Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1836-04-05
Domestic Intelligence.
pEsTRucrINE rlRrs

DESTRUCTIVE FIRES
A, half pact I o'c'sck "Wednesday rno,pi,, .
/ FIRE broke ont near the CONNER Of IIud,eo a.
Charlton streets, and ragged for some time Win
great fury. Fortunately there va. rood SUI
| ply Of water q, band which enabled the In, coz.
pantes 10 check the progress Of the fame, much
sooner than manv feared would be The s..e. Tn.
following - The lie, Of sufTcrcrs 80 far a. s,c,,,,n
3D.
Ga Hudson street.-The. 255. corner Of Cs,,
ton street occupied by James Cameron s.s r,e.
Gerry, and by three families. THIS wa, 4, i.,y.
two story frame house, the roof Of which "a,
burnt. and the building considerably damaged.
No. 257. Two story fame owned and occupied
by William Applcga,c.m bookstore, printing Of
fee and book bn5cry. Totally DESTROYED MrA
vas partially insured.
Nc. $50. Two story frame, frnerly occupied
by Mr. Aaron ?. Aanck az chuir store and fSrni.
iure warehouse. Mr. d. We understand. had d..
posed Of the concern. Few weeks since, 10
young man who had just flashed an apprentice
ship with him. Totally DESTROYED
No 26l. Two story frame, occupied nv Robet
NJ Grant paint storc, totslly destroyed.
No. 263 Two story brick front, Cnisrn's RI
treat, occupied by Stephdn Tyson, rs a porter and
oyster house entirely DESTROYED.
No. 265. Two story brick, occupied BY sever,l
families. a hair dresser and a fruit and toy store
Partially destroyed.
No. 207. Two story wood occupied by several
families md talor's shop. Roof of. and Other.
wise injured.
No. 800, Two story frame. occupied by Mr. Hen.
derson, DIVER. Roof off,
No. 27l, Two story frame occupied by Chatles
Griffin & TO. as the Brown jog tavern. Consid.
eraby damaged.
a.
cupied BY Mr. David Cow, boo, and shoe maker,an
No. 95 we're slightly injured
At about 10 o'clock, brick building in the rear
Of tic Pbcnix sorp factory. 40 Charles street, &C.
cnpied by Christopher Preswck rs a turpen,ine
factory, was entirely consumed Com ADJ
Dreadful Sfeum Boat Disaster On Sunday
morning the Both met. the steam boat Benlamn
Franklin burst her boilers al Mobile by which &C.
cident several persons wero killed. The ptriicu.
lars reached in letter written AT Mobile abou,
three hnure after the accident took place. TIE
letter states Tint the BENJAMIN Franklin IA regular
packet between Mobile and Montgomery burst her
boilers list US she left the wharf ard when within
fly yards Of her starting place. and in sight of
hundred PERSONS She had on board about one
hundred passengers. was standing (says the
writer close a, the rivers brink and saw the whole
fore part of her deck, with large pieces of the bell
carried to an immense height, with the pilo,
and one of the hands. The pilo, fell into the dock
at the distance ola hundred and fifty yards, having
bee" 'Ir''s" into tho air three hundred fee,
and was dteadfllly INITIATED. saw the bodies OF
two or three persons WIN were killed instantly and
of many Others who were seriously perhaps fatally
wounded. fear the list Of sufferers will be large
perhaps ten or fifteen killed. The explosion was
dreadful ; the upper deck from the wheelhou.e
forward, was carried to great height Com I'd
perfiser.
The Mobile Mercantile Advertiser Of the l4h
inst. gives the following list OF sufferers. ss f.ras
ascert aimed -
Robert Brinkley, 81 pilot, killed.
Isaac Williams. Wilcox County do
James Presneli missing.
Mr.--Jonef, "
Jacob Patty, fireman. do.
James Hulon, deck hand, DO.
Isaac Flanagan, do
Montgomery, d.
One Negro belonging to Mrs. Terry, of
Claiborne, DO
Capt. II. A. Sladr, badly wounded.
r. G. Gordon, Mobile, do.
Col. r. Singleton, Baldwin Co. do.
Capt. Scudey, Clarke Co. do.
James Femming g. do.
f. II. Dickerson Montgomery, do.
Mr.. Cooley, Washington Co. do.
Joseph Thomson, LIST engineer, do.
WIN. Jacobson, ID do.
J. A. Virgins, Claiborne. .lgh,ly wounded
Samuel Murphy, bar keeper, do.
DR.. Tnns,all, Mr. Vernon, do.