Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-08-25
he Dire adful Accident In Aibany.--Further
Particulars

he Dire adfaI Accident In AIbany.--Further
Particulars.
BY last evenings boat from Albany, We received
the following additional particulars OF the recent
shocking accident in that city. We take them from
the Argus"
An accident more fatal and appalling in it's conse-
quences than any we have been called TO record in
this city, took place ON Saturday afternoon The
scene OF The occurrence was the State Bridge
perhaps ten minutes before the departure of the af-
ternoon boats. MIR. Cavenah, deranged per-
son, of Westmorel. nd, Oneida county under the
charge of Messrs Stevens and Fuller of that coun.
ty, his way 10 the asy um at Hudson became re-
fractory when they reas he the draw and
a crowd of persons, passing To and from the steam
boats and these crowded the passage so as 20 pre-
The progress of the cart, carriages etc until
the weight became too great, and the draw broke
precptvting all who were on IL into the Basin TWEEN
~ feet below, and in twelve feet water. il is sum
posed that at least eighty persons fell with The draw
surrounded by hsrses, baggage WAGONS, carts, and
the falling timbers Instantly citizens ran To the
of danger and put off in boats to the rescue of
those who were struggling for life. The surface Of
the water was literally black with the moving heads
and with floating hats, papers, etc As soon as these
,aken into the boats, the broken portion of tho
draw was drawn away, and thea commenced tho
search and efforts TO the bodies that had
fallen under it, In the course Of fifteen minutes,
large number were taken out, and conveyed to the
different canal boats for resuscitstion If pos sible
not one, however, we regret To say restored to
animation.
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covered, which with one recovered yests rday make
aggregate of twenty persons ascertained 10 have
been drowned The following are the names of the
sufferers as far as known:
James Human, constable, Albany.
John Driscoll, Palmyra, Wayne county, in the
employ Of Jackson & Co. forwarding merchants,
New York.
John Lyon, tobacco pedlar. Albany.
*. l. Hoffman, Fultonvi lille.
Charles Kitte, aged IL, son fSybrant Kittle, Fox
street, Albany.
Roderiek Davidson, aged II, in the Eve J Office.
Of Geo. Davidson.
VIM. l.. Morey, Vermont.
Jacob Henderer, jr son Of j. Henderer, Columbia
street, Albany.
Mr.. Cavenab, of Westmoreland. the insane per.
son, the immediate cause OF the accident.
Orrin j. Flu Ter, of Rome, of The persons hav-
ing charge of Cavenah. Mr. Stevens, his ciate.
was saved.
Samuel Fisher, lampligbter, Albany.
Francis Rodier, coachmaker, Albany.
Smith Matthews, Troy, formerly Of the Eagle ta-
Joseph Welch, hackmap, Albany,
James Van Buren,, canal driver, German Flats, as
| sistng to take Cavenah TO the boat.
| Thomas Mcdowell Albany.
John Rierdon carpenter, Albany.
| " Wood, boy, about il.
- Jones, of Albany.
| Samuel A. Chamberlain, aged ii son Of Mr.
Chamberlain Of Canada, an intelligent and piomis-
ing boy, who with his father and other relatives
had been few days in town.
TIE labor Of dragging or searching the basin
was resumed yesterday morning, and one body, that
| OF master Chamberlain, recovered. The probabili-
" is that all have been found; although there are
rumors Of one or two boys missing from families in
the city.
Eight bodies, not claimed by relatives, were de-
posted on Saturday night in the City Hall. On
Sunday morning three of them were removed by
friends; and the funeral of the remaining five took
place from the City Hall, at o'clock p NJ, under
the direction of the Corporation, attended by
raj Of the clergy and large conconrse of citizens.
At the same time, the funerals of Mr. Driscol and
young Chamberlain took place the former from the
New Eng land Tavern and the latter from the Hudson
| street Temperance House; and in the afternoon
Others among them that OF q Kittle, young man
Of much worth and promise, attended by many citi-
and the fire companies, Of which he was
member.
| Jacob Plateau, reported drowned, is alive.
In addition to the injuries and escapes mentioned
below, were the following
| Charles Moseley, severely woundcd in the head
and side-delirous.
Ten Eyck Quacks nbush, dangerously wounded in
the head.
John McKcrnan, porter at Congress Hail, was
.-ken from the water, with his shoulder badly diso-
Gated.
Sim.n Gunlif, a blacksmith, is said TO have had
his thigh broken.
One Of the narrowest escapes was that Of A. Cal
lup, jr. He was passing to the boat with package
OF money. Feeling the downward motion Of the
bridge, he threw the money forward on the upbrokes
part, and caught the foot boot Of person, who,
in his turn cung to the timber above. Being that
part of the draw which came up by the force Of the
weights, when relieved Of its load, he was relieved
from his periloas situation and recovered his pack
age.