Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1845-04-17

sage down the Hudson River, in a thick
snow sirrm, on Monday evening 7,h inst
between 8 aud 9 O'clock, and sad to ro-
lsre, a number Of lives lost before any
assistance reached her. The mclan.
chdly particulars are embraced in the
f"ll.I~ing correspondence Of the Albany
Evening Journal, and extracts from other
papers -
lluDsos, Thursday p. VI. April 0.
One ofthe mos' melancholy aud he art
fending accidents that has ever happen
I'd on rNr River took place last evening
IN 'he Athens channel, npariy opposite
this city. The Steam Boat swallow,
Capt. Squires one Of The New York and
Troy 6 O'Clock line, which runs ihroug h
without landing, while on her passage
down Inst night ran upon a small island,
which IS situated a short distance from
the main shore, between the upper aud
lower villages.
We have visited the scene Of destruc-
ton To day and a melancholy sight il is
truly The fnrward part Of The boat is
h'"ken "n 10y the forward gangway and
her bows are thrown up nearly thirty
feet. md rest high and dry on the island,
somr twenty feet from the water.
The crash mus, have been treme do,is,
az every part Of the boat is broken TO
pieces and will be total wreck.
The loss Of life is awful, and as yet no
correct estimate can be formed as to how
many have. prrished. We are informed
BY the Capt ain ,ha, there were 800 pas
senscrs on board. The scene that took
place on her striking is Undesirable.
The gentlemen who had ladies in charge
rushed To the ladies' Saloon and The la
dies who were in II rushed 10 tho door 10
escape Confusion and CONSERVATION
were $" great that large number threw
themselves into the river, and many must
have been drowned. The accident, took
place about 8 o'clock in the evening
\ large number Of boats from Athens
aud from THIS city went lmme diatcly TO
the rcici nG The sufferers and n number
of persons were picked up. The Steam
boats Rochester and Express were Just
behind the Swallow when the accident
occurred, aud they came alongside and
rendered all The assistance they could =,
and took most of The passengers on board
The stern Of the boat sunk nlmost i'm.
medalry, and mus, have carried a large
number down with it, At high tide the
water is CLEAR up TO the upper deck over
a.. State Rooms this afternoon at low
water they succeeded in getting out six
b"d'es.
MAssIoS iloUsE, ALBANY, Aprila, i5.
Dear Sir--There being many contra
dictory statements in circulation IN re-
gard 10 the loss Of the steamer Swallow,
take the frs, opportunity OF furnishing
you with n relation Of the facts which
occurred under my own observation. -
A. the time the boat stuck ] was sitting
near the Captains office, on the main
deck. GreH, confusion Of course at once
rurued -passengrrs rushing one way
aud another, TO inquire the cause, ladies'
screaming, Sc, when Capt. Squires
cam" ah, near 10 where most Of the pas
srnce-s wcrc congregatrd, and said,
"Ladi,s md Grniiemen be qnid all is
safe" THIS word vas imme edlatcly pass
cd about the boat, and our fears had be-
come somewhat allayed, when the Cap
tain again appeared in the crowd, hold
ing a signal lamp over his head, aud call
I'D upon all to go forward. A general
rush was then made forward, in which ]
was forced along but when ] had got
10 within reach ofthe door which opened
out on to tho forward deck, (about 100,
perhaps, having passed tbrough) cry
came from forward Of '"Go back, 60
back" We were then forced back
again towards the centre OF the boat, and
us we passed the stairway leading up
from the lower cabin, saw the water
running rapidly an, floating the furniture
past The stairway, the cabin at tha, point
being nearly full. then discovered
that the ladies' saloon at was filling,
aud The stern sinking. AT this moment
cry Of "fre" went through the vessel,
aud the smoke, sparks and coal dust
,ushrd up from the ireplaces. The
" ater by this time had reached to where
! stood, aud was fast rising around my
feet. Up To this time we had no knowl-
edge Of the nature or cause OF the calami-
~, nor had any information been given
~ my hearing that We we're aground, or
lha, We we're near to any land but on
The contrary. The word was several times
PASSED around that we had run on TO a
raft Beng thus hemmsd in-driven
back by the crowd from before, prevented
from going ait by the water and fire, and
there bring no stairway or other passage
q, the upppr deck Within this space--I
aud those round me cndeayored to com
pose ourselves for death, which we bo-
heved iue,i'ably and speedily approach
ing. when the crowd in which ] s'pod
moved again forward, and we passed oui
rn 10 The lorward deck, and ] WIS car
..-d aIong op n steep nccIiy''y, which J
,.pposed, ~ being very DARK, was n
gang plaDk' IeadiDg np op ~ The vessel,