New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-11-28


THE SOUTHERN STEAMER ROBERT MARrN-0ur tee'
graphic dispatches announced Tuesday that this steam
e which pies between Charle on and Cheraw had burst
her boor-kilng persons and woundng several Inc
following letter was written after the occurrence BY the
Cartap and the additional news we extract IRON TIE
CLarestoa Courier of Nov. 22
PoRrs FERRY, Nov. 90 1883.
DEAR BROTHER: You will be astonshed on receiving
this from Ports Ferry, and it is sad anu painful duty
have TO perform. but cannot finch. The Robert Mar
tins boilers exploded at this place yesterday morning ut
Lafp6t six clock aud am thankful so many OF us ere
saved there viz seventeen out OF twenyseVen
The cause Of the exl lDsiOn IL 10 US unknown. ono
thing Is cerain was not for want of water IN the boiler
for about two or three minutes before the accid mt was
the boilers head and the water tried aud there
The engineer, mate and myself are safe-thc engine
very slightly injured.
ben Williams, the cook Peter one Of the iremen Joc
second engineer, ali missing. simon stephen, and
four other deck hands killed. OF the above died
this morning they have been buried Dandy, Bob ani
burns are wounded but think not seriously Inc boat
is literally torn to pieces She is about one mle aud
a half below here VIII save oil can from the wreck
and vi" write more fully as soon a possible w "a Eas'
Since the above was in type have received additional
particulars by the steamer Pee Dee Capt Coates, which
arrived yesterday evening having passed the scene OF the
di. a er
cant Coates informs us that the Robert Martin presents
as complete sc,ne of ruin he saw, even the an
Chors chanf and heavy iron capsan winch was on the
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torn up and fragments of the machinery, cargo and hu
blown in every iii ection Mr. UlmO, the first ,neer
escaped almost miraculously-being the upper deck
when the explosion took place he was blown up AMI des
cerded head foremost the deck Of the boat his hands
r,bahy striking hrst doubt saved him. bdt his head
had received bruise in the encounter but nothing Sc
rous Some of the hands have not been found since the
occurrence. being doubt blown TO pieces Tie boat
had been taking in wood at Ports Ferry landing, and
was about starting when th6 accident took place.
IMPROVEMENTS rs THE PRINTING PREss.--THe Pa'er.
son IN j. GudrGiaKdescrbes an important Improvement
ofhe press recently invented by Mr. ID Baldwin Of God
wnvile called the Press Feeder, and designed % supply
the press with blank sheets The model is self operative
rate Of 1000 per hour The OF taking hold o the
paper is truly ingenious and works With the greatest sim
plity Tie apparatus consists of horizontal tabe. TO
which Joined several small vertical the whole,
thus arranged recprocaiing motion from the pile
paper the main cylinder of the press Connected with
these tubes an air pump exhaust them OF the air they
contain rs the tubes made to pass over the pile OF
paper the pump in its turn ex1auts the man Oe ana
The air nt daey rushing in at the lower end OF the
smaller tubes TO supply the vacuum thus formed, draws
with the top sheet othe pile which by the external pres
sure of the atmosphere is held permanently against the
face othe small vertical tubes The Sheet thus secured
draw forward to the cylinder when the pump reversed
and the sheet paper discharged where receives the
IMPRESSION The tubes immediately return to their former
roson for another sheet and In succession till the whole
bile of paIer is worked of This invention bids fair to dis
pense ID slareo amount of manual labor and strongly
recommends ITSELF from great simplicity and certainty in
its working parts.