Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1842-06-15
fessce.
81 All EUROPE.

reign intelligence rccaiyed By the steamer
Culumbia, which arrived al Boston, on
lac "a ;liaf, ID Isl days from. Liverpool.
NE copy from ihuD Daily advertiser.
"a The papets contain the news of a
dreadful ccaflaeratioa al Hamburg, by
which l5c0 TO 1000 houses, embracing the
siresi part ofthe city, are laid in ruins. So
600 Inhabitants arc rendered houselcss--
four large and splendid churches are con-
sumed, and property estimated at from four
TO Eve millions sterling is destroyed. Hors-
es were not allowed 10 be insured abroad,
bur on moveablc property there was q
large amount 0i insurance in London, viz.
at the Phenix 4,000.0DO marks; at the
Sun 3,3G0,OOO ut the Royal Exchange
2,20J. 600; and III the Alliance 100000.
These were the gross amounts. of which
/, was expected quarter might be saved.
"a SUBSCRIPTION. had been spread in
London for the relief of the sufferers, and
SlO.0O0 in gold already had been sent TO
Hamburg. The Kiag Of Prussia had or
dered collection to be made in all the
churches in the kingdom, and from house
70 house. The King - Prussia immediate
iy forwarded $4,000 dollars, The King Of
Hanover 200, 900 marks. Queen Vic,orin.
Prince Albert, and the Queen Dowager,
Joined in the subscription in London.
"A considerable number Of lives were
lost; 40 or so dead bodies had been found,
and 100 persons wounded. The amount
ofihe killed is supposed 10 be greater.
About quarter Of the city is destroyed.
The population oftho city is 10000.
"There was a terrible rail road disaster
on the Paris and Versailles Rail Road Of
the left bank on tho Sth OF May. There
had been grsnd letc at Versailles, play
OF the great wuterworks. Grew orks, &C.,
and vast number Of persons were ira
vcrsius The rail roads. The train to which
the accident occurred consisted of two en-
zines aud IS carriages. /, left Versailles
a, hulr.pa 5. aud The accident occurred
a, Menlou, from the breaking Of an axle
ofthe frs, engine, and the upse,ling Of the
second. The Stacking particulars ARE given
in the annexed extracts,
"OG its reaching shoi, distance be-
yond Bellevue, the axletree Of the frs, en-.
gine broke, and the wheels becoming tie.
iached from the vehicle, the latter GOT of
The rails, and placing itself across The road.
was thrown on its side by the shock of the
second engine. The latter, hurried along
by its own impetus aud that Of the train,
went over the first engine, and was follow
ed by two open wagons, two Of the second
class, and diligence, Of which latter the
front par, got above the back Of the car
riages which preceded them.
"The shock was dreadful; the wagons
were smashed in pieces. ana number OF
persons were killed aud wounded. The
nisfortuue was aggravated by sill more
!r;ahtiul Circumstance. The ERE OF the FIRST
engine fell on the road, that Of the second
was soon added 70 It, aud the coke, carried
onthe tenders, added fresh food to The FIRE.
The firsr FIVE carriages arriving over the
furnace, were instantly isni'ed, and were
almost entirely consumed with awful ra-
pidity. The succeeding wagons stopped,
aud the travellers ulish,ed from them.
The consequences Of this terrible misinr-
tune were truly deplorable. Fory-lhrce
persons perished, and fifty were more or
less dangerously wounded. On the FIRST
engine was, independently ofrhe ordinary
engineer and a,roker, Mr. George. ian En-
glishman,) the chief engineer. On the Sc
cond. besides the engineer aud stroker, was
one oil the directors of The rail road. The
administration Of the establishment rcc.ons
among the dead Mr.. George, The chief en-.
gineer; two other engineers, the s,roker
aud guard; and the director had his leg
broken and his shoulder put out Of jjuirt.
''As soon as the authorities became
aware Of the accident, The PrcGect Of the Po-
lice repaired 10 the station Of the railway
TO give the FIRST orders, and procure every
assistance. Among the killed was the cell
ebraied circpmnavisator Admiral D'Ur.
vile, with his wife and child. They were
so mu,ilated as 10 be identified with diff
Guilty. II was at FIRST rumored that son
of Col. Thorn, of New York. was among
the missing, but il was afterwards ascer-
tanned that he bad attempted 10 obtain a
passage in the train but had failed The
same disappointment. occurred 10 Dir. Bull
wcr and many others"
GREECE.
"Le,,ers from Athens ofthe Cd Of April
Informs us that two rathtr severe shocks
of earthquake were felt al PaIras, on the
18Th of March. a similar shock was ex-
perieneed ut Pa,ras on the 25th. No mis-
chief was done; but it appears that some
houses suffered by shock which also took
place NJ the same time at Kalamatra and
Aadicossa.
FRANCE.
Paris, May Z.
"a rumor prevailed yesterday thai
conspiracy 10 murder the King had been
discovered, TO which, however, little ere.
Jencc was attached, the moro especially
from the silence observed by the govern
men, journals las, night, and tie absence
Of all,aiiusiou whatever 10 i, by any oil the
journals this morning.. find, however,
upop inquiry, that the fact is but TOO true
tina, q discovery has been made by the
police, which leaves no doubt OF The exis-
ience of plot, noi only 10 murder the
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