Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1836-02-05
From The Northampton Couriir.

N'fs 49, -'Nf 'ft'@"f lS'Nfs NNNt III
Mr. Hibben Of this town, was on \
the Chsrlt sion Steam Packet VA
Jons, last Thursday morning, when b,
plosion took place. which deprimd 81
man beings almost Instantly Of Tx.
escape was providenllal and miracrlcus
He informs us the passengers welt Il
40 in number, had just breakiased att y
on deck, eager 10 witness their arnri
they were but about fifteen miles kc,
city. He came out OF the forward d
" hich was usually occupid as 4
enaGe-and here at any olher noEa
the whole voyage, perhaps not rs !
twenty passengers nigh, have lten led
and something occurring TO him head
and had nearly reached the cain 4
when the awful explosion took rsce
passenger, who was JUS, dtsctutin,
thrown out and instantly dense Yea
black smoke rolled from the cain dcs
For few minutes. a terrible sd
CONSERVATION follow ed among the 4
gers on deck. None knew but VIZ
bottom of the loa, was blown out arta
qniry was anxiously made, who auoi!
friends were below As soon as t's
and steam cleared away, indniduaf
into the cabin 10 ascertain the lalaH
brought up the mangled remains alln
sengcrs, the bar-keepcr and three %
Mr. Rodgers young man frcn
Burlington, in this state. who bad
II fortune al the south, and was rfian
be married to II Young LADY 10 va
had been engaged some years-Fhs
horrid spectacle, scaldtd and tra
fully, and in the agonirs Of death, T
the most pit.ous tones for wafer NJ
Da,ega, a wealthy merchant from
ton, who was expecting in lew y
meet his vie and children in NH
from whom he had long 'heen s"
presented equally horrid spectacle
burned and scalded, and YET he 50
remaining to make him still cors
his awful fate The three tir'n'u
ready dead, and every assistance
dered the surviving sufferers so@
steam boat, with aid, came along
the mutiluted bodies were taken 'oN
antine Ground.
The rough voyage from ChaTe
been accomplished. The mOi'1
full of hope and promise and 10 1''.
than Rodgers and Davega Thee
sengers had just gone on deck =
two remained TO finish their lole!
ment OF fancied security. when lM
the ocean were passed, and The ~
a few miles ahead, the boiler eSPee
all that remains of these beings Of :
and anticipation, is their bIac kene'
tilaled forms Writing in the ns
ing agony and crying in inariFa'
for mercy and succorl Surely
are in the very midst of death
Mr.. Hibben says the VIM. GS
been substituted for another, wh'''
safe as sea-boat. The exact "D
catastrophe cannot, perhaps be
certain it is, the Captain oo"N
change, and had said, the GICOCH
too long already without hdriag W
ty and boilers crerhauied! I@
in no wise injured, except IN
cabin, and this was TO have ttrH
trip for the season. Fatal PrO'nS
The Cincinnati Gazette states 'n
nster attendant on the explosion o.
of the steamboat Wyoming a'Ns
more extensive than was al h'NH
1t adds-there are now iouT lou~
two missing. Three o. the huSS
were the crew. The cook ana
boy were in the cook house ana "
by the connection pipd when
kitchen and tore w esery thing.
Mr. Wheeler. passenger w" ,s
the stove. redding; the boiler Pa'
dia,elv o. ais had. and carried
,.S,i sooed attached to he after end o.
ers. He was struck by ;, irOu
carried TO the stern Of the , ,1lss;f * \
self enclosing him at the fuu",
mr. civ lo,bers were scalded sew