Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1838-07-11
From the Franklin (Pa.) IntslligenOer.

FROM the Franklin Pal Intelhgencer. 1888
STEAMBOAT ExPLosIoN.-Thes steam
boat Beaver burst one Of her boilers about
thirty miles below Franklin, on Saturday
evening, the 10th inst. on her upward
by which two 6remen were Sc
verely scalded, and one slightly. The
life Of one Of the sufferers was Tor some
time despaired Of but il is now said he is
doing well. The boiler burst underneath,
making hole which would probably av-
erage about IL to Ia inches square.
The accident arose from the careless
ness or incapacity of the engineer, who,
with the 6remen, having Struggled liquor
on board, had taken too free y, and suffer
ed the water in the boilers to become too
low, while strong fire was kept up in
order to prope! the boat through what is
called Parker's Falls, where the accident
took place.
: The boat has since been towed back to
Pittsburg by the New Castle, where she
is now undergoing repairs. We under
stand that her whole crew, from Captain
downwards, have been dismissed.
The Beaver is temperance boat, and
the Captain, We believe, a temperance
man. 1t Is a pity that he should suffer
for the misconduct Of those in whom he
had con6ded, but it is better that one mans
reputation should suffer in this way, than
that the lives of many should be leopard
ed by q similar occurrence. We like
such discipline it will make the princi.
pals of steam naViga3ors more watc hful
over those under their command.
From the Emancipation.
Cirou m 81 snces alter cases.
Post Master General, Kendall, says to
the abolitionists:-
"In sending your printed sheets to per.
sons who are not subscribers and do not
want them, you abuse the privilege which
the mails were established to secure, and
have no right to complain, if on discov-
cry Of the. abuse, they be committed 10 the
hames."
Mr.. Carter Of the House, said the other
day
IL know the fact that Extra Globes
had been franked by public officers, and
sent gratuitously to non-subscribe-s, and
that clerks Of the Department were en-
ployed for q great part Of their time in
directing such documents"
Now, what would Mr.. Kendall say i
one Of these n0n-su6seribers were to re-
turn a copy Of the Globe thus sent. 10 tn.
Post Office to which It was directed, anc
the Post Master of that Office were Il
write scurrilous note to Mr.. Blair thu
editor, telling him that he was in the habi
OF committing all such papers to til,
flames, and iha: he hoped he would senc
no more OF his "infernal papers" to hi
ofice3 wonder if it would be consid
cred that such post master had commit
ted no breach Of his official duty.
FAIR PLAY.
PRovIDRNTIAL REscUE.-On FRIDAY
night last. while the sloop Elmira AM
was on her upward passage to this vii
lape, the cry of save me-" was heard b,
those on board. The wind was blowing
a stiff breeze and the water rough, whicl
rendered It difficult to discover in wha
direction the voice came, and the sloo
still kept on her way. when they agai
heard the voice cry out, Good bye-it'
too late-I must GO" the hands whic
were below were by this time assemble
on deck. The sloop hove to, the boat wa
lowered, and two young men. one a pas
senger, jumped in and rowed in the d
rection from whence the voice was SUI
posed to aseend.-They diligently pros'
cuted their enterprise for about half a
hour, when they came up TO the object (
their humane exertions, who was app
rently in the last struggle for life, and ju
J as one Of the young men made grasp
| him, his strength appeared to be exhaus
ed, and he sank beneath the surface
= the water; but in going down he was 70
! tunately caught by the hair of his hea
] and with much difficulty they succeeds
in pulling him into the boat in state
| insensibility, in which he remained f
! about half an hour. In the meanwhl
) they succeeded in regaining the sloo
3 where he received every attention, and
I covered his speech.
1 1t appeared he was a recruiting Sc
: geant, bound to Albany in the steambo
y Swallow, with two recruits. one Of who
!. was so turbulent that he had to tie hi
s and watch him on deck. That VIII
watching him he seated himself on &
gunwale of the boat, and while there mt
have fallen into doze, and then fell
. was pushed overheard by the recruit,
y he had no knowledge how he came ID
= the water. When he arose to the 81
: face he said the steamboat appeared to
Z mile from him, and from the best Gale
:, lation he could make, he must have be
= at least two hours in the, water. VIII
= in the water he succeeded in divestt
= himself of pair Of heavy boots co