The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1838-05-11
From Tie Cincinnati W..

painful dutt
cord one OF the most awful and de, S On
occurrences known in the ,errlLI. '"I
catalogue Of steamboat acciden,. u Id
THIS afternoon about si1 o'eIocL
and elegant steamboat Mosele. o. S'o'
Perm leit the wharf of TIN. ffnll - wa
gersl for Louisville and ST. l,op,, pe''
view OF taking family on boa,S 1ae I'd
ton, about a mile and half abo,a :, III
proceeded up the river, and mad. '% y Pal
lumber ralt for that purpose. us' a
family were taken on board and W
whole lime OF the detention the C,a,s@
holding on to all the steam he con'I .'"
with an Intention OF showing ofr 10 49,,
advantage the great speed Of 4.
she passed down The whole les,,1 =
city. The Moselle was a pev 49, Y
aud had recently made several e,.os.
quick trips to and from this piac.
Soon Gs the family we're l,k.,
from the raft, the boat showed a N
The very momen, her heels ma. II
revolution, her boilers burst sub
awful aud astounding nulse CON-,
mos. violent clap OF thunder. n.
son was destructive and heart r,s...
The extreme, as We are assured {, ,.,..
man Who was sitting on bis bo,.s
shore, waiting TO see the boa, a,r. A.
llub-, bodies aud blood, were s,,s
through the afr IN every direction. ,u,.. i
by the most horrible shrieks and g..
from the ~ounGsd and the OWN, 7.
bat, al the moment OF tho aeclJee -,
but Ihlrty aet from the shore. m.
rendered perfect wreck. Size sea-,
be torn all 10 flinders as lar back a, Il.
tl'nan's cabin, and her hurucans J.,, Il
ahule lengih) was en,lrely swept am
Ih' boat immediately began to .n,r.
and tloai, With a strong curreu, 5U i
fiser, al the same lime gelU0g ansg,.
the shore.
The Captain was thrown !, lte rs|
sion entirely INTO ,he street, add -, .-,5|
up dead aud drcadiulls mauslsd. A. Il
msa was thrown entirely ,hnuah 4. "A
q one OF The nsighborug hru.r. ~. d
and fragments of t-yGirs scs,ltirc ~ i
river atd shore 10 hcaf,.rcudir. sf5.s,
Ssun az the boat was dtscu,rfge q !, f.
pidls sinking. the passengers ato NJ, n
uuhuu 10 the Eeuilrmens nod sta Is
htns, beeane panic struck, and Nub IN
~ uuaecuonlabIe, pumped lfio he v,
beng absye the Ordinary lU,irs,. an /
the elis, thefe wrfe 40 b,ats ), hss .
ceft irs large ard unusra-,ais "a
fats. Which eefe carried 10 The rts' d
sufferers as soon as loss,tr, b, o.. NJ
persons On he shore. N n, SER tr4r
however, before they could b. frsey .
water, grave, and uaUy sunk 81. 50
not sesn afterwards.
We are told that orc little boy &c so
Sas ssen ~riug,ng has hsnds lH a.o, p
plnung those present to save h' + r
mother. ard three sstrfs. I'll Il ut q W
struggling 10 the water 70 gau ID, "z
but HON The posr little fellow ha-'a -
lul misfortune 10 scr p.fsh, uuf ls u Il
ost~l aubrn his rach. An rsE n
belonEng 10 n . family, vas p,sr n
Ilse. Il ting doen the tlsef 90 ots Y
fragments II Tie Luttranr drk
D,ctot Wilson liu hr-, Of lhs NJ
States stms laed brother 20 as q t q
unable rlow ctiixru, W II lla.aa 4
the Pearl Street Iiuu-r, - d,pl'ce iaFs
the slam, rs he ws- known 20 h1'r hrs q
bard, aud sume pieces II The maan 4
he had on uere picked up among ~ q,
ments.
Mr.. Powell, highly respectable g'F'7
merchant. Of Louisville, and bro't'f =
Of Mr.. Wilson Vic Grew, II tbs CITY, tf
81 supposed To have been oo bo''a ~
No tldlngs has since been heard o sH =
outstanding tho active inquu" u :
turuds.
Weare unable, ne yet, TO particulars ..
other person lost, NJ the beat SINK 10 ''~
fifteen minutes after the uocieenl f''
nothing tn be seen but her chmtf'' 49,
small portion If her upper SofAs' so >
az q, scene OF distress and con'u''a '
diately ensucd that altogether b'F' Z
scuptton. Most Of the sufferers are az
the hands Of the boat and the s'ecns' Y
sengers.
II Is supposed that there ~f's -
TWO HUNDRED PERSONS % 80
Of which number only from tt'y . S". I,
fire are b,iiersd 10 hare estdFa' h. n,t
the estimated loss Of hires doou NJ
HUNDRED AND TWENll ih'
On tale ct 40 "A
The accident unqucsionabi - -.
through sheer rmprndence and fa'' ',
he captain OF the boat vas o,''..
showing of her great speed as ' Wv : j
the ctty, aud pass another heat "''' =,
left the wharf for Louisville 'o'', 4
beforr btm. Dearly has he pad l'' IVY