New-York tribune., 1841-04-28
ANOTHER SHOCKING STEAMBOAT ACCIDENT.

and upper works to fragments and killing or woundng near
ly every one on board-as follows:
Capt Ticc blown 60 the slip over the akeooa
in tow into the leg broken, and otherwise Sc
vcrely injurcd-uo scaldcd. His recovery is doubtful
--, Engineer, terribly injured both legs broken
not .calded; can hardly recoYer.
= Welsh, Of the lake-boat in tow, was killed outright
struck by piece the cylinder, and terribly nangied
One fireman killed outright.
Another fireman nearly killed; limbs broken
One passenger in a s,ae-room deck; limbs broken
One decbnnd had his head badly and bruised by flying
fragments of the boiler.
A son of Capt lice had his wrist dislocated
The captain of an Eastern schooner alongside was knocked
over by the water from the boiler and SIDE OF MS iace
slightly scalded
The captains wife Gin the cabin) was immersed IN water
from the feeding cylinder, bu; not scad2d.
The engine, piston snokc-ppc shafts and upper wor"
wheel piet-house deck-cabin &c. blown coinPicie
away-ost of them into the river so that they cahh7 o.
found Onchaf the boiler pushed forward and remains
ON the boat the other half blown into the river nc
steam and of the boiler blown out aft so That
very little injury by scading experienced The wreck
was taken in tow BY the Citizen the foot of Seventeenth
street East River but she sinking SO fast that II was by
no means probable that she would reach her destination
running in the vicinity of NewYork She built soRe
seventeen years ago by Ecfo and has been used tow
boat on the River and in the Harbor.
The customary stereotype phrase such occasions I'M
ports that No blame be attached any one We
-A2,a =-.e.-ls. hat ihar. reck-
boat-ha her engineer have been unqualified fer his
staon-ond that the United States Inspector who examines
aud licenses boats has been grossly unaihato his duty We
will pursue this subject now but await farther deyeopc-
ments.
A man who the wharf the time, remarked o
that he looking the Eckford she started and heard
her squeal when the escaping shui eff He
stany Observed There is too much steam or-we had
better get away from here Tho instant of
heard, and cloud of steam pierced by flying
fragments of boiler engine works, &c proclaimed that the
boat ruin.
We understand that three four persons missing
addition those above menoned-possby escaped. bG,
probably blown into the rivcr-dead.
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10 The Report Of Hon. MARX H. SrlEr. from the Ju-
dietary Committee the Senate, favor further cxelnp
of Household Property. the of $50 from
seizure Exccuon - the attention every read
Its views liberal humane and just while its reason
ing cogeni terse and conclusive We trust lis sentiments
will nee, with prompt and cordial response from tho Lc
eislaturc.
There for difference of opinion as The Iroprc
of extending the exemption OF Distress Rent
but think the argument favor that extension reron
dcra,cs. The Albany Evening Journal of Monday has
able and Editorial that side Of the question. which
shall copy-probably
~ We ask the attention OF every reader TO :hc facts s.;
forth the Report of the Boston Chamber of Commerce
(Which publish today tins subject OF Trade with
the British Colonies We are aware that these facts a,
already we'll known and deplorcd by Commercial! read
ers, but they should be disseminated every hamlet ard
cottage the country OF the many evils inflicted on the
couny the disastrous reign of Van Bureni>r the utter
Prostraton ana sacrifice OF Nauona interests to Grea,
Britain the the West India Trade one OF the
aajusiiable Thai holding the positions States
men should have been wiling-nay. eager-o MAKE sach
sacrifice for the sake Of the ,c temporary they would
gain from having settled the West India question: is well
nigh incomrehenbc. But Let the facts be heard and re-
Membcred,
The Sxas E9preS-The Sun sill asserts tina, it ran IN
express London on the morning of the 9Th NEE;
the Great Western Steamship and that she detained
receive it 1t very odd tina, he London papers 81 tie SL
which The Sun FIRST assured readers had received
did no, contain paragraph copying Ne Conmer
cal Intelligence No Ship News Nothing done IN Stocks
No; horrible accident, gaivanc experiment on
dead criminal. Messieurs Of The SUM- tn, won, do You
manufacture few paragraphs from those London ,a
pcrs of the s:h-or in default thereof give few; ;c,.,
from tina; copy of tho Eda5argA Ps.losoplca
Journal whence YOU obtained Your Of erclcs ~
marsnbis discoveries in the Moon
~ Hon. SIIls n. SriLwElL, the L. 5. Marshall
for this District entered upon The discharge of his d
ties on Nlonday.