Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1840-01-23
From the N. Y. Sunday Morning Atlas.
THE LEXINGTON.
We have collected the fullest facts for our

THE LEXINGTON.
We have collected the fullest facts for our
readers, which we give.
1t appears that soon after the flames broke
out, Capt. Childs ordered the boat TO be run
ashore. he was himself at the wheel with
the pilot, Capt. Manchester, when Capt. Hi.
Hard, who thought the boat could not be sa.
we'd, went TO see him. Capt Chlds shortly
afterwards left the wheel 10 the pilot, went
MI, and was seen by mono of the survivors.
The progress of the flames prevented his
return to the wheel, if he were SO disposed.
Whether he pershed by the flames, or was
drowned, is and will be forever unknown.
The continued account Of this unfortunate
calamity is taken up from
Captain Manchester, the pilot. lie re-
mained at the wheel Till he was actually
burnt out. lie descended and got to the aft
deck, where was Mr.. Harnden Of the Ex.
press Line, Mr. Hoyt, baggage master, and
two or three others. Iio succeeded in get.
ting out the Life Boat; he lowered it into
the water, and threw his pea jacket into it,
Unfortunately at this time the painter broke,
and the Life Boat was sucked under the
wheel, thus depriving those who looked for
safety in this boat Of oil hope. The flames
now advanced rapidly to the aft part, and to
prevent It's progress, the pilot and others
broke open some specie boxes, and emptying
them of the worthless dross, used the boxes
as buckets to keep off the flames and prevent
its progress. Finding this in vain, Captain
Manchester. taking bis clasp knife from his
pocket jumped overheard to a cotton bale he
saw near the vessel. In endeavoring to get
on II, he found another man already sustain
ing himself BY it. In his attempt to get on,
both went into the water. Captain Man.
chester rose and supported the man until he
could get on. Then using his knife, he cut
holes into the bale, by which he supported
himself. Captain Name chester's compa anion
died in the course Of the night The pilot,
was picked up on the bale, as has been stated.
Smith, hand saved, says that he jumped
overheard at 3 o'clock, and swan to bale of
cotton; after floating on which five hours
end half, he got back to the wreck, and
warmed himself by the fire, and then got on
the part of the wreck from which he was
taken off.
Dartd CrntOley, the fourth, and as far as
known, last survivor, was saved most miracu.
Iously. lie was on the water for t,po days
and tWo nights, on bale Of cotton. lie float
ed ashore at "a p. NJ. on the 10th, at River
Head. How human nature could hold out
SO long, in such inclement weather, we are
at loss To conceive. On floating in he
walked three quarters OF mile to the house
OF Mr. Hutchinson, where every attention
was paid him. His fingers and both feet
were frozen as stiff as marble. His boots
had to be cut of. He was without either
coat or hat. lie was the second mate of the
Lexington, and lives at Providence.
The Steamboat .Statesman.-This vessel
which was despatched by the proprietors OF
the Lexington to cruise round the Sound in
search of bodies and trunks, returned to New
York on Saturday.
From letter received from her comman.
der, Captain Comstock, written on Friday
night, it appears that he picked up i've bodies,
thirty packages Of baggage, and the life boat
Of the Lexington. Ose of the bodies is tha,
Of Stephen Waterbury, Of the firm of Mead
4 Waterbury ofihis city; one of Phlo Epson,
ofSouth Egremont, Mass; one a little boy,
four or five years old, and two others proba
bly, deck hands. 1t is not thought that, until
the spring, or till the ice mel,s, many Of the
bodies, which have in all probability been
drfted under it will be found. The ice ex-
tends n considerable distance from The shore
Upon the body of Philo Upson was a Hje
preseru.r, which could not preserve him from
the wiihering cold.
Captain Comstock, in his letter, says, Capt.
William Terrell, master of the soop I'm.
provcment, was, with his vessel, within -four
or five miles Of the Lexington at the time
she commenced burning, and thinks if he had
Immediately repaired to her assistance, he
could have saved a great number of lives
The reason he gives for not doing so is, That
he t0o,dd haze lost his Tide oper the bar. at the
port To which he was bound. and accordingly
pursued his inhuman course leaving upwards
Of 100 persons to die the worst of Deaths
The circumstances Of this unparalleled cruel.
~ will hereafter be more clearly exposed,
and trust he will receive ils mcrited de-
Gcrts." We hope so too.
There are no words-langunge is wanting
to express our adherence, dctestation, md
horror Of such monster. lie will 90 to the
grave tracked by The curses of oil those who
have lost friends ond relatives in the Lexing.
ton, and those who sympathse with them.