Cherokee Phoenix

Steam Boat Explosion.- The Wheeling Gazette of the 24th ult. says: 'At the Canadian Reach, about 600

Published June, 25, 1828

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Steam Boat Explosion.- The Wheeling Gazette of the 24th ult. says: 'At the Canadian Reach, about 600 miles below Louisville, sometime last week, the boiler of the steam boat Car of Commerce, bursted [sic] and fifty-seven persons were killed and wounded.'