New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-11-17
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r. A. Wiithsus, ESQ.,, Commissioners OF Enlgrs'
ton and President Of the German immigrant Ala DO
cety hes kindly furnished Us with additional informs
ton respecting the wreck Of the W-fated New Era
and her unfortunate passengers
The letter from which bis information IVES obtained
Il from Mr.. William NJ. Wermerskirch, the agent OF
the immigration Commissioners, whom they DIS
patched Immediately receiving intelligence OF the
calamity. He states, under date OF Long Branch
3 o'clock A. NJ. yesterday, Thursday that he has
ust dispatched sll the passengers who are well
enough to travel to NswYork, with directions to go
at once TO the office of the Immigration Commission
ers in the Park and that there twenty passengers
who are sick who have been lodged in the neighbOr-
hood Of Long Branch. Those Of the sick who are
removable have been placed under the care OF Capt
Bovine who is conveying them on steamboat to the
Marine Hospitals.
Among the passengers is woman man named
Ounce whoee husband and child were lost by the
wreck. She was miraculously saved IRON sharing
the fate Of her husband and child; and as soon a.
Der situation became known to the neighbors on
shore. che was received with the utmost tenderness
and hospitality. She was speedily delivered OF q
child Both mother and child are believed to be
"dopg well" This woman's brother, named Theo-
dore Kemmerer. whose residence is No 1913 Market
ST., Philadelphia, also saved from the wreck and
was taken by the physician to Eatonto~n, Mon
mouth County, N. j.
The following is specimen Of the descriptions
taken of the several bodies ere they were Inferred,
in order that their friends may recognize them
No. 45-Female, blue calico dress, uuder-clothng
marked l.. NJ" brown hair, small In stature, age
10 years very badly dsfgured; found on her person
one golden ear ring, twoguilders, ten-thalers IN
gold, 3 gold dollars, American, and halfdollsrs,
American.
some of the bodies washed on shore, or found on
the wreck, present frightful appearance, mere
description Of which would be too horfying to insert
here In order TO ascertain their names Mr.. Wer-
nerskirch inquired Of the most intelligent OF the pas
sengers but the bodies were generally so dishgured
a. to make Il impossible for the rescued passengers
a ..taa MAJ aaart
to recognize even their own messma'es. Inc uescrp
tons Of each body in the manner given above, will
be forwarded to the Office Of the Immigration Commits
soners so that friends may be able to recognize then
and claim the property found about their persons.
Among those whose bodies have been Recognized,
and about whom some particulars have been discov-
cred are Samuel RotkschAd, who has cousin nam
ed II. Rothsehild, ct Savannah, Georgia. Frederick
Deubel who had bill Of exchange for e2fl 10, dated
Bremen, Sept. Is. 1854, drawn on q. Is. Becktel oil
New-York City. johanna Rieeks, who had two
bills Of exchange, enc for si40. and one for 500,
dates Sept. IL, 1854, Meyer and Stacker, OF New
York, drawn by Lehman Oppenbemer & Co., Bruins
wick. Althe bills of exchange and other valua'
bles found on the bodies are the hands OF the
Coroner.
The wrcekers are Of opinion that they win be able
10 day TO get the trunks and other personal property
of the passeng gers from the vessel, and Mr.. Werner
skirch remains the spot on behalf Of the Commis
sioners of immigration to attend to the proper custo
dy Of this property.
1t appears that il9 of the bodies have been inferred
and there were 30 more to be disposed o.
The exertious of Captain Bovine, the General Insur
ance Agent, have been highly spoken Of by those VIII
| have witnessed them.
The number Of passengers received in this City OIL
| Wednesday night was 1870 Of whom 10 are women
They were all placed In charge Of COMMISSIONS
Witthsus, who has used every means at his dispose
to clothe and comfort them. He says the clothes h
had for them were OF an old and inferior quality bu
be believes they sufficient to keep them warn
He has inserted call to the benevolent In the news
papers this morning. and although he only placed
notice on the bulletin boards Of the Newspaper Office
Yesterday in his capacity Of President Of the Germa
| Society he has already received tl, 900.