The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-11-10
NEWS BY THE MAILS.


PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 9. 1850.
The Explosion Of The Steamer Tasgraph-FHv-
thar Partieuldrs-Dedth Of Alice Grssn-Elops-
ment, $c.
The late horrible disaster on our river il still the
topic of conversation but as there has as yet been
no investigation into the cause, the public are nj
sea in regard to who the censure should be thrown
upon. Neglect there must have been somewhere
An examination of the portion that exploded shows
that although the iron of which il was constructed
was originally No. 3, it had become, through actu-
al wear and corrosion, only equal to that classed
as No. 10, or but little thicker than paper. The
boiler had not been overhauled since last fall and
the steam chimney had received no repairs
since the boiler was built, three years since.
II the inspection required by the act Of
Congress was anything more than a farce, this
disaster would never have occurred, for proper ex
animation Of the steam chimney would have
shown that it would be unsafe for it to 60 six
months longer without repair. The Erisspon COM
pany seem, also, TO have used every precaution to
avoid accidents, as they have regularly employed
chief engineer, whose duty il is to have the en-
gines and boilers Of all their boats under his inn
mediate supervision
Alice Green, the mother of the poor children
that pershed, died this morning at the hospital.
One Of her children, Eliza Green, 8 years old, is
alive at New Castle, having escaped serious injury
She is now the sole survivor of the family.
Though il is commended that there was no racing
between the rival boats, but little reliance is placed
on this by any who have had q chance of observ
ing. There is a brisk competition between the two
lines for passengers. and saw a party of emigrants
buy tickets to-day for Baltimore, paying only 90
cents each, the Ericsson line agents lowering their
regular price TO secure them As the boats leave
al the same hour every afternoon II but natural
that there should be race down the river. The
pfa - "a lnpa Ya ne uyaF hO and
having more power, there is but little necessity to
press them to keep ahead. The very fact that but
mile interviewed between the boats shows that
heavy pressure of steam had been maintained on
the Telegraph, which was, under ordinary circum-
stances the slower boat
The application to release Captain Binder on bail
was, this morning, refused by Judge Parsons, after
a hearing of the evidence in the matter OF the as
sault on George Emory. The wounded man ID
still in imminent peril Of his life.
The contested election cases came up for argu-
ment, this morning, before Judge Parsons, but
very little progress was made. The principal ar
gument upon the petition Of MIR. Carpenter, the
unsuccessful candidate for the office OF Prothonos
tery of the Court of Common Pleas, who stands less
chance of decision in his favor, rs from the large
apparent majority against him he would have to
show more extensive frauds than VIM. b, Reed,
against whose election, as Attorney General, there
was but majority of IS votes
Quite an excitement has been created in the
vicinity of Holmesburg by the sudden disappear
ance Of James Wheatland, the principal of the
Lower Dublin academy, with young lady OF
seventeen, the daughter of John ID Lewis, who
was a teacher in the female department Of the
school. He has left behind him a wife and five
children, one of the latter an infant but two
months old. He has given many Of the store
keepers, tailors, etc occasion to remember him,
having left behind debts amounting to four or five
hundred dollars His deserted wife is said to be
most estimable lady, the daughter of Mr. Potts,
living near Smithhed Wheatland is an English
man by birth, about thirty-fve years Of age, and
had been married eight years. He left letters to
his wife, declaring he had been living in he'll
for the last seven years. He came down to the
but no further trace has yet been discovered of