Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1866-02-15
PoMERoY MEIGs COUNTY, oHIoa THURSDAY,

,OUNTY, OHIO, THURSDAY
4 neglected. Incredible, We are told, was the
composure which, undersuch circumstances
reigntd around. Capt Martin stationed him.
self in the poop going occasionally forward
or into the saloon; but none could he Offer
word of comfort BIZ 4lling them that their
safety was eren probable. He Joined now
and then for a few monlents ip the public dc.
yotions, but his place " the last was on the
deck About two Q 'clock in the afternoon,
the water gaining fast m the ship and no
signs Of the storm subsNing being apparent,
small band Of men determined to trust them
selves to the mercy of }he waves IN a boat,
rather than 90 dowf Without struggle -
Leaving the saloon, tl5Sdoss, they got ont
and lowered away the port cutter, into which
sixteen of the crew and three of the passen-
gers succeeded in getting and in launching
her clear of the ship These ninetesn men
shouted for the captain to come with them,
but with that heroic courage which was his
chief characteristic, he declined to go sith
them, saying: mo, will 60 down with the
passengers but wish you God speed and safe
to land" The boat then pulled away, toss
my about helplessly on the crests OF the gl-
santic waves Scarcely had they gone eigh-
ty yards, or been five minutes tG the deck,
when the steamer won't down Stern foremost,
with her crew Of human beings, from whom
one confused cry of helpless terror arose, and
all was silent forever.
f., Al, hal hp
London, and in the brief interval before she
foundcred, rush was seen to be made for the
two remaining boats, but the efforts to launch
them were Intellectual, and the suddenness Of
the foundering at last--the London being an
iron ship-prevented what might have been
successful second attempt to save few
more lives
Adroit Robbery.
At iaweler' in Maiden Lane, New York,
on Monday afternoon, a man selected four
gold watches, and rendered thousand dollar
bank note The dealer examined the note,
and finding it genuine, left it on the counter
while he went to his safe to get chpnge for
the purchaser. But no sooner had the jeweler
gone to his safe than n man who had just
driven upin coach dashed into the store and
clapped irons upon the purchasers wrists, and
informing the amazed jeweler that the prIs-
oner had stolen one thousand dollars, sud
denly discovered the one Thousand dollar note
and seized it, saying, by my soul, this is the
identical billI' and then thrust it into his
pocket "But," said the jewelcr, "he has four
of my watches "Well, sir" resp pnndcd the
pretended, he may have any numb OF ST :
len watches but |, MS an officer, am not au-
lthorized to adiulicatc; only the Justice can
do that I shall hurry the thief to the Tonlbs,
and if you appear at once and make the fact
known dare sf Justice nnwling will give
you the watches Thus saying, tie fellow
bundled his .prisonereeG into the coach at the
door The jeweler went to the Tembs, and
latter waiting fifteen minutes, smrlt q rat, and
told his story to Justice bowling, and that
magistrate promptly enlightened him as to
precisely what had happened.
From tho Louisville Courier, Feb. S. -
The w. IL. Carter Exploded. q.
Early Saturday morning telcgraphic dis
patches were receive in the city Announcing
the explosion of the W. r. Carter in the Mis-
sissippi, by which the lives OF several well
known citizens were sacrificed. But few de.
tails of the disaster were received until latr
in the evening, when confirmation Of the ter
rible calamity was received. tlf
She left this port Friday week, with mod
crate freight trip and small number of
passengers but her deck ml of live stock
chiefly mules, for the Nickshurg and New
Or ans markets. The freight was insured in
the local Offices in, this city, and agencies, to
t Q extent Of S750uj, nearly two thirds Of
Al. A.
residue is divide with the Kentucky FIRE and
Marine, Delaware, Am rlcan, Germ N. Home,
r.nAnn and Nlna The boat belonged to
the Atlantic & Mississippi Steamship Com
pany, Of ST. Louis, was built near two years
ago, and appraised at $l26,ON. There was
no insurance on the hull. r. .-r..-.r, t,..r
The w r. Carter had changed officers nf.
ter her arrival at this port on her last trip. a
telegraphic dispatch from the company de-
posing the Captain and Clerk, W f. Fuller
and A. Mcbride, Installing in their places
Capt Jacob lIurd, Of Cincinnati and Frank
Smith, of this city. The latter hasa FAM y
in this city, and is well known clerk on the
river. y4, q HT sHfa .tffe
The W. r. Carter is the eighth steamboat
explosion we have had to record in u short
time ON the western rivers. o,l.5., W g1l
| In the meantime, since the announcement
of the explosion of the Miami and the Mis-
souri,, several prominent boat owners deter-
mined to withdraw their boats, lay them up,
and give the boilers thorough tyerhaullng.
The Wild Wagner, OF the People Line, ply
ing between this city and Cinclnnati. has been
laid up several days, and her boilers, we be-.
llieve, are to be removed and new ones suhsti-
tuted n,their place The St. Charles, OF the
same line, is to lay up on her arrival ut Gin
cinnatl to day to change her boilers ,1,
The directors of the United States mail
line, plying between this port and Cincinnati,
very promptly decided yesterday to suspend
the trips Of the United States, though new
boat until she can have new boilers. She has
what is known MS the tubular boilers. and
some lays since ordered new set Of the old
fashioned Aued boilers 10 be made by D..
Mitchell b Son, of this city, sa7s.as'
| The belief has been long entertained BY all
practical engineers and mechanics that tubu-
lar boil, rs on our western waters are unssfs,
and we have repeatedly called the attention
of the public to it. but until very lately but
little heed has been paidto the subject Now,
however, after so many fatal disasters have
occurred in raphl succession, the public are
aroused, as it appears that nearly all, if not
every one, of the late disasters were boats
with the tubular boilers. The W. R. Carter g
boilers were made by the best practical boiler