Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1845-04-17

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anything like clear account Of the accident II is sal,
his lady has with her $4,000.
LATER.
II is not known yet how many persons los, ihci
lives by this melancholy accident but II is geneall,
thought that the number vii not tall short II thirty
and may be as high rs fiily. correspondent 81 ih'
n. \. Commercial Advertiser. writing from Hudson
says
To-day "wednesday men are employed in fishing
up The dead from thai part II The nam deck 10 Which
they have The ladies' cabin. here II is fear.
ed the greatest number drowned is nj present en-
ely beyond their reach. The bodies II five females
and maa have been got up and laid upon the deck
for recngnllinn. IN The hand IL OF ih.sca youde
laJy-sas fund an elegantly bound volume which she
bad grasped firmly in The agonies of death. Il The
m,moir OF MIS- Mass IuBde Duncan, AID il ihe owner
and reader Of hs bdnk indicated her moral preferences
by such reading. We NAV hope that she com.
nlubing with the spirit II The Scottish pastors wife
TIE number who persisted this sad occasion,
Iimaled by some al fifty, and by others high
hundred Al present, however nothing certain eau be
knowD.n
/ The following is an extract of letter published in
the \. Y. fnbone dated Hudson On Tuesday eve.
n,hg;
Judge Baker. Of Washington comfy, WAS on board.
and saved himself by jumping from The bows upon the
ruck. lie states that tmo ladies' who put under
! his protection a, Troy, are missing. They may have
eune IN to New York IN of the other boats. bui he
isappfehensse that they yet in the boat. One OF
them is Mss Rhoda 1hayer, Of foosck Falls Rehs.
Co, sister TO James 5. 1hayer, OF New York The
other lady is supposed In be Airs l. 9ckwood, Of Troy
lately married aud formerly Miss Mary Ann isbop, Of
iioOslck Falls. An old gentleman Mr.. IIazen, of
1py, Is now ON board looking for his wile-he left her
IN The cabin aud knows (so old) that she is there
now One oi The young ladies. whose body is recover
I'd, was fund with novel (lhe Grumbler) cenehed in
her hand"
One Of the hodes recovered from the wreck turns out
to be That ol WIN. Davis, son Of Nathaniel Davis Esq.
Of Albany, aged 60 He had succeeded in rescunp his
sister from the threatened danger and had placed her
90 board the Rochester, but returning 10 seek for Mrs
Cpnhline taho yet missing) losi his own life IN the
heroic eliof 10 save others, DR.. Wood, dentist Of Al
banr, lost two sisters. Mrs. Parker, Of Ulica Idow
u the late Milton Parker. is known 10 be u>t
The lludson Republican Of "Wednesday evening
says
1.-Two bodies have been recognised by their friends
one Mis-. Cofr, 81 W est Troy, and the other Mrs
Walker Of New York. On the person Of one other OF
the ladies was iuund Il card on when was written in
pencil ''.Hs Mdmou,' and in her pockets a hand
kcTchlei marked with 'ndeble Ink, "H Conkia''-
The body Is supposed 10 be of Mrs. Conklln Of Al.
baay.
1--WE learn that IN the pockets Of the young re-
covered yesterday, there found a handkerchief
marked "Sarah Brnndagc," large roll of blank bills,
aud h'Inoranda lor the purchase of hardware. II was
presumed lie was " esem merchant proce,dInp To
New York 10 purchase goods.
TIA MIS-. w alkef whose body found to-day there
was chet book containing large sum Of money
Her husband recognized h,r by miniature Of himself
attached 10 gold chain, which she re around her
neck MI. Walker, We understand. is merchant OF
New York, who has been collecting tour in the
Western country for some months past
The secoe before The c0fonefs Jury 10 DAY was ex
ceedIngy affecting, especially when Mr. Walker gave
his testimony over the body Of his eless wife. lie
said ne could have saved her and nping her on to-
ward the ofwald part Of the boat, when the captain
] HIM and said ba ihera,a a.,
lie released his hold Of his Wits arm and no sooner
sTt " ydhd Ills ha water rushed IN and she
The Hon Il. l.. Wyckon, member Of the Legislature
tIom broohbn, reported among the missing is alive
! The Albany Journal Of "Wednesday eycnnc gives The
following particulars obtained from Mr. WycLofI him
sell
"Mt w. was sitting with Gen. NIalher and lady in
the upper saluon aft, when he accident occurred and
as soon as he had ascef,nlned what had harpened he
ADVISED Gen Nj. 10 take his lule boy ont of ms beub
and commit HIN 10 his care, which was done The
wunie parry 'lcn went out oron The promenade deck
ana soon alter, when The fire broke out was suggested
lnat lhey should 90 down upon the main deck Mr.
VS. recollection Is distinct that al this mom,n, n, I'M,
ftqutsi ol Ten Malher, his boy returned 10 him
aud almosi immediately Mr.. W. was $ parated from
his trends. aud the after part of the hoot snL,n h
/ swept oil lnlo the rlver.
"iie was here seized by two or tb,oe ,o,sa. u,
were already struggling IN the water. and bcC,re he
eo"l' clear himself he had dred so far from the boa
that he MAS unable 10 regain the wreck lie WINS G,,ced
10 SWIM iu his life, and soon encountered .e,,eo II,
which lady VAS elioglng As this was only sullicen,
10 sustain one person. he relnquished il TO The ,dy J
oe'es she was som after rescued by one Of m, h,.
led almost 10 death by the icy coldness of tho ,yIo
MI w. Continued to keep above the water. until he
came up with piece of The wreck on which h. 0n,ed
abo1t haia mile, when he was picked up BY a small
beat ~ y '"''''
hen taken into the boat he could neither sneak mo-,
scarcely move limb. lie was taken to n bonse in A
'heos, where by Kind attention he recovered and re
turned to tins city yesterday lie informs us ina, thor,
eau DC oui little doubt that many were drowned who
were win HIM, swept from the deck AT the frs, SINKING
% we boat. lie never heard word of ,he fate Of Gen
Ma'her and family until he received letter from hin,
lhls morning. inqnlrlng after the fate of his hov "
ii's feelings may be more easily conceived than desert
bodn ' 'ese'-
f"es- Inc large coach factory of Mr. James f.. De
. r"a's', al Hudson, \. T. was consumed by fire ON
Tuesday morning, Loss ST. 900, insurance 5000 An
engine house aid carpenters shop belonging to MIR
john trssey were also burnt; insured
ihe RUSSIAN Blue Factory at Cincinnati, belono mo
10 Dung Baum, was partially DESTROYED by fire on