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

hill in the rear of the houses, at least 200
yards from the boat. Other parts of the
boat were driven entirely through large
house on the street, entering through the
windows on one side, and passing out at
the other 1t is positively stated that one
man was picked up this morning on the
Kentucky side, having been blown COM
pletel y across the river.
The wreck of the boat now lies near the
steam water-works, (about three-quarters
of mile below where the accident occur
red,) having her chimneys and about half
of her upper cabin above the water. A
great many persons are employed in gath
ering the bodies, freight, &c Only four
bodies to-day have been taken from the
boat, viz German woman and her two
children, & another small bow The num-
Der of dead and mangIed bodies, aItogeth-
er, that have been recovered, is about 20,
as nearly as has yet been ascertained. A
number Of persons, severel y wounded,
have been sent to the hospitals, but whose
names we have not yet heard. One young
man Of the name of Edward Sexton, from
Connecticut, we saw in a neighboring
house, dreadfully scalded but his physi-
clan thinks he will get we'll
The lower deck Of the boat is vet en-
tireIy under water, and when the boat shall
be raised, a very large number Of persons,
it is expected, will be found.
There are, no doubt, more persons lost,
than we have stated. We conversed. a
yhiIo oro with NJ Droo1,,oIl -
of the boat, who says positively, that there
We're minetyJfre deck passengers, whose
names were entered on the boats register
at Piusburg. Wheeling, and other towns
on the river above this place, for Louis
vile, St. Louis and other places below
Here then are one hundred and thirty pas
sengers that must have been on board, ex-
elusive Of the very large number who took
passage at this place.
The boat was unusually crowded, and
Mr.. Broadwell thinks the whole number
on board, at the time of the accident, can
be but little, if any, short of THREE HUN
DRIED persons. From the best information
we can gather, it does not appear that II ore
than 80 or 40 Of this number are known
to be rescued. 1t is therefore probable
that the whole number drowned, or de-
stroyed, is some where in the neighbour
hood of TWO HUNDRED, OR TWO
HUNDRED & THIRTY OR FOR
TY PERSONS! 1t is impossible that
any accurate detail of the dead and miss
ing can ever be made, or the precise num-
Der ascertalnnd. A very large portion OF
them were deck passengers. whose hum
bic sphere in life will preclude the posi-
bility Of finding out their Names. Oh
what a tale Of VOL
In relation to this dep!orable event, the
Cincinnati Gazette says:
For this sad result, we, in part, take
blame. We plead guilty, in common
with other presses, to having praised the
speed and power of the boat-a circum.
stance which doubtless contributed to in
fate the ambition of its captain and own.
ers, to excel others in rapidity. We fee
confident that if the public are 10 have
any security against Steamboat accidents
the press must change its tone. Boats
must be praised for their comfort, conven
fence, and the care and discretion of their
commanders-but no: for their speed
They will always have as much speed MS
their machinery will bear, without the aid
of foreign excitement. Safety is better
than speed
One of the best specimens of the argu
mentUm ad hOmsnens that we have seen
Tor some time, is furnished in the follow.
ing article from the Salisbury Monitor:
Mr.. EDITOR II attended the anti-du
cling lecture on Sunday evening last, bu
was disappointed in the treat anticipated
in consequence some of these intrud
ing anti-abolition questions and objections
fresh from the proslavery mint, metamor
phosing themselves into duelIing apollo.
gieS. and teasing me 10 propose them tc
the Rev. lecturer for consideration and an
SWer
These disturbing and impairment ques
tons and objections were something a:
follows Does not the Bible Justify duel
ing! DID not David and Goliath fight 4
duel Why lecture against dueing here
We have no duelS OF durlists. Go to the
South, or to Washington, where the evils
exist, and lecture to the duelist, and moi
when 500 miles of, call them behind their
backs what you would not dare 20 at their
fIces-CoUdrds! murderers! This is
hard language. Is this the way to con
vince men of their errors? Besides, du-
cling is a peculiar Institution of:he South
law of honor peculiar to gentlemen and
politicians. Have we any right to inter.
fere with it, Have we not evils enough
/ Of our own to remedy, without going tc
the south2 Is not political; way il
which politicians settle their disputes
Why call law-givers murderers Should
we not be in subsection 10 the powers thai
be2 Why put off regular religious NEE,