New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-10-11
NEW YORK DAILY TRIBUNE THURSDAY, OCTOBER II, 1860

city. Nsno Brts. Sweepy agents OF the ilne, nave
acted with the rss. eonmendable Eberaty in sending
free large umber Of the Storage passengers ID en
various places of destination.
ARRIVAL OF THE PASSENGERS IN THIS CITY.
,YsNsrdsy morning the Fall River steamer Empire
~. brouoht some Of the cabin and about 200 OF the
erape psssepQeIs of the burned steamship Connanght
n this city, Most of the latter were received by their
frnds and sueh as were unable TO pay their passage
q. their destinations in tbe interior were forwarded by
the aosuts Of the line Messrs o1land & Afpinwal.
Those who needed refreshments were promptly pro-
yded for by Mr. Bernard Cassery, Superintendent Oh
Castle Gaden. II was difficult to obtain any new
facts in regard to the less of the ship but the following
state nent by an intelligent woman' con'A"' 'O''''
points Of interest. She said:
We were all getting along finely and happily, re.
iocipg in view Of the approach 20 our Journey
end thinking how happy we shouih 10 Wueh we
got with our friends in our new nome on oa'uruay
nniobt we were frightened by the ships rolling IN
She hid lever done 30 before, although the wind
blsw lard, and we didn't know what to make OF 1t,
Nothing WAS said to the passengers by me officers mat
there as thing out Of the way, but there was an
pxionsness which seemed TO fpread all about that we
were in come Danger The ship seemed 10 lay over
almost on Der sic for some time, and the wheels
stopped but she go. up again. and then began to move
little. TIE rushing and rolling OF water was heard
down in the ship, and then it was reported that the
yessel wac leaking.
We were very much afraid, bu. we were told that
we should all get in safe. We became camer, but did
not 20 TO sle that night On Sunday morning black
81 oke assembled from behind the chimney and the fear
fu cry Of fire, the ship is on fire." was heard. We
were Then in despair The water filling the ves-
eel Ii hd cut Off all communication with the rear
of the sbip, and there destruction all around us
The clergy told US there was hope, and there went
up cries and grOars Of sgony on all sdes.
Nearly all day did the peril surround us, and then
came delivsTsnce The officers maintained tae best OF
order and did all they could to reassure the passengers
The women and children were all cared for irs;, and
then the men, TIE conduct Of tbs off GERS is entitled TO
all praise and may God bless them. We lost every
thin except the things we have on but shall soon be
with ur friends.
She further stated that there four lives lost
during the transfer of the passengers from the Con-
naupht to the Minnie Schiller, and his wife, aud
two children. The rur1cr in regard to the chill
dren was given by another passenger in the counting
room Of Messfs. Rowland g. Aspinwall.
large number Of persons visited the Office of the
coDsgnees yesterday morning. to inquire about friends
expected by the Connsush t. There was cons 1erabe
anxiety exhibited on the subject, and the clerk had
much difficulty in convincing applicants that their
friends were either safe the other side, their
way by some other chip