The New York herald., 1844-10-04
DISASTER TO THE KoscTUsKo The steamboat

DISASTER TO THE KoscrUsKo.-The steamboat
Kosclusko lett New York for Hartford last Satur-
day afternoon at o'clock northeast storm had just
commenced The boat had large freight on board The
and head winds fast progress boat
8 miles Of saybrook light we learn from Of the
passengers that all board abandoned the hope OF get
ling shore by means OF the kosciusko. after her fuel
had washed over and her fires put out According
y preparations for wreck made Ropes were LASH
"a to the persons OF acoiton bales and other articles
that would swim prepared with ropes attached TO
them and in this way the passengers and awaited
their late The boat at the mercy OF the waves
the water constantly dashing ever her Under these cir
cumstsnces favorable change of wind occurred and
final effort made TO get her to anchorage, which
barely succeeded All the loose timber, some Of the
DOORS and part OF the promenade Geek were put into
the furnaces and steam enough was raised to move the
boat. In this way she with uch difficulty, taken
to anchorage Cranes Point, l.. l. arriving there
at about O'Clock NJ on Sunday. Capt Lsisvre went
shore in small boat but was unable to return TIL the
morning, account OF another change OF wind and
the heavy He lighted fires shore, however as
guide to those on board in the boat wrecked
The Koscusko remained al this place till o'clock, Nj
on Monday Wood was procured from the shore on Mon
day by OF small boats with which the kosciusko
enabled 10 TO Lyme, where she took In coal and
arrived at Hartford at 81 o'clock A. NJ Tuesday morn
ing. II evidently a very narrow escape for her.
number OF our merchants have met with considerable
loss In goods that thrown overheard. Among the
goods -four, leather, dry goods, dye wood hard
ware. stoves, &C. amounting to $4,000, probably -Hat-
ford Times, Oct l.
TuR MoRMoNs AND ANrI- -MoRMoNs The Spring
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paragraph In reference to Mormon afialrsi
"We learn that his Excellancy, Gov. Ford, has called
out $500 Of the militia Of the State in consequences Of the
reception Of information here that the anti-Nonon par
in Hancock county had issued handbs for the assembly
Of military meeting at Warsaw. on the 27th OF this
month. We learn Also that this haBdhill requests
the presence OF the people OF Missouri that day arm
cd, kcp
In another article the Register says fhs, President Tyler
refused the application Of Gov Fsri Tor body oil rs
lar troops be stationed In Hancock county 10 suppress
any further disturbances growing out oil the prosecutors
any other cause This determination made 10 him
some time in the month OF August
SINGULAR PHgNoMENoN.-On Wednesday, the
1llh instant, AT 9 o'clock, was observed from the
deck of the sloop Mount Vernon by Capt Smith, and
also by all his what TO oil appearance was star
but OF such size and briiancy contderng the sky was
uncouded and the sun pouring dowr 's rays with unu'
sus ustre to almost lead to the belief hs II was some
supernatural This singular phenomenon repre-.
sented being appearance nearly equal 70 the size OF
the II remained visible nearly the whole day and
disappeared only ss the shades OF night were fast ap
proachng when all expected 10 have better and more
distinct view OF this brilliant and apparently errntic
heavenly body. Capt T. states IT to have presented an
appearance in color similar to that OF the planets at
night, only shade whittier The ignorant and supersti
such things have been before and the world wags
Key Wta Light f The Ref @ Sept a.
INSANITY AND SurcDg.-Robert Hamilton, mer.
chant on Market street was found dead this morning
in his store aud iron appearanccs evident that he
had locked himself up and then shot himself In the head
The act Is supposed TO have been committed yesterday
lie 10 thought by many to have been partially insane
for some time past Hc Ia said to have been
cumssncsH and without family. some persons in the
neghbo hood said they heard pistol 6red that vicny
yesterday morning His attendant ply sicsn who called
70 see him yesterday could not get into the store and
the boy who came to bring his hrsskfast TO him TINS
morning. FIRST discovered that he dead -Four Balls
entered his heaa-St LOUIS Era " SEPT. ~