The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-06-30
APPALLING cATAsTRoPHE.
Names Of the Rescued and the Lost.
Inquest on the Bodies Of the Dead.

Inquest on tho Bodies Of the Dead.
r~<NON>oy~>ONNooNU>~rrs
Hesrt.renAlng Scenes and Incidents,
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from the Montreal Herald, june % ]
We give below Whatever particulars have been able
collect connected with the ghfu disaster aud loss Of
e consequent on the destruction by nre Of the stesuer
Montreal, hen of Capo Rouge her passage rom Que
bee 70 this city on Friday afternoon.
upou the cupabIe IL may be the criminal neguxeocs by
which s0 many Of our fellow creatures have lost their
lives. BOT have desire TO conceal the fact that
with without justice, the universal cry U.s. that the
Montreal not and has not been during this season. la
fafe condition and more especially that the precautions
sgAipst fire were SO extremely insufficient
Is Fad, IL b dreadful 70 contemplate the cruel fate of
the poor immigrants who on board the doc ned yes
se and who only reacned what ney nad looxea iorwaSd
and sudden deaih Words, hewever fail 70 express the
indignation which must be felt should their tsrribe fate
negligence OF the unfeefng, rasping love Of gain OF
those who enuced them on board the Montreal
and ali The facts and circumstances connected with this
terrible dRasteY WILL take It for granted be at once
instituted by the proper authorities and no ~ever dread
fu suspicious may be to these until have
tho or that investigation is only just and fair TO
wards the owners of the Montreal 10 give no decided opn
On Friday night the Montreal len Quebec Of ouo O'clock
with about thirty cabin passengers on board and some
hundred and nty nve hundred emlgran9. Among
the former Andrew Hayes, Esq Of Joseph street
Mr. Hayes has furnahed us With the following informs
ton
When the steamer reached about twelve miles from
Quebec above Mr. Akinsons place, al Carouge Bav Mr.
Hayes came outside the saloon Ut the aer part Of the
steamer when he observed smoke rising up from the
midships Of The boat over the saloon In very shsrt
time number Of persons were rush ng with jays of water
to e1tineuh the IRE There was one boa: on poari the
steamboat on the hurricane deck and q hand be
get her into The water Mr.. Hayes did
the SIDE e. go the ,kcs he then go Into her. and
in minute or two numbers OF persons crowded 10 and the
boat sunk Mr. Hayes then held on 70 the boats tackle
maintained himself In that position for long time, Till
the heat from the Burning shp became too great In the
meantime crowds Of persons constantly jumping into
water possible. This e the boats head turned
towards the north Shore and she until she approached
Where She 70 have funk in deep x.sr or 70 have
water desp that there was possibility q reach
The flames amer the smoke ut FIRST perceived, did
take than ten minutes TO envelope the whole
hardy bar ngp vsses Of he he vessel could & he ssp
leon had started u the time With the MootreA and
At the time Of the acdent distance Of about half
mile from the Montreal, and above that vessel PYoba
bly, from fear Of taking fire. the captain Of the Napoleon
did not judge Il prudent approach the burning veneL
large boat baeaux In tow Of this vessel, and
ater some coutentou a. Is reported with The prcre-
tor, she west of 70 sempt 10 the passengers from
ne Sos ss y ne ~ s
There were also some boats which q ne from the shore
bat none Of 'hem could approach vssy close The
some aatsm 4 70 swim for their hives. Mr.. Hayes him
SELF, after remaining, ~ he believes peary hf an hour
be approaching. he swan this boat, bu, the
Foc.rdy Of sseir lives hanging round tie wreck. Sey
neglected Mr. Hays calls 70 be taken In, and It was not
up by his own mu,cul force that be fen himself safo
The bors with the persons who werc saved, all went
board the Napoleon In which were resolved one hundr cd
anc twenty Ave passengers and sixteen dead bodies
or the passengers saved great number were sadly
burned, and many Of them greatly bruised Once On
board they were treated BY The captain with every Aen
Besides those who were taken on board the Naposon
few persons Mr. Hayes thinks NOT than twenty,
cecded IN swimming shore or 10 rocks In the In
| mediate peiehborhood Of the beach.
Mr. Hayes acquainted with OF the passengers
board The Montreal except Mr. Leslie Of Carter Ker
ny Co., and Mr.. Phhps, Of Norcross, Phillips Co
neither OF whom we're on board the Ma ooeou Aer
drowned or burned Only three cabin passengers are re-
| ported 10 be saved out Of the whole number.
Mr. hayes was 80 long In the water a. TO have brought
excessive cramps which caused swelling In the nts,
and afflicted him with the cxcru dating pain
While in the water, either hanging on to tho steamboat
or 10 the small boat by which he was eventually saved
no was repeatedly grapped by unfortunate persons in s
act Of drowning and at tho moment when he laid hold
Of the BOATS gvnnsl be believes Ola. six persons,
boa'men took In before they EXTENDED any aid and
comfort 70 him, and during this nnal struggle for
Il
svc Theec were Increased by the dreadful cries and
shreks Of drowning persons going on In cvery dircc-
ton around him. These he described as being ssfa 10
tho extreme Mon, and children suffering the
torsurcs Of Gre and drowning On one hand poor ues
ture would be pcrched outside part Of the
the closes, hold ~h both hand, and fee and there hang
ing IN torture un driven by the smoke and flames he
che had take the fatal plunge into the cold river below
In another direction sAlworth men might be seen seeking
themselves about tho irons OF the guards the
paddles scme OF hem lost their bold and sunk al once.
4hDYs mar cd IN hang hufa Last hou
bad 70 give up from sheer fatigue BY the pressure
other sufferers seeking TO secure the refuge Hero
families whore preparing and determining die together
there the husband the wife his her partner for
separated Women with children In their ANS leap
ed into the water others held the burning wreck
until orns their 10, thod they fell and were ost foreyes
The Montreal wac injured 70 considerable extent We
pcs OF % ss s o1e
can Office and presume that there other insurers
| they are also American.
| The batteanx which In TOW Of the Napoleon and
which did 90 much In the way Of saving life, IL said 70
have belonged 10 Mr.. Hamilton, OF Kingston Her cap
tain, according the reports board The Napoleon was
her for the purpose cf saving life, and when the unfcru
psies from The Montreal we're assembled Afterwards
board the Napoleon be very naturally the subject Of
loud repoaches on the part Of those who had witnessed
| his lpbuman hesitation.
pe the celebrated steamer 80 long usde the command Of
Captain Armstrong, and during that gcnemans time
grcsa mvorite With the travelling public inc unuesy
owned and built by Mr.. Wilson, Of Quebec Her engines
the old ones belonging to the sydcnham Now that
gay that they had long foreseen ~ IL said that she has
been reps stedy on Ore during this gene.
rally supposed ths, she belonged 70 The Mers Torrance
Of THE city; but that In mistake arising from confoupd
\ ing Of her with the old Montreal
seems, from rumore which were aaosi board the
Nspoeon, that the Montreal had been fire previously
while getting her steam and that precautions had been
taken with Wee 70 any such casualty that which final
Ore had been burning for certain Icngih q time there
w@ hind o. explosion which DESTROYED nearly AL the