Iowa news. [volume] (Dubuque, Upper Mississippi Lead Mines, Wisconsin Territory) 1837-1841, 1838-05-05

The Honss Thosnss II. Benton Daniel Web
stsr and Geo. w. Jones will accept ourthaaks
Tor various public doc1meits. 4 ;.,5s
N STEAM BOAT EXPLOSION.
The mos. horribls and destructive steam
; boat accident which has ever been recorded,
happened 10 the new steam boat MozELLE, at
Cincinnati. Joa The 25th ult BY which one
hundred and twenty live lives were lost. The
report reached us BY passengers on board the
Rolla, but We waited for more definits informa-
ton until last night, when we received the
81. Louis Bulletin, which contains lengthy
detail ofthe accident, and more awful chap
ter our eyes never met with. The boat was
Commanded by Capt. PERM, who run the Mis-
souri Fulton in this trade last season, and had
left the wharf at Cincinnati with about $50
passengers on board, and run near mile above
the business part Of the city to take in fami-
y, then with view Of passing down by the
city under fai, Roadway to show the speed Of
the boat. As soon as the boat was loosened
from the. shore, aud floating found to make the
ssrn, the steam which had accumulated while
tho boat was laying %, became 20 high that at
the first OF second revolution, all four Of the
boilers burst, and threw the whole fore part
of the boat into pieces, and throwing passen-
gers in every direction, and in few minutes
sunk in 20 feet water. The captain, who was
standing on the boiler deck, was thrown some
thirty or forty yards on shore, dreadfully a,an-
gled, andfragments Of bodies were seen thick
on the surface Of the water. The names Of the
killed are given in the account, which we have
lass, Postmaster at Fort Madison, is the only
one which appears to be from our Territory.
The accident had stopped all business in, and
thrown agloom over the city of Cincinnati
This awful catastrophe is to be attributed to
that eager desire which ever characterized her
captain for pressing boat to the utmost ofher
power, for the qualification of a passion to ex-
eel all others, at the peril Of the lives of his
passengers. Although we would not wish to
cast censure upon the dead, yet such conduct
as brought about this fatal catastrophe, should
subject those living to a severe penalty should
the practice not cease with the many deaths it
has already caused.
The steam, boat Oronoko burst four of her
boilers on the 2lst nit. by which Q were killed,
/ 10 missing, and 43 scalded. The fremont
burst her boiler, but fortunately no lives were
lost. The b: /. Gilman sunk, ---no lives lost.
CoNoREss.---The two last mails have bro't
our Washington papers upto the 18th ult.
The Committee Of investigation appointed
10 relation to the late duel, have made their
report, and submitted a resolution expelling
Mr.. Graves. The seconds in the duel are found
guilty ola breach of the privileges Of the House
and deserving censure. Fhe committee is said
to have oyer-reached its power, and some dis
cussion ensued on the Report.
Mr.. Garland submitted almost an entire sub.
stitute to the Bill from the Senate granting
presumption rights, which from the late hour
At which we received it, prevents US from Civ
ing its features.
From an article in another column, it will
be seen the Graduation Bill has passed the
Senate, and as might have been expected, a.
gainst all the strength ofthe opposition.
The KMcKERBocKER, Capt. Van Houten, ar
rived at our port for the first time yesterday
evening. She 10 a beautiful model, finished in
style inferior to no boat that has ever run the
river shove ST. Louis---with about SO ber,hs in
the gentlemens' cabin, all in state rooms, and
sshandsomely furnished as Cincinnati or Pitts
burgh could furnish the material.---She is in
tended for this trade. and her good accom-.
smodations, convenience, and the gentlemanly
department Of her captain and subordinate off.
GERS, together with her speed, will ensure for
her respectable portion of'public patronage.
The New York Evening Star, through mad
vsrtence, recently let out the truth, for which
trecsivss the kicks and cuffs Of all the Wigs,
10 attempting to screen the Phenix Bank. and
show il 70 b no worse than others, it says:
.Nsarly ninety -seven Banks, with all their
various interests and powerful influence, aban-
donsd by the administration, Joined the wings
atshe late fall election in this state. and was
No esuse Of that result, which astonshed the
whole Union, and was the fore runner Of more
glorious triumphs.''
This 10 confession Of the influence Of banks
II popular elections, and affords fair warning
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