New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-07-26
Dreadful, ,ceIdeut-Eisht Live, Lost.

81 the upsettlng Oh small boat IN the harDof
Of Portland Maine, on Saturday, eight persons,
one woman aud seven children were drowned
The boat, called the Leo owned by Mr. Manuel
Peterson left the wharf ust after dinner, having on
board Mr. James Stephenson, sea faring man, who
acted as skipper, Mr.. VIM J. smith, vile and three
children and four children of Mr.. John Whyley en-
trusted to the of Mr. Stephenson who boorded in
Mr. Whyleys family The boat made the run to Dia
mond Tor Hog Island without danger. Toward night,
however the wind increased and became awy at times
blowing perfect gale Il is impossible to state the
precise time Of the boats upsettng as the SURVIVORS
can give no coherent OF the accident but II
was probably o'clock, as party OF young men
In boat called the avOrite who got ashore al the Dack
of the Neck at o'clock stated tnst they saw boat
about that time the ledge Of Little Hog Island ana
that they suddenly lost sight Of her.
Mr. Edward Harlow, the owner OF the tayorite' on
hearing the statement went with friend round Oy the
railroad to his boat and when near Fish Pond could dis
nety hear the distressing cries OF the survivors Tor
help He got bis boat under way as soon as possible
and went with all possible haste 70 tner rehei. On
nearing the spot he found Mr. smith cingng TO the top
OF the Leos mast almost exhausted and Mr. Stephenson
on the ledge 70 which he had swan all the others Nh
smiths wife and children, his whole family, and tne
four children OF Mr. Whyley, lone an adopted chld)
were buried IN a watery grave.
Mr. Harlow took the survivors board the tavorits
and did the most he could 70 make them comfortable
and after spending time vsnly IN search Oh the
bodies Of those who were drowned leit tor the city
where ne arrived about l. O'Clock. Other boats inue-
diatey went 70 the spot and continued searching Tor
the bodies through the night and yesterday forenoon
but succeeded in recovering only one-tnat OF the IN
FAINT Of Mrs Smith about eight months old
Comment upon the distressing nature Of THIS catas-
,rouhe h unnecessary Il threw gloom yesterday over
The whole com nunity who sympsthize deeply IN the
oss Of r smith who is thus as were, leit alone IN
the world and with Mr. Whyley and wife and their
two surviving children
Ps-Since writing the above we have conyersed
with a person who in company with Mr. Smith
during sunday forenoon. He states that Mr. s. Is an
Englshnan a baker by trade, and has worked in the
establishment Of Mr.. Charles Blake. He has not now
relative on this side OF the Atlantic Ocean lie was
much attached 70 his family, ard took them on the
water IN nope i might be invgorstng 20 the mother
and infant and little ones He told our informant that
when the boo, went from under him MS little girls
aged about i've the other seven years, chung 10 b..
hair and that he sank twice with them when be lost all
consciousness aud on coming 70, he was clingng 70
the TOD OF the mast unconscious how he came there
Had he been able 10 swim DE might have saved tnem'
"a the ledge was within stones throw.
The Oldest child OF Mr. Whyley, girl, was ABOUT
twelve years Of age. She much injured some
months since by being run by carriage, oIt nad
recovered her strength and health MI w; was sttns
on the wharf with lantern In his hand anxioasy
watching for the return Of his little ones, when the
fearful news reached him We unaerstand ne ma
been in a state OF delirium almost all the time since