Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1853-11-30


identstil remained in the harbor, ,on board aFrencl
Inan-of-war.
AtRio,> the feyer.had entirely disappeared, ant
the health Of the place, is good. Coffee is still
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Terrible Explosion.
The O'Reilly telegraph Office furnishes us the
following particulars on Saturday evening, of the
EXPLOSION Of the propeller Independence. The ca
tastrophe occurred beyond the $500" The des
patch is taken from the Lake Superior Journal
published at Sauit ST. Marie.
= -Four Or five Clevelanders were on board among
others, Champion Vaughan, Miller, and Emerson
who escaped unhurt. SO far MS we have heard
Alfred Thomas and the clerk were injured badly
The following is the despatch:
y4.ssss-s :zsa~4 sGss.sz DETROIT, Nov. 90.
1t becomes our painful duty to record one of the
most terrible steamboat explosions that has ever
happened on the lakes. a,s s...
: The propeller Iaderendcnce, Capt. John Mackay
left the dock at the Portage last night about twelve
o'clock, with heavy freight of winter supplies
for nntonagon and Laponte, and number of pas
seHgers. She had not proceeded over mile be-
fore her boiler burst literally tearing threefourths
Of the boat to atoms, and killing or scalding to
death four persons-the first engineer, one pas
senger, and two fremen-and badly scalding and
injuring the second engineer and several passen-
gers, sa.s ss~-. s.ssssss-z =s4 5.ss.l.
ne name Oh tHc passenger Killed we are MOI
able to. ascertain, He was Frenchman, bound
for Ontonagon.v
The first engineer was George Serson; and the
name of the firemen unknown either of them
were from Ohio. . .@s -
There were some of the most miraculous es-
capes we have ever seen recorded.
The CLERK, J. W. Watson, formerly of Cleve-
land, asd MR "A. Thomas, Of the same place, were
asleep in the upper cabin, and were blown hun
dred tetor more into the air, with the cabin, ana
as far hUm the boat Into the water, and escaped
the former with little injury, the latter much scad
ed and bruised, but there is chance for his re-
eovery. - ysztis3 7.'@tt -'te
a.T The second engineer, William Herson, was
badly bruised and scalded, but he may recover.
The cargo was Forest City Democrat.
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Arraynl Of the ssc:. nlae err, United States.
'.'' with Cil2iforlsia News.
$40 go ..ssr5s &. ess5 New ORLEANS, Nov 25.
The steamer United States, from Aspinwall, has
arrived here with California dates to the 1st inst
The Illinois left Aspinwall, for New York Oh
the 18th with 100000 in gold dust, and $50 pas
sengers. @@ts s 8
1.-The news is of but little Importance
80 The most important questions is the proposed
removal def the Capitol, and the election of U. S.
Senator for 1855.
Two steamers had exploded, killing ten persons
The mining news S interesting and the miners
prosperous-many new placers had been dscov'
cred. !. ss@g -
Emigration to Australia had ceased.
The Sonora Fillibusteran Exploring Expedi
ton attracts much attention and but little sympa
thy an1ongt the people.
The American Whaling Ship Citi2ens, of New
Bedford, had been lost in the Arctic Ocean. A
portion of the crew were saved.
.ssPhe total lGInouDt 0ftreasurc shipped from San
Francisco, on the lst November, by both routes
was So, ,75O, 900 mostly for New York.
ArGsRle ON Lake. OntariG-Flye YES
sells wrecked.
The Rochester Cnion says:
Sss.1nhere was severe gale on "Wednesday nigh
and Thursday morning on Lake Ontario. Tht
wind 3 ew heavily from the northwest, accompa
MED by snow squalls. go
ss.Fhe schooners Oato'aagon and Pa'estaae, load
ed with railroad iron, bound from Kingston t.
Cleveland, went ashore eight miles west Of thi
place, near Braddock's Bay The vessels vii
prove total loss, or at least so think those VIII
have examined them. The iron will doubtless b.
saVed.: The crews succeeded in getting sael
ashore.
ssssBoth vessels are fully insured.
'|IShe Palestine, after beating on the rocks fou
Hours, lied with water and proved total loss
The OntonagOa will fare no better.
.seThere was. thick snow prevailing at tn
time, and the disaster is attributed to the varia
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the vessel was loaded. -
1--WE hear that three other vessels are ashor
come 20 miles east of this port, but have receiy
ed nc. particulars. ,
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