The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1853-07-19
THE LATEST NEWS
THE LATE STEAMBOAT ACCIDENT
ON THE NORTH RIVER.

keeusie. N. T., 90 her down passage, was run
into by sloop with such force as TO knock
one OF her boilers and some parts of her ma
chinery overheard. This caused the steamer
almost Immediately to take FIRE, spreading the
utmost CONSERVATION among her passengers
who were aroused from their sumbers by the
force Of the sloop running into them.
They were, how ever, all rescued and safely
brought on shore TO Poughheepsie by a sehr.,
except ten or twelve badly scalded and three
or four killed. IL is feared some of the pas.
sengers leaped overheard during the conster-
nation, and were drowned. The fire on board
the boat was exiingu ished as speedily as pos
sible hut she is badly injured. A dispatch
from Poughkeepsie snys:
The steam pipe that connects the two boilers
was, by this collision, twisted from its place,
and the steam from the pipe rushed across the
deek-caIrying away some fifteen OF The STATE
rooms
7 ne Gamer immed ately caTeened over on
her side. about three rods from the shore, In
which position she remained at last accounts,
heading up the river. Two persons were
killed outright. and three died of injuries re.
ceived, soon after, one of whom was Mr.. SAT-
ford.
MIR. Gushing, also Mr.. Austin, an assistant
engineer, were badly, but not dangerously
scsded. Two Indian squaws, and two men,
names unknown, were badly scaided, and Ia.
ken 10 Poughkeepsie. Several others are re-
ported to be very slightly scalded.
Peter V. Vasburgh, second engineer, was
slightly scalded He was taken home to Hud.
son.
The propeller Wyoming, sloop Austsfford,
and another sloop came 10 the rescue of the
steamer as soon as The accident became
known, and rescued all the passengers and
baggage.
The injured persons were taken to the Eek
obs Antof
dence OF Mr. Van Rensselaer,, where every care
was bestowed upon them. When the accident
hrst BECAME known there was naturally good
deal of excitement among the pas sengers.
From an extra "Poughkeepsie Eagle" we
have the following in addition
Among the wounded are J. ID. Scott, a book
pedlar Edward g. Surtan, second engineer,
aud Mr. Gushing, third engineer.
Charles Cushman, fireman; Mary Beedes
and Mary Wooster, Robert I. Cunningham, of
New Haven, badly scalded.
A. ). Bulitt, of Washington, ID. c., two
deck hands, named James Johnston and Peter
Van Feaden; also G. Parrtt, of New Jersey.
All of the above are badly scaided, and proba-
bly, some or will die
The boat is badly shattered, and her ma
chinery much injured. 1t is stated that soon
alter the collision one of the steamer boilers
exploded, which was the cause Of the great
loss of life.
Quite a large amount of freight is lost in it,
and some very handsome safes intended for the
Crystal Palace Exhibition.
FouGHKEEPsIE, July l6. l P. M.-Among
the scelded is Mr.. A. 5. Bullet, OF Washing
ton, ID. e. Several bodies have been taken
from the river. IL is ieared that the loss of life
is much greater than was at first anticipated.
Many OF the passengers state that they sac
no appearance Of any St00p that could have
run into the boat. And they are of the opinion
that the accident resulted from defect IL the
boiler.
The boat drfted ashore, and now lies strand
ed, head up stream, on the flats about seven
miles below Poughkeepsie, perfect wreck,
paddle boxes blown off. pipes shattered to
pieces, and decks crushed il. The river, fol
about two miles, was dotted all over with frag
ments of the wreck.
II The suhjoined dispatches having beer
rather obscurely rendered in our paper o
Monday, owing 10 the imperfect manner il
which they were transmitted to US, we repub
lish them this morning:
New YORK, July 1.-THE following was
received this morning from the Liverpool Ger
respondent OF the New York associated pre- So
whence it had been transmitted by the steam
Arsba
''Lond0n, July "A Geographic dispatch
announces that Russian corps of IL, 900 mer
had entered Jassy, the principal town o
Moidavia. This may prove the signal for q
general war"
New ORLEANS, July 13th.-Salazan, the
Mexican Minister of State, maintains the in
conlestible right of Mexico TO the Mecilla Val.
ley, and threatens TO resign in case the leas
concession is made to Gen. Lane.
The Trait d. Union doubts whether Mexico
will entertain any proposition for the purchase
of the Valley.
The fact that the Sloo drafts have heen dis
honored, excites deep distrust.
The Isthmus of Tehuantepec has been de
clared separate territory, with Mazatlan fo
its capital.