The New York herald., 1850-08-18
Terrible CaIamity-Thirteen Lives Lost mt
LynnfieId. Mass.


most melancholy catastrophe occurred at
Lynntield yesterday afternoon The particulars, as
we learn from the Boston Mail, ofthe 10Th instant,
were briefly these "A large party, connected most
ly with the First Christian Society, Grew. Mr. L.
n. Currier.) of Lynn, proceeded, yesterday. to
Lynnfield a picnic excursion, selecting con-
venient spot on the borders of beautiful pond
near the iypnfeld House. About O'clock. a
party of twenty-five went on bo 4rd large flat
botomed row boat, for an excursion on the pond
When about one hundred yards from the shore, by
some accident, not explained, the boat upset, and
thirteen of the party were drowned: The follow
ing are the names Of those lost by this heart rcId-
ing catastrophe Robert Shurtlili and wife, re-
Gently married, and on visit TO their friends in
Lynn. They belonged TO Medway. Mrs. Mary
Howard and daughter, Mary Jane. Mrs Howard
was wife of Mr.. ]. B. Howard, OF Saugus. The
mother and child were taken from the water, dead,
and clasped in each others arms. Miss Catharine
l.. Adams, aged ~ years, belonging TO this city.
s' this ey % Miss su Mary Johnson, Vsff0s Of Tyass
very interesting young lady. Miss Eliza Young,
ofMarbebead, OF young lrdy on svis. to her friends
in Lynn. Mrs. Mehitable Alley. OF Lynn, aged SO.
The interesting children of Mr.. Joshua Garland,
Of Lynn, .red Fix and two years. Two daughters OF
Mr. Ephrain Brown, OF Lynn, whose ages We did
Dot leara Miss Maria Cheever, OF Lynn. All the
b. dies had been recovered, except two--Miss
Cheever and the daughter 81 Mr.. A. johnson.
Since the above was in type, correspondent has
furnisht d us with the following additional parcu-
isis;- party Of about one hundred and lily per-
sonsfrom Lynn and Saugus, came here oo an ex-
cnrsion of pleasure Alter having taken their din-
nsr in picnic style, in the beautiful grove which
tkirts the lake, they obtained paddle boat, and
amused themselves by cruizng around the shores,
and the island in the pond Several different com
punies OF the party had made excursions in II with
safety, but the last company met with a most ter
rible catastrophe. Twenty-Five persons were on
board the boat when it left the shore. Al they
approached the island, the paddle threw some
water on one side OF The deck; the company then
parsed 10 the oiher sideihis caused thai side TO be
wet ; they then crossed back again. This was
done several times. BY this suddea chance of po
siton lh0y set the boat rocking. Some of the party
becoming fiiehtenedgot upon the seats; this made
the boat dip more.
They now beeerne panic-stricken; and as one
side went down into the water, some OF the party
eprgpg upon the wheel house, which was in the
centre Of Tie boat, when, unfortunately, the boat
was completely capsized, bottom up. Mr.. Jonathan
Terbox succeeded in getting % the bottom Of the
boat, and though he could not swim, he succeeded
could swim, stripped themselves, and swan TO the
shore. Although the boat was near the shore, in
quiet cove of the island, yet thirteen lives were
lest.
The boat was constructed by covering two dery's
with deck end placing paddle wheel, worked
by hand crank, between them. The person who
engaged the boat was told that IL was safe for four
teen persons. | have been told that thirty persons
have made excursions upon IL al once with safety,
and this party would have met with no accident II
iLeJ had kept still. IL was the rocking that caused
the cilamitous result
THE SIcKKEss IN CINCINNATI The Board OF
Health clcse ibcir reports to-day; the cholera,
whose prevalence as epidt mic in our city, caused
them assemble and ssse their ct ied bulletins,
having nearly altogether disappeared. They re-
port for the tyegh hours ending at five O'Clock
last evening, three interments OF PERSONS who died OF
cholera, and 5S Of persons who died of other
diseases. A few cases Of cholera sppesred here
the last week in June. Some Of these being very
severe, and ending ia sndd-n death, il was thought
.l.sa L. III. R..x IL .ItL Il
Bile. and issre occesonal bulletins. On Monday,
July LIT. they repo.ed 40 ssl cascs-alI they could
hear Of 20 that time, though they we'll salts
fed there had been. more. They issued their Sc
eight hours ending the previous evening, reported
40 deaths OF this disease. Their reports then be-
came daily. The following figures show the course
Of the epidemic, from its commencement TO the