The Express.
London, England, 1859-06-06 00:00:00

THI DESTRUCTION OP Till EASTERN

MON4ROII.

Bat few facts have been elicited in addition to
Emu already rioorded in tho Lrpress of Saturday. As
inquest was opened before the borough correct, Mr. W. J.
Cooper, on Friday seeming, un the body of Charles Edward
Ftickty, a child whore laity was picked op flating oa the
auntiee of the water shortly after the fins broke out,
Stephen Milton, a private In the 70th Regiment of Foot,
was examined. He said—l was an invalid on board the
Eastern Monarzh, and embarked at Kurrachee on the 22nd
of February, for England. The dictated was under the care
of myself and wife. Last sew the child about two o'olock.
That morning he slept on the after part of the rosin deck, in
• hospital cot, with my wits. I slept in the lore part of
the mate deck. About half-past two o'clock this morning I
was awoke by a loud report like the shock of ma earthquake
or the etpl *ion of gunpowdar. I have felt the shock of an
rartliqeake. I &listed myself and ran to my wife and family
to get them on deck. She was in the act of
getting out of bad, and she told me the child was nearly dead.
There was a strong smell of cuopowde• on deck. Tb• child
was not rostrcious. I took bun on deck, and then found he
was warty dead. The child died in about two minutes
after I got on deck. I showed him to Dr. Kidd, the medical
akar. I then attended to my wife and children, lowering
dtem over the tick into a boat.

Coronae—Did ssything particular happea during the
voyage to attract your aotwe
Wittier—On the pamoge lituie' when on the other side of
the equator, as the f owhatches being opened, some bogs of
(la or hemp seed (wha'ever It wee) became heated; it was
found congealed I. lamps and was very hot. It was brought
on deft and dried, and afterwards stowed away again in the
ship. It was strewed about like malt. lt mesa thrown ovrr-
board. It was on deck several days. It was 'towed in hap
made of cocoanut fibre. AU the beam of the ship wets
lowered after the sepltoioe.
Mr. Kidd, M. 8., of Trinity College, Dahlia, said—l am
assistant-surgeon of the 37th Regiment. and Lel charge of
the invalid detachments en board the Eastern Monarch. I
remember the heating of the seed. It happened about three
weeks after leaving Kurrachee. I taw it on the forecastle ;
it wee is lamps, sad when they were broken they were hot
is ads. From its apparent* I should say it had been wet. I
understood it was returned to the hold. It was in cocoa-nut

dere begs. Nothing occurred from that time until this unfor-
tunate catastrophe. The witness thee described the events
cif Friday morniag, ma already detailed.
The Coroner inquired of Captaiallarris whose duty it was
to en that the lights were put oat.
Coyish' Norris said they had a strict watch. The tee-
geset-naajor, sergeant, and indeed the whole of the watch at-
tended to that duty. Every light in the caddy was pat out
at ten o'clock. It would hays been lcapossibis for any lights
to have bees taken into the hold *cheat being seen. Nr.
Ryder, the third mate, had charge of the hold under the di-
rection of the chief mate during the
The Coroner said it wee eery des=geihat they should
have the evidence of the several oaken oldie ship, and other
parties who could (=Mt information. •It was a matter
which derosattled the fullest investigation, and he therefore
proposed
praonceastlings wenoarnmsnt.
accordingly adjourned, Captain
Morris nederteking to produce the ello.err.
Ms invalids and those who were *used by the implosion
me located se foams :

MAILAZMOII/li.:ll..—The following thrones Were con-
veyed to this establishment —Robert Smith 87th Regi-
ment, burst ; Michael Mer.gbee, 27th, suffering from the
efforts of immerslom ; Ellen Goodsere, of the 24th burnt and
contused on the right side ; Elisabeth Miles, 62nd, savers
scalp wound, fracture, and bunt ; Mary Ann Smith, 78th,
slight born ; Beery roister, 62ud, In a mete of collapse from
Immersion, same deed ; Alice Hill, 62nd, died from the effects
of shook to the nervous system; a child, six months old, be-
longing to Aliso Hill, was killed on the spot ; Heory Bryant,
mend Mewed, peeked up out of the water, into which he
had plumed hem the sad of the eying jibboom.
MILL-DAM HOSTIIAL.—Under the can of Dr. Seaford,
Royal Cheshire Militia Use Armstrong, very much shaken
ead braised. Bergh Mather and child mother, foot cut by
gimms. lams Sheath : very much bruised. Borah Harold
and moth.,, so injury ; child very ill. Mary Farmer
thd : wither World. Jane donee . ver&lauchy bruised.
Hag Smith sad three children mother Waved •
child raw Merriest Upton and child fretearmi
=elbow Dreamed. Catherine McGrath sad iv: children :
am& home ; both children badly Worst about the
arms end hop. Bridget Welsh sad throe Widen; asether
very badly burst both lege, broth ems. sad ea the
&or ; is else peememat ; ate -del vary meteuely band,
sheaf the heed set Roe ; two bully burnt ea
arms feel. Bsnh Johann: burnt about the neck sad
arum, not very emerely. Foamy Bratkry not 'Mend.
Witham mak no Wary. Altai Miles : slightly injured
Is the foot. Mrs. Joyce. severe shock, but not much in-
jured otherwise. Ithe Wilson ern slightly harm.
DINIMAL MILITAILT BORMAL.—YrIvsto Jobs Target,
62nd Regiment ; Bullivu, 70th Regiment; 0. .1
Mk Yallinfilß. Young, 87th Regiment ; J. Catlm
24th Regimen ;. J. lliall*sa, 9th Lacers; If. T. Daily,
9th Lams; J. Case, 9th Lemma ;X. Comae, 7th Regi-
maM of Fest ; W. Josef, Slat Font ; W. Mat-
thew, peaskseer. sentared wood in head ; A. Ber•
94th limeimmat ; D. Tony. 81st Regiment ; 8.
Haab., Slutitels= J. Taylor, 81st
aseslet Regiment ; A. H.
Nichol!, 7th Guard. , R. E, 62nd Rail-
meet ;P. Blake, th Regiment, mama wound in leg;
M. Ryan, 61st Rrgthmit ; J. Bheridasi_lth Regiment; P.
Farrell, 70th Reglement ; Hottest. mb Rithaese; J.
Wilkins, 27th Regiment; C. T. Keefe, 70thSheest ; P.
Whelan, 70th B.egimeet ; C. Clarke, 98th meat ; A.
Drewett, 27th Regiment ; and W. !belay, Ileffi=e ll ljmped overboard, picked up by the tom' mow.
iall, 62nd Regiment, mid three children; a girl, rigll,
and boy, aged 10, loot is the explosion; one boy, aged 6,
saved. _ _

—Oaleattardey afternoon the newest (at but so meek
se remained of her) was towed, at b k valor, over the book
stretching at from nuke beach, • ft there remains. The
stern is below water, bat up to yesterday (Sunday) after-
noon *he was still burning amidelup., although almost burnt
to the wetee's edge.
A coramar's inquest win be held an the bodies now lying at
Heeler.