Awful Explosion.
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Our CITY was Yesterday shocked by the most
terrible and mourniul accident that has ever oc'
CURED in It's vicinity. Yesterday morning the
steamboat Gen. Vance. Capt. 5. D. Dodsworth,
left the wharf OF j. y. Ebert, at s. O'Clock, with
a full load of passengers and freight Tor TOLEDO:
She proceeded across the river to WINDSOR, ana
Just as she stopped at the wharf, and was letting
OF steam, the boiler exploded. The sound was
ike the report OF 4 cannon, and was heard VITA
fearful distnctness this side. The tore part u'
the boat Immediately sank, and the at: soon ioI-
lowed But this was of little consequence, COM
pared with the melancholy loss oi lie


-Four persons at least are supposed to have lost
their lives MIR. Samuel II. Woodworth, the cap
tain Of the boat, the eldest son Of Mr. benjamn
Woodworth the late well known proprietor OF the
Steamboat Hotel, was thrown INTO the air ana
killed. His body was found some hours ai'ef-
ward, in the river. he body oi George owec-
new. of Chatham c. w formerly employed on
the Kent has also been found. Robert Notherweil,
cnuinccr OF the ferry boat United States, who had
iust stepped on board the Vance, is also supposed
to be killed though his body has not been found,
Major a. c. Truax, Of Trnago, one OF our oldest
and most respectable ciiizens, was irightluiIy and
mortally wounded and though living at the mo
ment Of writing, cannot survive. VI. Gaylord,
The cnpineer of tho Vance. wa, severely but not
dangerously injured, and also two OF the hfcmcn'
whose names we have not learned. Some thirty
or forty passengers were on board, and their pre-
servatlon is almost miraculous


The boat is of course an utter wreck, and her
cargo all or nearly all lost. 1t is of course too
early to Judge calmly OF the cause OF the explo-
sion, but it is due TO Mr.. Gaylord to say that be
is an engineer OF skill experience, and OF the high
est integrity and fidelity, in whom our citizens
repose entire confidence. The following state
mcnt by him has been furnished us for publication


Mr. Gaylord, the engineer, says, her steam was
low, and no; SO as to blow off, when she left the
wharf on this side but as usual on leaving port
he caused the fires to be repcnlshed, not knowing
,ha, the boat was to land on the other side. But
on coming to the dock, he had her fire-doof
opened, and himself raised the safety valve and
tied il up, so as to blow of freely. At the mo
ment Of the explosion he was standing upon the
rail, with his hand having hold of the shroud
saving to Captain Woodwork, " that ne should
have given him notice of his intention To land
there that the steam was making fast, and ne
must not stop long," that instant, the explosion
took place; Nh Gaylord was blown from the rall
where he was standing, on to the forward deck OF
the Ferry Boat United, and was badly brulsed
and somewhat scalded, but not dangerously


P. S. Major Trua1 has since died.


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