Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-01-23
THE LEXINGTON.

One person more SHrCd.-Ihe driver OF the river
Head Stage, who arrived this morning by the Long
Island Cars reports that person dritted shore, OPP
pose River Head, nearly ut the cast end OF Long Is
land about thrty-fvc or forty miles from the spot
where the Lexington took fire. The person was so cx
haustcd that the spark of life only IN him. Speech
less and helpless he was taken the house OF Mr.
Terry, and the physicians had great hopes he would
survive Nothing abou, him disclosed his name
We wait impatently for particulars. The wind that
night must have been West or Southwest which, with
the tide took every thing aoat along tie Sound This
is the first evidence have that any thing foated
ashore and leaves gmmcrng hope that others may
have drlttcd there.
The Postmaster of Southport Conn, writes that the
bodies Of Mir Hampstead FIRST Engineer and job Sands,
head waiter, had been picked up and taken into tina,
port.-.N y. EIprcSS
| LArER.-By the arrival of the morning train from
Hicksvle, Long Island, we learn ruth rcrtn.RY, that
the person who oated ashore alive near River Head is
Mr.. Green Of Providence, but is either The first or
second mate Of the Lexington. He said TO be doing
well. Agents have been despatched into Long Island
by several New York firms, pccuniary sufferers by the
disaster 10 cndcavor to part oil the property
board. The body of the individual about whose idcn-
tty there question: now LR0rn 10 be that OF
! Mr. Waterbury, of the firm of Mead and Waterbury,
Cedar street, New York.
We have received ample confirmation Of the state
mcnt made in some of the morning papers that sloop
was within short distance of the Lexington during
the confagraiion The soop i'll question belonged 10
Brooklyn, was fmPg, having discharged her cargo
! (irewoodj nj New York, and could, the wind being
abeam have run down TO the Lexington in fifteen M
mites. The Captain urged by on" of the hands to
20 the of the sufferers, but declined, OBJ
serving there would be ether craft coming along which
would pick them up \, this time the sloop was about
t,co miles ahead of the s;camboat-and the wind would
have enabled her 10 stretch back 10 the latter without
lacking! We shall give the Of both sloop and
Captain have all the particulars
G.N y. Times, jan. i.
To rls Editors Of the " y. Errnag Past.
STEAMBOAT SrArEsNhS, J
Friday night, Jan. II, 1910.
Conference.-The are now returning to New York,
having searched the shore Of Long Island, from Hunt
!ngton 10 Fresh Pond Landing distance, taking into
consideration the depth of the bays and nlcts, Of near
l. ninety miles, every rod Of which, ! think, has been
thoroughly examined by the persons on board the boat,
with myself, and others who down by land, on
shore.
we nave, ',o"s.s, ses'' able 10 recover but five DO
dies. One is identified that Of Stephen Waterbury,
of the firm OF Mead & Waterbury OF New York. Up
on another was found 4 memorandum book, with the
name of Plo pson, South Egremont Mass. One
that of little boy probably four or five years old
Tie Others from their appearances, were probably deck
hands of the boat.
We have thirty packages of baggage, and The life
boat Of the Lexington. These with the bodies are
now conveying to New York
From Crane Neck light TO Old Mans Landing, twelve
fifteen miles east, including the deep bays adjacent,
the coast is covered with pieces of the wreck Among
/
SIDE nearly in full length, large pieces Of the guards,
and portions of almost every part OF the boat, most OF
them burned nearly TO a coal
We found one Of the quarter boats, from which three
of the bodies in possession were taken 1t rs
very slightly damaged.
This boat thrown mp at place called Miller =
/ Landing and we learned there that man had come
ashore on bale of cotton fifteen miles to the eastward
Of this place Immediately repaired there, but could
not effect landing owing to the large quantities OF
Ia ~, etrr r1. ,.tpf No hnt.
ever crowded the steamer enough TO the shore 10
converse with persons drawn 10 the beach by our
signals.
i From them We learned the fact that David Crowley,
second mate, had driitcd ashore IN the vicinity upon
bale Of cotton on "Wednesday night at n:nc o'clock.
having been iortycght hours exposed 10 III" severity
of the weather, after which he made his way through
large quantities OF ice and snow, before gaining the
beach, and then walked three quarters of mile to the
house where he is. HIS hands !:tt!e iEo1rn
and his feet and legs considerably He IS not able
however, TO be moved at present. This have been
told by persons who him to-day. II appears next
to impossbility, considering the severity Of the
weather, but il is undoubtedly true
Since leaving New York we have had severe cold
weather, and the ice has completely blocked up the
shores The nortlerly winds keep driving the ice 10
ecward and every thing not floating very lightly would
naturally be buried beneath this constant accumulation
Of ice In consequence Of this, think We have been
prevented from procuring many bodies than IN NOR"
/ Captain William Terrell, master OF the sloop I'M
provcmcn was, with his vessel, within four five
miles of the Lexington at the time she commenced
burning. and thinks if he had Immediately repaired to
i assistance, he could have saved great number Of
~ond hare lost his ute SE E nj n2 a9D liz SS9 Gt i
he was bound, and accordingly pursued his nhuman
course, leaving upwards of hundred persons TO die
the worst Of deaths The circumstances of this unpa-
allecd cruelty will hereafter be clearly exposed
and trust he will receive its mcred deserts.
i | left New York in the steamer Statesman at 5
oclock, on Thursday A. NJ, since which up the
ment Of our leaving the scene of sorrow which The
shores we have visited presented, time has been
los; in doing all that lay in our power to scarcl, The
greatest possible tract OF beach, vanly hoping to
alive cngIng to any thing within reach and
also TO regain all the bodies possible for The purpose
rendering to surviving relations the only consolation
left them in this painful separation from their departed
friends.
! feel myself under obligations to Capt. Peck for his
unceasng efforts to enter with his life boat every bay
creek where the least hope entertained of ac-
comp!ishing the object of our undertaking To Mr..
Christopher Townsend and Mr.. Dexter Brigham, IT.
feel particularly indebted for their valuable services in
assisting in my difficult and in many instances dan
gerous undertaking in efiecting landings.
Messrs: Henry lde, James McKenna, w. a. Beecher,
t. Doney and c. Florian, joined the boat Wedncs
day night, and have been essentially useful to-day
collecting the baggage and things together ready for
embarkaton, while was otherwise engaged for which
feel greatly indebted. Also TO Mr.. Saml Yeaton,
who joined at Long Island.
saw Captain Manchester at Southport on Wednes-
day night who perfectly corroborates Captain billiards
statement, showing how collected each mus, have been
in his perous situation He also assured me that be
had perfect command of the boat until driven from the
wheehouse by the fire. He is not sufficiently rcco-
vered TO come to New York.
We left Crane Neck for New York al so P NJ ar.
rived at New York at A. NJ, after passage of l5i
hours; 50 miles through the ice
Yours, with respect,
JOSEPH J. CoMsTOCK.
most destructive fire occurred at Wilmington
n c. the 18th instant, which DESTROYED about one