Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1839-07-12
From the ~ Y. Jour. Of Com. ofJuly a.
THE GREAT SUNDAY SCHOOL
GALA

on great SCALE as il is necessary tho,
should be; for it was found last evening
thai the number Of children who 90. would
be from t,ceire 10 fourteen thousand ; and
OF parents and teachers some two thousand
more. 10 accommodate this I.illiputan ar.
my, thelollowing provision has been made
4 Steamboats,.
Tow boats, averaging 400 tons each
1890 lbs Of corned beef boiled
200 meats tongues.
pigs, roasted whole.
$500 loaves of bread.
20 bbls. ofsugar and butter crackers.
40 bids. oil pure water.
One division Of the boats will start from
Pike street on the East river, and the other
from the foot OF Hubert street on the Had.
son. Both divisions will proceed to Staten
Island, where the company will debark and
proceed TO the pine grove on the summit back
OF the Pavilion. A more delightful place is
hardly TO be found on earth. There some
hours will be spent in singing, speaking
playing, and everything fitted 10 the occa
sion. A large number Of the most respect
able citizens will join in this feast of beney.
olence.
The Express of the 9Th inst. thus describes
The result ofthe above arrangements, after
the children reached Staten Island about
four miles below the city.
On delightful hill, lin small forest of
pines, the managers pitched their tents, and
arranged the seats for the multitude. One
large tent covered ten thousand loayes of
bread and provisions that had been proyid.
ed another accommodated the officers and
guests. To accommodate this concourse of
persons, twelve of the largest freighting
Bafges were provided, and on the two sides
oil the town they were taken on board. The
collecting together and arranging Of these
regiments of children as they assembled
from different parts ofthe city, was truly
imposing sight. And about 9 o'clock, those
vessels freghted with so many human be-
ings LEFT the landings and sailed down the
charming bay. They were landed at
most eligible place, the Quarantine ground.
belonging to the state The march of the
multitude up the winding hills was sight
surprising all other that we have ever be-
held. Ten thousand ofrosy checked chill
dren, dressed in their best attire, all clean
and happy, with their faithful teachers act.
ing as guardians and protectors, with their !
banners OF peace and good will floating in |
the breeze, can neither be imagined nor des. |
cribed. The reality seemed to awe every |
one into silence.
twas impossible for the vast assembape
TO hear or to know what was going on at
different parts of the ground but ali were
given up to rational enjoyment Under the
drgs tent py Ins yalSsM Seeglan
Van Buren, made hurried visit to the pre-
misses.
He LEFT the ground at an early hour, and
returned 10 New York Governor Seward
spent the day on the Island, and made an
address to the children, which, we learn the
managers have asked for publication. Both
the President and the Governor seemed
highly delighted with their visit Alter DIR.
Cox had read a chapter in the Bible, and
several songs were sung by the children,
and after suitable Time for rest and refresh
ments, the line OF march was taken up to
embark and at four o'clock, the fiotilla cast
off from the wharf with all on board.
Fourth of July Aeeidents.-M Nep York
Horrible Catastrophe on the Harlem Rail
rOad-About 10 o'clock yesterday morning
the lower part OF the city was thrown into
excitement by vague rumors of dreadful
blow up on the Harlem Railroad. How it
came no one could tell, but on enquiry we
found it but too true. After gathering some
information at the depot near the City Hall,
our reporter proceeded TO the scene OF the ac-
cident where he learned the following par
ticulars:
About | 0 o'clock, A. NJ. the steam engine
which comes into the city with the cars from
Harlem ran off the track opposite Union
Park. The steam was already generated
to excess, but unfortunately the engineer
neglected to blow it of. 1t is also supposed
that water had not been taken in properly at
the stopping place.
When the engine thus got off the track,
anumber of the passengers, mostly mechan-
les, lent their services to get it on again -
While thus surrounded, the boiler burst
The chief-engineer, VIM. Spencer, was
blown to pieces. His legs went into Union
Park, his arms on to pile OF lumber on
the other side OF the avenue, and his head
was split into two parts. His abdomen was
also burst, aud the intestines scattered oyel
the road
The assistant engineer. George Johnson
had both his legs broken. and his head
face and breast dreadfully scalded. He on
ly.lived few moments. Another person
employed, named Phillip W. Case was 81
dangerously wounded that it is suppose
he cannot recover. There were fifteen o
sixteen other persons wounded or scalded.--
The fragments of the boiler were thrown II