Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1842-03-28
ANOTHER STEAMBOAT EXPLOSION.

killing ffern persons and severely wouuding several
others IL particulars sc bfciy stated IN our paper
iew DAYS sarc: but detailed account il given IL
the sn5IoaeI letter, which ln1 IN The Tascal14sa
"Flag Of thc Union
/ We len ,hc wharf about half paa II O'clock IN the
morning. with probably not than any bales Of { Of
ton and A. W, - can remember about sNlrrn Psaen
gcrs III the cabin. viz IL Allied Battle and lazy. Ms
Kelly and t8o children, opt. J. u. Writers, Capt
Richardson Col {. -. Conner. t9l MePhcueon, Nj
: TarraHi Nj. \. j. Chmcr Mr.. Marrs, NJ llnHy.
Mr. Hand. Mr. Fuller Lady whose name IS unknown
aud myself
w had neither topped nor attempted 10 stop from
The commencement but were travelling ehecTiully and
paly along nj the rate ofsome ten twelve miles
hour when the Two boilers in rapid succcsson exploded
like the rar two OF the largest pieces Of artillery
while the yrss guivcre TO her keel m an instant two
thirds of hat beautiful bat thrown into the air to
an incredible height. and shfefcd into atoms stream
OF nosuus gas from the boilers passed with such irenen
dous pressure toward the stern, through the halls Of the
cabn that our bats carried irain our heads with
The current aud enyrlopcd IN smoke and bcHildered
with tho wells and grau- Of the dying sufferers whose
bodieslay torn 10 pieces. mingled with the shaPcoes
wreeh-the shattered HasA around - was but dmly
dcrsfDd.
~ powerful was The explosion thai Of the boilers.
with Immense weight, was blown at least hundred
aud fry yards over the tops OF the highest trees. into
the epcn field, and nutat from II lies the plato ol the
safety valve sunk four five feet earth like the
the hall = cannon In that moment you may imagine
the dstcssoi the Inmates of the ladies' cabln-conslerna
ton srcucd 10 havr been fixed upon all to deprive
"''n - t'' - - ~ - n, II
leu ,o,' J" VI, '''i l'S '''e 5'''Ne ' a'u oi} 'e
fNt7' - INN, ''"'' ''' ~, p'''''' SUI W u" u"
hurricane roll lqw the heads OF three four that
bad been blown into the ar and had fallen into the vcr
struggling tecby nl.h The waves, 10 keep themselves
Oh the surface ana ihe "niy h'nha P"fion o' ,ho
'il = "'r, pursuing '''i ,"".s WIN '"e 9a"'; II"
h''i.is hau M "s'PfN'u' ''u' VI '"'i Ia" nu'S"'
N lht t'''el ana fa91 - l"u S'o1 'o'ouso ',e
INC deck anu 'c nun OIL ' paa' 10 INC o9''o' o ''e
iN't, i'oN14 laiE' INV 'lo"s" ""tn '"o ".t'
o'Asd h'lSa "'7 f'" Aa'l slit 'nnai ao.A ~ lt"
MINUTES ~ eNo Il every 'H3il 10 prevent II iha' might
a' as tts'' h1a, ',@ asa ,' seo UNI G'ua tllna
ii'ei' ne "al# ''1A "' ~ nun lfot me @h,'l=
house To- Tie hoN had ben shattered into mere she'll
IL l'lse h'ets to hl" "a 1'u iaeft atah5 ana "cte
7tgsit htEd up WIN &&#ct tle nam dcet WAS shlvcr
"d pi0 f}''a',i and ar heads legs and arms VI apIa
rcalY d 7el haaaa sais, h~I-39'ng TO the crew.
Vcte ~ getting al htIs AID faelo from the mass Il i
Aaasaal III s.inc5, tln had now fallen INTO the huh
Gul in ,HG.ad pile No.. aingn. with red hat ON
.cf4 from he furnace Will, ler gfaans and then cries
Gt lep caec hofady and aWluy to my cars.
just at tbs moment, thr boat having still her fun
, speed upon h,r, aud coming III lend ol the river, |
was gladdened will the prospect OF running into steep
butl bel ne me- although was afraid that coming with
such speed, Wh.uslc struck The rock, shc m4a h,
shatt rod to pieces, and placing myself position not
lG u thrown overheard hB the shock awaited the blow
she struck with drl adml rebound which shock her
from stem IL stern. tApn2h she wauld tll 10 piece,
bus she did at. u,N went forward to the box walk
ing on the eHHs # the Ills. Which formed her hull
NtrH lf#arhd Ma, bow. shc vas NV rctroalna
irm h, Aluh. and gan again o desraif hut " lth Il
strength NlHca ny,rI had BEFORE made spring. and
succeeded III guspug Tie tapth of rcc tla oyerhung
the river, firm an am5e,t perpendicular peoYiee Gan.
ihrsn 10 twenty ftrl IN height and ealnq loudly 10 a
black man. who happened at that moment 10 have risen
to hs feet made lila throw lec the rope which ia.
tened 10 u lIoc ard her stern bring out in the middle oi
the stream she swnnE around Int in doing So discoy
cred that shr was pulling the ilro away by the roots
and Thought they were all roinr out AGAIN into the
stream and would he consumed by the flames; saw the
fires commencing IN different places and kindng into
blaze aud The shreks and the eoans of the poor sufferer
made my heart seu hut stmning my voice to its hie
est pitch At length made the black man throw me an
other rope Wuch | fastened 10 q better tree, and tbs
held her until she swung clear around in the current
During this time could neither see Mr. Battle uar
any other person that could move except I'll, black ha,
before mentioned. and still dcsparcd of getting then
to tht shore, the flames were kindng and had Gale,
loudly with I'll my power to Air Battle ard Captai,
Richardson, who were striving still keep the ladie
: calm in their cabin MI knowno there was any talhc
II danger and the loucht that should see them all dc
L stroyed in the flames was awful in the extreme A
length they heard my voice and hy srns and spakin
together was enabled To show them how they mia
, escape and Get towards me; and not until they ha
e reached the bow of the vessel were they horanphl
Is The ladies were enabled 10 cross the flames BY III
exercise OF great care In walking over the mos, danger
rs Gus portions of the wreck. alone with Mr. Rattle an
u CAPTAIN Richardson and the ladies' came also frnm III