New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-04-11

r-3.s tEsr rs had strs,cS ground and were sinking
! | plt on nv cloak. and rushed OUT upon the guard
] up To ny hips IN water was astonlsaeo 9Au os-
wdered at the sight which presented ltSeii 70 ny
view Although the aIght was very carh, couia
$40 Z nuTEbsr OF bodies the nv-r. some cilislns
n the guard Of The boat which was then ast sluN-
/ ing under wafer tins moment, s nrehial l"Sii-
/ I'd from the boiler room and sav- me CRY OF Hfe-
! then gave myself up TO despair. ana reSoiFsc 20
;rn1u overheard and Try TO gain the shore poo
refsi 70 me top OF the state rooms, where one Of
,-,s most heart-rentns scenes presented ltseI 20
nv view that was ever witnessed. Inc oeDs o.
/ Hudson and Athens were sounding Inc aIarH', anG
70. could hear the shouts irou voices en- The shole
b,,- ,bi- cnIy added 20 our agony. we knew t1ef
couId be OF no service 10 Us at this awful u1cmeh'
Although ths confusioa at this time was great, !
distinctly recoi!ect seeing several men nro" 'lle
selves INTO the river. know not what became OF
Tbsrn bnt suppose they found watery grave
The Exnre>s soon after came along, and mySeh
with several others got on board and proceeded 10
New-York There were great many ladies' ana
some children IN the ladies' cabin, large nrnloel
If whom, from the circumstances OF lhe case 'i''>
have PeTlsled
From the Hudson Republican Extra of "Wednesday
Exertions have been made all day. 10 recover
the bodies OF the drowned passengers ot e
boat swallow and the result has been Inc recovery
of FIVE MoRs, all females making IN all ELEM =.
Fou- wers taken from the boat, and one from tie
river a short distance from the wreck "Ilh '. so
.xceDion of the latter, who appears 10 ne aooG IN
years. they appear 10 be- all between 40 ana on
! years of age Two have been recosnizsd by ;heir
friends on. a Mrs Co:iin OF West Troy, and Inc
other Mrs Walk. OF New York. On the person
OF one other of the ladies' was found caro- on
IN her pocket handkerchief marked with lndel
b. ink. II. Conklin" The body Is supposed 10
be that of Mrs Conklin, of Albany.
We learn that in the pockets OF the youns man
recovered Yesterday, there We're found handker-
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bank bills, and memorandum Tor the purchase OF
hardware II is presumed tina, he was NeSterA
merchant proceeding 10 New-fork TO purchase
goods
On Mrs. Walker, whose body was found to-day.
there was pocket book containing large sum OF
money Her husband recognized her by NINA
ture o. himself, attached TO gold chain, which she
wore arouad her neck. Mr.. Walker, we under
stand is merchant of Newly ork. who has been
on a collecting tour IN the western country LOT
some months past The scene before the Coroners
mry today was exceedingly affecting, especially
when Mr. Walker gave his testimony oyerihe bocya
of his lifelass wife He saws ne could have saved
her. and was urging her on towards the forward
part of the boat, when the Captain came up to hlm
and said, ''be easy, there's no danger de released
his hold of his wife's arm. and no sooner had he
done this than the water rushed IN, and she was
swept beyond his reach.
Mrs. Coffin, who was found to-day. is the mother
of Mr. George Coffin. of West Troy, who recog,
nized the body Of his wife among those recovered
Yesterday They have numerous relatives IN This
cltv Mr. Coffin, by this DISASTER has met with
double loss
The ladies' cabin has not yet been reached, nor
can it be until II ls raised out Of the water We
understand that barges will BE- placed alongside, as
soon as preparations can be- made, tor The purpose
of raising the after part of the boat Capt Squires
thinks that few # any, bodies will be found there,
and is doubtful II any more are found IN The wreck
II appeared in evidence to-day before the Coro-
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pilot when she ran upon The island. lie went 10
tea lus before the boat reached the ! ME point
above this city. and let the second pilot al the
wheel; when he returned, he said 10 the second
pilot, "yoi, are on. u Y0n course he then seized
the wheel gave il a few turns, and moment alter
the boat struck.
~; MIR. Burrill and Mr. Raymer, Mrs. Gardner
and Miss. Thayer, OF Hooslck Falls, were among
the passengers who were saved without injury from
the wreck OF the Swallow, and taken oil by the
| Rochester.
Many of the papers have stated that Mrs French,
passenger, was drowned but we are happy III
being able TO say that she is alive and well. and Is
now at her fathers hous-. She "a a daughter oil
Mr.. Elisha Foote "a Greenwich street, IN this city
All the INJURY she sustained was thorough drench-
ing in the water, in which she remained for some
time up TO her neck.
1t is said thai among the persons lost ia Mrs Par
ker, of Utica, widow OF the late Milton Parker
Her body has not been found
The number of the passengers saved lssaid 10 De
POI, viz:
The Express , took on board .,,..,,.,, q,
carried to Athens and Hudson.....-..7o
Total ............ 2oi
The Swallow was purchased last Summer by the
1. n, Tor ~
coo During the last Winter she was thoroughly
repaired and greatly improved in every respect
She was built in 1875 and was IN excellent conti-
,ion The loss will BE- heavy one to her owners,
a. she was not insured She was valued at $4,000.
An Incident Of the Late Disaster.
! To he Editor Of the Tribune:
There Will Of course be an abundance of incidents re-
aed OF the awful accident OF the steamboat Swil-
low; but one has this moaning my knowledge,
which than verhes the proverb. truth stranger
than fiction" the worthy family viii excuse
me for mentioning their names.
Mr. Harslo.n expecting lis wife IN the Ll-ated
swallow and 5i course on receipt the OF the
destruction boat proceeded Immediately Albany
In search Of her His ancpaons her taking passage
in that boat were fully realized bis arrival At Albany
lie immediately returned the wreck and thence learn
ing nothing al his wife there .;ew-York where he was
again doomed 20 di.appoInnnen,-hs ts ras not here
The scene OF dstres. his arrival home, and meeting as
he supposed his motheress children may possibly Re is-
sincl bu cs.uno described female friend WHO was
present he had given all hopes Of ever seeing
her alive, and had ja aiaed 10 LeF his Intention OF going
up boat endeavor recover her body. when
the door opened wife aud mother, alive and well.
was before them
Mrs Hartshcra state. that taken of the wreck
by small boat, and carried ashore, whence she took
sage the City the first steamboat passing togn where
she -f1atsr h6tr- yyof ffJr hprI
NEw-JERsEv.-The Township Elections for the
Northern and Middle Counties OF New-Jrrsey
viii be held on Monday next. Wings of New
Jersey, initiate the noble exaInp. Just sci you BY
your Eastern brethren IN Connecticut and all VIII
be we'll The Southern and Western Counties OF