Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1846-04-23

in He'll Gnte. She had the BHish seenieIs nhhs on
board and but for this accident, we should have re-
ceived the first news By her,-ihe Worcester, "
which brought Adams Express, not coming up unih
she had been IN her dangerous position tor han hou
more. Meantime, the ASTORIA letfy.ua9Ysl, As.o ~
ria ;, anil The Traveller" from New Haven, had
CONG 10 the assistance Of the stranded boat the iofm
er transferring the possengefs, luggage, ana mans 10
the latter which rached the city al about pclctk.
The messengers (of whom there was good numbef)
wefe almost ali in their befihs sleeping soundly, when
The g OrqonD struck, larboafd side on, somewhat
abalt the wheel. Her stalbosd paddles were almost
clear Of the water, while every nome she was hIng
and settling down The other side Nhrn NE pas
senpers al about o., ock, taken into The Terry
boat, there three or four leei 81 walter ~ the
cabins.
The first conclusion was tremendous, and yet, so
spacious was The boat, and so much room was aiofd-
ed all Tor moving about, And the day having broke.
ioo-therc was much less confusion Than u ually at
tends such accidents. Although large portion ol the
mas enpers were ladies, we nothing like iantng,
and heard no mysteries. Every thing was done calm
w and without the manifestation OF any thing Ike Tool
sh alarm. And yet things looked critical ior while.
The " Traveller" did not dare 10 venture alongside,
lest she should fall into the peril with those she
was desrous promptly TO rescue and, until the ferry
bon came and acted in conjunction with her her we'll
meant efforts could avail but little Meanwhile, the
Worcester" came Up, and passed round Us, and APP
reared ready TO give any aid IN her power, but see
Ing us well cared for, direct TO the city. During
all this the laboard guard Of the Oregon" was SEN
siby sinking more and more, and the tide was very
strong, the gate" with its whirlpool, looking any
thing but attractive. YET said before, there
was nothing like unnecessary confusion or alarm
Captain ST. John behaved with great GOODNESS and dis
| creiion, and the baggage-mascf Of the Oregon"
alike distinguished himself in the difficult position in
which he was placed.
Under some circumstances, (lor instance, those OF
the 'Swallow,O much alarm, II not, indeed, los OF
life, must have ensued from the fact that many OH te
siaie-Ioom DOORS on The ssboufd side OF the oregon
were found 10 be sprung by the eoneussion as 10
render oil attempts 10 unlock them altogether impracti-
cable. The writer OF this Of the several who
had 10 make their egess through The broken panels OF
their doors. Some other curious scenes were present.
ed. We observed one man standing before another,
IN front Of their herhs, and knee deep 10 water, de-
mandne hs clothes, which the other had been hurried
y putting on and Offering the unnteniiona deprcda-
tor his The mistake lost Of IFS ludicrous-
ness BY the exchange being between very stout and
very thin Others lost their boots altogether,
and come on TO town 10 their slippers while one OF
the editorial corps Of our city wore home one OF his
own boots and one Of hs neighbours leaving the latter
to console himself under the same rnlucky arrange
ment.
We imagine that the injury to the Opgon from
this accident must prove very considerable. She viii
probably hoai with The full tide bot she has an ugly
hole in her bottom. II remarked by Of those
who are cool enough TO be faeeoUs such occasions
that there was curious coincidence in the fact ihst
the adventurers in the Oregon were relieved by the
Astoria. and came into safe harbor under the guid.
ance Of homeward Traveller The transit Of the
ierry-boat Pluto right Hel-Gsie, during the
MIDST OF our trouble, gave occasion for classical al
fusion, which Of course raised a laugh.
On reaching the deck of the Traveller meeting
oil the passengers called, and Resolutions Of thanks
were passed, 10 the Captains of that boat the Wor-
cester, vnd ihe leyboat These proceedings will be
Iound, 10 an authentic form in another column.
o'cLocK.-Our reporter has Just returned from the
oregon. She lies on a bed Of small rocks and hose
stones which extend from her safboad wheel to with
in few feet of her stern.
The noble fabric stands the immense strain remarka-
bly, wel:-t hoped she will not be weakened in her
frame by this accident This, however remains TO be
seen hereafter There are several holes in the bottom
OF the hull the largest being about three feet in diam
eier Besides this there also several smaller holes
The woIkmen are busily engaged in preparations to
stop the leak They at present taking measures to
spring back the panks into their places when The tide
rises II is thought that by doing they can sion the
holes through which the water pourS in al present and
with the aid Of canvass, and compressed up
on the panks, she will probably be rendered sufficiently
tight 10 come up by the night high water, or tonof-
row morning. Her frame work on the uppeT deck is
sprung and cramped out Of all share. The furniture
however, is all safe. The Saloon presents deplofa-
bic sight indeed that BEAUTIFUL and exqusely orna-
from the saloon, and from each oiher is wrenched out
Of shape, and quite number OF The doors are muiiat-
ed the panels having been knocked out by the sery-
ants, Tor the passengers, who had other means Of
getting out Of the siae-rooms.
MI Pendeton the second Pilot was at the wheel
when the boat struck. That gentleman states thai
just as they rounded Halel's Point the Oregon got
sheer caused by the tide striking her bows This was
discovered nsiantaneousy and four men who were al
me wheel Piled every nerve 10 bring her up, but she
refused 10 answer the wheel in time. She ran on
single rock which at high tide is about 4 foot under
water, and Slid completely over il into The water on The
other SIDE. The position Of her bow is about 100 feet
eastward from Flood rock. It is stated that it will pro-
baby cost from seven eight thousand dollars to re-
par her.-N. Y. Express Of Saturday.