New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-10-21
L4V INTELLIGENCE
Burning OF the stesmesA, Henry cisy-rr'a ss~
Nanslaughter.


Z : CIRCUIT COURr-RsS7s Jsies issrssetl
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Mr. Mr.urr who commenced on wednesday CIV test
uony resumed YESTERDAY The COLLISION spoken o the pre-
vious day ,OOk p,s~ oar 1--WE mcs above the lsndiag q
Kingston the Henry Clay arrived At the landing hrsi boa
boafs heSeve sopped here sbOa, O'Clock in the aar>
noon was in the ~hoethouse near the sniokePps Il VA
80 uncsmostsbly box | could net remain tnce the
Henry Clay dill stop Bristol know 81 one Ptsssa
ger who had tckes Cor sher 81 POughsesgsie the Hsay
Clay STEPPED the Arneaia 50 close tAai sAe hsd 10
stop. AM wait I'll aiter ~e started. to SET ia.
The witness asked ii passengers who bad pad 10
Newl oTk landed =, POasAkeepsle bat IL Was objected To-
and. at press 1T no, allowed
1hs Henry Clay Sso stopped a; NewbgrGh the Arneaia
observed Mr. CcIes on ths forward pat
OF the boat him At the door the eaine rOsa more
hanonce Il was more particularly a. before into
contact tr an hour provou. to the Ere d. not think
Mr.. Coyeri remained the forward part OF The
boat did 30 because thought would be the safest
part the boat II Of accident which Hooked forward
H. Witness asked II he looked roand 10 thsrc
were mesrs Of escape In of sccdent-to tAsrs
small boats life preserves tohected 10 ~ hse
was 10 law then requiring IT, oolecton reyl'ed To sad
rot sustained hy the Court who considered that captain
and officers were bound under the at OF 1883 %
conserving to navigate vessel that sAe IS properly
eqnkpei
boat. saw hut two or three hscketS saw no lie pre-
servers Objected o. again the law OF ISIS docs MT
require life prservers small boats the Court permitted
ANYTHING that had been customary % be shcvn Wit.
nees-lhe only means Of escape | saw on the torw,d
deck. mneT sign. four i've ect long AMI s o.
tnches WIDE nothing but that and the two three
buckets | observed above Kingston point before
ing in contact particularly strvrg smell Ike buynag
wood do no, know that psiuced any particular slNus
boat toSs rs about coSs' observed s,%lsr sasi
Il three minutes before the smoke bassi
had not observed any difference, from the start at
the rate OF speed when the dre broke osl
IL said that the Armenia four niles astsru
but did no. think il was 50 much when arsi observed
H. Ia from tha haf.h 4 fs, drama
drawing water and passing II down l fonngd Que
Of the line TO pass water bat after few baeAe,s being
passed We desis,,d the alarm by this timo began 20
spread and very soon aorw ard the alarm became general
Throughout, the boat jumped the rail called 10 TIE
pilot and told him that the boat iretrievsby Dire.
and to head the boat 10 the shore she abcu, or For
ps Point loukers la the center 0f the river shs
in short time directed ~ the shore aud heal on
the smoke and very bright tame drawing 30 the Ailcr
part Of tie boat Immediately amer the breaking oa. II
In fire an order was given BY Mr. Eager tho bar ospcr
lOhjec,ed tot said by Mt pannng the order
for passengers TO to the after part Of the boanot al
lowed n defendants NO, shown 80 be present Al
ter the Henry Clay shore the sternws deep
water; Immediately, In connection with the engineer.
threw over the baggage which was ON mo Onward dscs
fifty or sixty trunks presume the whole Of the ater part
OF the boat was fire observed aerw ard great
many dead bodies lli was admitted BY counsel for Do
tho individuals named the In ctmen lost their
lives the occasion was cool and collected ~ am
now The witness asked II he got boat from tho
shore-ohtcted to- Mr. Jordan said ,herc two good
boats board the Henry Clay. the after part Of the
boat and getting boats fom tho shore aud elsewhere did
no, prove there board the Henry Clay The
question wac not allowed The witness. In answer to-
question from Juror said not his usual practice.
on taking passage in a steamboat TO look round a. 10
means OF safety -
the time Of what he supposed the boats 10 BIO racing 81
MIR ColyeT frequently speaking 20 his friends Mossrs Hsr
ris and Ritter meant 10 say Messr-. IL and X were 40
mHintance, OF Mr. Cs did not hear tho party who had
Ticket for Bristol demand being landed on amer shs hsd
passed Brsol It about eight hours after leaving Al
tsny that the II C. reached opposite Yonkcrs his bs
hove about 10 miles from Albany 10 New York 100 10
where the III c. was burnt Buckets usually carried
on the upper deck was not ON that deck non the
prone deck only did not look to soc whether
there any boats there never saw Capt ranmAn III
| saw him here.
I-sac Dayton. sworn-was passenger gu board The
Henry Clay went board at Hudson about o'clock
passed dow the river at very high rate Of speed the
mia reached Caiskll FIRST and made tho Landings We
came the landing before she had let tho dock by our
remaining sho got considerably the start Of Wa passed
down at greater speed than know boad
a steamboat, about four or i've mies above Kingston
Point alongside 81 her bow would lap her
stern then side by side within about ten feet Of
each other for than mio the boats alternately got
little ahead one Of the otheri observed that tho Afme.
MIA made twenty -four revolution. minute tho IL q got
about third her length ahead Of the bow Of the
Armenia and the passengers directed 10 20 10 the
other side, 10 bring the guard OF tho other side
conclusion great bat sufficient Ia break the wood
work Of the Armenia house the Ammonia slowed sndw NO
went ahead of her, and Immediately Afterwards landed ct
Kingston down the river from thore at high rate
rIeod the afler guard little after clock.
when woman came oct Win TWO chfircn, tAclAmiuH
that he boat re that the first notice had Of
tho fire. apenon came ON the guard and proclaimed IN
loud tone Of voice for the pass, TO 20 aft iObsctsd
to- but allowed affecting the officer IN oonmind and
ior the Jury say whether wa proper order ~ "a TO
raise the bow Of the boat and enable her 10 further
the shore or improper eccng the lives Of the passsn
gers and rendering Il difficult for them 10 escape
The passengers attempting 10 crowd forward and
the person put up both hans keep them back and said
Go aft, go aft remained minute or two whore ives,
and then out 10 got forward which did by gotag
into window ~ The isdles saloon, thopco 10 tho star
board guard aud forward Ii was throo or four nute<
before the boat headed 10 tbs shore tbs wind blow
from the south and blew the hsmos aihwar, or Anfoss
ship alter she headed 10 the shore had not noticed
any material difference the speed that time observed
after leaving Catskil great nOiso from tho blower
and the machinery worked with great rapdiy and the
boat shook In every part do not know however that her
Mn it slower after leaving observed smell
Of smoke the boats abreast u each other near
Kingston, OF Kingdom IL Wa tho smsi OF burning
wood. and the l observed In the afternoon afsr
The boat yes headed 10 ihs shore she went almost
should say at right angles there order given, -
esId except the stated from the first alarm OF the
fire did not any VI tho officers after that took care
OF myself the best way could was talking with Mr.
Crit at the time II the alarm have not seen Mr. crst
DAY the remains Of two ladies' dressed in black. whom
had board tho boat. Objected o. but ailo.ef
The defense admitted the deaths bat Mr. Hal Insisted on
tie test mony and the Court thought proper the prose
cutiOn shouh prove that deaths had occurredl The VIZ
ners examined but nothing Of nomsnt elected
Adjourned 10 this forenoon.
o. 3 CIRCUIT COURT
Previous the trial in restoD to the lo-s Of thp Henry