. Steamboat disasters and railroad accidents in the United States : to which is appended accounts of recent shipwrecks, fires at sea, thrilling incidents, etc. . ^ requisite fo/ the object in view wasput on board,—the whole was under the command ordirection of Capt. Oomstock. They left New Yorkon Thursday morning, and. encountered great difficul-ty in getti:rg through the ice as far as Sands Point,having spoken every vessel they met, for tlie purposeof learning the position of the wrec]^. They firstlanded at Eatons Neck, about forty-five miles fromNew York, where the only information they coul
. Steamboat disasters and railroad accidents in the United States : to which is appended accounts of recent shipwrecks, fires at sea, thrilling incidents, etc. . ^ requisite fo/ the object in view wasput on board,—the whole was under the command ordirection of Capt. Oomstock. They left New Yorkon Thursday morning, and. encountered great difficul-ty in getti:rg through the ice as far as Sands Point,having spoken every vessel they met, for tlie purposeof learning the position of the wrec]^. They firstlanded at Eatons Neck, about forty-five miles fromNew York, where the only information they couldobtain, was, that a vessel of some description hadbeen burnt on Monday night, apparently about six oreight miles distant^ •. Map of Long Island Sound. Continuing their progress sixteen miles farther east,they again landed,—they here discovered a body onthe beach, which, from a memorandum book fo*undupon it, proved to be that of Philo Upson. It wasleft in charge of a man, and conveyed to a barn at thqlight-house. All the. information here procured, was,- THE LEXINGTON. 191 that a vessel, supposed to be a steamboat, was seen onfire on Monday night, at half past 7 oclock ; the lastthat was seen of her was between 2 and 3 oclock inthe morning. The people here knew of no efforthavi[)g been made to assist those on board the burn-ing boat. Night approaching, the Statesman left fora harbor, and ran into Bridgeport,—from which placeCapt. Comstock went bv land to Southport, six milesdistant, to see Capt. MOTfchester, who, he heard, hadescaped, and was in that place. Capt. Comstock stated as follows, before .the jnryof inquest:— I have known Capt. Manchester for tenyears. He was the pilot of the Lexington. He in
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