Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1841-08-24
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$50 LIVES LOST.

IcU llN Eo LOo
BY the Steam boat Com. Perry Just arrived from
Buffalo, we are startled with the appalling ntelli-
gence that the Steam boat Erie destroyed by
fire on the afternoon Of Monday last.
SO far can learn from the floating rumors
brought by the Perry the Erie started from Buffalo
with over TWO HUNDRED passengers only TWEEN
LYNNE of whom escaped.
The confagration took place off Silver Creek,
about twenty five miles this side of Buffalo. 1t is
somewhat concident that the Steam boat Washing
ton was burned two years ago, near the same spot.
The fire discovered by the De Witt Clinton,
then about Is miles of the Erie.
She Immediately put for the spot and ar
rived in time to rescue twenty seven OF the suryiv-
ors. Two others were picked up by small boat
from Dunkirk, and these comprise the whole list of
saved the names OF which are given below. The
Clinton towed the wreck to within three miles Of
the shore, when the line parted, and it sunk.
When the Clinton reached the spot, the Erie was
burned to the waters edge, the few survivors cling
ing to the flaming fragments Of the wreck, float
ing on such stray articles, accident furnished.
LIST OF SAVED.
Capt Titus Master ofthe Ere
Dennis Mcbride, lst mate do
VIM. Hughes, I'd do do
Edgar Clemens, lst Engineer.
Jerome Mcbride, wheclsman, badly burned.
James Iaifcriy, do
YIN. Wadswcrth ofthe Band.
Mr.. Parmclee, do
Thomas Sears. Painter.
Luther b. Sears, Fireman.
Mrs. Lyons, of Milwaukee.
Hiram De Graft, Passenger.
J. III. st. John, Chicago.
John Hogg badly burned.
\. o. Wilkinson. East Euclid, o.
Thomas j. Tam, Plttsford " Y
john Wenchell, Buffalo.
Son of w. L. Beebee, Cleveland.
IL. FORSTER, IIarbOr Creek, Pa.
Thomas Quinlin, Mddlcfeld, Mass
Mr. Williams, Chicago
The Barkeeper of the Erie
Robt Robinson, coored barber.
w. Johnson, do cook.
Five Germans.
The fire appeared to originate from the bursting
of demilohn of spirits OF turpentine, of which or
3 were placed by some painters who had been at
work on board, near the ilues.
\ more disastrous spectacle could not have been
presented. Perishng hundreds awaiting a fearful
desth-tor what fate is more dreadful than such as
met in the midst of burning timbers and ing
smoke i-alonc in their misery on the waters with
the land, which they would barter worlds to gain,
/ but five or six miles away with none to hear the
wild cry tor succor to speak consolation to the
despairing spirit. Fearul-mOst fcarful-was their
perous condition, and IL viii be long before either
the event or its consequences are forgotten.
We have given all the particulars learned thus
far More information will be received by the
ClerclaHd which is hourly expected when we
shall present it to our readers.
LATER.
Capt. Hart Of the Cleveland (which has Just ar
rived from below brings the Buffalo Com. Adv. of
the 10Th containing full account of the appalling
calamity on the Erie. We give a list of the per-
sons known to be lost with the exception of the
Germans. These the Advertiser says must have
numbered 100 souls. The Mr.. Camp of Harris
burgh is the brother-in-;a of Mr.. Kellogg OF this
CITY,"
LOST
". VI. Camp, IIarrisburgh. Pa.
Wllet Weeks, Brooklyn.
John T.. Pool " y. City,
E. =. Cobb, Ann Arbor Mich
Otto IOrp. \. \. wife and three children
Lloyd Gelston, Erie,
+ Mr.. Jolcs, steward of the boat.
Mrs. Giles Williams, Chicago.
Charles j. Lynde. Milwaukee.
{ Watts ;. Lyndc, Homer y. y.
Mrs. VIM. IL Smith and child Schenectady.
4. Sears, Philip Barber, Henry Weaver, WIN.
Thomas, Evarts, Peter Fnney, painters
+ Buffalo, in the employ of VIM. e. Miller.
Miss \. Miller, Buffalo.
J. ID. Woodward, \. y.
: VIM. Grlstin, Miss.
ID. ;. Sloan Geneva.
+. Stow, Canada
VIM Sacket, Michigan.
Mrs. Spencer aud two children.
Mrs. Dow.
Mrs. Robinson, Ballston, y. Y.
Miss Robinson, do
Mss King do
Mr. Moore, lady and two children.
Grin Green, Yates CO.
Roome Button, Fort Plain.
Charles ;. Mather, Mt. Clemens, Mich.
MURDER WILL our."-A correspondent in the
last Ohio Statesman, asks Mr.. Secretary Ewing the
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