Daily American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1852, 1852-07-31
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The Henry Clay Catastrophe.

letails of this lamentable catastrophe. Eyery
hour seems to bring new horrors to the story,
md to add to the general grief. The witnesses
before the coroner's jury all corroborate the main
facts in relation to the occurrence which we have
already given, and demonstrate that the calam-
ity, with all its sad consequences, is solely at
r'0utaoIe to the reprehensible practice of racing.
Nearly all the witnesses examined have lost
wife, child, or friend and their relations of the
unaValling endeavors they made for the rescue Of
those most dear to them are not the least affect
ing incidents connected with the terrible occur-
renee. We take from the New York Times some
additional particulars, with full list of the dead
and missing:
The scene of the melancholy disaster to the
Henry Clay was visited at an early hour yesterday
by an immense concourse of persons, anxious to
recognise the lost to reclaim the bodies which
were recovered, or to gaze upon the wreck.
Before 10 o'clock in the morning, the Crap
pling-rons had recovered several bodies which
were decently composed and laid in order upon
the beach for recognition. Husbands, wives,
parents, brothers, sisters, thronged in deep grief
around the bodies.
The investigation of the causes of the disaster
was resumed before the coroner's jury at an early
hour. A large amount of testimony was re-
ceived which goes far to establish the criminality
OF those connected with the origin of the deplo-
rable event. The utmost excitement was mani
tested in regard to the culpable parties and the
motives by which they seem to have been actu-
ated. The authorities Of Westchester county are
determined that no stone shall be left unturned
to ferret out the guilty parties. A most thorough
and searching investigation should be made, and
the results stated without fear or favor.
We are assured that while the Henry Clay was
running at the height of her speed below Sing
Sing she was carrying an unusual pressure of
steam; and further, had not the engineer cut the
weights attached to the safety valve, when he
was forced to flee from the engine room by the
intense heat, the boilers would have inevitably
exploded before she reached the shore. A pas
senger also states that when passing under the
shaft, near the woodwork over the boilers, the
heat was of such intensity that he was compelled
to place handkerchief over his face to avoid it.
LIST OF THE DEAD.
Mr.. Schatelan, aged 25, No. l84 Cherry street,
New York.
Mr.. VIM. Ray, aged about so, Cincinnati.
Mrs. Ray, Cincinnati.
Miss Ray, aged years, Cincinnati, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Ray.
An infant, year old, belonging to Mr.. Elmore
Thompson, No. l08 Henry street, New York
George F. Whitlock, No. 90 Allen street, New
York.
Mrs. Whitlock, No. 96 Allen street. New York.
Miss Holmes, (sister of Mrs. Whitlock,) New
York
Infant of Mrs. Hanford, No. 215 Twentieth
street, New York.
The body of Mr. A. ]. Downing, the editor of
the Horticulturist, was recovered at about eleven
o'clock yesterday !; and the body of n man, not
yet identified, was found under one of the wheels.
Mr.. ID. was q resident of Newburg, Orange
county, and was possessed of extraordinary ability
and talent in his profession He was on his way
to Washington city to lay out some public grounds
and beautify those in the vicinity of the Capitol
Miss Martha Wadsworth, of North Carolina
in charge of Mr.. Downing
Mrs. A. Fennell, of North Carolina
Christopher B. Hill, (colored) hand on board
the boat, aged 10.
John X. Simmons aged 81 years, No. 81 Ed
ridge street, New York.
George Theiman, Poughkeepsie-body taken
to New York.
J. J. Speed, of Baltimore
Mrs. Bartlett, Poughkeepsie.
Elizabeth Hilman, Troy N. Y.
Eliza c. Bancroft, Philadelphia.
John Hosier, No. PA Wooster street.
Maria W. Baily, West Point, n. Y.
Martha Clannell, (chld,) New York.
Mary and Eugene Thompson, children of Hon.
]. L. Thompson, district attorney, Lancaster, Pa.
Mary -, servant of Mr.. T., do.
Harriet E. Colby Montpelier, Vt.
Elizabeth Pearsall, aged 15, Brooklyn.
Miss Julia Kavanagh, aged Is, Newburg
Miss Mary Cooper, West Farms, N. Y.
Mrs. Sarah Dennison, do do.
George H. Marcher, No. Is Eleventh street,
NY.
Mrs. Mary Ann Robinson, No. SO Perry street,
N. L.
Miss Isabella Robinson, No. 60 Perry street,
n. Y.
r. a. Sands, Gnfant,) No. sc Stanton street
Mrs. Abner Murray, Chicago, Illinois. THE
infant of Mrs. Nj. was also lost, and the body re-
covered
J. s. Schoonmaker, merchant, Jordanville,
Ulster county, N. Y. Deceased had $500 in
his possession.
Julia Hicks, Newburg.
Charlotte johnson, (colored, Poughkeepsie.
Mrs. Haskell, Laurel Hill, n. j.
UNREcoGNIsED BODIES.
There were three men, three women, and two
children remaining under charge of the coroner
unrecoguised when our reporter left last night
Their remains were removed to the village Of
Younkers.
PASSENGERS MISSING.
Below will be found list of the names OF the
passengers missing up to last evening, for whom
repeated inquiries were made during the day by
the relatives and friends:
Mrs. Hanford, wife of the late Cyrus N. Han
ford 2l5 Twentieth street, New York.
Two daughters of Mrs Schatelan, lS4 Cherry
street, New York, one aged three years, and the
other aged one year.
Mason Seal, aged 16 years, S8 W. Twenty-Se-
cond street. New York.
Abraham Crss, Brooklyn.
Isaac Sands Sc Stanton street, New York.
[The gold watch of deceased was found on the
beach, where it had been washed.
Nurse of Mr.. Simmons, 67 Eldridge street
Mrs. Betty Williams, (colored,) New York.
Mrs. 0strander, New York.