New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-07-30

compelled 10 stop her engine. and shot ahead and
made the Kingston landing first There we're numerous
addressed ~ the passengers pirtcu ny
the aoes, 10 the person, or officer VINO had conn on W.
! oruu eDade.eecs, as have stated. lie treated ines@
with IN 1eTepcc, and, with something OF dersiop a.
thought insisted tat there was pot any osner au
| was the beginning ~ be0ays adventures hltsI e't
Ing Xii gstOn landing gTadusiiy iels tne ~ ~, " ~
Is proper 10 state tia, while we proceeding AZ
above stated to overtske the Armenia before 'eacnns
Kingston, ilftiucty noticed the smell oil sni0As
trom The neighborhoGd OF the furnaces, wnch 'nen
thought, and believe stated to some one stahuog near
~as caused by rhe boat being on fire. ..
1t was precisely the smell Of smoke "nicn pre-
ccded the last fatal calamity. At a1ous O'CLOCK was
sDoh the larbosrd guard Ia the alter part on tue
boat, in cobver.atlon with a. Chst E'q and another
gentl' man We had just passed ton' Hll, aud the
three speaking Of that place, when woman cams
the guard holding child In each arm eXclalm
ing that the boat fire. The smell Of smoke had
before noticed now very distinct and unmsiakab'e
but as In the previous Instance, II mad disappeared
without any apparent danger. |, for the moment
believed that no evil consequences would now follow.
The ladies came hing upon the guard from the
loon and advised US mauy as were vi hin my hearing
not TO be alarmed excited. state that II there
any danger Of the boats burning, cay 10 Yun
her as ore end apparently easy obtain assistance
from that shore, tnst old not think there was any
great danger and that at envy rate alarm Or
excitement only increased the Han GER whatever might
be- Aperson pIest made nj az pearance who shouted
TO everybody TO 90 AFT and he obeyed by many If
not all As quickly as | could leaned through win.
dow into The ladies' saloon The gangwAys for ward
we're hlled vii smoke and dsrkred, smoky flame,
and judge that 1t i'm possible even IL had 50 in
tended, 70 have made my way forward. This could
not have been more than three four minutes from
the frat alarm which heard. across the ladies'
saloon, which vacant 10 the sarboard guard and
went On 10 that quarter. Ia very short ume after
this the boat got around and headed for the
easteIly shore. The wind, which DlJ wing very
fresh from the southwark as went In a direction
crossing the river blew the flames and smoke arweCt
ard awey IRON the boat and | had great confidence
that when we reached Inc shore those who the
after part Of the boat could and would readily and safe
" oe taken OH in small bOGls From the time we
rounded toward the shore until we reached IT, would
say wss some FIVE or six minutes. Wcwere therefore,
lahore in eight or nine minutes alter the nrs alarm was
brought hit.
By this time the ire had reached the ladies' saloon,
and tue smoke and syaIks were flying In every dlrec-
ton through and out Of the windows. The misery and
terror inteIs and sgoniLog but t Is not my pur
pose TO auent aGy description Of this pan O the scene
Many Jumped overheard Immediately after she
grounded. ] cswbsYed On 20 the promenade deck
and threw overheard as msny # the itJols as |
could reach / then came down on to the star
board guard aod looked In every direction to see
whether assistance was approaching None was TO be
CiscUveIed, and, the ht whe.a stood be-
coming poSeIiul Determined to throw myself over
toarC. climbed over ,he raj and INTENDED 70 Get hold
f two OF the stools which hLd thrown iUto the water.
This nisttd, ard not being swimmer, imnedaIey
found my wy 70 the lotion. judged tnat tbe deph
there was tCme hfteen ieeI. Of course again came
10 The surface, but not ny purpose TO detail my l.
OF the drO4ning OF those who lost their lives in
that vsy was the heavy sea which running At the
tine, caused BY the nigh sOuher,y wind which was
blowing. twas about the beginning of ebo, aud as
unoeIsteudi t., the wind and tide being contrary 10
each oiher the heavier.
At every flaw of Wild the waves would dash against
the steam she lay brOadsde TO- and then recede
from Der eide In seemingly sold mass almost every
Time carr Ing OIL with them 1hO cllr ging
10 the underside OF The guard for safety Besdes, the
boards, stttees stools &c, which were )aiing in the
water were rendered almost entirely useless by the diff
hcuiy 81 holcDg On to them IN TIE heavy swell which
was Iolllrg. AT one time, while holding the
tiler chain Ill der the guard am satisfied that there
were in the peishbo hood of forty persons cir ging to
the same or other similar supports.
II there was boat attached to the Henry Clay, no
use whatever was made If il, arc II must nave been
burned up with the steamer herself. Tue first boot
Which approached the wreck did not take oil a single
person. She white boat with green streak rouna
her siCe and bad in her two men. them pnshed
while The other pulled his oar, and she described
circle within few feet of the gsng and perishlng
beings hanging the wreck and before eyes rowed
away Another boat large blsck One with red str5ak
ICwed t. shore with some seven eeht of the suffer
ers on board when, TO all appearances she might with
pefihct have carried away al least twice tha.num
ter. AZ last was picked up by ya"l of topssil
schooner, which came too Oft our bOst. | ex-
hauf'td by that time that was hardly conscious Of any
thing, exceptthst | was rescued, and know that /
nude the two sailors who ed me no acknowledge.
ment Of the service which they had rendered me- | do
not intend this for advertiser ent bur hope to see
those NTH tgatn and 10 Offer them proper requital
for the assistance they bestowed You VIII of course
Inform them where can be found and trust thar by
this as well ss Other asures which shall take may
be enable i TO meet them.
The behavior Of the struggling Victims under the
guards or floating near, seemed 10 at once wonder
tul and noble. neither saw nor experienced any at
ten pit the part Of any to attain hls or her own
safety stbe expense OF that oisIy other person was
struggling In the water nearly or quite nalf an hour
Only once In that time was pushed or pulled OF from
char for rescue by any fellow sufferer, aud then
woman who was c'inging to brace near by, enabled
me TO avail myself of the same means of support
The details which have thus given have occupied
90 much space and tine to preclude me from going
Into any cor sheraton of the of this dreadful
cdent II sou should deem II worth while, this sub ect
as ell the to be adopted for preventing such
occurrences IN future, may be discussed on another
occasion. Eew.YoIk, July ~, 1852.
ISAAC DAYTON.
ACCOUNT BY ANOTHER PASSENGER,