The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1835-06-03
YEV ORLEANS. Nay Is.


had lately been making in the lower story, and 1t is
presumed that too much of the support had been in
cautiously cut away.
The hotel was occupied as an eating and lodging
house and it is calculated, contained, at the moment
Of the dreadful accident between sixty and seventy
inmates. The billiard room, which had been very
full till late at night had closed short time before.
A young gentleman who left it but few minutes
before the fall of the building that he passed
to the opposite side of the street, to his boarding
house. went on to the gallery in front, where he
heard three distinct and loud cracks resembling the
discharge of small cannon, then a sound like an
earthquake, the fell, and for moment after,
one, and only one, appalling cry, fby the united
voice of the sufferers The alarm was directly given
to the citizens the bells rung, and engine companies
turned out.
Further particulars of the disaster at New Orleans,
from more recent papers annexed
Mr.. Morton, slightly wounded Mr.. Kennedy,
severely injured; Mr.. Hannah dead. These gen.
tlemen, together with Mr.. Griffith, were all from
Davis co., Kentucky. Mr. Griffith was not in the
building the time of the catastrophe but instantly
repaired to the rescue and relief of his friends.
Mr.. Talman, portrait painter, had his arm great
ly mashed.
Mr.. Hans escaped uuhurt.
Mr.. Morass slightly injured.
The lifeless bodies of Messrs. Mooney and Hop
kins were taken from under the ruins at about two
o'clock yesterday.
Mr.. B. Centre, exchange broker, escaped unin-
jured.
Mr.. f. Eler, dead
Mr. Ennis, of the Daily News bruised.
Mr.. Gailard, clerk to Messrs Ainsley and Ryan,
wounded.
Mr.. Ellis bruised.
Mr.. Armstrong, jr., hurt.
Mr.. Cullerton was saved by beam resting on
the bed-posts he extrcated himself by making a
passage through the partition to the next house :;
he escaped with slight scratch.
A Frenchman, name not known, severely injured
Various reports are in circulation as to the num-
Der of persons who were within the walls when thew
gave way ; but 1t is supposed there were not less
than sixty. What became of the whole of them can
only be surmised; many, 1t is said, miracuousy es-
capped at the instant, while shudders to think of
what the ruins may yet conceal from the view.
Some of the escapes from the building are truly
miraculous
Mr.. Rammage was sleeping in a room adjoining
that of another individual, who was buried in the
ruins and lost whilst Mr. B. was so situated ha, he
was able TO dress himself and excape over a back
wall.
Mr.. Edward Russell was saved by falling between
two posts, whilst his bed was crushed to pieces
A gentlemen found himself in the street, he knew
not how but recovering himself, and finding that
although much bruised, he had no bones broken
he returned to the spot from whence he came, to
seek for five thousand dollars which he found we
boliovo. .-
Among the first picked from the ruins was a man
who had his scalp taken off completely as if it
had been done by an Indian; no tear but all around
as smooth as if cut with knife we saw the SCALP
at Mr.. Sckles' druggist shop.
A Mr.. J. B. Henner was found in the morning
dead joist having passed through his body.
About six O'Clock coored man was found, and
although he had been immured in the rubbish from
> o'clock A. M about fifteen hours, he had sniff
cien strength it..; to walk off to tavern next door,
Mr. Hertz was taken from amidst the ruins, just
under joists, the fall of which was stopped with
in an inch of his bed.
About ) o'clock the body of Mr. Gilard was ta-
ken from the ruins, dreadfully bruised, and appa-
renty in a state of putrefaction this was the only
body found during the night. At the time our pa
per went to press this morning, the laborers were
actively employed in clearing away the rubbish
which had fallen into the centre of the building and
beneath which, we have no doubt many bodies vet
remain buried.