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Title: Steamboat disasters and railroad accidents in the United States : to which is appended accounts of recent shipwrecks, fires at sea, thrilling incidents, etc.
Year: 1840 (1840s)
Authors: Howland, S. A. (Southworth Allen), 1800-1882
Subjects: Steamboat disasters Railroad accidents Shipwrecks
Publisher: Worcester, Mass. : Dorr, Howland
Contributing Library: University of Pittsburgh Library System
Digitizing Sponsor: Lyrasis Members and Sloan Foundation

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ent took place in the public burialground, and at this last act of respect and kindnessthat can be performed by the living to the dead, somemost touching scenes occurred. Those to be deposit-ed in their last earthly rest were all strangers. Someof them were membersof the same family, and, in oneor two instances, surviving relations were present.One mother, a German, whose husband is among thelost, cast herself upon the coffin of her two only chil-dren, in agonies seldom witnessed. But we mustomit a detail of such scenes. The impressive funeral service of the Episcopalchurch was read by the Rev. Mr. Brooke, and a briefbut most pertinent and affecting address made by theRev. Mr. Sohon, of the Methodist Episcopal Church.Our narration here ends, and we presume not to breakits effect with any reflections. A host of the citizens of the towns of Newportand Covington, and of the surrounding country, join-ed in the procession. It is estimated that more thantwenty thousand persons were present.
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THE ROYAL TAR. 8T CONFLAGRATION OF THE ROYAL TAR, of St. Joh)i, N, B., on her passage to Portland^ Me. Oct. 25, lS36j—Jiaving on board a menagerie of wild animals. The fine steamer, Royal Tar, 400 tons burthen;commanded by Capt. Reed, and which had been ply-ing for some months, between St. John, N. B., andPortland, Me., took fire on her passage to Portland, at2 oclock, P. M., on the 25th of October, 1836, in Pe-nobscot Bay, within two miles of the Fox Islands,and was destroyed. The fire originated under deck,and had obtained such ascendency before it was dis-covered, that the fire engine, which was also underdeck, cotdd not be got out on account of the intenseheat, which also prevented the men below from work-ingthe steam engine sufficiently long to run herashore. The Royal Tar left St. John, N. B., on the 21st,with from 90 to 100 persons on board, including thecrew. On deck, were an elephant, two camels, sev-eral horses, and a number of animals in cages, compos-ing a traveHng carav

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