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• #Loss of (he Moselle.* H- 1 ♦ ‘ . ICincinnati; , a . German, woman and two U'OH.E,rot, !)}arrived.*1 road,-A gentler w wlio was . passenger in the chijdren, names not known; ^ Fran l olmanMoselle ste mfet/on her upward trip, has|and’Elick Gdman’ lh ,re£’ i,remen; handed to us .subjoinedLdce tvhLh William Highbee, Nety Xork State, we think should he given to the public.' I M.ISSING--Anoion to have Men-onThe explosion lt;/the M^scJl^iasTdded ^wehed.—Iueutcnnnt Colonel Powici/fc another* to the frightful list of disasters on ^ e0r£e -iamer s two children;* ’ ’ % IV 11P«ia*U. S. Gazette. board j and believed to-have-been killed„prthe western wcitcrs.: The' following observations may perhaps assist in the almost hopeless iask-of fin ding a remedy for an evil, whi?h certainly, in anyWilliam Parker’s , wife and two childrqri; Dr. W. Hughey, United States Army; Joseph Swift. Buffalo, New- York; Joseph-Fotlcr, Bostonj Massachusetts, Filbiu FoT-'isitod I other country, -would be Considered intoler^‘1 ^2?r0’ 1 Fptler,. do; Jacob Fotler,HCfSlijcob Beaver, dp; John:Bearer, do;’activequnr-n .the»ler of tvong-csdi-OilJ-Uiispecd^ anibillb^oTilhkOajT-d sec-, tain, oh the occasion to which I have allud-.-CriiH, Upeet to From treets iit as ■haded, to make the quickest ..trip on from St. Louis to Cincinnati. Tond-Jolm-Sei mj-wi ih^ach-a^vife-^indieh i Id; miuu- Tat rick. Thompson,. Cumberland county, record Pennsylvania; Edward Thompson, ° do; j shipl —r r w ^ ^ . i UnitCon-j. . w wiuunujau. .x u dcconir I cain boy; ‘Fames JL. Dan forth, Miss o uri;.plish this no exertions were spared;- ro^lh;FayW? Mi\ .....P0.1was kept constantly opciroif the forecastle, I . -William H. Inskep, | dr \ept cpnstantly open „** .uibvaouu,. ^ . ...and ’a most liberal use was made of 'it | . Fhur^ille, .Ohio; throughout the trip.- Her neccessary-lan-,[“dingsWdre~c7n)(hrct'e9nvith~the-niost-dan£f-*with *v.....- • °lirec-3 left.• '.WU4UJVjUtVl IHIUU* . JUJ liu^uiou .Ml* 411* lt;111. | .) cal- starting*-The whole.distance from Louis-1 county, N. York;w■2 Shcwood, Cin-1 andTcinnafci; Benjamin Bowman, second clerk;, second engineer^ J ames I of ifcDe Jaune7 Fre-- to * Ithe stpmn was held on io, till ever joint pMion BaiTy, carpomteirTsaac^ woiM quiver under, its impulse on again | Hook;- Captain Bonn’s Brother; D. Higbee, | boimIvkm* — M. uv umuo.wiMMuivv IUM1I XIV/UIP 1 _ ' ;ville to Cincinnati,-wascontinued race be-J ^Massachusetts;WccinrcFantlTIicTJfinFranklin?~K'wood second cook;-Jem Fry, third do; GregorywonsI 1.1 •__. P T__________1. A/r i . I yv„ .**Teed,J al pa^Franklin,.Land« 7 I ■tnraa Ire,►, andrket.•- »* W*» »IV1 Itklvl VIIV JU/-V | A J, A llkllvl Illv IT Uvli I r -J / * T J fn J 1•lion't that she was towing wak suiik, but thej ^cMalion} so^ ofJoseplrMcMalion,slight-j Pai excitemcnt'wastoo great for-hhy-attempt-toJ Edward Saxton, Ooiuiecticut, t ■fbcbe.inadc to rcqover it.. ' ; ' V ' ‘badly;scalcled, hiTTwillTrcmTrr—~—UngjM; Baker, Allegheny countyy “* t—--1- Daniel 1 1 ^ T - •aWrecoverTIfe result of-ail this was, that the Cap-.{ Sr¥ .. . ... • r, ^rket. | tain attained his.object; This^boatperform- ^ ^hd^.Daiiicl \Vonderly, db; J. CouLJ nitcll *C“ oT ed the voyage from St. Louis to Oincmnatti\icx'-Inking county, Ohio; F, M. Tobin’s powin less timb Ilian had ever- been kwn'bc- i wife, Tiawrcnccb.urg, K^ntuckyjvGr Kra- j !iacl1 foreplamled»iit in* y fi uimiiiuuuum, uuu nibimiu was i T ” . ' . ;•---- Js, recomnvehded to. the- patronage of llio pub® * Craig, Qnincyf111 inois;^——romp-) bo jjr.; f r - j soli, Cincinnati;;?. C. Hichardson, Holdon,) tel,. . Ih fact, —-tlirouglibut-.the - trip,'. hardly a I D* *W* “ Vistinbn,. Cianton,gli.out-.tbo-'trip,'hardly . Yos! • warning voice w;is‘ heard from any'of tlie, I*. - '•» • * ^and*' -------i oiJ. pii^sengejs.' . .Oh'‘thecorilrary,.’-inany’ pf-.JBl.ipois; Samuel Delleriger/J. M. -Mann and A. M. Mann, Portager. Ncw York; Grand SrO-Sborn7(luyahoga'fountjvNowmgtotion tC(hi- Clay.hatl bed b.v and p{nid| how much so cvof wojnaj; ho sliockod-atH - ■ _Irittt|hin and f^lt;niton, Ohio; whic.!,ut, the frequent occurcnCcof these- frightful ac- llsaacr- Davis; i Jonas Rcmick; Mrs. 'Hurst been, an.d! cidents, w'c-havc no reason to he sitrnriseil. |lt;'llld;child; A. Burns’ mother; Ferries, that,, v . - . - *. r ____*.___1____* . r i* ■ ^ ^ .with^ j | r '■. ^ j •.........H1; ous,-without adding to them needless risk rtutoWs-1 it imvjui) uviuuij; hi* iloiv * — ' * —J 7-j incurred.by ihc foolish desire of shortening Fcnnsylvanb;, Peter Trautmau,.wife aiid a I a journey by a few hours. * | small child, Cincinnati; D. O^Neal, wifeand two children, F. Stien, wife and twome•erstheorehas.cn-. toTHE MOSELLE.children, New Philadelphia, Ohio; Johnbe oilHVhSei me^hnd'-eh ild rth*27tlv*f» Uc I cdildron; Airs. Anderson and one child:the proceedings of the town meeting with ’if «rown, steward;,I ,gene ISapt.st, reference to the loss of. the AToselle—com-1do; B?nJamm wu, do; Edward Flem-mittec^-of-relief-to-thir^-sntfercrsr and^tb^f^^--^rg^ndon-Allison,^^-c-ook:^-AVilliambtain i aformation were appoint d. It was ”ousto,,’dfk hwtd; J. Mcnmcken, Alount «lcn •—— Vernon, Ohio; J. D. Atherton, Sunbury,. . . • : ;----- Jrthtr* T^Kn Poca ni,io.-, led to'sueiTadisasterrthii-^'Mayor^f ^e Miller;^ dolman,' Evairs-f}l lt;ily be requested to issue his proclamation Illdtan^;T Baker carpenter^.Airs.lU for a Funeral nrnmssion. to take-. ,en crry and chdd, Philadelphia; E. Sailor;dstillOilUStty;hefo- a .funeral procession, to take-place oC' S Vi w • iiiaueipnia; r-aiior; Saturday liext, at 3 o’eleck, P. AE to form E1‘ P“rkd’ M'chlgal'i Mr. Wright,^ do; on Front _street, betwceu .Broadway and urn*Main streets; that the stores and shops be •. ~r t~ r , • . 7 7 ^closed on the occasion, and that the Kcver- \Fr0n% */Ac 1 lcl™biirg Register of Jlpnl 23. I ril ________i f A l * •__Mtvem;*ho- . » . ^ j mend Clergy, the members of the City Coun- AholhcV Slcmn-hoat Accidentcilj'and the several committeca, be request-)' ONE HUNDRED LIVES LOST, eu to attend in then* ofheial capacities.slip-ailils.—‘‘We; imilcrslaiid tlinl'cdesL inai. inhidto:e s-Bie-body-oHMrT-T-^C^PoweU-of-Louis. bl^lu7J0f uronoKo,- uapi. Jonn orawiordville, Ivy. was taken from the wreek of .the collapsed a^uorwliile- opposite PrmectonAloselle this morning, about 11 o’clbck. ^ 10» above, the city, at which place sh,He had in his pockets about $3000; has had st0PPcd f send her yawl for passen-lcft a'wife and child. , prs. Phe deck passengers were upon thc. Tlie head o nan, v s also Uilrcn from lowerrf ck ; abaa,the„.engine, . Phe birthsthe boat this morning, whicli'ha: not been Wef fiUed mld hc ?°-°f18 UM'd \lh recocnized. .- . mattresses.. Wc jdiould not - suppose J\e.dIt11B-hirrecognized.NUMBER Of PERSONS ON BOARD...._Tlie_sec.ond cferk of the Moselle, sent a .communication to the chairman of the mnet-irig yesterday, stating that tlie number of persons on board the befat was two huh--dred-and eighty; of .whom, eighty-five were cabin passengers. ‘ - . 'Not more than 96 (including children,)are knowji to baye been saved. ± 7 *According7'to this, the numher .of personskilled and lost is about one hundred'and eighty-four. ' ' -... *• '• ^Ewni-the^ihehinuti.JJJkig,k-iedsutih4inbeit.rsFriday, 2 o’clock, P. M.The following is a list of all the-persons killed, missing, wounded and saved, (.who \vere on board the Moselle- at' the time ofthe explosion,) so far as has been ascer-tahfeaT^We. Have taken, a great deal ofa ce ir:ed to ir-m bn; ed ho'pains to obtain the names, and we think thg following may fee relied upon as being^'as nearly accurate as practicable: *Dead, and . Bodies Found.—Elij all North, Alton, Illinois; W- Parker’s daughter Mary, found drowned; B. Furman*merchant,- -Middletdiwur Obior David Jam^s;Loudon county4 Virginia; C. Mitchell, barkeeper, Cincinnati; Captain Perin; J, Chapman, saddler, Cincinnati; H. B. Casey, Cincinnati; James Barnet, Missouri; T. C.. Powell, Louisville, Kentucky; Calvin R. Stone, Shrewsbury, Massachusetts; James Douglas, Fort Madison, Wisconsin Territory; J. William)*, (colored;) Henry Stokes, second steward; Holly Dillon, rfiremfth; J7 Madden,:.first engineer; Robert Watt, deck hamlj^E. Dunn, Chambermaid; James B. McFarland, Knox county, Ohio,* Miss Duhham, Ohio; two Mr/ Watkinses,, ofvVa ** • « _ ‘ ^ \ -room, would accommadate more than 100 persons. The number of deck .passengers on .board is estimated at 80 to 100.A gendcman wlio.wa? at worlramohg them a carpenter, estimates the number atlSO.-— The steam swept through the Whole length oFthe b oat w ith the^sttength 'of the ! igi ite 11-ing torrent carraying every thing before it. A great number were blown overboard, near-ly if not quite - all- were scalded- severely,^ some completely excoriated and shockingly mangled; some frantic with despair atid agony ijiWnped . overboard; the deck wasstrewn with 50 helpless sufferers and therrver-alivewi th-them r^wi m m inglo-the-bank,then from it, , in the wildest phrenzy... _To detail the many distressing circumstances connected with this dreadful tragedy would be too'revolting, to^our reader. / e- .Pennsylvania.—The following account of the origin of the name Pennsylvania, isby Williamthe p:tenia I settle; arise ealam a4oii£ had athe su respei given-the pMr!paperitioner. ties w lately oilier objectand.sigested lie fuSi The pi try she it; and must c tioncrs great[lions 1.adjust!Theby brii taut fn and oilrendergo to a bushieiity of j lessenof War.* *not tha for sho ^be seer edbys our ow encd msuggesithe .Sei sharing motivei present On-iwas lai*ted.Penn, its founder, dated january 57l 68l:“This day, after many waitings, watchings, solicitings, aSid disputes* in council, my country was confirmed to me under the great” seal of Eitglandy with darge powers and privileges, by the name of Pennsylvania—a name the king w°llW. give it in favor of my father, b chose New Wales, being a hilly country; and when the secretary, a Welshman*, refused to call it New Wale.s, I proposed Sylvania, and they added Penn to it; though. I was* much opposed to it, and went to the king to liave.iii stnick out. He.said it was past, and lie would take it upon him; nor could twenty guineas move the under secretary to vafy the name ; for I feared it might.be loo)ced 011 as a vanity, in mq; and not as a respect in the king to1 my4 Theal .J ac duce t shouldVirginia; Mr,. Thomas, first mate; A* father; as itTeally was.Burns, of Philadelphia, Joseph McMahon,Alba.py;Jlbnoi;;_^rs.-JParker-.pdv:tM* l^A-VnniL‘BnreiL_paper..inJVirgiuia, saysichildren, Philadelphia; James^ Cramer?' that Mr. Kendall ha^ often expressed a de-ct 1 ta/a! «i * sir*’ A ^ Li!** _Margaretta Craney; Lohw^'Orancy;' Catha- giro to abandon politics’. Amos’ politics vine G’ranoyj^Pctei- -Craney; G. Glasscr, ardexceedingly “abandoned” already. ;.mentT like thup to 1of thro*brougl the -an venue The rJout di«twent) man o gives iscs an* upon t cotttini iii this(V. B.notes 1 cy thade^^ngGazct;K: Miiin Osxinsti
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