Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-01-23
The EII-fased Lexin.tsu. .

Ureeh, OF fhtiadeIphia, Agent Tor the MinOt Shoe
Company, were picked up at River Head, l.. l., yes
terday.
They have arrived at the depot of the company,
pier No l, Battery place, New York.
Information has been sent from the Office of the
company to the friends OF these gentlemen.
Information has also reached the office that Capt
Wooisey had found writing desk Belonging to
Capt Eieazar Kimball, with S430.
l trunk, marked J. c. Brown
l DO. belonging TO Mrs Winslew.
l 90. do Charles Ellsworth
- DO. do. William Marshall
which Capt. Woolsey has in charge.
4 he bodies are in boxes, with the names on them.
~ is said that $4,000 was found the body of Mr..
VIM WIN A Greene, and is in the hands Of the Coroner
The bodies were in Of the quarter boats of the
Lexington, which was found frozen in at Stoney-
brook harbOr
As every thing connected with this Inflated boat
is OF the utmost interest to the community generally,
we give the account which Crowley, the second
mate, gives of his share in this sad transaction =
1t appears from Crewley's account that the best
was first discovered to be on fire off Huntington,
about seven O'Clock on Monday evening last-that
he soon took to plank. but shortly left it for bale
OF cotton on which he drifted until Wednesday eve
ming, when he landed at New Gully, opposite River.
head, ami made his way to the house Of Matthias
hutchinson, having dritted in that time some re
about fifty miles. and absolutely sleeping times.
Crowley farther states, that the life boat and an
other were lowered from the Lexington, but w re
so crowded, that he presumes they must have
swamped before reaching the shore. That on dis
covering the fire, the Lexington was Immediately
headed for Long Island, and after running short
time, was seen to alter her course be ng evidently
unmansgeable, and drited down Sound I; that he
often saw the blaze shooting up from her in columns
lighting the whole Sound, and then dying away in
darkness.
The boat was on fire, drifting past Stoney
Brook, about midway ofth Sound, and a small boat
went OFT, but returned after going a mile or two il
being too rough to venture farther. The Lexinston
was seen until shut in by Crane Neck Point-ana
seen no more That the life boat BELONGING 70 the
Lexineton came oa shore at Setauke with her letter
bag, which was forwarded by the postmaster at that
place TO the New York post Office.
From her drift and the place where last seen. she
must have been drifting directly for the Light Boat
On the Middle Ground, and could not have been
more than two or three miles from it, when last dis
cerned by her blaze, showing her solitary and sable
pipes. standing as monuments over some migaty
m wing catacomb Of death.
Crowley, it will be remembered, was on the water
forty eight hours cotton bale, drifed fifty miles
crawled ashore the ice, and walked mile to the
house where he now is
The following rewards have been offered for the
bodies OF the sufferers named below:
=, 5000, by Messrs Maitland, Kennedy & Co, for
Henry s. Crais, Of New York.
500, by Messrs. Pickersgili & Co for Samuel
Henry, of Manchester, England
500, by Messrs Badger & Peck, for Elijah b.
500, by Messrs: Donnelly & Hyatt, for Patrick
M.kenna, of New York.
$500, by William p. Dixon & Co, for Charles II.
Phelps and Charles p. Noyes.
SlO0 each, by Thomas ]. Watkins, for John w.
Kerle and Geo. W. Walker, of Baltimore.
=, Slos, by Messrs. Dow & Co., for r. w. Dow, of
New York.
A liberal reward, by Alex. H. shultz, for Robert
$500, by Messrs Green & Allen, fer VIM Albert
Green, of Providence.
The following was elected yesterday, before the
Coroner's inquest. and more interesting than any
thing we have had yet -
Capt Chester billiard eraninsd-I am a uative
OF Norwich, Connecticut, and have followed the
for the last six years 1 am ~ years old and
have been absent from my native place 10 wears,
having made my home since at Fort Ann, NY. |
first went TO sea with Capt. VIM. Stout in the ship
have only sailed in vessels Belonging 10 HowIand
and -Aspinwal and f. X. Collins Of this city first
shipped before the mast, and went five VOYAGES az
able seaman l then shipped as third mate Of the
Sheridan, Capt. Russell, bound TO Liverpool one
voyage Then second mate Of the ship Mississippi
Capt. Davis, bound to New Orleans and Liyerpool
After tina, became chief officer of that Ship on my
second voyage TO New Orle ms in her, under Capt
Beebee. He died at New Orleans, and brought
the ship home to New York l then went out in
her master, and got here again about four weeks
since. have no family, nor no parents, but have
some brothers and sisters.
week ago last Al onday went on beard the Lex
ington to 60 to Norwich. Embarked about 3 p. NJ.
on the route to Stonington. Did not know the num-
frem what he at The table, but since has been in
clined to believe that very high estimate. Paid no
attention TO the stswsge OF the cargo the principal
part appeared to be cotton and it slowed der
the promenade deck. There appeared TO be room
for one man to 40 between the paddle wheel house
and the companion way. Think there tier
Of cotton bales slowed in that space was forward
the forecasIe, and saw three baggage cars which
was pretty near all there was there. Saw the life
boat just forward of the wheel house, On the star
board side she was covered over with piece OF
canvass. observed the quarter boat, but did rot
pay any particular notice Of them until they were
lowered away from the davits. Took supper about
sia +. Nj there were two tables, bat they did not
the whole length Of the cabin There was a
stove in the cenre the tables were full that some
passengers had to wait. Saw nothing wrong in the
management oil the boat before supper At that time
she might be going at IL or IL knots hour Thinks
IT likely that the supper occupied from to Of an
hour. cannot say IL Capt Childs was there or not.
Heard the cry Of hre" about hour aft err supper
Was ON the point Of turning in, when I heard the
alarm OF ire. Threw my coat and boots OFF, nv berth
was in the after cabin. not far from the companion
way. on the stsrboard side. IL the third nth
from the stairway. i did not apprehend any thing
serious, but went up on deck and took NV overcoat
on my arm. When | got on deck I observed the
casing OF the smoke pipe on fire. What struck my
attention mast the rush OF the
for the boats think il likely that the promenade
deck was fire also at that time think il was below
the promenade deck, but not below the main deck.
IL was the first time ! board the boat: and
do not know any thing about her chimnies one wav
or the other did not see any orders from tn com
manderj but from what | observed among the crew
forward, should suppose they rigging the Gre
engine. do not think that any buckets mad been
used when first saw the fire. There were buckets
On board, but cannot say how many. | do not know
me tact, bot think the engine not got to X.