Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1838-05-10
MOST AWFUL STEAMBOAT ACCT
DENT.
Cincinnati this Extra. Npril IS, 8 o'clock.
LOSS OF l25 LIVES.

Cnci,sadft Uhig Extra, Hpril 25. o'clock.
| LOSS OF 1875 LIVES.
! II becomes our painful duty 10 record ono
OF the most awful ond destructive occurren-
ces known in the terrible and fatal catsloyue
OF Steamboat accidents.
| This afternoon, about six o'clock. the new
and elegant steamboat Noselle, Capt. Perrin.
left the wharf OF this city, full of passengers.
for Louisville and ST. Louis, and, with view
OF taking family on board at Fulton, about
Q mile and half above the quay, proceeding
Up the river, and made fast TO lumber raft
i',r hat rurpo.-. Here the family was ia.
ken on board, and, during the whole time of
the detention, the captain was holding on ~
all the steam he could create, with an inten-
lion OF showing off to the best advantage the
great speed OF tho boat ns she passed down
the whole length of ihe city. The aioseile
was new 6rog boat, and had recently made
several exceedingly quick trips TO and from
this place.
Soon as the family were taken on board
from the raft, the boat showed of, and AT tho
very moment her wheels made the first evo-
luton, her boilers burst with n most awful
and astounding noise, equal 10 the most vio-
lent clap OF thunder. The explosion was des.
tructive md heart-rending in the extreme,
as We are assured by gentleman, who was
sitting on his horse on the shore, waiting TO
see the boat start. Heads, limbs, bodies and
blood, were seen flying through The air in
every direction, attended by the most hor-
rible shrieks and groans from The wounded
and the dying. The boat, al the moment Of
The accident, was about thirty feet from the
shore. and was rendered q perfect wreck.
She seemed To be torn all 10 flinders, as far
back as the gentleman cabin, and her hur-
ricaue deck Cthe whole Lengthy was entirely
swept away. This boat Immediately began
to sink rapidly and float down the river, at
the came time getting farther from the shore
The captain was thrown by the explosion
entirely into the street and was picked up
dead and dreaafuly mangled. Another man
was thrown entirely through the roof OF one
vi The neighboring houses, and limbs and
fragments OF bodies scattered about the river
and shore in heart .rending profusion Soon
as the boat was discovered TO be rapidly sink
ing, the passengers who remained unhurt in
the gentleman's and ladies' cabins became
panic -etruck, and, with a faulty uuaccouni~
able, jumped iato the river. Being above
the ordinary business. parts of the city, there
were no boats at hand except few large and
uArNanaEeahle wood falls, which were car
risd to the relief of tho sufferers as seen az
possible. by the few persons on the shore.
Many were drowned, however. before they
could he rescued from wstery grave, and
many susk who we're not seen afterwards
We are told that one little boy on shore
was seen wringing his hands in agony i'm
PisIing those present TO save his father, NOS
Their, and three sisters, ali Of whom were
struggling In the water 10 gain the shore.
but whom the poor little fellow bad the aw-
ini misfortune TO see perish, one by one, nj
NEST within his reach. An infant child be.
longing TO this family, was picked up olive.
floating dewn The river, on oRe of the frag-
nents Of toe hurricane deck
Dr. w ilson Hughes, Of the y. S. Army.
(and bro'her-I law to our estimabie fellow
citizen, w. P. Hughes. of the Pearl street
House,) 10 doubtless among the slain, as he
was known 10 have been on board, and some
pieces of the military coat he had on, were
picked up among tie fragments
OR. Powell highly respectable grocery
merchant, o!Lonisville, and brother. in.,aw
oil DIR. w ilson McGrcw, OF this city, is also
supposed to be lost, az he was on board. and
40 tidings have since been heard Of him, not
outstanding the active inquiries o! his
friends.
We are unable, ss yet, 10 rar.icuiarize a.
ny other persons lost, as the boat sunk in a.
bnut fifteen minutes after the accident, leav-
ing nothing tobs seen but her chinneys, ard
small portion of her upper works, and also
as scene OF da,ress and confueion immedi-
aieiy ensued that altogether battles descrip-
lion. Most OF the sufferers are among the
hands Of The boai, end The eteerage pssseb-
gers.
ii is supposed that there were about eco
persons on board of which number only fron,
Jyfy to seventy are believed to haze escaped,
making the estimated loss Of iUes about one
hundred and tUenfy fire Oh tale OF wo.
The accident unquesionably occurred
Hro' sheer lmprudencs and careiessncss.
The captain OF the boat was DESTROYS ei show
ing off her great speed as she PASSED The city.
nnd 10 Overtake aBd pass another boat which
had LEI, the wharf for Louisville q short time
before him. Dearly bus he paid for his silly
ambition. The clerk Of the boat, we UNDER
stand, escaped unhurt. These are all the
particulars we have yet been able to lea,n.
In TO morrow's Wbig we shall no deub, he
able 10 give the names of many others who
have been lost or killed
WING CONVENTION 30 NOMINATE A
PREsIDEvT.-W learn by the Washing
ton correspondence Of the Boston Alias. that
The Wbic Members Of Congress have agreed
upon The frs! Monday in June, 1899, as The
time 10 hold the Convention proposed, and
The place Is 10 be Harrisburg, (Penn.) IL
wos understood, how ever, that il any thing
should occur making posiponemeGt desirs-
bic, at TIE next session ofCoDgress, tho Whig
members should have the powerto agree up
on such posipoDement. IL IS understood that
Tennessee viii send no delegates 10 the Con-
ysptio, the Wh;Cs of that S;afa hev;ng ia