New-York tribune., 1841-08-18

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sui, progressing Buffalo latest dates But few ad
dona facts OF interest h.ve ye' come TO hgh-none
lated to change the opinion which expressed in our last
relative the origin of the Are Some OF the Witnesses
is true state that they did the deijohns on the
boerdeck and express the opinion that they would have
seen them had they been there Others however are peal
tive on this point Mr. Clemens the First Engineer teses
a, when the FIRE broke he had Just returned Cm ons
and fixing the ,ach:nerv-he heard explosion similar to
the slight blast OF rock and almost Instantly the flames
burst out lust aft of tie .oke-ppe the ooiereck sH-
posion fire. and rolling kegs paint were al seen ana heard
atneas the same tme the smoke had strong odoF OF uren
tine He further that if denonn on the
had burst the would have between the ooes
into the doors; ne believes the denyohns stood
within feet of the sulokePpe. ard thk' one OF more
OF them were burst By the heat.
4 gentleman who conversed with Mrs Lynde, (he only
lady saved from the Ere that she was lying IN heF
berth when the alarm was gwen. Her husband immediately
ran 10 her assi,ance inflated her epreserver which snc
carried bv her and cast her overheard As possible
he leaned over after her but she him II "a
mentioned as an evidence the desperate struggles Ter e
which were eaaeted the water that the which
known to have been in possession of Mr. Lynde when ne
sons picked UP BY the Clinton
Young Beebe whose courage and seposseson has seen
particularly noticed ia many the public prints attend
ing Military School at CoopersOwn, and his way
TO visit his friends a, Cleveland a, Buffalo he placed
under the particular charge OF the unfortunate Geson the
Clerk When the hrc broke out his friend g. took him BY
the hnsd and after in vain endeavOrns to ind some mode
of escape for him. he advised him slide down the tisr-
chans This he did, and g. accompanied him. "hie thus
hanging the fire often poured them in iyd sheets but
thcv hung on changing hands and dashng water IN their
face, with the hand liberty The little fellow succeeded
in holding on until rescued but poor Geson sunk few
moments too soon to be saved The boys face was good
deal burned and his leg somewhat bruised By burning tim
Der which fell upon it. He describes, the most fearful
pat of the dreadful through which he passed. the
hteks of those who vanly struggling press them
eve. through the windows OF the cabin which filed
with fire and smoke.
The Buffalo Commercial Advertiser of Saturday adds the
following the list of the lost previously published
they are principally Germans Anthony Weichcl and family
of eigh, persons from Buffalo Peter Stein A. Siege wife
and three children John Long and family OF four persons
Geo Kraft Mcsae kreis Philip Fregent one OF the Band
from Erie John voegele Swiss emgrant wife and nine
chdren-had in his possession 1000 orins; John Angel
Of Providence R. l.; Mr.. and Miss Sherman Of Detroit
MoRMos1sM-Thc Ottawa (lll) Free Trader of tho 4th
inst states that within the day. previous between three
and four hundred Mcrmons passed through that place
their way to the Mormen settlement in Hancock County
The Editor the Free Trader recently counted in one day
,cvent en- wagons 6lod with and children all
vending their way towards the settlements OF the LaterDny
Saints They hailed from Western New-York, and their
appearance was quite respectable The settlement is now
said 10 contain between ton and fifteen thousand inhabitants
and the city of Nauvoo represented being in flourish
ing condition The engaged in building large
temple containing bapsma font supported by twelve oxer
overlad with gold
D Mai Gen. GAINES and lady arc now lecturing OF
Nation. Defence Mt ST. Louis Mo. Some Of the General
admirers protest against the appointment
Gen Scott to the comm,ad chief and even threaten thai
Gen. G. will not obey orders transmitted through him.
THE DrouGH1.-The Maine Cultivator states that tn
drought in many parts of that State has been very
Not more than halt crop Of Hay has been cut in York sn
Cumberland Counties.
~ There is be Boat Race with sculs to-day at Ho
boken at 81 p. NJ. Il will be largely attended