The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-06-22

negro cook; German. aged 20. an American. pocket
book contaiDing $40 in gold; Mr.. Donald. going ia
Cbilcotbe. o.; man, aged 4o boy, aged IL an Eng
sbman. 10 years Of purse containing four franc
pieces; German. aged 80; German girl aged 10;
German girl aged 2S; Eng glish woman. aged 80
Dane supposed to be Taylor had one sovereign, five
bali ditto and eight franc pieces; two girls, ten
years ofsge boy, years OF age German wo.ian 81
years of age: nine children, from to 10 years
an elderly German woman, had on her person 3
tickets. one for Mr @. A. Weecher. for two persons
fron evelsDd TO St. Louis for Mr. @. sinner from
Cleveland to st. Louis, and one for Mr.. j. watdeld
shipped from A. Allen to Eddy Holladay, Cleveland
awomsn, had on plaid giDgham dress and Sl3 in
money; German boy aged ~ German woman, a
green alpaca dress containing red stripes purse OF
money; John A. Eorthly AN Englishman 40 years OF
age; an EDPish woman Thomas Rhodes, and wife aud
four children, and one boy, Thomas Rhodes saved.
They were from Prickolo England-Mr J. p. Barnes
of iloughby. has taken the surviving boy.
There are some other names, not mentioned, which
cannot obtain tonight; "a women AZ men Is children
aster happened One hundred and forty-one have
been found of the dead OF the living have not been
that many more bodies will be recovered. As many
will report.
The heart sickens at description Of this melaucho.
ly event Old sge ripe manhood blooming youth, and
A. T. SHARPE.
We are indebted to DR. VIM. Maronchy. of washita,
Louisiana, for copy Of letter to friend describing
the heart t-rendiDg events of Monday morning. Dr.
is an intelligent cool, and intrepid gentlemen who
his escape from the midst Of death. under Provi
dence, to his presence Of mind, and deliberate move
ments In the great peril.
CLEVELAND, o., June II.
About O'Clock Sunday eve ming got board
the Grifith. at Erie. There board great
number Of deck or steersge passengers emgrant said
BE- 256 In the cabin were about 40 or as of these
perhaps about IL were ladies. The crew the clerk
told consisted of about 30 persons This morning
the boat took fire about the chimn.ys or as was told
at the time, " she fire in the pipes y l
asleep but was awoke by the rushing of the hands
overhead on the hurricane deck suppose they
endeavorng to extinguish the flames
A gentleman who slept in the berth under me,
jumped up aud said there was something wrong. l
noise was owing to the men preparing to land My
friend ran out the guard and instantly returned
telling me " the boat was on fre." got cut pretty
had in my hand with the expectation of getting into
some Of the boats indeed at the time,
land had but very little apprehension of danger.
don't suppose at this time mile rom
land perhaps not 80 much. OF course there much
confnsion-m who had wives and children were In
an awful state There was one on board knew,
indeed that had before, consequently felt
less embarrassed than l otherwise might. As have
said did not at first perceive the terrible danger
which was SO rapidly approaching.
ssw the mate the starboard guard throwing tho
lead, and directing the pilot how to hold her. The
mate looked SO perfectly cool, thought we must be
pretty saic. The engine still working, and sp
p.ared to be nearing the shore RAP idly asked him
then stepped but as the boat had good deal OF way
her she continued to approach the shore This all
occurred in, should think from three to i've minutes
The flames raging In all the midship part Of
the vessel. i saw now the thing was out no boats
to be having q, afterwards learned, been
tried to make up my mind what best to be done.
deter mined to get out the bow stem alongside
of the bowsprt did so, and held on by the irons
and chains about that part BY this time good many
had. imprudently rs thought jumped overheard.
The beat was still making considerable beadway,
and, Of courre, ell who went aud could not strike
out vigorously. must have passed under the wheels
held on, hoping she would strike in sboal water IL
then thought she did not draw six feet water,
understood afterw ard she drew sbout7h) kept my
eye on the ripple as the water broke on the stem;
raw she va. losisg motion entirely and all hope Of her
b.f,.t. fhs In ad mn -
gone. By this time there was any number of people
overheard rs for the scene on board, II would be ide
| for ms to attempt to convey any idea of IL. Ths
danger 40 imminent so overwhelming, that man y,
| think, were fairly stupided With terror.
vsr. more quiet op A. least that there was not sueh
horrible uproar might have been expected IL may
be bo~ever, WAS too much occupied with thoughts
for my escape to judge we'll II what going on
| 90 near me; remember, however, am describing. Of
rather attempting to describe event, all Of whcl
uansprcd In afew, very few minutes. In fact, frou
| the time got out Of my bed till took the water
don't think that over seven eight minutes hs
elspsed. Well nov, with the view OF letting my-eI
into the water as easily possible, got down th
lower deck still keeping the outside Of the steamer
| directly under the bowsprit. I remained there for
some time perhaps . minute or more still vAinIy
hoping she would strike.
The water around the bows was nov 9 mass Of
hunsn bsipgs men, women, and children hopel-ssly
struggling for life. The boat was moving, but barely
moving toward land; ss had hope Of being able
to swim than few rods determined to let her
carry far possible. She soon, however,
stopped or, at least, the motion scarcely per-
CtTtltlc On the torWhru part OF pows OF tne
deck, the macs OF people was immense; ell Gro ~ded
closc forward, some madly plunging over, ethsrs
throwing their wives and children and rapidly
following them to almost certain death. still held
and tried TO form estimate OF tho distances to
land aud copjectursd might be three four
hundred yards nov felt that my chance Of escape
In the multitude wildly struggling in the wster all
around did not see hew even AN expert SKINNER
could escape and then people we're dsshtng
In every direction I that could not retain
my petition much longer, the flames we're rushing fr-
ward at fearful rate. In few seconds perhaps that
terrified multitude, densely crowded on deck and
ipgde of the bows would be driven and pro
badly carry with them TO the bottom Something
occmr,d on losrd ~hst u was did not perceive, but
at rate for instant the attention. or at least the
looks Of thee people directed toward tn. alter
part 81 the boat st the same time Observed the va
ter imms dihtsly under pretty clear; those Who
fw seconds tior. struggled there having mostly sunk
few had swan "a. I seiEed the favorable momen
aud dropped over vent under bat found no bot
tom; swan little wsys before rising probably not
than six yards; then made fv strokes
I wss spprsbsnsive some would lay hold Of me In
which csse I knew that -ith all over.
Most OF those who jumped before the boat
stepped. unless expert swimmers. must have been
either drown or Killed by passing under the wheel
Many must have perished In this -sy. Toevery man
Who had either . wife or child With him, thsre Vas
hardly any chance Of escape All such irrcvoca-
bly, doomed All they could 10 vas TO plunge aud
drown together. believe but one man 90 situs,ed
escaped A. the seersse passengers mostly emi.
grants ana in families is easy 90 hov frightfu
the destruction must have been Many perished. ~ho
with all thor clothes on; many were taken out with
heavy boots aud shoes on. Again the situation Of the
Sre by conhning all st least those who got to the for
ward pant 81 the boat 90 very little spsce around
the bows len but very little chance for any one to do
anything
The immense mass Of stcersgc passenger. In thi.
position when vent over, must have pershrl pretty
much altogether They looked utterly helpls. that
for them there vas evidently hop. whatever Those
who could s~im. unless perfectly cool had almost
little chance of efcspe ss those who could not The
immeDse number Of people 10 the water retered al
most impossible tr any one - ct clear. That suc-
ceedsd Ia d-ing 10 was suppose owing princi paly 70
accident and somewhat. perhaps TO my gung undr At
brit On the whole after taking all the princ pal facts
into consideration. cannot hos IL could b. Hpeot-
ed that many could have escsped
A. have tsid slmost all who vent over before the
boat stopped T-rished by passing under the Wheel
After the bat stopped the time short not more
than t~o three minute. that hut fe~ could get clear
oi the struggling and drowning mass.
co.osEn's iNcuEsr-IvDrNcK nEFoHE TnE coRo-
NER's jury.
samu,i McCoit. Second Mate. says the man at the
wheel Informed him that the boat was on nrs the
upper deck we then examined AMI found " 90 h %
Gre the under eide Of the main deck hs called to
the fret mate and they exam ned and tried 10 pat ~
out the Ere Increased last had to ds-ist