The New York herald., 1851-08-24

TrE L,rg f.rsL AccIprsr WAR KISssroS, C..-The
Kingston (Ca Bri,ish Wig Of the 18th inst speaking
OF The late fatal accident the st Lawrence that
city. ssys "A party hac been formed for a picnic ON
Ihurscay and at rine O'Clock II tha. day assembled
bsrd o the new yacht jeanette In number irty four
Of WHOM fourteen ladies' The jeanette belonged to
hr D. B Jenkins, and twenty -one tons measure
ment 1he day was not 80 favorable was desirable
but the Jeanette her way down the river
snd landed her party at the foot Of Long Island from
Which after an interval Of time she left for french
Creek Ihis was little after four In the sfternoon the
WIND had been blowing fresh, with squalls and the
jeanette bad proceeded but short distance when
vss struck by enc Of these and laid to take In
considerable water; the ladies' alarmed rushed
thrown To the leewsrd side, and thus preventing the
beat from recovering Although directed by skifu
bsrds tho fa,d Jeanette rapidly hled aud sunk In from
twenty 10 thirty feet of water Nineteen sank 10
more fft' en- were saved by boats which had put ous
nom shore the melancholy occurrence became
known. These fifteen had sustained themselyes q por
tion BY swimming and others by cnging 10 the mast
which bad not totally disappeared Mr.. George Hunter
r.tcu.d Mrs Huniei and got her into the skf which
was attached to the yacht but his exertous fruit
less- being chained to the other, u dragged down
along with It. and carried her with Il The foowing is
q bst Of the names both Of those saved and those
Drownod Miss Stacey Miss yoldsn Mrs Yolden, Miss
Masos hsrJ Anne Proby. two Misses Haizht, Mrs
george Hunter Miss Mills Mrs Jenkins Thomas 0rist
Mr. 1horpc. Master Yoidsn. Edward PROXY Mr. II A
MILLS Miss Walker, Mise A. Hunter, Miss jenkins, Mrs
Osskn.
salod ID. n. jenkins James wilson. Thomas rraIsht
DAVID McCalum. Charles Mackenzie, Alexander Philips
Jack Osbay, Master Scott Vim. Leckc Edward Haighs.
~ " fttchcccks WIN jenkins, Charles Wills, Georgc
Hunter II. JOhn,ol (colored).
fotr of the bodies were recovered Thursday
ing end brought up by the steamer Niagara On the
foovhg day the steamer Prince ~ Wales sent down
TO the scene of the calamity, and the
TUNED With more; and yesterday evening Mr. Crawford
hr ueht ny M bis yasbt four add ivna oodrssixteeu
IN a having three y,t To ~ found those of Mise MILL
and Msstrs 1borne and trst large party IL sti en-
esg,d In search 81 these, aud We trust they vn b.
rueht up TO day. The FIRST funeral-thst Ct Mis-
Chrtbbe ssce,-took place this morning The attend
ance ~ssrfy NUMEROUS ard all the places of bu.ins
ibittehs ut the CITY we're closed Another will take
pace thi cv'nug ht O'Clock when the remains u
Mis Geoige Mise Hunter will he conigned their
hst rtti place Captain uaskin H. absent from the
cry hId tits proposed we believe, TO e~sit hts ccuru
tforc &C nnii to the ear IN. remains OF his wife
III s'tter, and her children His home presents melsn
boy pioUIt; ~ fve ~ thoss couyls
. teys since ltt " fuu II health sid spirits but wn
TOW coio and siieut IN death about he carried g.
ihs erave ~ hr J,nkns family, fJur have been
shen captain Noldsn arrived In p n yesterday moru
bs fI' m h.iow after long sbcpce from home pssaos
% the prey a. the morning clo~e 20 the spot wfege
btsh tiu, wattrr ley IN Death that family sbtrh ne
,buclsied IN few hours joyfully meeting In health
ment