The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-06-22
The Steamboat Disaster on Lake RS1c.
ADDITIONAL OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES c0Ro-
NER's INQUEST, ETC ETC.

man emigrants.
shore, and is Of ruins. from which the pipes
project When she drst struck II in seven and
half feet OF water
overheard and these have been found six or eight to-
geber linked in the close embrace OF death An Eng
lish woman and her four chlden. who had been sent
for by the husband resident of this city had risen
early and dressed themselves in their best to greet
the husband and fatber-were lost.
The OF along the beach. with green leaves
laid the face OF each and the limbs distorted was
sight we hope never again to witness
The inhabitants in the neighborhood turned out to
give their aid and when left, long trenches were
receiving the unknown dead
Professor sharp of wilough hby had taken the direc-
tion Of nstters and his exerions efficient
add the best list OF the saved could procure-
VIM Evans, hrst mate Mr.. Nachochy. Cinciunati;
Bartholomew Selover; George, q deck hand; HOMER
Dolson a fireman; James Hurd. do r. a. PARKS p
NJ Rochester. Pa ID. Nj. Reed Bellfontaine; Mr.. -,
Huron O.; Mr. Atkinson, Of Cleveland; Grant Robin
ofSt Clair. Michigan; Mr. Graves aud s. NJ Colt
mates; MIR. Choate. VIII. elsman; Ira Howard barber:
Peter Diehl cabin boy head wafer and wife; b
ulliyan deck hand and other deck hand name not
known; two fremen saved, names not known
BUFFALO, June 19.-AnDexed we hand You list Of
passengers that shipped by us on board steamboat c.
p Grifth, June 10 Mr. Gallagher person TO Clevo-
land, j Watson and family, persons; G. A. Wecher
and ismily. 2persons, and q. Sumer to St Louis via
via csTDand Rreesorny and amy 20 persons sss'i0p
Blum; Jacob Barlemer; j. Hans, and Misses yormans
perssns to Cincinnati via Cleveland John Cunning
and family persons to Pittsburgh via Cleveland; b
Bolts and family, 2 persons; Mr.. Beauman and family
persons and N Koch and family, persons, to Cievs-
to ssndusky; J Knivy and family persons. to Co,
yington via Toledo; Peter Lebl and family persons
and Mr. Geldon and family TO Hamilton, Ohio, via To.
ledo-In sll co persons. Yours respectfully,
TIFFANY LOCKWOOD.
Shipped by II Perkins:-Mr. Cooper, p persons Mon
roe; Mr. Mooney person. do; Mr.. Dillou, persons,
do; Mr. Corner, persons Toledo; MIR Wanhler, per-
sons do; Mr. Gormick person, Cleveland; Mr. Sini-
ger grr'pn, saneusay Mr. SOllgIie persons To-
Cleveland; MIR Putt, person. do. Mr. Best, 10 per-
sons do Mr. Parker, Erie: Mr. Halsey 2persons Cleve-
land Nr Donoland person do Mr. Mclean, persons,
do; MIR Ward, Erie Mr. Rhodes persons, Cleveland;
Mr. Parker, persons, dc; Mr. W. Taylor, persons,
do; Mr.. Steward, persons, do Mr. short Erie; Mr..
Mr. Mooney, O persons, do Mr.. Waters, persons do
Mr. Mason, persons do; Mr. Grader, person, Toledo
BY John Anen:-A. Toon, persons, Toledo; Mr.
Crosby, persons do A. Farrell persons do; Maria
sheely. perton, Cleveland
BY q. Stevens, Jr-s. s. Lucomb person, Toledo
The balance either paid at the Office of tho boat
were shipped by Others whose list we have not been
prom the Cleveland Herald, June 1s)
Richard Mann, Of ssndusky. second wheelsman,
stood at the wheel until the pilot house was so envsl
unable to rave himself Such noble sell devotion is
rare, and he man capable Of 1t Is hero
John Chichester, head waiter. left his wife In the
pantry to get clothes for her, but when he
turned she was gone lie sprang overheard, aud after
yswl which had burned loose from the boat and
IRE. This FIR. he extipgusbed and In the boat saved
six or seven persons His wife, who had been thrown
overheard by Capt Roby, clung to the wheel and
saved. Both are at the American.
Twenty nine bodies brought 10 this city the
pamond ana 20 clock tins sitcrnoon h.sen were
bers of citixens assembled and after remarks by
Rev Mr. Day, and prayer BY Rev. Mr.. Nevn, the re-
mains were borne to the cemetery.
party Of thirty one English enligrants, principally
from Cambridgeshre, we're passengers on the Grihth
Most them intending settle In Medina county
where theg have relatives and friends But of
the party survive Robert II all himself saved lost his
ms,her wife, two sons two daughters. two brothers
and two ssssr.-tsn in all WIN Waters, him .eit saved
lost his wife and SON. Joseph Money lad. saved
His father mother and two sisters Lost The following
and three daughters; VIM. Walker, wifs, and
VIM Taylor wife, two sons, and two daughters
flames parted from his wife aud child by the sufo-
eating smoke on deck and saw them no more; Other
mon grave, locked in each others The scene is
too narrowing for comment.
We are under obligations TO Professor sharpe, of
wouebby, for very correct list Of the persons who
perished on the ill-fAted Grifhth.
The action Of the citizens Of Wnloughby and the
neighborhoed worthy Of great praise. com mittee
was appointed Who ussd all the exertons in their
power recognize the dead and their effects
II was considered necessary TO bury those who we're
unknown upon the spot, and they were consequently
inferred last evening. We understand that the Ger
mans have = meeting this afternoon, and propose to
remove those OF their country who we're buried to
Cleveland.
IL seems to us that nothing could b. gained BY this
woulk not be better 20 purchase the ground shere
their csuLtryDen are buried-enelose II, and erect
upon II q monument to those who were suddsnly
swept into eternity.
WmLoueppr, June II, 1850.
herewith enclose all the particulars which have
fsllen under my observation In relation to the cre~
ard rssseng 70 OF the s;esmerG @ p Griffith which Was
burned rbort distance above the Chsgrn River Mon
day morning Abont sunrise
Some II our citizens, early, discovered an unusual
10 the spot The alarm spread rapidly aud in very
short time anest the entire popslson Of our village
was on the ground anxious TO render every assstance
to the living and every respect to the dead All the
boats within reach In use 20 the dead
nom wstery sepulchres and thus restore many TO their
frencs and give the rest tomb in their mother earth
mtte- vas appointed for the purpose Of exsmin-
ing the effects of the dead sscsrtsiing . far as pos
sibie their names, and giving burial TO thcse not
mittee consisted of the foIo~ing named gentemen:-
J. Reed T Warren. ,. Carroll $. wil-on. N Taylor,
u sersnton. J white, A. Hurd, A. Holmes, w A.
UoIlistop W. Hall q Miller p. McCaulcy o. Hsrripg-
ton, T. NJ Lilly, worden. n Jones. X Perkins }.
Humphrey Geo skin. Albert, Dr. st John v. Eve-
rett ssmuel Wilson, Chsirman, A. y. sharpe secre-
tary.
NAMES or rAssrNoEss AND cHEw LOST AND sKyr
TO nuFFALo on TIE STEAMER TROY.
clsri..a He,h aged 2s years; Francis lieth, sged
years Helen Heth. aged years and months Frank.
lin eth the husband sno father of the shove named
family. was saved lie was resident Of New York
city and on journey to visit his vifes friends, In
Ipdisns. VIM. Tilmsn, bar. keeper, Buffalo; Maxim
Juno second engineer, Buffalo. Lawrence Dana first
porter, Buffalo, christine Hood. cabin maid VIM
1lmsn he'd gold watch and chain, which was de-
hvered TO the clerk Of the steamer Troy.
NAmIs op PAssfScERs AND CREW
Taken on board the scow sylpb, Of Rairport, and
taken TO Cleveland
Cspt G Roby. wife and daughter Mrs Wilkinson,
mother Of Mrs Hoby; Mr. Palmer, of the Telegraph
Toledo, Richndson Mann. wheelsman. ssndustyi
FIRST Cook. negro. negro. name not known thariey
deck hand; Theodore Gilman. deck hand Buffalo; Dsn
waiter Buffalo: Hugh McLan. fireman, Bundoi
Frederick Fuller, deck hand Buffalo; lady ana four
daughters, going TO Cleveland TO join her hu-bsne
Who had preceded her some two years from England
woman aud child. name not kno~n, going ~ san
dusky; husband In Cincinnati Penby, deck hand
Alice Champion; passenger name not knorn WITH sls
In money; syoung lady passenger. name not knovni
q man, passenger. name not known; Thomas Hooper,
wife and chnd. from Glocestsrsbre. England Uhrre
children not foundD Edward Ti-ker and wife; Lucinda
wheeler; bdith Wheeler; Penvilla wheeler Leonard
Nheeler snved The above Damed family 81 Wh-elers
were going 10 Illinois 20 reside The father remained
behind, In Mercer county, Pennsyvania
rAMEs AND DESCRIPTION oP PyRsoNs BURIED oN
1HE sHoRF, IN wrLLoUeHBY TOwNsHiPs-
woman foregnsr blue calico dress; woman Ger
man striped cotton dress found her person god
brooch; woman striped cotton dress corset marked
L. = an Enrlfh woman. checked cotton dress. aud
pocket book containing money; an BAG woman. blsck
snd white calico dress English girl corset marked
". y, had on green calico dress, elderly woman,
n belt .t.tV man a m n