The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-07-29

less disregard Of Hfe and limb which you m pubid
journalist, baveso frequent occasion 20 record
wss passenger on board the uenry Clay yesterday
on her way to New York when shs suddenly took IRE
and was run upon shore. wher~by a grea1 number of
human beings Of all ages sexes aud conditions
ntaniy hurried into eternity could r.. bly, 10 IL true,
give some OF the h0rrd details Of
az witnessed tbem--of husbands wives. parents and
chidrtn quickly separated from another by dread
fu death when pcoting IL hut all such PARTON
lars You VIII Learn through other cnanpels therefore
| ne, my preseDt purpoee TO dwell upon them
My object 60 request you, the proprietor oe pow
eFfui and widely circulating journal 10 call the
OF tho AUTHORITIES IL ,bey can srore time from their ab
s0Dibg occupation OF President making TO he Important
truth that ibc livce Of hundreds may say thousands
ore dsy BY tho accursed practice Of racing
Ia ht time. now to bring THE subject before the
community while the iifeless so many victims
ogantt this strocious evil left town yeatsrd.v by
| the Francis skiddy, which Albany; aud 20,
dtermn' were the managers OF her 10 beat the Aida
which started ot the time. that The cylinder and
surrounding machinery became hot that after start
ing and geting out into the river IL found
saiy to lay bJ ana Good II before the could be
properly condensed After an hour and half labor in
Throwing water upon IL we again got under way; but
whether any canmty such have called yo,r notce
ho happened horGc she rcaoocd her place destinations
am unable to say as landed prcsiously II was re-
rived for trip 20 behold the practical wornr
Of what was carrier in the day oroshadowcd the dcs-
tru cton OF many vaUatlo Lives, when the enjoy-
mei y OF Neslth and hnppinee 20 CRAFTY the aocureod
fani OF captain and pTopresors This boat and tho
Armenia bad been raclng ali day am told by OF
the oassengei. and they several times uto eaok
other BY crossing before tho DO opne another after
the matnntr 0f our Broadway oniclbuses
VIII you not Sir tnd your voice To supprras this mon
strous wrong Zone the unsupectDg traveller 10y hol
ing up to Is1bs scorn the toats which racer II you wn
gou may dcsbilcss prevent many similar scenes such
liaNe been obliged 10 behold A PASSENGER
MEETING or THE rAssENarEs
GSe male sufferers who escaped from the Henry Clay
wh,h was burned this afternoon on tho North Riy,r
ore requested TO mes at the Aatr House Thursday
dhs day) at elven o'clock A nj Itl hoped none WIN
fail to attend this me eting punctualy
WEpNrspA, EyrrIss
NAMES or THE DEAD AS FAR As KNOWN
Mrs Baly, wife of Professor Bay Of West Point and
her two children. Mr. Baily was saved lie rsmarkod
when taken from the water that thoy might report hiss
safe, but that hs dea wife nud children we're gone
Mrs John l.. Thompson, Of Lancaster, Pennsytvsnia
and two children Mr.. Thompson Ia at the Howard
Hotel. They visited Nswburg yesterday and werc on
heir return
Miss Moore, of Tennessee This young lady lost hsr
life in the following manncr:It che was updcr
'hargc Of Mr H. Cooper of Memphis Tennessee Who wss
n the after part of the boat and the flames rapidly
approaching them when Mr. c. placed on his body use
preseryer, and jumped into the water. Thus secursd
rom sinking be called to Miss to como from the
he boat and he would conduct her tho shore but the
girl too much alarmed the water and she
ould not be induced to leave the boat and in oonse-
uence she after enyeloped danes and smoke
nd disappeared
As DO list of tho passengers was kept the
Iemy Clay IL is impossible TO give the Of Tho
theirs lost Our reporters mny be able to the
eforc go to press
MIssING-sUPPosED TO BE LOST
stephen Allen Of his city, SIS years OF age one Of tho
x.Mayors Of this city. He on board the boas asa
nst by Of the passengers in tho cabin He
n bis return home from Lebanon Springs Mr. AiIsn
'as very active man for his years He was fsrmsrly
ne of State S9BntOrs IIa waa ot to
shore and s supposed to have snocsted in she cabs.
Mrs Nichols and her children, residents s6 New
rs New Jersey.
DIR Towie. Of West Point, not seen after the fire.
INJURED, As FAR AS KNOWN.
Miss Mary Rhodes very seriously injured internsalx
manner to Miss Rhodes; blood ooaDg from hcr
nd nose. Both these ladies brought 70 the siV
y the steamboat Armenia
Mr.. r.--, had his collar bone disoca,ed.