Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1838-05-16
GENERAL INTELLIGENCE.

Accident-We regret to learn that the
Steamboats, Buffalo and Commodore Per-
: ry ran foul of ca h other about 9 o'clock
last night, about IL miles above Erie
! The Commodore Perry was coming down
ard the Buffalo going up-the latter hav-
ing left OUT port yesterday. The Buffi-
10 struck the Perry on her starboard bow.
Carrying away the wheel and shaft. and
staving in her side TO the waters edge
The wheel and shalt dropping into the WI
ter, saved the vessel from sinking, as she
careened sufficiently to prevent her from
sinking, until the Buffalo could come a
longside, 10 take on board her passengers,
which was not the case for some time,
owing to the fact that the shock had car
ried overheard the anchor Of the latter, &
it required not little time to heave it a
gain.
On coming alongside, the passengers
and most of the crew were taken on board
the Buffalo, and leaving sufficient of the
latter on board the Perry to bale keep her
afoat, while the former took her in tow
for Erie. On arriving at the dock, how
ever, the Perry had several feet water in
her hold, but was towed into shallow wa
Ter, where she pow lies.
Fortunately but three persons were in
jured-but one Of these, we regret to learn,
so seriously, that his life is despaired Of
They were passengers on board the Per
ry. The Buffalo was not great y injured
by the conclusion.
We learn that no blame can be attached
to those in charge Of either vessel.
The wind was blowing very fresh, and it
was one Of those casualties which at times
seem to be unavoidable.
The Buffalo is new boat, and had left
Buffalo the day previous on her first trip
up the lake.
From the Pittsburg Advocate Of April 26.
| DREADFULSTEAM-BoAr DIsAsTER.-
The Steubenville TO- Union of the oath
inst. says, at becomes our painful dulyto
record serious disaster which took place
on board the packet Eutaw, yesterday
morning, about 6 O'clock. The boat was
preparing 10 leave our wharf for Wheel
ing, in the performance of her daily trips,
and the engine had made but two revolu-
tons in backing out from shore, when by
some cause two of the fues collapsed,
which did great injury to the boat, and ina
ny persons on board. The clerk, Mr. Full
ton, was slightly scalded: one of the en-
gineers, Mr. Smith, badly scalded: we re-
gret 10 learn his1ife is despaired Of Mr..
ONeal, employed on board, had his skull
fractured. Mr.. Vanosdell, deck hand,
was thrown overheard, and was drowned.
An individual, whose name we could not
ascertain is missing.
The conclusion was so powerful, that
one-half of the upper works OF the boat,
together with dry goods, &c. on the deck,
were completely destroyed, or scattered
upon the wharf, and several individuals
Standing on the wharf were overthroWn by
the shock. So far as we are informed OF
the particulars ofthis accident, 1t IS attrib-
uta6ie to the eGTelessness Of the officers,
|; and particularly the engineer.
Where are our laws for the protection
OF life on board steamboats,.
!, STEAMBOAT MosELLE.--The mails
| of this day furnish the following additional
, particulars of the sad steamboat disaster
) on the Ohio
From the Cincinnati Post, April 20.
The MoselIe was crowded With passen-
gers from stem to Stern, principally Ger
mans, bound for ST. Louis. Nearly all on
2 board (wilh the exception Of those in the
1 ladies' cabin), were killed or wounded.-
Seventeen Ot the former have been found.
Numbers of the latter nave been convey
! ed to the different houses along the shore.
, The pilot was thrown about one hundred
I feet perpendicular into the air-came down
10 the water, and sunk.
: A public meeting, In pursuance OF
proclamation by the mayor. was held at
the Council Chamber yesterday afternoon.
A communication was read from one oil
the clerks Of the boat. stating that there
: We're in all, on board, about two hundred
: and eighty. eighty-six of them being cabin
: passengers.
Ill From the Cincinnati Wing of April g.
Y We have just returned from the scene
81 of horror occasioned by the explosion and
e the account before published, instead o
IS being in the slightest degree exaggerated
e las has been intlmaled by a few,) falls tGt
e short Of the dreadful reality. The frag
J. ments ofhuman bodies now lying scatter
10 ed all along the shore, ard we saw tn
IS corpses of a number so mangled and tor
Of that they bear scarcely any resemblane
IT 10 the human form. We also saw sever
al with their heads and arms entirely blow
" of; others with only part Of their hea
ut destroyed. and others with their lowest e'
ds tremities shivered to an apparent jelly
Id Fragments of the boilers, and other Po
on tons Of the boat. were thrown from hity
n two hundred yards on the shore, some
nm them having passed entirely over thstU