Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1843-05-10

passenger the Rev. MIR. Daseom. is described 10 have been
most distressing. lie had maintained his hold during the
night. and until the first boat had reached within a few hun
drcd feet Of the wreck, when his strength entirely failed;
and he fell backward into the water and was seen no more.
Lieut.. Hemsworth, the Admiralty agent, had remained in
the vicinity of the wreck during the night, but his boat was
quite full, and he was totally unable To render any assis-
lance to the unfortunate creatures who still chung 10 the
rigging. The weather was tolorably moderate, or the lives
oi the whole crew must inevitably have been sacrificed
Had any attempt been made TO reach the shore also, their
can be little doubtthat the boats would have been swamped
by the breakers and every soul lost.
\ list OF Passengers, officers, and crew saved from the
wreck of the Royal mail steam packet Sulway, which took
place on Friday night, at IL m. Of the 1th Of April, about
twcnty,milcs To the Westward OF Comma. viz
Passengers.-Captain and Mrs. Wentworth, three chill
drcn and servant; Mr.. and Mrs. Davis, three children and
servant; Miss. Crawford. II. kieswitz, Mrs. Levy, II. I. Tho
mas, Susanna Clark. Francis Ssvory, Mr. Geddcs, MIR.
Sughrue. Mr.. Adamson, Mr.. AncTam, Mr.. and Mrs. Pcl,
Mr.. Campbell, Hon. MIR. Dalzell. Mr. Watley. and MIR. dc
Savallos.
Oniccrs.-Lieut. Homsworth. Admiralty agent; Mr.. Wei
der, chief officer: Mr.. Leigh, second do; MIR. Bcvis. third do'
Mr.. Lane, purser; MIR. Carey, midshipman; and MIR. Garlic
(of the Thames)
Enginccrs-Mr. Thomson. chief engineer; George An
gus, second ditto; Thomas NJ. Muthne, third ditto; James
Robinson, fourth ditto; Mark RowOrth, fifth ditto; r. Irving,
boiler maker; \. Stcadman, apprentice.
Seamon-SmithT Taylor. quartemastcr; Gappy, Fletcher.
Fenton, Smelling, Lamb, Browning, apprentice; Richards,
Ladncr, RUsc, apprentice; Bell, carpenter; Woxall, boat
swain; Gardner, Hemer, smith, -quarIcmaster; Davis, Mes
hood, NobcS, Morgan. Read aud Taylor.
Fircmcn and Coal Trimmcrs.-Whtakcr Wilson, Ste
ycns, Shepard, Sweetngham, Gallagher, Maddox, Cole
man, Balhantinc, M'Milan, Logan, Wallace. Robertson,
Sinclair, M'Laghlin, I. Sinclair, I. Ward, IRE, Frost. Can
nady, Darrell, and J. Ward.
STEWARDS DErAErNExr.-Mr kison, head steward;
Harding, waiter; Ramsay, apprentice; Simpson, storekeoPer'
Duncan, waiter; Banks, head waiter; kirkuP, ships cook;
Brown second, cook; Pascoe, Admiralty agent servant;
Bradley, waiter; Read, butcher.
n. B.-Mr. Goicoura and Mr.. Franks, passengers, stop
ped at Corunna.
OFFICIAL RETERN OF TENSIONS LOST.
List of Officers aud crew lost.-Capt. Duncan; MIR. Hall,
midshipman; Ralph Robinson, carpenters mate; Hugh
Thompson, quartcmastcr; Henry Snibson, ordinary seamani
L.. - ~ I...- h,nn.l aAa1 frauuuaar q
CARAT Dillon, do; w. Wallace, fireman; Hugh Wallace,
coal do; H.. Noel, purscrs steward; George Reading, cap
tains servant; Alexander Brown, bed room stewards t.
Eager, knife and boot cleaner; Joshua Wesirup, saloon cook;
Patrick Anton. baker; Isabella McGurn, stewardcss.
Passengers lost-Mr. and Mis-. Fiuames and cmldren;
Mr.. IIaly, MIR. Montciorc. Miss Beadon, Rev. Nh. Bascom,
Mr.. Lee Main, Mr.. Blake, K. f., Mr. Burehel, X. h., Mr..
Hunter, MIR. NicoNc, Mr.. Cartwright.
DKKADFuI CoLLERY xrLosIoN.-TwENr SEVEN LIVES
osr.-Onc OF those fearful catnstrophes, unfortunately 81
common in the mining district, occurred ON "Wednesday
morning week shortly before eight O'Clock, IN the Stomont
main coliery, the property of Mr.. John Grace and partners
at Wreckington, about two miles from Newcastle Tyne,
and was attended 10y n tremendous sacrifice of human life.
there having been - men and boys killed, and six OF
seven others seriously injured. The catastrophe, though
thus melancholy in It's results, does ~notappear 10 have been
marked by any oi those violent and appalling circumstances
which have frequently attended accidents of 4 similar ma
ture IN this ncighburhood. The men employed at the mouth
OF the pit had no conception that such an accident had oc-
CURED unul a boy Was drawn up much burnt; and even then
they were made aware OF but small extent of the calami-
".
There were upward OF nifty persons engaged IN TIE PIT II
the time; and OF these more than thirty worked IN the Yves
tern part OF the mine, where the explosion occurred. The
damage done 10 the pit Is remarkably uihing, scarcely ca
cceding in value Il few shilings, not 80 much asa prop hav-
ing been driven from its place. Nor did the bodies Of the
sufferers present any of those narrowing features which are
generally seen after an explosion; very few were burnt at
all, and even they comparatively slightly, while the MAORI
ty were perfectly uninluTed. There is, therefore, little, II
any, doubt that the loss ut life Is attributed, not 10 the fire,
but TO the "aitcr damp" or, less technically speaking, the
noNiOus gas which succeeded, and was produced by the en-
plo-ion. How the accident originated will probably remain
matter Of conjecture. The moo current explanation, and
the one which most readily suggests itself, l., that while
Mr.. Matthias Gray, the undcNiewer, (and one OF the sui
iCTers,) was passing u working winch had been Tor some
days considered To be in a dangerous state, the foul AIR was
ignied by this light; and the men who Were employed on
both sides oi th1t place were those who persisted.
EyFLoSIoN az A POWDER MmI--On the 18Th the pow
der mill at Waltiam Abbey, twelve miles from London,
on the margin Of a broad running stream, which branches
out Of the river Lea, the property OF the government, was
the scene OF a iighuul explosion, 10y which, in an Instant,
seven persons were deprived Of life. Five Of them were
carried over the river M a helpless state, and lll among the
marshes. In some instances the bodies were so horribly dis
figured and shattered that they could no, be- recognized
The bodies Were collected, wrapped in sheets, aud ~desposit-
ed in AN clubhouse. The building IN which the explosion
took place, as well as those adjacent, was, OF course, destroy
I'd. Persons at q distance Of a quarter OF a mile were thrown
down, and for an instant deprived Of sight. Nosuch explo-
has taken place since ISL.
IRELAND.
Disturbances have taken place in some parts OF Ireland,
especially in the neighboThoOd of Monaghan, with u view
~ obtain a reduction vi rent. The lower class OF people.
having assembled themselves ia numbers, committed nu-
merous outrages; the stewards ot the different estates being
IA general the object OF theis furious Indignation. No life
has been lost; and the determined conduct ut those IN au-
tionty will probably prevent, for 4 time at least, the recur-
renee Of such violent proceedings.
4 large quantity OF foreign wheat has been released free
of duty at Dublin, for the purpose OF being manufactured
into flour and biscuits for the use Of the emigrant vessel row
taking in passengers for North America.
From the y. Y. Tnbunel
National Policy and the Loco-Foco aspirants to
the Presidency.
We have already stated that the Loco Focos OF Indiana,