New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-05-11

NORWALK, Tuesday May 10, 1858, 10 O'Clock A. NJ
Mis- Griswold has passed favorable night and hopes
are now entertained that she will recover.
The other injured persons getting along very well.
Mr. WHITE one of the injured, returned home with his
friends This morning
Bishops Boom Derrick will be here today, and the par
Ties who are engaged guarantee to raise the engine and ten
der at one tide, probably this evening.
The Jury are celebrating and confidently expected
10 render their verdict this evening 1t will probably be
long one and satisfactory. Yours &c, T.
The funeral services Of the late Samuel Beach of Bridge
mort Conn who was drowned last Friday South Norwak
by the New York and New. Haven Railroad Co, were at
tended at the North Congregatonas Church in that city
last Sunday afternoon The usual afternoon services at
the Baptist Congegationalst and st. Johns Churches
were omitted and the large edfce ofhe North Church
flied in every part and hundreds went away for want of
even standing room Rev Mr. Page Pastor of the Church
ofwhch DIR Beach Deacon, delivered an impressive
discourse taking for his text Psalm xxx A. and several
similar passages Rev DR. Colt of the Episcopal Church,
then pronounced Svey just euogy on the deceased who
was his family physician Rev DIR. Hewitt participated in
the exercises.
DR. Beach was so years Of age and having prsctced 90
years in Bridgeport he had attended very large
Der Of the families in the city and vicinity and had
dered himself them by the faithful and skiul manner
which he had discharged his professional duties The
shock Of his Sudden death widely felt and thousands
gathered the occasion TO testify by their presence that
they had lost friend AS Christian DIR. Beach was ex-
smpsry and devoted physician, sklfa and attentive
and citizen, ready to help every good work. The
les Of no other in that community would have been
more widely felt
Additional Particulars. Cleaned from Various Sources
In Norwnlk, during Yesterday, by Our Own Re-
YoRwALK, Tuesday, May lO-lOiPM
Mrs. MARY WILLIAMS, lately arrived from England, who
while struggling in the water for her life at NOrwak bridge
lost retcue containing ESQ sterling in gold, has gone
On 10 NewHAven 10 her friends and her property which
was supposed to have been lost has been found and
DR. JAS. c. BARBOUR has Just been to New York with
The property Of Seinhemer amounting to some Al 500
s6oO and due proof from MIR Goldsmith, the property
has been delivered to bim.
NOBLE HER0ISN
Among the many intrepid persons who rendered noble
service the sufferers in this dreadful catastrophe
inpeled 10 mention the name of Mr. Brock CARROLL in
particular This gentleman about leaving the whSrfat
NoIvak to 20 shooting excursion when this accident
occurred Immediately on seeing the cars go into
the draw. he sprang into the water, and swan TO
boat which he quickly unm0ored and rOwed 10
t. The nearest which partially visible above the
water and dashlng through the window he drew ont in
sue son Mr. Nathan Harris, Of Montgomery, Alabama
ms thr,e children and their together with Others
and putin with them Tor the shore landing Mr. Harris
sno5aoea nm and eagerly pulling cut his pocket book
hlled win money offered 20 him. Saying, take IT, thou
Savior Of my ohudrenl / wish Il was more: |
cannot otherwise express my heartfelt gratitude"
an flShb clf e00 tAAc hoO.e hearted fellow
want you 10 insult me- though and sewing an Az bs
pushed again for the wreck and with usty blows and SUI
perhumAn exertons made ahuge hole in tha ears sd
and rescued many the boat would hold when he VS.
forced 10 return reluctantly 90 TIE shore with ms freight M
rscued lives "Ah sud he ifthere bad been few rnors
boats and some manage mine could have got in
Nd shs and have drawn out great many hat saw
nhg to the surface and sinking again 70 the boso to
@e; was awful TO their agonzed features. all wound
@ nd bloody as they struggled with the energies de-
tfsif for life, deSr life r
Many Of those who were striving for life when he left
h hs boatu silent in the long sleep OF death
rs rturn
All i made me feel good" said he, when drew out the
little children from the water in the car There
Wy ne upper part Of one side above water He
s asn that his strength would fail him before he could
49, ms good work but said he my muscles felt just like
NJ oArs As swung the and stove in the panels"
'' m1 al was finished and no more lives could be
~, ne iek that his duty WAS accomplished
49, many horrors he had TO witness. The msnged and
Tue sgony Of bereaved relatives and the terror
sx,.ea people making desperate efforts TO render
AVA .s ss' perfectly parazed through horror at the
.WWpS made deep impression on him
HA 100 much praise cannot be given to Mr. Car