The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1851-05-28

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FATAL,AccIDENT on BOARD TIE ALA
BAmA.--On Saturday last, about d o'clock,
p. NJ, while the steamship Alabama, for
Savannah, was going out below the
Narrows. n fatal accident bcfell The 3d
engineer of the vessel, named Charles
Young. what could be learned Of
tho particulars Of the occurrence, il appears
that lie had descended into the crank-room
for the purpose Of oling tho machinery,
and that while standing on the pillar block,
in front of the crank, this part ofthc engine,
in one OF its revolutions, and when passing
from the upper TO the lower centre. struck
him on The side and back of the head,
dashing i'll those parts Of tho skull aud
scattering a portion of the brains in various
directions. His body was knocked by the
concussion down through the crank pit on
the bed plate, distance of eight or ten
feet No one was sufficiently near him
at the time 10 witness the sad event;
aud, therefore, tho full and exact
particulars could not be asccrtaned.
Capt. Ludlow Immediately after being in
formed Of tho catastrophe, ordered the ship
10 be put about and run back 10 the CITY,
This was done with the colors at half mast.
On her return tho Alabama anchored off
Castle Garden; the body of the young man
conveyed to the shore, where z Coroncr's
Inquest was held over it, and it was then
taken to his friends. The deceased was
twenty-five years OF age. and resided in
Scvcnth.strcci, between Avenue B and &,
where he has left wife and three children
At about 3 =. NJ the vessel weighed anchor
and again started on her voyagc.-N, Y.
| Tribune.
| TERRIBLE ACCIDENT AND Loss OF LIFE.
Philadelphia, May Pop, p. M.-Thc
steamer Ohio, of the Citizens Union line,
! Of Baltimore, which left New Castle TO- lay,
was run into at 8 o'clock this evening, by
| tho steamer Commodore Stockton, of
! Greenwich Point, one mile from Philadcl-
! phia. The Ohio bow was knocked entirely
/ oil, and She sunk in about twenty minutes
after lcing struck.
| When the water reached the upper deck
the CONSERVATION became righ.!ul--women
| and children moving up and down ut,cring
! the most pi.cous lamentations; as the wa
ter continued TO cncroach the scene be-
come awful. Many jumped overheard and,
| two or three are known certainly 10 have
| been lost The total number on board was
ahou, 100
Among the BaI;imorcans were John
| Wills, who swan ashore, losing his hat aud
baggage; Mr.. Danskin, Mr. Dorsey, Of the
firm of Dorsey & Wro,h; Mr.. Eaton, of the
t firm Of Eaton Il Bros; Mr.. Stump, mcr-
chant, and niece. Miss Lcvering, Mrs.
Stewart and others. a!I of whom were saved
/ Some got ashore on planks, some swan,
and others found refuge in small boats.
| The relief boats took many of The wreck,
bnt the lights being cxtinguished BY the
water, persons could not see where to 20,
or determine villa, TO do The boat sunk
/ so rapidly that nearly all the baggage float.
ed of and was lost. The Ohio was n
splendid boat. aud hos been nearly ruined
| by this disaster. The Stockton is also
much injured.
TO blame can be attached TO the Cap
tain Of the Ohio. 1t is impossible yet To
ascertain the nnmha- lost. hut j. is s,lppos
cd some four or five ladies and cbIldtcE
were drowIed.-Bah. Sam.
a Curious MURDER IN NoswAy.-A
man named Liopatcr, the grave digger oi
The village OF Sccllani, not far from Copcn-
hagen lately murdered his wife under pc
cuiar circumstances. He was man OF
! rather wcak mind, and completely under
the rule OF the wife, an iii, tempered. over.
! bearing woman. lie was one day about 10
dig grave, when his wife came up, and
pGrcciying in his hand piece oftwo ,halars,
ordered him 10 Immediately give it up 10
her. lie resisted, dcciaring that he wanted
! IT t" pay the money for a new grave which
! he was about TO dig, and which she agreed
| iu aid hin, III. THEY dug at il togc,i,cr FOR
! some TING. WHOM liopataI suddenly struck
tic woman violent blow on the head with
lIs p.ckax, and continued striking her un, i
! he had killed her. He then went TO the ad.
! joining church and rang a grand peal i,
honor OF her death and was about to fling
/ from the io"cr when hcthought him that
h. had no, rnmg a peal for himself. The
/ ncghbors had assembled whilst he was
I thus employed, as i, was in their presence
/ that he tung himself from the tower OF the
/ church. He was so injured that he died
IN few minutes after relating the clrcun
! stances OF the murder and suicide. Tho
/ body ot the wife was found inmcdiatcl,
/ after, the head being drcadl'ully beaten in
/ TIA PreSse.
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