The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-08-01
THE HENRY CLAYCALAMITY
Further and Later Particulars.
NINETEEN MORE BODIES FOUND YESTERDAY.
Raising the Wreck---several More Sup
posed to be Underneath.
Recovery OF the Bodies of Mrs. =. L. Thonp-
SON, Mrs. Handrord, Mr.. Il. rhoa, pson's
Child, and Others.

It, made ready for operation yesterday morning and at
6oclock they to raise the machinery by at
fachDg the tackle to the walking beam IL found,
however that it would be necessary TO dsconuect the
ehaft and for this purpose raised aud lowered
vera times causing grs delay The strained and bent
condition of all the rods contributed to render the
ask of di, entanqng the Of ruins OF great
difficulty. At12 O'Clock Mr. G.rmaine the late engineer
of the Henry Clay had oply just succeeded desaching
1he beam, which then being boi,ted.
This of course IL but small portion of the machinery
which must be lifted before the search be
and numbers continued arrive spot during the
day by both aud down traos al of which stop except
the trains aud afford every be accommoda-
ton All express their conviction that several some say
twenty and some fftybut this of course be mat
ter of vague auges of the
paddles the machinery 1t certain there we're
bodes-this had been ascertained by divers. One man.
named Henry Lanigan, dived twice aud succeeded
in fastening rope round the leg of man. aud dis
tirctly felt that there second hare This feat
vas extraordinary considering the broken state
OF the timbers among which he had work under water
The wreck OF the Henry Clay has gone almost entirely
to pieces The smoke pipe lying in the water the
wooden portions of her hull floating about in charred
fragments Her mbers appear to have been very slight
and in their dry condition the flames have ravagod
them though they wicker work She is plete-
Nothing remains but the mere floor, the machinery
and the smashed paddle wheels which are immovcable
by of the weighty machinery attached to them
As the work continued the difficulty became m ,re
percepbly great and found it would be necessary
to cut through OF the rods with cold chises as in
their confused and entangled state taking out the bolts
will not enable them them 20 be drawn up
They did not seem TO be provided with the necessary
implements and the operation progressed very slowly
The shaft removed and hosted out but the heavi
est part of the machinery and boilers remained mmove
able 1t will be necessary to lift these pletely in
order to raise the wreck of which keson and floor is
alone left and which of course have no buoyancy
The mpatience of the spectators became very great
they have evidently expected their suspense would be
speedily relieved when the Derck-went to work
and to appease this feeling the tackle shifted to the
fur her or starboard wheel and by this far
eased that body extrcated by OF rope at
tached 10 it, before described This identified to
b rs was before expected. that Of Isaac D. Sands 1t
wa forwarded to Yonkers that inquest might be held
So pressing is the emergency considered that they talk
Of continuing the work this day Sunday
STATEMENT BY ANOTHER PASSENGER.
The following plain and direct statement is given by
Mr.. j. H. Gourlic, passenger on board the i'll fatcd
vessel -
l ttok passage at Albany board Of the steamer
Henry Clay soon discovered evidences of a contest
with some boat which proved to be the Armenia The
Henry Clay got the start about mile two ahead and
continued ahead until landing at Hudson where the
Armenia took the western channel did stop she
reached Catsk nrst and there took in passengers
proceeded down the river The Henry Clay also lapded
at Cat kill and took in passengers heard of
officers say I'VE beat her after alive took iu twenty
two she took only ffteenn AT this tine saw an evil
ut determination the part OF officers overh aul
aud pass her AT this point first saw the captain he
was undoubtedly i'll but aud then about the
vessel The person had supposed to be the captain
was as learned Mr. Collyer of the of the
boat. lie seemed to assume the command-was very
actiye-going from time To time ftom the bow to the
wheel house-and in all respects the master of tina
movements of the boat. near Kingston VIC over.
haned the Armenia and gradually closed in upon her
or she upon us-t could not wlch--au all events
the men we're at The paddle box ready with The fnders
They put out aud the boats locked together
great deal of consternatian prevailed board not
only among the ladies, but among the / confess
was somewhat uneasy At this time / saw gentleman
seze he am of Mr. Coyer an1 say, This be stop
ped tir ~ added :" IL IS rsscally business Mr.
Coliyer sad There is danger The boats
remained close locked for perhaps twenty minutes pro
cc.dibg at rapid rate down The river An the p,sspn.
gers eere ordered TO the larboart.n with the view as
supposed, and nope to get the boats separated For
some Other thu enrS Clay pressed 10 the west
pushing tho Armenia the shore where the Arne
ME blew of her steam. and the Henry Clay passed on
Up TO ihis period there be doubt tho boats were
racing with sn intense desire the of officers
OF ea n TO get ahead II wa4 manifested on ali tber
untcoances and par cpattd in by every servant
Of h, boat both or high and low gree If IL not
60 then 'he human coun nance IS iucapa6le o express
ing the emotions aud feelings OF che mud
Th" beat parted and he Henry Clay ma le all the af
ter hndiugs first The very people on he docks seemed
40 be of Then sbusr Of each Of the boats
according to heir sympa, hies interests oud aud
vo mt deno'iIg inau ordinary degree of inter
IL thr result # the passage
After this question arises lis 1t necessary for two
hoas, in order 10 keep the race to be
Rnler?n In my opn,on the race was continued, al-
though the Henry Cey from has uu the dis
sser several miles ahead At all there the
zeal amorg he servants OF the bost-ahough the
excitement had In measure passed fc III the passengers
Il
site The esdencc Thomas w Ludlow Esq The cry of
'fic" proceeded flom The maD deck
wa seated the PRONE nade deck. pointing 60
fi,bd the various Tesidruc of merchants and
o,h,rs II The ,u,e When fire was announced
my tricud ana mysef rose from our seats the con.
etinaion being very great SDmo oue-i think one
q he ofleer,-said " rh,fe Is danger the nre ia
cut il j, r. fa,to alarm = IS friend and mysef re-
s,mtd seats much for example as anything
Slr, jet. ! eoufcsa. wa much alarmed. In a mo
u,nt donsc black smuNe rushed mp the mpanion
weJ ron thu maiu 10 she ponennds deck and before
could 20 the starbuid side Of the scssel the
n up through the promenade deck and cnye-
loreo tht moving arms ~ the machinery From the mo-
Tcpt the smoke brctme - aense IN VI tue boz sruck
u shore eight minutes protahY elapsed la the
me al who were or ia" main deck were unable 20
reach III, bo~ the flames violent and a black thick
smoke hiled the aer uart of rne deck being driven
there by the current of wind by the vessels
,Enovtnent 20 he shore. On Tho main deck OF course
lacics and driven TO he the
bat Being on che promenade deck | could not of
coprse know what going below but all wa ter
fibe ccnstersiuD and vet and this horrid not
word Of command ~as hoard or advice from any
Ihmiiy as 80 our nogements
Iba passengers the promenade, during the eight
imnutes rrl. hing ry direction forward
and climbing down 10 be main deck AZ the stern
The flames had now washed tue promenade deck and
were h,rctIy hur,ing The l,rboard and never
tBetss NY friend anu myself stood stu TIL the boat
Struck ana We then ruhel through the heat aud usmes
clmttd dowp To the maiu dccs and fam there 10 the
shore followed BY ag'ntlrman well known New York
merchant.
We were the last persona who passed over the PRONE
Ds'e o. ch 70 the bow all communication being entirely
Gu on by the devastating hre. IL burned with fearful
nd eOnr qnyal Ion
lpg the boat from s'tm to stem
Mr. stephen Allen came board at Hudson We
co,veised tog tber several times various subects
on, of them ths racing Of the boat. lie was quite calm
but Ike of the rxclfem,nt of the l,ss during Tn.
race wmch he condemned uneqliSocaliy AZ hair pas
TIVE CONVEX ed with him again IN company with Mr. d,
P,ys THIS gentiOman hn after Che cry Of hr,
wss hrald, hut wer, soon srpnla''d.
Whtn landed. I 10 keJ rlund for Mr.. Allen could
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