Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-01-04
THE Less OF THE CONSTITUTION
Interesting Earticnsars-Sfatem of
Captain GFeenman-A List OF those who


Perisied,
New YORK, Jan. 2.-Captain Greenman, of the
l-ated steamer Constitution, arrived here tonight
| and gives the following statement:
Left Savannah Dee %, with a cargo of seven hun
dred and twenty bales of cotton, ef thirty
three men, ten cabin and three steerage passengers
and three IN men found slowed away after leaving.
shoals Of Cape Lookout and in four hours was full of
| water. An unsuccessful effort made to get her
OFF, and after remaining board the wreck until it
was thought she would 20 TO pieces, the first small
boat was LAUNCHED, which Immediately filed and
TO launch the other boats, but these stove in by
the sea.
The ship was brcakingup very fast, and the only
wreck or cotton bales.
At4A. NJ on the 9th, the whole side fell in, with
were thrown into the sea. The next sea carried
away the torecaStle, on which and several Others
we're standing reached ralt on which were the
second mate and steward.
At daylight, the 2Sth, we saw two RATS with men
on them. and at P; NJ the boat lost from alongside
which had been picked by, four of the crew picked
US up. We afterwards took up two passengers, and
cruised around for some time but found no more
We lay by all night and the next day succeeded in
reaching Cape Lookout, having been on the raft and
in the boat forty hours
We have heard hing since of any of the Others
The following are the names of the passengers lost
- - near as can be ascertained:
Miss LAM, residence unknown.
Captain Sherwood. Of sayanpaS.
Captain French. of New York.
Captain Lane, of the brig -.
kfSTuiu.
Daniel Biggs. of Philadelphia.
Anthony French OF the steamer Indian RIVER.
A. NJ Hayden. of Hartford. with three other cabin
and the IS six stowaw1Gys Gy n@mes n@ me- unknown
C. W, Galluman, mate; Wm. Tiltz Chief Engineer,
VIM. Crocheron. Purser; Captain King, Savannah;
pilot Edward BaN BRaNey oileT Wm M EkIaM9H Il coal coal
John Fitzgerald. seamen: Andrew Burke, second
steward; Edmund Read pantry man.
The following are the names Of the passengers and
crew who were saved:
W. P. Long, New York.
Ralph Lewis, engineer of the steamer Indian
River,
A. NJ. Greenman, master of the Constitution.
Edward Potter second mate. of Boston.
Robt. i. Ray, steward of New York.
Caleb ?. Borley, third engineer New York.
Sb PSfr MghyG z aRd R65e5 TvR Teme5 9d
Rush, seaman.
TERRIBLE EXPLOSION AT COLUMBIA, PA Fur
MACE IN RUINs-OSE Man KILLED, TWO OTHERS
SEVERELY INJURED.-An extra, issued from the office
of the Columbia, Pa. Spy gives the following parti-
culars, mention of which has already been made. of
explosion at Cardolia Furnace. which occurred on
Friday evening;
About half past seven o'clock on Friday evening,
citizens startled by loud report, causing
the windows in all parts Of the borough to shake
Every one rushed out to what the cause, but
| none could tell. messenger soon arrived with the
startling intelligence that the boilers at Cardelia
Furnace situated about two miles from Columbia on
the Reading and Columbia railroad, had blown up.
On reaching the ofthe disaster we found that
the furnace was total wreck and the woodwork on
fire. Of1our boilers only one remained whole, and
that carried about five hundred yards. Two were
bursted completely. The half of one was carried
about five hundred yards into a neighboring field.
and the other was lodged against large WAGON, de-
all directions for hundreds of yards around the fur
| mace. The houses in the vicinity were shaken as
though by an earthquake, breaking all the windows
and many dishes in the cunbOards. Children seated
on chairs were thrown violently on the floor.
John Lut7 was , instantly killed He was engaged
in filling, with Shifer, and was blown from that over
the casting house. striking the bell carrying it with
him. He was found in run about one hundred yards
| off. with his head and one arm blown off He leaves
a wife and several children. Jeremiah Conkng was
severely injured George Shltfer also severely in
ured. Daniel Nef was buried by the debris but
was rescued without serious injury Mrs. J. L. Nc
Michael was in an outhouse at the time of the explo
sion. and it wins shattered by pieces of boiler and
spnterS, but she fortunately and almost miraculous
ly escaped without injury The furnace belonged to
our townSman Col. c. s. kaufman. and great regret
is expressed for the unfortunate affair The furnace
was rebuilt during the summer and everything put
in the most complete order for the successful manu-
| facture of pig iron Now everything is in a share
less of ruins, and the loss is very great No
| cause is assigned for this great catastrophe.
| An AYECDorE OF THE EXPRESS EUGESIE.-A Paris
letter in the AugsbUrgh Gazette gives the following
anecdote: While with the Emperor on an excursion
| in the mountains near Biarrtz, the Empress per
| sun before his cottage. While Napoleon III was
questioning the sufferer to his infrmity and prom
/ a
years old, who appeared TO be suffering also This
was the only child of the poor man, and she suf
| fering from dysentery.
| The Empress asked. with emotion the man if he
would trust his daughter to her for some time This
consent having been obtained, her Majesty called
young coqntryWoman, and gave the child to her to
carry to the imperial residence. When the peasant
woman arrived with her burthen, she paused on the
threshold of the villa not daring to enter she was
| barefooted The Empress however, said Come in;
do not be afraid, and the young woman then enter
ed and laid her charge on velvet sofa. The child
| was carefully attended to until she recovered and
both she and the father munifcently assisted.
Train Thrown Down an Embankment-
Several Persons, including New Yorker
| Injured.
From the Charleston South Caroliniau, Dec. 2SI
| While the down train was on its way to this city
| yesterday morning, at four o'clock and some five
miles this ide of Florence, an axle of the rear pas
senger car broke and that vehicle was thrown down
| an embankment several feet in height and turned
bottom up. The car was filed with travellers nearly
all of whom were more or less bruised, Several were
severely injured, among whom we have heard men.
toned the names Of Mr. Ladder, of the Courier Mr.
Samuel White, of New ork and a Mr. Hoyt, o
Wilmington. The sufferers, as far as we could learn
were doing well last evening.
| DEATH OF Prominent MINIsrER-The Raleigl
Sentinel. in announcing the death of Rev. W. H
Hawks, late rector of the Episcopal Church in Co
lumbus, Ga, says of the deceased
He was native of Newberne in this State. ant
| the brother of DIR. +. L. Hawks, of New York anC
Bishop Hawks, Of Missouri. We have known hin bh,
intimately for many years, and bear testimony Il
| his worth and minister. He was an earn
| est working man, firm in his friendships, and de
| voted to the cause of his Master. We learn he wa
much beloved in his late parish. and died lamented
An English company, with Sir james
Hudson at its head contemplates building railroad
between Switzerland and Italy, BY way Of the ST