Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1834-03-11
From the Philadelphia Paper. Of N.soe,,,,
DREADFUL DlSASrER-IOSS uE IrC

I'll III
The NEST serious disaster that has CIV er occurred nm ,h
Delaware took place yesterday afternoon The sramhoa,
Wuam Penn, Captain Jeilri-s, her way from NJ 80
1'se 10 this City, took fire Just before she m.
o"' House, and ashore inine,lat above m.
ro'n. There were upwards Of one hundred and 6uv
on board the time, aud the awful scene that
~ Ca" nc better imagined than described Ii |, inn.
Pe 70 STATE ut This time The number OF persons who
n .ete are various contradictory run,ors in circu
mus CITY last evening. Every exertio,, go a. -. - ,
me, out IN vain The names ofthe sufferers are tl To-
sspn o. Porter Of this cy''e Rev. John Mitchell, Ns
OF Lewiston. Del, aud unknown female n, =; 80
mat The latter sprang into the from the stern ~ M
boat, and Mr. Moore Immediately alter hrr,ha, . "o
ssn up. 'o.n were ave ho, they died from fright, sui
'e'ng' anu cold One Individual, passenger sat.L IN
us mat he observed another female sp ing into the w.,r
anu slnk before assistance could be rendered.
The conduct OF the officers OF the boat from, N. mo,
en' me accident occurred, is represented to have bee
OF me most praise worthy character. Tho place wh.r.
me boat grounded il within about fifty yards OF the bank.
OF The Delaware on the Pennsylvania side and Tho n,s
sensers, male and female, were compelled To wad
distance IN mud apd water, the depth of several lee,
s6s"reJ i, mee we. TO- The sk" and their cloho.
shoes, &C. Most Of the baggage was saved also ua
Southern Mail. 90 ''"' a'so "e
AS soon as The hire wa. discovered number Of small
ooas hastened to the assistance of the sue ersa,o tbs
South street steamboat, one of the MARIE, 60, -, Wv.
s."oa, me burlington from Chestnut street wharf The pas
sosea, 'or me most part, were broup hi up in the..
sells. Thousands Of our citizens lined The wh,rve rs
tne moment the lire was discovered until LONG ..r ,,
iriens and re.,;xs: was eli hy those who expected
eaten glance at the dead bodies, fra.iuI ,hat SOM o
year 10 them had passed into the valley of detb Ths
e sa' 10 nave originated in the wiiecI-l When
rs' discovered, an effort made 10 check il, bu, =,
on ound impossible, aud to escape from the deyourny
element became the object of all. ''"'"s
The boat continued burning for several ho,r.
sensa beautiful but melancholy spectacle Ahou,
pa' SIX clock she foaed fom the shore and came nm
e rver still burning, the Island oppo.;,s G
- "e!c sue again went ashore, aud as burnt IN The
will be about S70,uO0. ~ WV '''' su''a'he"
MI Roisrt ,y,lo.
800 mI essences succeeded in. Iescuing little girl
Named sarah Jane Dull who says her father resides in
n,,adepha: so, he will doubt hasten 10 recover hi,
very inteligcn, lad, named William Henry Pember.
10" was also rescued; he says his fathers name
;, eh hy - udson and lives in Delaware The boy is
WIN the Rev. MIR Clay Pastor OF the Swedes church vha
resides near the church. >""'@" ""o
One passenger had leg broken-a female rv,s .,so a.
'ereiy hJured-ihe mail from Baltimore Il, ,ni.sinaan,
several other accidents happened on the Phiia5.nii,
IN consequence Of the confusion, and the
Dr. Joseph Parrish, and DR.. est of Front street e.
active In directing and aiding in the ATTEMPTS of Tho
10 recover the drowned persons. 49, ~
Hueh are the leading particulars of this melancholy ca.
tasrophe, The first accident accompanied with os, nj ve
That has occurred on the Delaware since The -
steamboat navigation.
PHILApELPHIA Posr OFFICE.
March 4, 1871 20 clock {
~, consequence OF The burning Of the Steam Boat W m
no o'her mails al this office than the
ashhgoh City Portmanteau two bags one for
lord and one for New York. The Baltimore Ieer nail =;
missing and some bags Two of the Clerks will be de-,
pa'neu carry IN the morning search the flat. where
'he ais were thrown overheard. Persons finding nack
ages or bags will please bring them to the Post Office inn
trouble. IAI,ES m !. o. 70 ~ NJ '"c''
NJ b. The packages for the eastward we re- found -, h
very "st condition The letters were put up In fresh
pPsrs, aher having been partially dried before they
he schooner Creole arrived at Orleans ON tho I7b
Feorusry, from Tampco with about four HUNDRED hn
anu dollars Ia specie The Thaddeus was coming ND the
Ner, win aoou, the same amount. These vessels Jeff
,tete OF tranquility. " P'''''