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SATURDAY. JANUARY 31. 1891.
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WASHINGTON. Jan. 2’7. 18.91.
A daughter of the late Capt. Jonathan
Godfrey of Southport, furnishes the
Bridgeport Standard the following in-
teresting account of the burning of the
Lexington off the Norwalk Islands, 0.
full account of which we republished a
few days ago from the old files of the
GAZETTE :—
GENTLEMEN—An article in the June
number 1890 of the Magazine of Ameri-
can History entitled, “Disasters on
Long Island Sound 1827-1828.” recalled
to my mind muchthat took place about
the burning of the steamboat Lexing-
ton on the night of Jan. 13. 18:10. In a
recent Standard I have also read a
more particular account of this terrible
disaster, and I take the liberty of cor-
recting a few mistakes made in this last
account as well as to give my recollec-
tions of that sad event. I was a little
g‘ll'l when the Lexington was burned.
but the terrors of that night and a few
days following it. left an impression
upon my child-mind never to be ef-
faced. and to-day I recall all that oc-
curred as vividly as if it had happened
but Fasterday.
My father. the late Jonathan God-
frey of Southport, with my mother,
my brother. the late Rev. Jonathan
Godfrey, and myself were that night
spending the evening at a house over-
looking the Sound. As we left the tea
table a bright light on the Sound at-
tracted our attention and my father
exclaimed. “that is a vessle on fire!” It
was a. bitter cold night, and a fierce
wind made it Still colder. Mill river
was frozen over with thick ice out be-
yond the breakwater. The burning
vessell was discovered to be the steam-
boat Lexington on her way from New
York to Stonington. with one hundred
and fifty passengers on board. Kind
and humane hearts were not lacking at
Southport to render all possible assist-
ance to those on the burning boat. At
Mr. Meeker’s dock was safely moored
the sloop Merchant, and without delay
many men from the village spent the
night in breaking the ice in the chan-
nel. thus opening the way for the Mer-
chant to pass out. It was some hours,
however, before she could be gotten
out of the harbor by the brave men
who towed her out as they walked along
the top of the breakwater, while others
in boats broke away the ice. The tide
not being high the Merchant gr unded
on the bar and some delay was caused
until the incoming tide set her free.
Two living an d two dead'men were
brought back to ’~' ‘ithport. Many of
the villagers awaited the return of the
Merchant with keenest anxiety. Among
these was my honored father, who with
his widely known {hospitality and kind,
heart, took Captain Manchester to his
own house, while Charles Smith of
Norwich, a fireman. was taken to the
home of the mother of .Francis J elifi'.
Both men recovered. Captain Man-
chester’s legs were frozen above the
knees. Dr. Justus Sherwood, who at-
tended him, feared they would have to
amputate, but with the greatest care.
after intense suffering they were saved.
Captain Manchester was at our house
several weeks and was visited by Cap-
tain J. Comstock of New York, and by
his son who came to take him home. as
soon as he could be moved. Captain
Manchester occupied the room over
our back parlor, and well do I remem-
ber how my brother Jonathan and I
took delight in listening to his tales of
the sea, and roasting apples for him be-
fore the wood—fire on the hearth. An-
other of his visitors was the late Mrs.
Andrew Bulkley, whose good will and
tender heart added to the spiritual as
well as the temporal comfort of the in;
valid. My uncle, Aaron Hubbell, was
one to go to the relief of the sufferers.
I hold in my possession a pamphlet
entitled “Proceeding of the Coroner in
the case of the steamboat Lexington,
lost by fire on the thirteenth of J anu-
ary, 1840, and published in New York
the same month.”
On the first day of the coroner’s in-
vestigation Cornelius Vanderbilt, who
had owned the Lexington until Decem-
ber, 1838, gave his testimony as to the
capamty, strength and good condition
of the boat, which was built by Bishop
& Simpson of New York in 1835. Many
others, testified as to the seaworthy
condition of the boat. Captain Wil-
liam Comstock of New York, who was
then superintenent of the New Jersey
Steam Navigation and Transportation
Company, testified that he could not
account for the fire, as the boat was in
good seaworthy condition. But the
most reliable testimony given is that of
Captain Chester Hillard, who was on
the burning vessel and taken from a
bale of cotton on the mornina‘ of the
14th of January by the sloop Merchant.
Captain Hillard was transferred before
the Merchant reached Southport to the
steamboat Nimrod, bound for Bridge-
port. The testimony of Captain Man-
chester, the pilot of the Lexington,
and that of Charles B. Smith, the fire-
man, is also of thriling interest. Cap-
tain Joseph J. Comstock was sent by
his uncle, Captain William Comstock,
with the steamboat Statesman. from
Bridgeport, on the mornin0r of the 16th
of January, to recover all that could
be found of the Lexington and the
bodies lost. That day and the next,
five bodies were recovered and consid-
erable baggage.
Charles Smith, the fireman. testified
that the alarm of fire was given about
half-past seven in the evening. He
stated that the fire was first seen around
the steam chimney and the promenade
deck, that he went immediately into,
the crank roOm and put on the hose,
opened the cocks and tried to get
to the end of the hose to play on
the fire, but the. fire and smoke pre-
vented. He then tried to get the buck-
ets down that hung over the shaft,
,which the fire again prevented him
from doing. He then went aft and saw
Captain Child, the captain of the _Lex-
ington, who was calling to the engineer
to_Stop the engine. The, engineer re-
plied that it was impossible, as the fire
prevented. Capt. Child, after doing
all in his powew to stop the flames,
tried tozescape in a. boat containing
about twenty people, and was probably
lost With all in it. Smith, himself, es-
caped With others through a cabin win-
dow and succeeded in reaching a bale
of cotton. About 1 :30 o’clock he drift-
.Isuch a bitter cold night,” with 9. hi h
sea and with the wind blowing a gal:
it was next to an impossibility to save *
WEEKLY ~NORWALK-GAZETTE.
ed back to the Lexington. and found
ten or twelve persons hanging to' her.
The steamboat sunk about 3 o’clock in
the morning. Smith escaped With four
others on a piece of'the guard, all of
whom fell off and were drowned. but
Smith. himself, who was taken off the
next day by the Sloop Merchant. _
Cfll’t. Joseph . Comstock testified
“that he had been informed by Samuel
Yeaton. mate of the ship Heliriun, that
Capt. Wm. Tirrell, of the 8100? 'Im-
pl'oveinent’ of Brookhavens stated to
him that at the time the fire broke out
on board the Lexington. (about ’7_.30
o‘clock in the. evening) he was sailing
past in the sound on board of his, 810013
——he was then about six miles distant.
He- gave as a reason for not going to
the ILexington, that as she had life
boats on board. and being near the
shore. the passengers might in all
probability get ashore. Another rea
son given was. that if he delayed, ’he
would lose his tide over the bar. He
could probably not have reached the
wreck in less than an hours‘ time. He
might then probably have saved. many
onkboard. excepting those lost in the
quarter boats.”
The testimony of Capt. Stephen
Manchester. the pilot. was as follows :
“The freight of the Lexington on her
last trip. consisted chiefly of cotton.
She had a small quantity of other
freight. The mate, Mr. Thurber told
me she had on board about 1:70 bales of
cotton—some bales on the side, and
some on the end; there were some bales
on the boiler hatch. I was in the wheel
house at the wheel when the alarm of
fire was given, it was about half past
seven o’clock in the evening. ” He
then relates how he stepped out of the
pilot house and saw “that the blaze
seemed to follow up the smoke pipe and
was all around it.” He then returned
to the wheel house. “caught hold of
the wheel, hove her hard a—port and
steered the boats head to the land;"
that the boat was off Eaton Neck and
some four miles from Long Island. but
just as he had succeeded in getting
the boat headed for the shore the tiller
ropes gave way. At that moment Cap-
tain Child came into the wheel house
and took hold of 9. spoke of the wheel.
when the rope gave way. The smoke
now poured so densely into the wheel
house that they were obliged to leave
it.
He states that he thinks the ropes
were not parted by the strain they
used, but by the fire. He next called
to those on the forecastle to get out the
fire engine and buckets. They suc-
ceeded in getting out the fire engine
and used it until the main deck had
fallen in as far forward as the capstan
in hope that some one might come to
their relief. The fire was now burn-
ing under them and burst out of the
forescuttle. “right in the eyes of her.”
They were by this time cornered up in
so small a space. that they could do
nothing more with the water from the
fire engine. The steam engine worked
about fifteen minutes after the fire
broke out. Meanwhile the baggage
cars were opened. the baggage thrown
overboard, and the cars likewise so as
to form a raft. Captain Manchester
succeeded in getting onto a bale of cot-
con with two others, one of , whom fell
off and the second one, Mr. Kinney of
New York. was so frozen and exhausted
that he fell off soon after. He goes on
to relate, “that he was picked up by
the sloop Merchant, Captain Meeker,
who treated him with the greatest kind-
ness ; and was then taken to the house
of Captain Godfrey at Southport. where
he had every comfort and attention
that could be afforded or desirec . ”
Capt. Manchester was of the opinion
that the fire originated from the heat
of the smoke pipe, which was communi-
cated to the woodwork. The cotton
was piled to within perhaps a- foot of
the steam chimney. In consequence
of the smoke they did not think that
any one could have continued at the
tiller until the time when the engines
stopped. It was thus that both means
of reaching the land was cut off.
Captain Hilliard stated in his testi-
mony. that the passengers rushed
wildly into the quarter boats and
seemed to be stupidly determined to
destroy themselves, as well as the boats
which were their only means of safety.
The two half boats were lowered with
about twenty passengers in each. and
immediately filled with water. He as-
sisted in launching the life-boat. Cap-
tain Childs staid on board until allef-
forts to save the boat were exhausted
and with others he escaped in the life-
boat. which was also swamped and lost.
Captain Hilliard stated that only about
twenty minutes elapsed from the first
signal of alarm until it became impossi-
ble to remain on the steamer. The
bales of cotton and woodwork caught
the fire quickly. and no effort could
save the ill-fated steamer.
The verdict of the jury. in a very
hasty examination of many witnesses,
was one which strongly censured the
officers and owners of the Lexington;
but had the investigation proceeded
solely to arrive at the truth, a different
verdict would have been rendered. But
it soon became apparent in the first
two or three days of the inquisition
that all evidence sought for by the most
active members of the jury was only to
be of the nature to criminate either the
owners, officers or inspectors of steam-
boats. By all "who read the evidence
of those saved. it is clear that every
effort was made, and very naturally, to
save the steamboat; but with the in-
flammable nature of the cargo, and the
fire beginning near the center of the
boat, the flames Spread so rapidly that
it was in vain the ofiicers endeavored to
save her. The affair, by a naval officer
of rank, was pronounced to be purely
accidental; “and but for the alarm and
confusion of the passengers, the fire no
doubt would have been soon got under
control. If they had been bent on
self-destruction, they could not have
more directly accomplished it, than to
lower the quarter boats, bow foremost,
while the steamer was at full speed, and
to beam the life-boat over in, front of
the wheels. I consider the difficulty
made about iron wheel-ropes round the
barrel of the wheel as absurb. Of
what consequence is it of what the
'wheel-ropes are made of at the
wheel, when the same heat that would
burn them would also destroy the
helmsmen? Therefore, unless iron men
can be found, the material of the ropes
is not so important.” ,
. The manner in which the Lexington
was lost was one which caused a wide-
spread and universal regret; but on
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her. The only wonder is that any one
of her passengers survived to tell the
tale of such a terrible disaster.
Another who survived this disaster
was one David Crawly, second mate,
who, on a bale of cotton, reached Fresh
Pond Landing about nine o'clock on
Wednesday niaht, having been on the
bale forty-eight _hours. He crawled
several rods over the ice on the beach
and walked three-quarters of a mile to
the nearest house. His feet and legs
were frozen and he was bare headed
and in his shirt sleeves.
The living men now at - Southport
have indeed just cause to congratulate
themselves on the noble effort they
made, for but for them and those en-
gaged with them Captains Manchester
and Hilliard, and the fireman Smith,
would undoubtedly have perished.
Captain Manchester also stated that
after the boats were lost they seized
buckets and with them and some specie
boxes which they broke open. they
threw water on the fire. drawing it from
the side of the boat.
The specie in these boxes had been
sent from the Merchant’s bank of New
York to Boston. The banks sued the
owners of the Lexington for the full
value of the specie. The case was car-
ried to the Supreme Court of the
United States, where a decision was
rendered .n favor of the bank. By an
act of 18151 the maritime laws of the
country were changed. But it was not
until about 1866 that the matter was
finally settled, when steamboats and
public carriers in case of accident or
loss were not made wholly responsible.
Very nespcctfully Yours.
‘. ‘ . Searxcx.
There are about a dozen hattcrs
working in South Norwalk, who com-
mute on the railroad between that city
and Lanbury, coming down every
morning on Conductor Dyas’ early
train and returning on the 5:10 express.
A certain well known importation
from the Emerald isle who lives not a
thousand miles from Plymouth avenue
and answers promptly to the name of
Mike, is employed as a farm hand on
Beldcn Hill. A few days ago. after
Mike was called in to dinner, he was
observed. in making himself ready, to
be brushing his hair with his employ-
er’s tooth brush. On his attention be-
ing called to his blunder, Mike ex-
plained: “Shure I tho’t it was wan av
thim what d’ye call ’cms—thim electric-
ity things that gintlemiu brushes their
mustaches wid. ”
The old church hell that the Congre-
gational Society presented to Dr.
novel shape which will be very desira-
l‘le in the way of old associations as
well as of beauty. It is proposed to
have the old bell melted over into two
hundred small tea bells which the
“King’s Daughters” are to sell at $1
each. the proceeds to go towards liqui-
dating the church debt. The small
bells when finished are to look like
burnished gold.
Connecticut pensions. Original: Gil-
bert G. Ferguson. Danbury: Daniel
Hill. Milford; William L. Wood, Stan-
wich; Herbert K.Ha11, West Haven;
Joel H. Dorman, New Haven. Addi-
tional—Christian Monkmeyer,l\Ieriden.
Increase—Harvey L. Muzzer, Nor-
wich. Original. widow (special act)—
Adele. widow of Jeremiah J. Jones,
New London: Ann J ., widow of Ed-
ward Mooney, New Haven: Augusta
W., widow of Hezekiah W. Hale, New
Haven; Edna E. . widow of Joseph Gray,
New Haven; Minnie J .. widow of Hen-
ry M. Fairfield, Hartford: Margaret,
widow of James W. Semple. Norwich.
The appalling number of collisions
with steam cars. narrow escapes from
other smashups. and severe frighten-
ingS that have of late immortalized the
Danbury and Bethel horse railway,
haveprompted a Beantowner to inquire
why the company don’t utilize the state
retreat for imbeciles at Lakeville as an
intelligence bureau, and procure their
drivers from there.
No better joke will probably be sprung
by the Knights of Honor minstrels of
Bethel, in their entertainment Thurs-
day evening than the one under which
certain of the Knights’ lady friends are
wincing. The costumes. which are
quite elaborate, were made up by the
ladies, after having been cut by a. pro-
fessional tailor in Bridgeport. The
trousers to be worn in the opening
overture, are knee breeches, made of
white cotton flannel. After the meas-
ures of the burnt cork artists had been
taken and the goods cut, a number of
good natured and not bad looking
maiden ladies assembled for a “bee”
and sewed them together. Last night
the boys had a dress rehearsal, and
tried on their costumes for the first
time. The coats fitted to a T, but the
knee-breeches were a bitter disappoint-
ment. In every one of the nineteen
cases, the legs were so tight they could
with difficulty be drawn up over tho
knees, while the waist-bands came up
just under the shoulders, and were big
enough to go twice around. A com-
parison all ’round resulted in a thor-
ough investigation, which revealed the
fact that while the tailor who did the
cutting, (and who, at first, was em-
phatically cussed,) had done his work
all right, the girls who put them to-
gether had been guided by an original
style of pantaloon architecture, and had
constructed the breeches literally bot-
tom-side up, having in every case sewed
the ends designed for the legs, into a
waist, and vice versa. The.seamstress—
es were forgiven on the ground that,
as they were all old maids, of course
they couldn’t be supposed to know, etc.
Nevertheless, as Charlie Freudenthal
remarked, while skinning his breeches
takes the hide ofi‘ an eel: “I can do
can say things. that others can’t say;
but I cannot wear pantaloons t’other
end to, because I ain’t built that way.”
Noble is soon to be converted into a
ofl‘ in the manner that George Ayres:
many things that no others can do; I.
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- NORWALK. CONN.
List of Patents.
List of Patents issued from the U. S. Patent.
Office. January 27th. 1891. for the State of
Connecticut. furnished us from the office of
EARLE 8c. SEYMOUR. Solicitors of Patents. 366
Chapel Street. New Haven.
F. Egge. Bridgeport. apparatus for molding
amber. .
Same. molding amber. _ _
T. .F. Hammer. Bi‘antord. boring and screw
cutting machine. ,
B. Hendryx. assignor to A. B. Hendryx
C0,. New Haven. fishing reel.
1N. N. Hill. East Hampton. bell. ,
J. A. House. Bridgeport. assrgncr to h. A.
Nichols..bottle washer: '
J" R. VanVehlien, asmgnor to J, E. W arner.
1‘. orwmh. machine for making braided cordage.
Bu cklcn ’s Arnica Salve.
The best salve in the world for cuts,
bruises. sores, ulcers. salt rheum, fever
sores, tetter, chapped hands, chilblains.
corns and all skin eruptions. and posi-
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It is guaranteed to. give perfect satis-
faction or money refunded. Price 25c.
per box. For sale by H. R. Hale.
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ROCKH'ELL.——In Wilton. Saturday. Jan. 24.
William L. Rockwell. in the Tlth year of his
age.
ETER L. GUIGUE. Florist and Nursery-
mau. Union ‘Avenue. north of Union
Cemetery. Nor-walk. Conn. Dealer in Green
House and Hot‘House and Bedding and Vege-
table Plants. Fruit and Ornamental Trees.
Shrubberv. Vines. Cut Flowers. always on
hand. and all sorts of desrgns in flowers ar-
ranged to order. '
WGra-ding and refilling cemetery plots
promptly attended to. '
ISTRICT of Norwalk. SS. Probate Court.
_ » Januarv 315t. A. D.. 1891. ‘
Estate of anAIM OSBORNE. late of Nor-
walk. in said district. deceased.
OEDERED.f1‘11at the administrator exhibit his
administration account to thiscourt for ad-
justment. at the Probate Oflice. 111 Norwalk. on
the 14th dayof February. 1891. at 10 o’clock.
forenoon; and that all persons interested in
said estate maybe notified thereof. the admin-
istrator Wlll cause this order to be. published
in a newspaper having a Circulation in said
district, and 1\post a. copy thereof on the Sign
post in said orwalk. nearest the place where
the deceased last dwelt. at least ten days be‘
fore said 14th day of February. 1891. It
ASA B. WOODWARD, Judge.
Oommissio'ners’ Notice.
The Subscribers appointed by the Court of
Probate for the District of N orwalk. Commis-
sioners'to receive. examine. and decide upon
the claims of the creditors of the estate of
JAMES L. AMBLEB. of Norwalk. in said District.
an insolvent debtor. hereby give notice that
we W111 attend to the duties of our said
appointment at the office of Edward M. Lock-
wood. in Norwalk. in said District. on the 24th
dapof March. 1891. and on the 24th day of
April. 1891. at 10 o clock. forenoon. of each of
saiddays. . _
Said Court has limited and allowed three
months from the date hereof for the exhibi-
tion to us of claims against said estate.
Dated at Norwalk. the 24th day of January.
A. D.., 1891.
CHARLES OLMSTEAD. l Commis-
4t9 EDWARD M. LOCKWOODJ sioners.‘
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TRADE MARK.
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New York,
January: 3ist, 1891.
Nearly every large dry goods
store now has a boys’ clothing
department; Where many
mothers shop with the im-
pression that it is economy.
These houses BUY all their
clothing; we MAKE all of ours;
the offer a meagre variety While
we display a room-full.
If the reader cares to try an
experiment why not make a
selection from us and take it
itno some of these department
stores for comparison ofgoods-
and prices.
'We' would be quite agree-
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BOROUGH TAXES.
Assessors’ Notice 1891.
OTICE is hereby given to all persons
liable to pay taxes in or to the Borough
of Norwalk. in the County. of Fairneld and
State of Connecticut; that the said Borough,
in legal meeting_assembled on the 21st day of
January. 1891. laid a. tax of fifteennulls on the
dollar. on the ratable est-ate in said Borough,
liable to taxation therein: and that they are
to give to the subscribers.,Assessors in andjor
said Borough, or to one of them. Within thirty
days from the date hereof, lists verified._by
their oaths of_ all taxable property belonging
to them on said 21st of January. 1891. Wit the
particulars of all, their property liable to be
assessed or valued in said roug .
One of the Assessorswill be. in _attendance
for the 1purpose of receivmg said lists, in the
oflicqg the Board of Water Commissmners,
in 39.1
from the 9th of February to the, 24th ay of
February, 1891.- incluSIve. from 10 to 12 a. m..
and from 2 to 5 p. m.. and also on Wednesday
and Friday evenings from 7 to 9 o’clock.
W'l‘uesday, February 24th, is the last
day for handing in Lists.
And further, that on the 25th da of Febru.
ary. 1891, the Board of Assessors w: 1 meet at.
the rooms of the curt of Burgessesn at 10
. o’clock. a. m.. and make out a list according to
their best mfiormation and belief. of all the
taxable property of every person who has
failed to’ vc mu list as directed. and Will add
to each 0 said lists a
for said person’s neg act or refusal to make
out such list; . ..
. Dated at said Borough. the 24th day of Janu-
ary. A. D., 1891. A H C
. .- AMP. '
E. N. SLOAN -
3a CHARLE of. _ .
Assessors of the Borough of Notwalk.
E
THE YOUNG PEOPLES’ SOCIETY OF'
Borough. every day, except Sundays,
enalty of ten per cent. '
'3' cts.
ISTRICT of Norwalk. ss.. Probate Court.
December 26th. A. D. 1890.
state of. CA'ijnAniNE CONDON. late of Nor-
walk. in said District deceased.
The Court of Probate for the District of
Norwalk. hath limited and allowed six months
from the date hereoffor the Creditbrs of said
Estate to exhibit their claims for settlement.
Those who neglect to. resent their accounts.
groperly attested. Wit insaid time ' be
chaired a. recovery. All persons indebted to
said estate are requested to make immediate
EORGE LOW.
payment to G . .
3t3 Admmistrator.
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