Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1840-01-30
-, ~ ~ y. JOurnoI Of ComAcres,

FrO,a the N. Y. Journal Of CoassAcrvs
Cantain billiard, whose account mas TUT
n;shed our chief knowledge of the DISASTER
jef1 the boat at 8 O'Clock, p. NJ. mat was
half an hour after the FIRE broke OUT Inc
Lexington had run within TWO mites Vi l"I
shore, and ten minutes more Woutu nave A ou
on the beach; but the helm gave oos 1uS
boats had been thrown away ana s''S" I THo
S,Sns left to take care of himself. Capt. Hll-
hard then made co-partnershIp with MT
cox, one of the hands of the Lexington, LOT
life or death. They took large square pale
of cotton, and in the first place cut some SAIL
cloth into strips, and passed them around inc
hale TO hold on by. They then passed rope
round each end Of the bale, and the other end
.ofthe rope around the rail OF The boat, and
so gently lowered the bale 10 the water
Then, each with'the slack end OF his rope IN
his hand. they let themselves down upon tn g
bale, and having taken their POSITION cast on'
hauled in the ropes,and hoated away In n,I,
might have built raft of cotton DaIGS' - W,
in the CONSERVATION which then eA's S: .'eS
sun,osed that anv such craft being discover
cd would he instantly overloaded, ana tna'
SO their own feeble hopes would be Destroy
ed. They picked up a piece OF board olrGct,
~ which being used as paddle, enaoleu
.Iano 10 keen their vessel head on to the sea-
md in This wav they rode, nearly dry, sitting
Sace 70 face for several hours. Then sea
heavier than the rest, or striking more I'M
fairly, capsized the bait. and threw them ootn
into the sea. They were however FAST oy Tue
rones. and by means OF the strap arou"o'
they were able to recover their posl!lSonni;,ome
T'bev 1vere both $3.50, A~'vS'v'S VIM" ni~~S
n vast difference in the power OF the colo up
on them, and besides, their paddle was lost.
Mr., Cox began not long afterwards to speak
dcspondingly. Capt. billiard endeavored
10 cheer him up, and sustain his spirits. out
they continued to droop, and at = o'clock ne
fell from the bale, as had been already sta.
ted, aud was lost.
Capt. Hilliard was in the cabin when he
heard the cry of fire, and ran on deck. The
fire was then blazing out through the case
ment around the smoke pipe, and he thinks
il might have been extinguished easily with
few buckets of water, it they had been IN
stantly applied.
The Journal of Commerce says:-ln re-
gard to Mr.. Crowley, I'd mate, no will proba-
6ly lose his toes, and one of his fingers on
which was ring, and which prevented the
free circulation Of blood. He first got upon
a plank, but afterwards exchanged 1t for
bale Of cotton. Ifhe had left off his boots,he
would probably have saved his feet in better
condition. After getting ashore he could see
no light, and almost in despair sought tree
TO shelter him from the wind; but before ta-
king his lodging for the night, he gave one
more thorough look, and deserted the light OF
Mr.. Hutchinson's house. Crowley had two
flannel shirts ON. Had no coat on when ne
Jumped overheard, and lost his cap ut the
outset. Left the boat half an hour after the
fire broke out. Tied his vest around his
head. He is about twenty years old. was
he member Of temperance society u st
-'"e From. he NJ Y. Commercial Advertiser.
STEAMBOAT STATESMAN.
Is "|} Friday night, Jan. II, ls40.
Gentlemen I'VE are now returning TO
New York, having searched the shore of Long
island, from Huntington to Fresh Pond Land
ing, q distance, taking into consideration the
depth of the bays and lnlets, OF nearly ninety
miles, every rod of which, think, has been
thoroughly examined by. the persons on
board the boat, with myself, and others VINO
came down by land, on shore.
Il We have, however, been able to recover
but five bodies One Is identified as that OF
Stephen Waterbury,o of the firm of Mead g.
Waterbury, of New York. Upon another
was found O memorandum book, with the
name Of Philo Epson, South Egrcmont Mass.
one was that Of little boy, probably four
or fiyo wears old. The others, from the up.
pcarancc, were probably deck hands OF, the
boat. }p'
il We have thirty packages, and tho life boat
of the Lexington These with the bodies we
...-s-vonveying 10 New York. 49ai aeuyE'
From Crane Neck Light to Old Mans
Landing, IL, Or Is miles east, including tho
deep bays adjacent, the coast i: covered with
pieces ofthe wreck. Among them noticed
The name Of the Lexington, upon the side,
nearly in full length. large pieces of the
guards, and portions of almost every part Of
the boat, most of them burned to a COAL
i We found one of the quarter boats, from
which three OF the bodies now In our posses
sion were taken. 1t is very slightly damaged.
This boat was thrown up O, place called
Millcr's landing, and we learned there that a
man had come ashore on bale of cotton, ID
miles 70 the eastward of this place. Iimne-
diately repaired there, but could not effect
landing, owing to the large quantities of leo
drifted in by strong westerly wind. We
however crowded the steamer near enough
10 the shore to converse with persons drawn
to the beach by our signals a .gt+-t
From them we learned the fact that David
Crowley, second mate, had drilled ashore in
the vicinity, upon a bale of cotton, on
Wednesday night, at nine O'Clock, having
been forty.cight hours exposed to the severi-
" Of the weather, after which be made his
way through large quantities of ice and snow
before gaining the beach, and then walked
three quarters of milo to the house where
he now is His hands are little frozen,and
bis feet and legs considerably so. He is not
able, however, to be moved at present. This
l have been told by persons who saw him TO-
day. It appears next to an impossibility,
considering the severity Of the weather. but
it is undoubtedly true. 99f
Since leaving New York we have had So
we're cold weather, and the ice has complete
" blocked IN the shores. The northerly