Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1841-05-10
GRIMES, CASUALTIES, &o.

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hensioa Of the villains who fired the counting
house Of VIM. g. Pettis, and murdered two young
men therein.
Since writing the above we have convelsed with
Capt Smith, OF the Brazil just arrived from ST.
Louis. Collier Il Pettes were Brokers, and own
ed the building burned. Morris s. Snonds were
wholesale Grocers and Commission Merchants,
and occupied part of the same building. Jesse
Baker was n clerk with the latter, and it is pre-
sumed while he had gone to supper, the robbers
entered the store, and Immediately killed him on
returning Mr. Weaver was clerk at the neigh
boring store of McGill & Won Publ, slept with |
Mr.. Baker, and on entering the store mt another
door, probably at u different hour, was shot hro'
the head and shockingy mangled with bowie
knife. The robbers then apparently rif1ed the
store and set fire to il. On bursting open the
door the bleeding corpse of Mr.. w. was found, |
hut the body of Mr.. B. was totally consumed.
His hat and handkel chief were found, covered
with blood, from which tits presumed he too was
shot.
The store was n valuable building, estimated TO
be worth from 30 TO $4,000, with stock of gro
ceries worth $40,000-and Collier g. Peus had
$4,000 in their iron safe this was still rel hot
when the Brazil left, and il could not he ascer-
tanned il the money had been s'olen.
The City Council promptly met and offered
$4,000 reward for the rnurderers, aud MIR. Collier
has also offered TO give the lot on which the store
Stood worth S20,000 for the same purpose Gin
cinndh Republican, 23d
Extract Of Letter from 81. Louis. - Messrs. Da.
ker and Weaver were young men of the highest
responsibility, and had gained the esteem of all
~ho knew them. They are said to have formerly
lived IL New York. Another person, name an
known, killed by the falling Of the walls.
Every boat leaving port was strictly searched by
officers, and at the lime the mail left a boat had
Just returned with a suspected person on board.
The city was in a state Of the most turbulent ex
element.
.4noiher Steamboat .4ccidem.-About six o'clock
last Saturday evening, tile steam tow-boat Henry
Eckford, Capt Tice being at the foot of Cedar
street, North River, while making fast to the barge
Henry, burst her boiler demolishing the engine
and upper works Of The boat. Capt Tice, who
was on the bow OF the boat, was blown over
board and had his leg broken. Ills face is b1dy
cut by some portion of the boiler, and he is also
severely scalded lie was rescued by the captain
of the Henry. Mrs. Tice was on board, but es-
capped unhurt almost by miracle. Her nephew,
II lad, who was standing 10y her side, was consid
eraby injured by spinters. Capt lice was imme-
diaeIy attended by DR.. Hoffman, and we are glad
TO learn is not considered dangerously hurt. A
Mr. Amos Belcher, of Palermo, Orange county,
who belonged to the barge Henry, and who was
standing directly in front of Capt. r., was blown
from the deck Of the steamer, and jammed down
between two hossheads of sugar on the barge lie
was dead when picked up. We learn that he
leaves n small family. MIR. John Swart, Of Oswe-
go, also belonging to the barge, was thrown into
the wheel house and had his leg broken. lie was
severely scaided. He is at the hospital. MIR. Chs
Maxwell the engineer, and his son, fireman, es-
capped with slight injuries. Jonas Snyder, belong
ing to the steamer, was severely scalded Sever
al hands Of the steamboat are reported TO be mis-
sing, but we learn that the crew have all been seen
since the accident, excepting Anthony Derrick.
AS TO the cause of the accident, various opinions
ne harp
the steamer was blowing off steam at the time Of
the explosion, while Mrs. Tice is Of opinion that
such was hot the case. OF course no one was to
blame. The explosion was very Violent and the
Fire Department was called out by the alarm. The
Eckford is very old boat, and has been used
lately ms tug for the purpose of towing canal
boats from the East to the North River. She has
been taken to Jersey City, ~ y Cour. 2Sth uH.
Remarkable Escdpe.-An lrshman, at work on
the Western Rail Road, at or near the summit
ton, performed, accidentally, wonderful feat, on
Sunday night, the 18th ult. He had been a Wis.,
1t " his neiGhhors, and had drank very freely OF
the "good crature." About midnight lie started
for his lodgings, which were OH the opposite side
of deep rock cut, but being muddled by king
alcohol lost his way, and walked directly into the
cut, falling perpendcuIarly IS f. on to rock off
set, from which he was precipitated 25 #. more,
TO The bottom of the cut. He was taken up in the
morning insensbe, badly bruised, and one leg much
to ate" many pounds of "bafe" yet 1t is often
said that you can't kill drunken man, and this
event goes far to prove iL-Norihampton Gaz.
Distressing Calamity. On Wednesday evening
of last week. the dwelling house Of Mr.. Joseph
Robbins, at OsterviIle, in this town, was burnt
down-and, it pains us TO add that il was accom-
panied by circumstances the most melancholy and
distressing. Mr.. Robbins is painter, aud WIS
boiling oil, or japan, in a kettle over his kitchen
fire, and when his apprentice boy held lamp
near to il, it Instantly ignited. In an attempt TO
remove the kettle from the fire, out OF doors, the
liquid was split and communicated the fire imme"
dlatey to the furniture and filled the house at once
with the smoke and flames. So rapid was the
confagration that Mrs. Robbins, who hac been
confined but three days before, barely had time to
leave her bed, and with the help of her nurse to
reach neighbours with the infant, dressed in her
night clothes only. Another child about four
years old, was also saved from the flames, but the
most melancholy part ofthe disaster is, that third
child, bright little boy of two years old, which
lay in the CRADLE could not be got out, and was
burnt Mr.. Robbins himself in attempting to res
cue this child, was very badly burned, and came
very near losing his own life.
The situation OF the family is truly distressing,
and calls for the sympathy and consolation OF the
community. Mr.. Robbins is very industrious
worthy Young man, who has struggled manlully
with hard fortune heretofore, and has now lost al
he possessed, and has not left even a suit ofclohe'
toa single member OF the surviving falnily.-Barn
stable (Mass.) PatrioL
The Steamboat Accident on The Hudson. - We re
greet 10 learn that Mr. Garwin, one of the suffer
ers on board the South America, died on Monday
morning. He is supposed to have inhaled som,
Of the steam. MIR. G. resided at Troy.
I'erribLe,-We learn from credible source, Thu
morning. that terrible tragedy of blood occurred
last "Wednesday in Sumner, Oxford county, Me.
where Mr.. Moses Butterfed, hitherto highly res
pectable citizen OF that town, murdered his wifi
and two youngest children while two others onIy
saved themselves by fight
Mr.. B. had previously, we are told, had fits o
insanity, aud this lust fatal attack took the form,
is said, Of religious phrenzy and his alleged reaso,
for numbering his family was TO sane them (ror
eternal ruin al The approaching end Of The oOrld
lie has been committed to jail in Paris.-East
ern Argus.