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Newspaper
Adams Sentinel
Location
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1856
Page
4
A severe river ice collapse wrecks twenty steamboats near the city causing extensive damage to vessels, crews, and river commerce. The disaster follows a period of rising waters and a sudden break up, with reports urging readers to consult the river listings for full casualty details.
A narrative describes a high Sierra lake with extreme winter freezes and abundant trout in marshes. It notes Kelley and Rozer building a yacht, launching it, and sport being affected by shallow waters. The piece then discusses Chemaoy river and a dispute between New York and Pennsylvania over river flow to Lake Ontario and the Susquehanna basin, with state actions and possible consequences.
A January battle near Seattle involved natives attacking the town as U.S. troops and sailors aboard the Decatur and other vessels defended the settlement. Casualties were reported with seven to nine hundred Indians and two civilian whites killed or wounded. Reinforcements were feared as the Indians withdrew toward Stallucogin and the Deestru was repaired. Maryland legislature considers simplifying conveyancing language to remove archaic terms from legal forms. A Paris chapter notes a woman offering herself in a lottery for 390,000 francs received by bidders.
Warrens' Middle Creek Woolen Factory owned by TaD Wanney was destroyed by fire with all machinery. Insurance covers loss. suspect arson leads to arrest of tenant Daniel Les. Also notes medical college exercises in Philadelphia with local graduates, a planned Adams County map publication, and various local property sales near Arendville and Germans Township.
The New York Journal of Crauerce cites heavy insurance on the steamer Pacific, with 8.6 million remount and 3.8 million insured. cargo valued around 1.3 million, travelers and freight insured across multiple offices to spread risk. A report details Captain Aldridge’s long Atlantic service and cites historical delays to temper fears for the Pacific’s safety.
Legislative items cover a county superintendent matter with supporters and opponents, plus the liquor bill debate. The House committee report sends the bill to the Senate after amendments. Reports also note newspaper reaction to American nominations and Whig meetings in New York City. Also obituary for Dr. Deviel McGowen and shipping news of the Asia with specie from New York to Liverpool.
Reports from St Petersburg and Philadelphia recount the Pacific steamer possibly lost after encountering large ice fields in the Atlantic. Captain Comstock notes heavy icebergs and a southward reroute, while another vessel reports a vast ice field near lat 46 10 and long 47 11, with multiple fatalities from a Philadelphia warehouse collapse and other maritime incidents.
The Harrisburg gathering nominated James Buchanan for President with delegates pledged to support him at the national convention. Reports from the New Jersey Legislature showed unanimous support for Buchanan. The convention also nominated Canal Commissioner George Scott Audior General Jane Fry and Timothy Lees. News from Washington covered Lyman Trumbull's seat decision and Kansas affairs debates, plus a list of local misfortunes and a plan for a Washington statue.
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