New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-12-11

PnIfapELrHLA, Friday Dec. no. 1852
1t seems that fortune Of the most unlucky
character as attended the steamship City OF Pittsburgh
from the beginning Of her and Il has At Last end
ed in her destruction by fire. at Valparaiso She was
built in New York aud sold to the Liverpool and Pha-
delphia Steamship Company She made one voyage
from New York 10 Liverpool, where 10 found that
her great bulk and heavy draught OF when loaded
rendered II difficult 10 the docks On her return
voyage Philadelphia she lost her propeller when three
days out Of Liverpool and came the rest OF the voyage
under sail, making very good time.
She remained at this port some time butt discov
cred that she unit tor the particular trade she hal
been engaged for and her owners after having her rc
pain cd on the Government Dry Dock at this port con.
cuded send her TO the Pacific where her great sxo
and accommodations for passengers would be very pro-
tabe She took in part OF her cargo at this port, and
the rest At New York The last heard Of her tho
visit paid bosrd Other at Rio Janero by the Emperor
and Empress Of Brazil who delighted with her &C.
commodations the beauty of her decorations and her
machinery She owned In this city, and was valued
nj sl250O0. But is understood that she was fully tn
suTed.
About daylight this morning an Outrage was
perpetrated by Towdies OF most bold and high
handed character. Between and o'clock, while all
was quiet five six fellows, unknown. entered the
house OF the Paramount Hose Company, the junction
of the Ridge Road and llthst, either with dead latch
key prepared for the purpose, by forcing the door.
which easily pushed open, and destroying number
Of ire hats aud wantony damaging other property.
Some Of them dressed themselves In the equipments
Of the Paramount Hose, while otere kept their ord
nary attire They then mue the bells Of their carriage,
and took her out. All this done adroitly and
nolseesry not TO disturb tho members Of ths
Company, a number Of whom were sleeping Ia tho
house.
The apparatus out Broad.st, above the Monu-
ment Cemetery the hose unTceled and cut 10 pieces,
and the carriage thrown bridge down precipice
into a stream, in the vicinity OF Turner'S Lane. The
hose almost completely ruined, and the carriage
broken and battered, and altogether shsrnefuy dam
aged The fragments OF the hose and wreck OF the
Rage recovered after day break this morning and
brought TO the house OF the Company.
The outrage b charged upon adherents OF another IRE
compsny in Spring Garden The perpetrators have not
been detected and II 10 presumed not likely TO be-
The vanda exploit well planned danngly executed
and certainly worthy Of better cause Tho Fairmont
Hose boys for once were caught mapping and the night
police completely outgeneraled The private watch.
men Of two factories IN the vicinity saw tho carriage
taken out and OF the district watch observed go
ing along without suspectng anything wrong
The Policemen naturally concluded that there bad
been light seen In the suburbs for which the company
was running; and at the spot where the outrageous
work was performed, there no Police, and no
spectators at that early hour TO witness IT, The place
was not far from the township line In the rural portion
the greatest thing Of the kind accomplished Ia all
the history Of ire rowdykm, in Philadelphia
The carriage was also secu proceeding out toward
the suburbs by newspaper carrier, whose suspcions
were not aroused. Whether the company anticipated
anything Of the kind or not are unadysed.
During the week ending yesterday, l0,955
tuns Of Coal shipped by scbuylsii Canal, and
1886 tuns were transported On the Reading haL1oed