The New York herald., 1845-08-09
SARATOGA SPRINGS, U. s. HOTEL, !
August 6, 1915.

August g. 1915
Beauty, Fashion and Money-Bachelors, IpTdo,cs.
Sentimental Young Ladies, and Gamblers-1fo-
den Cicilismion-OW Jonney-Noah's Ark
Our Fetioc IrareRers-Ine Hofeis-Fdshionobie
Season shortly erpected-Ihe Aristocracy
Saratoga word of magic, embodyIng, in itself,
coruscatlon OF beauty, wit, wealth, fashion and
novelty that men may prize and fallen angels envy
Sirens OF beauty, seeking to exchange their wealth
and smiles for faithful vows and constant hearts
bachelors falling into the scar and yellow leaf of
Cupld's favors half anxious, half afraid, to be
wounded by his arrows-Septnagenary million
aires sporting the wealth and beauty Of their house.
holds-vulgar, important, and consequential as sue
cessful trade and hard dollars can make them
Chevaiiers d'hdmst,7e, great encouragers of the
credit system, relglously persuaded that the liqud-
onot accounts Is the most absurd and needless of all
mundane neutrality-suspicious., fat, fair and for
ty, with purses heavy and charms marke,abe-a
vast and heterogeneous collection of SYMPATHETIC.
sentimental Arabela Die-away beauties, who parade
their charms on the piazza by moonlight, talking
nonsense, OF blighted hopes, friendship poetry mu
sic, love, money, &c.-artlficia and dangerous
Caypses-groups of highly fashionable, webred,
intellectual individuals clerks, butchers
bakers, tallow chambers, oil-men, tour-men, old
clo'-men, animal magnetlzers, phrenoogists, meta
shyslcians, poets authors, and all the vast collection
OF trades and professions, which the modern state OF
civilization has engendered.
As our foot first pressed the deck OF the gallant
steamer, which, cutting its way through the noble
Hudson, was fast hurrying us to our destination we
could not help rejecting on the vast changes Of less
than century. We were carried back in thought
to the years, when these shores were resonant only
with the red mans whoop, and the peaceful current
OF the river, only broken by the plash of his hight
paddle: The thought was to us big with prophecy
OF the future destiny OF the Anglo Saxon race Old
forest trees have fallen before its onward march,
cfIp ,tuI tl,..h
ing grounds OF their tathers-cltles have sprung up
in the wilderness where 1t has breathed-and it
shall cease not Its progress, nor fulfil its high mis-.
sion, until the whole world shall own its sway
In our wake lay splendid city, teeming with
rich products brought from far distant cimes-the
centre OF a vast commerce, OF struggling and am
bltous refinement; OF mighty projects and strange
schemes, some destined like airy bubbles to burst
as soon as formed; others to grow into realities at
once wonderful and brilliant Far before us Law the
magic waters'-the cool bowers--the glitterng
pavions-the substantial and elegant hotels Of mo-
dern Saratoga, where, less than century back the
solitary Indian, as he glided through the peaceful
forest, stopped to sip the refreshing spring.
But bark! tinkle, tinkle, goes the bell, that sad
of this le-notice to disburse the quid pro quo for
our transit Well, we felt happy in complying, for
all is comfortable around us. Had steamboat ex-
listed In Noah's time, that sage old gentleman would
undoubtedly have adopted it for the preservation of
the human race. A modern steamboat, however,
does somewhat resemble the ark of the great con-
servator, in the multitude OF the different species
congregated together. Here belle-there
washerwoman. On one side, an exquisite of the
first water putting his segar with all the airy light
ness OF verltable bon ton-on the other, greasy
soapboiler, fresh from the steanr of his own vat
There stands wealthy merchant, or Wall street
laughs at the devil There is an itinerant
Jew pedlar without his pack, and faro deal
ing swindler, seeking whom he may devour-
And there, too, is the red, jolly face Of Parson
IA dam a. Il
dandies, and a bevy of laughing, brght-eyed de-
moiselles, with their gallant beaux. And here they
are all at Saratoga, drinking tumblers Of Congress
water
The hotels are all well filled, and the fashionable
season will probably commence about the 10th inst
great many distinguished and celebrated men,
bers OF !he arstocracy are expected next week and
no doubt the season will wind up with great fciat
That prince of good fellows and landlords, Marvin,
of the United States,' is making extraordinary
preparations for their reception. Let then come
then, assured OF brilliant reception I will give
you ull particulars in my next The mail is closing.
and have only time to say adieu.
THE BIC HATcHEE EXPLOSION following is
list OF the names OF the passengers, board e
Big Hatchee the 2sd inst when her boiler exploded
at Herman, Missouri =
worth Missouri Mrs. Carrico and black boy, Carol
county, Mo; Mr. King, OF St. Joseph Thomas Pierce,
Not hyured.-George Carrico Miss Allen John judy
and wife Martin Chuz, Cincinnati; Capt A. g. Bennett
Cote Sans Dessein; Danl Latter, St. Louis; Winslow
Badly ScaidcdSC. Greenwell Boonville, Mo-; E.
Strange Titus, Warren county, Mo-; II. Il. Pullum
Rocheport, Mo; C. McGinns, Mason county KY; John
Barbee, Bath county, Ky John Hammond, deck pas.
senser Robert Foster, working his passage.
Dead.-Mr d. Gaines, Saline county, Mo; L. Hoyle
st. Louis Arthur Neal Cote Sans Dessein Robert
Carter, Usage county Mo-, W. d. II. Ferguson working
his passage.
Ofthe crew the following are
Dead.-Bernard Mahon, lst Engineer, of ST. Louis ;
Solomon Carver ID Engineer, Grave Creek Va; James
cook, St Louis one firem man. name unknown
Badly Scaided.-Nosh Ludlow, st. Louis; John NIag
lst COOK Herman spurman, John Rosan Patrick Cor
rgan H. w Richardson, fireman.
Slightly Scaided.--Richard Hutchison watchman Jas
Roper bar.keeper, Of Boliyer, Tenn.
Not Hjured-Captain, Clcrk Pilot, Pilots Mate Car
penter three cabin boys chambcrmaid four deck hands
and one fireman.
Ten dead-thirteen badly scaldcd-seven slightly
scaed-twenty-fve not injured.-St. Louis Reporter,
july 81.
TREMENDOUS FIRE Loss OF LIFE !-HoRRlBLE
MURDERS This morning about two o'clock, the
extensive store of Puserbaugh * Allison dis
covered on fire. says the Xena Oho) Jefferson of the Sd
inst. Their enire stock Of goods, probably to the
amount OF ten thousand dollars, were destroyed The
A. D. Bcal, harness maker and Samuel Crumbaugh, hat
store, was consumed The brick building occupied by
D. d. williamson grocer Burr BOOKSELLER and partly
as dwelling by two or three families, also de.
stroyed The loss of property be less than from
fifteen to twenty thousand dollars One of the buildings
insured The most deploable part of the calamity
the loss of two very estimable young men, James
Kenny and William Steele, clerks of Puterbaugh Ali
who slept in the store When the flames were dis
covered and the door burst open, Mr. Kenny found
lying against the front door seneless and bruised to
considerable extent. He was conveyed to dwelling
not far off, where he breathed his last without being able
to give any Information how the fire commenced. Mr..
Steele was discovered lying in bed, probably senseess,
but could not be rescued in consequence OF the flames
Ills body was afterwards discovered in the cellar where
had fallen through. The back door of the room
was standing open, from which it is pretty conclusive
that most foul murder has been committed and the
store set on fire.
One oil the villains arrested in this city yesterday
evening he was followed down the railroad by an off.
Ger from the scene of blood Gin. COMMERCIAL dug g.
WooL.-The market for this staple has main
tanned a very gratifying activity throughout the sea-
son. The quantity which has been marketed here
shows an increase any former year-and the guam
ty destined to increase steadily from year to year