The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-01-17

TIE CALAMITY AT FokT WAsHIEGToN.-The
New York papers present the most sfcting details
Of the calamity at Font Washington, on the Hudson
River, by which three daughters of MIR John A.
Haven psE!shed. From account in the Herald
We take the following additional particulars:
After the first spprehensions with regard to the
safety Of the family and the other members of the
household were over, of the Miss Hayens
asked Kate Lean, of the servants, to go into the
dHing-Ioom and carry out the plate before the fire
reached It, but the girl refused. fearing that che
W.a be sutJcated by the smoke, burned to death
il the attempt. Miss Sarah Langdon Haven, who
was in her Elgltt dTess then into the building,
II Is supposed tor her clothes. and that the last
thai vas seen OF her till her cbared and bsckened
remains were taken from the Iutns She was fol.
lowed BY her three sisters. Mary Grace and Anna
ne two hrst Of whom were suhocated. It was
tHooEat al FIRST. when they went into the building
inst they would return mediately but when three
. four minutes elapsed without any of them making
LheiI appearance, and every room IN the house APP
p3sren 10 be hiled Uith smoke, the greatest eppre
Lersoas ware felt for their safety. Mrs. Hsven had
t71H B. the house OF her son-in law, Mr. Hopkins
bar -aeeded and bare.footed, and had returned bat
few minutes before the temperance of her
9alsht-rs. A considerable number of their neigh
q rescue them.
BIZ Hopkins placed ladder against the balcony
tld t. ended t. Que Of ths second story windows.
"Aicn looked out through the drawing room. and
iioin "n'ch he heard aound as Of some ore groaI-
4 Z -As'oe. The smoke was go dense that he could
nos see Into Ike roo ~ and TO enter il wouId he at
We extreme psni cf his life. Throwing himself
.1eiefoTe, on The tlor. the window, to avoid
nc '-"Ee arc II the direction from which ne heard
ri"1is he stretched out his hands and Fortunate
> ,'ceteoeo n etching hold of the dress of Miss
HLa raven. Drawing her towards him, he guc-
t''45a N getting her cut on the bacOnY, but was
80 70 remain with her here ten or fifteen minutes,
-1r' tsiEe to we ak TO bear the weight OF both.
A-oJasT adder obtained and as Mr. Hopkins was
10y exhausted, be was relieved by Mr Jas Jones,
"a y. ne ne; "a charge Of the telegraph at Fort
- E'vl Mr Jones succeeded in carving the
- 'ls e'il safely oswn the LADDER, and giving her
~ vac urine o. he! distracted parents Sis was taken
~ altGist.7 to the resGerce of Mr. Connolly which
,. '1p5' h,9EFncs off, ana where she received every
80 "a ''iaH.ion. She is, we understand in a fair
T., y. is'gFeong, butt has been deemed Advisable
81 rom her the fate of her sisters Until she
i fAt' ely orr of danrer
, 80 tho Joseph kloiony The keeper OF the rail-
am entered the house assin II search Of the
o. |hrrn they found lying Eear the closet
JxeT a. - 'le pate, apparently deed. One Of them
la eF h3seg, with her hands against the door OF
W. q, az II IN the act Of opening IL, when she
fyrT, S11oeeHi AID the ether found few feet
ned ont ,Flk on the hopr. They were both car
stoTs neaiately, and every tax en- to re-
et,irat Dur without effect es life wac doubtless
CO. ~ DsieFe they were found Nothing could ex-
their seI OF the parents, the feless forms of
tben, EaoIeh were brought 70 the m-they had seen
Tf u tne evening before 10 the fnlI enioyrnant IS
me- HG now, by terrible fatality they were de.
ssrSG - them, even after they had succee6ed in
Th.fe snscsthed nom the midst of the flames
who 80 we're hegen sisters In the fayntIy-Anpa
49, Is rescued; Augusta, the wife of Mr. Honkins,.
FAM %iaty and Grace who were Lost; Helen and
the cty VI "n0'n was I'll school al the time in
4as inscriptions on the cofjns wers ,bssa
aknhh LAkGDos HAVEN, born Oct 49, I32sp
az Mhhf HAVEN, born Aug. 2 1880"
Tbs 800, DUBOIS HAVEN, born Oct 10, 1861
other. fts @ss very remarkable for living for each
thsi5. a1 were al 90 closely bound toeether--
was delightful home to Visit.
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