The New York herald., 1845-04-14

Dut tnere tney caugnt nre ana the most oi nem were
Among the public buildings destroyed are the Pitts
nurg Bank, the Monongahela House, the Merchants
our Pitsburg insurance offices. lts r..gt II, + ia
The Chronicle and Age offices were removed. The
and Protestant Unionist Offices are both destroyed
But impossible tor to attempt to give the partcu
lars Of this dreadful calsmy Pttsburg has received
ashes. .
Al this time, O'clock the fire is not extending
but u 10 yet raging with awfe sublmity in the burnt
district Hundreds and hundreds Of families houseess
and homeless and their goods M the streets To add to
the Distress the Gas Works were destroyed and our city
Will De involved IN darkness soon as the lurd flames
die away.
Millions Of dollars will repair the loss experienced
For extent OF and widespread desolaton, fire in this
country equalled it. Tomorrow we shall be able to
give more particulars.
WRKck OF THE SWALLOW The Albany papers
Of Saturday contain further particulars of the
dreadful disaster to the Swallow
There seems to be blame attached to all con.
cerned with this ilLtated boat. She has now been
ander water five days, and no effort made to raise,
although IT s supposed that several bodies are yet
in her cabin. ~
The more we hear Of this shocking affair, the
more culpable. appears the conduct Of William
lFrom Albany Journal, April la]
lin company with large number Of our citizens, we
the purpose Of examining the wreck and satisfying our
selves the position Of the i'll iat.d Swallow We
and some 40 feet long by 80 broad On the inner west
side there thin sheet Of water eshsHs four rods
outer eastern side Of the rock the Deep the
channel running within rod or two Locking 10 the
south the rock is just in the line Of the Athens docks
distant about fifteen rods. To the north however the
channel ncnes somewhat the westward OF this range
stem being 80 feet above the waters level The whole Of
the alter part Of the boat say 80 to oO ee under
ter This includes the ades cabin the main deck and
few of the staterooms on the upper deck The gentle
mems cabins below are, of course full Of water. The
Swallow lies with her head pointing in shore, making an
gress II the rock had not been there the Swallow from
the course she was taking must have up high and
dry the Athens shore II has been said that the swa
low not in tile usual channel This is an error The
Athens, or west channel 10 much the most Direct the
widest and the deepest and s always preferred by steam
ted that the second pilot at the wheel when the boat
struck. This is equally mistake. We had it yesterday
from Mr. Burnes lips that he took the wheel about
six miles above Hudson and at his post when the
aser occurred He can give other account expla.
nation o. ~ than the was 50 dark as 70 deceive him
could see lights shore. wide difference Of opn
exists as to the rate at which the swallow was going
pilots aswe were informed at Athens yesterday, all
swors before the Coroners jury that the boat
going much over six miles an hour when she struck
No look at the wreck with the bow forced nearly
forty or fifty feet up on to the rock, without instant
been very much greater than this ony maKes out
After all, however the heaviest charge remains to be
brought against the propreto Of the boat Five nights
and as many doys have passed since the accident
red and the Swallow stii remains with the Ladies,
Saloon and main cabins entirely under water God only
grave within these limits. The lapse Of every
hour will render 1t more and more difficult to identity
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the boat has been seen near the fatal spot Even the
captains and hands Of the Swallow with the exception
OF Burnett the pilot and two others have abandoned her.
and gone OF to New York to 6 up another boat which
to take her place Many persons still at Hudson and
Athens cndeavorDg to ascertain the fate Of missing rela
,ives friends No traces have been discovered Gen
Mahers little boy letter. received in this city yestsr
from sdy Nh no was drawn from the tiSs,
just after being washed of the boat she was clssped
round the neck by little girl, and that they sank to-
happening to strike sgainst settse clung 1t until
cued The river feared has not yet given up all its
victims. large number Of boats, however, are con-
stan,ly employed in dragging the bottom for mile
more below the fatal rock.
[From the Albany Advertiser, April l2l tta
the swallow q we're taken on board the kochsssr We
told that l60 OF the Swallows tickets were taken
by the Roehesters officers; Of the Swallows passen
had mslad their tickets and supposed that the
Rochester could not have had than les Of those saved
on board This supposing the number taken on board
ed at Athens and Hudson TO- mskes aggregate Of ais
saved To this number add the Is whose bodies been
to have been ON board the was about 500 snoud
this calculation prove correct may be that hut few be-
dies remain to be recovered The loss OF lie already as
certaned sufficient to render the calamity deeply heart
rendinR. 0#
The Troy Wing oflast evening contains notices for the
low. Mrs. George Ccfin, Miss Lucy Briggs and Miss
Elizabeth Spencer, all OF whom were buried yesterday
o Troy which throw va eoo over tnst beautiful
city, the pecanary loss is heavy. The Swallow was
principally owned in Troy she was purchased last a II
tor 500 900 (and $ 0O0 has been stately and SO
900 10 repairs and improvements expended during the
winter. She built by Anthony ". Hoffman, OF this
city, and commenced running in 1896.
The NORMAL SCHOOL AT ALBANIA good deal
of disapprobation is expressed by the enlightened
friends OF education. with reference to the unex.
pected curtailment Of the appropriation for the
Normal School at Albany, by which the utility Of
that institution will be greatly impaired, and its
success retarded 1t not rarely happens, however,
that objects Of State endowment, which cannot In.
terest mere partizan influences. thus suffer- whilst
hundreds Of thousands OF dollars squandered in
the most corrupt and profigate manner. Often.
too, party politicians take occasion in such cases.
to make great display Of their very sincere desire
to economize in the public expenditures.
We, hope, however, that the friene's oi the Nor
NAL School, will persevere in their Efforts 10 sus-
tain and extend the agency Of this invaluable In
stitution. The people Of this State cheeruly coll
tribute heavy tax for the purpose Of supporting
the public schools and the benefits Of that expend
ture would be intellectually increased, were the
science Of teaching properly cultivated. Good
teachers can be made only by the fundamentally
of Normal Schools; and we trust, therefore, tha,
the experiment commenced at Albany, will not be
permitted to fail
FUNERAL SERMON ON THE LATE DR.. MILNoR.-A
discourse was delivered in st. Georges Church,
yesterday forenoon, by DR.. Stone, on the death Of
the late Rev Dr. Minor The church was so
very full that fully one-third Of the congregation
L,l tta phoIo v,c nd