The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-10-08
The Explosion ON board the Ham
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The Explosion ON board the Ham
monia.
The following account Of the accident to tb,
Hsmmonia is given by the Hamburg correspou-
dent of The London Daily News, the date Of tn,
letter being Sept. IS:
| The steamer left the Elbe on Thursday afternoon
and had not been many hours at sea, whom from
some hitherto unexplained cause, an explosion
took place in the after part of the ship, and /,
was found that the powder magazine, contaipinp
the vessels steek of blue lights. signal rockets
and powder for saluting, had blown up This
magazine being situated under the chief saloon
the passengers of the first class cabin ~ere the
principal sufferers, the poop decks were forced
up by the violence of the explosion. The shin
was Immediately turned round t. return to the
Elbe, whilst medical assistance was speedily Of
ferea by the surgeon OF the Hammonia, and DR..
Neander, one of the passengers. / subjon the
list Of wounded a. given by the company IL
Madame Andre, from Offenbach, residing at Phil.
adelphia, slight confusion Of the right hip. 2.
Herr Barth, from Costa Rica, dislocatiug of the
Furth, slight wound on the left cheek. f. Herr
Friedrich Muller, from Oidenburg, lower part of
the left thigh bone broken and fracture Of right
| leg below the knee.
| The powder magazine contained forty blank car
tridges for the saluting four Founders, five dozen
blue lights, and about an equal quantity of signal
rockets. There was also some gunpowder in ii be.
longing to the French government. Some of the
| slightly wounded proceeded to New York by the
Hammona, but Muller, who was sitting In the
| smoking saloon Immediately over the powder
| magazine when the explosion took place, lies in
the General Hospital OF this city in most critical
| state, DR.. Knorre, the head surgeon ofthe estab-
lishment, is going to amputate both his legs TODAY
and entertain but very feeble hopes CT his surviv-
ing the operation. Madame Andre is also not
able TO proceed to her destination by this steamer
and remains for the Dres0nt Mt the Hotel da
rope under the surgical care of DR.. Knorre. No
damage done to the screw or any other part of
the. machinery of the Hammonia.
How SLAVE VESSELS ARE GOTTEN RID oY-Ope OF
the sailors captured By the United States Marshal
of New York, for being engaged in the African
slave traffic, on the Haidee, has made confession
He says the ship sailed from Havana to Cadiz, and
thence to point on the coast of Africa
The vessel lay at that place one day and night
and the next morning cargo of eleven hundred
aud thirty three negroes was brought on board
natives of the coast of Africa on the afternoon of
that day, the ship sailed, and went directly to the
Island of Cuba, making the port of Cardenas in
the afternoon, and anchoring there; in the eve-
ming Of that day, two Spansrds came on board,
| and made arrangements with the Captains BouteIle
and Viera for the purchase of the slaves; on the
next day, at an early hour in the morning, two
boats came alongside and took all the negroes that
remained alive on shore; about two hundred Of
Boutee, Viers and Thomas also went On shore,
leaving the vessel in command of Macomber the
first mate, who told the crew that the vessel
was cleared for New Orleans; the bark went to
sea, and after being one day OUT the mate called
all hands aft and told them thst the vessel had no
papers, and asked what was to be done. The crew
replied that they had not made up their minds
what TO do the mate then said, 'Wei!, had
better go to Long Island; we shall be safe there"
The crew assented, and the bark sailed direct to
Montauk Point; after the iand had been made the
mate said it would be better to scuttle the bark
aud land at night; the bark was then scuttIed by
boring holes in the sides which were plugged; the
bark then made a tack out to sea, as it was yet
daylight, but as soon it was dark she came back
within FIVE miles of land, when the plugs were
drawn out, aud che soon sunk; seven of the crew,
named Jose Frank Portuguese, Jose Cartano (Por-
tuguese), Antonio - (Portuguese), Jose Marie
(PortugUese), John Baptiste Utalian), PHILIPPE
Wilson (Portuguese), aud - Bal1oo Spauard),
got into a boat which kept Of shore till the
next morning. when it landed at MoRtauk.
MoRPHY AND HARRwirz AT CHgss-A Paris
correspondent thus speaks Of the great chess con-
test between the American and Prussisn cham.
pion:
The great chess match between Germany and
America,-between 81. HarrwitZ, of Prussia
and Mr. Paul Morphy, ,Ofthe United States,-is now
going on in this city at the Cafe de la Regence in
the Rue st. Houore, the headquarters of the lovers
of this scientific game The match is to be won by
the gamer of the first seven games. NJ Harrwitz
gained the first two games, MIR. Morpby gained the
three next, the last of which was played Yesterday
afternoon and evening. In the third and fourth
games Mr. Morphy made some of the most bril-.
liant and startling moves that ever had been seen
in the Cafe de la Regence, and SO great was the
enthusiasm that telegraphc dispatches were
sent to the Rhine, to Merry, the Duke of Bruins
wick aud other great players, begging them to
come aud see the wonder of the world. Notwith.
standing are in the midst of the watering sea-
vh a IA Ia cad Iaao toJ H..
ont of town, the Cafe de la RegeEce is the scene of
q crowd, or rather q mob, of distinguished men,
and even women, of all natiopalities and all
tongues. II is believed that Morrhy will beat
Harrwiz, though it is not by any means sure, and,
in that case, he becomes he champion of the world
for no man in Europe can beat Harrwiz Harr-
witz Is y years old, Morphy but %. Morphy plays
much faster than Harrwitz, and in fact, faster
than any adversary he has yet met iu Europe, and
the bodness and originality of his moves strike the
lockers ON with amazemeEt aud admiration.
NEW KIND OF SrEAMER.-The novel steamship
built by the Messrs. Winans, Baltimore, to cross
the ocean in six days, is being launched The pro
cess is slow one, the vessel being launched side
ways, and is moved down her ways by the force of
two large screws at the rate of about Ave feet per
hour. Monday afternoon she had reached the edge
of the wharf, about twenty five feat from her
original position. She was then about sixty or
seventy feet from the end of the ways. This queer
looking craft attracts great deal of notice. The
Baltimore Sun describes the propelling machinery
as follows:
"Take a plain fiat ring off your finger and run
it on to the middle Of cigar, upon which it is to
revolve freely by power applied inside, which in
the vessel consists Of four steam engines placed
amidship,. Now to this ring attach at equal dis
ances all around it hanges set at an angle adapted
to act upon the water as propellers, striking the
water by the swift and powerful revolution of the
-hoaio md z hndy ~ fha taat
is covered all around by q belt of iron broad
enough to enclose the wheel and extend some four
feet each side beyond 1t; this belt is supported
by plates Of iron standing edgewise FROM the sur
face of the vessel to which they riyeted These
plates Of iron divide the space under the belt
each side of the wheel into compartments, and
these compartments above the water line are again
closed at the side next the Wheel shutting it en-
tireiy from view Below the water line they
OF course open to admit the free action of the
wheel upon the water"
YELLOW FEvER.-There was e. deaths from yellow
fever in Charleston, last week; decrease of II on
the mortality of the previous week. The deaths
from fever in Savannah, for the same time, we're
~. The Savannah Republican SAYS:
At this time the serious cases are confined al
most entirely to the outdoor laboripg population
residing in the neighborhcod of the Charleston
wharf, In fatnacraw, Curry Town and Robertville.
There has boon very manifest improvement in
the health Of other classes and many who were
down are now ont attending to their business
What is somewhat unusual, the eastern portion of
the city Is almost entirely free from disease.
OUTRAGE BIT hNEGRo--Lprcb LGro.-In the vicinity
Of Farmersyille, Lowndes county. Ala on the 2slh
nit, negro violated the person of little white
beggar girl. He Was arrested and carried before
magistrate. The Selma Reporter says
Before they had proceeded very far in legally in
vestigsting the affair large number of persons ar
rived from the ne'ghborhood of Fsrmersyille. took
the negro in charge, carried him back that place.
tied him 70 stake butt log heap around him. and
present OBJECTED to burning, as such a proceedipe
would not be In keeping win the customs of an en-
fRhtened and civilized community. A preference
for hanging him being then expressed by the ma