New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-10-01
From The Chic0go Democrat.

The officer of the Niagara complain that the pas SELL
gers rushed to the boats immediately upon tho hrst
alern took possession of them, and prevented tue
crew from lowering them away in proper manner.
Tie mate got the large boat at the stern ready TO lover
away and in fact did lower TO the level of the main
deck He then got all the female passengers he could
collect on board and placed them in it. just at tn
moment the Hon. John Ii. Macy of Wisconsin, who
was a large and heavy man. rushed from the cabin and
Jumped into the boat. His weight broke the fall at
side and thus the boat and occupants rested on
The other, the rope 81 which also gave way. throw
irg The Don't end foremost into the water and precpI-
tating the females out Of IT, The boat turned bottom
up and the ladies WHO had not sunk Immediately vain
" endcavsre TO cling TO the bottom Of 1t. The last
Of Mr.. Macy he was cllDgng TO the stern OF inc
ynwl which he subsequently let go and sank TO rise
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The email quarter.boat wa filled with people. 1t
sLipped water good deal and was only kept rec
Lv The occupants bang with their hats, boots, shoes
Sc -, g large boat Of the steamer has been picked
m bv a vessel and brought into this port.
II, 81 who supported themselves In the water by va
rious articles, were chilled through in very short
tine and gradually dropped on before me traveller
cam. IN 10 the scene. Il the Traveller had arrived
Ia.f nm hour sooner large number OF lives would
lave been saved, and had che been delayed halt an
hour longer scarcely soul of those IN the water could
hive been rescued. IT, the hrst alarm numbers Of the
,secngc- - iuinled overheard without attempting 10
nrovid. themselves with \ single article which would
holm h m ~ hOet One Of the passengers who came up
81. lie Arctic sterday was 80 benumbed that he can
-cnrr,y IRE bls LIMBS even now.
can't NcKav at the Arctic thinks that had the dis
s.cr rccued IN the night not a ,oul could have been
ssved.
Mr., and Mr. Hamilton Chalmers Of Gloucester Co..
Ncw.Hrurswick were on board With eight of their
children. The had saved q i,w hundred dollars and
were on their wRv 20 Minnesota and have lost every
hine except few sLillings Wien the fire first broke
out Mrs. Chalmers On the main deck and
hem lowering the steamboat. She commenced throw
~ her children into it, and had put two in when il
-foved ~ tie third fc into the water but she il
inken into the boat She and her husband then en-
deavored 10 sHye the remaining FIVE children She pat
tie oldest gil Of fourteen into the water thinking she
n ght cling something. but has not since heard rom
her She also pushed he oldest boy into the water,
telling him to swim after the boat and cling to II.
Sic handed tie remaining three children TO her
husband in the water who placed them upon
IL bottom Of. one % the caPsized boats S 81
II IN got into the wsfcr hcrseG clinglng 70 AhS'
around which Size wound a portion Of her dress hold
rc the END in her teeth ana in M PGsl''Gn a. tS
picked up n.ibIe by boat ION the Ase,c' ~ we
mean tue her children were washed on the ooat al
except cue. which tie husband It'll he'd in hl' grasp
sId When he rescued It"-S iouh1 "''i ID us
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