New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-08-02

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| Clay hsd boats board. One If the rand. in
ascending g. the deck to clear taen mt by pt,
8, reer who Jumped upon HE shoulder dislOcadng his
am, et in tbat cObdiuOu he rendered raI0le assist.
spcc In en- Bg lives AIO'Eer followed hin 20 toe 1ur
rtcspe Jeck but so eLveiOped that part Of the
steamer In flames i.st they c,ud Dot be aulcned.
few words about racing; Why d'd the Henry Ci-y
cary the mass OF psseengersi becHlse she Was tne
head loaf. Passengers viii choose the last boat nc
papers Who bow oenCu CO rec ng as "lili h4uI'ct
would. chsEces 10 10 had tie II C. come IN hN 40
hour Ohed encouraged her ia that course BY herddng
her speed 10 the world In flaming puff, and - people
WHO low d.claim any feeling INT horror O., the recS-
lefiness Of her officers would have met him upon the
pier with cheer sitfr CD, er. Owners do NOT drive
boa a. they would h0rse, for the grslc alton OF last
noe 1t Is too expensive pleasure the people t'mlnd
II, the eCplr pay for IT,
Whether tie H. C. wss racing or OF ~ the breaking
out Of tie fire, whether the fire the result OF
racing NOT whether Il not o; those Gala
tiles which visit us without warning and whore least
expected, remain yet TO be proved Law beeve,
presuu "a every 10 be innocent until be Is proved
to be guilty Justice, Il me- demands that tas
press, exercising rs it does powerful influence
upon the iud sue nts OF thousands should De guided By
the sHme mh1im IL is 10 be regretted that So deep
feeling hss been aroused among citizens AZ 4iGst
men WHO msy be iunOceLt IL Is ais1 a mater OF
prise, o. me- that the editor Of Ths Tr5lne will allow
himself 10 be excel ed in practical charity By ihe edit.
Crs OF the n. !. Journal Of COmmfrcG
II may be well to mention that have interest II
recuy or !n1irectly, In the Henry Ci4y.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
NEw.YoRE, Saturday, July 81, 1852
Nsssrs. Editors | was passenger on the uLfased
Henry Clsy wish TO notice very briefly card from
the owners ard the Statement; Of passenger published
inycur paper Of this morning. the object Of which to
asy excitement and se ths expire siion Of public opn-
ion It'll .uIlher Investigation.
The owners say, W" promise b satisfy al reason.
able nos THAI there racing tstRreu tne Henry
Clay and Arusuia A. the tim, q G.. accident, or oa
thot dag ard thy also prop fe 70 prove agree.
ret between th. oyBe.s 81 ss1 bou's before starting
tEst trial o. spscd should be- mace " he ruuulg
together Mr Harris the passenger referred - ssys,
&" d IN ttc lts-fle, in tys-H 9Th Nr Cpuyer,
ole # the oNueTs VINO was on board, about the cou-
parHiNe speed Of TIE twO hDsts he (Nr c. remarked
tlere wss an pgrP-Iueut between the owners OF me
respective boats that they should trace Mr. H.
told him re Armenia oy taxing The o-hers csspue'.
showed determination 10 GET ahead he (Nr. c. said
il wts al wrong and yiotli OF th5 agreement 10!
t. race.
Here there IL m Acknowledged vio-tcn Of the agree
ment the part o; toe Armenis by NJ Cnlyer; and
IL Il 10 be supposed ~ the face OF this violation by the
Armenia, hi oifceIs OF tue Henry CT were ~
scienOusly puncua IN carrying out on their part the
aeleemeLtt Rare virtue this III steamboat Command
tis No The public are not 20 be humbugeed " the
prefer Ced sgretmt not - race What was tie agree
n 1t good Tor II there WIS ofet
TIE boat Ind race-uo one who wss on board can g
AIDE to believe oherWise In fact Is morally inp9s
,Ie for two rival STEAMERS TO side by sile Tor
miller as did the Henry Clay ard Armenia, when tle
loss OF gain of each bout would ne percepe With
cut QTsoual Increase OF speed until at length they
find themselves completely absorbed IN the excitement
of e race and oDe with any degree Of observation,
cCud have failed L OJsfrye IN the hurTyng 10 and trO
of the officer Of the Henry Clay, an unusual excite
penr Tas was very apparent in their cOunteuanCes,
81 every move they made it has been frequently
stated that the oiceTs among the passengers to
pacify Them vita aiW&uces that there was 10 niger
They did anon the passeL eers, and enteayored
10 uaciy them; but how deldded the ma OT'y as
slr.f- "a. rpH
end apprehrnsions Of the tinidi No. Sir; their only
Obi Ct was to shi US from SIDE to SIDE o! the boat as
tey would bundles baios to favor H. m in their TELL
fn1pose Had this not been their object they never
,cuo have subjected themselves 70 the protesta:ons
of the ra,sei leTs-tLe cries AID tears OF helpless
,rr.sn I'D Children How easily they could have al.
laytd 81 sppro heIsieus ly saesrs 'aeE speeo: haa
their syI1patfy been genuine =.
The boats vero or strifo from the time hlY lei,
Albany unit, the accident! TUbesurc, eXcitem. u vas
Qutted after TIE Henry Clay lett Tic Arnleni in the
rear but there was no Stacking OF speed. heard a
fireman say, lcug after had EFF the Armenia I'll
be ID u We don't beat Ter in 30 minutes" There
Was evident ce,erE nation not oAlg 30 beat .de Ar
mems but 10 beat her much AS possible.
And now 60 the owuCrs OF the boat pretend to say
We viii satisfy the public that there was DO raciI
between the boats hat day" Shame That plea will
From he sudjspners with which The flames gained
possession Of the boat when theJ broke out the fire
must have eNis,fd To-. before; tus the
Of the great heat which las been s. oea spoken Of.
was Standing at the time exactly where the flames
lurst IT. ny attention be9g called o. the uncommon
heat Of everything ID that vicinity. Immediately went
fOluard, ana 60 sudden y did he ttms spread that
communication iore-Hhd aft vas linn disIe.J cut of.
voy eieve, from iis position, ttst the eXlitence Of
the ne known lCag before It broke out buI the
hopes Of maAii NewllrE. AID thereby winning not
only the race, tlt tre s.ats heron, deferred the
oltcers from any ac-.n piich should cause alarm
among Tie passage
sr. he public hsvca rictt srd /. ia their duty 10
o. -.sa tfnitL 80 fltt IN
necfstaty ,cp-rciltc of human fa - CRAFTY private
pid and irois anu hey have iieht also % insist
uIC thorough iiFtsi ton oi tl's case and proper
luniihmt { Of al culp bic pa'd's.
CHAS. GCODRI- Il, StocNCiidgei Mass.
FROM 4 TAssTNcEE.
To Ac Edaors Of The ". J. TibuHe;
in this mornings Tribune, | observe a
request BY tie owners Of the in atsd Henry Clay that
the public should suspend opinion iors tea days uatl
Hey furnish evidence to prove tbs rur hing al her regu-
Iarareedard 10 faser This, Messrs Editors, yewls
adding iliult 10 injury Even 20 prove al tti1, what
would Il smOuuttot 1 hope the New ork puzzle will
not rest iii this rad affair 10 fully Investigated. In your
reptr Of today some statements are furnished oy
XVsftarp steamboat CAPTAIN l. is either CspL Dean
cr Bstchaor, tao commanders II the bes. boats tha.
ever turned wheel Or lhe Ohio River. Esteemed rs
feLt'euer sad bb'e, experienced commanders, none
s,aud higher Ia public estimation. an PItsburgh'r,
ma one AZ the run ate survivors 1 suffered every
thing but drowning Il the lat pic5d up IN ya"l
am resdy 10 give estr ~ tla il is my firm belief
he cssniiy was brought by Vsnt1n reckles'ness.
no hail Of tie reckless coLdlct the part OF those
in charge has not YET been made public make these
remarks for your leased that the press 10
,Uqsling OFT msply oftis awful ~ ir
Yours truly, WI A. IRVINE. OF Pit''hurs n IA,
July 81, lcj2. a''ne Ir'lts 1ou'e'
FROM THE pu0T 0F TIE ARMENIA.
MEssRs. EDI1oRs: | perceive by the
PAPER. hat IN impression has gone abroad thu the
steamboat ArmeIie racing ith the steamer Henry
Cav on the day Of the accident. That impression Il
erroreous Capt Isaac Snit1, captain aad owner
WIS MT on board and had given strict orders NJ, 70
ery extra steam under any consideration Another
sl.futLt nsde " tn- papers wiki which the officers
wee corrected. is that the Armenia passed the Clay
aihcLt n udc i.g my a5si.ttnce. Ihe Armenia
stc1rcd opposite ire Clay near g the burning nOa
yrrud iustfy lowered ter boat an rescued humber
Il re.sfrcgfs TIE roa. aij about one hour the