New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-07-29


assistance, jumped overheard, aud succeeded
| IN reaching the shore sometime aiterWard
found my sister ashore, dead | do not know
anything IS 70 " the FIRE orcuued the Arne-
MIA started from Albany ahead Of the Henry Clay,
and the two boats raced for a number Of niles
! side by SIDE | believe that both boats were dnven
| 10 the top of their speed the Armenia vas near
| tie shore the west SIDE Of the riVer. and the
| Henry Clay kept crowded upon the Armenia. and
| finally the Armenia ieli back previous 10 Wick
there was great alarm and excitement GA board
tie Henry CLAY, especially among the ladies' On
account of the racing between the tSo boats
sid person whom supposed % be thc Captain
o. the boat ran through the cabins and cndeayOred
10 paolis the ladies.
Ht3dard H. C0lbv OF Montpcler VI on being
sworn, opposed "a follows: The deceased, nov
N'"rd by the Jury, was my wife; her name. Hir-
ivy '.' No'oy, her age p she aud ySclf were
! p"'''u-vis on boafd the steamer Henry Clay
W" l l', ga" her on board, she wts sitting in
't'' "'l'S V00n, lew N mute, before ths SAD o.
Suf'thce she said that she prctcrrrd To be there
beng alarmed on account OF the b,,ts ,s,;ns
te''i' me racing commenced She wont unon me
promenade deck the boats while r,c,,s c,,ns
together SO as to touch. and caused the Sreatest
alarm and confusion on board some OF the ladies
tainted. ~ N'''
The witness having made arrangements % .,,
Vcy the body of has late wife To Vermont In IN.
triment, he vas permitted IN depart with her 70.
mans, by the train which arrived at this poiat of
ms testImoI
The next body viewed by the Jury, was that Of
Mrs. Amelia {. Barefoot, N which case VIZ. Stacy
i. Bancroft testified as follows | am a merchant.
nsilug in Philadelphia; the deceased was nv
vie her age was -; had NJ children we
were passengers on b lSrd tue Henry ClHy which
left Albany about O'Clock this morning Tor New
York; We arrived of here about - O'clock this
afternoon; | thought the boat was racing
with another called the Armenia, until we
reached place which unicrs God to be hings-
ton; after leaving there ! thought the racing
ceased while the boats were rlcing spoke 90 a
passenger about 10, aud objected % II he went
e,d spoke 10 person whom thOlght was an
oilctt OF the boat my we Was very much ex-
cited Mt the time several ladies' shed tears on
account OF the racing. | th'dk that the alarm
bad almost subsidized at,cr leaving Kingston. and
that the speed was atltr~Hrd less rapid; / think
all racing had tascd before dinner GA beard, and
mat there was 40 cNci', meat on LOad Just be-
t,o the fire broke ont ! cannot say whether there
wds any collision Of the boats while racing if they
did n0tcome together,th came very near 10 Il OBJ
served one OF the boat hands pat tho tenders down
between the two boats; tla llst nltice had of
the fire ! was at the bar to got something Cor NV
wife, and discovered the smoke and considerable
hustle; | then went 10 look 'or my wife and took
her over 60 the lnb21rd side Of the boat where
W. waited until we thcu IN, tHat our only chance
tor safety was to jump into the water; | told my
wife | would jump FIRST and then bc ready TO
receive her but she did not follow as exp,cted.
When came up again ~ the water, after Jumping.
looked Tor my wife, bUt did not see her. Several
ladies' Jumped into the water where was but the
smoke and ire became thick about me that
lost sight of them. then swan ashore. The
ooat had then been uln ashore, but could not get
of her that way. | don't think the boat was
TUNED toward the shore immediately after tho
in" vas discovered. was on the main deck when
it broke out. do not know of any improperly or
caicl, -Gess on the part OF the officers OF the boat.
Ny wife was born in Philadelphia. We had been
married seventeen years. The boats were con-
siderably apart at the time OF the fire.
The inquest was then adjourned to o'clock
this morning.
The last scenes Of the day were sinouIaLy ~,
P;essyo and solemn. The night was remort, IIv
clear, the full moon dimly lighting up the river and
the hills at one side Of a gloomy arch over the
railroad was the wreck the bow still SLOWLY
burning half revealed in its lurid light lay the
bodies OF two men; above the arch aeG1v di,.
some twenty persons wera &c. IL, a.
covered co-r---, "JmS 20 IucH0lJ theln, anu uo-
Gently composing the stiening limbs OF the dead,
By strangers honored aud by strangers mougnsd'
A few inconsolable persons were still looking for
friends. and dreading to find what they sought in
every corpse rescued from the waters. The sur
ace of the stream placid and 81 cnt as the grave,
vas only broken by the onrs Of g. c.
Who were still dredging for bodies; here Ind there
n the far distance glimmered light, but all else
Ta- dark and still stiffness BETTING the repose
If the score of dead men, women and children, who
lad been thus suddenly
"Cut oil even in the blossom OF their days;
niouse ed, disappointed, unadeaed;
No reckoning made, Int sent n their account
With all their lmpeitectous Oh their he id'"
We learn that there win he a meeting Of pas
icneers to day, at the Hudson River Railroad
Depot, nLers-street in reference to the dis
lster, loss Of baggage, &c, &C.