The Arkansas banner., 1849-06-12
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steamer Empire, we desPaichedA wesseugeg to New burg to ascsrsain the particulars Of this melancholy disaster.
 II appears that she boat leGs New Yosk al ten minutes after o'clock. ttie Oregon having Ief as 6) and kept about mile and half astern ol the st- ter al she way ap. The Rip Van Winkie was be- hind the Empire. At about 10 o'clock, os between that and half past TO- the Empire nearly abreast of Newbarg, when large schooner was seen hear ing down upon them. Capt. Tapper supposed the schooner woaid bear up, and the captain of the schooner doubtless supposed the steamer would do the same. A scream was heard on deck, and the next instant ihe schooner stove in the bow. The boat commenced filling instantly, and in hse mia utes her forward deck under water. In about ten minutes more. she sank as to leave only the upper part of her stateIooms visible.
 Her passengers numbered, according 10 the best estimates, about 250.
 The geH,iemea below sprar z out of their berths, but the wales was already in the cabin. The usual 10 save life.
 About seventy or eighty of the passengers got on board the schooner which was loaded with lumber. Others, it was impossible to say how many among them three ladies, were som to spring overheard, and iamber was thrown to them from the schooner. Loud sbrieks continued to be heard at Newburg, nearly mile distant, and boats were dispatched to the wreck The Rip Van WinkIenow came along side. between the schooner and the EmpFe and took off large numbers of the passengers Others were taken from the schooner and picked up in the river by 6shermen's boats, and conveyed to NewbHg.
 Probably within twenty minutes from the collision the whole was over, and the boat had gone down with most of her unfortunate passengers.
 In the confusion of the night, and in consequence ot he scattering of passengers. Il was impossible to make oui list of the saved. and compare it with the whole number on board. Mir. Wooster, one oG the officers of the Empire, made list of all who were on the Rip Van Wrinkle, aI.d that will probably be published at Aihany.
 There had been isn- bottles recovered when we left Newbnfg at l2 o'clock yesterday.
 Bodies ad.--Isabelia Carson, aged seventeen; George l. Bucklaad, aged two; Mrs. Noble, of Troy, sister 10 Gen. Ross; one man unknown.
 It is reported that about twenty were lost in all.
 We saw al Newburg gentleman. Ms Moves Ladd. of Stonington, Ct, who was with company of fourteen going to Iiaois, consisting of hinsel his wife. his mother, three children, four brothers, and one sister, Mrs Gallop, Miss Della Avery, and Miss Elizabeth Miller. Of these the four brothers, (boys,) Mrs Gaiiop and Miss Avery were missing. He hopes they on the Rip Van wrinkle, or saved in some other way.
 A family of emigrauts, John Carson and wife. Isabella Carson, Janeite Mccullough, Eliz Me- Murray. and Margaret Duncan. all missing except John Carson. The body Of Isabella Carsen is found.
 The passengers escaped with very little, and some with clothing whatever except their night clothes All the baggage and freight went down with the boat One gentleman of cur acquaintance escaped with nlS lHtle OOy wrapped tn DtAnkets put 0tuefMtSe destitute of clothes.
 Rev. N $. Prime, of Ballston Spa, and his lady, were on board. aud reached the schooner, and thence they were conveyed to the shore by fsher- mans boat
 gentleman from Montreal said that he jumped overheard, and while plank he saw some of the and passengers lower the boat from the davlts and pull off, and remain lying at distance from the steamer. We hope, for the sake of humanity, that this in incorrect.
 Immediately afier the boat went down, 90 that the sateroom deck was the surface of the water, this deck scnttled, and two ladies taken out from the ladies' saloon underneath, nearly exhausted. The voce of third was heard, but she could not be reached, and was lost.
 A coronet's -jufy at Newburg are occupied m in. vestigatins the circumstances of this sad disaster We are happy to be able to add that Capt Tupper and the officers of the Empire behaved with the greatest kindness, and paid every attention that could be asked 10 the citizens. The citizens of Newburg were equally kind. The passengers wbo reached the shore nearly naked, and wet and cold, were warmed and riothed and cared for instantly. One gentleman on the dock took off his shoes and gave them to lady who was barefooted, while all united in similar attention
 The Empire lies a; Dunning's Point (nofth of the Maiieawsn Creek,l the Fishkill shor., about quarter of mile from land. It IS thought that the baggage could be got out ia the Of the after noon by seut:ling the baggage room.
 II appears to us probable, from the circumstances and tLe information obtained by conversation with large number of passengers, that not many lost in proportion to the number of passengers But The dead may never be found, and 1t may be impos- sibe to tell the exact number who have perished nntil the rivers and give up the dead that are in them.
 An incident was related 10 us which Is worth re. cording. An aged lady sprang from her berth at the alarm, and ran to the gehemen's cabin stairs, to find her husband. Looking below she saw chairs nd in fha aodf fu.p nI in despair. met him at her side. What shall we do'" she exclaimed. '' We must go down togeher," :" was the reply. ShoVtlv afterward, the passengers who had reached the deck of the schooner, seeing
 the white locks of the old gentleman in the wind, ttor he had hat, coat, vest shoes called out " Save the old gentleman and lady;" and they were accordingly passed along to the deck of the schooner and sent ashore at Newburg.
 We understand that the schooner was the Noah Brown--tbat gentleman from Troy, named Robin son, passenger on the Empire, was her owner, and that he went on board and took charge of her after the accident occurred
 The boat will be raised without much difficulty She was apparently stove in at the bows, in the wash room. The other parts of her renaln unin- jured.
 The Budget has the following additional particu- lars:
 APassenger in the wheel or pilot house about 10 or II o'clock, informs that he vessel the starboard. Saith says, How is that vessel stand ing-to the east or west?" His men at the wheel with him replied, " standing to the east" Smith says" No; she is standing right for Us; she will sink us" Smith then called out "go about foul iimes and he rang the bell for the boat to stop and go back.
 The vessel struck, and Smith Jeff the wheel and went out, and Capt. Tupper very made hi. appearance. Said Capt T., We wii siak; get oa board the schooner seeR as possible" Cur ib- formant then says he jumped from the promenade down to the main deck. and rushed te the ladies cabin, aroused his daughter, and with her Fereated to the hurricane deck. During this time four min utes only elapsed
 1 The first alarm beyond the coneassion was lroiu the screaming of the passengers in the ladies' cabin
 The passengers below, if they all escaped reached the deck in the most wonderful manner, for they had less than ten minutes to ascend the stairs before 1 the lower cabin filed