American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1845-04-12

seek for Mrs Conkling (who is yet missing)
lost his own life in the heroic effort to save 9TH
ers. Most deeply do we sympath2e with his
respected father and family in their affecting
bereavement -.1lbanu Jour.
LATER FROM THE SWALLOW.
Before leaving, Mr.. Walker, of New York
was on board, looking for the body of his wife.
He had found her after the accident, and had
her by the hand trying to get her out of the ca
bin when the water broke in, and the other pas.
sengers making a rush, broke his hold, and he
barely had time to save himself An elderly
gentleman, with his four daughters, had mi
raculous escape; he threw them all overheard
from the scaboard side (Which is nearest shore)
and then plunged in himself, and all were sur
pEised to find themselves within few feet Of
each other on shore About dozen jumped
over in one group, and | saw the only two that
reached shore. Another told me that himself,
two daughters and son jumped from the bow
upon the rocks; one daughter slightly injured.
The engineer was considerably injured in leap
ing from the same place.
None of those who Jumped overheard and
drowned have yet been found. The captain
says he thinks these must have been very nu-
merous, judging from what lac saw. Some es-
innate the number lost at sixty-some more,
but none less; but it must be quite uncertain
One man, Mr.. Hinsdale, Agent of Graham,
Bib s, Graham, l65 Pearl street, swan about
a mile before he got ashore, and while in the
water contrved to get upon board, and then
to disengage himself of his coat; the coat was
picked up by the dock in Catskil. Judge Ba-
ker, of Washington county, was on board, and
saved himself by jumping from the bows upon
the rock. He states that two ladies, who were
i
They may have gone OIL to New York in one
of the other boats, but he is apprehensive that
they are yet in the boat. One of them is Miss
sister to James S. Thayer, of New York. The
other lady is supposed to be Mrs. Lockwood, of
Troy, lately married. and formerly Miss Mary
Ann Bishop, of Hoosick Falls. An old gentle
man, Mr.. Hazen, of Troy, is now on board
looking for his wfe-he left her in the cabin,
and knows $50 was told) that she is there now
One of tho young ladies', whose body is reco-
vered, was found with novel (the Grumbler)
clenched in her hand.
"We convorsed with gentleman, who in
formed us that he endeavored 10 escape with
his wife, that he held to her until she drowned
in his grasp, and that he was forced to relin-
quish his hold to save himself which, owing to
the pressure of the crowd, who thronged the
gangways, was extremely difficult. His emo
ton prevented him from giving US any thing
like clear account of the accident. 1t is said
his lady has with her SIS DOC. CattskiH Dem.
THE LATE DR.. SEwALL, OF WASHINGTON.
We announced briefly yesterday, the demise of
this distinguished gentleman. On learning
his death, the Medical Faculty of the Column
bian College of Washington assembled and
passed resolutions appropriate to the occasion,
the adoption Of which was prefaced by the
following eloquent remarks by Professor Tho
mas
In that current Of events which is ever car
Tying us forward to the end Of life, transient
emotion of sorrow, or still more transient
smile of complacency, is all that we can usual
ly bestow on the scenes and circumstances of
happiness or misery which we meet in its
course. But there are events over which we
must pause-events which not only demand
our sorrow, but which will not be defrauded of
the least particle of the regre. they are calcu-
lated to produce 1t is my sad duty to speak
our collective am sure may say our una
nimous-feelings on an event of this descrip-
ton.
Can | commence more appropriately than by
saying that, in the death of DR.. Thomas Sew
all, Professor of the Theory and Practice of
Medicine in the Columbian College, a bright
star has fallen from the armament of the Ame-
rcan medical profession. 1t is using his own
words and paying back the generous need
which he had himself paid to professional and
private worth. Here the quotation must end,
for II may not be added "it was before it had
attained its meridian splendor." No; the star
of our lamented friends worth and usefulne..e
has long since eliminated; and, confirming 50
blaze with bright and hallo,red light for a
longer period thai. rs usually allotted to any
one orbit, SO refulgent with genius, learning,
and science, has now sunk suddenly beneath
the horizon, ere yet one single scintilation was
less bright or less beautiful.
knew but too well how inadequate were
my abilities to perform this melancholy task.
but did not know TO what lamentable extent
until since have commenced. To speak in
fitting terms of one so gifted, so know n, and SC
lamented must ever be difficult. 70 me it il
impossible. have deep feel 40 of regret fo
his loss to contend with-tl,e deeper, that
seem only now truly to estimate it. l hay,
private sorrow to subd 40. he was my friend
But this my lncapo si,y is of little moment.
feel within myse. 4, and read the same in you
eountenances, that no form of words could ado
to the sense we have of the loss we have sus
tanned.
| 1t may be sufficient to say, whoever woul
I wish to see how benign light science an
learing, when combined with genius and zeal
can throw over the dark scenery of this world
must look upon the path which he trod to &C
lebrity and usefulness. Whoever wishes t
learn how much Christianity dignifes talents
how much piety proponderates over ever
other species of eminence, must contemplat
him as he passed away from the celebrity an
usefulness of this world to the glory and tr
umphs of another.
The loss which this institution has sustaine
in the extinction of such alumnary is great; I
US, collectively and individually, it will be di
, ficult to repair. Many an eye will close