Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1840-01-24
THE LEXINGTON.

bursting OF the boilers.
THE LEXINGTON.
Yesterdays mail brought us but little in
addition to what we have already published
in referancc 10 the loss OF this boat Il vii
be seen that the report of the survivor being
Mr.. Green Of Providence is not confirmed
The following is from the report Of Captain
Comstock's cruise, in the Statesman
STEAMBOAT SrArEsMAN.}
Friday night January IL. 1910.
Gentlemen We are now returning 20
New York. having searched the shore OF
Long Island, from Huntington. to Fresh
Pond Landing, distance. taking into con-
sideration the depths OF the bays and inlets.
Of nearly ninety miles. every rod oil which, l
think. has been thoroughly examined by the
persons on board the boat. with myself and
others who came down by land on shore.
We have, however. been able 10 recover
but FIVE bodies One is identified as that OF
Stephen Waterbury, of the firm Of Maed &
Waterbury. OF New York. Upon another
was found memorandum book. with the
name Of Philo Epson, South Egremont,
Mass. One was that OF little boy, proba-
bly, four or five years old. The others. from
their appearances, were probably deck
hands of the bont
We have thirty packages Of baggage.
and the life boat Of the Lexington. These
with the bodies we are now conveying 10
New York.
'. found one ofthe quarter boats. from
which three Of the bodies now in our posses.
sion were taken. 1t is very slightly dana.
ged.
This boat was thrown up al place called
Millers Landing, and we learned there that
man had come ashore on bale ofcotton,
fifteen miles to the eastward of this place
Immediately repaired there but could not
effect a landing. owing to the large quan,i-
ties OF ice drfted 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
From them we learned the fact that David
Crowley second mate, had drifted ashore in
the vicinity. upon bale OF cotton, on
Wednesday night, at nine o'clock. having
been forty-eight hours exposed TO the severI-
~ of the weather. after which he made his
way through largo quantities of ice and
snow. before gaining the beach, and then
where he now is His hands are little
frozen and his feet and legs considerably so.
He is not able however, to be moved al pres
ent. This have been told By persons who
saw him today. II appears next 10 an I'M
possibility, considering the severity Of the
weather. but it is undoubtedly true
Captain William Terrell, of the sloop I'm
provement. 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 mould hare lost his tide orer The bar,
at the point to which he was bound, and nc,
cordingly pursued his inhuman course, leav'
ing upward Of one hundred persons to die
the worst OF deaths. The circumstances Of
this unparalleled cruelty will hereafter be
more clearly exposed, and trust he will re-
ceiye its merited deserts,
saw Captain Manchester at Southport
on Wednesday night. who perfectly corrob
CRATES Captain billiards statement, showing
how collected each must have been in hi,
perlous situation. He also assured me tha
he had perfect command OF the boat unit
driven from the wheel house by the FIRE. Hi
is not sufficiently recovered TO come TO New
York. Yours. with respect,
JOSEPH J.. COMSTOCK. +
The New York Commercial publishes
letter from Riyer-head dated jan 10th, writ
Ten BY Samuel Hutchinson, Of that place. o
OF which the following is an extract:
"About halfpast o'clock last evening /
young man came TO my fathers in yer,