New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-09-09
ACCIDENT 70 THE STEAMER BN STATE.
EXPLOSION or A CYLINDER.
TEN PERSONS sCALOEO.
ONE MORE PROBABLY GONE.
NAMES or THE SUFFERERS. &C.

Ahout clock Yesterday morning aterrlOe accident
bsrpened to the steamboat Bay State OF the Newfork
and Boston Line via Fall River, while on her way to
New-York II appears hat the boat was going 81 fall
sreed through the water. and the passengers were
soundy asleep in their berths when terrific crash thok
place followed by laundering explosion and the boat
was instantly euveoped in a dense cloud Of steam.
Tie greatest CONSERVATION Immediately ensued among
tie passengers and it from the ncautous and hssiy
orenne Of tie state room doors in the vicinity Of the
accident that shy III effect any Of the passengers o
cured. Capt Brown e1erted himself TO calm the eK
cited passengers and soon succeeded, although the
main saloon was filed with the sitting yspor, AMI the
cries of tie scalded were sounding in their ears.
Wien tie steam and smoke had cleared away sufhc-
ently il was ascertained that the cause Of the acct
dent was tie br,akace Of the crank-pn. which allowed
tie riiCn 20 ssctud with terrible force, bursting
cut tie cylinder head with a loud explosion aud per-
hitting tie e,caTe Of steam in immense quantities.
Tie sfate-Iooms nearest t. the engine, were. oi
c,urse most hIey 70 be- nlled with the scalding steam
frd IN iLese ro,ms members Of the family OF Mr.
IeWolf of Cfcaao-three daughters. Marie. agei
,clrs: Niarv 10 : and Charlotte. II Mr. Warren Of
ptrn'uil Mss; Messrs Wheeler and Abbott of
Icston Mis- Charlotte Snow. Of Boston Miss llay-
ers. If Fall River Mrs Wheeler. OF Boston and
otlers Mr. DeWolf occupied stateroom farther It.
ffmft 90 cave biz iiren had contrary elect. FOR by
crerirg he door he removed the only barrier beiween
tlem ard harm Mr. Abbott was badly .caldet IN his face
frd OF he hands, ard only saved his LIE ~ cnYopng
i;rrs,lf I'm a blanket Mr Warren terribly scadel
Mis- Charlotte snow wa slightly burned. and Mr. and
Nj Wheeler were injured boy the steam.
The sCtld,d Icrs,Es were promptly attended Oy u
Dt,m of Medord ALAS and hi professional skin did
much % ate M intensity az their suffering ana render
Lm comfortable the conyensnccs Of the boat would
ne steamboat Connecticut was fortunately near at the
tine 81 The accident End came ai ms de- an TOOK Oh me
es-encers 1e Connecticut took The disabled steamer m
tow until d., -Lt when ihs anchors Of the Bay state
were doITCd ard ihc Conu,ctu az came on 20 the Ciiy
with iho Vlssougers.
Jrou The arrival Of tie Connecticut the wounded re
ooytG he most prompt attention. Nr abb, was con
yl,.d to he AsOr House and the chiiron Of Mr. De
Ntf ard Mis- Snow. tie Cty Hospital The Others Of
tt wounded were 90 iglty Injured that they were able
Co. take care themselves and passed beyond The reach
ton carc at the Ho.Iitala.t euing escerained
q az the a dT,n Of Nr Dow othad beenrehe' rom ine5
sifl.u-s by death. Mr Warren was sinking last and
was rot cxICciod 10 survive until morning Mss snow
Mr Auott returned home last evening. and we learn
n az d cltst OF tie wounded were doing wei
Tie resu 81 the Disaster IT, ten persons scnd.d t)ur
fatally three severely and three slightly This Is total
a. We learn from Or Penis who from bis r. aiion TO the
srnerers, renders D. i'm tie bes; OF authority
There were go passengers board at the time, large
run Der cr atty excited and nothing but the great coonesS
Ctffu Brown IrCy outed the mort serious catastrophe
tsrfra ei instance II was that the accident occur
7ed wl De- the tou was ascending for had the movement
Ioeu reversed the piston must from s accelerated m3u2n
lave Ig,std through the bottom 81 the boat Had THIS
NO tout was too far Of to render early assistance
Soon AFTER the CmcHt had subs ded the passengers
hold ma iir- on board the Connecticut ard passed
vote tlonAs to CoIt Brown and cHoneraied nun rom
lCrCetnc after Icing regularly organized by appoint
tf. : " 1l.mIsDn a y W York, Chairman, and Edwin
l.r II New oIl Secretary proceeded 90 consider the
,,i 49,. ,, ~ cons sing # Me.srs iona Bliss
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