Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1852-08-05
LATE DISASTER ON THE
HUDSON RIVER.

Vay Interesting Incidents. Meeting Of Passen-
gers. Condemnation Of the officers Of the Boat.
The Coroner's Inquest. Sc. sc. &c.
The result Of Thursdays investigation proves
that the rumprs of the day previous concerning
the calumitous consequences attending the burn
ing of the steamer Henry Clay, were but too
near the melancholy truth Upto the hour about
seven p. NJ at which the Jury Inquest ADJOURN
ed, FlFTf-TWO bodies had been recovered.
aud four more were known to be under the bro
ken machinery Of the lost steamer. Al the bodies
that have been recovered have been identified
except nine. here was a rumor on ! thursday
that the body Of Stephen Allen had been recov
cred, but such is not the case There was
body recovered which bore such strong resem-
blance % his that his intimate friends of thirty
years believed tito be his His son was the first
TO discover the mistake.
The following is the list Of the dead as far as
ascortained;
Mrs. Harriet f. Colby, of Montpelier, Vt aged
30; Miss Elizabeth Illlman, aged 6S-- maiden
lady; Mrs Amelia Bancroft of Philadelphia.
aged 50; Mrs. Owen Pennell Of New Hanover
county, n. C. Mr. Pcnnell, enormously repor
ted dead, was saved.l Sarah Dcnnison and
Miss Mary Cooper of West Farms Westchester
county; John W. Simons son of John X. Sim
ons, OF 81 Eldridge street, New York and Elizt-
beth Shanckoy, hi+ nurse. Geo ge X Narcher. of
3l5 Broadway. n. Y Joan b NJ. lantord, aged
II months, daughter of the late Cyrus Hanford,
Ian, ,ianc,.d 'a, ,,i' s', Az 'r's
w., fa,,nd H., W,r, Ann w aaI to. io'
iant daurbter Isabrlia If IN pcrry s,reot n v
Ma,tan, ,s,r,',I a'i - '"' III ~.
ew Cronn.l ocISo ftndl, A 'I," Iata
Uosier ofjII IVoos,crs,roo, ~ W. RI"
Dailev ,y,fe of pr,f Iacob ~ ma. -, W.
POM. Mar, Rsilo, d,,ot,I. g -.
Marv Tho nson and F,@e,'o rb,r,,sr, Ss,,,,s
ter and infant son. of JohnI Tbnnpson. of am
caster county. Penn: Mrs. Thomson. mother of
the above-h1dy not found; W. NJ. Rsy. Of
Cincinnati. Ohio; Abby Ann Raw. wife. and
Caroline Raw. daughter Of the above Nnrcoret
Cbattllon. wife of John Cba,tilon IA Cberry
street. y Y; Geo Thielman. of Pouchkeepsie
brother of tho above: kntorina Ch,ttilon oaod q
years. and Helen Chattilon. ooeJ n cbildron M
the nbove-hodes not vet found isaac d. Sands
Stanton street. n Y. cartnap--bnIv not vei
fnnnl, r. 4 Sands arod q ,,outbs Som of Tho
above Charloile johnson. fcolorod An or porgl
keepsie: BESSIE Williams IAN oged coiored vo
man, mother of the abovc-body no, vet found
Jane Murray. aaed 30, wife of Adam Murray. ot
Chicago; John Murray, aged one year, son Of
the above; Christopher B. Downing. AIRED H.
lcolored.l servant m the cooks gallery on board
Mrs. Anthony Ro,ison nj \ v Miss Roh,nsou
n i - 8. L. N. y I D
McDaniels of Rntlan1. Mary Ccone- of y V
Miss Julii Hey. Newburgh \ Y
Dozens may he lost who bov, not voi been o,,
auired for The account shows recognzed ~.
unrecoguized. 10; MISSING II total known n h.
lost ~
Miss Hawthorne. sister Of Nathaniel u,v.lo-.
whose death is already mentioned was ,sod;..
in the aner-cabm when the acciden, occ,rrod
John L. Thompson. Of lancaster co,,n,, D.
10 iia
sworn: Identified the BODY OF Mary Tbon,nso,
live in the city of .ancaster; am n;s..:,,
tornev of lancaster county reco,,;.. a.
of Mary. my daughtar she y,s ts, - w. - 'u'
myself wife. three children and n,r,,e ~
York on tho Francis Sxiddv vosto.I-. 'o'' NV"
one child Fugene was six weeks III ''''' ''.''1
wars old and The other tbree. we -. -. ~ ~
buro. rnm,ipad an hour and " ,'0"
Clav noticed no,h;,,r ',n',s,,.I 'eoh 'ne 'lenrN
the boat: She WIS crowded. I sl,, ~. p"
200 oeople. we took dinner ha,,s' ''i'''s ,''
clock then came on deck and "',t : y
eineers room. remarked 10 bi,a ',s'.'s .'i' e''
have n good be,d &c 60. ~, ;, suppose yo'
nlv. hut lookod very cr,ss. =, n0 u,5'e u' IT,
van will not nlow ms an o,t ac,r ," s,i'' uoP'
nl,ad II care as ,n,,cl -' y. 'iih "ater ne re-
bolvp turned a,v,y rerl 10y o"n lle as any
vou' do, | smoke "a booaf,,'I , nus 10 ""
~ no ,,o;p,, ,'o,ier, -. we "''f HnPe'rt'
tbers ,yas no neces,, e. s.l'''i' am 'eonsh
| no, In si,rbt MI No., ~ '"' N'he"'A wa
Nest pnint Idd ~. en W. were hea
boord he the tcLe, saIi ~ lne - l'n'a' on
,bcre v,s '-rea, go % at Ne"9nrs' tsa
nLa, d., - -, .lio uel"eeh me boRts an
obaorod q, :. IT, slsnt at Newnurg' the
-, Lii. -, 10y -, ule west me ticket
NO ~ s,~oJ ~ Tx Suing, When me Arme
,;.l.,,s otyo,ad No., stn.hd those selling ne
.bon, M o,is,i lo' s'Apenee The Armenl
-, ,la, ~, ~ n','',es oeh'nd' saw no indic'
oOe Of the b,UG Io'' a nia oeen racing spoke
v vJ VI ue ".''us' 'eiihg MN had heard theT