The Sun.
London, England, 1867-01-16 00:00:00

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man stood on a solitary piece of ice in the centre of
the lake for an hour and a half, and was at last
fetched off by a man who reached him in a boat.
Within about half an hour of the breaking of the
ice large bodies. of police began to arrive, and ren-
dered great assistance in dragging ropes that had
been caught by some of those hi the water, in fetch-
and launqhing boats, and keeping idlers back.
All this time the excitement was kept up by the fre-
quent sinking of those who bad lost all power to
support themselves.

Up to S o'clock eight bodies, recovered from under
the ice, were deposited in the deadhouse of Maryle-
bone Workhouse, while there were 14 inmates of the
infirmary, under the care of Drs. Randall and
Fuller, the surgeons of the institution. Among
the visitors about this period was Dr. Hardwick e,
the deputy coroner for Central Middlesex, one of
whose pupils, known to have gone to the park for
the purpose of skating, was missing, but he was not
among those lying in the dead-house, and was sub-
sequently identified at St. Mary's Hospital, to
which it appears he had been conveyed. Mr.
Inspector Burrows (acting superintendent of the
D division of police), with Mr. Inspector Hines,
attended to take descriptions of the eight deceased
persons who lay in the dead-house, but while in
the performance of this labour five out of the eight
were identified. They were :

Thomas Harvey, jun., about 18, of 38, Spring-
field-place, Leeds, but staying with friends at 56,
Torrington-square.

A young gentleman named Woodhouse, aged 17,
of Bedford-house, Tavistock-square.
Charles Jukes, aged 9 years, of 8, Dorset-build-
ings, New-street-mews, Dorset-square.
Shortly after 9 o'clock, when the doors of the
dead-house were opened under the direction of Mr.
Douglas, the master of the Marylebone Work-
house, to the public, the third body identified was
that of a Mr. Macintyre, of 48, Highbury-crescent,
Islington. He is stated to be a merchant in the
City, and had a considerable amount of property
on his person. He wore a gold signet-ring with
cameo stone engraved with the crest of a hand and
dagger, surrounded by a garter, bearing the motto,
" Perdura," and on the inside an engraved inscrip-
tion, "F. B. to J. D. M., 11th March, 1861."
His gold watch had stopped at precisely a quarter-
past 4, while a silver watch on another deceased
person had stopped at 9 minutes past 4.
The fifth body was identified as that of Mr.
James Crawley, of 28, Sherborne-street, Blandford-
square.

The following are still lying at St. Marylebone
Workhouse, not having been identified
A lad aged about 13, fresh complexion, dark
brown hair, two scars on lips as if from cold; dress,-

slum t black jacket and vest, brown mixed trousers,
and Balmoral boots, clumped.
A man about 26, sft. 10iu. in height, fair com-
plexion, scar on chin, light early hair, blue eyes;
dress, black overcoat, velvet collar, black under-
coat, black silk tie, black and white striped cloth
trousers, white linen shirt, opal studs, thigh boots ;
on person, 3s. 6d. silver, 4d. copper, three keys,
meerschaum pipe and case, and letter addressed—
" Mr. Luckman, Jan. 11, Addle-street, City, E.C."
A man about 32, height sft. Bin., fair, light
whiskers and moustache, pilot jacket lined with
quilted silk, mixed cloth vest and trousers, fine
linen shirt, flannel do., skates on sidespring boots ;
on person, a sovereign, 7s. in silver, Hid. in cop-
per, and bunch of keys on split ring, two knives,
ivory rule, silver watch, Albert chain, seal and key,
pair of dividers (compasses), eyeglass, some papers,
name on envelope—" Mr. Smith, Margaret-street,
Cavendish-square."

These are the whole of the bodies lying at St.
Maryleboue Workhouse.

It was stated that a large number of persons had
been conveyed to St. Mary's, the Middlesex, and
other hospitals, but on inquiry it was ascertained
that but three had been conveyed thither. One was
a gentleman living in Elgin-crescent, Bayswater,
who was recovered and enabled to be conveyed
home. The other two were dead on their arrival,
and have since been identified—the first by Dr.
ilardwicke, the deputy coroner, as his missing pupil,
AV. Davis, who resided with him at 70, Morning-
ton-road ; the second as John Broadbridge, about
10 years old, of Little Exeter-street, Lisson-grove.
The state of the ice prevented the attempt being
continued yesterday to search for more bodies after
8 o'clock, but it was to be resumed early this
morning.

The greatest excitement prevails, and it is feared the
number of victims will reach from 30 to 40.

Destruction of the New Ironsides by Fire.

The New Ironsides was a broadside ironclad
frigate of the United States Navy, built at Phila-
delphia in the yard of Messrs. CRA3fP and SON.
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Her length was 232 feet ; beam, 57 feet 6 inches ;
depth of hold, 17 feet; tonnage, 2,436 ; battery,
16 11-inch Dalgren guns; 200 lbs. Parrot rifle guns
and 424 lb. howitzers. Her frame was of white
oak, her plating commenced 4 feet below the water-

line, and extended to the spar deck, protecting the
battery. Though the bow and stern were unpro-
tected by outer plates, the bulk-heads at each end of
the gun-room were bomb-proof. Her plates were
4 inches thick, 24 in width, and 15 in length.
This vessel, which has been called the Queen of the
United States' navy, now lies a mass of ruins in the
Delaware river, opposite League Island, having
been destroyed by fire. On Saturday night, De-
cember 15th, one of two watchmen, who had
charge of the vessel, discovered smoke arising from
the after hold, when he communicated the alarm to
other ironclads of the fleet. Assistance was ob-
tained, but too late to save the vessel, which, on
Sunday morning, became a complete wreck. It
will be seen from the description that the New
Ironsides was, on a small scale, similar to the Eng-
lish man-of-war Defence. She was first employed
on actual service in the attack on Fort Sumter,
April 7, 1863. During the contest she became
unmanageable, and retired from action. She was
struck on this occasion between sixty and
seventy times, and received comparatively little
damage. ller next conflict was with Fort Moultrie,
when the Ironsides was anchored a few hundred
yards from the fort—the artillery of which was
concentrated upon her. After a few hours terrific
cannonade the fort was silenced, and the frigate
retired comparatively uninjured, and the officers
much pleased with the ability of their vessel to
brave every storm of shot and shell. She was next
employed against Fort Fisher. When off the har-
bour the fleet encountered a violent gale, which for
four days blew with the greatest fury. The
New Ironsides was then thoroughly tested
as a sea-going vessel, and proved herself
to be a trustworthy ship. For two days
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bear against her, but their Arm t s rongs had no effect
on the New Ironsides, though 20 bolts struck the
ship. The fortfell, and the iron-plated vessel was not
again brought into action. The position she
achieved in the United States' fleet should be con-
soling to the British navy, whose great strength lies
in vessels of similar model, and vastly more power-
ful. The origin of the fire is as yet a mystery.
Grave doubts are entertained whether it arose from
an accidental cause. Mr. BRANDEGEE, of Connec-
ticut, moved on Wednesday, 19th December, in the
House of Representatives, that the Committee on
Naval Affairs be instructed to inquire into the
cause. Mr. WASHBURNE, of Illinois, asked Mr.
BRANDEGEE to state the facts connected with the
destruction, upon which Mr. BRANDEGEE shook his
head ominously, and protested that it would be in-
decorous for him to say what he knew upon ex parts
testimony. The object is to excite suspicion,
which of ccurse would point to a Southern conspi-
racy. It is certainly imprudent to place such ves-
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News from Berne, in Switzerland, states that the
introduction of the Winchester rifle in the Swiss
army is delayed in consequence of the refusal of the
American manufactory at Newhaven to make the
rifles in Switzerland.