The Illinois free trader. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1840-1841, 1840-08-14


waukee. The explosion took place about
three miles above Maiden. The follow.
ing statement of passengers on board the
Erie at the time of the disaster, gives the
full particulars Of it:
TUESDAY, August 4, 1870,
This morning at half past IL o'clSek,
an explosion took place on board the
steamboat Erie, which caused the death
of two persons, and injured four others,
two Of whom will not probably survive
long. The accident was caused by the
bursting of the steam chimney which
forced the steam down through the fues,
under the boilers, and into the fireman's
hold, where the following persons were
engaged IN their capacity as fremen, &c.
William DEFY, fireman, scalded-dead.
Charles Hamberlin, fireman, scalded-
not dangerous.
Edward Irwin, deck hand, scalded-
since dead.
Timothy Buckley, deck hand, scalded
since dead.
Andrew Loney, Fort Gratiot, working
his passage-badly scalded-since dead.
James Corey, Buffalo, deck passenger
badly scalded--since dead.
All the persons who were scalded were
in the fireman's hold, none others having
been injured by the explosion. m
rma,ios N mentan VAN van respecting the paper of
culation of tie country, and expose with I'M
ring hand, all attempts to force on the coin q
,nity fraudulent and worthless currency.
The MECHANIC and the PROFESSIONAL MAX
promise o share of our columns Belonging
the first. we shall at all times be pleased to adj
cate and sustain their rights, end render such
as my Tend 20 their prosperity and
ppiness: and viewing the latter as essentially
rcssary TO H.. mgrai and political greatness OF
n country, we will with "opcn hearts md
llipc hands" render them all the service our
natioa may command.
Having for our Object thc GENERAL.
'ELFARE,' as before sisted, we are impelled
a sense Of ya.ticc 10 advocate and sustain the
cssurcs of the DhMocRATIc Parry. The
Gree Trsdes.'' ,sserefore, nil be found on the
fe of democracy AMI the peoples nghts--op-
led 10 monopolics Of all kinds, whether state or
to al! "oifieers for iiic, and
Al render ali the ED in its power to the diffusion
light and truth. The dark and srttui designs
the monopoljs.. which have for season
.,udsd the prosperity and wciI nigh ruined tho
numerical greatness of this mighty nat,on'
,ouId he exposed to public gaze, and every free
an in tho land be made acquainted with theT
)crat0ns.
I'VE have taken our stand on Che parnpct OF
emocracy from full conviction OF ITS punN,
I d rs the only safeguard offered to the pro.ec-
IN of The free institutions OF our country. bn''
lille we are the yotaries Of Democracy, and en-
! avor to pcrpctuate its pcrmancncy by aaVoca-
10 the principles of JEFFERSON and JACKSON
u sh it to be distinctly understood, that we
ss-aRsSUN SWIFT, D je'St nv"
II. r. WILLIAMS, Buffalo,
r. II. RUSS, Warren, Ohio,
r. A. INGERSOLL, do
A. B. HINSDELL, Elyria, ILL.,,
r. BARTLETT, Green Bay,
HENRY COLLINS, Michigan,
B. J.. KEYES, Bristol, Ohio,
I N. STEWART, Detroit,
WILLIAM COLE, do
J. S. SILSBEE, Cincinnati,
t WILLIS KING, Chicago.
On the arrival of the Erie here, the
collector of this port directed Mr.. Tho
) mas G. Moore, the inspector of steam
| boilers, to visit her, and see whether she
! had proper license under the steamboat
law, and ascertain the true cause of the
: disaster. Mr.. Moore, we understand,
J after due examination, reports that the
, Erie has the certificate of Mr.. John Hib-
, bard, inspector of steam boilers at Buffa-
, 10, dated May LIST, 1910, that the boat
were in good condition, and that the acct
dent occurred as stated in the card of the
passengers, by the explosion Of the steam
chimney, which was not braced as it
should have been.
The bodies Of the unfortunate men who
were killed on boatd the Erie, were APP
propriately inferred in the city burying
ground yesterday Detroit Free Press.