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LOSS OF THE STEAMER SPEED.We af* ioJiblH Co Che pohtenr'* of P. Ro-her I lt;00, E*q.f olt;eM 10 Mcm**. Macphervf* Sc Crane, III* pHidorf of tliia fine boat, who was on UnrJ when it tt'a* destroyed, for a clear juJ full account of all the particular* At-IvntCihc thi* «eneu« accidef.t. It ap-war* that the Sjxt't left l/Ofilt;nal wharf, 011 hrr njnvarJ trip, nt lanlf PV13/P. M., on FriCor last, a •tiff f)«trily brcrr* blowing at ilic tune. At lialf-|u;t 5 the v* inri chnn:«.d, blowing al;nu«l a hurricane tlioill; lie fair 6 *Vkk, nt which time the Mi»i{inecf fin*t di.»coverrd the *mnkc eienpin- firvn the mnio tlrck. near the He innticili'lc!) infotcnod Capl. JJfthtliall, who fuat Attempted to icot the hute down, tut \va* prevented fnWD Jena* to by the deiiaeite» of the iraokf, 110c could it in an? way Se made available, the eupply of wafer hciftx fn«o b«-low. All hand* iqratd out with bucket*, .v.il exerted them«elre« In tkii way to quench Iho Piroe*, but all theif clfnrft |*ro»injC unavailing 1 He attain, winch at the knl aMno had been atop)**!, wa« team rnl on, and Ilia boat lilt;*at-rd 10 the abort, wltlll* about twenty tarda olwhich, the h«.v%-aiounded in het\«e»n four anda ho'f and five feet af water. The jelly la**! wm lowered, oud all the Teinnle* on hoard (three in uumla'i) with the p*%«rn£» r*f luc-(tajce, brought !n tho ihore. The reinfiindrrof the |aui,iiRlt;ri end crew, about iWIm all,made ibetr way ta the ilv»re, aa heal theytout hi hy •wiinmln* of wadm*, without I ha Hiichtft injury kaalnt been aiulained hy any. L'aytoin Lighlhall, ulioao «mJolt;t throughout
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Kingston British Whig
Kingston, Ontario, CA
Sat, Jul 08, 1848
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