The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-12-10

BY the arrival of the steamship Louisiana, Capt.
| Lawless, we have dates from Galveston to the 7h.
An extra of the Galveston News of the 7,h gives
| the following account of a steamboat disaster
We have to record one of those disasters of such
frequent occurrence in other States, but only the
third, We believe, that has ever taken place in the
| waters of Texas.
The small steamer, Nick Hill, just built in this
place, started her first trip to Double Bayou last
evening, at half past four o'clock. She moved oil
| very handsomely, under light head of steam,
| every part of her machinery working well, and ap-
pearlng to be in perfect order.
| At eight O'Clock p. M, when she was about two
| miles the other side of Red Fish Bar, her boiler
exploded carrying away large part OF The boiler
| deck, and instantly killing two men and negro.
| The following were the persons killed; Dr.
| A. b. Wildman. recently engaged IN business IN
this city with Mr.. l.. w. Dake; Robert Shaw,
| and negro named Roderick, belonging to Henry
| b. Andrews, Esq. DR.. Wildman has left several
orphan children to their severe bersave-
ment, having lost their mother but few months
since; and Mr.. Shaw has left widow and a
mother, who chiefly dependent on him for
their support. The cause of this unfortunate ex
ploson is utterly unknown. But minute or two
| before the accident the steam was examined, and
found to be even less than it was before. No Sc
rious injury received by any of the balance on
board, though some were thrown down and bruised
by the fragments of the boiler and by the bricks
| Of the furnace; but none Of them were scaded.
| Nothing whatever has been seen OF the persons
| killed, who were Of course thrown into the bay.
Only few fragments Of the boiler were found on
board. pretty heavy piece OF it was found lying
| on top OF the boiler deck, which was lett. The
hull OF the boat is entirely uninjured
After the accident an anchor was thrown over,
| and the survivors board remained there till
| about o'clock this morning, when the steamer
Farmer came along from Houston and took OH
some OF them. The following are the persons who
1 l.ftk Al, I'LL I pfaiu .
Henry Aiding, Mate; James Furguson LIST Engi-
neer; Mr.. Collins, I'd Engineer; s. Graves, DR..
| A. B. Wildman, child and sister -in-aw; Mrs.
Montgomery, Robert Shaw, Mr. G. Dell, Roder.
lex, negro belonging to II. y: Andrews, and
David, negro belonging to DIR. VIM. Il. Smith ;
| VIM. -, deck hand.
The Houston Telegraph learns that the Texans
lately engaged in the revolution at Matamoros
were all returning home, the project Of revolutions
izing Northern Mexico having been abandoned.
The Huntsville Item contains the following para
graph:
"a citizen Of Grimes county, recently cut o.
stabbed his somewhat dangerously, for inter
ering while the father was assaulting the mother
We are glad to learn that the wound is not mortal
though sorry to record such an unnatural outrage
The Huntsville Item states that wagone
named Nevil Wayland, citizen Of Walker county
was found dead on the Robbins's ferry road, abou
two miles north of Major Roan's, on Tuesday @
last week, lying across log heap fire. From tn
facts ELECTED before the coronor's jury, it appear
that he was murdered in his bed while asleep, an
ried of all his money and valuables then picked u
| and laid across the fire. He had with him con
= siderable sum of money. Suspicion rests on tw
t Mexicans, who resided the spot where tn
body was found both OF whom are since missing
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