New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-07-19
THE RIVER DISASTER.
MO MORE DEATHS.
CONDITION OF THE WOUNDED
CONCLUSION Of The INQUEST.
From cur Special RsPor,er,l

rather worse: IL IS feared that Inflammation Will ehsuc
in Co,tnphams case, ard it is not certain but Mt
johnson has inhaled steam. The others appear to be
all out Of danger. The man Scott. who IL lying on the
soop at the wharf is doing well, and will probably re-
cover No bodies have been found as yet, aud tue
clerks testimony would appear to show that by ms DIS
position of the passengers in the saterooms that many
lives we're saved.
The boy Van Huisen has been discharged, as his pres
ence as witness il not longer necessary There are no
other items Of interest save that Mr. JohnsOns wife
arrived last night, and is now taking care OHM L.
ooSrISUArIoS or ISQUEsr.
Atsoclock On Monday morning the Jury Of Inquest on
the cause of the late Steamboat cat roPhe met and re-
sumed their inquiry before Coroner ' an heeck Inc
frst witness called
William Sanford sworn-I reside in Poughkeepse
was p sloop al the time of the accident did not see
these vessels at the TINE when they came IN coasct
the vessels about minutes before the accident the
steamboat was going along the shore onet1ud ot the
wsy from the east shore saw her by the lightning IN the
south west sky the slcop once saw schoon-r 20
the westward bound down pretty vel the otner sde the
river heard the collision WAS about nile from uem
81 the time first them was north of the vessels At
the time could tell which vessel approached tue oth
the steamboat passed close 20 Us before this COLLISION
| vss coming Up the steamboat on the eastward
was about mile from the steamboat when saw s.oop
sbont quarter Of mile of could have seen 'eS'el
three quarters mile. without the ava OF Vle ia u'-
coulo form no idea Of what the result would nave oeeh
If the vessels had kept their courses IS "ten ~
them The name OF The sOop on whleh was i hul1"
course when she 10 the eastward, ana luued %
the westward when the steamboat passed Us she IS e
above the Milton Ferry from where she passed Is 90 ue
Mac. h.re she was Il tme Of the accident suppose
was about mile Here Mr. Burns, the owner ct the
oop cam in and desired admit counsel but 1t Gas
| not admissible ,..
The Jury here went on board the sloOp General Lvngs
ton to take toe evidence Of jeremiah Scott who lay IN
the cabin scalded. -,
jeremiah scott sworn Reside in Athens, New York
am upoyed as cook snd first hand on the General Lv
| ro.tot the Captain name Jacob Houenbeck' tom
Aihrrs have been about two months tins season On us
boat WAS not hired pilot, though som-tlmes took
the helm in TAR westh.r have been GA the uddson as
sailor tor thirteen fourteen years kno" TINS chanhr
pretty well well enough to take vessel ng IN ir'eh
weather have been pilot last tail an this sQring on
sloop Sally, OF Ahers served about FIX m NTH, ana
| month this spring AS pilot | have been with ths same
Captain before last fall sailed with hi two wears ago
90 other vessel but belonging To- the SANE man seeV
cd "a cook hand and pilot this trip only Vas on
board this sloop when the collision to place took the
watch when the Captain went below about tins SIDE OF
NeWburh the m. Casper Van llusen, VAS AZ the helm
! when | took NY watch do not KIN " VINO gave an
HuiseD command of the wh' the pt h'd he %ue-
before him Jaw the steamboat ahead OF ~, hekdng down
on the East shore she ab' ut from hti % nie
ahead Of Us when first her he was farther % the
east than 10 the considerably SO orderel th7
belmsman 10 ut little, long before the c"Usi"n TOOK
! place our vessel about the center Of he channel
when told the boy To lu could not see both lights OF
the steamboat she then going down tns East shore
and then told the boy e. Ian vas standing mp when
gave the order when got Gloss 10 the steamboat tod
The boy put his helm hard up to the vest "a" nun 40
| IT,
Dot cross her bow and then gave the order 10 put the
| helm hard Up think the steamboat was quarter of
nile the of when told the boy 10 uh the first
time the steamboat was steering 70 me -oGhFe "hsn
gave the order To- lu il had notod the boy hard up
our hem the steamboat would have struck u at, the rig
giug he steamboat took cutie rAnS sheer - ne Tune
gave the order 90 luh tie ste ,nboa' alt the time
rom when ordered boy TO lud l the collision took
plsce when the collision took place, the steamboat
rather the OF from the center If the river when
the collision place. was ssncing at Of tn Traveller,
the forward hatch the shock took place and thea We
.fru fhN
steam boa, On tb- larbvad side her boilers when
Jaw the collision about 10 take place turned aud to-
wards The cabin there WAS t-mp. on oar lar' 10 rem
der assistance 10 the stamDot other 'htn ~+ ht"fd man
CRYING the water and the captain ttlenbAcGl 81
ih- COP Jumped into boot and rowei 20 his assistance
but b. could not ind him the s1op vas then 100 Yards
tr m the steam boat the captain Of th, so"p 1-oR AT
! the time of the accident; tie Wind blew from s)lhward
al tie ct the i'd ~ good taut breeze wore
csrry boom TO the east WHEN Struck The aekn
a. We 1T our anchor - as soon alter 'as accident a.
po,fIilr then 81 sron EDO tide the s'o.u-r aead
81 to the we, when anch1r-d-he stue c'urse be-
fore on dd not hear any noise utr ii ~. -'" oti
he soop left NeU York the ser par o" rrdV, tn-rs
Wa uot any lquor the soop, nor did drink my t'r
ist iri. lad Just ct up. ai,er nap when too" my
watch | the 81 r. AID aboart lac Dag OBJ su
Jag went 10 gr,ceTy aud got M groceries Int dd MT
trIk arg liquor there | drank some liquor brandy on
Friday motu,g before breakfast 1t the sfesmi 'taa the
cop kept their COURSES ai'er gave me ori.f'io
les . ti, iimt should h'ye passed e.c1 't1er c-ar
.y considerable dstlnce after Tho -telmo ct had hr-t
teen seen .he could has- % 'i,-reAs. r w-.t easy
a. t0r4 wi. plenty 81 room the steam. Ju,' bad red a
green i-5f. her bow light wa sl'.r ,u-. Ns hat NJ
l-lt tor not place O., carry "u- -A0lo tlnk
- ste.ubos MD have been ..ca,d ia ume fo prevent
tr collision were probably luy A. ttr gate OF
or uiles hour a. be tme q the acrd-u "" we're mt
great way from ih~ place fths accd-n. when W. 81
/ sIelor
| C.ptain HaIerteck ssorn-Ihere Wa only sarsspa
ria bottle II LIQUOR board. 1cked up 100 NY yas-,
Opened t WIEN toe captain ot he k-us came on board
ai'er accident od because ~ bad been working
u tie rain, and were very vet the bottle wodd hod NO
nor han half pint tn setback vas notl ii the lea't IN
| t,2lcaed
! John b Meade being sworn. depos.d that be
board the sioop h'mbal ga ~ night oi the collision
have resided partially '0r ths a. o yrT7 in hH state q"
Ohio. / an now second hand the kunbtll f-ou POUCH
keep.,e 70 Sn sing used % 70 New J Ork - the
time ct the accident Eere bound no from SIM sag
laden With tor Poug bkee pss ste BOAT pa
u that night thought tie Hendrix Hudson a. drs' but
afterwards wss convinced thar che WAS th- Empire u
Troy. rather % The tward Il the center 81 he
rv-r Wnen met the steamboat ard she passed east Of
Us could not say positively what clsr so tom
r- As W. were sfaLciDg think were head and head
be then sheered the eAN ard O ~ 80 w-re .Do1t
three lengths distant from her wnen she turned @sy from
u ana We cleared her by about 80 yards, WHEN sue
heered W uieo II We bo,h had -pt Fhsn
~ trt szw each other shOuf have mo direc.
collision head head # had no. llt-d 10 th7 vest
WIN she sneered she Ho1d have struck our Doom W.
meet ve-se having he wind ttr aud tie other com
NJ cCWD there Is other regulation thai an aware o
tan 90 clear each ether veil the steam BOAT
sLeered first ard then lued were then about three
times tie .el gth OF the steamboat distant.
Aber. Berry, swOrI--I pad conversation with the
SCOT Who les board tbs .iOOp Gen Living stOG,
ye-ieId4y morning s.ked bin It he s4F he steamboat,
% Which H. replied hat Ee did not til too late Tor
when ~ tod ke II the wheel put his wn-e Up =,
1as OILY Ust -eiore the collision, which took place in
m-cat-y Alt-rV ard that WIS al ths conysrsaon ID
Wuh BIN nc . a stranger % ne ! AN the Sneensn u
ta- steiner I'm PIE rede Troy formerly Re
sord 10 P0ugbkee 81 have been board npira
about year. have haQ something 20 d. win the whs-
noe. Of The tine the rule Of tnis river 5 tbN when