Holly Springs gazette., 1844-03-16

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F-oal NE Louisville Journal Of uarch
jfl.
MOST AWFUL AND LAMENTA-
BE CATASTROPHE! INSTAN-
TANEOUS DEATH BY Tue BUR-
STING OF ONE OF THE LARGE
GUNS OK BOARD THE u. s.
SHIP PRINCETON. OF SECRE.
TARY UPSHER, SECRETARY
GTLMER. COMMODORE KEN
NON. AND VIRGIL MAXCY, ESQ.
The National IntelIigencer at March
Ist., contains the following melancholy
intelligence, which will cast q gloom
over the whole L MON:
"In the whole course OF our lives iN
has never fallen 20 our lot to announce
80 our readers a more shocking calam~
itv-shocking 10 ak its Circumstance
and coucomtants-than that which
occurred on board the United States
ship Princeton. yesterday afternoon,
whilst Under way, in the river Puiom-
ac. fourteen miles below this CITY.
yesterday was a day appointed, Dy
the courtesy and hospitality Of Capt,
Stockton, commander Of the Princeton.
for receiving as visitors 10 this fine ship
diving off AIexandria) a great number
af guests, with their families, literally
and numerCusly invited TO spend the
dav on board. The day was most "a
vuurabIc, and the company was lasse
and b.i'iant, OF both sexes; not less,
rrohah!y, in number, than four hun>
aled, among whom were the Presi-
dent OF the United, States, ,he heads
oi the severa! departments and their
families. At a proper hour, after tie
arrival Of tie expected guests, the ve
sci got Under way ard proceef f1s
down The river, To some distance beE--g$
Fort Washington. During the passage
down, one OF the large guns on board
carrying ball OF 22j POunds) was fired
more than once, exhibiting The great
power aud capacity of that formidable
weapon Of 5ar. The ladies had parta-
Ken ci sumptuOus repast; the gentle
men had succeeded them al the table,
aud some of them had left IL: the ves>
sci was on her return up the river, op-
pOsiie to the Tort, where Capt. Stockton
consented to fire another shot from the
same gun. around and near which. to
observe lis effects, many persons had
gaihere though by no means SO ma>
nv as on similar discharges ia the mor>
ning. tie ladies' who then thronged the
deck being, on this fatal occasion, al
most all between decks, and out o.
reach Of harm.
'.The gun was fired. The explosion
was followed, before the smoke cleared
away 20 as 10 observe its effect, bv
shrieks OF wo which announced dire
calamity. The gun had burst, at
point three or four feet from the breech,
and scattered death and desoIation a.
round. Mr.. Upsher, Secretary Of |
State, Mr. Gilmer, so recently placed /
% The head of the Navy, Commodore /
Aennon, one of lis gallant oflicerS, I
virgil Maxcv, lately returned from a
diplomatic residence at the Hague, Mr..
Gardner, Of New York, --Qnrmerly q
member Of ire Senate from tina; State,)
were among the slain. Besides these,
seventeen seamen were wounded, sew
eralo them badly and probably mortal-
y. Among those stunned By the con-
cusslOn, we learn not all seriously IN
lured, were Captain Stockton himself;
vol. Benton, of the Senate; Lieut..
Hunt, Of the Princeton; w. ID. Rob-
inson. OF Georgetown. Other per-
sons also were perhaps more or less in
luret. of whom, in the horror and con- |
luslon OF the moment, no certain ac-
count could he obtained. The above
are blIeved, however. TO comprise the (
Whole of the persons known 10 The pub .
&c who were killed or dangerously or
seriously hurt.
The scene upon the deck may more
easily be imagined than described. N2r
Can the Imagination picture to itsef /,
we hall OF its horrors. Wives, widow
q "a IN an instant bv the murderous blastl !
daughters smitten with the heart-rend- /;
.ns sight Of their fathers corpsel The
Ha'ung OF the agonized Gemales The :
Paeous grief Of the unhurt but heart |