The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1858-06-30

OF the Union, and TO preserve 70 the peopie |
Of the States their indefeasible right 10 form
their own constitution and organic law" The
town Of Lexington has also GENE forward and
ID to celebrate his arrival by grand process
sion, and Louisville has invited him 10 al.
dress the people Of that city.
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From the Memphis Enquirer Of June is.
THE LATE STEAMBOAT DISASTER,
Tie Penasylpanio blo,pn gp.-Sear Tiro Hundred
Lives Lost.
We have to record at the present time pro-
badly the most terrible steamboat accident
and loss of life that ever occurred on the
Mississippi. The fine steamer Pennsylvania,
commanded by Capt. Kleilfeltei. and playing
between the cities Of St. Louis and New
Orleans, as she was nearing the lower point
Of Bedeau Island, lying abou, seventy miles
below this city, Sunday morning last, between
the hours Of six and seven, exploded two OF
her BOILERS, making report as Of an hun.
dred pieces Of heavy ordnance, and blowing
the entire front portion Of the boat, together
with about two. hundred Of her passengers.
both deck and cabin. hundreds of feet into
the air. Many Of them we're asleep IN their
berths NJ the time. and were hurried, unavs-
kened, into eternity.
| II is said the river, few moments after
this auf.l occurrence, presented one Of the
most narrowing scenes If disaster ever wit
messed. captain Kleinfelter happened to
be in the barber shop at the moment. and
thereby escaped sharing the fate of the more
unfortunate. As soon as possible he ordered
the anchor to be cast. bur the line so"n snap
ped, and the boat, which in the mean tine
had taken fire. hoated down. A wood boat
was hailed. The owner. Mr.. Harrison, came
TO the immediate rescue the dead, dying and
wounded, as vel. as the living. were put on
the woo,l.bost, save few who could not be
taken off before the wreck took fire. 1t one
! time the wood.boat seemed as il adhering 10
the wreck, and much serious apprehension
was felt as TO the prospect Of some two hun
dred being burt up in the wopi-boat. Owing,
however, to the energy and decision OF pur-
pose Of few noble and daring spirits, the
wood boat, after being separated, was drawn
over to Ship and Battle Island. where they
/ witnessed the wreck burn up below them, in
a space Of about ten minutes. and where they
remained until ..ab"ut | o'clock. when the
steamer Imperial, boud for New Orleans.
was hailed, aud towrd the wood.boat duWn
to Austin.
A large number Of the passengers, boih Of
the wounded and unhurt. remained upon the
bank near the scene until tour o'clock 10 the
afternoon, when the Kate Frisbee came up.
took them on board and brought them 10 Mem
phis. Tie noble conduct Of the officers Il
4 the Frisbce has received just tribute If ex.
preston in a card from her passengers. Fur
died on on the FfIsbee while coming up. The
steamer Diana, whirh also came 10 the place
: Of accident. did her part nobly. She took
ten Of the wounded trOm the Frisbee and
, brought them TO tie wharf. boat here. Svine
she took up the river.
. The exact cause of this heart-renderlne
accident cannot be sscertained. We had ~
, interview with Mr.. Doris, surviving brothei
Of the chief engineer. who was on watch Al
the time. lie says lie tested the boiler:
few minutes before the explosion and found
them apparently to contain the proper guam.
tity Of water. They only had on between
! $50 aud i55 pounds Of steam. while hel
charter permits 40. They we're not firing
up at the moment, but or the contrary.
we're cleaning the Goals out of the furnaces
/. Her machinery wss some seven years
] od. WHICH, must ,iseiy, wss ths cause y hsi
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. continued 70 give theta every attention.
. Some fifteen Or twenty more Of the wounded
are At the Gayoso. Three u them died there