The Intelligencer, & Petersburg Commercial Advertiser

DISTRESSING OCCURRENCE

About 1 o'clock, on Thursday afternoon, (observes the New-York Commercial Advertiser) as a party of ladies, with some small children, were walking for pleasure round the beautiful grounds of Gen. Stevens, at Hoboken, two of them, Miss Sinclair, daughter of Mr. John Sinclair, merchant, of Brooklyn, and Miss M'Intosh, sister of Mr. M'Intosh, of the same place, on reaching the sheltered cove, determined to bathe, while the others remained in sight as protectors. When descending into the river, hand in hand, they "suddenly stepped into deep water, and immediately sunk to rise no more. The terror and distress of their companions attracted the notice of some persons in a boat at no great distance, who repaired to the spot, and after some time spent in searching, succeeded in finding the bodies." A number of gentlemen were assembling to dine in the grove a little way above, who ran to their assistance. Every effort that could be suggested on the spot, to kindle again the vital spark, was resorted to in vain. A boat was then chartered by the gentlemen, and the bodies of the unfortunate females were sent to Brooklyn as soon as possible, that they might not be detained, to the additional anguish of friends by the New-Jersey Coroner.—The age of one of the young ladies was 16, and the other 20. The mother of the youngest, who was a very beautiful girl, was present, to witness the agonizing scene, and the sister of the eldest.