Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1850-11-16
MELANCHOLY DISASTER :. SEVEN LIVES
LOST.

We na's tnost Pdiniui uuty W Peiioi"
in recording the death of five of our citi-
zens, viz George Clark, John Diehl, Ed
ward Wingert, Jacob Bardsher, and James
Reed, engaged in boating, who were lost
in a gale on the bay, between Havre De
Grace and Baltimore, on Tuesday last
The boats il seems became detached from
the steamer that bad them IN tow, and some
of them sunk and others were driven to
the shore. There were, in all, seven per-
sons drowned, and several missing, accord
ing TO the statement below. Unfortunately
most Of the loss falls upon individuals from
this place. We learn by letters received
by Mr.. Reuben Fagely from Baltimore,
thot Mr.. Samuel Thompson, Captain of the
boat Sarah of this place, bis son, and Alex
ander Mantz, had arrived in Baltimore, hav-
ing walked 25 miles. George Clark and
John Diehl both leave behind them fami-
lies to mourn their sudden bereavement
They were worthy and industrious young
men. Their loss is much regretted and
the whole community deeply sympathse
with their afflicted families. Edward
Wingert was young man about lS Jacob
Bardsher was young lad about l3, son of
a widowed mother, and both in the employ
Of Mr.. Clark. James Reed was young
boy, son of Mrs. Reed of this place, about
10 years old, on Captain Dehl's boat.
Captains Clark, Diehl and Thompson
were engaged boating coal for Messrs. Rev.
ben Fagely & Co., of this place, who were
part owners in some of the boats. The
boat Farmer belongs 10 Messrs. Campbell
and Rockefeller near this place.
Captain Grant deserves the warmest SYM
pathy from all who can appreciate his no.
BILE conduct. The Captain says an Eastern
schooner was laying at anchor very short
distance from his vessel, the Captain OF
which paid no attention to bis signal Of
distress, when little timely assistance
would have averted tine dreadful calamity.
Capt. G.. also says that large steamer
from Baltimore, bound down the bay, pass
ed his swamped boat, without making any
effort whatever TO save the drowning men,
Such conduct deserves the condemnation
of every friend of humanity.
We extract the following from the Balti.
more papers:
The Disaster in the Patapsco River is thus
narrated by the Baltimore Clipper of yes,er
day Capt. Harrod, of the steam tow boa
Juniata, informs lis that he left Havre d,
Grace about O'Clock, on Monday night
with twsnty-one boats in tow, all bound 70
this port. About daylight, when off Nor,l
Point, the heavy gale which had been blow
ing nearly all night, increased in violence
and in spite Of every effort, nine of the boat
which we had in tow, broke loose and drifte,
towards the White Rocks.
The names of six of the boats and captains
are as follows-the "John Thomas" Capt
Coyle, loaded with lumber; ~. T. Miller,
Capt. Howser, with lumber, "Sarah," Cap,
Thompson; Ocean," Capt. Deal; '!Reube
Fagely," Capt. Clark; and the "Farmer,
Capt. Rockfelow-,he last three loaded wit
coal The latter boat, the Farmer, wa
brought up TO the city yesterday afternoon b
the same tow boat, which returned TO tn
place of the disaster for that purpose. w
did not ascertain what was the fate of III
oiher boats.
Capt. Grant, Of the schooner Cornelia A
Cook, who humanely, and at such fearf,
cost, sent his boat to the rescue Of the unhay
py crews Of the canal boats whom he sa'
drifting toward the shore, informs u: that h
boat succeeded in reaching only one of III
canal boats, from which was taken seven pc
sons, composing the crews of two other boat
and the portion of a third, who had all q
ON this boat and abandoned their own, und,
the impression that it was the safest. Unfo
'unately, owing to the high sea running, h
: boat swamped alongside his vessel before a
| could get out.
There were eleven persons in all in II
boat, the mate of the vessel and three hand
(among which was the brother of the captain
, and the seven persons taken from the cam
boat. Tue names of the drowned are as 70
lows George Smith, male, aged about
years Firman Grant, brother of Capt GIan
aged IS years, both belonging 10 Ocean cou
ty, N, j., George Clark, Captain of the Rel
r ben Fagely, a married man, belonging to SUI
: bury, Pa; Edward Wingeri, boy, aged ]
r belonging TO same boat, and laa named j
, cob Boicher, the driver Of the boat, both b
+ longing to Sunbury, Pa; James Reed, bo
driver of the Ocean, and the captain of t.
/, same, John Deal.
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