Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1838-05-04
Cincinnati, 8 o'clock, p. M. }
April 18th. 1898.
AWFUL STEAMBOAT ACCIDENT
LOSS OF 1875 LIVES.


,wFUL STEAMBOAT ACCIDENT.
-" LOSS OF 1875 LIVES.
Il becomes again our painful duty to re-
I'D one of the most awful and destructive
5crurrences known in the terrible aud iata
{a,ologue Of Steamboat Accidents.
4 This afternoon about six o'clock, the new
I0i ELEGANT Steam. boat, Moselle. Capt. Penn.
IN ,be wharf of this city (full OF passengers)
4 \, Huntsville and 81. Louis and with view
4 taking family on board at Fulton, about
4 mile and a half above the quay, proceeded
u the river and made fast to lumber raft
'jOr that purpose
4 Soon as the family were taken on board
ham the raft, the boat showed of, and at the
serv moment her wheels made the first evo-
1b,ioo her boilers burst with a most awful
snd astounding noise, equal to the most vol
lint clan Of thunder. The explosion was
RESTRICTIVE and heart rending in the extreme,
\ we are assured by gentlman, who was
.ung on his horse on the shore waiting to
Ia the boat start Heads, limbs, bodies and
blood, were flying through the air in every
direction, attended by the most horrible
.shueks and groans from the wounded and
yiog. The boat at the moment of the ac'
drnl, was about thirty feet from the shore,
md was rendered a perfect wreck. She seem
ID to be torn all to flinders as far back as
be gentleman's cabin. and her hurricane
eckN The whole lengthy was entirely swept
way The boat Immediately began to sink
apidly, and float with a strong currenD
own the river, at the same time getting far
her from the shore.
The Captain was thrown by the explosion
entirely into the street, and was picked up
lead and dreadfully mangled. Another man
Eas thrown entirely through the roof OF one
pf the npighborlne houses, and limbs and
of bodies scattered about the nver
Pnl shore in heart rending profusion. Soon
bslhe boat was discovered to BE- rapidly sink
fng, the passengers who remained unhurt
nihe gpnleman's and ladies cabins, became
+ panc struck and with a faulty unaccoun-
able, Jumped into the river. Being above
be ordinary business parts OF the city, there
Fere no boats at hand except few large
ind manageable wood flats. which were
Farried 10 the relief of the sufferers as soon
possible, by the few persons on the shore.
Many were drowned, however. before they
FouId be rescued from watery grave, and
hany sunk who were not seen afterwards.
An infant child, belonging to family,
Sas picked up alive, floating down the river
pn one of the fragments of the hurricane
teck.
Doctor Wilson Hugbeye- Of the |. S.
Army is doubtless among the slain, as he
waS known to have been on board, and some
pieces Of military coat he had on, were pick
81 up among the the fragments.
Mr., Powell. highly respectable grocery
neIch0nl, of Louisville, is also supposed to
b lost
It's supposed that there were about TWO
HUNDRED PERSONS on board of which
plumber, from 500 rs are believed to have
Escaped, making the estimated loss OF lives
eSON ONE HUNDRED AND TWEEN
FIVE O, tale of woe
The accident unquestionably occurred
Trough sheer imprudence and carelessness.
DlsGRAcEFUL RIoT AT New ORLEANS
uSgracelul riot took place at the race
ourse, near New Orleans. on the 18th inst.
consequence Of the interference of a dra-
Don belonging TO detachment, who had
zen exercising near the place, in fight that
gong on between two slaves.-A mob
no had collected and were encouraging the
gAl commenced an assault on the Dragon,
0s comrades who were near came TO
~ assistance and endeavored to pacify the
NO. The dragoones. IL or Is in number
HeP elled with brick bats, stones, and other
iSSIes, but behaved with the utmost cool
IVY and selfpossesion. Captain Audry
'ueieo his trumpeter to sound retreat
~ Withdrew his men in good order. The
usrS were about 400 in number. Great
'eua is given TO Capt. Audry and his
Ea lor their forbearance and GOODNESS
a'er circumstances the most outrageously
POVOking.
specie continues to arrive in very large
u'n'llles. The Mediator arrived to day with
~ million. The receipts, therefore
r %nin the past ten days, have been over tiv.
'Do,S-a very large portion Of which has
''u deposited in Bank. Specie now bears
premium ofconsequence,---not TO exceed
~ per cent.-Within few days past, thu
we oil our city has greatly increased, ano
steamboats, reach our wharves crowded
W. passengers-the boat from Providence
Oughl about four hundred. Our Public
'C N are filling up rapidly
oa' Banks now pay out their notes will
sSuom-one or two excepted. There ha
0S no call, Of any maguitlde, on them 70
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