Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1841-08-28

man was instantly directed to put the helm hard
a starboard. The vessel swung slowly round,
heading to the shore, and the boats Qhere were
three on board) were then ordered 10 be lowered
Two Of the boats were lowered, but in conse.
ouence of the heavy sea on, and the Roadway Of
the vessel, they both swamped as soon as they
touched the water. We will not attempt to des.
cribe the awful and appalling condition oil the
passengers. Some were frantic with fear and
horror, others plunged headlong madly into the
waller, others again sazed upon any thing buoy.
ant, upon which they could lay hands. The
small boat forward had been lowered. II was
alongside The wheel, with three or four persons in
it, when the captain jumped in and the boat i'm
medately dropped astern and filled with water
A lady aoated by with life preserver on. She
cried for help. There was no safety in the boat
The captain threw her the only oar in the boat
She caught the oar and was saved, 1t was Mrs
LYNpE, Of Milw aukie, and she was the only LADY
saved.
In this condition, the boat a mass OF fierce lire,
and the passengers and crew endeavorlng to save
themselves by swimming or supporting Them
selves by whatever they could reach-they were
found by the Clinton at 10 P. Nj. The Clinton
left here in the morning, but in consequence oil
the wind had put into Dunkirk. She laid there
till nearly sunset, at which time she ran out. and
proceeded as far as Barcelona, when just at twi-
light the FIRE OF the Erie was discovered some
twenty miles astern. The Clinton Immediately
turned about and reached the burning wreck
about 10. Ii was fearful sight. All the upper
works OF the Erie had been burned away. The
engine was standing, but the hull was mass of
dull, red fame The passengers and crew were
floating around, screaming in their agony and
shrieking for help. The boats Of the Clinton
were instantly lowered and manned and every
person that could he seen or heard was picked up
and every possible relief afforded. The Lady, a
little steamboat lying at Dunkirk went out of that
harbor as soon as possible, after the discovery Of
the fire, and arrived soon after the Clinton. 1t
was not thought by the survivors that she saved
any. By A. M. all was still except the dead
cracking of the fire. Not single individual
could be seen or heard on the wild waste Of wa
ters A line was then made fast TO the remains
of the Erie's rudder and an effort made to tow
the hapess hull ashore. About this time the
Chautauque came up and lent her assistance
The hull Of the Erie was towed within about four
miles of the shore, when it sunk in eleven fahoms
water. By this time it was daylight. The lines
were cast off. The Clinton headed for this port
which she reached about o'clock. or those
who are saved, several are badly burned, but none
are dangerously injured so far as we have heard.
ORIGIN OF THE FIRE.-Among the passengers
on board were six painters in the employ of Mr..
w. G. Miller Of this city, who were going to Erie
to paint the steamboat Madison. They had with
them demjohns filled with spirits of lurpenline
and varnish, which, unknown to Capt Titus
were placed on the boiler deck directly over the
boilers. One of the fremen, who was saved, says
he had occasion to 60 on the deck, and seeing the
demijohns, removed them. They were replaced
but by whom it is not known. Immediately pre-
vious to the bursting forth of the flames, as severa
on board has assured US, slight explosion wa
the heat, and their infamable contents, takins
fire instantly, communicated to every part Of the
boat, which having been freshly vanished caugh
as il it had been gunpowder.
Not a paper nor an article Of any kind was
saved. or course it is impossible to give com
plete list Of those on board. Of cabin passenger
Capt. Titus thinks there were between 80 and 40
OF whom 10 or II were ladies'. In the steeragt
were about 140 passengers nearly all Of whom
were Swiss and German Immigrants. They wer'
mostly in families with the usual proportion O
men, women, and children. The heart bleeds a
the thought.
1t is singular coincidence that the Erie wa
burned at almost identically the same spot where
the Washington was burned in June 1885,
Capt. Brown who commanded the Washington
at that time, happened to be on board the Clinton
and was very active in saving the survivors o
the Erie.
We annex list Of the lost and saved so far a
we have been able 10 ascertain:
LOST.
w. M. Camp, Harrisburg, Pa; Wilett Weeks
Brooklyn; Jonn c. Pool, N. Y. city; E. S. Cobb
Mich; Quo Torp, N. Y, wife and three children
Lloyd Gelston, Clerk OF Erie; Mr.. Joles Stew
ard of the boat; Mrs. Giles Williams, Chicago
Chas. J. Lynde, Milwaukee; Watts S. Lynde
Homer, N. Y; Mrs. VIM. H. Smith and child
Schenectady; A. Sears, Philip Barber, Henry
Weaver, VIM. Thomas, - Evars, Peter Fin
ney, painters Of Buffalo, in the employ of VIM
G. Miller Miss A. Miller, Buffalo, sister of VIM
G. Miller; J. D. Woodward, New York; VIM
Gisfin, Miss; D. S. Sloan, Geneva; F. Stow
Canada; VIM. Sacket, Mich; Mrs. Spencer ant
two children; Mrs. Dow; Mrs. Robinson, Balls
ton Springs, N. Y; Miss Robinson, do. do; Mis-
King do. do; Mr.. Moore, lady and two children
from Yates Co., moving to Mich; Grin Green
Rushville, Yates Co.; Roome Button, from nea
toft Plain, Char les S. Mather, Mt Clemens
Mlch.' has got family at that place.
List Of Swiss passengers shipped by Messrs. P
l.. Parsons & Co.
NAMES NUMBERS. NAMES. NUMBERS
e. lnggler & family 6, John FIang 2
Martin Zulgen %, Geo. Rettenger
Geo. Christian " 5, Geo. Neigold I
M. Relbold 3, Geo. Steinman
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