Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1837-10-18

large newspaper deceivers Will soon I0ilOw Inc Act-
nentation in pardes-the excitement in Broadway
House-the eHervescence in Tammany Hall-are
only the upheavpgs II great locofoco revolution in
trade, opinions, and Ill modes Of life and bust,
ness with which the year 1887 set in Much is yet to
be done-but the ultimate prospect is good happy and
delicious In cairroyance ofthe future far clearer
than that of Col. Stones GIRL we wealth, econo-
my, peace, tranquility, love- affection, and the very
little girls of $780, dancing with delight the gaopaoe
on the green sward, in a summer afternoon, their
rngels floating their soft white necks and their
little heads covered with garlands Of roses, laughing,
talking, and enjoying themselves like little sherubs
az they are This is locofoco vision. How DO you
like il?
Dreadful Calan,ity--LOss OF the Charleston
steam packet "HOme,o and nincty-iive
Lives LO Z.
In addition to the account of this dreadful calamity
on our first page, taken from evening edition, we
now furnish full particulars of this most awful event,
which we have received partly by express mail slips
of southern papers, and partly by private correspond
ence, together with list of the persons known TO be
lost, sent by Capt. White HIMSELF in letter to j. r.
Allare, Esq. of this city.
No event has taken place within our recollection
that has created such deep gloom and melancholy
in our city, Many our citizens are intimate with the
unfortunate passengers both male and female.
Some Of the most heartrending incidents have
been told as.
The two lovely and accomplished Misses Levy, and
and their mother returned to Charleston IN the Home
by mere accident They spent the summer here
One of them had to the north for the recovery
of her health She had recovered and returned per-
fectly happy-happy the mother-happy the sister
happy she. On the day before the Home sailed,
Captain Cohen called on them. He told them he was
returning in the Home. g" should like to 60 in the
Home" said Mrs. Levy. Captain Cohen, after
great deal Of entreay persuaded the ladies to return
in the Home. They are now in the grave-he, the
Captain, was saved. EHs s. E.
Another gentleman we have heard of who regretted
very much at the time that he did not return in the
Home. He missed her by an hour-she having sail
cd at clock in the afternoon instead of o'clock
he had supposed.
Another ncident-Mr. VIM. Tileston young gen.
tleman connected with the house of VIM. NJ Tlesten
& Co. Broadway, was also passenger, and lost. 1t
is only short time ago since we were in his company
at his brothers place on the Bloomingdale road. He
was gay, amiable, and gentlemanly. Alas! he is cut
offin the prime of life. Mr. vanderzee, who is saved,
was traveller for the house of Parish a. Co. He
and others were going South 10 spend the winter
season, on a collecting tour.
We learn also that CAPTAIN White has written to
the owners, stating that the passengers lost in
consequence of the vessel being driven off the reef
where she first struck, into deep water 1t is also
said that the News Boats here knew she sprung aleak
before she left the coas-a Romano, near there.
This calamity will probably affect the steam
packet navigation between this port and Charleston,
and the contemplated passage by steam from hence
to England.
In the packet ships, with plenty of seareom there
is no danger from the violence Of the waves, but from
the construction of the steam packets they una
BILE 10 withstand the effect Of a tempest 1t is, how
ever, bat Justice TO say, that the Home" was built
rather for speed than strength.
We fear that the number of persons lost is rather
moderated than otherwise. The list Of passengers
was published up the morning of sailing; but there
are always some who take pa ssage at the last mo-
ment, and whose names OF course would not be in
cluded in the list.
The city is filed with thousand rumors. We
never saw such scene Of excitement Wall street
presented yesterday after the news authenticated
by the Express Mail.
The following is the letter from Capt Whe:-
OcRAcoKR, NJ C..
Mn. JAMES p. ALLAIRE, Nsw YoRK :-DEAR SIR:-
have now the painful duty of informing you of the
total loss of the Steam-packet Home, and the lives of
most Of the passengers and crew. The following
passengers are saved -
Passengers known be Saved from Steamboat Home lost
Ocracoke NJ Oh vsnderlse, New York, John salter
Portsmouth, N. HI Alfred Hill, do do, j. 3. Cohen, Column
hin, r. CT Andrew A. Lovegreen, Charleston D. c. Charles
Drayon do. dol b. b. Hussey, do do; Thomas Smith, do
do Mrs La Coste, do dol Mrs SHREDDER do. do. c. G. Cady
Montgomery Alabama, ). d. Rowland, New York; James
Athens Geo VIM. 8. Read, New Haven Coal Jabez Holiness
New John Msther, do; Csnrae Quinn, Jersey City
Hiram Anderson New York.
20 passengers saved is all we can fnd The fol-
lowing persons of the crew.
Crerp-Capt white David Milue, Steward, NJ Y; Michael
Burne deck hand; James Duee, do. del John Trust do
do; James Jackson. do do; Samuel do. do; Calvin
Marvin hoy do, New York Levi Miller Stanford,
fireman Williams Bloom, New York, do; Thomas Smith, do
-makag s belonging to the beat 20 passengerss hands
I Captain. 10 souls saved
There caR be very little saved from the wreck. We
had heavy gale Of wind, after leaving New York,
from N. +. The boat sprung sleak little to the
northw ard Of Hatteras. At first, we were able TO
pump the water fast it came in; but theleak
soon increased that gained very fast on US. We
scuttled the cabin floor, and all hands, passen-
gers, gentlemen and ladies, commenced bailing with
buckets, kettles &C.; bat the water soon came up to
the furnaces and put the fires out and we were obi
ged to run under sails only. BY the time we came
to the shore, the water the cabin floors. We
run her head on, but owing to her having 70 much
water in, shcstopped in the outer breakers. The first
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