New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-11-12
EXPLOSION or TIE PROPELLER
GLOBE.
From The Chicago Journal, Nor. 9.

From The Chicago Journal Noe g. 80
TIE citizens ard tradesGen III the Vlcihly VI Nl"ih
and Well.stIeet bridges startled al erlc re-
Tor MI, morning about O'clock, upon the north oIde
ddftle liver. Tie same instant the air was ch0ked
with Ieame tmbeIs, spinerS, cordv ood ana coal,
which desc nGed in perfect shower. Inc iePOr wac
found TO Lave leen caused by the explosion o. te
boiler OF the prop eller Gole Capt: Amos Prat lyhg
at Hale dock Getweet lark aud ellt-steei bridges
Tie Globe LETT Buffalo one week ago tbs morning,
with eight or nine passengers and a cargo OF 50o1
barrels Of spples and large quantity oil stoves ana
oil er hardware. She arrived az tins Eot lhis morning
at ~. At tie tine OF the accident an u we r
oets had lett tie boat. The engineers and hre-
1en were I'm tie engine-room taking on cy Under
head. The steam had been blown of from one OF the
boilers ana the fire put out. The other boiler had out
little steam on ~ they had Just commenced Se'uIs IL
mn TO lCst loight The second mate luonls US tbat
tbere were not more than ten pounds on Of the tine
While thus engaged the boiler exI loded with
terrific force tearing the propeller into atoms, ana
leN ng the hOuetOlf, streets, ana me llVtr Win 'e
- Iiuteled debris. As possible, large gang
of frenen under the supervision OF Chief Engineer
IarIis, aided by citizens, commenced clearing away
he wreck Tie steamer Atlantic took her station on
the dock 10 be III readiness IN case oil ife DreA5 o'
In the hulk, but her serN lces were mol required
The following were taken out dead from the runs
Mary Ann Golden girl about fifteen years OF age
who was on he dock picking mp apples James iioo
lie twonty-one years of aye, and formerly con-
durtor ON the State street Horse Railway. lie was
Q'l Il
had teen consigned 10 him. Another BODY was taken
ont bu 50 telibly di.igured That up to the time Oh
Going TO uress il has not been ldentlhed.
I,tti,k Donohoe who was walking along the west
side Il Wells street, near the bridge, was stfueA ny 3"
nortion Of the arch and instantly killed ms mead beng
dashed 10 pieces He liyed West Harrison street,
and leaves a large family. eu,,
Hnotlor body was found, upon the top of Hale
warehouse, Int we have not a-certalned Ills name lie
War one Of the deck hands.
Of he numbered
and il l. supposed that the most OF them were on board
Benjamin Wilson, First Engineers Richard forSythe,
Second Engineer, and the four hremen are known 20
have been killed. How many OF the balance Oh the
crew are buried in the ruins it impossible at present
Peter BARNARD of Erie Penn, was taken out Of the
r7irs alive and removed To the Marine Hospital, but
We ale informed, died tits noon
David Dunn, drHyman, was very oaoly lnluISu
nv falling beam. John Hayden Of Rochester, N u,
ms inued about the head, but viii probably recover
Julien Hatch living on Wells street. had hs leg ter
fiIlv cut below the knee. Michael Cusick was &C.
vel civ injured about the head and lies in precrous
conGiion. o. II. Salisbury was blown into the Iiver,
bnt escared with slight injuries. \. Ludclngton, llm'
Ter merchant, who was driving along Wells street IN
a buggy w;s knocked out of ii by falling beam. lie
was badly injured about the head and eide but VIII
recover C. II. Burns the clerk OF the boat, was
blown into the air distance, fell upon the hurIi'
cane deck, and escaped with some slight injuries upon
the head and hip Robert Stoddard, lIst maze, was
his head severely cut ard is in dangerous eounlon
A German, name unknown, is lying at the Marine
HCsIi tsl in cOmatOse cOncition John kolte oi Bur
Glo was cut about the head and face, but viii recover
Several others escaped with injuries TOO slight to need
particularizing. =, :,
Tie force Of the shock terrible. The long block
OF buildings adjoining the north side of the yer was
shaken H. by an earthquake. The windows were all
broken and ceilings destroyed. Several buildings on
the west side of Wells street were cracked and other
vie damaged The windows on the river side OF the
Beard of Trade building all broken, ana many
also in Gilbert, Hubbard & Co.'s building on South
Wafer street. The telegraph wires on Water street
weIe snapped in several aces, and roofs OF buildings
al a considerable distance from the wreck were broken
by falling beams The long shed or warehouse on the
north side OF tie river reaching from Nes 10 CalR-
-tl Get bridge was broken through in many places
One of the tenders of the boat weighing about 2oO
rounds, was blown through the air, and hurled into
The rear Of Larrsbee Nerths dry goods store, over
block from the dock in its course taking ont crci-
lar piece foot in diameter from the center OF an IRON
shutter.
Tie Globe was an old boat, owned by DIR. Ho'mer
of Iockport n. Y. She was valued az slo,ooo and
insured for $4,000.