Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1845-04-18

longside, as soon as preparations can he MAJ.
for the purpose Of raising the after part Of w.
boat. Capt. Squires thinks that few # aug "'o
bodies will be found there, and is doubtful Y
any more are found in the wreck.
II appeared ia evidence to-day beforo IL.
coroner's jury, that the boat was in chsrss y" y,
the first pilot when she ran upon the isIsnJ a
He went to tea just before the boat reacS.i
the mile point above this city, and leG ,Su
second pilot at the wheel when he retu,roS
he said to the second pilot, you are ouf NJ v"..
course ? he then seized the wheel. uays y;,~
few turns, and moment after the boat stru.ts
Correspondence Of the Express.
Athens, Thursday, April 10Th
III O'Clock, A. M.
The disaster-Fwiher particulars. o,u.
up from your city last evening in pursuit Of
relative supposed to have been on board ,hs
Swallow, and as yet without success. Sbs;.
undoubtedly lost
Presuming you and your readers would lie
all the information possible in regard TO The nm.
fortunate on board, ! give you the FOLLOWING
Yesterday, five more bodies, besides those von
have before published, were recovered M.
Walker, OF your city, Mrs Conklin of Benpnr'
ton, VT, Mrs. Coffin, and two moi recognizes
The John Mason took the dead this mornn"
10 Troy. ! went on board the wreck Ill.,
morning, and while there, the body of Mis-
Mary Ann TORY, teacher in female school
] at Mount Joy, Pa, was recovered. Her
/ friends were here to receive her. She wa.
raked up some distance from the Swallow. tow.
ards Hudson. A number besides myself Ar.
here looking for friends. Mrs Parker, of Ulea
is one of the lost ; her brother and friends are
here. The hands, and others on board al The
time OF the accident, inform me that msnv
more must be lost. Captain Squires is here.
and doing all in his power to recover the bod.
les. He employs all the boats he can find, 10
search the wreck and river. Some dozen boats
are now thus employed. Capt. S. informs me
that at the time of the accident the current was
running very swift, and many may be washed
down the liver. The tide is quite high TO-DAY
which is unfavorable 10 recovering the bodies
| Yesterday the tide was low, which enabled
them to search the cabin. 1t is probable that
no more will be found on board the boat until
she is raised, which they are preparing to do.
Capt. S. thinks il will be week before il can
be accomplished. He also says that her en-
gines are not damaged
% O'Clock, p. M. The body of Mrs Parker
of Utica, is Just recovered. II was hooked up
a few rods from the boat The coroner is now
holding an inquest upon the body. This makes
IS recovered. Mrs Il. B. Stman, of your
city, is missing. Her friends are here. Judge
Nicholas, of this place, and Mr. Curtis, mayor
OF Hudson, arc rendering all assistance in their
power. Yours, A. H. G.
\ They had found another body and got it
nearly up when the hold broke, and they lost
it. They are preparing more efficient appara-
tus for dragging the river. Capt Squires thinks
that there will moi be any more found in the
boat. The waiting maid says she was the last
that left the Ladies' Saloon, and the water be-
ing up 10 her waist, she would have been
drowned but for the assistance of the steward.
Since preparing the above, we have read a
letter in the evening Journal froml Mr. A. ].
Baily, one of the passengers. The following
is an extract:
sAt the time the boat struck, was sitting
near the captains office, on the main deck
Great confusion at once ensued-passengers
rushing one way and another, to inquire che
cause, ladies screaming, &C., when Capt s.
, came aft, near TO where most Of the passenger:
were congregaied, and said, Ladies' and gen
tlemen be quiet, all is safe This word was
Immediately passed about the boat, and ouI
,, fears had become somewhat allayed, when the
captain again appeared in the crowd, holding q
signal lamp over his hand, and called upon al
TO go forward.
. A general rush was then made forward, ID
which | was forced along but when had
got within reach Of the door which opened ou
on TO the forward deck, (about 100, perhaps
having passed through cry come from for
ward of Go back-go back" We were theE
forced back again towards the centre Of th'
!, boat and as we passed the stairway leading "
from the lower cabin, saw the water running
rapidly aft, floating the furniture past the stair
way, the cabin at that point being nearly full
| then discovered that the ladies' saloon aft wa
! filling, and the stern sinking. At this momen
. a cry Of fire went through the vessel, and III
smoke, sparks and coal dust rushed up from tn
fire places. Fl
The water by this time bad reached to wher
| stood, and was fast rising round my feet. VI
TO this time we had no knowledge oil the natur
or cause of the calamity, nor had any intima
ton been given in my hearing, that we weI
aground, or that we were near to any land
but on the contrary the word was several time
: passed round that we had run on raii. Bein
! thus hemmed in-driven back by the crow
: from before, prevented from going ait by tn
, water and fire, and there being no stairway Q
other passage to the upper deck within thl
, space-l and those around me endeavored
compose ourselves for death, which we believe
f inevitably and speedily approaching, when n
{ crowd in which stood moved again FORWARD
{ and we passed out on the forward deck, an
was carried along up steep activity, who
| supposed (it being very dark) was gan
plank leading up on to the vessel, or whateyt
! else we had run into, until came TO get ho
of the network or cordage which surrounde
, the bow it then occurred to me that the bot
: was broken in two. then saw those iorwaI
! of me, near the bowsprt, throwing themselv'
r over this buIwark, and upon following the
. example found myself upon the ground. Tn
> was the first intimation received that we we
aground. On examination by day light, III
= island upon which we struck proved to be
. rock, covered partly with grass, about so by