The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1841-05-11

9nOhT Sh0chLng oLeuWOO0C I1ccedent.--A littIe
h raC o'clock last Tuesday evening, 9th inst as
a the steam tow.boat HENRY EcKFoRD, Capt. lice,
3 was leaving the dock at the foot of Cedar street,
n North Rver, and just as the escape ofsteam through
s The chimney had been stopped, her boiler burst
Y wilma tremendous explosion, tearing her machine
N Vmd upper works to fragments, and killing or
e Vcndlng nearly every one on board--as follows:
"a Capt. Tice, blown 60 feet across the slip, over
81 ihkeboat in tow, into the water: one legbrok en-
IA uddhawise severely injured-not scalded. His
Nuveys doubtful. e. a,
Mr. Bdshow, of the lake boat in tow, was kill
aoHdgh; struck by piece of the cylinder, and
" terribly maugled. s
NJ Afreman nearly killed; limbs broken, &c. The
&caphin Of an Eastern schooner along side was
kNOckea over by the water from the boiler, and
one side Ofhis face slightly scalded. The capt aims
& "is Gn The cabin) was immersed in water from the
l6'dng cylinder, but not scalded.
r. The engine, piston smoke pipe shafts and upper
# sNf, wheel, pilothouse, deck-cabin, &c. were
BONN completely away-most Of them into the
8 N'H, 10 mat they cam OF be found. One-half tho
o@NHs pushed forward, and remains on the boat;
of the boiler were blown out aft, so
nN'ery little injury by sca,ding was experienced.
M@ week was taken in to by the Citizen for
@"ot OF Seventeenth street, East River; but she
"ank'ng so last that it was by no means prob>
NSslhat she would reach her destination.
Tho Henry Eckford was probably the oldest
's'mooat running in the vicinity Of New.Yorlx.
She was built some seventeen years ago bv Eek.
3 "o' and has been used as tow boat on the River
sna in the FTarbor.
'"e customary stereotype phrase on such oc-
"'0As imports that emo blame can be attached to
any one We can OF use it here. 1t Sc ems to us
"a, mere was gross recklessness of life evinced
'" '0e running of so old and worn out a boat-that
' engineer must have been unqualified for his
N'"a-and that the United States Inspector who
''"'aes and licenses boats has been grossly un-
S~~" his duty. We will not pursue this subs
'' out await farther developments.
VINO was on tho wharf at the time, re-
Nv Us that he was looking at the Eckford
.n,, '"'eo' and heard her squeal when tho
M ~r 'eam was shut off. He instantly observ
"a, '' Is loo much steam on--we had better
*rs rom here" The next Instant n roar as
bv es." was heard, and cloud OF steam, pierced
Dyo, I"s fragments of boiler, engine, works, &c.
"A W. '"al The boat was ruin. l.rs
n,s;,. '"'efsland that three or four persons arc
n,hI. aoolton to those above mentioned
Ma-a,.s escaped but more probably blown into the
"-'ead'--Log Cabin.
or =. ARRAY in Observation-Disclosures
pow W LACK . DRIVER, BY THE USE OF A
as hu LOOK place in Richmond street, in this
pphbn a. sn' which resulted iu the stabbing and
Reed a" OF young man, named Charles
wri,h, u'ser in the employment Of Mr..
N 'f& ca,s s"a' IN Ann street. Tho circumstances
Fame 10 nj. -. ouily named William Emmons
"A Nih p,," CITY several weeks since. in com nanv
a'ng O,he, o,a y, rrovlncetown, Ms, bringing a.
zShs, with '"o'ems of Southern life, n Bowie
h~one ao, broad, sharp, pointed blade, more
'hasvel, ), IN length. This no flonrisbed about
aa.d at IL. sa''ed much of his feats of valor ner.
'dll instum ~. and threatened to exercise his
Soherp,,,' ,a mt upon some of our cool. bloossa
Hhirieo5 ' mould occasion present. ...g
,s ed him to o;,. companion from Prov;nco,o, :,
ceeded in eve up the knife. and nr s,.,. III
r''iedly solio;,plng 1t out of his wav air. |
''''''ed to return il, ""S' a''"ous"