Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1838-06-08
STEAM BOAT DISASTER,

The elegant steam packet New-Enil
Capt. Kimball, which plies regularly betrm
this port and Bath and Gardiner, was run lib
on Thursday morning, at one O'cLcs, byk
schr. Curlew, Capt. Crockett, Of ThOnaa,
and sunk TO the surface of the deck. Tx
New-England left Boston on WeduesYeT
ing, at 7 O'Clock, and the accident hsBek
about 10 miles from Boon Island Light Is
Editor of the Transcript has received Tie T.
lowing letter on this subject:-Bod. CcnGr,
Disastrous Steamboat .lccidmt-SH
Packet Neic-EagLand, Sunk Just %
second edition was going 10 presS We lesTS
the following letter from the Rev. J. B. Br
ted, Of Bangor, passenger on boart The ;s1E
packet New-England Capt. Naibane IN
ball, which left Boston last evening, at ~
clock, for Bath and Gardiner.
On board the schr. Curlew, Nays
The steamboat New-Engand, on haPk
sage TO Gardiner last night, when oPF@s
Boon Island, came in contact with The 3d.
Curlew, Capt. Crockett, THOMSON, OaA
with lime.
The accident happened about ococi IA
Thursday morning. The bows Of iheM'
England were stove in, so that IN lev S Ts
uteS her cabins were filled with waeI IN
passengers between 60 and so Ia numeii u
barely time 10 escape from their beTlAs' sI 4
with only part Of their wearing appSGnn
was an awful moment! Never tome a1~.S
and eternity run so near! As The S'eaunF
penred TO be filling and sinking fast !hfSS v,
as might be expected, some eonlus'Vl -
cries for help were heart Tendlng, ana HH{''
sions were made never TO be forgotten NJ n.
Cole, wife of Rev. Mr.. Cole, Of HaoEsa' wv
saw her husband and son fall oveTooald'
Alas, that momentl how full Of iA'f!yS
her. Through the miraculous ln'slIS ~. ~.
Providence, however, he with DIS asu"s
sure was picked up almost totally eS .r, s,,
The schooner, as soon as was prac'lca"'',' . ~
to, and came alongside. One man, IN ''u.5'
ing TO spring on board the SchooDe', '"J N
misstep, and was crushed between hel ANY,
steamer. He now lies corpse nel0T o. E ls
His name, understand, is SlahdSl IN "a
left family Gin Rhode lsIand) wno v ST "a
learn their terrible loss. Capt. kmus M,
his officers and crew exerted thenlseNpe' r., "A X
to save the lives of the passengers, p a'A,s
feared one or two were drowheu-
more. .ha EgB
In consequence of the wood aud C' - law .
ffeipht of the steamer, she only sunk = sr
her promenade deck, and in hope % mi
some of the bage and other pIopt1' '.,S,
K with several others, thought il ad'S 40. n
remain in her vicinity. -Four nous 1' ws N
accident, when day light had app.e,aII'u,, ,S.sn,
a schooner lying close by her. line l, / f NAV /
lion is she will finally go down Ou' Sa,,llps
otherwise. With tribute Of de'o !,s,'ssrcsd d
to Him, who has so merclluiIIy l ,He IreH b
our deliverance, and hope thal NV h Snt6
which His providence placed Us I" .aHyrcnde tS
fed to us and Others for g0oqn, LISTED
communication. D. d. N
The Curle,s was fallen in win ,' at pC ,t
terday, by the steamer fo'l,'InU~Sh esl y
miles outside Long lsIa lSo, rha
Iaken in tow and brought into n' .oc@ly alt
she and her passengers arrived u .n s
, O'Clock, and anchored in the ena"" ,,Sos
In the Captains office was an l IIOoon mi
tanning specie and bank notes ''I Soard, "
about SIS, 900, which was len On .lo ore The 81
not being able to open the door U'''
Ter compelled them 10 dcslst,