Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1849-12-01

girl, with the sorrowing attitude Of the father,
surrounded as they were by 80 many signs Of
disaster and desolasion, made picture which
we shall not soon forget. We have since
learned that the gentleman was Mr.. Moody, |
clerk Of the Storm, whose wife was killed
Tho little girl was his only child.
The wharf, the barrels and sacks lying on
il, were still sprinkled with blood, and the
debris of mutilated bodies. A number OF
persons were engaged in fishing up bodies
Six were taken up whilst we were on 'he
4 levee. III all, eleven were taken out OF the
water yesterday.
Incidents Of the Explosion.
CAPTAIN CANNoN-We had an interview
with Captain Cannon. He is young man
whom we have long known as bearinga good
character for prudence and discretion. Cap
tain Cannon uffirms that there was so little
steam in the boilers that he had ordered the
engineer 10 get up steam 10 proceed TO the
lower shipping TO take in passengers. He be-
lieves that The explosion aras caused by gum
po,cdcr, a barrel of arhich aras carried aboard,
and taken down into the hold to make into
W iltC a oaiutS NhSi tuO Ooos sS'N'
He had given his consent TO fire he cannon,
and the mate and one of the hands went TO a
store to get powder. They presently return
ed, and the Captain remarked, as they were
going aboard, "What did you get whole
keg for, instead of pound or so!'
This is the last he saw of the mate and the
hand. Shortly afterwards the explosion took
place-and Captain Cannon declares there
, were two eports-immediately following
, each other. He thinks the conclusion and
+ vacuum caused by the explosion Of the gun.
powder, produced collapse of the flues of
3 all the boilers at the same time. He arrives
: at this conclusion from a knowledge of the
{ low stage OF the steam in the boilers and the
e want of fuel in the furnaces.
o AFFECTING INCIDENTAL little girl, the
was taken from the wreck, and being placed
Il on the levee, began to cry for her mother
Being shown some of the dead bodies, she
d recognized that of her mother from the ring
q on her finger, and threw herself, in deer
:. grief, on the mutilated remains. This little
Il girl is at the house Of a gentleman in thi:
|. city. A generous rivalry was enacted among
q our citizens, to extend to her all the protec
10 tion and kindness in their power.
n NARROW EscApEs.-A number of young
sr men, clerks, had gone aboard the Storm tt
A examine her manifest How they escaped
70 is miracle, for the Storm exhibits the mos
- perfect riddlng we have ever seen. If ;
hundred cannon of the largest calibre ha(
l., been playing on her, they could not have Gu
= her up more completely. MIR. Simeon Tracy
the bows of the Storm, was knocked down b,
an the body of man, which lay across him.
10 He escaped without injury. The clerk 0
re Mr.. Matthew Martin, who was on the Louis
"a lana, was thrown some distance into the all
ne and landed in the river, on the farther side @
c. the Storm. He swan ashore aud landed i
n. safety, without serious injury. DR.. Testu
ne was standing on the wharf, just after partin
Us with friend, (Dr. Bienvenue, of Point Gov
10 pee, who has not been found or heard of
when splinter struck down a man standin
ne near him, and the poor fellow, grasping III
er DOCTORS coat as he fell, tore it in the volenc
Il. of his agony. His grasp, however, was 500
he released by death. Mr.. Paradise, of the fir
d, of Paradise g. Lawrason, who was on III
of wharf at the time, had his coat and otht
er clothes torn 10 ribands, and yet was unhur
in. The fragment of boiler, which was blow
is across the levee TO the new buildings, on th
IA, old site of the sugar platform, had not i
he force been considerably broken by conta'
IS, with the cotton bales, would have done awf'
ert damage in passing through the buildings, {
We it would, no doubt, have done. This piec
". embraced at least one-half of the boiler, b,
on ing twelve feet long and three in diamete
n 1t was projected distance of eight hundre
he feet
:; Good and Bad Deeds.
p Occurrences like this never fail to deve
~ ope the higher as well as the lower qualili'
-, of humanity During the confusion of Ii
ho scene following the explosion, many of OF
citizens threw themselves, with characteri
:; tic generosity, promptitude, and energy, in
- the crowd of The dead, the dying and ii
i. wounded.
:. A great deal Of money was thrown abo
-, the levee, and was eagerly grabbed by II
loafers who were assembled. One man W;
or seen going off with large roll of bank mott
be many others were seen picking up watch'
nn and other valuables, and others, more d
eI praved, were employed in pulling rings ar
10 other Jewels from the bodies of the dead ar
:. wounded. An honest laborer, having rescue
~ wa'ch from one of the rogaes, gave it
e., the Mayor for safe-keeping. 1t did not r
Ia main, however, long in his Honor's pocke
some daring scoundrel having extracted
,ur whilst the Mayor was absarbed in his dutie
on- Later from Fort Laramie-Fwiher FigL
o,o ,vith ike Pagnees.
re ST. LOUIS, Nov. "a, 1s4e
in MIR Charles Perry has arrived, with Il
av. mail from Fort Laramie to the 23d of Oct
ses ber, Lieutenant Oele, with command of
ia dragons, had recently encountered a COZ