Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1841-08-19


! This lis, comprises the names of 81 per-
sons ;-as It is customary Ia pass children a.
! half price, the whole number in this list
must have rcnshed one hundred souls. On.
/ ly four persons Of the whole, including Dur.
! Ter, and three others whose names we could
not learn, were suved.
SAVED.
! We are indebted to Mr.. Gibson, clerk of
the DE Witt Clinton, for the following list
Of persons saved by that boat:
Jerome Mcbride, Wheclman, badly burned.
sIames Loverty do.
Hiram De Graft. passenger.
sDcnnis Mcbride, Isl mate.
Theodore Sears, painter.
j. II. Sc John, passenger to Chicago.
e.. liogg, do badly burned.
Wm. Wadswortl,, one Of the band, Erie.
A fired q. Wilkinson, East Euclld, Ohio.
WIN. Hughes, 2d mate.
Luther NJ. Searls, fireman.
Thomas J. Tam, Piuslord, N. Y.
John Wnchcl, Buffalo.
Edgar Clemens, Ist engineer.
Son OF George Bcebce, Cleveland.
Harrison FORESTER, IIarbor Greek, Pa.
Thomas Quinin, Middlefeld, Mass.
Three German passengers badly burned.
Robert Robinson, colorcd man, barber.
- Johnson do 81 cook.
Giles Williams, Chicago.
Capt. Titus, captain OF the boat.
Mrs. Lyndc, Milwaukee.
Christian Durler, Holmes Co, Ohio.
- Rico, Hydraulics, Buffalo, badly burned.
LATER.
BY the Robt. Fulton, Capt. Hart, we learn
that two more persons were saved by The
people Of Dunkrk. One was Fred. Parme-
lee, the bar keeper of the Erie, and un Ancri.
can, name unkown.
The Fulton also picked up two boats, one
belonging TO the Erie, and the other sail
boat. belonging 10 Dunkrk which was
swampcd on its way to the rescue. Those
on board were picked up.
The Buffalo Commercial remarks that n
profound gloom rested upon the city. A
special meellng of the Common Council was
Immediately called, when, utter suitable
preamble, the following resolution was unan'
,nously adopted:
Resoircd. That his Honor the Mayor be
and he Is hereby authorized, to dispense such
assistance to the Survivors as their circum
stances and the dictates Of humanity may
require.
Correspondence of The N. Y. Tribune,
BUFFALO, Aug. 10, IS4l.
[The following is from Mr.. Pormelee, the
bar keeper Of the toat. Perfect confusion
succeeded, in the midst of which the small
boat, hanging astern, was lowered by The
hand, Ind brought to the side. After n few
ladies' had been handed down, the frenzy OF
those behind became uncomfortable, and
numbers lcapcd in beyond the capacity Of
the boat 10 sustain them, aud it swalpped.
Several of those who fell from the boat
were drawn under the wheel, aud there were
drowned; while few clung to the boats
sides and were finally saved. a second and
third boat were rendered useless by the same
lniatuation. Some five minutes after the ap.
pearancc Of the fire the machinery became
deranged and stopped.
Twenty minutes only had elapsed from the
beginning of the fire, after the intenseness
Of the heat had forced overhoard every other
person, when Captain Titus threw hlnsclf
INTO the water and abandoned the boat
to its fate. The few who then remained
alive were tossing in the midst Of heavy
swell, dependent upon the precarious sup.
port, one Of an oar, another OF plank or
box, md liable every moment To lose their
hold through exhaustion and the benumblng
effects Of fright.
The steamboat Lady returned with the
two she had picked up to Dunklrk one OF
them was NY informant. lio had thrown
himself overheard on plank, when he saw
farther efforts to be useless, but rcinqnlshed
Il To a friend who could not swim, nnd took
for his own support the "lcndcr," which just
then Tell by his SIDE. lie states that those
who survived the swanpiDg of tho boat,
clung with desperation TO the burning wreck,
except us few Iound other support.
One man he saw standing for some min
utcs on the gallows beam, the flames encir.
cling him, with his coat. skirts thrown over
his head, llll he dropped dead into The body
of the flames. One Of the whcul,nen Is SAID
To have been burnt mp doing his duty at the
helm Young Bcebeo, la lad of u, one OF
those saved, is isreported To have behaved with
great courage. As hs descended the guys
to the water, the chain was so hot that ho
left masses Of flesh upon the rod at every
clasp Of his hands.
Reaching the rudder lie stood upon ,ha, ),
aud shaking his jacket in tho water, he up.
Piled IT to assuago The pain Of his hands, and
then used II 10 cxuDglsh the fire from his
dress and rhrs of the wreck near hh-
Though badly burnt, he is likely io recover.
I he only lady who was saved mrs. Lyndc,
wife Of &. J. Lynde, Esq, NJ Milwaukee,
was standing at the stcrn of tho boat with
her husband, orronging her life preserver
about her person, when the boatgavc lurch
aud precipta,ed her into the water. She
saw nothing more Of her husband, bu, was
herself bouycd up ,ill the Clinton arrived.
The first notice which tie boa, was upon
(tho Fu,on) bad of this sad event, was al
Dunkirk, obout 3 ip the morning, whom ar.
PaupeIee came ON board. Tho boat was
placed upon the track Of the Erie. aud IN
about one hou: we perceived indications ol
the disoster--a basket, chest of tea and
box Of lemons were picked up. Prescnty
the numerous small pieces "f burnt wood,
embraced IN quite a small area, indicated The
immediate Sccne ~ lhs catastrophe.
As ,iTy we're seen at some dI.isnee IN,