Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1852-08-03
lFrrmthc \. Y. Coure, Of Thursday.
TERRIBLE CATASTROPHE

The RESIDENTS Of This cliy into pain
ul .! anxiety yesterday aiternoon by tic report
brought Down by the passengers IN so oi ic afternoon
trains Of the Hudson River Rail Roads ,hai tie steamboat
Henry Clay had been burned 10 Tie Waters edge, short
distance bcn~ Yon:c,s large number Of her passtn
.erS lost al first, the discredited but being
confirmed by subsequent arrivals de.Pnched our Re
the spot BY the six o'clock train They remained
at lie scrGe OF disaster until 10 O'Clock last evening, mp 10
rIc: three bodies hat been rccoNcEed and men
still The river others supposed 10 be ost-
reporters nave furnished with the following parllcu-
~ .! terrible catastrophe.
The Henry Clay lett Albany NJ O'CLOCK yesterday morn
n4 w!tA shout three hundred passengers. The Armenia
lett The time 1t nppeais that the two boats conf
shortly after starting, and c"hlinued up 10
the the Henry Clay took fire. Iac passengers on
board the unfortunate boat much alarmed al the rae
ing and the she'd freely officers of the
among heIn and cndcayOred calm their fears
by assuring them that there no tangcf Is SAID mat
the 81 the race, the boats pul"seiy missed
Of the !ana:gs. No accident. however, occurred,
until the Clay opposite Forrest Point short distance
below Yonkers, it hen being few moments before three
o'clock when discovered that the woodwork ci Tho
Henry Clay fire the boilers ana fhes Inc
.reucst Consideration instantly prevailed "m"rgst me pas
,c4rg- liz ricef oi The boat "n'" n-'tred he 'ha'
but 'riic wouid soon hr cNtguseu anu hot no
danger need apprcheGtcJ The boat however, was i'm.
.nedlaey headed for the Wcsicheser Co. sh'" and At
sut quarter oasr three vas run aground the blw driving
up some twenty vo iee high upon Land and pur4ng WIN
tremendous upon the rmbankmtnt o! he kiil ltoao
which is there ,i2ht feet high Before 'rachlha mo
shore flames lad much increased US TO prevent com
between Ihc pas=cneeTs tore anu
81 AZ oi iiine
The shock runun! the boa; ashore o.cr;hcw the chm
;.ys displaced everything nnvGaie, and II IN:
aided little 10 III: u'y u TIE inncs. While ttn
high und dry, The In deep water. and
.i;.r al n hi anclrs wi.n ID. shore
gers ,ow, these cuctd ~" lGni IN
..ry pc;cHr:ed imme!!alc 2c- tor The t!iri
>. .; Row oar. ..rrs Bot unfurHntt " he unluiity
rIvs.crs nc saloons n tn after past o the
Jat, TERRIFIED al the general cGniu-sn tat hey COM
inecci u:np oyc5oar. without waitio2 Ter assSJuce.
Many ladies' and children yer" In 'hs nanneT 'm"s' '"e
nmtey drowned The passengers who reached shore itet
board fence and tie boards were thrown Int"
By OF lhcsc ard ni:rr 2rnat czeon,u
majority Of ihn passenger, were eScrd bat win me i'sb
OF nra, y oil their bag aOgc and clothes.
n the most hcart.rer,lng description followed
Tna rspd slrcad OF the hame- forced passengers into
nr water Mothers and children, husbands and "iEcs,
orchsrs aud drowned together, whilst trying to
Little children oulrtcd III. waves ~ 'hn
fIr few nu,en- ard ihen sunk 10 rise no NOR" ihc'o
were u, few resident. in Tho nryh5chrd ana III: ra.s'n
gers therefore Of lised 10 depend on r """ eA''s
escape ,,.
, M It len Last night % or g. But ,wo or r'.'se Of
l,sc M, evidence n burning and but orc orrn''
d 10 tuvc dca!: this was Mary Cooper All 'in
others were ryi ntly drowned. Tn" boat was entirely o.
srroyed by pcpck; nothing was eit nj oci"cS x'e''
i,,u,u.n, Of IN. bow some ten y, twelve hSh which
buInri slyy like warnin: h.acnn Ia igtt ui t:e siai
les ". rex . ciarrGd tinf"fs aud iron h"'"' 49,,
All along he river, for nil q" i"" r'ih.1 way {.
nnw AMI then 4 human body washed nsl"f Ey fcaa"n "i
~. bunyancy Of drcssea u" female bodies ""'' 'iTst
discovered of first fifteen bDi!cs wc tnH ii! were ir'
males children.
One of the sadI.sr set nyey prtnrca Of iho scene
f death wa, the body of beautiful iifln g, about '"'
wears Old ylng n rough pilna smiling N ne cn'' en-
brace Of death Her body had no. hecn r":"snz"h ns
was dressed Light pins, her short -ie-''s ""'"u w |
cgra beads .SiIh gold casPs, on ~fnch "ef" u'c ''
Is NJ II. ,,;
One fair hoy ii about or yeara, h'! '": M mother
and his sorrows veh.mcnllv expressed - tie wandered
nrnuni tho burning embes tcucrd ever? "e"'. ne was
inrIy taken away by some klnd.hrf fea strangers "n"
p!,ci his suirrnsa and dil what 'cy c'ua W ''e'e
them !, - , -,
, r,nt s, of impulse which distinguishes woman, I'M
tatev cGdeavnred sare H. she was observed an."
nv her hands hc railing oi the boat, sun Keeping h "
The child bv taking part Of lts dress in her teeth she %
.io.d bi, psition until forced by Tho fire 10 DROP ih' mo
sner ani IN the confusion the child lost he Ia"y
however was savei, and acknowledged 'has sue " , "
uina OF the parents OF the child hIi n'' "
81: e II. "A il unable 10 save iis. u .a od ,..,
Sfaaen Aleu- Esq and lady "'!' v" "a ~ " -,
-. -.d 10 &c among ;tc dead. . -, = 50. hmm.
\ few moments after ine ianuih2 "s 'he oDn. :" ~ 20
,g stare one of the railroad trains came aioh9' e
.'s , % l, - he mas assengers IN the were nhb'ca
n 1.ndrr the sufferers considerable aesls'a".e' - 49,
number of The latter came IN ,he same a'H . "a. =,
hu.oe ~ ~ v,s an unknown little girl, ho"uI t"n Yeds''
aons "'V ia Immediately after being placed IN Tic ca!
So s neraops were slightly burnt about the hahds eh@
face while sscapiIs ,.o,aor IN hoard the Henry
a e,os.., ,ha opinion that not l.ss Than one hundred
80 nave been He says that * least ohe huhe'eu Wei
nu AZ The dinner 1te whc; the alarm was given uNI
links thai from rapdi,y with which 'he me spis ~"
f,n the fac, that all the doors opened In"aId'y hc!'
,,u. have pe!is.lcd There were al least SUI on m
no himself knew % Phadephans on board .! "':'''' "
ia seen two siice . .,ucr q ,h,
:d.nwnsd She was a very accomrlIshed woman a'' " "
! valid returning from the Springs .,y, m VewroI,
| Dnwoinp the ayrlculturast was on hs way ~ - - r.
! ,.s,.n,nv nm the CorJnes inquest te"a' !" ,'""
,,aa, car. l.ssness on the part OF The cohtahue'' " ~
/ fIen,y CLAY and The Armenia Al hinsson s.H an,
.rae that Henry Cay ran @ in.o h M h,s we're II.
turned her over. we were 'o'" ~
on each Of the boats