Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1840-01-28
TIE LATE STEAMBOAT CALAM-
ITY

The account Of this affecting calamity Civ
en- in our last, was copied from the \. Y.
Journal of Commerce and should have been
so noted. A subsequent journal has the fol-
lowing additional particulars and corrections
of the list of persons on board the boat;
Mr.. Warner, firm of Warner, Loop & Bliss
we are happy 10 find, was not on board. Mel
Their was Moan Hinkley, of Portland He de-
layed his departure until Wednesday, The
son of Mrs. Charles Woodward of Philadcl-
phia &c ii WoodwardD is said to have taken
passage on Saturday for New Haven
John L. Sheale of Portsmouth, was not in
the Lexington. He sailed for n Orleans on
Tuesday morning
The name John G. Some should be John G.
Low.
Robert Schultz, mentioned among the pas
sengers, should be omitted Mr. 5. was a
fireman, and his name is included among the
boats company
/ The following names should be added to the
list
David M'Farlane, mate of brig Clarion.
James Walker and John Gordon, seamen, of
| Cambridgepor,, from brig Raymond.
| VIM III Wilson, grocer, OF WILLIAMSBURG,
l.. !. late OF Worcester, Mass.
/ Patrick McZena, No 7 Monroe ST. n Y.
! Clerk with Donnelly e. Hyatt.
! Royal Sibley of Pawtucket.
Crowley I'd mate ofthe Lexington.
Charles Eberle, the Theatre.
VIM. Nicholas, (colored) steward ofsteam-
boat Massachusetts.
Joshua Johnson.
Thomas James, tailor, of n. Y. formerly OF
Boston.
p o Swan, supposed 10 be a passenger.
Capt. Smith, Of Dedham.
We are certain that the wife Of Capt Palm
er, of the Garrick, and the wife Of Rev Dr..
/ Follen, mentioned in some Of the papers were
not on board the j..
J. Wilkin.
Gilbert Martin.
John Wyeth.
The number of passengers including chill
dren, as far as ascertaned, after making all
corrections app ars to be 16 and of the boats
company, 80, including Jesse Comstock whose
name was included with the passengers, b1,
is not here counted with them. Total on
board, as far as ascertaned, Ill; of whom
only three are supposed to be now living
We are inclined to believe that this number
will not be much increased 1t is indeed al
appalling number, though a good deal less
than was at first represented.
A friend who is broker, and known. has
handed us the following
Harden's express had in bank notes belong.
ing TO Brokers here and in Boston and com.
try banks, about 100000 in specie SIs. 900
The bank notes and 10000 of the specie
which was in gold, were in a leather trunk
lined with iron, and the trunk in an iron chest
the chest inside of the express car, on the
deck of the boat,
LATER.
From lhe \. y. Journal Of Commerce of Sat
urday
STEAMBOAT LEXINGTON THE mail CARRIE
who came by the Long Island rail road car
yesterday, brought information that a persoy
hoated ashore, alive, at a place near Riverhea,
Il. J., 30 miles east Of where tho disaster oc
CURED. lie was unable TO give his name. bu
the physician expressed strong hopes Of hi,
recovery.
The postmaster at Southport. Ct write,
that the bodies OF Mr. Hempstead Of Brooklvn
first engineer, aud that Of job Sands. bea,
wailer'had been picked up and taken TO tina
place.
IL isreported by the way OF Bridgeport. tba
sloop passed within two or three ,niles y
me Lexington while burning, bat that the Can
tam declined going 10 the reliefof the passen
gers and crew, although solicited 10 DO 50 y,
some OF his men. II may be 50, but al n,es
eni we cannot believe that so iroumsn
wretch breathes the breath Of lie.
n, 9srscRlPr-Francis Dow, Brother 0 r
". DOW Zone Of the passengers in the Ley
ihgion) arrived last evening from Brookbsver
L. l. winch Place he left about noon YESTERDAY
rom nm We learn that bodies had bee
,ouho nenhe left, viz. that Of Philo lJpson. q
iL,grsmont, Mass. which dnhed ashore Al on
FONT; those Of two se7men which went a,hor
al Mlller's tina, ola child and thai Of youn,
nan, supposed 10 be either Mr. Dow or Nr
waterbury. Of this city. His face being GOV