The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-08-14
BY THE SOUTHERN MAIL.
fFrom the Philadelphia Gazette. /


TERRIBLE STEAMBOAT ExPLosIoN.-A terrible ac-
cident happened this morning on the Delaware,
nearly opposite Market street, to tbs new steamboat
Portsmouth, Captain James Devoe The Portsmouth had
started from Arch wharf at half past eight O'Clock.
with between forty and fifty passengers on an excursion
to the Bay Break &c. and alter getting fairly under
way and when the engine had performed some eighteen
or twenty revolutions the stay bolt Of the inner part
Of the steam chimney the top OF the boiler,
drew out carrying with portion OF the iron and dis
charging the steam and hot water through the hues and
the steam chimney q the smoke pipe to the distance
Of some seventy Feet and also through the deck The
elderly passenger, belonging to New Castle, Del, who
in the engine room, named Thomas Massey both
dreadiuly scaided from head to foot and neither Is fear
ed survive. The first engineer Isaac Ames of N Y,
covered with ashes blown ont from the fires and could
scarcely be recognised He was scaded though not so
badly the others Gilbert Jackson, black ceok OF New
York. who sitting the fire room door, was
verey scalded on tn hands and arms Mr. Stevens, ths
second engineer while his clothes were full Of stean and
his suferings had almost phrensed him. begged to be
thrown overheard His request not being complied with he
threw himself into the and caught TO the eT where
he chung saved by boat His idea cool him
SELF but the acthe impulse OF the moment to obtain re-
mel o. ms agones-was desPsrate and has Doubtless sa
persons are all at the Pennsy Hospital and are re-
ceivng every possible attention medical and oherw
The passengers were most all aft at the time OF the acc
dent, and escaped Some few forward but rome OF
these, as lar as has been ascsraned, injured II
any were hurt their injuries were sight
The explosion caused report perceptibe noise.
great many ofthe passengers hardly aware OF the
accident at ALL and some did not know any scald
ed The CONSERVATION board among the ladies'
prevailed TO very limited The alarm and cries
brought of the Jerry boats with small beats from the
shore to the steamer and the passengers taken off
and landed the whsrves. The Portsmouth float
cd down the abreast Of Dock street. where she
anchored and afterwards owed to Kensington by
the steamboat State Rights Capt Deyoe at the moment
OF the accident the hurricane deck the boil
He made extremely narrow escape by rushing
through hachway He attempted 10 drug one OF the
engineers from the engine but his mouth becoming
iui OF steam, he compelled TO rush aft The
OF the accident 10 attributed TO the detective nature Of
the iron OF the internal part Of the steam chimney
No blame be- attached to the captain engineers
The utmost had exercised BY Captain D.voe,
and every thing connected with the boiler and
ry had been examined within twenty four hours pre-
cedng the explosion and pronounced to bs in tbs safest
condition.
Co. The Il. Louis papers by last nights mail an
nounce the death Of Parsons, Esq enc Of tho
Locotoco candidates for Congress in Missouri
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SHIP NEWS.
BY This Mornings Southern Mail.
PHILApELPHiA Aug l3-An Jane Henderson Hnson, New
Haven Augusta, Bryan, New York. Cid Union. Harding
Norfolk.