The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-07-18

N~oeCu VIM AVsu put lew mOuoutS hAtor no
Tho pilot on board OF the sloop was then ex-
% souIss, and and Thought as msttsr Of course course
the steamboat would give the right of way The sloop
struck ber forward OF the vheelhouse bursting the
boiler The bowfprt and mast OF the sloop carried
by the collision One Of their hands, who was
the look out was badly fcalded by the steam which
The jury having dehberated for some length Of time
returned The following verdict =" We and that the de-
res peceyed BY the bursting Of the boiler on board Of
the steamboat Empire, Of Troyn'
INQUEST ON THE BODIES AT PoUGuKEEPsIE.
linn ediatey receipt Of he Of the accident at
Poughkeepsie Coroner Van Keeck hastened to the Ex
change Hotel Of Mr. Vincent where the sufferers were
lying and on arriving there found that Ed ward Cush-
irg, James D. Van scbaick, and Mary Burden, the
Ipoan squaw, had ceased to breathe He imme-
distely empapneled jury, before whom the same
evidence was elected testified at the inquest
board the boat at New Hamburg therefore 1t Is
ce.ssI TOR us to give repetition of the evidence The
jury after some minutes delay adjourned until
the bodies Of Christopher Cary asd Mary Wooster and
examined Mr. Vincent to their identity and adjourned
into all the PARTICULARS Of the melancholy
The bodies then delivered to their friends for
burial.
The following statements from passer gers, and
Of the cers Of the boat will be found highly interest
ing
STATEMENT OF EDWARD ANDERSON, PAssEN
GER.
left Troy about O'Clock on Friday evening with nv
wife and five children board the steamboat Empire for
until about half past O'Clock when was awakened By
loud roe ard cash the boiler had BURST the boat
shook as If she had struck rock; jumped out Of my
BERTH put on some OF my clothes, collected my family
around me- and went on deck amidst the steam asd
smoke, which was suffocatiDg; the boat I'll around me
was Of total destruction the fragments being
scattered all the deck; the passengers aud crew
we're all crowded together in the after part of the boat
dspay found that The rSosrd boiler Of the boat bad
exploded carrying away the hurricane and promenade
decks the fmokepipes and all the upper works Of the
fOruuu nf thow vhonI.
went to work with great zeal and succeeded in taking out
the unfortunate beings who canght ia between
siosp First Effort hove in sight, asd took off
poftisn Of the passengers who were all anxious
to leave the wreck In about half an hour
took the remainder of them board and conveyed US
to Pougbkeepsie severa persons severely caded
among them two Indian women who were continually
schreechng Ny son George, little boy, was scsded
slightly on the right Medical attendance mme-
datey procured on our arrival at Poushkepse, where
some Of the wounded died in great agony 1t shock
ing and melancholy sight to see the wounded and the
dying, groanng with agony, and the female portion Of
NAMED at Mr. Van Rensselaer, house where We remained
until morhiIg when sent family on to New York BY
ssS hs River staying bPa myself t.
along with the passengers In the Wyoming
CAPTAIN SMITHS STATEMENT.
About half-past one O'Clock was awoks BY terrific
hurried DECK where found all the lights out and the
boat all on side; the passengers all deck,
some IN their night clothes and others halt Dressed and
we're all screaming with terror went forward and found
that had been run into by sloop and that
board boiler had exploded the deck was q scene of
overheard, and the hurricane and promenade decks
smashed to atoms several Of the pa sengers among
daey gave orders have the bell rung to rase an alarm
as soon as could quiet the passengers who we're in
great state Of excitement sent Of the pilot ia LIE
boat to aloop which about casting anchor about
half mile ahead Of in order to got ssengsrs put
aboard Of her the pilot got the sleep under weigh and
arrived along side Of boat in about half hour
board which put portion Of the passengers with
their and gave orders to the captain to mako all
wyoming came and took of the nanaer Of
the gave orders to the captain to steer d
rect for Poushieepse and he overhauld the soop to
take Of the passengers who were after seeing
that all the passengers provided for then looked
to the safety Of my vessel which had diifted over
om the south and oa1esDed Over r''t torssds
the Shore on account of the larboard boiler
being lost overheard. The great weight being then
all on one sde the at gave lurch and half filed with
water which in in torrents through the port holes
putting out the fires She then sunk the fat in about
eight feet Of water the guard side being level
with the water while the other side about fourteen
feet from the surface Several Of the hands
ashore with lines to make ber fast to growing
on the beach All the freight consisting chiefly Of bar
rels of beer then thrown overheard from the
board side in order to right her if possible which
succeeded In doing after several hours hard labor Tho
water then about four feet deep the hold and
OF men instantly 20 work bailn and pumping hsr
out We had At seven o'clock on Sunday morning thtes
dry expect to be ready to be towed to New York
Monday The goods on board are greatly damaged the
concludes by stating that he positive there Of
the misng and that all have been accounted
STATEMENT OF CIV METLER, SECOND MATE OF THE
STEAMBOAT CONNECTICUT.
On Friday evening left Troy for Ne~ York, on board
the Ill fa.ed boat Empire for New York and not antci
O'Clock awoke from my sleep about two O'Clock
by loud noise and terrible crash; jun ped Of bed
~ xAnf fhao DALI, dad
d ck, where Witnessed soene shall never forget
was met the deck by a frightfully scaided
entire upper works either blown thrown
in heap the main deck, which was strewed with
snns ss Ss who had been Sos so
overheard. We re- cued several psOpIs from
and two Of whom learn, have since died of their wounds
The captain rang the alarm bell, and in about hour
the sloop First Effort Captain Leroy came along side
remainder TO Poughkeepsie in the prope
Ter Wyoming The sight presented was shocking one
brace, had all the flesh torn off his and breast.
STATEMENT OF THE SECOND PILOT.
While way from Troy, on Saturday morning,
about half past one O'Clock soop came into collision
exploded, killing one man instantly; and six more
who fingered after they were taken to Pough.
keepsie. The boat after the explosion drifted over
towards the eastern Shore where she careened and filed
In about eight feet Of water There were about dozen
passengers and deck hands scadec besides those who
DIED. all Of whom think will be likely to The
captain sent the clerk of the boat down to the in
New Yorf, who took with him the passenger list and
Of the boat therefore it Is hard to tell how many
passengers We had on board but think heard the
clerk ray after we had lett Albany, that there
about eighty five or ninety persons on board
INCIDENTS.
Many Incidents of great interest connected with
this sad catastrophe which has cast gloom all over
that part this State and has to the heart
OF many family In this and other cities :.
mi Van VO4dQnhurQh of the hremen. blown
of lis berth into the river. He being good swimmer,
however, succeeded In reaching the shore in safety from
whence he swan back to The boat again. His head
cut, but not in serious manner. This boat, IL our
readers viii remember struck SONS fonr years ago,
Newburg, by the schooner Noah Brown, who sunk
her in about ten minutes by which unfortunate Gala
nifty some thirty persons lost their lives She was
raised out of the water by of elevator, and
being reitted placsd on the line, and continued
tuccessul until Saturday when this heart Eendug disas
occurred thus sinking her twice within the space Of
four years. and each time humber Of lives sacri-
feed.
Five valuable horses on board and, strange to
say, were landed uoinjured
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