New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-04-10
Farther Particulars OF the Loas OF the
steamer swnIIow-Bodies taken from the

Farther Particulars OF the Loss OF tne
Steamer swa1low-Bodies taken troln INC
Wreck.
OnTuesday we despatched reporter the scene
If the ste melancholy disaster who leit the wreck
the same evening att o'clock On MS return yes
terday morning we issued, IN an Extra Inouhe'
the following additional particulars
The steamer Joha Mason had been sent down
TO the Swallow, 10 render any necessary oEP7actl-
cable assistance, and boats were constantly plying
10 and from her, from both Hudson and Athens
Tuesday was devoted 10 the sad duty OF probing
;ae sunken wreck for the bodies OF the dead, and
with 100 fatal result When our reporter lett, seven
bodies had hsen recovered-six being females
Among the latter had been already recognized
Mrs. Briggs. Miss or Mrs. Wood, and Mrs. Cotton,
of Troy, whose husband came down on hearing
the news of the disaster, and was Psesent when
the body OF MS wife was discovered.
4 gentleman from Albany, whose name we could
ne, learn mad Just arrived ia search of his two SIS
ters, who were discovered in the wreck.
Mr.. Gibson, who was on board with his wife, es-
caped. but can find nothing OF her so iar. II Is
possible. however. that she was taken up by the
Rochester or Express.
PHI. Fi!man, Esq. of New-Yerk, was with ihls
sister on board the Swallow. He came down on
the Buffalo yesterday mopiing, as did alse Mr..
ellison.
J. C. Carl, Esq. of New-York, was on board the
Swallow, and came down yesterday morning on
the Buffalo. He had truly narrow escape, the
particulars OF which he narrated TO rs.
At fifteen minutes before nine O'Clock, the Swa-
-. oil -, Er-
a general rush was made, but the Captain called
out that there was danger, she had only struck
a raft. This restored confidence in some measure,
but lost 10 many, as Mr.. C. thinks, the opportunity
of Jumping over from the bow where the water was
shallow. Mr. c. Immediately ran aft, where ne
found the water already up 10 the guards and the
boat rapdv sinking. He immediately went on
deck. where the water in moment made lis way,
and was soon up 10 his arms. SEEING cane-boi-
tom settee, about six feet Ions, he pushed hto The
water and swan for shore. After swimlns and
struggling with the storm and darkness, tor ABOUT
half mile, he was picked up by boat, within
fifty feet Of the Ferry House at Athens In a state
of utter exhaustion and insensibiliiy. He did not
recover his consciousness until five hours after his
rescue.
As he was in the act Of leaPins into the water ne
heard womans voice, in tones oil agony, shrek
ing. For Gods sake save me, save me! and
while swimming, long as he can recollect The
noise of the liie-struggle, mingled with cries and
groans. was around him on every side The boat
rha, picked him up saved also FIVE others. One
man, on being seized BY the hair and his head liit-
ed OIL, Of water, exclaimed, Save her. save her
lei me go and save her." On looking farther,
they found and succeeded in resculng the lady,
who was, as il appeared, only an acquaintance,
who had been placed in his charge.
A gentleman OF Detroit, named Huest, having
bag containing 81, 500 in gold, jumped overheard
with the bag upon MS arm, but soon was Obliged
TO let it go He was only saved by having iortu-
na,ely srasped narrow strip board, as he Jumped
Close after him came another man, claiming the
board, with curses and lmprecatlons. As ne struck
ont from the boat he almost Immediately went
down, graspips the possessor of the board by the
foot, He, however, released himself with great
difficulty. and was saved.
From the best estimates a: which we have been
enabled TO arrive, there were on board the Swal-
low, a, The time OF the accident, not far from three
hundred souls Ninety-four were rescued by the
Rochester, about forty BY the Express, and a num-
Der OF others, chow many we could not learn) went
up TO Albany on the Utica and Robert l.. Stevens
The boat is a total wreck, and II IS doubtful
whether her engines Will be saved. She lies on
high rock close TO the Athens side of the channel,
and between which and the Western shore no boat
has everyone The pilot, Mr. Burnett, is accounted
one Of the best on the river although fatality
seems TO have attended his connection with The
u,
one or two previous occasions.
The following, from the Albany Knickeibocker,
Extra, contains some particulars not included in
the above. 1t is subjoined
The boat in a very few minutes parted about in
the centre, the forward deck falling into shoal
water and the stern part into deep water. The
ladies all OF course were IN the Ladies' Cabin, and
in minute after she parted the water cane rush.
ing in on all SIDES. Here again was scene OF
horror and confusion, women and children scream
ng-some making the best OF their way up on the
state room decks through Inc upper windows-and
others being carried up by the stair way
Capt Squlres mustered ali hands Tor the stern OF
the boat, and commenced cutting away passage
through the state room deck down below-by this
means several passengers We're rescued by being
pulled up. A Mrs. Starbuck and her daughter were
rescued Just in The last agonles OF death. The
daughter was with child's strength and affection
her up-both were rescued There are great
many lives lost, there is no doubt, but II I'M
possible 10 learn how many last night. II Is known
that Mrs French and an old lady named Mrs
Lambert were drowned.
How many more ii is impossible 10 say. The
portion OF the passengers who were on the forward
par; of the boat were saved OF course as they could
make their escape TO the shore-but many OF the
passengers IN the stern must have drowned.
The chambermaid from whom we received the
following particulars was IN the forward cabin al
supper when the boat struck. She started mme-
diately, and had just reached the Ladies' Cabin
when the boat parted. One minute LATER, she says,
and she would have gone TO the bottom. About
this time fire was discovered raging in The vicinity
of the boilers, which threatened the passengers who
had been saved from drowning with more
horrid deah-bs fortunately, by the sinking OF tie
boat, the fire made but little Roadway and was
soon got under.
ps,t of the. crow and no So Myers of The Swallow