New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-08-03
TESTIMONY CONTINUED.

pesstbkci Ou ooaIu VI INC ucb1y Gay on tue Scrn VII
/ I'm .OLzeL lsLuing until her destruction BY IRE
noticed thing particular about the Ct the
boat before abe gOt on nre Wa not iOrwsrd u me
conpsriCnvsy between Il main deck and hurricane
deck the only unusual Giro amsAnce perceived was
s6urcsnce OF clnders q anthi lcite coal along the
burriCsne Geek which we're large aud fell Ia greater
' Quantities than have ever seen to come from steam
boat chimney before some Of the pieces were large
| a. sn al peas and wherever fuel supplied,
| as / supposed, there showers Of cndeis were re-
newed. While tie Henry Cay was running TO-
ward tne shore on FIRE, | turned my ateLton as
to means OF tsca2e. l. oked the quarters hut
| ! saw small boats there | also looked where
they are usually slurg IRON crane on the stern
quarter, and am eeTlin there were boats there,
and alter passing tour ladies iIom The Of the boat
to and the Of the boat turned and nlned
her; the hurricane Geek extended 10 very near g.
the stein Of the bUst saw small boat ard OF
the Henry Clay and according 10 the best Of my kno VI
edge and belief, there only one place where Q
small boat could have been thst was on the lar.
board side # the boat, bet sern the plOthOuse and
aide Of the boat and front OF the iarbosrd wnse
from tie time that the hra slarm Of hre glven,
oae appear in an official capacliy-or head sny
one give any directions board encouragement
to the passengers relsuve TO their escape; | know
nothing oil what raLsplr on tae lover deck alter ths
alarm U! IRE was given got on On tue sand ifOm the
cardboard eide at the eNtrc me forward end OF the hurh
cane oeck | saw . man whom supposed to be- the
cleh OF the boat because bought my uckes Of him,
had his coat of and was In the water rendering as
sstance should not know any Of the other officers Of
uc boat was Just After passng Forress place ttst
noticed the IRE the eost We. turned toward The
! thiDk from the observations ! made, that she
going the Of 20 miles hour on board the
Francis rhiddy ON the morning when che ran at the
rate of - miles hour; the Henry Clay WA about
two hOuIs m run nins from Cozzens Dock TO the point
where ,Le took IRE.
Mr. Mcmahon at this stage of proceed 1gs proposed
TO crus examine tie ~i;ne- which objsctedSo BY
the Coroner, through his counsel, WV. scrushAn,
Mr. Mcmahon Insisted upon the to cro.. examine
tie witness, snd the CORNER, by ala counsel, decided
rot 20 ALLOW him 10 do 20
MI Mcmahon then protested against any but the
Coroner and Jury examining witnesses on the part Of
~ scru.h.m, in reply stated that the Coroner
would d tEe same time decide against allowing the
| preseLce oi counsel tor the steamboat owners
Jants T. DePystu, sworn reside a. No 9lJ Broad
~,y New YORK came on board the Henry Clay at New
bufsb there great exeItons made there by the
ruuntrs e the tao rival boats, and tickets for New
York cold at shilling each which sum paid
myself shortly after leaving tho d. OK met Mr.. GJur
ley VITO stated tina! there had been most exciting
| scene On board the boat before went on bONd-hst
there bad been great excitement the boats having come
m contact, wrlt talking with hin where JiLed by
Hon St.pbeL Alien who comb med the Gt.tene winch
had just becn made TO ne; then took sea- tn
hurricane Geek, from which was obliged to remove la
cons qupDce OF the falling Vi small pieces OF cOL and
ciuc,Is and aeon ate ward went beO. on the saloon
deck board s.cc sat there reading, unul heard
the C FIRE the passengers were much startled, aud
can only pare the scene 10 that u beehive DIS
uIbed all the people their feet and In TIE
ci, mt ward short d-,ance, and was told
BY somebody, NO appear, i3oIoDg TO inc boat That
forts were Immediately eXered t. allay tre excitement
by assuming the adde's that ! understood there was
uo dagger ;old item u 10 calm, AID that safety
cJ a ded upon tn. ir being iren turned und and
| VA prCcctStg LrvAd, when met the Hon. Stephc n
| Alien, aud ne asked what We we're u do; he was
calu bu; eIiscnty armed ITepe a,ei TO bm what had
ssd TO the ladies' as 10 the Importance o being calm
| while vGs q king with him, observed tne smoke
uTcly rcrt and - under STOOD teal he mad Just
ctme forward, he having been sent aft, began sp-
prehC nd danger which I had no, anticipated III N
lhs stairs leading 10 the hurricane deck with
view Of sGcersnpg the extent OF the fire, and chances
oil osoape on opening tho door, found the passage
died Wit a dense smoks which prevented me from
proceeding further; pdrceiyng one OF the hands
Of the boat standing near tho ladies saloon.
wss and be answer, In like tone tho fire below
then | became convinced that the boat seriously
| On tire almost Immediately sftsrvard there was cry
thai TIE boai sinking, and she appeared be
II At this tune, presume that she struck the shore
inorLni Of the feet that ste hal ashore aud
ins person uIon the hurricane deck, then occurred
| tpne to a. there ikewso and alter two attempts
sLccet teo 10 geIrng W on tne laOo,rd side get
ting there d''cuvtred the flames tXtendng above the
Lipe. 90 that could not tho shore from where
STOOD took Of one OF my boots and unsced the other
In a. into the 10 the prot er moment a
This uoTebL Mr. Goney AND another ,ntamsn
UP to me, hd seid thai only safety was 10 pass
| over the promenade deck ~ the bow; a, this
time there WAS so dense a smoke that | could
| notice the propreiy Of doing % the two gentlemen
len ne and was the lss person eff on the stern Of
hist deck was there about two minutes, ard the
wind driving on the smoss, raw clear passage;
would Gay that, although the lafboard side in
flames, the wind had freed The starboard side from
suoie resolved ~ run through the hrs did So
ard TOOK a chair with me | reached the extreme end
ard there found man throwing ell the baggage; there
Leihtr Gre nor smoke thsre at that time the pilot
| vac lot In bis plsce at that time | was no, aware
that the boat Wa, Ashore until Mr. GourlsT called
my attention 10 tho TACT after reaching the end OF the
prUntpAde deck put en- my boots previous b going
down; then walked round the baggage on the main
doek to after my own, but not hnding H. and not
ecenine n prcpeS TO remain any longer got the
bow to the above up to this ume thought that every
panepser would be saved, but reaching the shore
The passengers In the stern Of the boat hui
osd setbe or the sarbosrd side and others jumping
| sid tunlblins over; | Immediately Inquired tor Mr.
| Allen, and finding that he bad not got ashore, I
| began search sittr hun, but Without success u the
passengers hsd been duly informed BY the officers
VI the OOai that they could escsps over the hurricane
deck, aud the officers had performed their duty 10 Civ
ing Instruction 10 he pace nger,, and II the steamers
boats and other appliances lad been rendered available
have doubt inst all Of ,hose board would
have been saved Dad MOI zee an body whom sup
posed 10 be ocer on board, doing sLy thing aid
COUNSEL tnose board DUNG tho tie; | did not
| knUw sry of The Olcert.
JcAn H. GgrrLy, sworn II reside ct No ~ West Sew.
enietnthst went on beard the steamboat nry Chy
al Albany on the 18th ul. tor Nsv York; tbs Henry
Clay va psts.pser steamboat plJ Ing batween New.
| iork and hcsny short tme before gUiog board
the Lonesd eon'hiersble ell 1rts made to get pas
sensep itrtte Henry Clay, both Ia the streets and on
the o,cn GU.~rved he ,suo Thing the part Of the
Tusner q the trnneuis % Induce passengers TO take
her; toe 10 interest 10 the matter presuming
seorIuob occurrence sent, on bosid ths Henry Clay
ard b. eyr tke stHf,ed few nnutss ahead II her time
l,boSd nink tbathe Hrury Clay wn 2 IniIe in al.
vance oi tie Armenia ard tAo Henry Clay reacte ed
the dock 81 Hudson, and the Armenia took tho
western ehsbnel and paced without lAndoz; when
We leit deck at Hudson heard soma say that we
should soou overhaul h,r Qhe Arrneus) any WAY 10
shor tHe, tn Hsnry Clay m,d mo a. be golnz very
rapidly ~hIe stsLcins en- the bow OF the Henry lsy
sht se,ued TO b, Ged and Be going more rapidly and
ientrksd the feet to friend the Armenia r. aehsd
Csuh tsi, and The Henry Clay had to vslt her tqrn
aihe Och hssid great deal OF ials snd abuse q,
he ooh Dtsotn the PEI pie, relative /, the to- boat.
AID ! ihoulSt ! saw 9 great dsL of feet
ing DaIliested BY those who were inssrestsd
The Ann la vent on and the Cisy follow 3D. airer m.i
rs humid l.nd.nT; after chs had lett the iors
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