Wisconsin Herald, And Grant County Advertiser

THE LOSS OF THE SWALLOW.—The opinion, we believe, is generally entertained in this community that the terrible disaster which has created so much dismay was the result of inexcusable carelessness. The reader will find in another place a letter from Rev. Mr. Harrington of Albany, in which that gentleman expresses his judgment in the case in very decided and yet in very mild terms. It will be seen that he dissents entirely from the ground taken in the proceedings of the passengers on board the Rochester. After that letter was in type, Mr. Parker of Castleton, Vt. who was one of the passengers, called upon us and stated that it was his conviction that the boat was running at the rate of 15 miles an hour at the time of the accident. Half an hour before she struck, noticing that she had on a great head of steam, he mentioned the matter to the engineer, and expressed his fears that some accident might occur. The reply of the latter showed that there was a determination not to be outdone by the Rochester, and Mr. Parker is confident that the speed of the boat was as above stated. His opinion is not only confirmed by the circumstances above alluded to, but by the fact that the boat was thrown with such tremendous force upon the rock. The Pilot, it is understood, alleges the extreme darkness of the night as an apology for the calamity. If this allegation is true, then there can be no excuse for such rapid running; if it is not true, how can the accident be accounted for except on the supposition of a degree of inattention and carelessness for which there can be no apology? Perhaps all these things can be explained in such a way as to exculpate the Pilot from blame, but as at present advised we cannot resist the conviction that he is worthy of severe censure. [Tribune.

The Swallow -Men and apparatus have been sent up from this city to Athens, and they are now engaged in efforts to raise the Swallow. The editor of the Troy Budget. who went down with the legislative committee the other day, thinks the boat will be raised, and with new bows and other repairs; she will be as good as ever, Her timbers are firm and all her machinery is in the same positions as before she struck. She is but nine years old and was built of the best of oak, locust and cedar. About $10,000 were expended in improvements during the past winter.—Ibid.