The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-03-17
PITTSBURGH, March 7th, ls4d

PITTSBURGH, March 7th, 1876.
The Rapid Building up Of the Burnt Dish'~-
Steamboat Building Causes of Steamboat Acci-
dents, &c.
greet the readers OF your immortal Herald with
my first epistle from this city OF coalsmoke and
noisy children, steam-engines and handsome wo-
men and, to use the emphatic words OF 10
Mccain, al hope my endeavors to please may meet
with their appreciation" This delightful day. as far
as genial sunshine 10 concerned but the highways
and byways sprnkled with an amount Of mud which
renders walking any thing but an agreeable pastime
The valetudinarian casts longing glance upon TINS
combination Of pleasant and dissgreeabe things and
and balmy airs Of the glorious SPRING
Business beginning to revive little, and extensive
preparations being made for building IN the burnt
district this coming summer >You would be ssonished
to rambe through this melancholy arena OF hery desc
ation and behold the gigantic improvements that have
taken place since this awful 'visitant swept
city II argues well for the energy and perseverance,
Of our people II shows how far the spirit Of laudsble
industry triumph over mighty calamities-how lar
the spirit of undaunted hope can struggle with for
midable opposition and roll the tide OF Improvement
in the face dangers that thr saened to bury in one
common ruin the earnings Of ALL Pittsburgh will
be herself agannot full Of little huts like an Irish
town. but crowned with houses Of noble proportions
dssolate and full of woe, like deserted CITY, but
filed with life and determination, industry and JOY
have been standing the wharf to-day, and looking
from the hands Of our mechanics What IN the name Of
all that 10 glorious these crafts be for There s not
little fat captain running the Ohio, MISSISSIPPI or
Missouri rivers who will not tell you that his trade Is
completely used up. Some Of these weatherbeaten
gents will 60 little further than this and make no bones
about denouncing any individual consummste block
head who dares to turn his attention to river farng life
in hope Of making profitable living out of It, Bat al
this farraRo about what II right and what wrong, Will
not even check for moment the goahead, kesp.her'
moving spirit which characterzes the children OF
TO build magnificent steamer at this poIt, sno ,nvn
run her to the Grave Yard" some other Destructive
region, and consign her TO the muddy waters Of the MIS-
sssippi. will only give impulse to the company
who planned and got up the unfortunate poa,. Inc Pco
pie In the who pay but little attention 70
can scarcely form dim idea Of the amount Oh ravene
done upon these western waters much less Wouo tney
estimate the number of beings that are hurried
into eternity by the accidents which happen through
uent reckless disregard for human fe and foolish
to get forward with railroad speed in defiance
Of rocks trees and snags OF every kind Pilots fire.
queny upon duty at the wheel, whose dssipatsd
er Of living renders impossible for them to have the
Tree exercise Of all their physical strength and mental
faculties yet, they employed because they turn in
a smaller amount OF wages, an the consequence Is
hat accidents attends their abors, while passengers
delayed, wounded frightened and killed. ! think that
Congress should pay attention to these things and
e1ure certain amount Of tuition well moral char
cter from these important officers before they are al
owed TO stand alone at the wheel little action about
uch important matters these would do the conmunl
far greater benefit than all the brawling about ore
Bon, and other nonsensica things eternally ecnons
mere.
In the next letter which may dedicate to your nde
pendent self, may take into my Uranium 20 9ve
readers an account Of the corps edisor'si " ~"