New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-06-11
RUnNgNG OF THE STEAMER RBRK-
SEk1RE,
Additional Particulars.

hnrnng 81 fe steamer Berkshire Hyde Park. are
furnished by our reporters who visited the Of the
| disaster.
From the statement Of the second pilot Mr. Charles
Lee the fire broke out in the after gangway among
bales of hay probably oocasioned by the careless
meas Of person unkpown) when abreast Of Esopus
IsIand and. owing 10 the in1ammable nature Of the
cargo stored in tho after portion Of the boat spread
with such terrible rapidly that in FIVE minutes the en-
tire after portion Of the deck was sheet Of flame
S~ing that all efforts IA suppress the fire we're useless
the boat was beaded tor tho shore and bows on IN
ABOUT four feet Of water Al of the passengers congre
| gated forward, sprdng overheard and waded 10 t'e
shore about 80 feet distant Had the directions OF e
ohc,rs been needed, the loss Of life would have neeh
slight but many who were forward at the breaking o"'
Of the fire aft and the boat struck threw then
selves from the after gangway into the deep wafer ana
were drowned or remained on board and peIished III
the flames Very few of the inmates OF the ladies
cabin escaped the fire cutting of all egIcss' Inc
steamer James Baldwin. which arrived ON the sPot
soon after the occurrence, PICKED rp oree hucI
Zone informant states 60 or 100 mo we've hoatnF III e
wafer and collected tie shore and convey ed ten 70
Riiueheek nom whence they were afterwrd ior"aIded
| 10 their respective destinations.
Others were taken IN and Hospitality cared or ny 'ne
cifiz.ns living near MANY OF the ladies' escaped IN
heir night rlolhc. and these furnished with ap
nv the KIND 'anuS. i"o'lcFiS VI
inc boat used every eXertion To save those who were
cnging the Lawsers and portions oi the wreck ny
endcayorng to give them nopTcseryersi but the neat
was so intense that in most II was mp1ssh" "
do 90 Mrs Bullock Harlem with hcr two children
in her arms cIung Of the afer hwserS for some
tine Notwithstanding the burning buiteT when IAN
do,yn The hawser in sheet of flame, aud burnt her
arms and face terribly but finally forced IN release
her hold aud sank with her children Their bodies
were aftcrward recovered. go
The head waiter. named fIishi" was seen win lour
ufpresolyers attached 20 his body, bat WIS neyeThe
less drowned supposed TO have been snnocated by ole
being gled around his meek. HIS body was amer
ward found near kcly's dock al Rhincheck. a MISS
Julia OSullivan, residing in Bio0mingdale was CYL
IDENTITY the act Of undressing az the time the alarm
was given Her body was fonnd near The wreck. Her
rcmGins were recognized by her cousin, 'atholc
priest of hudson and brought "a this city FOR internent
Owing to tie fact Of the passenger list aud other
papers OF the clerk being hnr" II Is Impossible 10 state
precisely how persons were Oh board, OE the NUN
Der lost. Ii is supposed however that there were
about 90 and Of this number - or 40 are missing
few may possibly bc sheltered in houses in the vicinity
unknown 70 their anxious friends
The Berkshire was q new steamer brilt last Spring
by the Hudson Steamboat Company. and valuod at
\ 100000. She was fully insured. The following are
portion of the Companies which have policies hamp-
/ den Fulton, Corn Exchange, North American, Com
mercc and Albany City, 5000 each. The amount OF
/ loss on cargo is not known.
! The officers of the boat we're: Captain, Frederick NJ
Powers; Mate, William Tiffany; Clerk, Chas Loomls;
First Pilot Benjamin Riggs; Second Pilot Charles
were saved Coroner Norris Of Rhnchcck will hold an
inquest on the bodies to-day.
! Inc boilers engines and other portions OF the ma
ciinerv vii DC saved. IN good dHD. the wrecSing
scow Hunter mp after the occurrence, and -
al present alongside saving everything cf 'aiuo that
be recovered aud clearing away the demis OF me
wreck. As this is accomplished the bodies
which ~ preson. hp.icd beneath the mass wi DC
| recovered.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
! Flem Special Reporter.
PouGBXEEPsrF. Friday june &c. N.
The steamer Berkshire was burned near ESQ
pns Island two miles above ByGo Park abou. quarter
before 10 o'clock on Wcdnesday evening CAPTAIN
Fred NJ. Power Of the Berkshire feels confident that
( the disaster was caused by the explosion Of a lamp,
while many those board equally confident that
it originated in the hay, of which there was large
quantity ON board at tie after part OF he vessel Charles
Zee the second pilot nclines 10 The belief hat The lire
first started in the nay
She was discovered on fire opposite Esopus Island.
and Immediately headed in shore by the first pilot
Benjamin Riggs The bow Of the vessel struck bottom
about fifty feet from the shore. where the water was
those los. were In the ~ he vessel. and were
either buint drowned the water In that vicinity
was than six feet deep IL Is estimated that be-
tween thirty and forty ycs lost cut % 10 or more
that were on board when she len Hudson:
! Many OF the lost perishcd on board but II was e1
tremely hazardous yesterday 20 try TO md them ~ two
men Andrew Sopcr (Or Lopez o. West fsopus. ana
Joel Beam Of Hyde Park. were probably fatally injured
by tie falling Of Il boiler while on the wreck lie
heat endng that took place when the fire was
discovered is terrible @ contemplate Mothers ellngng
10 thor infants and trying 10 ave them by hanging Oh
the hawser and other parts OF THO vessel unt ne neat
became intense a. 10 compel them 70 drop INTO the
water where they were DROWNED. Some could not get
OIL deck but forced TO REMAIN and become pfey
! TO the fiery Games.
one Little fellow named Potter was with his grand
mother on board 0Id did his utmost 10 save her but
was at laSt Obgcd by her decision 10 abandon her ana
she probably perished Great credit is due TO the ON
GERS and crew f- their heroic cxotons toward saving
life especially Pilot Benjamin Riggs who remained
at his post until the boat completely enveloped in
flames when he was the last man 10 leave her. !
IN il very dGcnlt 20 soon after the occurrence oh
tain the names Of the sufferers the passenger list hay
ing been lost with all the other things that we're on
board.
Az FAR az ascertained the following names those
of persons whose bodies were found known 10 be
missing Miss Julia OSuli,an. resident Of Blooming
dale Ny. aged ~ years, drowned Remains recognized
ly a friend and sent to EewYoIk Three children Of
Mrs HaniorJ (or HanneioId) Of Delaware County one
a girl OF years old and another little baby, were
drowned Their bodies were found on the beach.
The other child little boy of eight years, onnd
at the stern Of the wreck in the water, with hs head
slightly burned but sweet smile resting on ms connte-
nance Miss Clinton OF New York. lost. Miss Cnthe-
rine NiIas of SpenoeTt0wn Columbia County drowned
Wife and two children Of Capt Bullock lor Buietp Of
Harlem boat. known 10 be lost; William irsbie,
head waiter. colored drowned HIS body was found
on the shore in sitting position. John j. Jackson |
cclored walter lost. William Coon. deck hand. mis-
sing Mrs HoIlinson Of Grcenponi' lost
The boiies II young edy and bCv were found, but
have not been identified YET Large bapbers Of The
saved passengers taken board the steamers Jas
W BALDWIN aud Waiter y. CIene, ami conveyed 10 /
Rondont These steamers arrived ut the scene Of the
disaster after the fire aud the Officers ana crews
oxcrted themselves nobly IT, trying to save life. Several
PERSONS picked up the water and aken Oh board
and cared for.
| ACCOUNTS or PASSENGERS AND OTHERS.
| Mr. ID. A. French Of Saugerties accompanied |
By his children Eliza Ann. aged 10, and Emanuel aged
~ got ON board at BRISTOL Mn. Brabay 81 Saugertes
Thomss Allen. VIM. 4. Rackmirc. Mrs Post colored.
and Mrs. Potter ard grandchld also got on board Of