The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-07-29
THE l. A T f s L.
FROM OUR SPECIAL REPORTER.

FROM OUR SPECIAL REPORTER.
We arc indebted to Mr. r. Bostwick conductor Of the
express train for his kindness in stopping the train 1t
the scene accident We found the enry Clay
on the bank within six feet Of the railroad track and
still burning From the report OF those who pas
senger on board the i'll fated vessel enabled to
CLEAN the following particularsThe Henry Clay let
Albany yesterday morning about o'clock in company
with the Armenia At Kingston collision nearly oc-
CURED The boats together that the Henry
Clay obliged to put out tenders in order to protect
the upper works Of the boat Tho ladies on board tho
Henry CLAY alarmed that several of them fntsA
On reaching Newburg the dock crowded with rum
ners crying Fare 10 New York shilling; take tho
Armenia she will be the frst' Mr.. NJ O. Thompson, Of
No Dey street New York. who TOOK the Henry Clay,
beps the nearest boat in his vicinity unfortunately lost
bis child aged three months and two weeks also his SER
yart gir Twenty bodies had been found to the
time left five only Of which bad been recognized An
inquest held upon of the bodies and permson
given TO have them removed. Mr. James X. Whiting,
ex. District Attorney the ground and examised
the witnesses in each but the jury did not ssr"s
on any verdict Tho following the names Of those
upon whsm the inquest was held
Mrs. Harriet y. Colby, aged 81 wife of J. w. Colby %
Montpelier. VI
Mrs Emile Bancroft. aged 81 wife q Stacey y. san-
Mrs Anthony Robinson anddaughtcr, ofPerry ssreet,
New York.
Fprpnell OF WtlmnofOn y ~
An Irish lsd who pilot house is missing, sup
pcsed drowned His body has not been discovered.
A. e. Downing, editor Of the Ioriic'd,'1ist. Ne~ourSs
Mrs' @. w simius Of Ellrisge street. New York lost
two children the body Of one Of them. boy about
two ard haf wears old has hren found aud deUtihed
Mr. G. Y whtock house agent No 90 Aiinn street,
/ drowned his body found porte raonaie gcS
owen Fsnnell Of wilmington N. Q drowned.
A light anxen hatred cbia wearing Bioomer nAts
name ,,nknown standing on the after deck. burnt
Mrs Wint and daughter, of Perry street. n 4, miss
Mrs Baily drowned. ., o,.,.
SIr W r. Ray. wife and daughter Of C'ncnnati % Uno.
drowned Mr. s w d. Cook saved one Of W.T. Rays
children by swimming from the stem ofhe wreck 70 -
shore.
Al ,ho hoe. that were not Identified were sent TO tho
flag station at Yonkers.
Mr. R,dford tho owner Of the Henry Clay was ON
hoard tho George Washington going up the river but
ns.r;nv the burning vessel off . smar boat
,he sbore and Immediately engaged boats grsppiss
IN eearcb for bodies OF tse sufferers Several Of ta
bo;es taken shore burnt and dshgured that
e is almost impossible to identify them The Of
several soops, in the vicinity Of the Henry Clay
on shore and red the trunks that saved and
robbed the bodies Of all the valuabes that about
them
learn that the fire caused By the excessive heas
Of the boilers causing the covering them to ignite
and before the spes could be subdued spread tbs
boat. The at Yonkers most hesrtrcndins-
parents searching for their children foe them
husbands and husbands for their wives svery oooy
soon as brought Ashore was Immediately snFrouydeA
by the crowds all seeming anxious possible 70 ,aentir
them The Coroner gave permission 70 bsss the bodies
of Mrs Hillrnan Of Troy and Mrs Bannrft OF pnis-
dsphs removed 10 their respective HON" for In etmsot
nv. ,nou.s, IN, bs continued this morv nx Some sixty
ors are s,iu missing and the b~,ts are engaged In
!. graphing for tbs bodis'