New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-04-11
~, f,on ,be wreck of the swallow.
Correspondence Of The Tribune.
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four of the1l were found IN the Cab1n near 'Hs
stairs which lead 10 he state roomSf from me ao's7
Saloon. and one was found E few rods from me
boat in III. bottom OF the river One of the ladies
found is Mrs Walker. wife OF Mr.. Walker, HieE-
chan, CT Peari-s;reet, \. Y one Is Mrs Conn
Quaker lady of Troy, mother-ln-ia~ TO Tue iF7
Coffin found Yesterday, and sister 10 capt f.euoeh
Moore. of Hudson. The CoroneI's inquest Is no"
engaged in the nquisitIon. and as soon as mar Is
over the bodies viii be surrendered 10 the relatives
Mr.. Coffin of Troy lost MS mother and his vile
The other thee voung ladies' who have been found
have not vet been recognized, nor have the others
fo6nt yesterday.
4 cloak has Just been brought upfrom the bottom
Of the river, few rods from the boat; It was pIo-
baby around corpse and was pulled OF by tie
grappler. They had found ano'he! body and got II
nearly up when iheir hold broke and they lost 1t
They are preparing more efficient apparatus Tor
dragging The river. Capt Squ,es thinks that there
will not be anv more found in the boat. The walt
ing maid SAYS she was the last that left the LADIES'
Saloon. and the water being up 10 her waist she
would have been drowned but Tor the assistance oil
the steward She says that when the alarm was
given they all rushed out. she being the last.
see that the Express blames Capt. Squres but
he deserves praise rather than censure he IS IN no
way responsible for what has happened, and when
the momcn, of danger came be was cool anG Judi
cious "a If no danger was impending upon himself
He went and gotta lantern and pointed out the way
If escape to the affnghted passengers. The Phot
hiynseifhsd the wheel during the last tour miles,
and she was going NJ the rate c only eight miles an
bour-he had slo,red the boat and slot-of, and ne
feared TO stop entirely lest the wind might 5ov her
ashore The sudden gust of wind and thick snow
rendered il impossible 10 see at the moment. though
he could see few minutes betore-lhIs Is MS
story. and IL is corroborated by others; YET the po
si,ion Of the boat shows that she must have turned
at least 80 degrees out of her course, and this cir
cunstance creates wrong feeling against him.
The boat is a perfect wreck-it cannot be raised
but by piece-meal They are taking out her ma
chinery and stripping her Of whatever is valuable.
No idea can be formed OF the number drowned,
nor is it likely that it will ever be known. Twelve
we know of with certainty, as eleven corpses
have been recovered and another ascertalned 10 be
in the river, but not quite brought up. Severalper-
sons here testify 10 having seen numhersnk along
side Of the boat Respectfully,
P S-A boy from Binghamton has just recos-
nzed his mother heard some one say II Is Ms
Conklin.
From the Albany Evening Jaurral Of Wednesday
The Disaster on the River-Farther Par
ticuInrs.
We have been favored with copy OF the follow
ing letter OF Gen. Mather. OF the Assembly, 10 MI
Niven, containing the painful intelligence OF the
probable, and almost certain death OF his beautiful
and interesting tile boy, who has been with hIm
here for several weeks:
New YORK, April 5, 1915.
DEAg SIa-Beiore this reaches you, the awful calamity
n the wreck OF the swallow will have caused gloom and
sadness 10 thousands Through the cverwaichi care OF
Almighty Cod was enabled 10 rescue my beloved wi'e
from the threatened awful death by fire wafer or both
ie being in the ice-lk water up TO our neeS 1F aooe
hal hour reached the hurricane deck ana event.
aly another boat What has been the tate OF our only
>nr We know not. just the moment the boat parted
and went down, suachel him from his berth in our state
room and committed him 10 friend wyckon. At his
(W request having myself To look for the safety o MIS-
NJ From that moment this, have been able 20 e 1rn
nothing either Of them Myory hope IL that they were
by some means the shore near the wreck That
hope Is however, sufficient 10 AFFORD Us Relief IN our
solcitude.
could give YOU no adequate idel scene ii should
A''s'P' II AY Yours Ml truly rlify'O' F. MArHER
Hon. T. NJ NTvES, Albany.
From Mr. Wyckoii, of the Assembly, who was
almost miraculously saved IRON DEATH learn
Mr. NJ. and lady in the upper saloon, ait, when The
accident occurred. and soon as he had ascertain
ed what had happened, he advised Gen. NJ 10 take
his little boy out OF his berth, and commit MN To
his care, which was done. The whole party then
went out upon the after promenade deck, and soon
after when the fire broke out II was suggested that
they should go down upon the main deck. MI
W'srecoccuon Is distinct, that al THIS moment, al
the request OF Gen. Mather, has boy was returned
10 him, and almost Immediately Mr.. w was sepa-
ne
boat sinking he was swept of INTO the rver lie
was here seized by two or three persons, VINO were
already struggling IN the wafer, and before he could
clear himself he had duted so lar from the boat
that he was unable 10 regain the wreck. lie was
forced to swim for his life, and seon encountered
scttee 10 which lady was cling!ng- As ihls was
only sufficient 20 sustain one person, ne relnqulsh-
ed Il 10 the lady, and believes she was soon alter
rescued by one OF the boats. Chilled almost Ia
death by the lev GOODNESS OF the water, Nh W. con
timed 10 keep above the water until he came w
with piece OF the wreck, on which he fioated
about half mile when he was picked up by
small boat. When taken into the boat ne could
neither speak nor scarcely move limo he was
taken 10 house IN Athens, where by klrd alien
ton he recovered and returned 10 this city yes,er
day. lie informs Us that ;herr can be Itte doubt
bur what many were drowned, who were, with
hun. swept from the deck al the inst sinking OF the
boat. He never heard word OF The tate OF zen.
Malber and family, until he received letter from
boy HIS feelings may be more easily conceived
than described.
There were SIX Members Of the legislature on
board the Swallow, VIZ Mr. Hard OF The Senate,
aud Messrs Aialher, Wyckoti, Frisbee, Stevenson
and Jarvis of the Assembly. When the boat
struck, Mr.. Hard was sitting IN the Ladies CABIN,
engaged in conversation The crash was dreadful
and there was general rush 10 the man, and
thence 10 the upper deck. Mr.. Hard, discovering
tha, the bow was fast, while the stern OF the boat
was rapidly sinking, called upon all 10 60 forward
Just al this moment the flames burst out IRON The
wheel house, and undoubtedly drove many back
who Were making their way TO the bow; Mr..
Hard persevered. and by the AID OF a ladder de-
scended, with some sixty others, from the bow OF
the boat upon thr island on which she struck. He
saw two ladies Jump overheard, but the darkness
was such that he could not help them, nor Tell
wha became OF them. Several ladies' were drawn
ont OF the wafer upon the island while Nh II re-
NAMED there.
We learn from other sources that the hull broke
IN TWO Amos, Immediately after ihe boat struck,
and the water rushed into the cabins ike torrent.
Many sprape overheard. when the ire broke out,