The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1855-08-10
Frightful Accident on The Delaware.

Proridenfiat Escape.-Near ten o'clock, last
night, as the steamboat Miantonomi was coming
up the Delaware, from an excnrsion trip to Fon
Delaware, and when a short distance below the
Navy Yard, she was run info by the stean-tow
boat "Spv," and had a large hole knocked Ill
her bow. Fortunately, the Steamboat was OPP
posIte the flats, and The pilot headed her at once
upon the shore, thus, no doubt, saving larg"
number OF lives. fht water came IN through
the aperture in such immense quantities that
The boat had begun 10 settle before she reached
the shore. A large number ofthe excursionlstS
on board being females, some oil whom bad Young
children with them, and the excitement on
board at the time fthp collision may be iInagin-
ed. Allthe life preservrrs were seized upon,
in snme instances by the males on board, who
left the female, 10 take care Of themselves
Several rnen were setn with life prrsrrvers,
and which were not inflated, 50 little knowl-
edge had they OF the article. The captain and
The other officers on board, by their prrssncr OF
mind, contributed to alay the excitement. AZ
ter the boat had been run upon the fats, the pas
Sengers were TAKEN off by the steam tug and
landed at Mead street wharf. The Mantonom
had the damage temporarily repaired, by mrans
oi bed or two being thrust into the hoie and
the mailing of boards over all. She lay at Simp-
son K NeIll'S wharf all night, and tbls morning
taken upon the sectional dock at that place.
Ii is expected that she will BE- able 10 resuifte
her trips to Salem on Monday next. From ali
can learn. we are led 10 beirve that the
fault, If any there was, is to be laid to those
board the ssSpy." The 'EMiantononi" had all
her lights up, and the Tug seems TO have been
attempting 10 cross her bow. She was struck
much in the same place as the Chic, and bad
she been a few hundred yards further up the
river must have shared the same fate. 1t is
fearful 10 think Of the loss of life that must have
ensued if fhe boat had not been just at a point
where She could be- run upon the shore. and If
there was criminal carel, ssneSs IN the affair,
those guilty should suffer for it,
DISTRESSING AFFAIR IN New HAvEN-Two
LfyEs Losr ~ a WeLL.-Two lives were los.
on the premises OF the New Haven Gas Com
last Saturday afternoon, under distressing cur
cuuiStancrs. il seems that the officers had en-
pl0vrd man TO clean out the wells brlou9ing
TO them. The person employed to clean The
wells, Mr.. James Bakesrr, having finished
two, procerded 10 th,. third. He had dpcpnded
but few feet, when his father, who was
looking his work. observed him fall tvadIong
into the waller FL" called for help, which sum
,noned the hands at work in the factory, and one
of them, named Owen Sheriden, Immediately
descended by means Of ladder placed in the
we'll to the reSrup Of Blal<eSler, who was lying
upon the bottom He had got but short dis
tdnce downward when h. was observed TO lose
his hold of the ladder and fall Itadlong upon his
companion below. Another hand in the tacto-
tory then descended, caught hold of Sheridan,
and attempted TO raise him, hnt losing his breath
he became unconscious, and was about falling
from the ladder when he was seized by the
foreman OF the shop and raised TO the surface,
and restscitated. The bodies of Blakesee and
Sheridan were taken out with the least possible
delay. and every eXprtion made TO restore them
TO consciousnesS-but in vain. The we'll in
question bad been CLOSED for the last six months.
An experiment subsequently, made by the jury,
by dropping lighted candle into the well, pro-
we'd it to be so thoroughly impregnated with
''weII-damp," as to extingulsh the light in an
instant.-.Ee,c HuUen Jounai, July 80.