Mobile register and journal., 1845-04-17
JOHN ABNEY, Secretary.
From the New York Morning News. 9th inst, DREADFUL DISASTER ON TIE HUDSON

From the New York Morning News. 9,h inst. DREADFUL DISASTER ON TIE HUDSON
 LOSS OF STEAMER SWALLOW.
 Great excitement prevailed Tn ibe city yesterday, in consequence ot the account brought down the Nor'h river in ;he morning by the steamers Roches- ter and Express, that the steamer Swallow had sliuck on rock near Athens and sunk, probably causing the drowning Of several persons. At the lime of going to press hs morning we have not any particular accounts from the of this dreadful accldent, but he mornings boats will probab, bring accurate information.
 The Swallow left Albany at the usual lime, with, it is supposed, about three hundred and fifty souls on board The night was pitch dark, and the pilot be- coming bewildered, sIeered the boat 90 that she ran at the top of her speed full sIeye of rocks near Athens.
 The following letter, addressed to the editor of the Tribune, published in Ihe evening paper yester- terday, gives an appalling description flhe scene:
 STEAMER ROCHESTER, Tuesday, 3 AM
 My Dear Friend-You may value few lines from an eye witness, descriptive of the terrible acridsn, which beiell the Swallow last evening. Al about 8 ocleck when going at rapid rate, the boat struck on small rock Islaud abreast the town of Athens, and the city of Hudson. l was sittng in the upper saloon in conversation At the first shock the passengers rushed below, but fears were calme for d moment bv tho Uutcry that had only come in contact with raft But cur ears were si eed,ly as- aied by the appalling sounds of the rendng of tim bers. and the evident destruction of the boat while the stern settled with frRhtful rapidity, those who had turned in' in the after cabin, had barely time to leap from their berihs before the was upon them,
 You imagine the horrors of the scene at this moment, when than three hundred souls were thus exposed in the mdst of failing snow and almost utter darkness. As the water reached the boiling fires, sheet Of mingled steam, smoke and flame poured into the boat, illuminating the ghastv coun. ienancss with sudden glare of vivid ligh, and completing the consternat0n. The conviction that the curse of fire was to be added to other Imm- nent perils, curbed the resolution of the stouiest hearts But the rapid sinking of the boat extinRush- | ed the fires, and all was darkness again. In less than five minutes, by the blessing of God, the stern rested on the bottom, the being above the windows Of the aft saloon St ,te rouns Several females were drawn out of state rooms by flashing in the windows; Two almost exhausted-on one very aged, and now lying on board this boat in a prec; rious situaiion-were taken from the ladies' cabin by cutting through ihe floor They had sustained themselves on setees. with only d few inches of breathing room for the faces. The bow had been forced high and dry upon the rock and the boat spt open amdships. was left rising almost perpendcu- ariy upward. covered with anxious be ngs clingina to the bulwarks. The rema finder of tbe passensers were sadly grouped on the forward upper deck, many bewaling the absence of dear companions, and ated by the dreadful apprehe nsions for their l fate.
 By this time the alarm had been thoroughly com municated 10 the shore either side. The bells of the churches began ring, and the river was soon | that put of 10 our assistance; while the Rochester, which had found it difficult to get to us, and the Ex- 1 press, which had now come up, gradually ap- preaching alongside. The sound of the bells pealng on the air, the shouts of those in the boats the light of the waving torches and the waiting grief of many on the wreck constituted the features of this most impressive scene.
 In the course of an hour all taken of who re- I maised, in the Rochester, the past seeming like terrible dream. l am approaching Ihe city. IL can naI. h.t t,.s | immediately overboard, in that phrenzy of mind winch precluded the power of sef-presertation in the water. The doors O ihe most of the stae-r rooms were SO sprung at once, as to be immoyeable, and l examination will probably discover the dead within | some of them l Can scarcely hope otherwise. The boat IS a complete wreck. It was mournul sight as we cast of from her side. The Captain be- haved nobly-calming fears and making his voice heard every where in advice. with the thorough | judgment and self-possession. The baggage is al- | most all deep under waer and will be recovered m | damaged state.
 Our hearty thanks are due to the officers of the Rochester and Express for their prompt assistance and unring assidnity to save every thing that hand could be laid on.
 Friends in the Rochester tell me that the yell of gong, as they describe it, which to their ears from the sinking boat, was of a character never to
 Hrsarf. HARn,soros. N. B.-Morniug-ihe apprehensions of loss oflife
 
 Several females 10 be washed of by the water as it rose above the guards, and all it is thought could have escaped from the cabin.- Several on board our boat have nothing but their night dresses.
 From the early hour at which this accident occur- red, we are led to think that probably but few of the passengers had retired to their rooms, and nearly all who mp and dressed were probably able to escape from the rush of water. It s iBpos- sibe, however, to form estimate of the number of persons who were lost.
 Later from ihe Sw HoD
 Fipe o'clock A. M.-By the Ste amer Knickerhock CT, which left Albany yesterday afternoon, we have an extra from the Albany Knekrboeks, from which take the followng
 Capt. Squres mustered all hands for the stern of the boat, and comm. need cutting away a passage through the state room deck below-by this means several passengers were rescued by being pulled up
 A. Mrs S.arbuck and her daughter rescued in the last agones of death The daughter was with a child's strength and affections clngng to her al- most dying mother and bearing her up. Both were rescued.
 There are great many lives lost. there is no doubt, but it was impossible 10 learn how many last night. It is known that Mrs French and an old lady named Mrs. Lambert were drowned.
 How many it is impossible to say The por- ton of the passengers who were on the forward part of the boat were saved. of course, as they could make their escape the shore; but many of the pas sengers in the stern must have been drowned
 The chambermad from whom received the fol- lowing particulars, was in the forward cabin at sup- per when the boat struck. She started immediately and had just reached the ladies' cabin when she part ed. One minute later she says and she would have gone 10 the bottom. About the time fire was dis- covered raging in the vicinity of the boilers. which threatened the passengers who had been saved from drowning with more horrid dea,h-but fortunately by the sinking of the boat into the water, the fire made but little headway, and was soon got under.
 GLAss.-It is difficult to foresee to what perfec- ton the manufacture of glass may be brought, and to