The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1848-01-11
From the Cincinnati Gazette.
AWFUL DISASTER.

:, :" AWFUL DIS ASTEk.
Our city vas ihroun into eondi'isn of
Rves, and malancholy excitement yeserds,
mornibs by reports from above that the dew
steamer A. N. Johnson bsd exyl~ded her
hnilsss few miles above M,ys,llr, Wedn,
-sdsy aiQht killing some so 10 80 OF her pas
eneers out of i59.
Ope. OF the boilers 81 the boet ia stated
have bean blown some 400 yards from the
bssts into 4 sornfeld. Tbs Ahss says:
Asnear a. can be told hcYe we've 05 cabin
phssengsrs, and deck; from SO 10 go are XIII.
Cd oA piss;pe,x There. sere six ladies on
tssSd-.-all saved; fmr si Ave ,bil'iien. aisf
saved, ,.Tbs pnone went UP from MaysilIe
10 the, 4 scene, sf the disaster and brocehi o.
dead and wounded 10 that plscs, and SIX Or
eight 10 This city.
1--WE. II those LEFT al Maysville were no,
expected 10 live whe tho ID, Boone ief'
There were ~ horses on board -s1 were
eAved. The circumstance III" death cf 'he
dra,h af,tle Fi,H Clerk are reported as n 81
singular. He was blown soma 100 yards WI
shsre ---sprana up aud ran some distance in.
10 4 nsuss. ran under bed, and when per.
sons 60, 10 him he WIS just dying. The
Sacand Engineer said, just before be died,
that he he'd tried the boilcs just hefofs the
secideas snd fsnd plenty Of water in them:
but tho Clerk says he heard the Engineers
eomphjhing several times. af'er they lef,
this city. thar the pumps did net work we'll.
The expinsion occurred abont Two o'clock
an usAuesdss uorning some II or IL miles
atsse sMsysville. The steamer was at the
time in the act Of ronding on, from shore
havisR jus, discharged seme passengers on
the wharf boat at Manchester. After the ex
piosion she 10 stated to have burned 10 the
waters edge.
p.sS We learaed last evening that ,hr
statement above given Of tho persons killed.
scalded and missing was drawn up by one Of
the cooks on the beat as 81 on afer tho ey-
ploaion as he was sufficiently collected to OBJ
tain and mote down particulars il was made
out af,sr careful inquiry among the passengers
and 10 believed Ia be correct-sndis is in on"
rsspeci very importan, VIZ: that all phs are
not sofsd dovs II ss either killed or scaldPd
are known or belieped to haze been saoed
Sushis the representation Of the preson which
drew up 'the list. =. so5 81.
Below We give the proceedings Of the
Pauldinq Co Convention, which we copy
from the Ohio Press. no espy thereof having
been received at this office, although the
resaldtsns request ito publication in our pa
per. Judging frcm tho resolutions we should
pronounce the Democracy Of Paulding a
"spunky set" being very decided and deter
mined in thess adherence to Whist they be-
fisvs "a, bs free and liberal principles.
pAuLDING COUNTY DEMOCRATIC
''e1s CONVENTION.
n accsrdance with notice duly eivsn. the
Demscra,s or Panlding, county met io-dry
Convention al Juciicti. IN said County, (ihs
being tho 18th day ofDecember. ls47.) for
sbs pnrposs ofappoiu'ine a Delegate 10 al
TEND the- Democratic Convention TO be held
arColumbus on the 9Th day ofnext Jann'fv;,
and expressing their opinions on the subject
eff,e aWllnot Ptoviso," &c.
On motion. of Henry Mareellns, John Ma
so,. was appointed Chairman and y. Day,
SECRETARY and ,hersupon s. r. Hudson od-
sred shs following resolutions which we're
ssssInsesys sadopssd lss
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