Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1844-03-07

II four feet from il, stood Mr.. Gilmer, Sec
retary Of the Navy f; Mr.. Upshur, Sec.
re,ary Of State /; and Mr., Gardner, OF
Long Island. On the other side, il /
can understand hurriedly made by those
on board, stood Captain Kennon and
Virgil Maxcy, Of Maryland. All these
,rers killed. Killed antaDeously.-
The Hon. Mr. Pratt, of New York, was
ihe first person who approached the
the moment gathered around him, and
were s,upifrd with horror. Mr.. Pra',
seized handspike and attempted 10 lift
from Mr.. Gilmer and MIR. Upsher II
heavy mass of iron, which, he says, was
upon their legs, as they lay PROSTATE.
Il lie says he instantly recognized them.
lie succeeded in his attempt. But the
limbs were crushed. Mr. Uphsur was
dead Mr.. Gilmer was Just gasping
and soon died. Mr. Gardner, he says,
was dead, and horribly mangled.
/ All agree in saying that Captain Ken
non and Mr.. Maxcy were dead, when
their bodies we're approached and,
farther, that they were evidently wound
ed in the head by fragments of iron. 1t
also appears that blood was flowing from
| the head of Mr.. Gilmer.
/ learn that several sailors were killed
or morally wounded, and a servant Of
the President. Mrs. Wethered, the
lady of the new member from Maryland,
/ was standing near, but was unhurt. -
|. Mr.. Glmcr's back was to the gun, and
he was engaged in vivacious conversa-
tion with Mrs. Wethered.
Capt. Stockton was Doi near the gun,
as has been rumored here. His duties
called him to a short distance from il, at
( the moment
\ The President was standing, the mo-
ment before the gun was fired with Miss
Gardiner, and on The same spot with MIR.
! Gardiner, Mr.. Gilmer and MIR. Upshur.
Il Miss GardIner,a AT the moment, expressed a
! wish to return To the cabin, and the
| President accompanied her, just IN time
to save his life and hers.
/ A portion Of the family Of Mr.. Gilmer
and Of Mr. Upshur were on board -
| Their anguish cannot be pictured. Mr..
| Gilmer's family is large and most Of fIhem
very young, and he is just preparing To
bring them to this city. Time alone,
and He who te,npers calamity, can as
suage their grief
I The family Of Mr.. Gardiner, Of Long
Island, were on board the boat. They
were taken by the President TO his
n house.
Il II is useless to talk OF causes, though
! could say much on the subject. II
would be easy to show that the gun
was made on false pIincip pies discarded
:, principles. But let us bury the dead
4 and pay the last tribute to their memory,
before we proceed to investigate the
matter.
II From the Globe of Wednesday evening.
L Colonel Benton aud Captain Stockton
/ were slightly injured. Colonel Benton's
injury arose not from any fragment oi
/ the gun, but merely from the conclusion
tic was at the butt of the gun, taking its
range, when it fired. He was not sensi-
BILE Of its stunning effect until he had
called for aid to the bleeding sailors
i He was stunned ios time, but was ena.
bled To walk after reachIog the shore
and has given a distinct account Of the
deadlul scene. Captain Stockton wn.
burned by the powder, but not seriously
/ injured.
The only circumstance calculated to
4 relieve The all -pcrvading distress is, that
/ Of the multitude OF ladies' who were on
/ board the snip, not one was injured. -
/ Air. Upshur and Mr.. Gilmer were idols
in the happy family by which each was
surrounded The elder chlldreG Of Mr
/ Gllmer are Just grown the younger still
/ IN the nurses arms. Commodore Ken
non, Mr. Maxcy and MIR. Gardiner are
all torn from family endearnents- from
wives and children
II We understand that Mrs G,lmer was
upon the deck when her husband fell
II was the third discharge Of the gun
(and fired AT the request of MIR. GilIner)
F, that burst it, The daughter of Mr.
/ tphur, several of the family OF Com
kennon. and the daughtes of Mr. Gardi-
ner, were on board the steamer but
none Of them, except Mrs Glmer, were
appriZcd of the death OF those most dear
to them, until after their return to the
city. AImos, all the ladies' were below,
at dinner, when The catastrophe occur
|. red. Mrs. Gilmer WAS brought to the
city almost in state of distraction.
Il There were two hundred ladies' on
board, and during the two discharges OF
the gun, were on the deck /; and many
ol them approached very near to observe
the course OF the ball after It struck The
II water.
H Correspondence Philadelphia Ledger.
/ Capt. Stockton, who was knocked
down, almost instantly rose to his feet,
and Jumped on the wooden carriage TO
survey the whole effect Of the calamity
\ All the hair Of his head and face was
burnt off and he stood calm and un-
dismayed, but silent, over the wreck
In addition to the deaths already men
toned, about dozen sailors were badly
wounded one was dead, and behind
him Col Benton, Judge Phelps and Mr..
Strickland, as IT dead, extended on the
deck.
On that side, by n sing ular conca,ena-
ton Of circumstances, Mr.. Tyson, OF