The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-05-02
Terrible Accident In OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
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We find the following details in the "Boston
Transcript" of most melancholy accident that oc-
CURED in Boston harbor, on Friday afternoon, by
which twenty-four persons lost their hves:-
Friday afternoon, at about four o'clock, as the
soop boat belonging to the Farm School, on Thomp-
sons Island returning from hshlng excursion,
under charge of Mr. Cakes, the boatman, with Mr..
Peabody, the teacher, and twenty-seven boys be-
longing 10 the school, she was unfortunately upset
by flaw of wind while lacking, and immediately
sunk, and all on board excepttour OF the boys were
drowned.
On the day before there had been visitation OF
the school, by the directors and the parents OF the
boys, when the school was found to be IN excellent
order, and the boys, tory-one IN number, were all
in fine health and condition, and they gave the most
satisfactory evidence of good conduct As reward
for their good behavior they were yesterday allowed
a holiday, and twenty-seven of the number were
permitted to go below fishing, under charge OF Mr.
Oakes an experienced boatman, in the regular en-
ploy of the school, and Mr.. Peabody, an excellent
and highly esteemed young man from Boxiord late;
ly employed as teacher of the school They had
caught several fish, and were on their return to the
island in fine spirits, beating against head wind,
and passed 80 near point OF the island mat they
were cheered by the boys who remained, and the
boys on board returned the cheer. Having stood OIL
toward Spectacle Island, the boat was in the act OF
lacking, for the purpose of making toward the land
ing place. when she suddenly upset and sunk. Three
OF the boys sustained themselves by clngng to box
which held the bait, and were picked up by the
schooner H. Is. Foster, and brought up to town, one
OF them when taken up, being in state OF insensl-
bilily.
Mr. Morrison, the Superintendent, on seeing the
disaster proceeded to the spot IN small boat, as
sisted by the two farmers and succeeded in picking
up one boy alive Jeremiah Lynch,) and the body
of one who was lifeess. All the rest, twenty-hree
in number with the boatman and teacher, were
buried in the deep. The boys who were saved by
the II 3. Foster were VIM. +. Wallace, +: 5. ST.
monds and G.. F. Gould. We understand that the
boat was fine large sloop rugged boat, in perfect
order.
1t is one of those events of an inscrutable Provi-
dence, which occurring suddenly to SO many youth
full spirits, in the moment of joyous exhiiraton, and
sending sorrow and mourning into 30 many families,
cannot but excite in the breast of every one SYM
pathy tor the bereaved families, and lively sense
OF the frail tenure of human existence.
It is supposed that the boat may be raised, and it
is hoped that some of the bodies may be recovered
in it.
The names of the persons drowned, are Stephen
p. Vose, X ober S. Walker and Samuel F. Walker,
(brothers) James Walker, Thomas Doand, Thomas
+. Blake, James Tracy, Charles H. Austin, Henry
A. Burnam, James NJ Chandler, VIM. A. Clark,
George w. Chase, Samuel Decasro, James F. Fill
more, John Hall, Henry C. Mclean, Peter Pas
troucho, MichaelG. White, Abraham l.. Spence,
Isaac Major, John II. Johnson, Patrick Shean, (bo-
dy found) Thomas J. Peabody, teacher, Tin schooD
of Bedford, Joshua G.. Cakes, boatman.
Saped-George +. Gould, Frederic S. Simonds,
VIM. f. Wallace, jeremiah Lynch.
This most melancholy affair gives rise to serious
reflections What right had the superintendent of
that school thus to jeopardise the lives of those
twenty-seven promising boys! 1t may be said that
the boys wanted to go fishing This is no answer.
1t and is the duty of all superintendents of
schools to guard children against the consequences
of their own folly, and what act could be more rash
than crowdng seven and twenty boys into one small
sail boat! Although the usual rigmarole story is
told of "no blame can be attached to any body
yet there svery little doubt that the whole affair was
the result of gross neglect and shocking carelessnes
all round And who is to recompense or even console
the bereaved parents of those unfortunate boys under
this terrible calamity! What security has a parent
in trusting his children any school at ALL just as
his sons begin to get valuable to him they cram
med into a sail boat and drowned by dozens at
time and just his daughters enter their teens they
are allowed TO run off and get married to every
passing adventurer!