Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1845-04-17
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the shores" The second is equally res
olule on the subject Of Capt. Squires'
coolness and self possession, which are
stated to have "been worthy Of all
praise" The third returns thanks TO
the officers of,he Express and Roc chester,
for the prompt relief 'by which we were
rescued The series, Of course, con.
cludrs with n resolution, that the pro-
rcerdings be published.
Not a word is said Of the dead and dy-
ing, left behind them and yet it is be-
lieved that unhappy beings were strug-
CLING for life within and about the wreck
long after the other boats had left. We
do not believe that any considerable nor.
''on OF the passengers took part in this
affair. The effect Of tho resolutions,
however fn"t the object, was 10 shelter
guilt aud negligence from blame and to
conceal the extent Of the catastrophe
from The public. This same purnGse 6.
concealment has been manifested in
many ways since the fatal accident. -
The impre ssion was spread abroad, that
but one, perhaps two, deaths had occ urred
wv 't'I'piS WI 'uO pSS W uufUdI
life that must have attended the wreck
has been but slowly realized. 1t will
probably never be fully known - for the
deep will, retain its secrets and the guilty
theirs.
Captain Squires had been placed in
command Of the Swallow hut n few
weeks previous. The pilot in charge o.
the vessel had been dismissed by the
owners, for endangering the lives Of the
passengers and the loss of the boat, or
one occasion at least, and Il is said, or
more than one. The boat was old ant
weak. The circumstances which attend
ed the wreck are such us to leave strong
conviction Of the most guilty negligence
on the part of those responsible for the
safety of the passe ngers.
4 II is not by mock meetings Of the
passengers, and weak-minded resolutions
for the public press, that the question o
the guilt or innocence Of those on whom
this responsibility rests should be deter
mined. Public feeling and justice de-
mand that the whole subject should be
passed upon by some more respectable,
responsible, and capable tribunal.
i From the Evening Post of Saturday,
1 The SWALLOW ACCiDENT.-The mails
Of this morning bring US nothing new in
relation TO the accident Oh North River
A grca. many people are engaged in
4 dragging the river near the boat to find
the bodies of the drowned. Thus Far,
we believe thirteen bodies have been
recovered, as follows: -.
1 Mrs. Conklin, Of Bennington, VI.
1 Mrs. E izabeth Coffin, West Troy.
Il Mrs. l. 'uisa Coffin, do.
Il Mrs. Walker, Of N. York.
Miss l. Briggs, Of Troy.
Miss Torrey, Of Pennsy sylvania.
Mrs. Parker, Of Utica.
Two Misses Wood, Of Albany.
MIR, William Davis, do.
Miss Spe Of Troy.
Mrs. Ann Samberson Of Jamaica IL. |.
Mrs. Brewster, Of Mohawk Valley.
Mrs. Gelson, of Schenectady, took
passage on board the Swallow, and has
not been heard from her friends are
p'escnt at the wreck, and anxiously
watching for ber body. She was 29
years of age and was recently married.
The clerk Of the boat says that two
hundred aud fifty persons had paid their
passage, and that he supposed there
were fifty more on board who had no,
yet paid.
The Express took OH board 40
II The Rochester "a
II Carried to Athens and Hudson 10
\ Total :. eO4