The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-03-13
CITY Intelligence,

MELANCHOLY AND FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE EAST
RIVER, CAUSED BY TIE UPsETTING or A ROW
BoAT-sIX PERSONS DRowNED-TREATMrNT OF
ENIGRANT PAssENGERs-yERDiCT or coRo-
NRR's JURY.
On Friday afternoon about five O'Clock, a row DO Vt,
containing ten passengers, capsized in the East
river opposite pier 49, and six persons os Of the number
drowned II appears from the statement of one of
the saved that the passengers bad Just arrived in
the packetship Queen of the West from Liverpool now
lying at anchor in the stream and for reason the
Captain upon arriving at this port threw ali the pro-
visions OF the emigrants overheard, leaving them in
starving condition party of ten of the families of
Brown and oGara, hired row boat to convey them to
the city, TO procure fresh provisions. They had loft
the ship than FIVE minutes before the boat upset
leaving souls at the mercy of the waves Their
for help attracted the notice OF several people the
docks, who Immediately put off in boats to their
but alas their aid too late for five Of those unfor
tunae creatures had sunk before the boats arrived
The remaining five picked up by the boats, and
were immediately conveyed to the First ward station
house where every attention paid to them. One Of
them, small boy about four years Of age named Wilsm
Brown could not, however, be resusctaed life
extinct when he arrived at the station house The other
four whose Margaret Brown (the motheE OF
the boy drovned) Bridget 0'Gara James O'Gara, Mary
O'Gara, Richard Motohell, and James Miller were
Iet.ly restored Tins IL will be that only five
saved. The bodies OF the other four, who doubt
drowned have not yet been recovered.
The above Ia correct report OF the account given Of
the oseurrsnss yesterday morning which published
in evening edition. Coroner Hilton held inquest
upon the body OF William Browne in the afternoon We
publsh summary Of the testimony taken from which it
would appear that the distribution of the ships rstions
sadly neglected and that there total neglect
provide secure landing sr the pasengs None Of the
rescued PERSONS mentioned that the other four were
drowned and We hope that tbay may be still alive.
Margaret Browne, mother Of the deceased deposed-
We left Liver cool about five weeks ago and anchored in
the river Friday morning. the ship furnished with
little Cruel every day and little tea and sugar
week, We furnished with biscuit q week, my
child young woman and myself, had two and half
quarts of water daily between had oatmeal twice
during the voyage, but u of such quality that the
passengers threw 1t overheard the day before arrived
had nothing eat but pint of Cruel for the
three Of us: we were then in starving condition; the
carpenter Old that might stay there and starye or
leave the ship.
songers engaged with boatman 20 take them shore
lie charging shiilg for each, and one shilling Tor
every box. The water rough and the boat almost
Immediately swami ed, when the deceased was drowned
Nary O'Gara james WGara, Richard Maichett and
IA mer Miller corrobofated the statement of the witness
IN all the material points They adled;-fhe ship came
near the dock Friday there were two Or three ships
between her and the dock ard ope having heavy bag
left The hip In beat besides these there three
four large boxes tho boat very heavily laden when
rear the sor che filed with water and thrown
out when next the decen sod ing dead In the
stnton house there convenience furnished
ashore. Tic jury rendered the following
VERDICT.
That william prownc came 10 hi death b. dco1riny
rom being Obliged 10 lease the chip Queen Of NE West