Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1843-06-07
From the Montreal Courier Of May "a.
aRIoUs sTEAMBOAT COLLIsIOy.

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ION took place early Yesterday mornin,
between the Queen and Lord Svdenban
steamers, while performing their usua
trips between Quebec and Montreal TIL,
LORD SydeEham left this port at her usua
hour on Monday evening, carving the
mall and fair average ofcabin and steer
age passengers At about half past two
O'Clock on the following morning, when
little below Machiche, she came ip con-
tact with the Queen, which was making
the upward trip.
Atlhe time of the collision the Lord
Sydenham was going. down on the North
side OF the channel, and the Qaeen COM
ing up the South. The atmosphere was
dense with log, and the boats were almost
on board one another before the dam
ger was seen by either. AS soon as the
pilot OF The Lord Sydenham perceived the
other Steamboat approaching, he rang the
Dell 10 stop The engine, but was too late 10
avoid the disaster that followed On the
vessels coming in contact, (which they did
Immediatel y, the Lord Sydenham struck
the Queen On the !arboard side, with such
violence that she almost Immediately went
down IN II feet water. her promenade
deck being just left visible; and The COM
mander OF the Sydenham. who had turned
10 render assistance. finding that his YES
sci was sinking. was obliged to make for
the shore and run her aground, where she
now lies in IL feet water. 4. .....~..... =.
There are great many reports abroad,
respecting lives having been los.. but we
are assured that these are exapeerations.
1t IS known from the books of the Queen.
which have been saved that no cabin pas
sengers are missing. There were, We un.
dersland, about SO in the Storage, and of
these il is hoped that all will yet be &C.
counted for. ....<...'. II. =4..... f.
The situation Of the passengers iG the
Queen, many of whom we below in
mersed IN water. was frghtful in the ex.
IRENE; and some considerable time elaps-
ed before they were relieved by the Lum-
Der Merchant, which was on her way
down, and the Lady Coborne, coming up
with the mail. Il was then found neces
sary TO break open the deck in order TO
gel them out. L: .~.e- III. !.
Neither OF the vessels was heavily la.
den, and as they are mol insured from risk
OF this kind, the loss will fill heavily on
the prnprletors. A great deal ofinconven-
lence and loss will also be felt by the pas
sengers whose luggage was in the vessel.
The mail bags in the Sydenham sustained
20 injury -, = -. ...e~... -. "
Several OF the passengers who had ar
rived by the royal mail steamer Caledo-
MA were on board the Green, and among
others Mr.. Austin CuvIiier, Junior, (son
OF Speaker Cuvillier) who had a narrow
escape, states that about a quarter past two
he heard crash, and thought that the
boat had arrived al one of the s,ations:-
some of the passengers cried out thai they
were sinking, and he immediately, having
hurried on his clothes, made raft of two
planks, and Jumped overheard just as the
boat sunk. Mr. CuviIlier, Mr., Bult,.a
a colored gentleman just arrived from Eng.
land as preacher, were picked up by
Captain Armstrong ~'...-,
From The Montreal Herald of May 24th.
A report has been spread that many
lives have been losf. but we cannot ascer-
tam from any authentic source the number:
the highest number has been stated at Eve.
One OF the sailors of the Qaeen, the
stewards mate and child, are missing
and supposed to be drowned several per-
sons were thrown into the water and pick
ed up floating U pom pIanks. &c.
The Sydenham had not very large
freight; the Qaeen- was heavily laden
Neither OF the boats was insured and thew
are valued at about gI2, 900 each.
The accounts that we have are so con-
Trajectory that we know not how TO Judge
between them. By some tits stated that
the night was fJggy; by others that it. was
clear AMI starit. Some say that the Svd.
enham struck the Green, Others that The
Queen ran into the Sydenham. The on
~ satisfactory conclusion We can come 10
is that 1t is most unfortunate and meian
choiy occurrence agdlhat the passengers
and crews of both boats were so bewilder.
ed by suddenness Of the accident and their
Imminent dan ger, that the circumstances
are but very confusedly remembered.
From the Montreal Courier eff May 25th.
We hear nothing farther respecting the
unfortunate collision between the Queen
and Sydenham. The Montreal brought
up the mail yesterday morning, and left
again with II last evening. She reports
that several schooners were along side the
sunkea vessels. A strong suspicion exists
Ia the minds OF some of The passengers
that several lives have been. lost, but this
cannot be ascestained till the Queen has
been raised.
We understand that the Queen has sci.
tied deeper since she first went down, and
that she is now in 90 feet water. The
Lord Sydenham is. OF course, in a much
more favorable position, and we understand