New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-08-08
rsc,s,-Mcss-s. Rodgers

u.ssrER ENGINE. --i1cSS'' '''. .
NV c-,.veror. OF Paterson. have ou'' a
Kr,chsS -, tie New-York and LIE Eaiiroa l.
loco'n0''e non the line on Monday. cAlcuia,eu "
vheh reH ,o5 cars. or weigh: clual TO SOD tuns
nav '., re ,se,cbl for ship.
p,.,-About II o'clock Thurs
SsAL' eco ,roke ont in the rear Of No i'2 Du-
Jay ~ I'm was Immediately gwen ana me
ales' -. =. time 10 exinguish i WIN 'riniiis
dansse and No. s. IEes.er-st. were slight
~ Gre the same night.
rxcresIoy.-The Wright Ri
h' IT,, CITY. have for some time past pee"
aes " '''. preparations for grand Pic'Nic
nAkSs \, IVES, Point, for which purpose tney
EIeuis" \, he steamer Hudson, Capt. AalIan'
have esh..,t. morning The New-A ork 'oIun
ard W. os..,.,gunshed themselves IN the tate mex
,ssc' W. -. "a DIN in toe festivities as guests
e'a 90 s', .scompanied by he FINK Guard are %
Ir :, ,cw.York for the purpose Of eso"''"S
10 Ire bo,, IN Jersey cay
4, Foot on LuyATIc.-A Pa'9eiSoi :"
=. ofc,r. from New-York, THURSDAY e''"ins'
W ,...,.he,htogn and Railway, lad HIS n"'
81 head. which he hal out OF the WIN
H., % ne door and jumped Oh a''e' NJ
..a az. Of course. thrown violently 70 'ne
--.n,d an. very severely injured. Inc u"'' Tau
-. "a INN AM conveyed HIM to Rah"aS' "ne''
~ wa p'ic'' N'oe' PfoP''
meci.
r,,,fs,ox on THE SOUND.-in re-
-. s,on mentioned yesterday, we learn
r.. g,,tyr Trareiler that the "Connectcut'
H'"' ,;n,,.bock moved, and considerable ilght
'S- -, carried away. Her hull, however, was
W. amer the accidcn, she was for some time
o'I , =. rove her wheels. and anchored The
- s.a,e.r from New.York for fall RIuer,
-, and vas about to to~ the Connecticut
a,o New Lonton. when the latter boat succeeded
IA starting her "heeis'
co,,,s,os OF THE COMMODORE AND Con-
..,,,,,r -Messrs Edit0rs-ln the absence OF capt.
w,,,.ms. yto IS detained q; Norwich, attending TO
.,,,,r. Of the Connecticut, We. the Pilots OF the
...,oey Connecticut make The following statement
~ The facts our part III regard 70 the coi'sioh
he two steamers.
10, ssrteit until about ~ o'clock. when We
.,,scs r,o 0ense fog resting upon the water Whlle
~s,le,d I, still continued clear Every u>ual pre-
ssor had been made for thick weather, the alarm
s,.,Ie Va, an,os, Immediately sounded, and at the
',ae The Commodore came IN sight. Mr. Brown mad
~. hand upon The rope attached . the whistle,
xb,eh Was Immediately "oowed," the helm put
sbard port and instantly the " shut Of stop,
and backing bells" were rlng, ana every eHoH
m,.e on our PINT TO AVOID the collision and al me
,ms she ca'e contact 'gtns md matt fuo re-
oytoos hnrk II was less than three minutes IRON
W. hge We eI'c' ed the fog untl we made the Com
mciOres lish. We Dat not hear her rb'sh' mt" she
oGHSn Sighf-
We 1i1 not 90 10 the Commodore, because the
cnuec.,ci was entirely disabled by reason OF
IN OF The pas-block being forced INTO the wheel
h, vef, ourselves entirely helpless for about one
and hall hours. and our passengers were wonder
M WHY the Commodore Gid not come 10 US, untli
ne Emp,re State came alongside of ms, after nav
.np bees ~ tee Commodore, ana reported that the
Commodore was disabled, had anchored. and would
ga,, 10, one OF the other boat, for assistance.
Cant Williams was IN the Pilot House, before and
a, The lime OF the collision, directing and assisting
and while we have every confidence IN hun a. one OF
ihe most thorough able and experienced captains on
Long lsal1 Sound, we are surprised 10 see MN
blamed While m the faithful discharge OF his duty,
and car only account for 1t by the suppositlon that
,be nss,ppe..rs Oh board the Commodore were mis-
ginrne. ~ regard 10 the fact.
n VI. ALLEN. FIRST Pilot.
WIN brown, Second Pilot.