Fremont weekly freeman. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1850-1853, 1850-08-10


About one o'clock on Wednesday morninsr
last boiler burst on board The Steamer
America. while on her passage from Sanduskr
90 Buffalo. when 40 miles below Erie. killin:-
one Of he Assistant Engineers and scalding
several persons fatally. The Alabama fsIi
IN with the America off Barcelona and towed
her into Erie.
We take the following particulars from the
Cleveland Herald Extra, July 3lst.
From the engineer of the Alabama, which
came IN a. SIX o'clock this evening, we learn
that the Alabama fell IN with the America
about two o'clock A. NJ, an hour after the ter
ribte accident had occurred Az the boats
came together he says. the persons en- board
the America rushed to the other boat like
toek of sheep, some with bsggae on their
shoulders and nearly all in a state of confus-
: ion and bewilderm9nt On board the Amer,
lea ths scene was awfui--several were deal
and with their heads and legs torn of from
their bodies. aud many dreadfully scalded.-
Those Who were able ran about begging for
rslief from their suffe4ings
He and others poured oil over several, uu-H
til the supply vas exhausted and neIases- was
used in It's stead. Mr. Joseph StaueltFof Dur
ham. CT, who Is named as fatally scalded, stat
ed his residence to ons. Of the passengers on
the Alabama, and requested him to write to
bis wife. that bis last thought was of her
The explosion took place in the starboard
boiler, the second from the outside-blowing|
the forward end of il entirely of, turning the
boiler deck upside down, raising the upper
deck some four feet and making the centre Of
the boat q perfect wreck.
No doubt some Of the passengers jumped
overheard in the confusion, and one was seen
IN the water. II is wonderful that the beat
did not burn after the explosion in fact she
is isreported 70 have been on FIRE after being
towed 10 Erie.
r. B. Ely, Esq. Of this city. was on board
the America. but fortunately was unhurt, save
slight INJURY to one Of his hands When
the Alabama left Fire. eight of the scalded
we're dead, and probably as many more viii
not recover
In this matter there has been gross careless
ness Such accidents can not occur without
i, and justice and the safety Of the travelling
public demand that the cause of this explosion
be ascertained, and those in fault held respon-
sible
~ We are indebted to the politeness of
Mr., Nathan Deming. Of South Bloomfield.
Pickaway county, Ohio. for the following
List of Persons Injured.
". =. Burnet, N. Y. not badly scalded-
hands slightly.
Jeremiah COnnOr, wife and five children
badly scalded.
Mclaughlin, Fireman; died in an hour.
II Brown, colored waiter; torn to pieces by
the pitman.
Wm LiVas. head cook; badly scalded
Richard Retalic, Whiteby, Canada; badly
scalded
Luther Kinney. Washington, Maeomb coun-
q, Michigan; badly scalded.
Joseph Stanclif, Durham, CT; mortally.
James Chancellor, fireman died in an hour.
Patrick Weleh, fireman; will die.
An old French woman, shoe dealer 10 New
York; badly
Archibald Linsey, steerage passenger, Mich.
igan; badly.
JF. LalOr, Cincinnati; slightly.
D. G. Rumsey, Cincinnati; face and hands
slightly scalded.
Patrick HOwley, deck passenger; hands and
face scalded.
D. 2. Terry, Norwaik. O.; injured by a
Wm. Terry. NOrwalk. O.; missing, no doubt
drowned
Bridget weIch, Buffalo; badly scalded
1aeob Downing, Albany; hands slightly
zcslded
Michael Hnggerty, Fireman; must die.
Charles Potter, greaser, missing.
Dennis Warren. deck passenger; badly
James Mnrphy. Irish deck hand; badly
aealded.
Thomas Purcell fireman. badly scalded.
Colored cook name not known; slightly
ecalded sS