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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1844
Page
2
A Bristol 1844 item recalls the Princeton disaster on the Potomac with the Pyagemaker gun explosion killing five including government officers and two Secretaries. It laments mourning for the Chief Magistrate, notes President Tyler’s near danger from a runaway carriage, and relays ongoing political appointments, court cases, and public reactions with a mix of reverent, patriotic tone.
In 1772 an armada of British ships patrolled American seas to enforce authority at Newport Providence and Gaspee Point. A Rhode Island crowd watched Capt Lindsey refuse to heave to and dispatch his crew as a royal tender chased and fired on his American packet. Cheers rose as the Gaspee followed, and townsfolk proclaimed Free Trade and Sailor's Rights amid the tense scene along Providence River.
A long account details the Princeton explosion near Alexandria as Captain Stockton and Cabinet members witness the tragedy. It describes the deaths of Upshur Gilmer Maxcy Gardiner and others, the wounded, the somber ceremony aboard, and the immense personal losses among families and society.
After dark a group in disguise boarded the Gaspee, seized a sentinel’s musket, and sparked a brief skirmish during which the captain was wounded. The ship was set on fire in several places and drifted to Providence where the burning vessel alarmed residents. Rumors blamed Narragansett Indians, with a later note naming John Brown of Providence as a sachem. The event is described as one of the first blows toward independence.
Correspondence reports funeral rites at the President's House East Room for Ursuva Gruen Kennon Maxcy Gardiner dead in the Princeton explosion. Coffins placed by rank with a black pall over the Secretary of State, flag over the Navy, plus military insignia and wreaths marking the fallen officers and crew.
A Saturday morning blaze at the Wyllimantic cotton factory, occupied by ALD, arose from a coal stove fire. Property losses range from 82000 to 53000 with total destruction from rapid water pump action. Insurance valued at 9000 with Horsford Five Insurance Co. Coverage details and structural collapse noted amid firefighting efforts.
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