New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-06-21
The Disaster of the Griffith More Details.

Of the 18th, the following additional particulars OF
the late steamboat disaster on Lake Erie:
We ere indebted to the mate OF the steamer E M
pire which arrived here about 10 oclock this FORE
noon for the CieteiGnd PLAIN Dealer of last evening
which contains additional particulars
The Empire passed close TO the wreck. Che met
the steamer Diamond. which had been chartered
by the authorities Of Cleveland having in tow a
scow, whose deck was covered with dead bodies.
We learn that only two females were saved
These fortunately secured a settee, and were tax
en- out of danger by waiter vino was himself
saved.
Capt. Roby, we are told threw his wife and
child and wIies mother OVERHEARD and then jumped
into the water mseli, which was the last that was
seen Of him alive.
The steward was found grasping in his hand
Captain Roby's child, whom he enieayored 10
save, and, as was supposed, lost his life in conse-
quence.
CLEyELASD Monday, A. M-The Wisconsin
is just in and reports passing the burning wreck
about three miles from land, not a living soul on
board and the shore lined with people The pro
peller Delsv are had been observed sailing round
the wreck. and at last seen to hitch to her and
was towing her to shore.
The lake was calm, bot nothing of fragments was
seen sAost, and the probability is the fire was
rapid and the destruction Of life awful
The Troy has gone TO her relief.
x sturdevant and was nearly new.
II. S-The Delaware 10 now in sight, coming
from the wreck
II A.M-The Delaware is in and We lie arm By
d. n. Reed, who was on board the Griffith, the fol
Low log additional particulars:
he saws there were about 20 cabin passengers
oIly OF whom are saved thinks there must nave
been from $50 10 800 deck passengers mostly Ger.
mar aud only about 80 in all saved.
Tie fire vas discovered about half past this
morpIg, about the smoke p Ies. Tie crew en-
desvored to extingusn it without Alarming tn
passeI gers, bat the flames spread 50 rapidly that
the cry Vss soon raised, " Save yourselves"
The hurricane deck was literally packed with
enigrenis sleeping, and when the fire was an
nounccd as bey Ond control the utmost CONFUSION
and terror reigned. The boat was immediately
headed tos ard land and grounded some 800 yards
from shore. But the heat had been so intense that
most Of TIE passengers had jumped overheard,
prefering & watery grave TO death by lire.
The poor emigrants were crowded forward and
literally rushed overheard by those retreatng from
the fames Some had presence of mind enough
10 throw overheard their chests and swim upon
them. bat nearly all were lost Both yaw boats
were so badly burned as to be useless.
" hen the Delav are Let several yawl boats and
.kifrs were looking the bodies Tae beach was
already s.reweo with them for several rods They
lay so thick upon the bottom OF the Lake and Ia
such shallow water, that they were iiading them
and taking them ashore by the boat load
A Coroner and his Jury were in attendance 20
ascertain names. residences, sc. which report we
hope 10 have for this days paper.
Of the seven cabin passengers saved four came
I'D on the De aware. Mr.. Atkinson Of Cleyeiand
" as one OF them.
Cart. Roby lad Just had bis life insured for
$1,000.
The Clerk sud Engineer were saved.
3 p M-FUKTHER PARTICURARs--It IS said
ore nan vas booked up from toe bottom OF the
Lake, with an infant clasped tightly In his arms;
group OF five or six emgrants, msp, women and
children were iouad with their arms closely locked
together evidently having left the boat and sunkin
ths: condition 1t is reported that only three wo-
men ere saved.
TIE Diamond has been chartered by the City, and
las gone down to bring the bodies. We cannot
learn that any from this city were lost.
O'CLOCK p NJ -rhe following further particu.
lars we learn from Mr. smes Stacey, who has Juss
returned from the wreck:
IL was supposed that the most Of the passen-
gers Jumped overboard-but il appears that the
boat is literally covered with the bones OF the
buried.
The citizens in the vicinity of the disaster are
doing all in their power to make the survivors com
Portable.
large trench is being dug to bury these unior
turate persons.
NAMis OF THE DRowEED-The following per.
soDs were brought INTO THIS p0rs oy the ScoW
Sylph:
Mrs ROXY and daughter @rs wilkins, Alice Champion,
and Horace Palmer. Toledo; Charley -, d-ck hsnf
Richard Mann, Stnduskyi Dan -, walter Hugh Nc
Chir coOred man
SAyED-The following persons were put on
board the Troy and taken 10 Buffalo
Mr. Jones' ID Epgihser; Dana l,t Porter; Christians
Hood, Chsmbermaid
The other names not known in all TEN.
The following persons were found on the beach
nesr the wreck;
w p Tiukcom Mayville, Chautauque Co, N Y.
saved bis wife aGd two children on their way
70 Columbus were lost.
Franklin Heath, 70 Wall street NY, saved
his wife and children, from to II years OF age,
were lost.
A mother with four daughters, just from EGG
land. whose husband lives in Cleveland, lost-nams
not known.
Tie v hole number Of bodies found, is llO.-The
number saved, as near as can be ascertaned at
present, is IS.