The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1850-06-27

Burning OF the Steamboat Griffith of
Cleveland HaTbor--2jo persons bnrn-
ed and drowned.
The boat took fire behind the boilers, a.
bout O'Clock in the morning.
In the Galena Advertiser CT last Satur-
lay, we find the following:
FURTHER PARTICULARS OF THE Loss OF
THE GRIFFITH. - Cleveland, June 49,
Of those brought to this port the following
is description. A list was furnished by A.
n. Fitch, who assisted in laying out the
dead this morning, who were buried by our
city authorities.
A Scotch deck hand, full faced, sandy
hair, about As years old; large Irish do.
round faced about d years old; man with
full forehead, sandy hair; from articles
found on him, supposed to be a tailor; MIR.
Drover of New York, recognized by many
as often having been here; $7O4,l5 found
on his person; deck hand, slim, S. years
old; Mr.. Hopper and child the latter about
months old; two female emigrants, one OF
them dressed in black; n child about year
old; Hugh Mclean, fireman, from Canada
Identified; w Danley of New York; Capt
Roby wife and children and mother-in law
/ Horace Palmer, telegraph operator of Toll
odo; Richard Palmer, w heelsman; Cha,ley
deck hand; Theodore Gilman; Richard
! Mann of Sanduskey; w. p. Tinkham and
two children; Dan Donovan; Hugh G. NJ
Lane, colored man; f Keller, deck hand
/ Mrs Heath, wife of Francis Heath, Wal
street, N. Y. and their four children: ID +
Genor; w Tillman, bar keeper; A Furgur.
son.
! The following are among the saved; Mr.
! Atchison, Cleveland; K G. Parks, Roches
ter, Pa; MIR. Jones, end engineer; F.. w
Evans, first mate; \ S Marcherchy; Chris
tine, cabin maid; George, :ieck hand; w
! +. TruckhaD, Cheaufeaugy county, Pa.
Hurd; ID w Reed, Belfontaine MIR
I Wilkinson half brother to Capt Roby; ar
/ English colony on board ars all saved, ex
cept woman and four children, two sister:
and brothers from Canbridgeshre, Eng
| land, Mr. Walker saved but lost wife anC
child.
Of party of 81, 8 only were saved; l
Reeds wife and children were lost w
! Taylor, wife aud four children; Mr. Jones
England. and a young man from Cornwall
a majority Of whom were destined for Me
dina county, where they have relations.
Mr. Stebbins, LIST engineer, clerk and boil
mates are saved. Mr. S. tells me the fir,
originated below, at the afrer end Of thu
boilers. They worked thei: fire engine ,ans
thought at one time they hail got it entirel,
under, when all at once they found the up
per cabin in one blaze then they headed he
for land, and tried 10 save their lives.
cant see why it is that out Of such larg'
number so few were saved, as she was ru,
! into eight feet water, and not more then q
were burned before they gos there.
The calculation is that $50 consigned pas
sengers were on board; but in my telegraph
to Buffalo and Chicago | rated the numbe
lost considerably less than il may really tur,
out to be-, so as not to over rate il. | hav,
since found out that not more than so wer,
saved. think the number is o.
/: The steamer Troy WAS sent for, so afie
being with :hein four hours we left, AM
met the Troy before we reached Cleveland
She was to hrin: the bodies to Clevelan'
for burial. One woman f1oa,ed by US Wit
her little baby cl,ncinc to her neck - bot
dead. might write from row to next fal
and then could give you n5 conception o
the sight. One thing ! do know, neve
! wish to behold such another.