The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1840-01-21
FURTHER PARTICULARS.

The Editors of the Journal Of Commerce have
been favored with the following letter from Capt.
Brooks, of the Steamer Nmrod dated
STEAMER NIMRoD, Jan. 10, 1910.
have seen Captain Chester Hillard, one of
the survivors from the destruction of the steam
from him gather the following particulars The
boat. left New York at 3 o'clock-he thinks with
about $50 passengers and full freight.
About l-2 past IN the evening, hearing the
cry of fire, he ran on deck, and saw the fire
bursting through the wood work round the
chimney. All was confusion and terror in mo,
nent. He ran up 10 the wheel 10 advise run
ming forsthe shore, which captain G lids inform.
ed him they were doing, he being up at the
: wheel. He then ran down deck.
An at empt had been mnde to rig the fire
CINE on board, but did not succeed. They rush
ed for the boats, and jumped in, to the number
of 20 in each aed lowered Them down, while
the boat was under full Roadway, and they
were filled Immediately, and he is OF opinion
! that not one Of them escaped.
The life boat thrown over, but caught
the water wheel and was lost. He saw several
| foaing with life Ereservers, but Capt Ii. thinks
none survived until morning. He advised TO
um,ng over the cotton bales, and assisted he
thinks, in getting over 10 or IL, and dashed him
selfto one.
When The steamboat stopped, which she did
from Some cause to him unknown, n man 10y the
name of Cox, employed on board, got OH with
guards were full Of persons, having gained that
position as the LAST resort.
He remained OFT the bale of cotton. and was
taken off by Captain Meeker, otsloop Merchant,
of Southport. They discovered the fire soon
after it broke out, 81 attempted TO get out OF the
harbor il being shallow, and tho tide falling; they
caught aground, and Id not get out until morn
ing tide. Cox died about 8 clock, A M, on
the bale with him.
Capt Manchester, The piloa, and Charles
Smith boat hand, and Capt. Hitlard, are suppo'
SEQ to be all that are saved. Capt Hilard Is no"
on board, from Bridgeport to New YORK:
Your Obj serv'i. JOHN BROOKS.
A letter from Bridgeport, to the Kew. Mr.
Lord mentions that there were severai 1enio'es
on board; and an exuu from the NEW maven
Herald says that one of the ladies was seen III
the water, with a dead infant on her brea st.
We give the following list of persons repor tod as
having been on board. The boat list was lost
Isaac Davis, of Boston.
Samuel Henry, of Boston.
Mr. Howard (hrm of Howard 81 Merry Boston,
Adolphus Harndon (of Harndens Expressly 90
Mr. Woolsey, of Boston.
Prof Follen, of Cambridge.
J. p. Felt, of Salem
Capt Jacob Vanderbilt, (formery ofthe Licking
ton.)
John A. Leach of Weslboro.
VIM. A. Green, of Providence.
Robert Blake, ofWrentlIam.
John Cory, OF Foxboro.
C. Lee, of Barre.
Mr. Van Coyt, Stonington
Mr. Hoyt, OF Providence,
Capt b. Foslei, oC Providence
Chas p. Phelps, Of Sonlngton
Charles P. Noyes, Of Stonington;
John l.. Wnslow and son, OF Iroyi"ehco' al"
the widow of another son ofNew York.
r. w. Dow, of New York.
John W. Keirl, of Baltimore
Geo w. Walker, of Baltimore.
Joseph Western, of Baltimore.
r. II. Church, of Baltimore
The following is List Of the Cre'0
Capt. Geo Childs.
Capt. Thuiber first mate.
Mr. Crowby, second mate
Jesse Comstock, clerk.
J. r. Newan, steward.
Mr. Walker, bar-keeper.
MIR Hoyt, baggage master
c. Hampstead, first engineer