New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-10-30
MARINE AFFAIRS.

CROSBY coNPASi's LINE OF STEAMSHIPS BErwEEs
HIw-YoRX, soUrHAsPTos, LONDON AND BREMEN.
In concurrence Of the British Government having
chartered most Of the steamships composing Croskey
& Co . European line of steamships for the convey
anee of troops to india is probable that the steamer
Jason, which leaves this port tomorrow, Mil De the
last one of them that viii be dispatched hence for
some time 10 come.
TIE sLsoP BR,sDYwISx.
The statement of Capt. Germaine is the only inter-
ested statement yet before the public. All the pre-
vious statements were merely written by wholly dsn
terested parties a. mere matter of news. That the
Brspdywine wa- Jeff at anchor, and merely for the
purpose Of getting assistance, is the evidence OF the
capsin and all the crew. In addition 10 this the tele
g,aph operator at Sandy Hook has sent 4 dispatch
stating that the sIoop was at anchor when the steam
tug Wave wen. TO her. From the appearance Of the
bow Of he schooner il seems evident that the Wave
parted the cable when che struck her. at least when
pulling On her, as stated by Capt. Germaire As the
whole matter will be h,gated, it is useless to surmse
whether 1t will be proved that the vessel was wrong.
fully taken possession OF or pot.
TERRELL EXPLOSION.
The boiler Of the eteam-tdg Stililnan Witt exploded
this morning. about IL O'Clock, blowing the tug into
atoms. The stesm-drunl, with other pieces of the
an lauded in Water street. Ii is almost incredible
that persons Oh the dock street were not injured
AZ the tine of the accident the crew were at dinner
and the boat iyDg at the foot of Commercial street.
outside of several canal boats and the seamtug Echo
John Ferrell, toe Captain, was badly scalded about
the head ard arms. VIM. Sierrit, pilot was scsded
about the breast, and badly cut by splinters. He
says when he went 10 dinner the boiler full Of
water, with shOut 100 pounds Of steam she often
carrying lJ0 pounds. Irving liaighs deck hand,
LIGHTLY fgQ!Ctd and cut about the head. The two
ireu en were taken away, but how badly Djured We
could nc. ascertain; their DAVID Barry and
j. A. Keith Two peddier boys, named Jervis, hap.
pened 10 b. on board, but were picked up. They
badly hurt. One man was seen struggling in the
water aDtrg the wreck, bat he wen. down in the con-
fusion, before assistance could be rendered.
The explosion appeared to have occurred the lar
board side forward. The sound WAS not sharp but
dull and lac ANY, and the smoke steam, pieces OF tim
Der, nachntry, &c, we've pr' jected az directly up
seems 70 have BEEN blown out OF the boat. and tue
shattered hull lee under water 70 the top Of her
bulSaiks. more complete wreck cannot be iu1-
agined.
Capt FerreIl, the owner Of the tug Wit, was on
board the tug George o. Vail, which was coming up
The Creek and al the time Of the explosion was withio
few feet Of the fermer. Luckily, no one waa hurt
The Creek for rods around, is strewn with pieces OF
the wreck ard here and there he wharf and in the
streets lie portions Of the pipes, fues &c. The caves
Of The aCoirIg houses are ndented ard torn IN sew
.ral place. and windows ihatteIed and broken.
1be boat new and in goo1 order ard with the
information We have cspnot account for the acct
cent. Buffalo Com. Adv, .Stn.
by T-iesTspn
BUFFALO, Ibnrsdsy, Oct -, 1857.
John Fernr, captain, and Wm. Slerr Il. pilot OF the
s'esm.ug Sullman Wet, which EXPLODED her boz err
yesterday, have since died of the Injuries they To-
ceived. Tie second engineer !. fatally injured.