The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-09-06
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INTERESTING INCIDENTS,
Sc, &C., SC.
Immediately ON the receipt in this city Saturday,
Of The vague Intelligence of this last calamity de-
epatched reporter spot who used every
30 telegraph the particulars up to eleven o'clock on
Saturday night. will be by the saugerties
operator certificate his Efforts frustrated by the
unaocountable negligence or absence Of the New York
operator rivo by train the Chelsea ferry
boat waiting to convey the parties to Saugertes
Little thsn two miles from the scene Of the
casmity At the urgent request Of some of the
passengers who had friends lying dead there, and
on the sent Of AL pay half dollar each for the
accommodation the phlanthopic captain agreed to
make the Bristol landing, there beeg other
Conveyance. The scene there presented most
heart rending Up to ten o'clock last night
een were several others at the Maiden Houss
were dreadful sgones Of whom have since died.
making twenty six in all. The appearance of the in
jsred the frghtful sgones they evidently
durz. caused this exceed in horror has
been fate to witness among the late terrible
oatastrophes some of which more extensive.
The place where this occurred the Bristol landing
In the village called Maiden between thirty and forty
miles this side Of Albany The Reindeer had just
al00gea0e, on her way up IrOm NEW Iorh, AZ ABOUT
half pest one O'Clock Some Of the passengers and
employees OF the boat in the cabin on
the main deck. at dinner and all these ia
tally or severely iBjured-some upwards
being instantly killed The nature and of the
accident II such described as fully is at
present in the testimony of the captain and
reporters description Of the board Imme
diateiy its Mr. Nathan kellogg Mr. Bigel
other residents used every exertion to afford
all possible aid to he sufferers The dead were conveyed
to nc house Of the first named gentleman and his
Heus to the propretor1 and attendants of which great
credit il also due Several clerGymen and physicians
quickly in ATTENDANCE from n.ghboring parts ad
ministering to their wants
M Norson's hou,e the Exchange Hotel was also
open, and every accommodation afforded to those in at
Samuel Msrcleas, Esq Coroner, in the course of the
afternoon tmpaneed jury, at the store house where
tho bodies lie; while they engaged in the in
QUESTION bodies six more breathed their last
OF thee the body of Miss Estee Coop taken to Al
bsuy ere the Coroner OF it. On the others
inqueets held One hundred and twenty passen-
gers saved left by the ferry boat for Tivo snd eight
tack stage fer cakin thirty forty by other
routes il beng possible induce them to remain and
give evidence. The following is list of their names
LIST OF PAssENGRs LEAVING BY FERRY BOATS FOR
TRIvoLI, ALL SAFE.
Mr. and Mrs Gormsn.
Mr. and Mrs Lockbart ami child
Mr. and Mrs. u hpson.
Frederick Quinn New York
u u. Ireland sife ana ohid.
Edward Tappan. New York.
u. S. Jones.
Preston Ftoeler.
Ten Eyck.
William TAYLOR.
Rev Van Drebyb,
8. N Wright.
n. Shields,
Peter Finn
James Keenan,.
Daniel McKendrisk
James Navery.
p RawIs.
Thomas McNauy auI lady.
yohn Evans end lazy
William W Wslomsn.
II. King
Robert Marin
George W williams
Mary Ann Jone,
Charlotte Taylor.
Mrs King West Troy
Ann Murphy
Ssrsh Tsylsr
Caroline Hsgsman.
s. Newman.
willisn Gilie.py.
William A. Hoffman,
william II. Alien
John w McClearpau,
Hamilton Paulip and three ladies.
Mrs. ssckeu and daughter (ooiores)
Julia A. flAtt
Mr. ana Mrs Fitzpatrick Augusta Geo.
Mr. Geo Winter 90.
D. + wo'sey ard wife Bridgeport, Conn.
Mrs Mott, do.
J Reynolds wife and sister Penn Ysn,EY
John Palmer and wire. Cstskl N Y
Hight and lacy. No. Is Jase stroct,N
Outer wite and child Vslatie, N T.
J. X Murcbison ana lady
Mics Murchison
John X. Marriott, lady sistes and servant
III. h. Pail
George Barber
Wooos Gibson.
Lieut. Woodbury., wife and two daughters
John Y Nichols
John Dubois
John Taylor. PbiiadeIpais.
r q Adams. wife and child
Bsther nd Elesnor Bued
p L. Clearwater
Andrew J. Chaplin
@. n. Larg aud wife Buffalo
Wutsm u Lawson ana lady. Philadelphia
Tbowas Whit eoeed and lady
ID Duslar and lady
M whittier and wife Boston
Eisa w Jackson.
Annie j. jackson
Emine Elliott and two children
Cornelius Stocking
wBlsm Hunter ~ife, child aud servant, Brooklyn.
j Newhouse and lsdy Twenty third street. New York
Joeeph Rhodes (colored), hiddletown Conn.
A II Simmons.
INQUEST ON THE BODIES OF FREDERICK MoRRELL,
FRANCIS DUNN. PETER FRANKS, JOHN BOWER,
ROBERT FARRELL, JACOB Ko0HER, DENNIS sA-
BOY, JAMES BROWN, OF NEW YORK, AND ONE
UNKNOWN.
Samuel MercIesn Esq Coroner for Ulster county en-
psnseed jury in the Of the afternoon and pro-
coded 10 tskehe nqutition the above The following
juror we're sworn
Theodore Isham George Walters
z N GaIespy. Chrisptopher Fiert
Samuel Crawford Alanson Egpner
Christian b Vroonan Jonathan Rosa.
TESTIMONY
John Hewlett, sworn, sa,d-I was board the Rein
deer at the time OF the explosion in the capacity en-
ginesr. and duty in the engine room the boat
alongside Bristol dock at about quarter past one
O'Clock: there IL umepisce in the engine lief
New York a. seven o'clock; landed at Kingston
Point. about IL miles belo~ at quarter past twelve
O'Clock think bat not certain at the time Of the
exploOn ebe bad 30 inches Of steam she has certi
hcate for IS inches Of steam could not tell the Of
this explosion the back connection Of the frebox
poded: knew Frederick Morrel the dece ased to
his death by this exploion have examined the ex
pioded part Of the machinery do not know upon what
part Of the boat The most Of the passengers al the
time tht connection .hch exploded is on the part Of
tne ooef about half between decks and is called the
oonnec,on OF the return fues; she bad at the
Jme ~ pounds 10 the square inch Of steam;
see had not blown OF stesm at this landing
- TESTIMONY THE CAPTAIN
ohfiesW farnbam sworn, says-I am the COM
msnoer OF the steamboat Reindeer she was on her ps
- ION New York 70 Albany; she left New York about
go o,o.k tbs morning Saturday; there
captain ct clerk; John Hoaiet was the chief