Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1853-07-20


son With the soop Gen. Lvissssoa, Of $50 sess. The
Empire bad board about 90 p.s.sngers q which nun
Der were killed. have since died Of their vound. 10
Others we're sesldsd and missing. their baggage
has NOT been eaedr. The Sonowing liz. Of tho dead
add wounded $500 ae. ,-ssa i...... .....-.
Dsad-Geo Stafford Of Nov York; Ed G Cushine Of
Troy, second engineer, Csfay, fireman. Jno Shannon
deek hand Mary Badsr and her sister. Bstsy Wooster
Crystal Palace Falr and Jas Van Soh.k walter boy
Dangerously seafdsd-Geo Austin, chief engineer Jno
Wash, hand; WIN houlsoa, deck hand; Chas C.uin, d.
tnghau, Of New Haven, Conn; 8 Beupstt a portrsi.
painter from Washington city (bady scadsd about the
brea.s and shoulder) he bears his suerings manfly
and living at the Exchange Hotel Poughk eepsie; P.
Tor Vanderburg second engineer; Jas johnston Of viii
Harrisburg, b L Psritt passenger. Of Boonton j. and
aeo Anderson, passenger. s'
wreck By nrsan. oi W.shns,So e, .bo :, ,Ss ias
Of bis own life rushed through the smoke and steam and
eIiricatsd her fiom her perops situation. Too much
be attributed to him for hs manly and hero
10 conduct on the Occasion 80 '.'.' --..f
such Of the baggage saved and claimed by own
err vas sent North and South BY the Hudson River Rail
Road on Saturday Since then additional lot Of bag.
gage has been taken from the wreck which supposed
70 belong 70 such Of the passengers yet missing
Twas all taken 70 Poughkespse. The following is de-
There one white russell valise having the name Of
George ili. ..a...- ~. :, -, : -
Alarge black, brassbound travelling trunk with the
label OF "Piatsburg," but name. .
There 10 also hatcase aud bundle OF wearing apparel
with letter addressed to "Eben s. Bartlett Troy n Y"
Two white trunks supposed 70 be the property Of the
Indian squaws.
Among the lot two white russell trunks and two
iron hound black trunks for which owners have been
tound, and neither OF them has any name or label.
The bodes OF the two Indian women we're neatly laid
Out on Sunday, also the remains Of Clcy and all
tree OF them were then placed in mahogany collins and
labelled with the Names ages and Of death During
the afternoon funeral procession Of citizens &c POUCH.
keepsie was formed, aud followed the dead 70 their asl
resting place in the Episcopal buyng ground whore they
were Inferred with all due respect and solemnity The
Indian women quite intelligent and prepossessng
Before the coroners inquest, Thos Hudson the pilot
testified that the night not dark vessel could be
seen at the distance OF mile; the was down; the
wind vas southwest 1t blowing pretty resb We we're
run into by sloop bound up; the soop beading lit
Tie to the eastward steering for Hampton Point
our usual course the sloop stored towards u.s. and We
stood away from her she about half mile from US
when her, and about one hundred feet from us
when changed course she could have kept out Of
our way; the usual signals burning good We could
not get out Of the soop way she us on the lar
board side, square into the boiler wheemen Albert
Berry and Cornelius Van Schack were with me at the
Wheel when struck the boiler broke down. and the steam
pipe broke of disabling boat and leaving her
action OF the wind. g. "a.
Several other Witnesses were examined but nothing of
Importance elected. Il is said il will require s25 900 to
put the Empire In running condition. Capt Levy Smith,
her commander, highly commended for hs attention to
the wounded.