The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-07-30


Adam Murray, merchant, Chicago--Recognized the
body Of the deceased that OF his wife, shs was about
been drowned; witness got on board with his wife
and child, year and nineteen days old; had the
Ghd in his arms when he leaped from the boat, and
lost 1t In the scufiie with others in the water.
| (The body Of this child was taken by witness
to New York last EVENING" There seemed considerable
strife on the wharf at Albany between the of
respective boats to get passengers they on board
the boat fifty cents ench thought the H. Clay left the
wharf first after left there the Armenia tried to
get into the first or second landing place before the
ry Clay and the latter fell back there every pos
sblc effort made the part Of tho Clay overake
Armenia; every effort that fire and excitement could rot
up; they going faster than any thug he had
seen before the hands running about to whoth
er they nearing .he other boat not there
some ladiee faining and great excitement about the
racing; his own wife was crying and general remon.
STRANGE made by the passengers against the racing
about 10 IL went TO the person he thought to be
tain ard told him II shame to be racing The la
dieS quite frightened He said 'are you afraid y,
WitDes said no. but almost every fomac board
much alarmed he said there occasion to be
afraid he thought the lives of himself and the officers
on board valuable those Of either the ladies
gentlemen he concluded by saying he wi, he'd every
one would mind their business this the
they left Albany his dinner ticket tine CONVEX
saon he was tai genteel looking man but paid very
little attention TO him he in the Office before eav
ing Albany, selling The tickets in coming up there,
the Clay bad the advantage in the they had been
going together for some time but the channe, getting
they got closer the Clay could have kept off IL
she liked but the Armenia close in shore; believe
they came in collision because the Armenia could not go
nearer shore the Clay then got ahead and the Armenia
did not oyertake them again there greater heat
on the promenade deck than ever experienced before
he first noticed this great heat about two O'Clock when
he went up on deck after dinner there was excite
ment among The passengers then the Armenia WAS
considerable distance behind, but the Clay did not slack
her speed she appeared to be sraning everything l
had slight cold and did not probably perceive any
first saw the boat ire about three o'clock l went
into the water closet, and smoke coming up from
low and when went into the passage Of the closee1
saw still more smoke and when ! went out into the
main passage saw fire coming up by The engine room
place where the Goals are put down 1t was amdships
and at the open space where the machinery IL to
be it struck there flame coming up
through the coal hole should think the fire originated
near the engine room where the principal fire in the
boilers was when saw the fire, aft to where
had left my wife DO not know whether the boat had
charged her course then; know she had before she
struck: when fEe struck was att outside the cabin; |
did not any small boats attached to the Henry Clay.
and do not know whether she had them not; If the
boat had come to the shore, broadsdc nearly
the passengers might all have been landed think;
the wind think was southwest or south. as it is
discovered the fire, before she struck the shore l
did not see any thing of the captain at the time
As TO THE CALAMITY GENERALLY.
George T. Edwards got on board the boat Henry Clay
yesterday at Pougbkeepsic noticed nothing particularly
till they got 10 Stoney Point had her going fast
before; counted the turns just below the Highlands it
was twenty might have been twenty in a mi
mute; often counted them when she made FIRST
the fire about halfway between this (Betner dock and
the wreck when shc was going straight down south;
stood beside the Ere gangway the main deck
the sta board or west sidc he sne the smoke a. be
on an lee box on The same side OF the boat opposite the
ganpwuy. started and ran down into the fire room the
hSsh. mn,ss seppfa a st 20 it was the nace doors osen
locked and could not them open. and
cludcd the boat was fire; there
firing up and he asked the other to hand him pail Of
water he up and went to the water k and hand
ed il down. thought the fireman threw up against the
deck or ceiling Of the fire room; two three pals
so thrown; some down there for he heard it
thrown before this was asked for to he pilot aud
told him the boat FIRE, and he might do he
better
TOW shore the pilot first said he guessed witness did
not know any thing about it, aud then gave the wheel
half turn; lady in the pilot house with him.
witness then left the pilot and came down to the main
deck whore he the fire breaking the coal hole
he should think. two feet in height returned to the
pilot house and another man whom he does not know,
but whom he took for passenger said the boat was on
fire and couldn't he put out he had beur her for
shoe ne was then putting her about with another man
required two to bring her round sharp; thought
he knew all the officers OF The boat by sght the captain
was hir galman knew the clek by sight, out not by
Dsme; OF the deck h nds prevented from going
at Y ms request 70 keop quiet ana a would get ashore
sae he thought didn't recoliect seeing Captain Tall
man saw the second pilot very active about the deck
giving oides to deck hands witness was good deal
confused himself just before she struck he (wncss) |
standing by the hatcway ofthc forecasc and caught
hold Of the hanoailng and held on struck the bank
hard thst il threw great many people OF the prome
made deck; she going, he thought. Mt tul speed
come persons fell on the main deck, and some into
the water; the water was not deep there and he did
not think any Of them were drowned but some ladies'
were almost gone by means of the fall and others
falling upon them; he helped come Of them out
the engineer at his post when the fire occurroi he
saw him hcre to-day; the captain ashore after the
accidents the pilot after picked the people up
scutte the boat with forward of the wheels;
the Armenia coming down the river and putting towards
the stem OF the Henry Clay shc stopped and anchored at
the stem and small boat come to tho Henry Clay.
which he took for hers and they picked up people,
boat the hurricane deck OF the Henry Clay;
he effort made to get that boat OIL wit
halloocd to them to throw the boat over;
did not know whether they heard him. could not |
saay whether there was any other boat on boaEd;
that would hold from ten to twelve persons |
more: it not life boat he felt uneasncss
any thing particular before the accident occurred she
pretty full, he should think there were four
five hundred on board but extraordinary crowding
The Jury adjourned till this afternoon at two o'clock
The remaining bodies being placed in plain pine square
boxes and left in the custody of the proper officer.
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