Copied by staff at the Maryland State Archives. It never fails that I have difficulty with some of the handwriting! there are two names as well as what appears to be a manufacturer's or maker's name for his furniture all starting with a letter combination that is throwing me off. In all cases, the writing appears to be a capitalized script "S" followed by a lower case script "s." In the name of God amen I William Iiams of Ann Arundel County being weak of body but of sound mind and memory think it proper at this time to adjust my worldly affairs and to make my last Will and Testament which I do in manner and form following -- Item I give and bequeath to my dear mother the room she now lives in during her life -- Item I give and bequeath to my dear mother and my sister Sarah my ball mare one Cow and calf six barrels of Corn three hundred weight of meat and six bushels of wheat -- Item I desire my Executor hereafter mentioned to make Sale of all my Land to the West side of the main road that runs through the pasture beginning at 200 degrees Gassaway Landing's gate and running with the road out at the other gate untill a parrelel line will strike the South east line. The money arising from the Sale thereof to pay my just debts and should that not be a sufficiency then my Desire is that my Executor do make sale of my Stork (?) Ssanschdo (?) furniture or prop as he shall think best -- Item I do hereby Constitute and Appoint my cousin William Iiams son of John and Rebecca Iiams Executor of this my Last Will and Testament and I do also hereby give and bequeath unto my said cousin and his heirs forever all the rest residue and remainder of my Estate real and personall and of what nature and kind xxxxx? it be and do also in the strongest terms Constitute him residuary Legatee and heir to all the remainder of my Estate both real and personall In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal this twenty fifth July Seventeen hundred and seventy four. Witnesst Signed Sealed published \ and declared this to be my last > Wm. Iiams (seal) Will and Testament in presence of / William Reed Thos. & Sson. Ssall Thomas (x) Turnor Kathleen in Ridge Manor, Florida...Genealogy - It's Relative!! katbowen@earthlink.net (Back-up: kbowen@hotmail.com) http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/b/o/w/Kathleen-E-Bowen http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=katbowen Girl Scouts - Celebrating 90 years in 2002!

Searching Benjamin Love who lived in Baltimore and married a Schulz c. 1875.

Submitted and transcribed by Dee Gabler Deesroots@aol.com <A HREF="http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~chesapeake/">Dee's Chesapeake Genealogy</A> http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~chesapeake/ Transcribed by Dee Gabler on June 4, 2002 Source: Microfilm held at Enoch Pratt Free Library, Cathedral Street, Baltimore, Maryland. ____________________ The Sun, Baltimore, Friday, April 22, 1842 Page 2, columns 1 & 3 THE WEEKLY SUN Full particulars of the Explosion - The Weekly Sun, which will be issued to-morrow morning as usual, will be one of the most interesting numbers we have ever published, especially as regards the deeply afflicting local occurrences which have taken place in the city during the past ten days. The great demand for last week's edition, containing the account of the explosion of the boilers of the Medora, has induced us to re-publish the whole of it i this week's publication, with all the particulars connected with it, the inquest, the funerals, the affidavits of Cragg and Ramsay, &c, &c, up to this evening. There are a great many individuals who desired to send the account to their friends, both in this country and Europe, but how have been disappointed; this will afford them an opportunity, the whole being embodied in one sheet. Besides, it will contain the highly important intelligence from Europe by the Great Western; a beautiful tale, congressional news, and a full amount of news items and editorial matter. ~ Price per annum $1.50; for six months $1, always in advance. Single copies, with or without wrappers, ready for mailing, 6 cents. ______________ THE SUFFERERS BY THE MEDORA - The following gentlemen have been appointed to solicit aid in their respective wards: First Ward - Capt. James Frazier, Hy. R. Lauderman, Peter Fenby, Jacob Myers, Jr., Peter Foy, John Mann, John Mason, John A. Robb, James Slater, Isaac Glass, David Grieves, and George Presstman. Eighth Ward - Joseph W. Patterson, Jacob G. Davies, Andrew Aldridge, Bazil Spaulding, John Glenn, Wm. H. Marriott, C.C. Jamison, Dr. J.J. Graves, Wm. E. Mayhew, G.B. Wilson, Wesley Cowles, James M. Buchanan, Enoch Pratt, Hugh Jenkins, Leonard Jarvis, Dr. S. Collins, Jos. White, Edw'd V. Ward, Judge Harwood, Frederick J. Dugan. Tenth Ward - Comfort Tiffany, Beale H. Richardson, Henry Snyder, Richard Lemmon, James Harwood, Jr., James George, Jas. Wilson, Daniel Bender, N.C. Smith, Charles H. Carroll, O.C. Tiffany, Edward Lankford. Eleventh Ward - Hamlet Duvall, Frederick Seyler, John G. Schley, Thos. E. Hambleton, Hugh McAvoy, Chas. B. Purnell, James Carroll, Jr., John R. Moore, Jacob Walter, Dan'l Bixter, Alex. Geddes, David Martin, Samuel Keerl, Thomas E. Tilden, Andrew Martin, M. Blundell, Thomas Lloyd, Louis Klockgether, John Dailey, A.H. Greenfield, Chas. Toronsen, Nicholas Sanks, J.P. Balderston, Sam'l. Jackson, Sam'l. Dawes, Dr. Jas. Armitage, Wm. P. Pouder, Thomas McGlannen, Wm. Spear, M. Churchman, L. Quimlen, L.W. Gosnell, Wm. D. Ball, J.W. Ringrose, Dr. J.R. Jones, R. McAllister, R.B.A. Tate, A. Hussey, J. Cockey, J.Q. Hewlett, Sam'l. Jones, jr., Sam'l D. Walker, Robt. Garrett, Chas. M. Keyser, John King, Geo. Helfresh, John McNeavin, John F. Eichelberger, Henry Russell. ______________ LOCAL MATTERS - The funeral of Francis McAlear, the last one found in the wreck of the Medora, took place yesterday at 9 o'clock. He was honored by an immense train from his residence, at the corner of Jew Alley and Lexington street, to the Cathedral burying-ground. A singular curiosity, but one natural enough under the circumstances, prevailed among many to look a last time at the face of one snatched so suddenly from life. To all appearances he had been simply stunned by the explosion and afterwards drowned - no external marks of violence being seen upon his person. This must be understood with the exception that a single wound appeared across the nose, immediately between the eyes, which, however, did not extend beyond the skin, and was doubtless received during the various efforts made for his recovery from the water. We are thus particular, in order to correct an error or yesterday morning. - He was 28 years of age, and has left a wife and two children - the first a girl of four years of age, and the second a boy of one year and three months old the day of the accident. Nearly the following order was observed in the procession. Archbishop ______________ An Owner Wanted - Immediately after the explosion of the Medora, a wounded man was brought to the house of Mrs. Groves, in William street, near Montgomery, for relief. When he was taken away, a roundabout, with some articles in the pocket, was left behind. The lady does not know the owner, and desires that he will call for them.

Submitted and transcribed by Dee Gabler Deesroots@aol.com <A HREF="http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~chesapeake/">Dee's Chesapeake Genealogy</A> http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~chesapeake/ Transcribed by Dee Gabler on June 4, 2002 Source: Microfilm held at Enoch Pratt Free Library, Cathedral Street, Baltimore, Maryland. ____________________ The Sun, Baltimore, Thursday morning, April 21, 1842 Page 2, columns 2 & 3 THE MEDORA As we intimated the other day, the question of the ownership of the Medora is one with which we have no desire to meddle. It is a question between private parties, and one of whose merits we can know nothing except on information; but as it may possibly be found to have been in some degree connected with the cause of the disaster, it may not be improper to state the substance in brief of some information received from a source which we consider accountable for it. It is alleged that the Company's agent, Mr. Moale, took possession of the boat some days before, gave all orders respecting her, and in the presence of a third person, on the day before the explosion, ordered Ramsay on board to take charge of the engine, telling him he would be assisted by Ferguson, who had been engaged to run two or three trips to Norfolk. It is also stated that it was by the agent's orders the boat was hauled out into the stream two or three hours before the time of starting; and being fastened to the wharf by two small lines, the engine could not be worked; and to this circumstance our informant in part attributes the sad accident that occurred. How far the inference may be correct, those skilled in such matters can better judge than we. The following is another affidavit touching the matter of the explosion, which however does not seem to throw much additional light on the subject. A.G. RAMSAY's AFFIDAVIT - City of Baltimore, Sct. - On the 19th day of April, 1842, before me the subscriber, one of the Justices of the Peace of the State of Maryland, in and for said city, personally appeared Albert G. Ramsay, and made oath on the Holy Evangely of Almighty God, that he had been engaged by the company before the keel was laid to take charge as engineer of the Medora when completed, and after his return from North Carolina, was frequently on board and considered the boilers and engines of the first order. Was on board the various trials; the engines worked very well; saw as high as twenty-two inches of steam on her at the trials; had no charge of the engine on the day of the explosion; was standing aft on board on the day of the explosion; was standing aft on board on the day of explosion; saw Mr. Moale coming across the basin; walked forward, and as he passed the steam guage discovered that it stood at nine inches; did not touch the stick to ascertain if there was more; on looking down into the fire room, discovered that they had commenced firing a-fresh, turned aft to go on upper deck. Just after turning, met Mr. A. F. Henderson, who was trying the guage cocks; after Mr. Henderson left, he took hold of the cock, and trying it himself, found that the three cocks had water, he immediately went alone on the upper deck and walked aft; supposed he was there eight or ten minutes when he saw Capt.. Sutton run on deck to back the boat out. Deponent went on the starboard side of the upper deck, and saw Alexander Watson, engineer of the Gosport, standing near the wheel house; went up to meet him and began a conversation; heard the backing bell ring; discovered gruise cock on the cylinder top leak a little; got on a block about a foot above the deck, to put his hand on it to stop the cock. The engine made about 1 1/2 evolution, when I heard the explosion, thinking that it was the steam pipe that had exploded; looking round after hearing the report, saw that the deck and every thing was gone, and went to stoop down without looking beneath, I fell to the bottom of the boat; having presence of mind enough, and knowing where I was, I got up and saw and caught hold of the excentric rod, and climbed to the upper deck, through where the connecting rod works. The first person I met was Henry Snyder, and three or four other acquaintances; he remained on deck two or three minutes, and was taken off by Mr. George Jury, in a small boat. Mr. Cragg and deponent had no conversation during the evening nor had any arrangement or understanding been made between Ferguson, Cragg or himself, as is reported in the papers of the 19th of April, nor does he know any thing about the changing of the weights on the lever, was therein stated, or of any additional weight having been added, as deponent had no more to do with the engine or boilers than he has stated in the first part of this deposition. Subscribed to before A. H. Pennington. ______________ A GOOD SUGGESTION AND A GOOD EXAMPLE - A correspondent, who signs himself "Howard," but who, it will be seen, is an instructor of youth, has sent us a communication addressed to this professional brethren, in which he suggests the propriety of making contributions in the several schools of the city, in aid of the necessitous widows and orphans who have been rendered destitute by the late mournful event on board of the Medora. His pupils (30 in number) have gathered as the fruits of their juvenile berrificance, the sum of $3.70. Now computing eight schools to each ward, (a very moderate calculation he thinks) and averaging each $3.70, we have the handsome sum of $414.40 towards alleviating the afflictions and providing for the wants of those who stand so much in need of pecuniary assistance. Besides the noble act itself conveys a beautiful moral to the youthful mind worth ten-fold the amount involved. It is to be hoped that this suggestion and example will not be lost on the teachers of the city. ______________ RELIEF OF THE SUFFERERS - The following is a list, as far as has come to our knowledge, of the committees appointed to the different wards to make collections for the benefit of those who are sufferers by the explosion of the boiler of the Medora. Second Ward - Capt. M. Kelly, David T. Montsarrat, Wm. Bennett, John Dutton, James Wheeden, D.W. Hudson, Thos Smyrk, Wm. Muirhead, Capt. Wm. Bennett, John E. Stansbury, Christopher Hergesheimer, Alfred Adams, Robert A. McAllister, Bernard McDonough, George F. Knotts, Geo. C. Baker, Wm. Thompson, Robert Wier, Jonas Friedenwald, Geroge Fasthe, Thomas Spencer. Third Ward - Stirling Thomas, Robert B. Verden, S.D. Legrand, Charles Ingram, James Whiteford, Jefferson Rusk, John M. Smith, Maybury Turner, H.F. Turner, Thos. Pindell, Mr Gracey, and Jos. Owens. Fourth Ward - J.J Corner, Capt. John Patrick, J. Loyd, John Kettlewell, F.W. Sweeny, Captain A. Mullin, A. Mathiot, David Wheeler, C.C. Egerton. Fifth Ward - Samuel Wilson, Hugh Bolton, Jos. Matthews, John Rogers, Dr. Snodgrass, James Lovegrove, John Isler, Thos. W. Saunders, Wm. Willey, Samuel Rankin, James T. Wilkinson, W.H.H. Turner, James Roach, Wm. Johnson, N. Brewer. Sixth Ward - James Harker, Peter Wilcox, C.A. Medinger, David Hubbard, Robert Howard, Darius Stansbury, Abraham Sliver, Thos. J. Dallam. Seventh Ward - Adam Ross, Simeon Alden, Jas. A. Henderson, James Ninde, John Wilson, Wm. H. Cole, jr., Andrew E. Warner, jr., Robert M. Welch. Ninth Ward - Britain Chase, Thomas H. Sewell, Wm. Heckrotte, Alex. Gould, jr., A.H. Pennington, John Fitzpatrick, Samuel Lucas, Daniel Schwarzauer, Capt. Wm. Patterson, Jos. Donovan, Asa Needham, Wm. Skinner, Capt. George Sumwalt, Washington Ennis, Wm. Addison. Twelfth Ward - C.D. Slingluff, Francis Burnes, G.W. Norris, Joshua Stinchcomb, N.L. Wood, Hy. Wigart, John W. Berry, Peter Mason, Horatio Miller, Wm. Webster, Michael Christopher, Jas. T. Watson, James Essender, ELijah Jean, Matthew Clark, John Lockard, James Peregoy, Jos Brown, Joshua Sumwalt, James Dixon, Matthew Turner, John P. Brotherton, William McCurley, Reuben Aler. Thirteenth Ward - Richard Marley, A. Duvall, Charles Hoffman, John Rickter, Nathan Warfield, W. A. Hack, Thos. Jerret, John Blackston, Valentine Dushane, Thomas Mules, David Taylor, and D.J. Ford. ______________ LOCAL MATTERS McAlear's Body Found - The body of the unfortunate Francis McAlear was, after a long and preserving search, found yesterday morning, about 9 o'clock. It was lying in the hulk of the Medora, partially concealed by a remnant of the boiler. To all appearances, the individual had been instantly killed by the explosion, the sufficient cause of death being apparent in a severe cut or fracture across the fore part of head, the only particular injury found upon his person. He is supposed to have been the only one missing, and accordingly, the efforts of the Calvert Beneficial Society were constantly and strenuously exerted amidst the inclemency of the weather, until crowned with success.

Submitted and transcribed by Dee Gabler Deesroots@aol.com <A HREF="http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~chesapeake/">Dee's Chesapeake Genealogy</A> http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~chesapeake/ Transcribed by Dee Gabler on June 4, 2002 Source: Microfilm held at Enoch Pratt Free Library, Cathedral Street, Baltimore, Maryland. ____________________ The Sun, Baltimore, Wednesday, April 20, 1842 Page 2, columns 2 & 3 MORE OF THE MEDORA Cragg's affidavit: - The cause of the recent disaster to the steamer Medora will, we imagine, in a great measure, be explained by a narration of the following circumstances, which we have on unquestionable authority. That which we received relative to Cragg's agency, will be found in his affidavit, giving below. Mr. Thomas Smith states that he was on board at the time - was standing near the steam guage - saw Cragg run out the weight to the extreme end of the lever - the steam being then at 20 or 22 inches. In a few minutes he observed the steam rise rapidly, and finally saw the stick fly out, followed by the mercury which was in the guage. This alarmed him, and he turned away, when the explosion took place. The following affidavit referred to above, and which will correct the error into which we think our informants believed to be correct: [COPY] City of Baltimore, Set - On the 19th day of April, 1842, before the subscriber, one of the Justices of the Peace of the State of Maryland, in and or said city, personally appeared, Joseph Cragg, one of the persons engaged on board the steamboat Medora, on Thursday last, at the time of the explosion, and made oath on the Holy Evangels of Almighty God, that he went on board said boat about three o'clock, at the request of Mr. John Watchman; immediately after arriving on board, was engaged in conversation with different persons on the after part of the boat, until about ten minutes previous to the explosion, when I went forward to speak to Mr. Ferguson, the chief engineer, and requested him not to start the engine until after the return of a person who had gone on shore. I remarked to Mr. Ferguson that I thought the weight of the safety valve was too light; Ferguson stated that it had been pushed in toward the valve, and requested me to open the door and push it out to its proper place, which I did; I then went aft to see if my friend who had left the boat, had returned, waited there until I discovered him on board, and immediately informed Mr. Ferguson that he was on board. As I had nothing then to attend to, the engine being altogether in charge of Messrs. Ferguson and Ramsay, I walked slowly to the forward part of the boat and examined the water in the boiler, and found water flush in the three lower cocks, and steam in the fourth; as I walked slowly aft again taking a glance at the steam guage, I found there was as near as I can recollect, about twenty-two inches of steam, by the showing of the guage, being about two inches more than when Mr. Ferguson requested me to remove the weight; I here stopped a minute of so to wipe my hands, having got some paint from them from off the door, whilst opening it to remove the weight. In about two minutes the explosion took place, when I knew no more until I found myself at the bottom of the water in the basin; when I came up I found myself under the wood and lumber from the wreck; got clear of the wreck and then got on the lumber until a boar came along and took me to the shore. Having read a publication in the Sun of Tuesday, April 19, 1842, in which it is stated "that Joseph Cragg had confessed that he caused the explosion by removing the weight on the lower end of the safety valve, to its further extremity, and then putting on additional weight; and that Ramsay and Ferguson were cognizant of his doing so; that it was in fact the act of all three by agreement, though actually done by him," deponent now positively denies ever having made any such confession, other then that of removing, by order of Ferguson, the weight of the safety valve. As to an agreement between Ferguson, Ramsay and himself, during that time he had not spoken to Ramsay, nor at any previous time, in relation to the subject; and that as to Ferguson, no other conversation took place than what is already related, in regard to the engine, I did not put any additional weight on the safety valve, nor do I know of any having been put on. I cannot imagine any cause for the explosion, having considered that every thing was correct and safe about the engine and boiler. Signed Joseph Cragg. Subscribed and sworn before A. H. Pennington. ______________ The Wounded - We yesterday heard from most of the survivors of the explosion, who had received injury by it. They are represented as all doing well in different degrees, and we learn that none of them have yet been despaired of by the physicians. There is reason to hope that none of the cases will prove fatal. The Wreck still remains in the basin; and though some search was yesterday made for the body of McAlear, it had not yet been found at the time of our latest information. Generosity - We learned yesterday that a gentleman of Baltimore handed over to the mayor the sum of $20, to be employed in the relief of the sufferers by the ill-fated Medora. Another gentleman, formerly a resident of Baltimore, but now of Washington city, transmitted to the mayor the sum of $10 for the same noble object. Worthy of imitation. ~ In our appeals to the sympathies of the public in behalf of those who suffered from the recent disaster, we neglected to mention the destitute widow of the late John Speedy, Lombard street, south side between Bond and Market streets, Fells Point. ______________ STEAM MACHINERY, &c. - Since the explosion of the boilers of the ill-fated Medora, we have received numberless communications upon that particular case, and the subject of steam machinery generally. Among the rest, we have been favored by a scientific gentleman of Washington, with a series of articles, which originally appeared in 1838 and 1840, in the Washington and Philadelphia papers, with a desire that they should be republished at this time, while the public mind is alive to the importance of the subject discussed. With the greatest desire to gratify our correspondent, we must beg to decline their publication. These articles which would be rather more than we can at present stand, seeing that so many matters of immediate current interest are constantly forcing themselves upon us. We have reserved the papers, as desired, subject to his order.

Submitted and transcribed by Dee Gabler Deesroots@aol.com <A HREF="http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~chesapeake/">Dee's Chesapeake Genealogy</A> http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~chesapeake/ Transcribed by Dee Gabler on June 3, 2002 Source: Microfilm held at Enoch Pratt Free Library, Cathedral Street, Baltimore, Maryland. ____________________ American, Baltimore (Baltimore American & Commercial Daily Advertiser) Monday Morning, April 18, 1842 Published every morning at No. 2 South Gay street, by Dobbin, Murphy & Bose. ADDITIONAL DEATHS BY THE EXPLOSION. We are truly pained to add to the number of those who have died of injuries sustained by the explosion on board the Medora on Thursday last, the names of DUNCAN FURGUSON, the Engineer in charge of the boat; JOHN YEAGER, late Engineer at Lanvale Factory; and JACKSON REEDER, son of Mr. Charles Reeder. We were misled in placing the name of THOMAS ELDRIDGE among the names names of the dead. He is yet living, but in a critical condition. The number of deaths by the explosion, thus far ascertained, is twenty-five. It is yet quite doubtful whether some four or five of those who have received injuries will recover. CORONER'S INQUEST. At the instance of this Honor the Mayor, Wm T. Rice, Esq., Coroner, held and inquest on Saturday morning, on the body of JOHN RINGGOLD BOON; one of the sufferers by the late melancholy accident on board the ill fated Medora, with a view of eliciting the facts connected with the explosion of the boiler of said steamer on Thursday evening last. The following named gentlemen composed the jury: Joseph Turner, Jr., William J. Wight, Charles B. White, Joseph L. Donovan, Samuel House, Asa Needham, Matthew Shaw, Thomas M. Locke, James Fergusson, James Hooper, Jr., John Wells and Charles V. Walters. The coroner having administered the usual oath, the body of the deceased was inspected by the Jury, when the following examination of persons took place: John Watchman, the builder of the engine on board the Medora, testified as to the correctness of its construction. On the evening previous to the afternoon on which the accident occurred, a trial of the boiler was made, at which time, a pressure of 27 inches of steam was put on, which was found just sufficient to raise the safety valve, as had been previously calculated upon. On the Saturday previous a trial of the boiler was also made, when a pressure of 31 inches was put on it, and was then perceived that her capacity when running had not being overrated in the least. On Wednesday evening, Mr. Moale informed him that the boat must be tried on Thursday evening, and he wished to go down the river in her together, with a number of friends whom he had invited to accompany him. Fire was accordingly made beneath the boiler at about 2 o'clock on Thursday afternoon. Thinking every thing was in perfect order and placing as he did unlimited confidence in the two Engineers into whose hands she had been committed, Duncan Ferguson and Albert Ramsay, he left her and went on some other business. About half an hour before the explosion, in company with Capt. Kenny and Mr. Wildey, he again went on board. Mr. Moale had not yet arrived, and he ordered the engineer to close the damper and keep the steam down until he should arrive. He went in a few minutes afterwards to the gauge which indicated 10 inches of steam - tried to lift the safety valve, but could not. This excited his fears, and after examining the rope attached to the lever of the safety valve, to see if it was on the pulley, he walked away. Still he was haunted with a fear that all was not right, and about the time that Mr. Moale came on board, he went to the boiler, in which he found plenty of water. He tried the third cock of the boiler which ejected water - he then tried the cock above; did not like its appearance; cried out to Ferguson, and asked him how much steam he had on; the answer was 22 inches; did not look at the gauge himself. Mr. Moale engaged Mr. Ramsay; to take charge of the boat, who was assisted by Duncan Ferguson, engineer of his Foundry. He then went up on the deck near the wheelhouse, and afterwards was about to return to see more about the steam, when he was met by Mr. Chicken and Mr. Spavin who told him that a great number were engaged in that quarter, and it was no use for him to go there. Convinced of the skill of the Engineers, he went back and asked Mr. Wildey to give him a piece of blank paper, as he wished to time the run between the wharf and North Point. Mr. Wildey took him aft from among the crowd about the wheelhouse to give him a piece, when Mr. Gideon Brown, perceiving his want, took from his pocket a letter, and gave him the blank part of it. A moment afterwards he heard a loud report, saw the smoke stacks and the front part of the decks flying into the air; was suddenly enveloped in a cloud of steam, and blown as if by a gust of wind. In reply to several questions asked by some of the Jurors, Mr. Watchman replied that he would not have been afraid of 50 inches of steam, with such a boiler as that on board the Medora, and he entertained fears that a foolish ambition was prevalent among some of the men on board who were not aware of the great danger of experimenting. He was of the opinion that something wrong was resorted to. The expansion or rarification of steam is so sudden that it is possible that 27 or 30 inches was generated in less than five minutes; no man can calculate with anything approaching to precision, the rapidity with which steam becomes rarified. Some one on board must have tampered with the safety-valve placing additional weight on its lever, or in some other way obstructed its free use. Mr. Watchman stated that the boiler was designed similar to the one now on board the Jewess - in no wise peculiar in its construction, save that it had an additional leg, which increased its strength. The boiler was perfectly new, and less than 60 inches of steam could do it no injury. There was no lack of water, and there was no sudden fresh supply save that thrown in by the injecting pipe as the wheels revolved. Mr. Smith, who was slightly injured, informed one of his workmen on Saturday morning that he was standing looking at the gauge, when he saw it suddenly run up to the deck. He instantly betook himself to flight, but was arrested in his course by the explosion, which took place immediately after. Gideon Brown, builder of the boiler, affirmed that he was on board the Medora from Thursday morning until 12 o clock, when he went to his dinner. When he left no fire had been made under the boiler, in which there was a sufficiency of water. On his return he inquired of Captain Kenny the time of day. His answer was that it was ten minutes past three. He examined the boiler in every way, and found no steam on any consequence. He heard Ferguson, the engineer, order some man standing close by to make another light fire under the boiler - he looked afterwards, and could perceive go indication of a great quantity of steam. Saw Mr. Moale come on board, and then saw Mr. Watchman try the water. Ten minutes previous to backing out, there was apparently very little steam on, and from the appearance of the boiler, so far as weakness was concerned, he would not have been afraid to sleep on it. He gave Mr. Watchman the blank part of a letter to take notes. Mr. Brown coincided with Mr. Watchman in the opinion that some one must have tampered with the safety-valve. The boiler was made precisely like that on board the Jewess, with the exception of the additional leg spoken of by Mr. Watchman. The boiler was perfectly new, and he believed the strongest he ever made: he knew every rivet in it, and explained fully the mode in which it was constructed. Witness left the vicinity of the engine five minutes before the engine five minutes before the explosion because he thought too many persons were engaged in that quarter, in firing, &c. Persons were there with whom he was unacquainted - he did not suspect any accident, but still, he was of opinion that too many were there. Tried the state of the water just before leaving the boiler, and was sure there was no deficiency. When the boiler was first tried on Saturday previous, there was a much greater pressure on. Alexander Spavin, Engineer, a visitor on board the boat, was next called. - Up to Wednesday night witness had been engaged in working for Mr. Watchman. On Saturday and Wednesday he aided in arranging matters on board the Medora, and witnessed the trials of the border on those days, both of which were highly satisfactory. About five minutes before the explosion he went on board the Medora, where he met Mr. Chicken, who informed him that a great number of persons were inspecting the machinery, and told him not to go there - was not near the engine - went aft - was blown overboard. On Saturday Ferguson and he pushed the weight of the safety valve to the extremity of the lever, and ascertained beyond a doubt that it would only require 27 inches to lift it. Capt. James Chaytor was next called. At the time of the accident he was standing on board of his own boat. As he saw the Medora backing out from the wharf, singular misgivings seemed to cross his mind, on account of the stillness which prevailed on board the Medora. She had not blown off much steam, and he was suddenly impressed with a belief that it was strange. The steam escaped from the boiler pipe very slowly. He had expressed himself to Mr. Henderson and others in favor of the apparent strength of the work - he thought it the strongest he had ever seen. He had often reflected on the awful consequences attendant on an explosion on board a Steamboat, and without knowing why, he involuntarily turned to those _____?_____ he exhorted them to follow him. He was suddenly thrown down on the deck, when he recovered from the shock, he saw a man, whom he afterwards learned was a Mr. Edward Speedy, a ship-joiner, lying beside him, most horribly mutilated. David Hardester, an engineer on board, deposed that he saw Mr. Watchman try the water, and shortly afterwards saw very blue steam issuing from the feed pipe, and bit very little from the blow-off pipe. Alarmed at these appearances, he hurried aft, was blown overboard, swam to the wheelhouse, and beneath it screened himself from danger. His opinion is that there was too much steam on - thinks there was plenty of water in the boiler - which was as good a one as he had ever seen - nothing new or peculiar in its construction. He is of opinion that the steam gauge might have been deceptive. He fears that the safety-valve was kept down by some interference. Alexander Watson we called next. - Witness stated that he went on board the Medora at halfpast 12 o'clock; the boat was fired at 2'oclock. Ferguson damped the fire - saw Mr. Watchman try the water. Mr. Moale came on board at 3 o'clock. The boat started - stopped - went back, and was about to move forward again, when the explosion took place, and he was thrown overboard. He could not account for the delusion occasioned by the gauge - it was a small stick the thickness of a quill, and might be broken off with the hand. His private opinion was that some interference with the valve led to the disaster. It could have been kept down by placing a small stick across it. Captain Kenny next called. On Wednesday afternoon he was on board the boat; the steam was then up. In answer to an inquiry made by him, Ferguson informed him that she made steam very fast. The switch was found to be out of order; this, however, was soon corrected. She was started again, when she broke her chain; again on being worked she canted over on one the piles. They then stopped through fear of injuring her against the wharf. He was on the wharf on Thursday - saw that the fire was burning briskly - was going away when he met Mr. Watchman. Went with him to purchase some segars, and at 3 o'clock went on board in company with him and Gideon Brown. The fire had been made one hour and a quarter, and the gauge did not indicate three inches of steam. Saw Mr. Watchman try the gauge after they were on board. Samuel Buckingham inspector of steamboats, Witness did not inspect the Medora's boiler, because he was not requested so to do. He never makes an examination until he is sent for. The law does not require him to do so. Captain Trippe next called. - Saw Medora back off from the wharf - saw but very little steam was in the boiler. In his opinion the accident arose either from ignorance of the power of the steam, or of the strength of the boiler. The cause way was undoubtedly an overpressure of steam. Henry Snyder and John Hoofnagle having been called, merely testified as to the fact of Boon having been on board the Medora. The jury then agreed upon the following. VERDICT - The Jury of Inquest in the case of the death of John R. Boon, having summoned many witnesses who were on board the steam boat Medora at the time of the explosion of her boiler, and having ascertained that the deceased was on board of said steam boat after she was hauled out of dock; and having examined also those who assisted in taking him out of the water, have agreed that he came to his death by injuries sustained by the explosion; and from the evidence before them, are of opinion that the accident as occasioned by raising the steam too high, and greatly above the gauge intended to be used in the ordinary use of said machinery on board of said steamboat. Whether this was owing to carelessness or to tampering with the safety valve, the Jury cannot undertake to say.

Submitted and transcribed by Dee Gabler Deesroots@aol.com <A HREF="http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~chesapeake/">Dee's Chesapeake Genealogy</A> http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~chesapeake/ ____________________ Saturday Morning, April 16, 1842 American, Baltimore (Baltimore American & Commercial Daily Advertiser) Published every morning at No. 2 South Gay street, by Dobbin, Murphy & Bose. THE STEAMBOAT EXPLOSION. The truly painful duty is imposed upon us of adding to the list of deaths occasioned by the fearful explosion on board the Medora on Thursday, the names of several of the sufferers who have since expired from the injuries then received, and of those who were missing and whose bodies have been recovered from the wreck. This most melancholy occurrence, by which so many human beings in the full enjoyment of health and vigor have been suddenly cut off, has not only visited with grief and mourning the immediate relations and friends of the deceased, but has cast a deep gloom over the whole city. The following are the names of those who have died since Thursday night: It is with unfeigned sorrow that we place at the head of this list the name of ANDREW F. HENDERSON, Esq., President of the Baltimore and Norfolk Steam Packet Company. It appears that at the time of the explosion Mr. H. was in the forward part of the boat, and was found after the explosion very much scalded. The steam which he inhaled at the same time produced his death, after lingering until half past eleven o'clock yesterday morning. Almost to the last Mr. Henderson retained a perfect consciousness of his approaching end, and yesterday morning with great calmness he made suitable disposition of his temporal affairs. He was a true Christian - unobtrusive and retiring in his manners - active useful and enterprising as a citizen - and estimable in all the relations of life. RICHARD LINTHICUM, residing in Lee street, died at an early hour yesterday morning. ROBERT DOYLE, brick-maker. JOHN SPEEDY, ship joiner, Fells' Point. GEORGE ENDLEY, reported yesterday as George Enley. He died on Friday morning at 2 o'clock, retaining his mental faculties up to a few minutes before his death. His own account of the explosion was that he was standing on the deck immediately over the boiler, at the time of its occurrence, and was carried up by its force. When consciousness returned he found himself in the wreck by the boiler immersed in scalding water. By his own exertions he extricated himself from this dreadful situation, and was soon afterwards conveyed to a tavern in the neighborhood. Mr. E. was an industrious machinist and had served his apprenticeship with and continued in the employment of Mr. Watchman up to the time of the explosion. He has left a wife and three children. THOMAS ELDRIDGE, died yesterday morning. JOHN HARPER, 2d mate of the Medora, died on Thursday evening. JOHN HALEY, a German, recently arrived from Strausburg, Germany, went on board in search of work, was thrown into the air, and fell into the water, severely scalded. He died yesterday afternoon. JOHN BOSTON, fireman of the Medora, died yesterday at 2 o'clock. The bodies of the following named persons were taken from and about the wreck during yesterday. WILLIAM LEWIS, bar-keeper on board the steamboat Frederick. GEORGE GEDDES, an apprentice to Mr. John Watchman, aged 19. S. W. HACKNEY, M.D. of Weldon, N.C., Agent of the Portsmouth Rail Road Company. JAMES W. LAVERS, carpenter of the ship Tippecanoe, and a member of the Gratitude Lodge of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. JAMES MITCHELL, (brother of one of the wheelmen) was taken out of the water soon after the firing of cannon commenced. JOHN KEMP, painter, living in Thompson st. O.T. We mentioned yesterday the truly afflicting circumstances of the death of JOHN MOALE, Esq., the active Agent of the Steamboat Company, and of his son WILLIAM, a fine boy of 14 years. The immediate cause of Mr. M's speedy death is attributed to the fact that his ribs were broken and driven inwards towards the region of the heart. He was very near the engine at the time of the explosion. His son, besides being scalded, received a severe fracture of the skull, which it is believed caused instant death. Mr. MOALE was a good citizen, and an affectionate husband and father; and his son was as promising and interesting a boy as ever gladdened the hearts of fond parents. The sudden cutting off of both father and son, in the full enjoyment of life and health, is a bereavement, the bitterness of which language cannot find words to express. We have also learned of the following additional persons who were seriously injured, and are not expected to live: GEORGE HYDE, an apprentice to Mr. Watchman, had two of his ribs broken, his head injured, an his face badly scalded. JOHN YEAGER, late an Engineer of Lanvale Factory - cannot recover. JAMES RIDGELY, an engineer. ISAIAH WAGNER, and LOUIS WAGNER, brothers, both badly scalded. GEORGE HYAM, seriously scalded. DUNCAN FERGUSON, Engineer. JOSEPH CRAIG, Engineer. JACKSON REEDER, (son of Charles.) WESLEY CULLY. The following are the names of persons injured, not before mentioned. PATRICK COLLINS, badly scalded. JAMES CLARK, badly scalded. Wm. ROBERTS, head much injured. Wm. ELLERY, badly hurt in the back, but not scalded. DANIEL STEVENS, fireman, badly scalded in the face, breast and arms - is supposed not to have inhaled the steam and may get well. MARTIN HICKLEY, badly bruised. GEORGE CLAY, slightly scalded GEORGE REYNOLDS, badly scalded. JOHN MITCHELL, both legs broken - cannot survive. JAMES MONTGOMERY, scalded. DANIEL STEVENS, slightly scalded. HENRY SNYDER, scalded. ISAIAH WAGNER, Block-maker, slightly. DAVID IRWIN, cook of the Medora, slightly. Wm. ALLEN, and two sons, ship joiners, slightly Captain COFFEY, of the steamboat Georgia, slightly. Among the missing is FRANCIS McALEAR, engineer and machinist. The persons on board who escaped uninjured were R.B. CULLY, ship carpenter. THOMAS WILDEY. A. SPEEDEN. WALTER BALL, Clerk to the Steamboat Company. JOHN WATCHMAN, engineer and machinist. J. R. BROMWELL, S. J. FOLEY, GIDEON BROWN, Wm. TOMLINSON, ____ CHICKEN. A. WATSON, Engineer of the Steamboat Gosport. GEORGE AIRES, engineer of the Georgia. Wm. SMITH, (colored) chief steward of the Georgia, was blown overboard but not injured. JOHN CHAPMAN, (colored) chief cook of the Georgia, was blown overboard but not injured. BENJ. BROWN, (colored) first steward of the Medora, blown overboard-uninjured. Brown was blown up in the explosion which destroyed the steamer Pulaski. We learn that Captain SUTTON was blown high in the air, and fell among the wreck of timber in the water. He received a severe wound in his head, had his face and arms bruised and mutilated in the most shocking manner. He appeared to be doing well last night. We learn that Mr. JOHN HENDERSON, of Pratt street, was more severely injured than was at first supposed. We stated yesterday that probably one hundred persons or more were on board the Medora at the time of the explosion. We have since been informed by a gentleman on whose accuracy every reliance may be placed, that there were not, to all appearance, more than fifty or sixty on board. In mentioning yesterday the names of those physicians who promptly repaired to the assistance of the unfortunate persons who were in the Medora, we omitted to include the names of Drs. DURKEE, HINTZE, MONKUR, MAGUIRE, REILLY, KINNEMON, ALBERS, BAKER, two Drs. RICH, and two Drs. ROBERTS. At an early hour yesterday morning his Honor the Mayor, and other officers of the Corporation, including the High Constable and a large body of police officers, promptly repaired the scene of desolation, prepared to render all possible assistance in rescuing from the sunken wreck the bodies of those who were believed to be carried down or blown into the water. A large body of workmen were employed who were busily engaged all day in clearing away the wreck, and dragging the bottom of the basin. In the course of the day the Mayor ordered a piece of ordnance to be brought to the spot and fired, in the hope that the concussion would, as is frequently the case, cause the bodies to rise. Last evening, a large number of men commenced the removal of the machinery on board the Medora, for the purpose of getting the hull afloat. At the suggestion of the Mayor, a coroner's inquest will be held to-day over one of the persons taken from the wreck of the Medora, when it is expected that inquiry will be made into the causes which produced the sad disaster. The Marion Temperance Society yesterday afternoon attended to the grave remains of their deceased fellow member, BENJAMIN FRENCH, who was killed by the explosion of the Medora. The burial of several members of the Watchman Fire Company, who were killed by the explosion of the Medora, took place yesterday afternoon. The Watchman Fire Company, accompanied by a large number of the members of other companies, marched in the funeral procession. The flags of the shipping and public places were all at half mast yesterday. It should be borne in mind that the steamboat Medora, at the time of the accident, was yet in the hands of the builders, she having never been delivered to the Baltimore and Norfolk Steam-packet Company, for whose use she was built. No accident of the kind has ever happened to any boat while under the control of the careful agents of this Company. LIST OF THE DEAD The following is a complete list of the persons who were killed by the explosion, or have since died from its effects, as far as ascertained up to nine o'clock last night. The number of dead, thus far, is twenty three! The last six in the list were those who were taken out of the water in the course of yesterday. - From the condition of some of the sufferers, it is feared that others will be added to it: JOHN C. MOALE, WILLIAM MOALE, JOSEPH LECOMPTE, Capt. JOHN VICKERS, EDMUND YOUNG, BENJAMIN FRENCH, JOHN BOON, JOHN BURNS, ANDREW F. HENDERSON, RICHARD LINTHICUM, ROBERT DOYLE, JOHN SPEEDY, GEORGE ENDLEY, THOMAS ELDRIDGE, JOHN HARPER, JOHN HALEY, JOHN BOSTON, WILLIAM LEWIS, GEORGE GEDDES, S. W. HACKNEY, M.D., JAMES W. LAVERS, JAMES MITCHELL, JOHN KEMP.

Submitted and transcribed by Dee Gabler Deesroots@aol.com <A HREF="http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~chesapeake/">Dee's Chesapeake Genealogy</A> http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~chesapeake/ _________________________ The Sun, Baltimore, Saturday Morning, April 16, 1842 THE EXPLOSION OF THE MEDORA. This most dreadful and lamentable event of ___ occupied the public mind yesterday, to the exclusion of almost every other subject, and the pull of gloom which seemed to have fallen upon the city, aided by an agony of suspense and anxiety pervaded every department of the ___ __ations of men. Business was scarcely thought of except where its requirements were most mandatory and unavoidable, and the pulse of time seemed to be numbered by the announcement of deaths. The inscrutable hand of a mysterious Providence, by an agent of man's own application and art, has rent a fearful chasm in the bosom - in the very heart - of our city, and every member of the human family within its limits, is painfully sensible of the ___ it has sustained. A warning most terrible, and one that cannot be speedily forgotten, one that will thunder in the ear of memory for many years, and linger in tradition for a century, has been pealed forth at our very threshold and it must not pass with heedless disregard. Our respect for the advancement of sciences and the arts, must not urge us to view, with callous indifference, this fearful calamity as the work of an uncontrollable fate, and an accident that could have been neither foreseen nor prevented. It is enough to know that it was possible for it to occur; and it is due to humanity, it is but sheer justice to the harrowed hearts of women widowed in an hour, and children thrown fatherless on the tender mercies of the world, that a thorough and most searching investigation should be instituted, and that immediately, into every particular that can elucidate and bring nearer to our perception the causes, near or remote, of this tragic affair. It should be also invested with such a character, by the authorities of our city or our State, that it may recede into the back ground of time, a dark and threatening beacon, continually pointing to the future. Neither the number of victims which have been already counted, nor the escape of individuals with life, should be a consideration to shield the indiscretion, culpability or guilt of any, who may have remotely contributed to this awful event; we know not, nor can we suppose it probable, that wilful guilt exists, but the possibility of such a thing, and the more than probability that indiscretion did, is sufficient to demand the investigation we suggest. In the meantime, we can but offer to those of our citizens into whose families Death has so rudely thrown his shaft, our deep and sincere sympathy with those sorrows and afflictions which they have no words to express. We can console with the widow, and mourn for the hapless orphan, and while we commit them to the care of Him who careth even for the sparrow that falleth to the ground, we would remind them that those woes for which they now think there is no cordial, nor cure, will be soothed, if not healed, but the hand of advancing Time. FURTHER PARTICULARS We yesterday morning re-visited the scene of destruction, occasioned by the explosion of the boiler of the Steamboat Medora, on Thursday. The event, unparalleled in the waters of the Chesapeake, as might have been expected, has created an immense sensation. We might, without deviating far from correctness, indeed say that "the whole city" has been there. Never, since the introduction of steamboats upon our waters, has there been an explosion, with one exception, and that happened some twenty years ago, when the boilers of the "Eagle" exploded and killed two persons. That was an event in those days - this is an epoch in the navigation of the Chesapeake now. Early yesterday morning, his Honor the Mayor appeared upon the ground with a strong force, ready to exert their powers to rescue the bodies of the lost. It was surmised, and beyond question correctly, that numbers were yet "below the waters," and it was the part of humanity to assist in the recovery of their inanimate bodies. Prompt as the mayor was, however, he was not before a vast number of others who came forward to render their assistance. FOUND YESTERDAY William Lewis, clerk of the steamboat Rappahanock; the body marked with slight wounds and scalded; blown overboard, and doubtless death was caused by drowning. The body taken charge of by his friends. George Geddes, an apprentice to Watchman & Bratt, about 20 years of age; much bruised, scalded and probably drowned. His body was taken from the water and delivered to his friends. James Lavers, was a ship carpenter belonging to the ship Tippecanoe, now in port. His body was found at a considerable distance from the boat. He was a member of the Gratitude Lodge I.O.O.F.; boarded at Mr. Streets, South Exeter street. Taken in charge by the Odd Fellows, a committee of whom were present on the boat. S. W. Hackney, an agent of the Portsmouth and Railroad Company, connected with the Baltimore and Virginia Steam Navigation Company, and stationed here. He was a resident of Weldon, N.C., and boarded at this city at the Union Hotel, South street. His pocket-book was found upon him, containing his cards, some small change and two gold rings; a brooch in his shirt bosom. James Mitchell, who has been reported as missing since the accident, was fished up from the bottom, in the vicinity of the boat at about ___. James Kemp, a painter, recently from Philadelphia, who was not know to have been on board; resided in Thompson street, Old Town; he was got out at about 5 o'clock, from the starboard side of the boat, by a dumb man who had been __ing at that spot almost all day. He left a wife and four children, who, we understand ___ suffering condition. His wife has been sick for a considerable amount of time and is now unable to do anything. This case is particularly worthy of the early attention of the ___ of charity. Let the ladies attend to them. DIED SINCE OCCURRENCE Andrew F. Henderson, Esq., President of the Company, died about 11 o'clock yesterday morning; he had inhaled the steam, and fatal consequences ___ed from this cause. George Enly, mentioned in our first edition yesterday, died at 3 o'clock yesterday morning, at Gideon Brown's house; his body was conveyed home. Richard Linthicum, died at 6 o'clock yesterday morning. Robert Doyle, a brickmaker, died yesterday morning. Thomas Eldridge, just out of his apprenticeship to Watchman & Bratt, died at about ten o'clock yesterday morning. Francis McLear, an apprentice to Watchman & Bratt, it is certain was on board, and has not yet been found. Duncan Ferguson, the Engineer of the Madora, who was taken up severely scalded and hurt, died at his residence, at the corner of Montgomery and Light streets, at a late hour yesterday afternoon. George Hyde, a boy of about 14 years, also died yesterday. BELIEVED TO BE DYING John Yeager, late an engineer of Lanville factory, is in Lee street, and so badly hurt and scalded, that he is not expected to live. Joseph Craig, an engineer. His attendant physician states he cannot live. John Haley, a German, and a stranger, is lying at a house in Hill Street, near Light; there is no doubt but he must die. He recently lived with his sister in Old Town, but she moved to York, PA. James Rigley an engineer, is not expected to live. The same may be said of Wesley Culley, a lad, Jackson Reeder, and Alfred Ramsay. ADDITIONS Isaiah, the bother of Louis Wagner, mentioned yesterday, is also very badly scalded. John Henderson is much more severely injured than was supposed at first; he inhaled the steam, and it is supposed will not survive the consequences. Thomas Smith, foreman for Mr. Abbott, at the Canton Iron Works, was much scalded and had his left leg broken. He was standing close to the boiler when the explosion took place, and the wonder is he was not immediately killed. - His Leg was set yesterday, and he is doing considerably well. Among the many who were saved, was Bemjamin Brown, the first Steward of the boat. - He was on the upper deck, near the skylights, and was blown off into the water. He swam ashore, and found upon trying to walk, that one or two of his ribs were broken. He states an important fact, which will relieve many minds. He says that both cabins were locked, and that no person was in either of them - he has the keys now in his possession. Brown was first steward on the Pulaksi, when she was blown up- a lucky man he is. CORRECTIONS John Speedy, reported as dead, was alive at a late hour yesterday evening. It should have been Henry, and not John Lecount, in the first list of the killed. Mr. Young's name, given in the first account, is Edmund, and not John. He is from Duchess county, New York. We had a conversation with Mr. Watchman yesterday morning; he states that the boiler of the Medora was tried on Saturday last and worked for two hours with 30 inches of steam; and on Wednesday it was again worked for an hour with 27 inches of steam. At about three minutes before the explosion, Mr. Watchman tried the water gauge cock and found there was plenty of water to the third gauge. He then passed the engineer and asked him how the steam was; the engineer replied that there was 22 inches. This was, of course, considered perfectly safe; indeed no thought of danger for a moment was entertained. Mr. Watchman walked aft and immediately the explosion took place. His only conclusion is that the men were anxious to display the qualities of the boat, and concealed or misrepresented the truth; he says that such an explosion could scarcely have been effected with less than an expansive force of 60 m. steam. The boiler is torn like a piece of pasteboard, and doubled up, and the strong built flues were completely carried away. The boiler laid as usual fore and aft, but was twisted by the violence of the steam directly athwart ships. We have also conversed with Daniel Stevens, one of the assistants in the engineer department, and who was trying the steam and water gauge both, at the instant of the explosion. He says the third water gauge was flush, showing an abundance of water, and the index of the steam was certainly 22 inches. He is confident, however, that the boiler could not have exploded with that force, and attributes the accident to a bad or false gauge of the steam - its technical name we know not - or to the fact that it had been tampered with by jealous parties. During the day the flags of all the shipping in port were displayed at half mast, and that on the Observatory, with the ensign indicative of the deep distress in the community. Also, upon all the fire engine houses, and at the different market houses. The bell of the Watchman Fire Company tolled, from sunrise to sunset, the knell of several individuals who have been taken from its ranks. The activity and energy displayed by the Hon. Solomon Hillen, Mayor of the city, in this painful emergency, command our warmest admiration, and afford an earnest of the admirable adaptation of disposition and temperament to the peculiar characteristics of the office. He seems to have neglected nothing which could conduce to relieve the community from the weight of suspense which has been almost insupportable. Under his orders and direction, a field piece was conveyed to a scow, and fired at short intervals, for two or three hours, at different points in the vicinity of the Medora. The whole of the scene presents quite a changed aspect now to what it did at first; the scattered remnants of the wreck have been collected from the surface of the water and removed and a large portion of the forward part of the boat taken up. Yesterday a mud machine was placed on each side and rigged with "sheers" preparatory to hoisting out the machinery, with a view to raise the boat. The last information from the wreck, was that the men could distinctly feel the legs of a person under the boiler, but as violent efforts to remove the body would probably tear it asunder, it has been permitted to remain until the boiler can be raised, to-day. It is supposed to be the body of Francis McLear, and confidently hoped to be the last that will be found to have been involved in the immediate destruction of the boat. We understand that an inquest will be held to-day on one of the bodies taken from the Medora, under the superintendence of the Mayor, the City Counsellor, and the Coroner, with a few to a thorough and complete investigation of the cause or causes of the disaster. The residents in the vicinity exerted their utmost efforts for the comfort of the wounded, and did all they were able to render proper respect to the unfortunate dead. The houses were opened freely, and attention bestowed without stint. Indeed too much praise cannot be awarded to the householders for the great and unwearied application to the relief of all. We have omitted to mention above that in connection with the force employed by the mayor yesterday, the port wardens and commissioners of health were promptly on the spot, and rendered whatever service was deemed requisite. The number of dead - up to the time of going to press, as far as we have been able to learn, there have been twenty-three deaths, viz. John C. Moale and his son William, John Vickers, John Young, John Lecount, Benj. French, John R. Boone, John Burns, John Harper, Wm. Lewis, George Geddes, James Lavers, S. W. Hackney, James Mitchell, James Kemp, Andrew F. Henderson, George Enley, Richard Linthicum, Robert Doyle, Thomas Eldridge, Francis McLear, Duncan Ferguson, and Geo. Hyde. A suggestion - A correspondent suggests that a meeting should be called at the Exchange to take measures to obtain subscriptions of money for the relief of many of those who have been injured by the explosion, and the surviving wives and children of those who have been killed. The suggestion is a good one, and we hope it will be acted upon. Another correspondent suggests that the flags of the shipping and on all the public places in the city, be hoisted to-day and to-morrow at half mast, as a token of the deep affliction which the city has experienced by this awful catastrophe. THE FUNERALS The most affecting, though not the most startling part of such tragedies as that which it has pained us to record for two days past, is to be found in the funerals of the deceased. The friends of the departed are there - the relatives - the widow it may be, and the orphan children, or the bereaved parents, or altogether; and all prepared to take a last look at the beloved deceased, untimely snatched from the embrace of their affections, and consign him to the last earthly home appointed to man. Many circumstances combine to render the scene deeply affecting. We are shocked at the violent death, we are melted and solemnized at the funeral; and if we visit the late residence of the deceased, and witness the effect of the sudden bereavement on the survivors - but here we pause; we may not draw aside the curtain, and expose to the public the scene sacred to such grief, such unutterable woe and misery, as we witnessed yesterday - the young widow and her only child, just old enough to articulate its father's name, and to ask for him repeatedly; and while too young to understand what death is, yet sufficiently old to pierce its mother's heart with inquiries, which it were next to death to answer. But we cannot permit ourselves to dwell on the theme, or to give up our pen to the government of feelings excited by the funerals of yesterday; such submission would carry us too far; we must therefore confine ourselves to a simple record of the facts, thus: Yesterday afternoon, the bodies of George Enly and Robert Doyle, two of the persons killed by the explosion of the Medora, were interred in the Methodist burying ground on Light street, Federal Hill, the Rev. Mr. Guest officiating on the occasion. The deep interest excited by the disastrous occurrence which caused their death, was evinced by the presence in Light street of about ten thousand persons, of all ages and both sexes, merely as spectators of the funeral procession, which was itself composed of some two or three thousand persons. The deceased were both members of the Watchman Fire Company, and in addition to their personal friends, immediate relatives and near connexions, they were attended to the grave by thirteen fire companies, the members of whi ch, on very short notice, turned out in large numbers, most of them with banners, and accompanied by a band of music, together with the music of the United States recruiting party, under Sergeant Twist. The following was the order of the procession as it entered the cemetery: First, the Watchman Fire Company, which opened to the right and left at the gate, and became stationary, the others passing between the files thus: the corpse of Enly; with a large train of mourners and friends, male and female, on foot, and one carriage containing aged mourners. To this succeeded the corpse of Doyle, attended also by a very long train of mourners, male and female, on foot, with a large number of friends, of both sexes, the coffins of both being borne by firemen. To these succeeded the following Fire Costumes in their respective costumes, viz: the Mechanical, the Union, the Deptford, the Liberty, the Independent, the Vigilant, (preceded by a band of music) the New Market, the Columbian, the United, the Washington, the Patapsco, and the Howard. After the performance of the appropriate religious services by the Rev. Mr. Guest, the bodies were placed in the public vault, and the procession left the cemetery in the order in which it entered. The whole scene was one of very unusual solemnity; imposing and impressive in a high degree; and which in truth will never be forgotten by those who either witnessed or took part in it. The funeral of John Harper, second mate of the Medora, took place yesterday afternoon, from his residence in Frederick near Baltimore street. It was attended by one or two lodges of the I.O.O.F. in full regalia and band of music, and proceeded to a place of interment in the eastern suburbs of the city. The funeral of Benjamin French, was attended by the members of the Marion Total Abstinence Society, who were out in great numbers. The procession moved down Gay and up Baltimore street, towards the western section of the city. The funeral of S. W. Hackney, took place from his late residence, the Union Hotel, South street and was, though private, very respectfully attended.

Greetings, Everyone. Today my son took me to see two well-hidden gravestones near Route 216 and Leishear Road in Howard County. He said that all the kids know about the stones, but *I* wasn't aware that they are there. The stones are off of their bases; one seems to have broken when it fell. The weeds that cover them are shaded by a tree. I haven't gotten all of the information, but this is what I have: James Warfield, born 1810, died 1885 Seth Warfield, died 1883 Does anyone have a connection with these people? Does anyone know if these stones have been recorded by any of the genealogical/historical societies? Lois Lois Kleinhenn Lanier Listowner: Bohn, Kleinhenn, Lanier, Sisler Genealogy Discussion Lists Hosted by Rootsweb <http://www.rootsweb.com> All copies of Volume I of the Lanier family book have been sold. Volume II is scheduled for release in summer 2002

http://www.geocities.com/Yosemite/Trails/4256/gensoc.htm The above refers to Anne Arundel Co-it may help

I'm trying to find some land records for the sale of land of some of my BALDWIN ancestors....... James BALDWIN b.1750 Anne Arundel Co.MD. d. 1810 leaving land holdings to his heirs . I am most interested in land called "Nalattes" I believe from the reading of the Will that is would seem that this land lays next to the property called "Rising Sun". We know that the Rising Sun property holds the Home that Edward BALDWIN b. 1725 Anne Arundel Co.MD built there and today is the home of the Anne Arundel Co. Chapter of the DAR. The Will also mentions land called Moonshots and Chestnut Hill. Does anyone have access to Land Records, or is there such a book with all the land sales located in them?? I would like to find out when this land was sold , as it was willed to my ancestor Thomas BALDWIN b. ca1774 A.A.Co.MD[in part with his brother Francis] upon his father's death and I believe that he would have been living in KY at that time? Trying to get a more accurate picture of what exactly took place concerning the sale of this land. Thanks, N.J.Skinner White vwhite0901@aol.com "Remember the days of old; consider the generations long past." (Deuteronomy 32:7a)

I'm looking for "more" information on Sarah RAWLINGS b. 13 Dec 1749, she was the daughter of Francis b. 1720 MD and Luranah TUCKER b. 1724 RAWLINGS and her family. She married James BALDWIN b. ca1850 MD, but I know not when?? or where?? Assuming in Anne Arundel Co.MD as that is where their families lived. I know not when ?? or where?? she died either. Her father died and left money for her children in his Will in 1794, as she being deceased by that time. I would like to find the burial places of both Sarah and her husband James BALDWIN who died 1810 Anne Arundel Co.MD. Does anyone know where they might be buried?? I have census info on this family for 1790 and 1800. They had 7children and by 1800 census there were only 2 girls left living at home with James......only 2 of their children were married bef 1800, one had died young, so where were the others living at that time?? Believe that son Edward & Francis would have still been at home then?? Does anyone have any of the answers to these questions? I have family info to share also. thanks, N.J.Skinner White vwhite0901@aol.com "Remember the days of old; consider the generations long past." (Deuteronomy 32:7a)

If anyone has access to the 1800 census of tax lists for that time period from Anne Arundel Co.MD, I am in need of a lookup for : Thomas BALDWIN thanks so much, N.J.Skinner White vwhite0901@aol.com "Remember the days of old; consider the generations long past." (Deuteronomy 32:7a)

It was the Baltimore list. I will study what is on your page and send additions and corrections.

Hello Listers, I am mailing this to a few mailing lists so sorry for the repetition. A while back I had transcribed a few newspaper articles on the explosion of the steamboat Medora (Baltimore April 14, 1842.) If anyone is researching family members who were in some way effected by the Medora explosion, I suggest reading carefully as there were errors in earlier newspapers which were corrected at a later date. I have moved my webpage to rootsweb and all of the newpapers that I have transcribed so far regarding the Medora are now online at my website. In addition, I went to see our beautiful Wye Oak the day after she fell from the storm last week. What a terrible tragedy! I took photos and also put them on my webpage. My new webpage address is as follows: Home Page: <A HREF="http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~chesapeake/">Dee's Chesapeake Genealogy</A> http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~chesapeake/ Medora Transcriptions: <A HREF="http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~chesapeake/medora.html">medora</A> http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~chesapeake/medora.html Wye Oak: <A HREF="http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~chesapeake/wyeoaktree.html">Wye Oak</A> http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~chesapeake/wyeoaktree.html Incidently, I would love to hear from anyone researching the surname HORNEY from anywhere in Maryland from the 1600s to present. Best wishes, Dee Gabler Pasadena, Maryland

I'm making a family tree of the name Hendrikse. that is the name of my father , Marinus Hendrikse born 15-06-1920 at Amsterdam and died 29-08-1999 at Amstelveen in the Netherlands. His fathers name (and my grandfather) was Marinus Wilhelmus Hendrikse and he was born on11-10-1888 and died on 04-02-1969 at Amsterdam in the Netherlands. The parents of my grandfather are: Willem Hendrikse, born 01-01-1852 at Amsterdam and died in 1913(?) at Amsterdam in the Netherlands. Maria Wilhelmina Holste, born 1854 They had 5 sons: 1. Johannes Hendrikse, born 17-09-1877 at Amsterdam 2. Willem Hendrikse, born 23-05-1879 at Amsterdam 3. Karel Hendrikse, born 27-03-1884 at Amsterdam and died in januari 1964 in Michigan 4. Johannes Hendrik Hendrikse, born 16-05-1886 at Amsterdam and died in februari 1971 in Baltimore (MD) 5. Marinus Wilhelmus Hendrikse, born 11-10-1888 and died 04-02-1969 at Amsterdam in the Netherlands The fourth son, Johannes Hendrik Hendrikse is emigrated in 1927 to Charlotteville in Virginia(?) I found that he died in Baltimore in febr. 1971. I would like to have contact with relatives of my olduncle Johannes Hendrik Hendrikse My question is: Is there someone who know somebody with the name Hendrikse in Baltimore or in the area and is there anyone who know persons of any relatives of Johannes Hendrikse I hope you can read my english while I'm living in The Netherlands and we write dutch and I learned english years ago. many thanks and greetings Nel Tjepkema-Hendrikse

BINGO!!!!!!!!!!! God this is great fun isn't it!!!!!!! Congrats!!!!!! Gary! ========Original Message======== Subj: RE: [BALTGEN-L] Ch. of Holy Angels, Rev. Poultney Date: 6/8/02 10:20:50 PM Eastern Daylight Time From: g.ruppert@att.net Reply-to: BALTGEN-L@rootsweb.com To: BALTGEN-L@rootsweb.com Ed: This is terrific! THANK YOU so much for this help. Tying it together nicely is the fact that the person who was buried worked at the United Oil Company. Don't think he had any particularly strong religious connections ... bet this was a connection made through his place of employment. THANKS again! Gary 8 June 2002 Baltimore http://home.att.net/~g.ruppert > Gary, > > I checked out Kanely's book on Maryland Ministers and there was no reference > for S.E. Poultney. However, with the help of Francis O'Neill I found the > name of the church to be PE Church of the Evangelist at the corner of > Potomac and Dillon Sts, Canton, cornerstone was laid on 17th of May 1874. > It is a mission station and is in charge of a lay reader. (Scharf History of > Baltimore etc.). The 1879 City directory shows that S.E. Poultney was S. > Eugene Poultney, supt, United Oil co warehouse, Clinton and Fifth Ave, dw > cor Linden and Hoffman. I believe this solves your problem. Looks like > Poultney was a lay reader at the church of the Evangelist that was a mission > station in charge of a lay reader. > > Ed Arthur > -----Original Message----- > From: g.ruppert@att.net [mailto:g.ruppert@att.net] > Sent: Friday, June 07, 2002 11:07 PM > To: BALTGEN-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [BALTGEN-L] Ch. of Holy Angels, Rev. Poultney > > I have found a reference in an 1879 Baltimore City > German newspaper for someone whose funeral was conducted > by S.E. Poultney from the "Kirche der Holy Engels," > which although it is a weird mix of English and German > I'm translating as the Church of the Holy Angels. This > person died at his residence in Canton, was raised > Lutheran but married (in a Methodist church) an Irish > woman whose religion is unknown. > > Now, I can't find any church named Holy Angels, at least > not in Scharff's History of Baltimore City nor in > Kanely's Directory of Maryland Church Records. > > Does anyone have a clue? Does anyone have Kanely's book > on Maryland ministers who is willing to check for me? > > THANKS > > Gary > 7 June 2002 > Baltimore > http://home.att.net/~g.ruppert > > > ==== BALTGEN Mailing List ==== > The Baltimore County Genealogical Society web site: > http://www.serve.com/bcgs/bcgs.html > > > ==== BALTGEN Mailing List ==== > The Maryland Genealogical Society: http://www.rootsweb.com/~mdsgs > ==== BALTGEN Mailing List ==== The Baltimore County Genealogical Society web site: http://www.serve.com/bcgs/bcgs.html ----------------------- Headers -------------------------------- Return-Path: <BALTGEN-L-request@rootsweb.com> Received: from rly-xi01.mx.aol.com (rly-xi01.mail.aol.com [172.20.116.6]) by air-xi01.mail.aol.com (v86.11) with ESMTP id MAILINXI13-0608222049; Sat, 08 Jun 2002 22:20:49 -0400 Received: from lists5.rootsweb.com (lists5.rootsweb.com [63.92.80.123]) by rly-xi01.mx.aol.com (v86_r1.12) with ESMTP id MAILRELAYINXI110-0608222043; Sat, 08 Jun 2002 22:20:43 -0400 Received: (from slist@localhost) by lists5.rootsweb.com (8.10.1/8.10.1) id g592Jwx21295; Sat, 8 Jun 2002 20:19:58 -0600 Resent-Date: Sat, 8 Jun 2002 20:19:58 -0600 X-Original-Sender: g.ruppert@att.net Sat Jun 8 20:19:57 2002 From: g.ruppert@att.net Old-To: BALTGEN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: RE: [BALTGEN-L] Ch. of Holy Angels, Rev. Poultney Date: Sun, 09 Jun 2002 02:19:58 +0000 X-Mailer: AT&T Message Center Version 1 (May 26 2002) Message-Id: <20020609021959.MKMZ13408.mtiwmhc22.worldnet.att.net@webmail.worldnet.att.net> Resent-Message-ID: <YzrKtC.A.cMF.OtrA9@lists5.rootsweb.com> To: BALTGEN-L@rootsweb.com Resent-From: BALTGEN-L@rootsweb.com Reply-To: BALTGEN-L@rootsweb.com X-Mailing-List: <BALTGEN-L@rootsweb.com> archive/latest/13649 X-Loop: BALTGEN-L@rootsweb.com Precedence: list Resent-Sender: BALTGEN-L-request@rootsweb.com

Gary as far as I know it is in the Main diocian office building......Jan That Church was a mainstay of Canton, my Grandfather was born in 1887 and he was christian there. His parents were married there.....so give it a shot and good luck..... ========Original Message======== Subj: Re: [BALTGEN-L] Ch. of Holy Angels, Rev. Poultney Date: 6/8/02 9:06:48 PM Eastern Daylight Time From: g.ruppert@att.net Reply-to: BALTGEN-L@rootsweb.com To: BALTGEN-L@rootsweb.com Thanks Jan. It sounds like it's worth a try. Now, where is the Central Maryland Diocesan Archive? I take it the records have not been microfilmed. THANKS Gary 8 June 2002 Baltimore http://home.att.net/~g.ruppert > This may not be correct but I am going to off this anyway, there was an > Episcopal church in Canton Called "The Church of the Holy Evangelists", it > recently was changed to an hispanic out reach. I located the books from > this church as they arrived at the central Episcopal Maryland docesan > Archives. This may or may not be a clue. Jan > > ========Original Message======== > Subj: [BALTGEN-L] Ch. of Holy Angels, Rev. Poultney > Date: 6/7/02 11:07:42 PM Eastern Daylight Time > From: g.ruppert@att.net > Reply-to: BALTGEN-L@rootsweb.com > To: BALTGEN-L@rootsweb.com > > I have found a reference in an 1879 Baltimore City > German newspaper for someone whose funeral was conducted > by S.E. Poultney from the "Kirche der Holy Engels," > which although it is a weird mix of English and German > I'm translating as the Church of the Holy Angels. This > person died at his residence in Canton, was raised > Lutheran but married (in a Methodist church) an Irish > woman whose religion is unknown. > > Now, I can't find any church named Holy Angels, at least > not in Scharff's History of Baltimore City nor in > Kanely's Directory of Maryland Church Records. > > Does anyone have a clue? 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Ed: This is terrific! THANK YOU so much for this help. Tying it together nicely is the fact that the person who was buried worked at the United Oil Company. Don't think he had any particularly strong religious connections ... bet this was a connection made through his place of employment. THANKS again! Gary 8 June 2002 Baltimore http://home.att.net/~g.ruppert > Gary, > > I checked out Kanely's book on Maryland Ministers and there was no reference > for S.E. Poultney. However, with the help of Francis O'Neill I found the > name of the church to be PE Church of the Evangelist at the corner of > Potomac and Dillon Sts, Canton, cornerstone was laid on 17th of May 1874. > It is a mission station and is in charge of a lay reader. (Scharf History of > Baltimore etc.). The 1879 City directory shows that S.E. Poultney was S. > Eugene Poultney, supt, United Oil co warehouse, Clinton and Fifth Ave, dw > cor Linden and Hoffman. I believe this solves your problem. Looks like > Poultney was a lay reader at the church of the Evangelist that was a mission > station in charge of a lay reader. > > Ed Arthur > -----Original Message----- > From: g.ruppert@att.net [mailto:g.ruppert@att.net] > Sent: Friday, June 07, 2002 11:07 PM > To: BALTGEN-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [BALTGEN-L] Ch. of Holy Angels, Rev. Poultney > > I have found a reference in an 1879 Baltimore City > German newspaper for someone whose funeral was conducted > by S.E. Poultney from the "Kirche der Holy Engels," > which although it is a weird mix of English and German > I'm translating as the Church of the Holy Angels. This > person died at his residence in Canton, was raised > Lutheran but married (in a Methodist church) an Irish > woman whose religion is unknown. > > Now, I can't find any church named Holy Angels, at least > not in Scharff's History of Baltimore City nor in > Kanely's Directory of Maryland Church Records. > > Does anyone have a clue? Does anyone have Kanely's book > on Maryland ministers who is willing to check for me? > > THANKS > > Gary > 7 June 2002 > Baltimore > http://home.att.net/~g.ruppert > > > ==== BALTGEN Mailing List ==== > The Baltimore County Genealogical Society web site: > http://www.serve.com/bcgs/bcgs.html > > > ==== BALTGEN Mailing List ==== > The Maryland Genealogical Society: http://www.rootsweb.com/~mdsgs >

Thanks Dottie. I'll check this out along with a couple of other suggestions that I've gotten. THANKS again! Gary 8 June 2002 Baltimore http://home.att.net/~g.ruppert > In a message dated 6/8/2002 6:01:49 PM Eastern Standard Time, > BALTGEN-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: > > > > have found a reference in an 1879 Baltimore City > > German newspaper for someone whose funeral was conducted > > by S.E. Poultney from the "Kirche der Holy Engels," > > which although it is a weird mix of English and German > > I'm translating as the Church of the Holy Angels > > > Could it be Church of the Holy Innocents? I suggest you contact Enoch Pratt > Free Library Maryland Department. They have are REALLY helpful in the > Maryland Room. > Good Luck. > Dottie Engemann > Ormond Beach, FL > > > ==== BALTGEN Mailing List ==== > Please do not sent attachments on any E mails to the list. >