The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1840-12-08
ANOTHER DREADFUL STEAMBOAT Elk
PLOSION,

There has been another tremendous explosion
ola steamboat at the South The following par
,icuIaH are furnished by the last Mobile Journal.
DREADFUL ACCIDENT. The steamboat Express
Capt: Mcguire, which left here on Saturday even.
ing last, when within five miles Of St Stephens, on
Sunday about P. NJ. burst her boilers, ing and
wonnding fourteen persons. y barge was in tow
alongside at the me into which, we learn, one
oI'he boilers was blown, wounding if not
more THE hands, the other boiler was blown over
board The account was brought to the city last
evening, by person who was on board the i'll fla
led N''t at The time of the disaster, and may be
'eoe" Upon as correct in the main. though we can.
mol b" express hope that the frightfn detail may
90 s'me|d't lessened by the next intelligence
from me scope Of this painful calamity.
'h't Inc above was written, we have been oh
"smgy furnished with the following extract from
'N"er written, by Il gentleman Who left here
10 lie Steamboat Odd Fellow, shortly after
""prass 1t will be seen that The distressing
'':oece is iully confirmed.
ST. STEVENS
Sunday night ! 2 past 10 o'clock
his with feelings ofpain and regret "taat re-
'd one of the most melancholy and horrible
scenes that has ever fallen to my lot to witness
ABOUT half past three o'clock this evening, the
NC'mboat Express bust her boilers, about ten
miles below this place She had stopped TO lit,
lie place called Jackson, TO repair some of her ma
'"'NeTy, and as soon as they saw our boat coming
'p' "ey commenced fireing up, evidently with the
Intention OF passing u.s. l standing at The
'N'" OF Inc boat leaning against the Gag staff, ard
watching the movements OF the crazy old craft,
n "hen suddenly ! saw the steam issue forth from
VA "''O vi Inc boilers, and in second afterwards the
en- "e"endnus report followed that ever heard.
""""eH' nothing could be seen but the frag-
'"e boat flying in every directon--and in
N "eaf was she 10 our boat, that was appre-
Il sn;. NC should receive some injury from the
,mc Ps'eS' The scene that followed was truly
,ou "e w 'he poor creatures were blown
,,I "'e IN the rver,and their piteous shreks
~ as 'hey contended with the current. WINS
'"Ous0 I" overcome hear, ,f s,orner s,nF ,hon
,boo :. ,"',"ed'ateIy sent our small boat to save
y o44 NV ,'' river from drowning, and backed the
&orn ''"' 10 the wreck, TO save the remainder
n &, Wv" and passengers, together with freigh,
"a e't on her.
Mp, ,n scene to see many of the poor crea-
pso,. 'nu ScaIded so badly, that it was i'm
not 0'e'' whether they were human beings or
we,, N''eFaI were scalded so badly that thew
n,aOln , from head to foot. Six or seven were
iri,oa! ""led, and the same number 50 seriously
surv;v. n0' believe some orlhem cannot possibly
aOJ oha "e night. have acted as surgeon. nurse
N when IT,. '''an until within few moments ago
x where Ion '''eeded in conveying them up 10 town
enced n..s'. "em in the care of n more exper-
= nes,,,a ' '', Dfe'Generai Jackson, in his las.
Fappy' ''' ne left "tAo Country prosperous an
Gnu D.. "s Post in its obituary notice of the
pan. ,,, "t'ecled, says ..atat Mr. Yam Bur,n
bad dis,,. r'"er at period Of great embarrassment,
Convr,.. 4''F' Mectvre, Loco, has been elected to
aOI,. - "'n tie Cumberland District of Pennsyl
pe Of supply the vacancy oceasiored by the dis.