The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1842-03-22
STEAMBOAT EXPLOSION.

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STEAMBOAT EXPLOSION.
We mentioned yesterday the explosion o. the
North Star near Tuscaloosa, by which fifteen per-
were killed The Tuscaloosa Flag contains
letter from Thomas Maxwell, n survivor who by
his GOODNESS and unparalleled exertions, saved the
lives of many OF his companions which gives
full account Of the catastrophe The lacts are as
already stated. She had sixteen cabi passengers
with three ladies' and two children. Both boilers
burst with explosion like artillery, and in an
instant twosthiids Of the beautiful boat was hurled
into the air in atoms One of the boilers was
blown one hundred and fifty yards over the tops o
the highest trees into the open field.
The false sides, says tho letter, were blasted in
TO mere atoms, and were already filed up with wa
ter; the main deck was shivered into splinters, and
the heads, logs and arms OF apparently dozen hu
man beings, belonging TO the crew,were projecting
out here and there from the mass of infiammabie
substances that had fallen into the hull, and
in confused pile were mingling with red hot
embers from the furnace, while their groans and
their cries for help came horribly and awfulIy to
my cars. BY groat e1ortions I'LL the iudies, the
children and the who could move got on
shore.
| But the tale is yet untold; the boat was low en-
tirely enveloped in tho flames; from stem TO stern
| il mighty mass OF that dread element
And before our eyes, IN that abyss OF flame, there
were not less than ten or twelve Of our fellow be
ings burning into cnders. saw before mo three
of them burning in the brightest Hames-one of
them apparently in sitting position. The groans,
the heart sickenng cries of others could be heard
who could not be seen, and we could render them
no assistance whatever From the moment Of ex
plosion until she was burnt down 10 tho waters
edge, not moro than twenty minutes elapsed.
Fifteen persons were killed and several others
we've severely wounded.--N " Tribune.
PROTECTION TO AMERICAN INDUSTRY
We copy The following article from the Madso
nian, paper published at Washington, and suppo
sed TO be, than any other journal in the conf
dence OF the Executive. We rejoice TO perceive,
from that quarter, decided inclination to foster
tho domestic products and the industry of the coun
ry-S disposition towards that course of policy,
without the pursuit of which this country can new
er regain its position OF prosperity. II Is not posi-
BILE that the President Of the u. States do his
country greater SERVICE in tho present state of her
affairs, than to give his sanction and influence TO
measures of decided character, for the encourage
ment Of her manufactures, and The protection of do
m cstic labor.
BETTER PROSPECTS.
The dark clouds which have so long brooded
| over us so full of dsmay and gloom, we trust are
about TO break away. The night is fleeing; the
morning cometh; brighter day is, ere long, to
dawn upon us. a natiOnai feeling, both patriotic
and cheering is struggling into BIRTH Men are
beginning to realize the necessity Oi effort, and
| this united with retTenchmeut and economy, will
| assuredIy be crowned with success. AN AMERICAN
| a HOME INTEREsT-Is VOW MORE JUSTLY CHER
| IsHED. In almost every part OF the land CHI
zens are arousing in response to the call
TEcr AND EXTEND THEIR INDUSTRY; and when we
begin thus to depend on curse Ives, we have
| to take courage. Our resources are ample there
| is bone and sinew enough among us, if it is but
once brought into full and fit action. The mer
chant, the manufacturer, the agricuIturist, every
class and section, need but TO combine their ener
gies, and not even the arrangement of our curreD
| cy, our heavy State debts, our hlndeed works Of
| improvement, nor any of the causes tnat have
seemed to threaten us with irre'rivable ruin need
| any longer dismay US. The NATIONAL ExEcUrIvE
tIs'wITH US, is seen by his message recommend
| ing sufficient revenue to be raised by duty on
foreign imports. and this, too,wih suitable dscrim
ination in favor OF our own industry.
Happily those discussions the question, how
far duties on imports are necessary for oar proec
ton alone, need not now be discussed, since il is
well known that Tariff, sufficient to meet the ex
penses Of Government, will, if judiciously laid, af
ford security against foreign importations, and not
disappoint the expectations, which have been excl
ted by former Administrations. An Exchequer
plan, TOO, is proposed, affording good if not an
| abundant currency, with great commercial advan
tages. In the examination OF any plan OF settled
policy, we must remember the contingency ofwar,
which we pray may long be avoided, but will eve:
ue preferred 10 national Injustice or disgrace.
We repeat, then, tina, there is a better pTc-pec,
| before us. Let each patriot come the rescue, and
| aid in the adoption of the recoporative measures
now proposed Let forget that political as
pranis are watching for personal advantages, and
would the country suffer many years 10 come
rather than find blessings flow from other hands
than their own. With a true love of country and
spirit Of comfy and compromise I'VE trust that the
proposed measures Of relief will BIO sanctioned by
decided majority
WELL MATCHED. The census of Washington
County, VT. for 1910, shows the following singular
result. We doubt whether any other county in
the Union is nicely poised. 1t what we call
''close shaving"
Males Females.
White n.rsons lI742 lI743
f,nI.roj 40 II 10