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Newspaper
Erie Observer
Location
Erie, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1850
Page
2
Eyewitness accounts describe a rapid fire and panic as the Griffith burned near shore. Captain Roby and many passengers perished while crews and bystanders struggled for survivors amid floating wreckage and a mass of bodies recovered on the lakeside.
A long editorial notes mixed opinions on Mr Paine’s claimed water decomposition for light and heat. A large NY trial is planned at Astor House within a month to test the invention under strict supervision for possible patent buyouts and a company, with Pedrick holding substantial stock.
Correspondence from Horace Greeley’s era describes Humboldt Harbor as a broad bay with a half mile entrance, capable of anchoring two hundred ships and drawing twenty feet. The writer notes rich timber, clay soil, abundant game and fish, nearby Trinity gold mines, and a potential town site near Indian Island with depths of 3 to 10 fathoms along the harbor.
A Hartford native, long in Buffalo, recounts a life ruined by marriage, prosperity, and betrayal. His wife eloped after a son’s birth, sending him from Hartford to Buffalo, and later to Troy, ending in prison and destitution. He reappears in Albany then Troy, pleading for help before being sent home.
Acknowledges receipt from B A Crain, No 8 Cheapside, of several specimens of sugar and coffee. The writer praises the establishment’s coffee and sugar, notes Crain’s accommodating manner, and predicts good public patronage.
The Fredonia Censor reports strong early spring prospects for a New York and Erie Railroad connection and for the Buffalo and State Line Road. Contractors push twenty four mile segment with seventy five to one hundred men per mile and plan to lay rails soon. Laborers are abundant at seven shillings daily and the country offers healthy conditions and cheap provisions. The Buffalo road is said to be built soon with workmen engaged in two weeks and broad local support.
An extensive account recalls the fire aboard the ship Erie and the ensuing wreck near a bar on the shore. It highlights passengers’ failed escape attempts, lack of lifeboats, and the chaotic moment when the vessel grounded and people chose water or flame.
The American Musical Review is published by Huntington & Savage New York. Editorial management is by J. B. Woodbury and O. C. Gardiner oversees literary content. It is priced extremely low with terms listed as 50 cents a year and a specimen copy available at the office.
The Union reports Judge Thompson’s return to Washington with praise for a compromise spirit in Keystone State democracy. He forecasts a 15,000 to 20,000 majority, while a rebuttal letter notes tariff worries and calls for independent views, sparking debate with the Gazette and Observer.
A letter postmarked Cincinnati arrives in Butler offering 240 dollars to the county treasury with no signature, sparking local speculation. The piece also notes political shifts: Hayes acquires the Meadvilla Gazette and Whig Journal, Watutsa leads Coshocton editorial efforts, and Buchanan is not a candidate for the U S Senate vacancy.
The report notes Mr. William Lloyd Garrison mocked women by saying he wished to see half the members of Congress and half the legislature be women. It claims men then behaved far more decently before women, and implies women act differently in their presence.
Safe Harbor Iron Works in Lancaster County Pa produces railroad iron at 140 rails daily or 7 800 tons yearly. The plant runs three steam engines rated 45 100 and 125 horsepower in the rolling mill and blast furnace. About five hundred operatives are employed with daily cash expenses exceeding one thousand dollars.
Washington Pennsylvania letter writers denounce the Galphin claim as a mass of cheating and corruption. They allege a quarter million dollars looted from the public treasury, half pocketed by the Secretary of War, with no lawful payment. Bayou Sara La Journal lists Lewis Cass for president and Daniel S Dickinsong for vice president for 1852.
A Richmond Inquirer correspondent reports a claim for ark material and intentions to seek approval under an antique principle. The Bradford Reporter lauds Williamsport Democratic nominees reaffirming the Baltimore platform. Iowa Democrats nominate Benjam Hess with Corazon Sura withdrawing. Hess’s nomination is unanimous and contested by critics alleging reform positions.
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