New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-08-18
The Steamboat Proprietor.' and the Explo-
zion On the :. linmnta inccr."


one that the Proprietor had been obliged on
recent trip IL consequence Of her crippled state 70
hail another boa; TO take of her passengers and the
other thai large number OF passengers M sell IAc!ded
had been detained he heat OF Tie sun Tor more han
an hour az Whitehall waiting ior ne 60 Wave "hicH
had been substituted II her place
In your paper o; the l2h you state aai ny co!H-ini
cation inserted through the careessness o. tne com
positor doing as clearly appears 10 the
steamboat Proprietor and :athe affair was me more
yexa.ous the communication was entirely ialonE
nous. and you then publish certificates from hi'hu
: Bunker and others dated The lIth instant several
days after the date Of NY communication, stating that
RE steamboat and boilers had been examined and are
now in good condon-the first certificate rerlaEkins
there hss been leak il one ete boilers IN the OUTSIDE
shell when has been sufficiently repaired IN our opinion
70 reuderit sound and +; ;or Use
Now. s.r permit me 20 =ay hr=t that my communics'
ton was not intended 10 be anonymous for lad written
my name II pencil upon the address Of the letter and
II had probably been obierated rendered !e=loe by
the ueyvsbov.carrier 70 whom gave il as was stepping
on board the boat. and secondly that you vii refer
IN inc Commercial Advertiser Of the 5h August you
viii ind nv statement fully verified BY more minute
account furnished the Editor oy irresponsible gentle
man declaring that numerous boarders al Fort Hamilton
and is vicinity mad been greatly annoyed by inc irre=
ularitv OF the steamboat Propretor-a boat wholly unit
20 run II IL presen. cond:ioH-and that on the dag pre-
ceding instead OF making appearance al O'Clock Il
was nearly halt past when she hove II sight Il was
evidentat once from The Captains anxiety mat something
was wrong and when within halt mile or less OF the
Civ he ordered signals distress TO be made which
were promptly responded to By the Edwin Lewis. and
notified tn passengers 70 leave the boat Immediately
the arrival OF relief &c.
are these fact denied They are known to hun
dIed= Wherein then did nv article clearly do great;
Injustice TO the steamboat Proprietor " Shc has been
repaired il seems and now seawortty but tina; does
not change the fact that she unit 10 IN her PIE
vious condition Since the complaints OF her irregular
itv in the Commercial and Tribune the Ferry boats
have made their trips with great puncualy, ana De
ueve TO the entire satisfaction Of the thousands who
travel N them, but that does Prove that the many
who were detained with nc At the tinc hnt wrote to
you including NJ Cookhinseli TO whom tho certificates
OF the Inspectors are addressed did that day lose
their dinner through the unwarrantable delay OF the
Wave
And row sir having disposed OF this mac: allow me
10 sa- few words in reference TO one OF lar greater
magnitude mean the Explosion on Thursday after
noon on board OF the Mountsneer" OF which brief
notices have appeared in The City papers. The follow
Ing Is an exac, from that published Inc Express the
particulars having been furnished by Capt Schultz aud
Capt F-azcc OF the Mountaineer
sThe Mouna!ueer started at O'Clock from the loot OF
Chanbers Yesterday, with about $50 passengers ana 81
halt past four, being then ionkers defective snes
portion of escaped hroughthe snoAeppe ana
very slightly scalded Two OF the crew anu tfee OF .le
passengers There INJURY done 10 any one
ti W pa,d mskin ebt OF il soon after in conversa
. ff.tr w e.tiOy
one on board OF there the usual quantity OF
excitement h, coon subsidized when that there
was no great harm done. The steamboat Thomas Powell!
bound 10 Newburgh took on the passengers anc carried
| them on their way
The haste in which this statement was probably made
may perhaps account for it, partially and incomplete
ness but the impression it calculated to leare upon
the public mind SO different from that which the event
ought excite wherever it may become known, that
think proper to call the attention OF the citizens OF New
York and especially OF the authorities, to whom II pro-
perry belong. 10 investigate such matters some OF the
circumstances attending this accident. Two days,
adds the notice in the Express will suffice TO complete
the triing repairs necessary when she will resume her
place upon the line Her boiler is said to be perfectly
new sound and safe And thus the affair being quietly
passed by without single word its the
suspicious and conhdns public may soon experience
another trAing accident" of similar nature and sin
larry produced
Its common remark with Us that what is every
bodvs business nobodys business and in addition to
the general desire which seems TO prevail TO avoid all un
necessary trouble few are willing 10 incur odum by
coming forward alone TO complain o.. existing abuses
and the consequence Is that they suffer continually from
.bc recurrence OF public evils to which stop nigh;
y have been put on their first appearance by fearless
exposure ard determined opposition. This not how
ever one OF these inconvenience 10 which men
justified IN submitting If they think proper 10 do So Il
is matter OF life and death matter IN which others
than ourselves concerned and wherein silence and
apathy ineXcusabe.
CHANGED en- Thursday to be passenger board the
/ steamboat Thomas Powell for Newburgh. We lett
the wharf All o'clock precisely, the Mountalneer hav
nc started several minutes before the hour Tor the pur
pose as understood OF making her landing at the
foot of Hanllond.st by the time the Thomas Powell!
would be passing The afternoon before the Two boats
mad had tight on their hTst starting and The
Mount4nccr" although considered generally quite
eoua! 10 the Thomas Powell in speed, had held her
own. and gained lizzie, and Il va, sad that now
she was ready 70 try her again
The landing a, Hammond.st- by the Mountaincer
effected great haste, and the race commenced our
boa, being little IN advance Inc Mountaneer mad ap-
parently great head leaving Warrens; and
stil more leaving Hammond st-none hdrRs been ld
Of during her stopping
When a few miles below Yorker: the Mounta.neer
appeared 10 gain upon and suddenly there cry
on board Of the Thomas Powell that enc had burst her
boiler She enyeoped ~ cloud OF steam, and our
Captain presently ordered the boat round TO her relief
ure subsidized when reached her and the passengers
were Immediately transferred including those who had
been wounded by the explosion. Three OF the latter
were most wretched objects. The chanbermaid girl
o, about l9 was very badly scsided passenger said
10 be named NcMurray, WAC was carried on saore at
Dobbs Ferry feared had suffered internal injuries
that would prevent his recovery and writhed with agony
az they moved him. The young lad WHO acted as bar
keeper and who the only support OF widowed moth
was also badly burnt and IN great suffering
Ii proposed 20 hold meeting OF the passengers
on board the Thomas Powell. 10 express their condem
nation OF the conduct which had produced such uniortu
nate results and 10 raise subscription for those who
had suffered, but EonkeEs. and the
passengers about landing their several detna
tons which Captain very properly and generous
y offered 10 take them and they could be fully rep
resented ii deemed nexpedient But the sentiment
generally expressed that the public ought know
the facts, and that steamboat racing should be by all
means prevented
Now lei the facts be investigated. Messrs Moses Il.
GrnneN. George Schuyler Stewart Brown. and
other gentlemen, passengers board the Noun
taneer Doct Brsndreth also WHO kindly devoted
himself 70 he sufferers in ua;i hs arrival sing
sing. Let Us know whether the Sheet OF iron in the