The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1840-10-24
STEAMBOAT EXPLOSIoN-TERRI-
BILE RESULT.


BILE RESULT.
The steamboat Swilisure, SAYS the Al
bany Advertiser Of Tuesday last, left our
clty about eleven o'co,k yesterday morn.
ug, having in tow several barges sad boats
tor New York. When in the viclnuy of
Caslletou,a ,and about six or eight miles from
this civ, tie boiler of the boat exploded. -
When the confusion caused by the eXplo-
siou had subsidized, it was found that seven
persons employed Oh the boat had been
more or less ujureG, An accoun! Of The
disaster had reached the city in the course
nl the afternoon, but IL was not unul the
SwirIsurp came up in tow Of the Troy about
seven o'cluck that The whole was known.
The boat was brought 10 the dock at the
foot Of Ly dius street, where every aid, med
real aud otherwise, in the power Of man to
uestOW, WAS rendered The unfortunate indl.
yduals.
Oar informant saws that with one cX.
cspuon, (thc son Of Iiayens,lhe engineer
thG bodies oI the sufferers presented such
au appearance that their nearest friends
would not be able TO recognize them. At
the time OF writing lhls article Que man
was dead, and our informant saws that
tho engineer could not possibly survive az
hour.
We have not been able 10 ascertain with
accu,acy what caused the expulsion.
SIC O'Clock this morning -But one
now survives The unfortunate calamity, and
OF him all hopes of existence for half an
hour are abandoned. Mr.. HiVens died a.
bout o o'clock last night, Graves died about
/ o'clock this morning, john Kearney died
in the course OF the night, George White
died about 5o'rlork this morning, Henry
Yates will no doubt be dead before our pa
! per goes to press.
We ought not TO omit stating the aien-
lions bestowed upon the unfortunate suffer
FRS by the lady passergets of The Troy,
when the SwifIsure was towcd up TO this
/ city. Assisted hv ihe rhambermaids of that
boat, they did all thai lay in their power to
alleviate their suIIorings.
Fronl the albany Ersaing Journal.
hey leave 10 submit hasly account
ar the calamity ON board The steamboat
SWiIlsute Yesterday, off Cas!eton, al 2
o'clnrk P. II.
Near Van Wie's Point the gaskel nncne
ol lhr hand.hold plates burst ouI, to stop
winch occupied tie engineer several MN.
ules. Daring this lime the water was often
tried by tie engineer and fireman in my
presence, and Invariably showed lU
cock.
Soon after the engineer stopped the leak
| wan' into the irero0m, and inquired
ahoul the water. 1t was again tried, an,
is before produced full low cock; thet
said 10 the brennan. sou will soon have
inil head on, as Nh Hayens has stopped
,he leak.
/ r'.'r "crE Turwaru 10 IUOK ouI TOr
siocp that was likely to crowd us in mar
raw channel. aud as soon as she aliere,
her course, passed to the upper deck
and stood Overlhe boiler when il burst. .-
think that not more than eigh, or ,e,
miuO'es eIaspsd after the leak was s,on
ped before the explosion took place. NJ
steam escaped from the safety waive, ant
The engine was making some fourteen oI
fifteen revolutions, indicating low head o
steam.
The engineer, his son, and five men
wore severely scaded. Mr.. Havens
(he enginecr,) and Robert Graves, Dan
leI ilageman. and George White, fremen
are dead. Henry Yates, fireman, and john
Cooney, de'k-hand, are dangerously scaIJ
ed. Mr.. Haven's son is not dangerously
scaldcd.
have not lime,amid scenes of great dis,
Irsss, 10 give further particulars