Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1852-08-06

| South wind, was sweeping rapidly towards the
after saloon, where the greater numbcr of the
passengers were located. The dense volume
Of smoke, too, was blown directly aft, laden
with burning cindors, and subjectng them to
| imminent danger of suifoCation. In the mean
time, the despalrng shrieks for help seemed to
be redoubed 1t was instnctivcy seen that,
AS the steamer would strike the shore bow on
there being 10 communication from aft to for
ward, even the approach to the Rivers bank
gave but little hope to- the helpless women and
children who were astcrn. And there they
stood-thc young and the old-batting, inch
by inch, with the fame, suffering thousand
deaths in the terrible struggle for life, until the
vessel struck, leaving those who were aft some
$50 or 300 feet from the shore. At this time
1t is estimated there were nearly 300 persons
hnddlcd together on the after guards, hesita-
ting III agony or terror whether to meet death
by the flame or tic flood these dread altcrna-
tvcs, apparently, being the only bitter choice.
The place where the steamer struck is on the
river bank, two and a-Iialf miles below Yonk-
crs. No boats were TO be had there, of any
description. The ARMENIA bore rapidly down
and sent out her boats, as also did u number of
sailing vessels which were near; but at least
"A quarter Of an hour elapsed after the CLAY
struck, ere any assistance came. In the mean
time, the panlc-strlckCn unortunates had near
| " all been forced over the stern into the water
where many of them sustained themselves by
swimming, or by the aid of few floating
| boards, until rescued from their perllous con
dlilon. Others clung to the guards Of the YES
sell with the energy Of desperation. The rud-
der ana steering gear furnished temporary safe
! ty to others. number succeeded in getting
hold OF the braces on the under side Of the
guards. Several ladies threw the end Of
stern line overheard, let themselves down into
the water, and sustained themselves by it until
and reached them, fortunately before the line.
which was on lire, had become too weak to
support them. But many others Jumped Iran
tlcaly INTO the water, and sank to rise no more.
A gentleman who was forward, and who got
on Shorc soon after Tie vessel struck, says that
not one oil number Ot ladies some with
children III their arins--whon he saw jump
from the larhoard SIDE, were saved. He OK
presses the cohVlc''oh that some illty or sixty
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NO accurate state meht OF the number who per-
''hel can now be gwen No Inst OF passengers
was taken Oy NE clerk aud ot course many OF
.""1e VINO ,os' '"c'' lives cdhhot oe KNOWN I'M
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drownoJ. IIer husband WAS .nvrJ Is.iu i',n,
fine bndy Of Mrs Cnlhv WAS ,rrsnnIed nm go
brouoht to the Railroad Drn9t rhcro ;, r r','
idnni1fed hy tho ,n,urrin,, h,,,,.,nJ ""S
J,mcs / Ies.un tho cIcr, ot rho s,oo,,o.
was in inc va,or and had u,rrn,y osn,na ~
his life Nr I.ssun sIale. ,Lat no bad no saaorI
n ,hs names nr ILn n.".snrors li r 'rIo''
tha, al, tho b,nks Iornnen1s I'D d'u ,'i ."t
the office were lost '''''''' -
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.svcra iIlness In h;s eG,r,s ,o aso "'' ,Ha.
, hsr rho fro hrola nn, 10 ,,',. ,h o,"o'S'
nn,, u', w "n' " '''e "d'e'
'peah' lie was drought TO the cry IN Tie steam
.',"' III "'II not recover
If tLe manic. A Gallant vouu,, man nanad r%
wards, who was on the tail,al, aft, ob,ervinr