITY, yer,
much maogIed, snd moi expected 10 recover.
The American says
A most remarkable escape, on this OCCASION,
of an acquaintance Of our own. has last teen
related 70 us. lie was on the wsrf, in the ac
Of handing letter TO 4 person on board The
boat, al the moment Of the explosion. Its shock
threw him backward. though uninlured, against
q pile OF boards and killed the individual " no .,
hands lie was just touching,
Ne have Just been favored with an extrac
from letter received this morning. iron
Grassy Point, dated hall past 9oelock las
night.
:" MIR. Rathbone had hi. leg taken of betweeI
II and II clock, by DIR. Holman, OF New
York. lie markably comfortable, and per
fect, composed Capt. Van Want is IN the
next room, grooming dreadulIy. While | an
writing these Inns. His case Is somew hat doubt
flu. Seven deaths have taken place i; one or
TWO will die this night two ate supposed L
have sunk in the boat"
CuARLE.ToE, May 81.
Celebration Of our National .innirersarg.-A
erleb, alton oil he fourth oi Juiy--oi the ami
versary OF AmeTican OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES pc
rulariy b.fuiug the friends OF our Uuion il
fare, Hgreeably 20 previous invitation TO tina
effect. q large and highly respectable NEE
ting OF the people took place at oeyle's last
evening.
The hon. D1niei E. Hnger was called to til,
chair from which he addressed the audience
,na strain highly patriotic and suited TO II,
occasion. He WAS followed by James l.. Pen
gru, who in language bold, yet ohaste ano
beautiful, dilated at large upon the power aud
majesty OF our Union and the glories oil the h.
mel Ican name. ] be meeting, he said, was ihe
meeting ota pariy--oi the american patty
and il was with the view 10 the celebration OF
day which even the most jealous and luke
warm could noi oespiss, IN manner worthy
OF The occasion, as far us might be in the
spirit which gave II all It's character. that they
had now assembled. We waLt said the hon
oiabie gentleman. neither TO place men 10 pow
ei-nor TO eject them IRON ii--Jur aim is that
oil the American, fond o. his country aud
wachtul over Those glorious institutions. for
whca our fathers ,oiied so ioag aud DO ar
deutiy, and bed SO ienrl ssly aud freely. For
those northumberland tue last strong hold
AID claael OF genuine liberty, which now
shne as beacon 10 Me struggling and
oppressed heemen OF Europe--and Of the
world.
An interesting incident al the meeting, was
TIC entrance Ito the hall VI the Hon. lillian