Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1850-06-21

that some 200 persons persisted III the water or
the fumes.
The number of passengers on board is thus
stated-Steerage $685. Cabin; 10 Crew %. The
number of those saved on the beach was only
40. Capt. Roby, wife and children, are among
the lost. Further particulars when received.
LATER NEWS.
Cleveland, June l7th, p. NJ.
The GRIFFITH was burned this morning about
seven O'Clock, fifteen miles from shore, on her
upward trip.
She was headed for shore, but struck Bear
Point Bar We hear that some Two hundred
Sous Perlshed The number Of passengers
is stated as IS follows: Steerage, 256, Cabin, 40,
Crew 20.
The number saved on the beach, was only
forty! Captain RORY and family were all lest,
vessel saw burning Steamer ahead OF
after daylight, and started for her, and found her
to be the Griffith, all burned down to her main
deck. The Propeller Delaware, Capt. Napier
was there, and tie yCssp! left her towing the
wreck ashore. Capt. Napier reports + NO Hun
drld ives lost. The Delaware was not with
her, wien s5o blrnad. Those saved, got on
saore, and Will BE- up in an hour or two, when
further particulars will be learned.
No females or children were saved. except
the bar5.rs wife The steamer was about three
miles out. when she took fire. The second
mate ordered the boat to pat for shore. she
grounded when within about bali mile.
LATER.-Mr. Sands of the Arena, who con-
versed with the mate of the Griffith, informs us
that about four this morning, the boat was found
to be on fire. She was running near the shore,
but all on board, said to be 800 were burned or
drowned save 30 Seven only Of the crew were
saved.
Captain Roby was seen to throw his wife
overheard, and then jump after her, but they
were drowned, together. No cause is assigned
for the fire. The boat burned some fourteen
miles east of Cleveland, and Mr. Sands who was
stopping at Loyd's tavern, fourteen miles below,
saw the flames.
LATER sTILL.--The Propeller Delaware has
arrived from the scene of disaster bringing only
four of the survivors of the 80 or 40.
Among the saved were the first mate, and the
acting clerk upon the trip, Mr.. Wilkinson,
brothcr-in-law of Captain Roby. the Captains
mother was also lost--three ladies were saved,
two of them Germans The boat struck about
two hundred yards from shore No baggage
was saved. When the DelaWare left there
were from forty to fifty bodies on the beach.
The scene is represented as being of the most
heart-rendng description. Those who ,could
have mourned, lay side by side, with the dead.
LATEsT.-We left the scene of the wreck at
two o'clock, this (MondayJ afternoon, and at
that time, 40 bodies had been recovered-most
ofthem German emigrants
The Griffith sunk in ID feet water, and is a
mass of ruins.
The passengers aroused by the alarm of fire
sprang overheard to escape the flames, and have
been found, six or eight together, LOCKE in the
close embrace Of death. An English woman
and four children, who had been sent for by the
husband and father, a resident OF Cleveland, had
risen early, to be in readiness to meet him, were
all lost.
The spectacle presented by the row Of corpses
extended in pulseless sumber, upon the beach,
green leaves partly converting their pallid faces
and limbs distorted the death agony was one we
hope never again to behold.
The inhabitants in the neghborhood, turndd
out to give them aid and long trenches ware re-
ceiving the unknown dead.
Professor A. Sharp of Willonghby had taken
the direction of matters, and his exertions were
most efficient. Our townsman, John q. Stock
ley was looking after the dead, and we saw the
tears streaming down his cheeks as he recognized
mother and three Children. We add the full
lest list of the saved and lost,we could procure
Sared.-Mr. Evans, first mate---Mr Ne
cherry, Decentralization Sellover Geo
c. Deck-Homer DuIsey, freman--James Hurd
do; r. g. Parks, Postmaster at Rochester, Pa :
D. NJ. Reed, Belfontaine : w. Atkinson, Cleav-
land.
Lost-Capt, c. c. Roby, wife and and two
Children; Mrs. Wilkinson, mother-i n-aw of
Captain Roby; H. Palmer. Telegraph Operator
in Seeds office, Toledo; Alice B. Champion, Tc-
ledo Wheelman, Cleveland Theodore Gilman :;
Mrs. W. Tinkham and two Children; George
Welman lady bound to Cleveland and four
children mother and child. Cleveland; Ferler.
deck hand. Bodies taken to Buffalo, on the
Troy: Mrs. Heath wife of F. Heath, Wall
street n. Y, and their children, Frances, Helen.
Florence and Washington; William Fillmore.
barkeeper; Mr. June, second engineer, Oar
row first porter. Christine chamber maid Mr.
Rich, Wheelsman, Sandusky: negro, first cook
Mr. Davis, waiter Buffalo Hough Marian, fire.
man: I. Weller, Deck hand Fergusan. fire.
man; young lady, name unknown; Dan. Do.
novan, steward supposed to be lost.
These are all the names furnished us as Y ct