Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1843-04-03
Prom The Pii!sb,rg Gazette Of .Ntrch le.
STEAMBOAT EXPLOSION.

LOSS OF LlFE.-One Of th,se fearful cvcp,.
which arc Of so frequent occurrence on The ycr -,
ters and which have visited most of our wes,or, 90
yer cilfs has happened IN our city. as We stated in
short postscript in part of yeslerda,s issue ycstcr
DAY afternoon, about half past clock ~ the sloan,
ooai cu''er was rounding ont for Cincinnati She col
apsed hue, giving vent 10 Ltr steam .tcrnv,rds
oy winch one man was instantly killed. several b,dl,
scaldcd and some seven eight blown overheard q,
'hose oio"n overheard only three four were picked
lowing particulars: W
h,aed iastaaHy.-Andrew MClanon, Of Cinc;on,
u, md engineer Of the Gutter
Missing, supposed 10 be dro,rped Ono German
deck passenger, name unknown, two NEGRO fran,r
anes u"Aoo"h' one whose name has moi been a,crr
tanned, and = Haskell pilot, Of Beaver. Pa
dangerously Seaided-John HUGHES. If Ci,,;o,,,,
is' Engineer; and colored fireman. name unknewn
severely Sedtded-A female passenger paine m.
known deck hand, name unknown.
Nighty Seaided-A cabin passenger. husband Of
the lady who was injured was SLIGHTLY sealed NV &
face; John Smith and Michael Brady Ir;sLm. ~ r; ,'
1innati, deck passengers. were blown eyer, ,,J ,rd
picked up, slightly scaded, some two or Three Others
were slightly scalded '''''' UNITS
-, passenger named - Anderson, Mr.. NLi,,on.
~ Po'l anu several others were injured by the CLASS
IN jumping through the social hall door. durinr he an
fusion. ''''"s INC con
nc machinery aid other portions Of tho bca, voro
nsiaefaoiy shattered 10y the explosion and some of the
freight destroyed. " "
., we notice DIS Fahnostock, Armstrong Thor,
nson, ana Dramsdorfi on the boat. rendering prsf,s
siona assistance 10 the wounded
ne male ut the Gutter 1--WE learn states tb,, all t
.ues were examined and pm, in order in Cincinnati
previous 70 her last trp. Nth the exception Of e ons
.oa,cn eo1apsed The captain ascrbes tho eynl sian
20 me usual Practice Of passengers-that Of suddray
.nshlns IRON one side Of the boat to the other
ssg port, This, Che says) together win The f,rco "a
"e "'su caused The boat tocar.en TO sarboarJ and ~,
~asef liiing suddenly the sarboard boiler occa,ionni
the accident. 'S"''' oceaS'oned
The Cntier was built at Cincinnati. and b,s mad,
ou' in.ee trips her boilers were old baying bocn f
several years used on the steamer RchmonJ. ,bev ap
originally made in Wheeling " "'''
ansre was no Safety Guard on the vessel
The practice Of putting old boilers on new Ao.,s nan
no pe too severely reprehended such ,rinr win ,.
lives OF the travelling public should not be suffered s
Sieainboaf owners, to few dollars. lac allowed "
send scores OF their fellow men to another world w
wish 70 place as charitable CONSTRUCTION upon tho c
duct II others as il will bear but we cannot re,n om
aing mat the person WHO placed the boiler which !,
'nlured upon the Cutter or the government inspected
Nno css.hed to its sucieney, must be considered n
setp0nsitIe FIX the accideuk
n's - uss nfsi si1 rGr city has yet had Of III.
S' :Ts. r q s,sa11 pay ihs u, Is.l
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