The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1840-09-08
ALBANT DAILY ADVERTIsER-ExTRA.
Sunday o'clock p. N.
AWFUL CATASTROPHEi

Sunday 4 o'clock p M
AWFUL CATASTROPHE,
Our ciiy WAS the scene of an accident on Sa,.
nrday afternoon, entirely unforeseen and attend
ed wilh fearful loss OF lie. a few minutes he.
fore o'clock, the hour when steamboats, lesys
this city for New York, unaiic TJafnes Cave
no.. in charge of TWO gentlemen from OneiGg
county, came upon The State street bridge: ius,
as they rearbed The draw inade in the centre
Of The bridge for the passage OF canal boats and
olher vessels the lunalic, who had hitherto re,
rla;ned perfectly quiet, suddenly BECAME fur.
Gus and attempted 10 break away from the ne,
sons, who endeavored 10 handcuff him. and 81,
reeded indeed in the eff1r, bur during The eruc
gle large crowd collected around lie I,arryano
ibe draw, unable 10 bear The unusual weight.
suddenly gave way precipitaied nearly all TIE
persons on it, besides TWO cars and Il baggage
wagon, with the horses attached into the wa,
ter beneath.
TIE draw Is composed of two pieces. the one
letting down upon The oiheT. forming far arch
and raised W hrn necessary by mems of chains
attached to high frame work fixed trn thu tr-
niunent part nj riae bridge. II is supposed TIN,
The great weight capsed the part al The bridge
against nhich the draw ahulted, tn give NTv
gradually uIil the draw stitled 10 n level and
finally broke 1iirougii. The eastern .r!1usf hall
of ae d"w Eel first, anal lie persons MI 40 had
fdallen hio iiie water Wrre struggling 10 the SLY
fare, The other bali Of The draw l,4l upon Them
killing instantly several, and c@rryinr 9th,
FRS 10 The bottom with il. THIS perhaps will
explain !he niilerM Use understandable fiirI ihg
NOT one vas Reconstructed. although every r,0n.tr
Of orr citizens and physicians WINS proripf, rrn
,iared-
As 10 The i:eriSe number who lost iiI.ir h,-,
10y tins sad ralantiiy, there is vet peiiaans some
uncertainty IL II supposed thar there were from
r1Xiy ia SeTCnly persons on The draw bridge II
he arrideut. Twenty one bodies have benr
found and wii npe exception identified BIZ
there are several hats and ra,,s az The rry HaH
s'lil unclaimed, some Of nhirIl, however dor'r
less belong 10 persons who have effected ,hcr
--rape.
N ~iii be seen. hy reference 10 fhe proceed,
ings Of The Common Council. that they trry en-.
~ ihiS morning and directed The necessary f'er:
4" he Iaken Tor The recovery OF Eny bodies -,
mining IN The walter and for The burial of he
dea't Ins nrsuanre ofiheir second resolution
ihey asseini'it-i al The Cry Hail this afternoon
icEeIlitr milli large co1lconrse of our ri1z+7s
1 a, alter an Impressive prayer from The Rev DR.
Nicktf, followed 10 The grave ,B,e rs,1,jos NJ
those of the sufferers from tins sI,o-kipu disss
ter, whose bodies were unclaimed
c suploin iiE1 Of persons drowne,, whose
D'''''s nave neeh recovered. We hear As vet Of
none WHO are missing: and ferren,Iy ,r,,sf ,hsr
none are Yet TO be recorded rs ,ir;;,,s - ,t;s
most distressing calarnitv VI '
SalS'es fiiIirrnii. of Albany Constable Iohr
Drlsrol; of Palnivria. Wavne Coun,, i, H. cav
rIoy 3i jackson & Co. forwarding me hans
n ',e f@fk- John Lyon, Albany, iohacco NED
4ier.. Jacob Henaerer Jr. snn of 4 u.,,,da.
er' Coiunihia street, Albany Charles K~Is
age ~, scn of Sybranl Kitile, Chapel gueef
aAany. Roderick Davidson. SON nj Geor-e
Da' WILSON, printer james Quarkenfoss. n hoy
,e'ols ing 10 ille Canal boat Mohawk. james
Oa,eho me Insane man of .Wesrrnoreand,
g .sit ule charge of Mr. Stevens and Orren ]
D.. -, "a ROME Oneida CO. Orren ]. Fuller Of
Do',.e' me person above alluded 10. James
CTS van Baren, Canal driver of German Flats
S : Fisher, of Alhnny, larn;, Fighter. Fran.
hodgier Tor Rodierl lahurer OF Albany. -
t MOO" a boy abopl Ia years old, of This city.
j" hi. L. Narcy of Burlington, VT This per
so on We laenitled by one Alexander Robin
son, WHO was with him 81 The Time of The sccr
dent, and had his arm broken. Iobn Resrder
lsnorer, of Albany Ii. L. Hoffman. Fui,onvlls
-7iiii'h Malhe"s, of Troy formerly waiter OF \
t,oitei al raiIklIn House and Eagle Tavern in
Ts,.a ny, ihonfs Mcdowell, Albany JOSEPH
-. r .acA uriVer for Charles Cnrfer. TIE
oony OF young man unknown.
TIL ne move bodies were found last night
aus morning The search was continued under
me direction ofihe Common C,nnr;i but one
"oHy mas been found al The date of this slip.
samuel A. Chamberlain, OF Canada, aged il
seafs; was staying with has father and tnotbsr
al hotel in this city.
The Piitsburg Trns American ooo,ains The FOL.
lowing extract ofa letter from gentleman in Gin.
c'nnnaii 10 friend in that place:
nnrrtsons iiie life is daily threatened by thf
ioco i"oos, who are pushed on by their party. w.
olence rs hourly locked for