The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-12-01
THE DISASTER ON THE HUDSON.
The Francis Sklddy Rum Into by = SlOop-
Two Lives Lost-Seven Persons Scaldcd.

We yesterday morning in our teegraphc reports gave
brief account Of the accident to the steamboat Francis
skddy the Hudson river where she was run into by
soop the disaster resulting in the death Of two Of the
hands and the scadng and serious injury OF seven others
We are enabled to give further particulars
Of this most disastrous The Francis Skiddy
came into the port Of New York yesterday afternoon at
about four O'clock working her engines by the agency Of
three boilers which remain safe out OF tho usual iour
When she came into tho collision already mentioned she
struck the after part Of the forward boiler by the
main boom Of the sloop, the steam rushing into the fur
mace, bursting the doors and scading tho passengers
rs before mentioned The excitement on board At tho
time Of tho disaster s easily imagined than do
scribed however, when the extent Of tho damage
fully known, comparative quiet prevailed.
There great excitement at Poughkeepse when news
of the accident arrived At FIRST many exaggerated and
unreliable reports current but the fact of the case
did not eventually warrant the thus circulated
The facts as gathered from person who was present.
seem TO be that the Francis ddy had come up as far as
Blue Point couple Of miles south Of Poughkeepsic when
sloop discovered TO be ia dangerous proximity.
collision was evidently unavoidable, and the boom Of
the sloop entered the kitchen window Of the
Skddy, and thence into the boiler. The steam
then rushed into the furnace bursting the furnace DOORS
and rushed thereom with great force scaldng several
of tho deck hands and three four passengers After
the excitement had partially subsde and the dead and
wounded taken care OF as well circumstances would
admit the boom Of tho soop cnt in two, and the
skddy proceeded TO Poughkeepsc The soop proved to
be the W. W Reynolds Of poughkeepsie Captain NJ 1ar-
loe. No supposed have been hurt board Of
her.
On tho arrival of the Skiddy at the Main street pier
dead man, Isaac Boomer, fireman, and two Of tho
wounded taken into the Exchange House. Robert
Hardee who also killed and several Of tho wounded
were brought up the river by the Skiddy, which con
tnued on her course leaving there at six O'Clock yeer
day morning. after the inquest held Several doctors
called and they rendered every assistance in their
power to the suffering Coroner Haght notified,
and immediately summoned jury. From tho evidence
given extract the follow ing
Hazard Morey. being duly sworn says That he is .
pilot Of the Francis skiddy at the wheel at the me
Of tho accident the sloop before struck her. she
about three times the length Of the steamer from u.s.
as saw her slowed. stopped and backed and
hove the wheel so the windward OF her.
sequence Of the glare Of the light from the steamer and
from the furnace and the sloop not showing light,
vented mo from seeing her otherwise would
have done did all could to prevent the collision;
asked why they cid not show a light said they were
under way went down to the damage; here saw =
body lying in the fire room have been pilot OF tho
Francis Skiddy since March last; have been steam
boat pilot for twenty four years; l could not
have avoided . collision after I tho sloop;
IL they had shown a light before came 30
to them tt would have prevented the collision
Dr Parker testified that Hardee came to his death by
scalds and inhalation Of steam and that Boomer was
much scaided and injured about the mouth he must have
died almost instantly
The jury rendered verdict in accordance with tho
above facts.
Below we give list of the dead and scaded:-
DEAD.
Isaac Boomer, Marlboro, Ulster county.
Robert Hardec, kitchen boy, (colorsd.)
PASSENGERS SCALDED.
Joseph Youngs, Rochester.
Charles Stewart, Ticondoroga
william Hudson, Dgummondsvlle
FIIEMEN sCALDED
William Sullivan, Hudson.
4. Sippurly, Pcckslill.
Griah Barrett, New PATTI
William Connell, Jr., New York.
The Skddy will resume her regular trip 10 morrow, the
accident wch have reported having only injured one
Of her four solcrs She safe ever and in every
way TO co,rey passengers and freight heretofore