The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-07-07

Il u our painful duty to record most awful calamity
which occurred Monday afternoon at Staten Island
casting gloom the festivities of the day and spread
ing desciAtion and bereavement far and wide.
OF those who pref the enjoyment Of rural retreat
among refreshing shsdes and beautiful scenery, TO the
din and confusion Of the city and its Fourth ofJuy cce-
ration many enjoy the glorious anniversary on
this delicious island In few brief moments many o.
the gay and hearted pleasure seekers snatched
away by horrible deaththe sounds Of revery and en-
iovment we're converted into waning ana woc-and tho
o. husbands and wives ond chdless
rarepts were 10 heard ali sides The resort of fun
and foio the OF mrth and fcstivity became at
once a house Of mourning-one might read in every
face that calamity Of than common severity had
befIicu No subject thought Of or mentioned but
che dreadful accident its causes aud copsequences
The extent Of the oes cannot be accurately etmated
Many different opinions expressed bur all secn 70
concur that there must several bodies not yet
ered-sn idea that by the fact that several
inquiries continue 10 be made for missing relatives and
friends
Up 70 the hour Of reporter leaving there had been
but eleven bodies recovered all females and children who
had been identified described below; aud one lady
PATTY resuscitsted died on her way 10 this city
The manner and circuui stance Of the accident oh
tanned from al account By several eye Witnesses
fosiows
The landing at which II occurred ID known "a the elf
ton or third landing and IN the centre OF tho wbs
bridge about Twelve feet vide and somewhat Longer at
the land or shore end of witch the gates As the
ferry boat Hunehbsck coming in st four clock In
The afternoon upwards Of hundred persons had
crowdd on 20 this bridge the only support to which
by two cbsns 1t the extremity next the water There
is no Goat underneath brooklyn ferries, ani
ihe chains being broken, let 90, It must inevitably
fall the height from the water when IL is In its proper
horizontal position being some ton or twelve feet at that
state CT She tide This caiamitous crcumtance having
happened 70 one Of the chain the rvfu scene which
followed may be Imagined the pleasure seeking and
few moments before. merry crowd we're precipitated
yuasse Into The ws,srs below and ammed in the
dock beneAb tbe Lfldse Snd " the dimension
The water there shs not very deep being in pisces
shallow enough 20 enable pc-on stand but the bot
tom described very uneven and there
several other places whore It would be out Of one
nor once undernoaih Of stsndins ns sn"h ~
way In which they wero jeumed As wsrs Ia well
At the moment the accident occurrtd r,er gi,sv who
tecps ana groc,Ty store inside the ny hons -, 80
forward with lad6er which nc thrust down ,,o 1ha
water by which means many were rescued 10 ~, ~
"a Mr. Rey coolpees and self pasession inaes8 t
az those who syod indebted for the pre.cryo
az their yes The persons on board the boat also threw
ever several &c with the intention u saving thoe
In the water but with ench want ~ % strike
foversi Of them. Mr.. Gulam lore o. tho deceased
rss thua struck over the eye. and much bruised
An that could be being got IN this manner rohn
Flood working man, jumped ia, partially stripped
md diving down tncQeedf0 IN bngiuN up some bodice
several articles Of clothing sc ~ thW he followed
ny George Morris and Thomas Levy Tho were similarly
successful end several thus refoued we're resusclts;ed
but tsch was the confusion and excitement chat 10 Wa
irupossitle the full particulars Of this stage 81
abe occurrence.
The dock and surrounding water also dragged and
thus most Of The bodies were rascd but the lunch
tack her return trp-noi ding the s1r,s sud
remonetTsnce ~ bOge into Der berth aud
tborety obliged then 10 deslst
Our reporter could not learn whether any or those wo
rrcepod dsaih view eeriou " Otherwise injured as an
srch csss u v usually found that those who have the
owVr ~ ccne immediately hasten from the scene OF
xeTror std this renders u almost iwros ltle at first 70
calculate pS number, c'thss q VIZ bDe5 or rlssng