The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1845-04-17

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The straner Swallow Iefi Albany II Q o'eIock
On Monday e.rnIns. wiih two o. three oshrr boats.
% come direcsly though 10 New Yogk. She had
on hosrd > larse number q passengers. probably
threr hundrcd ssl Gay n al. whengoing al
rapid ME. he boai stuck an ! small rock hland
shrrsst the town q Atlrns snd ths cry o. Hud-
son. The boa ran high upan he rork. The
ksel bsOle. and the sie.n ben, upwards. but sill
vert down % much thsi in thrre minutes lhetwo
rsiins wee fun q w-icr. The sccne among the
passengers my be m sincd, bui was pas, des-
cribing. Il Was a'rlok IN the evening, and We
n DIRK, The wind blowing ffrsh and snow falling.
Fortunately ihs HoeLfsfr. Capt. cntienden. Was
bui . few eOsts lengths hehiRd but BY the time
she succcedei il rounding to and reaching the
Swallow, the waierwas up to the top oftlc Ladies
cabin. 50 ##Asea ae #@aaa=@a aa. $~@
Tie rassensers vere taken OF BY Cap. cmi-
lenden lat % short vas ihe interval from the time
the Swallow sinek til she wcntdawn. that many
lsisc,. aud the loss Of lives was greatly inercas-
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81 BY the confusion which prevailed.
A pazscngrr. relating the particulars Ofthis dis
ssser. sys In IcsS than Eve minutes by the bless
ing Of God. tie stern rcicdon the loalon, the water
being ah0,e Le windows Of the al SalOon statc-
rooms Several Gmalcs TeEc draw out Of The state
ROOMS ly dashins in the windowE two almost rS-
haustcd--onc very aged, and now lying on boa. .
this boat in prccsious -ituatiOt--~rrc taken
from the Ladies Cabin by cutting through. They
hid Sustained themselves on fe,,ecs. with only a
few inches Of breathing y9om for their faces. The
hOx had hccn forced bigh and dry upon The rock,
andt,e boat sFIii opcnamiShiPs, was Iel rising al
most pcrTcndicularly upward, covered with anx-
ious tcinss cIinging to the bulwarks. The remain
der Of the passengers xsrc sadly groupedOn the for
ward upper decsTmaIg ,s~sEius r,Is sues "1s -f
dear companions, and actdatei by the most dread
fol spprehcnsions for their fate. BY this time the
alarm had hcen thoroughly Communicated to the
shore on either side. n. bells Of the churches
began 10 mig, and the river was soon cover
cd with torches, waving in the feet Of boats that
put of to anr assistance; while tic sicsmhOat Ro-
chester, whirh had found il difficult 10 get to US,
/. alEI the STEAMBOAT Express, which had now come
up. wcrr gradually approaching along side. The
sound Of the bells pcalins on the air, the shouts Of
those in The boats, the light Of the waving torches
and the wailmg grief Of many OH the wreck, con-
stitu,cl features Of a most impressive scene. In
the course Of an hour ali were tskcn Off II can
scarrcl, he but that several are lost. Many lear-
Cd Immediately overheard in that frenzy Of mind
which prccluded the power Of self preservation in
/ The Maier.rs ssss sasa~s @,.ss.ae..+... a 4s..
j The last accornts state that eleven bo,lics had
=, tccn recovered, oil Of whom except ono were fe'
males. &c.. ta>s 4 - s..... +-
II H. supposed that there were on board the
Swallow nearly three hundred persons. Nnsty'
four were rescued BY the Rochester, about forty
by tire Express. and number fothers (how ma
nv We could not lcarn wen, up 10 Albany on Tho
/ Utica and Robert l.. SicI hens. =. g.. aa. ma.
. The boat is total wreck, and il is doubtful
whether her engines viii bc saved. She lies OF
higa rock close to the Antlicns side oithc chan
mel. and between which AID the western shore M
boat has ever gone. The pilot Mr.. Burnett, j
accounted ono Of the best on the river, although
fatality seems to have attended his connection witt
the swallow, having as we learn run her on shcr'
Oh one or two previous occasions.
, 1t is Of course at present impossible to deter
mine the number Of persons lost, butIt is The &c
, neral opinion thst Il ,cN noi fall short q hi y
!, and nny he as hgi as .Gfiy. =. a@s,t..
Among the inciacn's, it is related, that gen
: tlcnnh was hurying up from the lower cabin
: with difficulty escaping the pursuit Of the waters
l and when he reached the saloon he saw hns
b,nd hasten from The state room beside him close
!, " lugging a yalisc, while his wife, with an IN
0 FAINT in her arms and another little child by he
0 side. shrickcd to him as he rushed away, ncyc
: turning his head to view their fate Husband
e husband. in God name drop your valisc and saw
y your wit, and chillrenr But he disappeared IN
/, hcesiing! He probably preferred the miserahl
= ,,ola m his yaItsc to his wife and children!
i, r.ntleman, although he had apparently lost ever
C thing, except the clothing on his back, did nc
make any effort for himself until he had secure
tho safety, Of that family. We rejoice to he abl
to offset 50 fienAis an exhibition Of sellishncs
l. with the energy Of disintescsted generosity + !.
9 issuas ~ .-.>>>>.sS>--A>->-~rss. ~
NC TERRInLE FIooD ON NIAGARA RIVER
'e "A letter 10 the Rochester Democrat
II dated Buffalo, April the Sd, says:-" A
= extraordinary excitement has prevailed
s, Quccnsloa and Lewiston fot the last thre
days, TAG icehas disappeared from her