Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-05-15
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1 N. Y Even
ing Star that on Monday afternoon the new twin Steam
| boat, Advocate, while landing at the CGyman's wharf
burst out the after ends of two of her boilers with such
violence as to make complete wreck ofbot her cabins
IN fact carrying away the whole aer-end of the ladies'
cabin, with such force throw some the fraGment.
distance OF about 100 feet. BY the unfortunate acct
dent, ten twelve persons nuredsome dangerous
lly-among them the folowing:Mr. Brouck OF Coxsac-
kie very bad Col Butler of Undertook (broher of the
Attorney Gencral) bad Master Perry of Hudson bad;
Mr.. Caldwell, do, not very bad; Master BUSHNELL do
slightly The ladies names could not be ascertained -
The explosion is represented TO have been as loud as the
report of six FOUNDER.
1t understood the boat is the high pressure prin
ciple, and that the accident owing 10 the accunula
ton of steam in the boilers while she was lvng nj The
ack Size was built the ferry plan, with the wheel
in the 9Didde. She is entirely new I'd was inicnd,lto
run between HUDSON anti lbany, and this was her fourth
trip The De Witt Clinton, Capt Seymour came ON her
way down from Albany soon after the accident and
landed two of the passengers at Hudson.
THE STORM
New YORK, April pa violent north caster set in
on Monday night and continued trou gh Yesterday fore
noon Much damage has been done to the shipping in
port and harbor From survey of the wharves we arc
enabled to report the following disasters:
The scow sloUp Paul Jones, fand from LansinGburo
with iul load OF ale, was sunk off Whitchall sloop
ashore on Governor Island pier No L. considerably in
ured the Battery wall also The steamboat
has lost her uGder having parted post Canal boat
Shark has stove her sides and had all the cargo on deck
washed overheard. The schooner Edgar, from coast
OF Africa, arrived Monday night sank alongside brig
Argo, at the end of pier No s. The brig Avce at same
pier is trlingly injured Ship Alfred, lying pier No
OF AVIce-Car
red away Alfred main channels No 4, Brig BAPTIST,
Mcsck tore out the Spite and drtcd foul OF the brig
Shark. which injured and drove into store the
dock and done considerable damage The ships Henry
Thompson and York. lying at foot of Albany street
IN contact, and each received trfng injury Sloop BY
rom Souhod at foot of Cedar street had part of her
stern knocked OIL and bow cut badly. Schooner Yara
icda Of Baltimore lying at the foot of Dey st. had part of
her stern carried away orboard buwark stove and lost
bowsprt SoOp Adrianie of Brooklaycn, loaded w IN
brick sunk at the foot of Barclay street Sloop Anacoa
of Pceksk loaded with brick sunk at the foot of Cha
ton street Sloop Jane, of Newark, lying the foaf
Franklin ST. larboard side stove in and min Doom car
red away. Soop Gen. Brown, foot of Vcsry street
loaded with granite sunk The soop ashore on Governs
or Island is the Friends, Of and Tor Philadephia in bal
as me Spanish brig Roscrito lying at the end Of pier
No o. f. River tore cot the spllcs parted the iasening
damaged her stern very much, and dred up the East Ri
YER Tine schooner Col DE Russcy broke adr from the
same place and went up the East River The schr New
Haven, do had her IN three nlasted schooner
Horse, from place, broke adrift after receiving
considerable damage Two orc-and-all scloohers
ashore, in the rocks, Pierponts Mills Brooklyn-
An hcrm brig drilled out Of the East River and went
ashore near Sailors Retreat Staten Island only one
man on board--a barquc and brig unknown the baraue
said to be whalcr, at anchor at Quarantine bound Up
The ship Wlietmore, sailed yesterday for St. Thonas
and anchored at s. w. Spit il said 20 be dsnased also
several vessels are said to be ashore Sandy Hook
/ The brig which drifed out Of the East River, and
welt ashore at Staten Island, is the Sarah Elizabeth
Capt Braisted of the Steamboat Bolivar, LEFT Staten
Island, at clock states that brig painted black with
white streak round her with whalcboal hoste up to
10 her nainast, kcdge out aud only one man on board
about mile below the Quarantine ground. Capt B. also
reports that ship and brig unknown at anchor at
! TIC Quarantine ground, having pilots on board The
ship Angehque aud Spanish schooner went - sea on
Monday .-1tmes
Disastrons Iire il Diirniaglon ~ Cit is with great
regret we learn that serious calamity has bcfan Wi.
mington ia tic destruction &c the now and valnabe
steam Planning Mschine belonging to Aaron Lazarus
Esq, and the steam Rice Mill Belonging 10 tie estate Of
WIN G Beatty Esq, together with very larpe onanti.
" Of Naval Stores planned and rough Lumber &c The
greater part Of the loss falls, understand upon Mr.
Lazarus, Of the most enterpsng and respected men
of which any community boast
Since writing tie above have received the follow.
ing particulars Of the disaster from friend in Whining
ton
WmHfSorOs, May 2 1886
/ DEAN STA 1T is with regret ! have to inform you
that have just returned from extensive conAaoraion
OF property About 10 o'clock this forenoon the roof
large stone warehouse situated few rods from the
steam Plan0g Machine, discovered 70 be on fire.
Attached 10 the building several sheds under
which Lumber and barrels Turpeniine were stored In
fcw moments The sheds fire, and the blaze
communicated 10 ule adjscent cOmbusiibe matefias-
Ia short fine something like 5000 bbs of Naval
Stores were FIRE, and the large piles Of Lumber com
mon and planed, shared The fate II was inposs
bic so 10 check its avaQcs savc the Planning
Machine on Che North, and Tie Steam Rice Mil belong