The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1871-08-05
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Nrw YoRk July 30.--The Staten Island ferry
boat Westfetd, when in the slip at Whitehall and
crowded with passengers, exploded her boiler.
ward part Of the boat and killing and scalding
number Of persons. The hurricane deck was
blown Overheard and fell over large namber Of
persons in the water, who drowned. The
front of the boiler suddenly blown cut, lodg-
ing thirty feet distant in the forward part of the
boat. Tho upper cabin was split into thousand
pieces, rs an eye witness expressed 1t. The for
ward part of the boat was lifted fifty feet in the
air, the smoke stack fell and everything was bur-
led in the hold-passsngers chairs stools, horses,
benches and life prescryers dropped into the hold,
fronting the huge boiler, which poured out vol
umes of steam. Many persons were blown over
board. Fathers and mothers had their children
blown from their arms The water for instant
was alive with men, women and children, strug-
Cling for life. The aft part of the boat, which |
escaped the force of the explosion, would have
been safe for the unnjured, but the
leaped overheard without regard to consequences. |
Capt. Ullman, of the new street police, seeing the
explosion, was promptly on hand and IRE alarm |
sounded. The harbor police boat came to the |
rescue, and gentlemen who were in tow boats at |
the Battery, helped to the victims. Mid |
night-The total number known to he killed at
this hour reaches thirty one, of whom only Prot.
March Chsnuve. Of Brooklyn, John j. Beck Of
New York, j. j. johnson of Brooklyn, Matilda
Mofett of New York. Nellie Groones OF Flatbush
and George L. Lassas have been identified. OF
tion houses awaiting indentifcation twelve
men, six women, and six boys and girls, gem
orally under twelve years. OF the number severe
ly wounded, the names and residences have been
| ascertained of about seventy. large number Of
those less seriously injured were removed and
| cared Cor by friends. None of the officers sm-
ployees Of the Westfeid thus far reported
among the sufferers.
LATER-l.4o A. Nm Bellevue Hospital at
twelve there were twenty-four bodies in cofhns
and ten on slabs. Since nine O'Clock there died
In, hos fal Fanny Randall of ut
Margaret Caroline -, child two years old,
| frightfully burned, Christopher Houch and wife,
- Uilman, Sarah Phillips, baby, three un-
known men and one unknown woman, and Mafh-
| ew Mahoney. Surgeons of the different hospitals
say majority of those in their charge will die.
NEW YoRk. July 3l-2 A. M.-The most re-
| liable returns of eausalities by the disaster give
! the total of killed Mt so, and wounded 120.
Against John Freeland, Captain, and Henry
Robinson, engineer, the indignation of tho pas
sengers Is tremendous, though the friends OF the
latter claim he is not to blame. Tho boiler was
inspected ON the 18th of juno and pronounced
safe.
ceived in Centre Street Hospital. Five died with
| in hour. Twelve dead bodies have been removed
/ from the boat. Four more were found in the wa
| ter. Five wounded have died, makirg twenty
one persons killed nearly outright Many Of those
in the clung to piles until rescued. but 9TH
ers sank before aid could reach them.
RoxE, August 1.-Elections apathetic.
Two-thirds of the electors abstained from voting.
Moderates generally are successful in the city and
| provinces.
| There is great excitement here over the vote in
| the French Assembly the position of the Pope
| Journals regard war with France probable and
accuse the Ministry of betraying the country.
The Gazette says the Government should not
have gone to Rome, but, having gone, mus, stay,
though dark clouds should enve.op the political
horizon.
Loxpox, August There is a grow ing uneas-
mess in the public mind the fact that the
cholera has been raging for two years in Russia.
As the terrible scourge had not yet reached the
frontier. close watch has been instituted to pre-
vent its progress. Apprehensions exist every
where. It not having advanced upon Germany
in the usual way it may now come by way of the
sea, and the Government has presented regula-
tions to be enfosced upon ali ships from Baltic
ports. There has been recently some cases at
Hull, which is the route OF emigrants from
North Germany to America
There is some anxiety touching eheeEa which
| appears in the southern part of France. Ons
case occurred at Hull. Precautions taken.
} Prince Arthur will shortly be created Duke OF
Conneaugh.
The Duke of Ednburg has returned to Eng
land.
The United States steamers Juniata and Frank
lin arc at Southampton.
The French Legations at Dresden, Darmstadt
Hamburg aud Weimar are suppressed.
+, SAN JOSE, August 1.-About i've years age
Mr.. Walker was murdered at Mountain Wow by
q mau named Haun. The murderer escaped, anc
/, | there has been clue to his whereabouts unit
! two weeks ago Sheriff Harris heard he was a
Lone Pine, Owens River, in lnyo county. Harri.
he learned that Haun was working in black
smiths shop, ON Owens river. under the name o
q Wilson. Entering the shop Harris seized him b,
l the hand with the cordial greeting of 'hHllo
G how you, Wilson 7" entirely disarmiug sus
O picion, and leading him away from the bench Oh
Z | which lay n six shooter. While engaging his at
T tention Harris slipped u handcuf ON ono wrist
!, Haun drew back the other to strike nj the sam
| time asking what be wanted. Harris pretende
! he had . warrant for arrest for burglary at Sac
. ramento two years ago, upon which Haun SUI
ID mitted to be handcuffed saying he could prove
4 had not been in that place for four years. WheI
:. however, he lodged in Jail in Independcnc
" and learned the true cause of his arrest, he vow
e cd he would never have been taken alive if
IF had been told at first. Harris arrived in Tow
10 this morning with the man.
- The decrease of the public debt during las
+ month was $S, ,701,976.
q Emily Pitts Stevens, of San Francisco, havin
: requested the County Clerk, Hanna, to regist,
her n voter, and having been refused, threateI
to sue him sor damages.
Q August lst the President made the follown
appointments Dorsnce Atwater of Connection
Consul at Tahiti, Society Islands George To,
Collector Of customs at Cherry Stone, Virginia
n Charles A. Martin, Assessor, John Mcbride SUI
erintendent, and d. ii. Hughes, Clerk, in Il
= Branch Mint ut Boise City, Idaho.
IS Mace and Coburn have met and put up stak
a to fight for at early day.
SAN jose, CAL, July 31.-Yesterday SON
- boys, while playing Mr. Kinks ranch in Il
3> willows came upon small iron safe partial
N buried in the ground. After raising it they di
g covered by some papers inside, that it was Il
- property of Donald Mckenzie, iron foundr
e. stolen some three years ago
,r WAGON ROAD SoLp.-Wc informed tn
a Col. Hogg bought out the Willamette Valley
10 Cascade Mountain Wagon Road Co., lock, sto.
and barrel. on Thursday, paying at the rate
er Indebtedness of the Company to tho amount
,r SIG ,000. We understand that Col. Hogg b
=. twenty days in which to pay over the cash. The