The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1851-07-26

tear ui regret was shed 1H leaving strange
shore where n1 fympltAizIng ircndz stood
90 W.o thom an aiiou Alas that there
WIZ f11H HUse Tor Thousand eyes 10 weep
ftHn-iu, Nr ought a. blow OF steam, the
ln..er lrr very hot, and the gauge indicates
extraordinary pressure said the engineer, as
In r upon tlr turfirano deck aud stood
'ne Captain Bog thc wheoihouse.
4 .1.d loui IN, lo blow OF 100 steam while
"IH Hurr ruulgh Dir 60 below,
'liuI. slr' -s1id Che engineer
y wear, sif that i'il not blow on steam
going past the city faster thau any other boat
tl7i nrr N1aicd on these waters. TO your
dIir -lr'
Tho ggglnocr Reluctantly obeycd Mys6lf
rui several others heard The blasphpmY, aud
wTra Tho-krd hcyoHd measure. There was a
WINrrWE aUonl ihe passengers, aud many,
myself among rho numbur, ordered the bag
tnGr ashore, and lcn the boat. franng the
consequences OF remaining. We had hardly
tnD 20 leave ore the plank was drawn a.
Iurd
Allrstiully Size swings around her breast
tD tho current. proudly The CnIaain stands ou
l''.,,t,-''..
ing thr admiration Of tho spectators one rev
olItiou of her paddles, aud then, q horVm
an ckp'o-iOp Of sound an Of the whole 'Hrlil
l1y of heaven, shook the air mingled with
l'ih NlN aN OF n lllnNHiNN tlhHNiNp OAKS y
lciIh'css moment Of silence, a. then shricks
upon siteks ru'us upon groans, wailing-
pll y"lls of despair pierced the horror
rrurt ear RvDhcd with terror 90 the spot,
around us lll iu sickcuing shower, iiag-
ruuts ol human hosh, parts Of arms, lces,
h,r,dirvs ifauhs. and gIiaftly trunhirs' .hcndr
l'dhd rpln-hcd Ia our hrcsi Bit Of furniture
and pieces Of She wreck covered the shore.
IN about the ill-Gtcd loa', living and
4 Al =. =
them io sink forever. The shattered hill
ruin1 down stream fgw rods, and sank
GLOW tl The city water works. Terrible was
the s-cuci And o. what thoughts must
have fred the brains Of morr than hundred
human lpiuu, h'iudrd hy steam, still crowd
ll iu iLn cIlLA hull. a. llc -IuALing- lg.al..E--
through rrThrttrrrd TdrV rr1rhct higher
rud lpl7, I'm their throlu were silcnccd IN
the deep
She sank 10 lhe depth Of her cabin floor
l'ols,plau',s and cyciy o,hur available means
were pot n rc1ui.i'ion 20 rc1ch the wrrrk
md save the life that vet might bc, Few
were saved. some IN the cabin were rescued,
Mo- s0mo hat were thrown into the river by
the conclusion, bat none of the multitude who
crowded The stcerago ever looked upon the
saour Of disaster again. ~ that afternoon
aud for several succeeding days men fshcd
7 lIr tlio dead through the holes cut IN the cab
ltpl 81 .pifraRts we l-N 30 mourn tho sal
catastrophe, or weep over the manglcd dead.
A little boy belonging 10 them stood wet and
Trembling sH iAe FiyGrs brink, from which
lu lttl iusl boon rescued. ! spoke tO him
kindly, Int he only answered with a Wild va
can't stare, and painting 90 the wreck upon
whirh ho was gazing, gave an uncnrthly
,hrivk, threw his arms nlOll, aud spranQ into
tie boiling 0uod beyond the reach of human
help
The Inflated commander was found shock
igly difrurcd, few days aflcr, on the
Kentucky shore EniFnccrs frcmcn, pilot
and clerk, ended their liG's VOYAGE here.
More than one hundred aud scyonty-fyc
human beings wore thus sacrificed nj the al
tnr nf puipT,
luhtppy man though ddst keen thine
oath but too faithfully. The force Of the cN-
ppsiou was tcrrblw the xix boilers OF the
-h4li 2Grn hurAi into li.lifA4Dnt@,--eRd east =
great distance, woundng severely some Of
the spectators on the landing and ia the
slrrut above.
The body OF a man was blown bigh ia the
air. and coming down head foremost. burst
through the roof Of q brick house. aud there
huus part Of the body on the roof and part
on tho Inside. A small Ratchet, too. was cast
with such violence rs to enter the window of
the house, penetrate the partition, aud pass
through another window on the opposite side
.orthc house into a back yard whore it wa.
found. ~
O, how wrctchod the scene in that vilage
of Fulton, scarcely n house but contained
L4l-gau..dal al.l -sy-vr yryrE
were about every door, and pccping in NJ
every window; somc from idle curiosity 9TH
crs pcrehancc seeking some friend or rela-
tive who had boon on the wreck.
The noise of the explosion was heard in
tho heart of the city and rs soon ~ the aw-
iul explanation was given, thousands pushed
10 the spot Many ofthc beautiful and brave,
the dearest ornaments of their happy homes
in QuCcn's city, were numbered among the
victims Wildly throbbcd the hearts of faith
rrs mothers, sisters, husbands and wives, as
they approached with swim and trembling
steps, the wrctchcd scene, eager TO learn the
fate OF those they loved
But who shall paint the agony Of those
doomed td'bchold the mutillatod and scarcely
recognizable dvad or living remains of those
they sought, or despair of those who onoyer
found them! But let me draw the veil
IT'S the Sabbath pail ofmournng hangs
over the afflicted city, Grape rustles at the en-
trance of many pleasant home whose doors
aud windows Notwithstanding the summers
heat are soemnly closed, the picture of desc
lation.
Subducd and plantiyc music notes trem-
h,cd on the air, and the silent streets echo to
the tread oC solemn death train Forty
Gcarscs and other vehicles, shrouded in black
boar the remains of the human sacrifice -
-lhnlaanl2-n CeiLiznns lalla4ped- ra~erentlr and
silently the gloomy pageant 10 the last rest
ing place of man Dust TO lis. kindred dust
and an is over. All, no for the death wall
must be borne to distant lands causing fresh
hearts 10 bleed and woe 20 hang her dark
some drapcry around many broken hearth
circle.
Blessing and curse, Monster and Friend
thou subtle element how fearful is thy pow
or
SuoCHiNG ACCtDENT.-On Wednesday
of last week, while MIR Samuel C. Chadwick,
OF Arlington, was engaged in digging we'll
for Mr. =. w Suuires. of Shansbury no Pc