New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-05-22

Mr. Rob had s,sfe-room Had officers been pisoed 30
a. 70 direct men where 10 60 thinks scarcely life would
have been lost. but a. eorfusion tie Afsel il.
schooners captain II he bad leadhe bad noue-" F0i
poledep,h Of waer sbogf 81 f-cf-asi hat beer 'o.d
10 time ihe s,ann would have been le.sI
Gso. Baesignd and FAMILY
NJ. Bucklard. from Paterson, railroad engineer
gave an interesting accour, Of ne crr1res he e1con-
,e,ss In ye,-1y IA family Ups hs VIE bad ore child te
loy. IL va. washed away, be- found iae other iFo ia
- ,o tten oufundresset mn ed lately ser che lof
, the bel 20 shu, n and re7erse ,e L0Tvs str-ek
had the cry Of al hands above given TOO a@ instead
~ The er .r0 danger by TWO ~ me co0re1 rec been
1ven carly hi. family To1d have been saved. h" gl-
separated from wife and child. BE- boy was wasLec
away from him, child only red ~ .lrh Heu
Baek.snd had great dGeuly getting 20 he prome1
ade deck o1f minutes sfer The stuck bow vas % With
lho.e In ne forward cabin be.owil
The Editor q ne Hlg.ane Cogo' Fiih good means u
observs,op fesrs . VII prove another stooH0r aHar
The Inqres, Jefore Colonel ). L. ParmsAter. az
Nerjfrgk
This iury. With very capable Coroner. was
composed Of frs.rs,e clzens for msA1g searching D-
curry NJ Famuu. Mayor IL Eevbsrgh. M Sherman
ate fret County Judge Mr Beunet Pre.6euna E.eci0r
and Mr Posr Cashier Highland Bans. We're member ]
ie.egspled some n he important Evidence ast n-gt
The verdict ne ofor nof running -e IaIirs
Of ihe schooner winch he might have done 10 pro-
per season Do9oLess this 30 b.i his a. j. hl-
life ,o 10 ii9- vau,ony sacrificed by AZ experienced
but gross careless oscsr With punishment 70 warn
others Twe1y-fre fee would have saved Tic Lnpre-
she struck 1 r feet u Der bow Why did DO noi
sheer as ar eastward ard 90 under the schooner stern
tod that he plot vas oaered he control o. ine
Is1ac ysieton and of The Nei1 H0yd He had II Nitse
and another in the wheel house with hm las Thursiay
night u be- s % be ~s'ed by mere vote o. ceDslfr
waere VII. 10 he sec1ny Of passente rs n future Inc
psst cannot he recalled
II his Len 5mlihsj evidence asst Saturday ne thought
the schooner was rs % 20 yards distant when ne trsi "a"
her was SIRE he could not get under schoouers stem
from tie way she heading he had ed 70 g. pnoef
her stern ne EuJye have night over her, 50 ne
stopi and backed and that minute was satisfied me
schooner would sink toe EnI'e when she STUCK lie seni
men ~ VAN tie passenger 20 get out THIS denied on
s bv several oftlem The instant he saw ne schooner
he sosrOd 10 minute the steamer struck steamer mead
way not then wholly stop, he called 90 me schooner 10
s about she had iUf and come round twice nl1
he seere5 more west .le would have struck 'he t. mid
ships. ude vas about slack be- was pilot OF me
F. when size struck q sioop some years and Of the
fRray when she ran into foop and II Burdens boat
when SC thinks be- stop tie and reverse and back
her % rods n q minutes He stopi the engine the moment
be had notice. continued p baok III nruoi.
Henry H0foheior dnt schooner ul first bells she
vas about go feet % IN minutes she struck U.s.
ne lookout 40 lD mere ift Del to- am NfH AAt
night. heard plot tell the schooner 70 luG
Jla King engineer got three notices, 10 Glow stop and
20 ahead
n UVt.e vas at de wheel; saw schooner, cay min
ite before she struck u.s. about N rods off heard bells
ing and pilot haoo. could not have passed under
chOoners stern .
Ja,lson G,iggs. Fisherman Saw schooner one-haH
nile Of clear star GIT night ~c heard no signal from
ieambosi schooner the steamboat sheered westward
.l- in.
he Empire .heered much 20 me- + d i 90 W -he
would have went under ile scho0ler's stern
Ezeii,i Jennings. tsheman-t ouhWed both Witnesses
violence. knew that DO was schooner half a mic of
Umpire 700 yards from schooner when She began TO 20
low schooner hadn't time 20 put about Jennings con- &
rms Inc testimony Of Jackson Guggs a. doe Ci'ist'oH
clyoedo Thinks they might have passed under schoon
re seml
James h De,aoad boamsn OF me Noah Broien. was O,
elm three others deck The Captain on me lumber
? cred, Look out boys-thcres steamboat ihslll be
10 - saw her but moment before she struck -
semed 10 ihai She ri ht on 10 us our helm was
own when struck her had we mol struck, putting ]
own the helm would have putt about lthey were TACK
advcrsel II was half minute TO m.nlre after
saw her before lui down he he.msay half minute
kept her close 10 ihc wind o.
Idac1yd Hulbg,3 pilot ofluc Rogc, Bl0ns.cave smt .
e character Of careful pilot In approaching vessel
her lartoord .iaboad TACK Ills pmdenito gounder -
r stern lfhe doubted whether he could go under her "
ern bee would sop aud Taking boat like tle ~
alc and steering her three points oIt OF her course
oud gain about 200 icei g
Rc1ayd Robinson commanded the Noah B,ora a.
ckng when be the Empire, the east r
lore; thought she was then half mile on ~ was 7
irning srai.hf mp The rver. when struck she was
Jng. does think she changed her course that was
hat he Capt watching for he ms'. or ne slnq
iold 90 uHde me- schooner after gave The first
-dcr put h4,d w. be- thought coils on could not he
.odcj Dee told one of the men that the would INK Il
em and babe HIM take of hH'olf heard no calling
ON the steamer; the night Wa cloudy and ste.urlt
deck hand essentially corro6orated CGpt n lest j.
ony. :
Coid stream Berry and TIE Seffees.
Mr. Berry lives la Montreal when the Empires
bn had two ieei Of wafer he tLeught Dob. only chance
a. 20 swim tie iook three -etiees got INTO the old
roam. dropped the sctteee, am some distance. was
mixing, go hold ofs plank with boy on ia boat res
ei them. Thought there was a n,alsLip between he
snd R W Az other witnesses deny any racing y
nj might q