Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1845-04-18


escaped, but can find nothing Of her so far. IL
is possible, however, that she was taken up by
the Rochester or Express.
p. II. Firman, ESQ.,, OF New York, was with
his sister on board The Swallow. he came
down on the Buffalo this morning, as did also
Mr. Gibson.
J. G. Carl, Esq. of New York, was on board
the Swallow, and came down this morning on
the Buffalo. He had truly a narrow escape,
the particulars OF which he narrated to US.
! All fifteen minutes before nine O'Clock, the
] Swallow struck, three times in quick success
son At first a general rush was made, but
/ the Captain called out that there was no dan
ger, as she had only struck raft. This re-
stored confidence in some measure, but lost TO
many, as Mr. C. thinks, the opportunity oil
iumpinp over from the bow where the wafer
was shallow. Mr. C. Immediately ran ait,
where he found the water already up to the
guards and the boat rapidly sinking. lie i'm
mediately went on deck, where the water in
moment made its way, and was soon up to MS
arms. Selling cane-bottom settee, about six
feet long, he pushed into the water and swan
/ for shore. After swimming and struggling
with the storm and darkness, for about half a
mile, he was picked up by boat, within fifty
feet of the Ferry House at Athens, in state oil
utter exhaustion and insensibility. He did not
recover his consciousness until five hours after
his rescue.
As he was in the act of eaping into the wa
ter he heard woman's voice, in tones OF ago
ny, shrieking, "For Gods sake save me, save
e!'' and while swimming, so long as he can
recollect, the noise OF the fe-struggle, min
ged with cries and groans, was around him on
every side. The boat that picked him up sa-
we'd also five others. One man, on being seiz-
i. ed by the hair of his head and lifted out Of wa
ter, exclaimed, "Save her! save her let me
go and save herr' On looking farther, they
/. found and succeeded in rescuing the lady, who
was, as il appeared, only an acquaintance, who
had been placed in his charge.
A gentleman of Detroit, named Huest, hav-
ing bag containing 81 500 in gold. jumped
overheard with the bag upon his arm, but soon
was obliged TO let it go. He was only saved
by having fortunately grasped a narrow strip
of board, as he jumped. Close after him came
another man, claiming the board, with curses
and imprecalions. As he struck out from the
boat he almost Immediately went down, grasp
ing the possessor OF the board by the foot. He,
however, released himself with great difficulty,
and was saved.
From the best estimates at which we have
been enabled to drive, there were on board
the Swallow, at the time of the accident, not
far from three hundred souls. Ninety-four
were rescued by the Rochester, about forty by
the Express, and number 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 it is doubtful
whether her engines will be saved. She lies
on a high rock close to the Athens side of the
channel, aud between which and the Western
shore no boat has ever gone. The pilot, MI
Burnett, is accounted one of the best on the
river, although fatality seems TO have attend
r ed his connection with the Swallow-having
as we learn, run her on shore on one or two
previous occasions.
The following, from the Albany Knicker
, booker, Extra, contains some particulars no
included in the above. II is subjoined:
The boat in very few minutes parted abou
in the centre, the forward deck falling into
shoal water and the stern part into deep water
The ladies all Of course were 10 the Ladies
Cabin, and in a minute after she parted the
. water came rushing in on all Sides Here AGAR
was scene of horror and confusion, womer
and children screaming-some making the bes
; Of their way up on the state room decks thro
:, the upper windows-and Others being carried
! up by the stair way.
Capt. Squires mustered all hands for thu
stern of the boat, and commenced cutting
= away passage through the state room decl
down beow-by this means several passenger
were rescued by being pulled up. Mrs Star
buck and her daughter were rescued just in thu
last agonies of death. The daughter wa
with child's strength and affection clinging Il
her almost dying mother and bearing her up
both were rescued. There are great man,
lives lost, there is no doubt, but it was impos
sbe to learn how many last night. 1t is know
that Mrs French and an old lady named Mr.
/ lambert were drowned.
How many more it is impossible to say. TIL
portion of the passengers who were on the for
ward part of the boat were saved Of course, a
g they could make their escape TO the shore-bu
many of the passengers In the stern must hav
drowned.
' Correspondence ofihe Express.
o Office of the Columbia Republican.
: HUDsoN, April 8, 1916.
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