The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1853-07-30
The late Accident TO the Hudson River
Steamer Emuiie,

TIN. ia day, anI especially ysa- nf acri
dents, aud 80 familiar have W. bpeo,1e viii. col.
lismns, explosions, md ana.h ~, uf all s0ris,
that II ia only rnw and thp'l ono which, from its
speral trrrbepe.s. ATTRACTS our aitenilon. Tia.
following description of tie late disaster to the
Empire l. from Nh eye witness. a SISTER Of a gpE.
,lenan ol ths city, writing from New Haven
II shows that the went which in the -hght no
,ices Of the Telegraph and at our distance of pos.
ition has saeuied inconsileraLle. was invested
with fearful realities to those immediately ia.
volved.- GHi. Dem Press
There were four Of us Mr.. and her lttle
girl, with j. and myself all happy in beng en-.
sconceI Tor the night IN state room. We oh
served that there were four tin life p-eservrrs in
the room, and before refining we're amusing uur
selves. by trying them On AMI remaskmg our
ludirr6us appearance, with enrh two tin ket,lss
tied under our arms. The beautiful moonlight
night did not allow even sugges:ion not to siy
apprehension Of danger. In such merry mood
We retired and were sleeping sorndly, when
about half pas, one O'Clock. we we're awnkenel
by The most terrible crash erer heard. We
started in terror from our births, but found our.
selves suddenly pitched headlong BY the carecn.
ing Of the boat to Its side. We at longth sue.
cer'led in opening the door o! our room bu, in AN
instant were nearly sutfcated by the rushing in
Of .'eam. coal ga' and The fumes OF campherp for
to add to the confusion. the camphere lamps
which lighted the state room nalnon had n be, II
broken r lhr ,olll.fion, and left the entire beat
IN total darkness eiried IN vain to produce
matches, or light On all sides there was
nothing but terror, disnay and confu,un.
threw on a few clothes, and went out to enJgav.
ur toa'cerian the Ztent Of the injury and nf our
danger, bat IL was Impossible 10 obtain any dc
hnltc IN, formation; some said II was n collision
with n sailing vessel, others that the boiler had
burst, but all agreed IN the impression that the
boat must soon oil and % down mass of 10,
ms piled all round us rendered It almos, ir1pnssi.
ble to take step. OG the side Of the boa, oD.
pnsite 10 orr room. every state room from tie
engine To the one Immediately facing ours was
torn away, and our side all to within the third
from W. Sic boiler had been torn from its
place 10y the collision. and The falling and h,ing
Of he p"nderous machinery had left the whole
{! The forward part uf the boat mass uf ruins.
We finally succeeded, with part nf oar cloth ~,
aud he life preseryers about which We had been
50 merry, Dn u, in getting on dr'k | will not
attempt to drscriGe the sCele which here nirt U.s.
nar ar own feelings. Ga all siIes were heard
the groins anI sNrrks of the wounded and dy.
ny, mingled with the frantic ciies of those wh0
hdd io'l i'r' IH'nhs. anh were Themselves hur-
mr stricken ai The prospect oi immediate death,
Mary isaw dreadfnliy scadcd and Otherwise
nangIed. and m awful agony The alarm tell
hrr>r'hf ioil"d TORN ils startling tones, AMI HE
cres infhv + sent hhcS their ech"e- tcm the sur
rounding hi'-. Thus W" remained FOR al hour
6nd nhf bpi"'e nnv ASSISTANCE could come to
~ lhr 'tr h'4t wt' lowered. Cnl almost I'm
"""'"'''N sW"I"p"I li"m 6'lns overloaded. ana
mann were '"i'"l before "A' eyes many
nave not a''rr dn'I II "h~ feared every mo-
m'"' mat The boa would MI ana go down. We
nov" -N'r learned That she "as On ire soon ai'.r
''' ''F''R' 'h'uSl hHplliN We did DOT bn"w 1t
.. 'h' '"' ~ 'e', Hher an hour ard hall 81
'' VIA suspense sI"'p ia"nrn "'h c"ai
'' ''','" 'hh '"k MS s"n bnaId' ANA ideh
-.'" "",' NV WRECK e"''"N'iT" WIN
''''"Ws 'h,i" "f ""'r"r' th"ush mingled, 1
''' .'"' ,"r 'r "'G 'ime'y dei''rr"nce'
WI" '' ne u" h'm'' roe tc l. con
.h' t'H".' '"' bA great tx'rtons were
..'.' * W-"I-u'"' O"f a'''hih"d" i"ns on
''''' ''' .'' hn'. vs. Won may wen sUplnSe.
o'"' we '"rse 'nnn' "i nara
.''..+ "',' ''"'''E OF t'''hR lI"'rs'
'' Vs. .''' '''' on on n'rf"'r''', hr"d1'
.''' N"'. we were tH'"Alu' I"r
, e.' ,h'"' ,'.'I ". e''"'''h q! Sta''
'',.' u wa. 'i''' '""i', t'S'' -,
w "u.""u "@T'" - '"'' p"P %
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'","' Wv "el e.'n """', 'n' sun IT IN I'M
W we p',' ""'' warm We va" r''ht'u'
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u ~ ",''",i, " ~" '" S"S t"o' o'"S'''' "'''
., ''e l,' .','l "s., '',s' W ''S"' "'noN'
'"''o, N"""ss "r '''T' some oi w. mao on
two. and some three When finally the slnun
landed Us ot the shore seort distance from the
wreck. where we waited fn- the next dryelop
ment. some standing. some sitting an the ground
or whatever else lhpv could find to sit on, was
strongly reminded Of an encamrment nf ryps,ss
At length small steamboat which had gone to
the wreck, came along bringing our baggage and
tnok VI. on board and conyrycd vs. 10 Pnnphkeep.
sic. where we took the cars for New York, and
thence To View Haven
The dav began 10 dawn lust rs We left the III
faipd Empirp on the coal sloop: and We remain.
ed in the state Of pypneute have les,,,,lI from
that tune iii 7 O'Clock in the morning. when we
rrat he'd Poughkecpse.
il. think cuite l,rre number must have been
drowned and several os the sralded have died
ProvIrn,slv the heller was dslodped and sunk.
,hrs tightening the broken side Of the booat. and