The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-10-15

THE ACCIDENT TO THE STEAMER EMPIRE SrArE-We
have already announced the fact that the steamer
Empire State, Of the Fall River line, while leaving
New York harbor last Monday evening, ran on the
rocks at He'll Gate in the dense fog which pre-
vailed. The Express gives the following particu
lars of the disaster:
The first shock was so violent that many were
thrown down. and for few moments the utmos,
CONSERVATION prevailed. The ladies screamed
loudly, and heart-rending cries came up from the
cabin of 'We are lost" "We are lOst!' SThe
steamer is sinking." &c. The plunge forward she
made after first striking gave many the impress
sion that she had broken in two; others supposed
that she was sinking upon the spot. 1t was near
ly dark, and the Inpossibil.y of seeing nything
outside the vessel, rendering the confusion so much
the greater. The male passengers who were be.
low rushed on deck, and many who were on deck
ran below to see that their wives and children
were safe. The intense excitement, however,
lasted only moment. The engines were soon
heard in motion again, and it was perceptibe to
all that the vessel foated.
The officers of the boat, hastened TO assure the
the passengers that there actual danger,
that the steamer would Immediately put back to
New York, where there was not the least doubt all
would be safely landed in less than an hours time
The passengers were informed that in case the
worst came to the worst, the steamboat was amply
provided with life preservers and life boats and
the shore was only few rods distant, SO there
could not be the least danger of loss of life. The
passengers seeing that the vessel did not immedi-
ately sink, soon became calm, and even merry
The engineer started all the steam pumps, and the
water which came in fast sSas pumped ont of the
hold with much vigor. Boxes of tin life prcssrvers
were opened, but few of the passengers avaied
themselves of them; still some prepared themselves
for an involuntary bath. The run back to New
York rather pleasantly exciting than other
wise, and the passengers encouraged each other
with much good humOr.
As soon as the New York shore was made the
captains Office was opened. and all whoafesented
their passage tickets received their fare back
When the steamer stopped off the 10Th street dock
she was surrounded by small boats, ths~0arsmen
in which assured the passengers that she was fill
ing FAST and urged them to go ashore at once and
save their lives. few of the over-tmorous did go
in these shore boats, which created great excite
ment and confusion; the great bulk of those on
board however, betrayed no treplation, and when
the steamer was brought alongside of the schooner,
every person was landed without injury, and the
baggage safely put on the pier. At this time there
four feet of water in the hold, and the water
was gaining fast upon the pumps The crew had
as much as they could do to remove the beds and
furniture from the lower cabins, and doubtless a
great deal of it is damaged. 1t was expected that
with additional pumps the stern could be kept
aoat until morning, when she viii DO put into the
dry dock ...
MELANCHOLY IsoIpENr.-The n. Y. Express re-
On Monday abont noon a young woman named
Catharine Chauncey, committed suicide at her
boarding house, No 3 De Bevose street Brook lyn,
by cutting her throat with razor. She had been
employed in sewing for an establishment in that
city. She went to the store in the morning and
asccrtained that the firm had discharged their
hands, herself among the number. having no more
work for them to do. She became depressed in
spirits in consequence, and arriving at her board
ing house locked herself mp in her room. As she
az Al H.
Spdady went up to a r. sn the cause, and found
her PROSTATE with cash fonr or five inches in
length across her throat. She was yet alive, and a
physician was called in, but it appears the wind
pipe was severed and she died soon after. The de-
ceased was about 26 years of age, SINGLE and very
respectfully connected. a5 asH
MARRIED IN A DEsEcrING RooM.-Iast Sunday
night a couple were married by the Rev. DIR. Fish
er at the Dancing Academy, late Medical Col
iege, on western Row, to which we have before
alluded The prospective bride, we learn, had inn
bibed singularly romantic notion, after reading
me Gazette, of being welded in place that had
Deeh used as desecting room, and so she swore to
ioFe honor and obey" in the same apartments
where the dead had lain all chastity and horrible
In the cersmonies0bf the grave. Whether this
rendered the connubial vows more solemn We are
nnprepared to say; but those hippant testers who
declare matrimony and death closely allied might
nnu some basis on which to rest their theory.
Cincinnati Gasette, st
COINCIDENCE OF ISQUEsTs.--An inquest was held
yesterday on the body of Mrs. Ann Jennings ma
i've OF ireland, aged thirty years, found dead at
oi Glrod-street, First District. Verdict "Died of
apopiexy, caused by intemperanceS
An inquest was also held ON the body of Mrs Ju-
ia Miller, a native of Ireland aged twenty-seven
years, found dead In house at the corner of Poy-
dras and St. Peterstrest Verdict s.Died Of apolexy
caused by intempcrance.p
1t is worthy of note that the two women, whose
deaths are above recorded, looked 80 much alike,
mat one could scarcely be told from the other
Nor does the coincidence end In their similarity
2. appearance. They were both married TO steam,
poat hands: their husbands were away when they
nied; they occupied similar rooms, and the quilts
which covered their beds were ofthe same pattern.
tourshefmore they died about the same time, aud
'he cause IN each case was alike--N. O. Hedynae.
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Sinclair. the vocalist, who died on the 22h ult
"a London, was the father Of Mrs. Sinclair, late
aud. IA 81 @.s
The Bastrop tTexas) Advertiser, of the 5tl inst,
'ayf: "Thc weather continues hot and dry. The
'otfon crop is coming In light. Tho grass 10 very
poor, and without rain soon, the next winter pro.
nisss 70 be hard ens on stcek.n