The New York herald., 1863-12-07
PRICE THREE CENTS.

fRlCE THREE GENTS.
O'Clock on Saturday afternoon went on board Isaac
newton ana found everything proper condition Tho
vesse lei al sx O'Clock usual hundred ana
| MY or two hundred passengers being board. A.
about hafIast slH clock down TO supper wh,on
was served up on the deck Immediately below the man
deck, and remained there about twenty muutar Anes
tax ng supper came up and aft TO ruohe. had
not boen AFT more than Ave minutes was startled
by What thought the noise OF a coUb ,on with another
vessel discovered that the WIS oeca-
soned by al explosion OF The boiler, and q lew
moments after that tho vessel 6fc. I'M
med aley went above the cabin or sleeping apart
meut, which found 1.ed with steam. Tho pass.ngeTs--
male and femalsw in great state OF excitement.
The particularly were rlghtened and wero rush.
ing every direction search OF life pro@erycrs win
which 10 cave themselves from u watery grave. Among
tho female passeugers | noticed ono young 'ady who
seemed In perfectly helpless condition and without any
friend board she appeared 10 DO dreaduliy alAs mod
but induced her s down Of the sofss, and od
hor she would be saved noH, went outside 70 so
II there we're any boa.s coming TO our assistance.
say propeller making FOR with two barges attached.
which proved to be lhe Daniel p. Miller, which
got alongside OF Us. / then went and brought The
young lady Tic hurricane deck, and with tho
tstance oi another gentleman, got Tor safely board
tie propeller In the meantime most OF passonscra
had been rAnsferrcd 70 tho propeller. somo ntecn
twenty canal boats had also b stance ana
received iov of the passengers board Row boats
were aso around N great n1mbcrr and did good
10 fosoung tho paHengers The accident occurred whea
out about one hour aud quarter noar opposite
fort Washington about oeht mics from Sev York.
lmmed stcy after tie exp the steamboat nfe
but this fact was slut onsg concealed from The parscn
gers BY lhe oai'7s Whon tho passengers had all gos
fafe board The propeller and other boats ,bo New
ton totally euyeloped flame. from end 10 snd. 10
reported at this tma that tue baggage of tho
Ncwton m a. Diodcr,ck, lai been rocn, and
cars eutefanod FOR bis s,ety The capain of Tho
propeller, who exceedingly Kind accom- a,ng
10 tbe passenger asked whore should Land tnom aad
II 0saiy agreed 10 land al Yorsorr which place
reached about ten O'Clock IN the evening About
h.ndfed Of tho passengers took Tho nsht train
for Albany on arriving al Yonkefs The wounded wore
placed msiircascs floor Of Of
propeller, whore every attention paid ~ them ~
the officers and pafscngey Tbey rrcfentei Tho Hscss
horrible appearance Their faces hands and Decks we're
fcarfuly -cAded and the dcsh hanging oosey from
body being pealcd on The sroahs Of tho poor fell
o~s heart rendng Que 10 particular appeared "a
be dreadful agony Wbcn The propeller reached You.
kes ITO wounded placed the sleaboa, depot Aod
I properly sttsnded u.
statement OF the Assistant Engineer.
Mr. Fowks Assistant Engineer q the steamer, ssstsA
that shc from New York the (s,H
ocoetj on Saturday evening for Albany. tvcrytb,og
well unlil about O'Clock, when tbs boIes
gave way 10 what part he however could Tell. lss-
medaseiy bearing tho erploson be for ~Asd And
thereby saved his lfc. Ho standing beside he
sno rcon according 10 HI. Own statement, ~heo tss
pos,on place aud u "a q miracle bow be cso,pst
! soa,Dsd AZ 10 did.
| Ths steamer Complete Loss.
The steamer viii prove total lo~s toseber oil All ne
cargo she bad bard The spectacle ned BY We
ooonagfa,'oo was maguiaeea,. attracting tboYsrsas
ito banks The river Prom Fort waLlston ppuytsn
Day,e Yousers, yor Leo, Hastings, and aoasa esAss
poots river The inhabitants had 1ac os tbe
oonnssraion and was not unti four ocloes yesterday
DoruIg ,hst the display va. ended. A. that hour We
bad burned down 70 the waters edge and As
rushing 10, quickly ertugu1ncd the flames and eAosed
ibe thAnod aud bIaeseoed TO ,as " tho botbm.
nrc-~atso and rusty ~aisns beam Is all mat could TO
s,en Il this fsyorits steamboat At tho ssposHr
,eft yesterday.
HKKrcH rsAAc szwros.
TIC lraac sc~ton tau In 1910, and cost ss The
east osicaiaiou zoe oo0 ebo has been fDnnlos
slAntiy Hgdsoa river FOR the pAst seventeen years
notod Tor tho beauty Of her srcbtsciaro and
| The fnaguiroeoce o, her cabins. sbe vas COO n he
largest steamers bs fivor and Ike bof ais
New World, vas bl~ays popular boat Win tbs psb-
| I've
| TIE cargo, which rrScpany owned % tbs city. .
valued at i3oo 900 insuranoe unsno~u rbs tAsssn.
gers loot all ttsr baggage and many ~ tbom ~bs had
partially uBdressed themselves or tbe psfI.s ~ gong
10 bed k-, Their clothing and lcvelry.
se,erai Petty roobsre. ioos pace dsrns tho COO
fusion. and lev thieves poalsd ~ v,
piy tbeif vocation.
cavsE oF rnE ErPLosos
Tie u tie erploron very uosatsfAc,oy.iy sc-
coIut.a Tor sooordns 90 tbc t,plrt smoas ths pso,s
q Yorseis a. ap.e,u That To 0oer -.s oysrh..,ed.
aad u.n ,ab,ecisd 70 t4adca ,aaap q cold -stsv,
~Lch very naturally rnu'ei an Hstantanseg, ssgio.sb
According " anottcr report one - to Goes cnes.d
o. rh Cd i appe4n ~oid create q sinras soepisSt
| CAitan Peek tho comnandsr - tbs steamer, sr.
ceoinsly BncoBai icatyc. and g,s,tvsy rsfvsed W
yys Any srplansiou 70 Our fspartsf, -bo
qoeoy lsft " ecture 80 " the e-g.e - tho
sideut 40 inver, ssion win ~ Rcd 70 s.y ~ We
Corober 4 Ygosrrt iihsuags ste1 aoasuss, all Tho
ncts viii - dsvsogsd Ana tbs bhno, any e,-ts. vn
20 east gpoa ne r.L psftlos IN thsn 4 . rsVh4ps
nrrop.r 70 refiis from sVns Any psf,Aie
TIE ,stjeu
! usals bour yssufiay atsrSoon ~bsa our reteusr
~ You.sr, tnst uiis to-n -As 10 great s4sis ~ "a.
element over eaatiofbe Its -ousdsd -s's ssn 30
ns pnasry cared of ~ pb,,esh, ard o,ts q
The ~oandsi tsissd ~ go Sot upecisd, bo-svo.
| tha. sry q tGfn -0u1 ,eeogu
Torcuso wCIrHsT.
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srrbls ssoHy vbcb b. ssbJscsd ~ tbs fss,fst
haafs of o.. nlafo, fesby bsesonsd 70 go ~ tss A.
tsoeasts -h0m o. ,viseruY fscosnirsi 90 seqssnt
sses. .rS nsusfsd 1oetsrest issgsass -"rs1es'syh
/ 70 ny -'s Atary shsi sog icsisi bs1 ls so ,Lss
i-I 10 hous v R.ar Tbs a slA.s. oossiss, 80 u
l sd ffon nan -he srptetsd tad net 40 tosrs
~. q Ia a., tsaft 70 ,hs syss Il several % ne
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