New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-06-16
PHILADELPHIA ITEMS
PHILADELPHIA. We'd.

PHILADELPHIA. wsisssssy. Jass IS 1883
splendld new steamship. nsm-d the Ne, stone State
va. launched this orning AZ a k.nsugton ship yard.
She int nded t. between this city and savannah Ga
Lord EIesrere Of the Royal Commissioners TO at
tend The NewYork Crystal Palace Exhibition arrived in
hi. CITY las, evening from New iora and took lodgings
Of the Grard House He 10 accompanied by Lady Eucs-
mere bis daughters. LADY Blanche end Lady Alice Eyer
his sens. Hon. Algernon and Hon. Arthur Egertons
L. nj ~. Grosvenor Mr. Blsckourne Mr. Bonbtrn and
several servants They will remain in Philsdelphs untl
frd.y when they turn tn New York. and soon Sterwsro
they set 10 Niagara and the Canadian cties
horse sttsch.d to a wagon vas frightened yesterday
afternoon by the eIp, of 6r- cracker 10 the neigh
borhccd of Schu, lkhl Fifth and Markststs The asmst
dashed % at furious rate throwing the driver 20 tho
esrh. and knocking Gown Mrs kcCiain The unfsr-
ipnse lsdy Was struck violent olov in the forehead By
the vehicle. which fractured her skan She carried
into the drug II Mr. Shines at the Of Schnyl
hill Fifth and Market ss. where abe died ia cw minutes
The victim in this instance was the mother OF several
,hidrs She had lsf her home but few minutes when
The sccdent took place.
AseIous sccld.n occurred this morning at few min
SITTER O'Clock. on board the steamboat Edwin Forrest
viii. on Der wy a. Trenton When the boat was opp
ste shsstansloD 81 the main strap at the Walking beam
s,Ne wy this hap caused the beam itself to break
shOr Of the center At the time of the break the
PISTON vas ascending in the cylinder and ths head Of tho
LATER forced cut ,srryug with il the piston and tho
.af " vslye, the whole mass OF lrOn- weighing bewseu
three and four tunsf-l upon the upper deck, between
the engire and tho engineers room, crushing through
The upper deck and starting the main deck. n
great number II fragments scattered about
hut fortunately person sustained any injury from
sy of the falling ruus The forcing out OF the
h, I'D Of the Under allowed the steam escape rapidly
from the boiler with great noise Several OF the psr
stpctrs became much alarmed aud one man esped iute
the river leaving bis wife and child board. The tmt
individual rescsed by some person. 10 small boat
As the accide occurred the stopped tho
engine AID had the fires in the boi,er ertingusad to
prevent further accident from the rapid generation Of
steam. The machinery Of the boat Gas much damaged,
hat will be repaired forth sith In the meantime. the
.sterIrsr propreors have made arrangements dill her
place the line. The accident OF thoss m-haps
which could not be anticipated The boat was towet into
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pa, strgers returned 10 the city Many exaggerated
runors aost this morning concerning the idenf
tu' the above correct statement OF the ent matter
The Democratic Cry and County Conference met this
morning and proceeded b. nominate candidates for City
and County Offices The harmonious" do not hsrmonise
upsn this occasion however IL predicted that the Con-
ference will break up In
At O'Clock to-day the mercury in our principal therm,-
meter marked 9aI degrees. whew! We are sweering,
literslly swetsring.
The various steamboats, for Cape Nay were thronged
with passengers this morning.