New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-06-25
THE GRIFFITH DISASTER.
Further Particurar--The Victims. &c.

From The Cleyssnd True Democrat Extra 20.h.
Mr.. Atkinson, keeper OF the Farmers Hotel
was on board the Griffith, and by keeping 70 the
wind " ard Of the fire. and cutting the rope Of one
Of the Tenders kept IN the water, and thus saved
himself he was 10 the water some half hour
A small boat came from shore some three times
and took of IL W each time.
The number OF passengers on board is thus stated
Crew ..................25
In ali, not more than thirty-fve saved
Mr. X. g. Parks, Postmaster of Rochester, Pa
and well known to our ciIizena-Tas aboard, and
one Of the saved.
There were. at least, according 10 Mr.. Parks
estimate, fro hundred .fffy er,graats Chiefly
from England and Germany forty,frs or .ffy
cabin passengers, beside the crew, numbering about
twenty five.
The number Of those saved on the beach, was
Only forty
Mr.. Parks was on the wheel. He could mol.
swim. While there, scores fosted round him.
shrieking msdly, Save me Save me! He could
10 nothing. He felt like giving up. But with a
few others he held on and sOon the struggle was
over, and all was quiet save the sound OF the
waters as they beat against the charred hall Of the
steamer
This was the first trip Capt Roby had made.
Prot. A T Sharp Of Willoughby and John g.
stockley OF our city. the spot early, direct
ing matters, and taking care Of the dead and their
property.
The Mayor Of the city, number Of the Council,
End bear 100 Of ctize ns chartered the steamer
Diamond, and left at 81 PM for the scene OF the
disaster yesterday, with material and mechanics to
make collins to bury the dead.
The Griffith was on the Toledo and Buffalo line
was owned by Roby Il Studdeford, and nearly
new.
Capt Roby had his life insured for 5000.
The following among the saved:
ssvtD-D VIM MeConksyr Of wschits Ls; Da-iusG g.
Mr. Anil.on. Cleveland; r. G. Perks, P. N R1cas,ter,
3: M sS9s so,:.s W Ey.1, ' Mae:
Hood cs6n maid G-Orge - deck hand Homer Dol.
SOD fireman William r Tine IN chausnqle County. NY.
=. selogeri J Hqro d. " Reed, Befontaine Martin
Bisnusn. 2. EnzsbeshsL NewYorE. -Four females
ssid saved
Losr-Wlilam Dsly. EizaAelhst Nsw.York; crpt C.
G. kooy, Hife lwo enidreu ara moher, Mrs. WlKasol
Tosdoi Horace Pa mer, telegraph opsrs.or Tolsdoi
dore Gimsn Richard Mann, ssn3usky Mr. W. r Tlnk-
ham ard tEo ebiioren Dan me waller Hugh acLsr
Heh, Vif, OF Francis Heb Wsi.st Nsw-York snd thslr
cur children NJ June ID Engineer w. Tllman, bar
keeper; A. Ferguson
The Troy took some eight bodies TO Buffalo, anI
the scow Sylph brought ten TO this city.
The names OF the iorei guers lost cannot be ascer
tanned. The dead Will not be less than 2sO-we
fear the number may be larger.
J. X Munson. q low thick set man, had 81 100 in
bis pocket-nine 500 bills the Mechanics Az
ISOLATION in the City of New York. Bound for To-
edo.
The number Of Germans buried in the vault at
Cleveland, up TO Thursday noon, 20th, was los.
From the Plain Dealer 20lh
SHOOTING OVER The DEAD.-It is supposed
there must be still over one hundred dead bodies
now lying in the vicinity OF the Griffith wreck and
10 hasten their resurrection the Cleveland Artillery
have gone down with their brass field pieces -
sheet over the bodies. We have not mach faith ia
the expedient. It. not the noise that raises the
dead but the motion given to the body by violent
ooncussion when fetn decomposition Il IS about 10
rtse The UNUSUAL GOODNESS OF the Il axe this season
is uDiavorsble to rapid decomposition, and it will
probably be several days yet before said bodies will
ofthemselyes arse.
From the Clevelsnd Herald, 20.h
We spent most Of Wednesday at the scene Of
the sad disaster. No bodies were obtained, al
though the search was continued with graphing
hooks and seine. But few ofthe many bodies re.
covered were found in eight feet Of ater and
It is thought most Of the drowned have been taken
cut. Doubtless a number were burned on the boat,
snd i. so bat few traces OF the bodies will be disco
vered. The fire was one Of tremendous heat and
apparently burned every thing combustble down
into the hull The outside pIanks and tinbers and
portions OF the wheels alone remain. The water is
row just the boilers, and diver in search OF
the safe yesterday brought up the ruins ofthe clock
in the Clerks ofice mass Of melted glass, wheels.
&c II told the last moment Of time for mauyon
that fatal morn. No bones or portions of bodies
were seen The wreck lies IN about ten feet wa
ter, hundred feet or more below where the boat
first struck, and with the first rough weather must
go to pieces
The German Committee appointed 70 take
charge Of the remains Of their coantrymen buried in
q common grave on the bank overlook ing the place
Of dis aster, after much elaboration decided 70 our
chase the site, enclose IT, take up the bodies, make
the necessary search for money and vaqables. re-
cords Of identity, &c. place them in board coefns.
renter, and erect an appropriate monument For
this purpose numbers were employed yesterday 10
digging & second vault beside the one ALREADY
filed, and from which the earth bad been removed
the night previous. and in making the necessary
boxes to enclose the dead. numbering nearly one
hundred. The final sepulture took place last night
number Of Englsh, some Irish and few Amer.
cans occupied the same grave with the Germans
ard the surviving friends OF some OF them were pre-
sent 70 take charge Of the bodies. Two or thrsa
bodies In boxes had not been committed to the
earth Yesterday, and We're awaiting ansl dspo-
sitiOu By friends
49, Germ6ps were from Baden and its vicinity.
and considerably exceeded 100 10 number. PERHAPS
as hieh az $50 H. fatality was terrible
Mr.. staddeford. one Of the owners Of the Grif
fth, was landed at the wre," < yesterday. He had
taken his viie and her sister % baiialo LETT them
to return by the Griffith, and took the North Shore
me to Detroit on business, expecting 10 IN them
at Monroe. Both the ladies' were lost, and the
bodies had not been recovered yesterday
The Ioied0 Blade adds that Capt hoby seems
70 have been peculiarly the sufferer Of disasters by