New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-06-21
Tho Disaster Of the Grim tn.

On the Third Page Of this mornings Tribune
will be found some additional particulars Of this
disaster. The following reached as last night after
that side Of the paper had been sent to press and
thus could not be subjoined to the article on the
Third Page.
From the Cleveland fisrald, Junel7
SUBSTANCE OF THE STATEMENT OF MR. PARKS.
Mr. H. u. Parks, of Beaver, came on board &c
Griffith, 1t Erie. When about IA miles bel y
Cle,e Gland, and about O'Clock this morning, tn
Griihth was discovered TO be on ire around nec
smoke pipe, on main deck. She was about tn %
miles from shore. The second mate, then on wat;h,
gave orders to run her ashore. The boat was tn ga
headed tor the shore, and when about hall N 10
from shore she struck bar, and before the hamss
burst out above. Immediately after abe struck, the
flames burst out in forward and alter cabin aud PIT
hi house. An officer gave word 10 the passengers
TO save themselves. Captain hOoy gave orders lor
the wood piles to be thrown over wnlch was done
The caoln and deck passengers were then jumping
over IN crowds. The Captain remained On board
nm the upper deck, forward Of the wheel house, un
nj the last with his family, and until the flames
drove him of He then threw over bis wife, chill
drep, mother inlaw, and the BARRIERS wife, and
Jumped in himself, and remained on the surface a
moment with bus wife In his arms when they SANK
together.
Mr.. Paris thinks there ere Is ladies' and emil.
drsu IN the cabin. Mr.. Parks jumped overheard ;
he could not swim hoated 10 Wheel got upon IT,
with the BARRIERS wife, German woman aud two
cabin. boys where they remained until taken ot by
small boat. He counted about AZ persons In all
saved There were about ESQ steerase passengers
ana from As " so cabin passengers he thinks in
all about 800 persons were lost
LATEST.
We left the scene vi the wreck at clock this
n ND. skaRf t,,na1 hndt had hao.
covered, most of them those OF German emigranis.
The wreck OF the Griffith lies about forty rods
from shore, and 10 q mas oi ruins from which the
pipes project. w hen she first struck 1t was in "A
ieet vi water
The emigrants aroused by the alarm of FIRE,
sprapg overheard, and they have been found SIX or
eight osetner linked In the close embrace vi death
Az Enslish woman and her four children. who had
been sent Tor BY the husband, a resident Of this
CITY. bad risen early and dressed themselves IN
their best TO greet the husband and iather-a were
lest
The row of corpses along the beach with green
lekvts land over the face OF each, and the mhs dts
torteo, was sight we hope never again 10 witness.
The inhabitants in the neis hborhood turned out
10 Awe their sld and when We lett long trenches
were receiving the unknown dead.
Professor A. I. Sharp, Of WIoughby, had taken
the ou. ct,ou Of matters, and his exeTtions were
nost ,hicient-
Our toWbtuou Sotii VI O$c~nOyt was tVcAibb
after the dead and we saw the let trickle down
bis cheek as.be placed mother aud three children
IL tie rude Boxes prepared for them.
We add the beat hst OF che saved and dead we
eoulo procure.
Aars-Nm EvGrs Frat Mate; Mr. Machoehy Cincin-
ta, baslho.unae ssIOvvr, George deck hsnd; domor
D,,'o., aftMaL; J.mrs h0sa DDS X q Peaks. IA. Ro-
ea.sltT Pa; u "a Reed, BentOnsainvi Mr. - Huron. o.
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1lsN.o's O 4, Mrs ". Z Tiakhsn and Two enidren
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are supposed 10 be iost