Married to Cyrus Hanford. Her date of death on cemetery record is Aug. 20, 1852, 22 yrs. A family record states that Joan and her daughter drowned on 28 Jul 1852 when the steamer Henry Clay burned on the Hudson River near Yonkers.
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From FAG Member #9091197:
Johanna and her ittle daughter did drown in the Steam Ship accident Henry Clay on July 25, 1852. Her death notice was posted in the Brooklyn Eagle and her mother (Susan Marsden) filed several probate records.
On July 28th, 1852 the Steamship Henry Clay was en-route from Albany to New York City with Bloomer cousin Captain John F. Tallman (1815-1875) in command. Among the passengers were Johanna Madsen and her little daughter also Bloomer cousins. As the ship neared the Undercliff community a fire broke out in the engine room. The ship was over loaded with 500 passengers, only two life boats, and no life vests to handle the panic stricken people. As the flames leaped into the night sky, Captain Tallman swung the ship’s bow toward the Riverdale, NY shoreline over a mile away, the majority of the panicked passengers fled or were ordered toward the stern. As the ship raced toward the New York shore the wind whipping over the bow caused the fire to become a ragging inferno. The passengers on the stern now lost any hope of escaping to the relative safety of the bow. Even when Captain Tallman was able beach the burning craft bow first, the passengers on the stern were cut off by the heavy smoke and flames raging amidships. Johanna (Madsen) Hanford, with hundreds of others, and her one-year old daughter, Joann, were among the group on the stern. Mother and daughter were from Ulster County and had recently lost their father and husband the year before. Cyrus Hanford was only 23 years old at his death. While the few passengers on the bow were able to jump safely to shore, the flames were about to engulf the passengers trapped aft. Their only choice was to jump into the swift Hudson River or be burned alive by the ever encroaching flames. With many others, Johanna chose the river. Once in the water, along with hundreds of others, Johanna did her best to save her child and keep their heads above water. Most people could not swim and grabbed at anything or anyone still afloat. For only a few minutes the water was filled with struggling trashing bodies and then one-by-one they disappeared into a dark watery grave. Neither Johanna or her little daughter survived.
For several days, lifeless floating bodies were pulled from the Hudson along the New Jersey Palisade shoreline. Joann’s body was recovered the next day, but her mother was never found. It was later claimed that the Henry Clay and the Steamer Armenia had been racing toward New York City and at one point the Clay had even forced the Armenia to slow and change her course to avoid colliding on the two-mile-wide river.
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From FAG Member #9091197:
Johanna and her ittle daughter did drown in the Steam Ship accident Henry Clay on July 25, 1852. Her death notice was posted in the Brooklyn Eagle and her mother (Susan Marsden) filed several probate records.
On July 28th, 1852 the Steamship Henry Clay was en-route from Albany to New York City with Bloomer cousin Captain John F. Tallman (1815-1875) in command. Among the passengers were Johanna Madsen and her little daughter also Bloomer cousins. As the ship neared the Undercliff community a fire broke out in the engine room. The ship was over loaded with 500 passengers, only two life boats, and no life vests to handle the panic stricken people. As the flames leaped into the night sky, Captain Tallman swung the ship’s bow toward the Riverdale, NY shoreline over a mile away, the majority of the panicked passengers fled or were ordered toward the stern. As the ship raced toward the New York shore the wind whipping over the bow caused the fire to become a ragging inferno. The passengers on the stern now lost any hope of escaping to the relative safety of the bow. Even when Captain Tallman was able beach the burning craft bow first, the passengers on the stern were cut off by the heavy smoke and flames raging amidships. Johanna (Madsen) Hanford, with hundreds of others, and her one-year old daughter, Joann, were among the group on the stern. Mother and daughter were from Ulster County and had recently lost their father and husband the year before. Cyrus Hanford was only 23 years old at his death. While the few passengers on the bow were able to jump safely to shore, the flames were about to engulf the passengers trapped aft. Their only choice was to jump into the swift Hudson River or be burned alive by the ever encroaching flames. With many others, Johanna chose the river. Once in the water, along with hundreds of others, Johanna did her best to save her child and keep their heads above water. Most people could not swim and grabbed at anything or anyone still afloat. For only a few minutes the water was filled with struggling trashing bodies and then one-by-one they disappeared into a dark watery grave. Neither Johanna or her little daughter survived.
For several days, lifeless floating bodies were pulled from the Hudson along the New Jersey Palisade shoreline. Joann’s body was recovered the next day, but her mother was never found. It was later claimed that the Henry Clay and the Steamer Armenia had been racing toward New York City and at one point the Clay had even forced the Armenia to slow and change her course to avoid colliding on the two-mile-wide river.
Married to Cyrus Hanford. Her date of death on cemetery record is Aug. 20, 1852, 22 yrs. A family record states that Joan and her daughter drowned on 28 Jul 1852 when the steamer Henry Clay burned on the Hudson River near Yonkers.
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From FAG Member #9091197:
Johanna and her ittle daughter did drown in the Steam Ship accident Henry Clay on July 25, 1852. Her death notice was posted in the Brooklyn Eagle and her mother (Susan Marsden) filed several probate records.
On July 28th, 1852 the Steamship Henry Clay was en-route from Albany to New York City with Bloomer cousin Captain John F. Tallman (1815-1875) in command. Among the passengers were Johanna Madsen and her little daughter also Bloomer cousins. As the ship neared the Undercliff community a fire broke out in the engine room. The ship was over loaded with 500 passengers, only two life boats, and no life vests to handle the panic stricken people. As the flames leaped into the night sky, Captain Tallman swung the ship’s bow toward the Riverdale, NY shoreline over a mile away, the majority of the panicked passengers fled or were ordered toward the stern. As the ship raced toward the New York shore the wind whipping over the bow caused the fire to become a ragging inferno. The passengers on the stern now lost any hope of escaping to the relative safety of the bow. Even when Captain Tallman was able beach the burning craft bow first, the passengers on the stern were cut off by the heavy smoke and flames raging amidships. Johanna (Madsen) Hanford, with hundreds of others, and her one-year old daughter, Joann, were among the group on the stern. Mother and daughter were from Ulster County and had recently lost their father and husband the year before. Cyrus Hanford was only 23 years old at his death. While the few passengers on the bow were able to jump safely to shore, the flames were about to engulf the passengers trapped aft. Their only choice was to jump into the swift Hudson River or be burned alive by the ever encroaching flames. With many others, Johanna chose the river. Once in the water, along with hundreds of others, Johanna did her best to save her child and keep their heads above water. Most people could not swim and grabbed at anything or anyone still afloat. For only a few minutes the water was filled with struggling trashing bodies and then one-by-one they disappeared into a dark watery grave. Neither Johanna or her little daughter survived.
For several days, lifeless floating bodies were pulled from the Hudson along the New Jersey Palisade shoreline. Joann’s body was recovered the next day, but her mother was never found. It was later claimed that the Henry Clay and the Steamer Armenia had been racing toward New York City and at one point the Clay had even forced the Armenia to slow and change her course to avoid colliding on the two-mile-wide river.
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From FAG Member #9091197:
Johanna and her ittle daughter did drown in the Steam Ship accident Henry Clay on July 25, 1852. Her death notice was posted in the Brooklyn Eagle and her mother (Susan Marsden) filed several probate records.
On July 28th, 1852 the Steamship Henry Clay was en-route from Albany to New York City with Bloomer cousin Captain John F. Tallman (1815-1875) in command. Among the passengers were Johanna Madsen and her little daughter also Bloomer cousins. As the ship neared the Undercliff community a fire broke out in the engine room. The ship was over loaded with 500 passengers, only two life boats, and no life vests to handle the panic stricken people. As the flames leaped into the night sky, Captain Tallman swung the ship’s bow toward the Riverdale, NY shoreline over a mile away, the majority of the panicked passengers fled or were ordered toward the stern. As the ship raced toward the New York shore the wind whipping over the bow caused the fire to become a ragging inferno. The passengers on the stern now lost any hope of escaping to the relative safety of the bow. Even when Captain Tallman was able beach the burning craft bow first, the passengers on the stern were cut off by the heavy smoke and flames raging amidships. Johanna (Madsen) Hanford, with hundreds of others, and her one-year old daughter, Joann, were among the group on the stern. Mother and daughter were from Ulster County and had recently lost their father and husband the year before. Cyrus Hanford was only 23 years old at his death. While the few passengers on the bow were able to jump safely to shore, the flames were about to engulf the passengers trapped aft. Their only choice was to jump into the swift Hudson River or be burned alive by the ever encroaching flames. With many others, Johanna chose the river. Once in the water, along with hundreds of others, Johanna did her best to save her child and keep their heads above water. Most people could not swim and grabbed at anything or anyone still afloat. For only a few minutes the water was filled with struggling trashing bodies and then one-by-one they disappeared into a dark watery grave. Neither Johanna or her little daughter survived.
For several days, lifeless floating bodies were pulled from the Hudson along the New Jersey Palisade shoreline. Joann’s body was recovered the next day, but her mother was never found. It was later claimed that the Henry Clay and the Steamer Armenia had been racing toward New York City and at one point the Clay had even forced the Armenia to slow and change her course to avoid colliding on the two-mile-wide river.
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