The Express.
London, England, 1860-01-23 00:00:00

(Stamped Id. Addition L)

THE PATAL ACCIDENT, AND DEATH OP
CAPTAIN ZABRISON, OF THE GEEA2
EASTERN.

(MON 01:11 OWN

BOIJTHAMPTON, faro war.
• deplarabla hat accident happened hats to-day,
Lir:: Capita Henan, the commeader al the Greet
lost his Iffe. During the chid pert of Iset Add the
nadir hail was wry hue, sad when the Celesta mad ass
laded at Iwo dank this therstag thee won some* spy
alga of bud isselbsee Toe or three boas alsrwards, how-
ever, the wad rose boa the WAY/. sled artliemed to
blow had sad 'quay for several haws, lamesehor
fa iatootty in the aural of the fotroorma. At
tea o'clock the wiad blew right up the Delon
river, sal atom ansolkag its mouth, as the loathe bridge,
ranorited Oct the valor had soared, ear bola men so rough
sell was Oa. At this Oa the Woe vaecentag late dodo
the adrease al whisk is those to the saboachese of the
Matta. The water was saw so nook sad the triad se
eptally, that the dock-boats could set attend to the weep by
othiek the Indus was to be sidstsd In tagging the dodos,
sad dal sorear wee is masegaisos Algid Se drop her
west ther the deck jetty, a way unload caresseemee.
About aloe Vaal* this smalep the * ef the Area
paean, harks lo bric Copia Leh the aupodatoodtat
Manor ; his soo, a path Mae yeas of age; Dr. Wawa, the
mopes the poososla, awl Res al die earn left the ha
ship kr doathirapda. 40g bar lay she led to all
at Hydro, a Alp cm the south shon, for Copan Harrisoa,
whosehrolly was lain Sea. Hytho Is seedy opposite the
Deka river, about two lathe dielent. The gig loft Spite
her the docks heft at 10 o'clock, Captain Harrison stooriag.
• doothle-resfed loped was heisted, and the gig ran before
the wiad. At Ulf-past 10 the . boat arrived dose to the
Was. At this ems she did tat area her helm well, as
shs wen yawing about Is the Tont sea. Captala Harden
coded eat to as* of the ma to lower away the leg, est
while the all wee lewesteg, i was Iliad by a eddy of vied
hots the do* askones, whoa the gig was upset, sad ohs ten
prom to her von thrown lobo the vskr. This Upped
a the promos al and does to a swabs, ot pram oat bard
the lades Led oa the dock beaks. t Copia' Harrison
led as a heavy mat, and was unable to aria.
Dr. Wagon is a tvay ported seen, ad a
• poi evinarr ; ho toil loto the wake shoe a the
maim. sal whim =Mr weir be peeped the haw, sad
=him tp the rafea. Copula Hank= imammlistely
et the gig, sad attempted to right her, but the boat
lathed over, sad the doctor and aped* eat wader water
split. The former, still balding the latter, came a mood
dos to the surfass, ad thir lir the purser's peer boy eons
by aka by, sad the knew pashed Na up spinet the beet,
to peat Ida from Making. The aphis spin slashed
the boat, sod trig to right it, bat hilod. la Matthias at the
boat the dna he palled the data, from him, and failing
to right the boat be, with the boy, sank. Thu instant
the gig was obessad to oast two bah wee lowered
*on the laths, and, together with pilot-boat, mode
a tidally as pomade for die vet. Zany as to the water
wee plehmi up snap Capita Day's won. ad sway ate who
are *kid up woe din, cusp Ovid& Harlon. He was,
what ,picked apt fiestag on as oar, close to the sarhoe,
with his beak shove and his head sod hp ander whim. As
quickly a possible the body wee brought ashore, Oa dodos
stripped off, and everything which medal dill wall dais
was tried to realm lh, but in mi. Mr. Oltapasa, sup.
pis of the Ids; WsMlo, the tar-dos sargeoa
Hiallose Walesa, Partly, sad Palk, sad etheit sealissi ger
data wen to atteadomm When awry acre had foiled,
Or body wee hid out to swat the soroar's immeth
Cap. Hanlon was a powerfully-built soon. Hitholerthatly
nosived so airbus blow buss the widest, host athoonerla
which he struggled to an. his We, and hoes theft hies
only very slight Shallow as his elbow sad shin. A nuothar
el those who how* sod appeedsted Capella Harrison's 41411'
mesas sad came* a a sea Mobil& co kh aqua
with reolathed ass. Tho hos a well Mows a theasthth
was the moos, only the has of life and health was changed to
the abases of death. The body of Captain Ley's as was
picked ap at 3 o'clock this altorsoon. As will be seen below,
a mather's aqua was held as both bodies at 4 o'clock.
Dr. Watson was deeply effeeted, la giving his evitissco,
kr the less of his candle, sad on seeesat of the peat
azeitemeat ha had elope. Ow of the mew el site gig
now Iles dangerously ill from his harbor ban so hag in the
water. The weather bas joke moderated this after-
noon. The death of Captain Harrison spread like wildfire
through the tows, and ceased as unkind expreosioa of
regret. Every nark of moppet will no doubt be paid to Car
tato Harrison's memory by the inhabitants, sad his funeral
will be • public one. He bad just Wien a house for three
years at the western extremity of the town, close to the
water.

Dr. Wfblin had the painful task of communicating the
thesdful tidings to the captides wife. Fortunately is hod
bar father and brother atayisag with hot. Ifie could set
believe that her husband, who had so recontly Lit ler In
health and good spirits, was tying sold and deed co the
opposite shore, and she misted oa cooing to limulagainot
to be atemineed of tbe terrible ono
Captain Harrison ores about 40 yeses of age, and bed
learnt his proississ ht Comers onion He was ,cleated
from a great Donator of candidates to commend He Gnat
Eastern, sad there as be so doubt it was a wise edection.
Southampton is noted as bong a &aprons pima for small
offing boats whoa not handled by oaths bostanso, the wind
bong troseberwas, among oa se ft Mesa does Is saddle and
Molest gusts, ar, as the boatmen describe it, "puffy and
spiteful."
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Eliseo writ* the above ow et the crew, who was dew
prosily 01, bee died. Thee the owl accident has owed the
lone of three lives.
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THE INQUEST.

The inquest was DEM st 101/21iolock ia the aftereor, at 1
the Emigration Depot, in the Docks, the bodies of Captain
William Harrison mad Mark Jerry& Lay being broiler to
that depot. E. Coxwell, Req., the career, presided, and the
%Bowleg grtlecor were sworn on the jury ; Ilessre. J. B.
Bubbles, H. 3. Strum. A. Tramoott, P. Modest, A. J. Miller,
D. Corks, Inn., G. Langley, H. Morgan, G. T. Harper, J.
Senor, A. Brooks, C. Septum, G. W. Hedderstesd, and
James Bowyer. Mr. Stebbtog sated as kl•Oliell.
The Coroner said that when they nest on these oetrione,
feverishly it was in ores of very peat distress to asses par-
ties, generally mere oe less lisatted is he Went. It rarely
happened that eo painful a duty devolved upon them as
that which they were called upon to perform that day. Their
duty was to twining into the oiroutostances stlending the
deaths of two individuals, ono of whom had obtained a world-
wide reputation. Captain Harrison was a perfeot strenger to
him, and It was not for him now to make any comments
beyond thaw which his duty celled on him to do on all
occasions.
The jury having viewed the bodies,
Robert Bentley Piary, chief cam piths Indus, said the
Indus was lying about 10 o'clock that morning anchored
sorra the duck 'retraces. He had just left the ship, sad
was standing on the dock quay, when he saw a long ship's
gig rounding the 'stratus to the ducks. She had • lug ea
eat. It appeared to him that the sail was set on the star-
board tack, and he should judge that In the sot of lowering
the sail down the jibed, said capsized over to the starboard.
Hoerr several people in the water, sod the beats of the Indus
were immsdietely lowered, and proceeded to their 11,1•UMBC1).
The weatherwas at the time blowing very hard trout S. W.,
and the boat wee running right before the wind.
Henry Edwia Smith, second raw of the Indus, said that
he was on board teat reed whoa she was lying anchored
ears the dock antiwar. He was talking to Captain Weeks
on the quarter-deck, and saw a lees gituboat running up
under a lug sail. It was biers( very hod, and she =tad
to pitch a groat deal. It wee about high wan.
Weeks called his attention to the boat to as bow she wee
pitching, end ere afterwards she capised.
noise snowed
to be museding the port at the time. He uld not say
whether she jibed, et whether the lug wee fully set. They
lamed rely lowered two boats, and picked up several people.
He dip we mum puritan, either of the dessessel. wiry
ewers wee measly roes in the boat to save
mr, pare. said a great deal of suesetser append to
him boos osed I. getting the boats reedy.
Willimn Richard *OWN third eller of the Thean said he
wee as the quarter-dmk, and saw the thelthat. T boat
wee up the Myer oe the elentheil leck with a lug
sail, :Ilse mist sight etr: Just as tie wee rounding to
pert to etre into the dock the beat seised, es there ea
board thee la the est of lerthriag the *reds i the 112411601-
Two e/ Se shigfe lathe tiers issasethately lewered,
sass west is sae el Sm. They used every Abut le
sere lid wed Sakai ea kw with the gig dad the with the
Oily boat. A third beet Licked ap the err two ahem. Ile
sew Cape& Herders sad in thewthere
locked In each ochres ems. 641=2:11211thl up the
&dee, sad the PIP/ beet. le beleved, ele
Ileakce. There was se Ins la Cap& ;le t 4