Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1844-11-04
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-~-else blowing up of the Ohio LA aich
prrsshed esteemed and vslaed ielLss cdzrn james
w. fegnm, President II The Bsnk Of Va. 1his news
has filled with ssdaess tls clgnaaiiy in whose rerard
and affections he occupied large siare He wss IN.
decd. man u be beloved fr hs quslisis II head and
heart were such 10 command ahke admiration and
seem Tie had recently hen his family and ffianJs Il,
mako trip the Sou Invest snd tho ira ,utail,nn.
We have OF him. Is ms dreadful Leaih Wbiie lsanen
ting bis demise N the midst 81 his rseful he ali viii
heartily sympaihise nth his family in their tragic and
hsast- senting bereavement.
From The Lom.riRe Courier. oet. q
TERRIBLE STEAMBOAT DISASTER
Espiossoa y .hr s.ueg Uaiksr
oote - Persons II .iicd and wounded.
u 10 with ecnrs the nus, acute and psinf ,b., "a,
"esrd the kdc~ng lfiul disaster and the IS of So
many valuable lives. The steamer Inc, Walker Can.
nss tsna, ieii this place New Orleans YESTERDAY
ersrded with ,dsstngefs When about fur or five
mike below sw Albany and ns h.f,rc sunset same
part 81 her nashinrry 70, Of orjr and he engine
~as s'or Jed IN order II repair H. While engaged IN
making the necessary repairs the water in .be boles
ga too low-and aoou. tive min les after the engine
lad ceased working, her three BOILERS exploded with
tremendous vhtence, and horrible and TER &c effect
The explosion upwards. and that par Of the boat
shove the boiers blown into thousands OF peefs-
The Z. ). snsg boal Gopher. Capt l.. g. Durham VA,
ab'rs 2oo yards distant at the liue of the .xposin-
Cap' Durham was immediately the Spot rescuinp
those the water and with his crew ren rims ALL The
aid IN his power 10 him we are indebted Gr pnsl of
our particulars lie ibtorms US that the Lucy Walker
IN the mIdjle of the fver and such was the force at
she explosion, aa parts Of the boilers and the boat were
thrown shore. just after the explosion the mr. was
filled with human beings and fragments Human beings
Due man was blown up hiy ystds 4 Tell with such rec
~ 10 ~ entirely through The deck boat An8her
WAS cut enirely IN Two hy piece Of the ln,lsr We
have heard Of many such bear,enJug and s.chenne r
cidrnts.
Beire Capt Daaham reached the pl.ce where the
Il.rg all Ia.
been thrown inio Tie fiter. dnan. lie however saved
.he lives oi lsge Rugbsr Of persons BY throw Them
e'ards aud rop,s. and puiiing lhrm on his bal y h
h"ss immediately ailsr the Apnslon The ladies' cab
IN tHk hre and h.ITe had been consumed she sank
IN twelve of hesa i-ri aasr THUS i, rresaated tn,
remarkable circumstance at lJaat eNpalaJ bufuin,
and sinking. all ~ The spare OF lev nlinuss 'Tne
scsnas snj esriastlo,s 81, lie females aud tbnse bo
~~e got Killed = represented Is having DISTRESS ~
sni swiui. We teeve uune al The f.uaies an b ard
we're fDur-d-sne h"aevcr. may have iteen df,s ned
The h--aks Il the boa, We're desn,v.d and al c,,,.s
VII h~ Impossible The uotnhef If those
Killed. Thefe ltsst fey ~ sixty petr,ns Killed
and messing. aud hhecn ~ twenty wuuhdr,-s,ne Ne
riously. Cap. Dansm rii the Wounded at New Alba.
ny, al ei ~hnm were kindly and well cared Tor hy the
hcspsbe and humane CIT z-ns Of that town Gam
Dan'sm deserves the thanks 0f be community cor his
humane ard vigorous exerl0ns 10 save the live. al and
his Kindness I'D attention 10 the sufferers lie stripped
hIs bat alrverY oa "koi sheet and every Thing else ne
essssry fur their comioit.
Nj John ilison and Mr. Henry Bebee. passengers on
The Lucy Walker, deserve n1ce Tor their cooness and
tht'f eelehi rserons 10 saving the lives Of The Drown
ing rerstns The following the names o the dead
msHng and WOUNDED. 50 FAT as We have been able 10
learn Them:
KILLED AND MISSING.
Gen. J. w pegram Of Richmond Va
Samuel Brown. Pos Office Agent, Of Lexington, Nv.
). H. Mccormick, of Virginia.
Charles Dinnc, Of Louisville
Philip Wallis, ttmrfy If Baltimore
=, Heoece'' daughter Of A. J. Foster. Of Gfeensvie,
JAS. Vsnderberg. OF Louisville.
MI Hughes, hrmefly ul Lexington Ky
MI haiioek Of New Albany. engineer OF the steamer
Msxr?pa.
Nicholas Fond, formerly Of TIN. city.
David Vann, the Captain
Moses kirhy pilot
Secoad mate, second clerk second engineer. and three
deck hstds, names unknown.
-Four negro hremen.
WOUNDED
WI Perhes-vey badly hurt.
Mr. hsine. of Va, d.
First Engineer. do
Capt. Thompson. pilot-arms fractured
Mr. Roberts, oi Philadelphia slightly hurt
NJ" supposed that john ~ johnson and Richard Phil.
ne wire on board-il 81, they ARE host.
HE boat was owned BY Captain X. Vanu, of Arksn
sss, and Was insured,
We hope to be aole TO learn more names and p,ucu
lars 10 morrow.
!HG METHODIST tHuRcH.--1he question of a di.
vision between The NnrIhefn and southern prin of the
Ne'h'd'sl Episcopal Church, account oil the Difficult
lies growing an OF the slavery question: continues 10 be
ag',a'ru ~ some f'fons ui the counlr,. The ~ Y
Irhac SAYS:
Tie plan OF division finds general favor At tho Soutb
white W siss at the Northern aud Middle Sl,lrs n
meets WIN hn "nhsillau. and seems likely 10 fail II
fr no other reason, lI of the constitutional naiori
y OF lhfee-n"Tiis oil the travelling preachers The Iii
no" eoaefenee, al us lsle session. passed resolution
strongly depecalag Tie measure aud advising the Dish
cps (he other Annual Conferences cunenrrnc) 10 call
S-"t'ai C"hferenee. 10 meet the first Monday In
may, 1910. 10 take into consideration The present state
81 'he Ihufrh, ioTevhn the "a the late General