New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-07-18
Incidents.

Incidents.
Tiere is much doubt abou, explosion having t'ken
place. We have converted with several eminent steam
boat Captains III Of whom think an explosion could not
have occurred er he boiler perforated By the bow
frr; La ths. he immense force Of the shock carried
ava, s the supports Of the boiler which e. It al over
beard of course breaking The connections By which means
h.roug water escaped % deal on. death and d5tr19
n We may add 70 sub.tantilte this idea that none Of
the ofrer work was bllck,reL bistered by
he NevWorld Reindeer and other vessels on which va
have witnessed the "a IS Of explosion. Again, we are
al loss 70 account fr such immense amount Of dnaZe
rie-e collision; but again not be forgotten that
he steamboat wss under fgn h.sdway having 6sen
neither slowed or stopped TIL she sor ped herself and that
The sloor w. going a least eight miles borr.
Attic Exchange Hotel At .he Poughk1 psie landing, o.
W ich NJ T. C. Vncen. IS the proprietor, scene o.
excitement su ring death and grief during O. DAY and
riyt The drs Indication which The inmates ri the house
had Of tie calamity, be arrival Of The s9op aud po
r4e 81 cock 10 tie morning having GA board 90 dead
and injured Tie dcorof 'h- Exchange Hotel were thrown
open By lr Vincent proprietor and every facility and
sceo- MOS lien afforded. Mattresses bedding, SC
were s,.d At TIE disposal e those who devoted them
selves to the rs.f Of the suI-rns Tie physcaus u
Porghkee sic repaired 70 - spot ant a.su led The in
ur.d Among them w. noticed Drs fl02--, Nari,k,
Hvelson ani re-. Citizens sso aided in ~ ding 20
Lef. Msssrs Roi. T'.oel D y lysa Jos-Pi 4 Adj
aple John C. H'chcJ,a. Jam 4 Ilt, and ttles3 ~
ended strictly during ne d ID ghi. na45e- Of
aaes keaise d-yoei 'heir and stentClt - ns care
Of The unfortunate Among those were Ars y. Z. Ill up
eo7 Mrs Hnr.-r ny. H,lb,r' dr'. = .ve, MTs. q
Vervalen. Ms Eddy, Misses lFvio, M. H-tge' ard
d.rehter OF Hoboksn and ohers N-r.es were also pro-
cured and med 20 provided During The dy luni-eds
Of persons thr,rg-d he vicinity Of the andn,
learn fur er particulars Of = calmi'v AMI discussing
srouvs the circumstances .. 10 accident all ;lg is
quercy of these appalling events during ihs pa: ,Fo
ye'rs
M John Morris ~ Of this ciy % appeI-d . De- "A
board ard wss active IN ain- tie ir ir. sss5 m % l-
ookeo ITO The tt--sl -taie .,cs oye- tne ooer AMI
saw The c.hrg % saetn @. :we9g person ~ho, it Is De-
reved. vers THROWN overheard y ihs explosion and
drovrsd O.asrs al.o saw r. cothas.
Geo Austin he FIRST Engineer o. he Empire ren1e' n
~ III Connnsrce-sf Newark BE ca-as i1wl. b. ia
"a road On Satur1ly Afternoon. and ent 70 Se~rk IL
w. badly scad.a shout The head sad Hs l. al
and ne were bound up IN cotton and OIL HIS n-se vas
covered with bar6sge saturated win OIL portion d
his acs WAS n view and slowed sgEs Of the sea- ling
n. VS. able - walk and Was unsccomp@1ied
Trc,.s WELLS one of the femen wounded
took considerable pains crawl up with and eIp'n
tie ,osion be found hin self in waxing Up He was IA
ss,froou No 81 which tie staTbosTd side above
ana t.,vee- n. boilers H lsrge sized r1om w.h
for b.rths n The two 81 bsriLs were occupied b. him