Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1845-04-17
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TERRIBLE ACCIDENT.
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Iiees LOST.
The steamer Swallow .ii Albany at 8 o'clock on the
evening OF he Pad ln., with Two other hoais TO coine
directly through to Nes fsrk. She lad on board q
large aber passengers probably three hundred and
f.;y IN ALL. " hen passing thFUogh the narrow channel
al Athens she upon large rock, called "ibe BIZ.
The buw on high that was impossible 10 sIsdd
upon The deck. The kee bike. and The scrn ben, up
wards ard siili down much that IN three min
s;es The cabins foil Of wafer. The scene a
unmg passengers may be imagined. II wsso o'clock
IA the evening, aud very few 81 ihcm were 10 Their
berhs. The upper part OF The bos soon took fire, which
Increased The alarm.
The evening very dark and The wind blowing
fresh The that be beat struck. Fortunately, it.
X chester, Casl. Ciiitenden, was but few boats
length behigd, bot By the lime she succeeded IN roundN
ing aud reaching The Swallow, the water was uP to
the top VI The adts' cabin.
lhe passengers were taken IN by Capt Crtienden.
bsi So shrt the Interval from The time the Swallow
sruck m size went do@n, that II Impossible 10 say how
many lives were l,st.
lie following lester corains foil particulars Of this
fczru, accident:
STEAMER ROCHESTER, Tuesday. 3 A NJ
M dear frlsid-A may value lew lines from
us sn eye. snness, descriptive u The terrible accident
which belel The Swallow last evening. Al about u
clock. when going al rapd rale the boat struck on
small rock island abreast the Town OF Athens aud The
ely Vi Hudson. was sitlln. IN Tho eppc saloon 10
pers rushed below bet their esfs eamed for
sneni by tie oucry iha had only come IN contact
wnh raft But our were speedily assaulted by The
appalling sounds Of tie reading oi iimber and The evI
drnt desiruciion OF the boat while The stern settled
with lsiehiiul rapdiiy. Those Who had turned H..
10 the alter CABIN had barely lime To leap IRON their
berths. before the water was upon Them. You eau
Imagine the hoTrJrs ot the scene al This moment,
when mure iiisn thee hundred souls thus ex>
pssed 10 The midst Of falling and almost utter
a. hrfG
,i ming led steam, smoke sad fame poured INTO the
bost. Illuminating the ghasly counlenances with a
sadden glare Of vivid light, aud completing the couser
walton. The conviction that The of FIRE
to be added 10 other imminent pcrlls. curhed
the resolution Of tn, sIoultsl hearts, But The rapid
sinking oi the baal exiting ulshed the fires, and all
darkness again.
In less lhaa five minutes by the blessing God The
sirrn rested on the bottom, tie water helpg above the
windows OF the aft sa,an STATE foum Several ie.
males drawn oui VI by dashiug the
windows; Two aims, eshauslrd--one very aged AMI
lying board of ths bpai precsfIous situation
taken from the Ladies' Cabn by cutting through
the f,uf. They had sustained themselves on sellses
wMh only few inches o breathing 70. their faces
The bow had been lurced hugh and dry upon the rock
and the boat, spin open amshiw. lcit rising al
mosi pernendiculay upward covered vim anNuus be
,ngs clugiug 10 the tnNarks. The remainder Of the
passengers were sadly grouped on the forward upper
deck, asny bessng The absence pi dear companions.
fate.
By his Tine the alarm had been thoroughly commu
ncated 10 the shore either side. The bells oi the
churches began 10 ng, and the Tver covered
with urches. waving IN The fleet ul boats that put of Ia
our assistance while the steamboat Rochester, which
had fJund difficult logr us. aud the steamboat FIX
press, which had now up, were gradually ap-
lroaehng along side. The sound OF tho bells p,anu
ihe sir. the shouts Of those IN the boats the llQhl OF
the waving torches. aud tho salling gtiei Of many
scene --'''~
j. the course ofsn honr al were taken on " ho re
manned, IN The Rochester Tie past seeming like tetTi
Ole cream AN approaching the city. II can scarcely
be but that several are st Many eaped inmfdla ely
overheard IN tia, fenzy oi MUD winch proeluded The
fowcf OF self preservation la The water
HE doors OF most Of The slate noms were so sprung
al "hee as 10 be inmsable. and examination will prob
sa'y discover The dead within sine OF Them | can
scarcely hope otherWlsr.
The boat is complete wreck 1t was a mouYuI,l
sgh as We cast % Iran Ter side. The Captain no.
hs'ed molly caimlng ieats and making his voice hesrd
every where N advice, with the mast thorough udu
mcni and sill possession. TIE baggage s almost all
decp under @ster AID VIII be recovered only 10 a dam.
ns.d state 81
Express for ,heif prompt assistance aud IN
ifag assidaiiy 10 save every thing hands could 10 ad
Friends in the Rochester tell me that The veil of Ar.
"y as they describe II. whrh came 10 their ears irDm
lie sinking boat. Of character never 10 be lu,
gotten. Yours. truly.
HENRY +. HARRINGTON.
s.B-.Norniig The npprelensluns Of llse ol Inf.
which have expressed above. are fully realised -
Several females m,re bu washed Oh by The wa
Ter as oso above the guards and all, II thought
could not have escaped from tie CABIN. Several al
'huse board Of bua have noihna bu, Their nioi
dresses