The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-08-07
DREADFUL STEAMBOAT ACCIDENT.
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Tho .s.,rar General Mcdonald. which started
| from pbiadsphi.. Saturday night Oh sn excursion
:, c.ne Nav. 90. M by Mr.. Jarrett, of Baltimore,
ma, r,,a a sad accident 10 the Delaware river
| About o'clock, the steamer, when on the Lszs-
ratio came Ia coision With the schooner g. Pease,
which struck her On the larboard side, raking the
wheel house, &c. clear an, doing considerable
damage. Some eight or ten persons who were In
the barber shop were swept overheard and drown.
eli before assis:ance could reach them. Their
names are not known.
The schooner sustained but little damage.
The Mcdonald had but $50 passengers on board,
II being designed 10 take q large number of Bati.
= light but the night was 20 dark and stormy,
that the pilot was deceived AZ to the distance
Most of the passengers being strangers II 10 mpos-
sibe to give the names OF the lost or the exact
number All accounts agree that there were ten
or twelve persons 10 the barber shop at the time
of the disaster, all OF whom must have been
crushed TO death or drowned by being carried
overheard. The steamer struck the schooner on
the isrboard side and the boom of theiatter entered
the barber shop crushing everything 10 lis course
carrying away the wheel house and all the rooms
on that side OF the steamer.
Correspondence Of the Dispateh.
Mortality Supposed HeaUy Robbery Mayor Wood
-Cdstte GdrGen q scene OF tf0ubIs.
NEW Yoax, Aug.5.
The total number of deaths for the week ending
yesterday, was SIG 90 Of whom were males and SO
were females, of which number 155 were adults
and 4l5 children showing decrease of o.
Some days ago, Edward Tracy, Esq., President
o. The bank OF Lansingburgh. gave into the charge
I Oh irie: d; Wheeler. agent or proprietor of q
ages of Bank bills. containing nearly s. 000 tor the
purpose of forwarding the same to certain parties
10 New York. The money failed to reach lie des-
tination, and las, evening Wheeler was arrested 10
this city.
The zach. race held by the New York yacht club.
near Glen Cove, yesterday, resulted 10 the triumph
of the sloop Katydd, belonging to 8. w. Thatcher.
She took the ffst prize, silver vase valued at
$3.50 The sloop Lucky, owned by @. T. Morton,
won the sec ind prize. silver goblet worth Sl00.
On the invitation OF a number OF gentlemen al
sars'ogs, Mayor Wood was TO spend yesterday In
an excursion to Lake George, returning to the
Springs to-day
Up to Friday evening" four emigrant ships had
landed their passengers, numbering about ,O00 at
Castle Garden. The total amount OF property ius
troduced Into the country by these era VISA
S3i i25, which shows that they were not Of very
destitute c'ass One man, Frenchmsn, had
", 900. Nearly all had relatives 10 this country
and came here by their recommendation or ad vice.
The runners are greatly incenssd at the depri-
Walton Of business which has resulted to them
IRON the occupation OF Castle Garden as an immi,
grant depot, and q number of them assembled
GEAR tho gate yesterday and threatened violence:
They wers soon queled. however, but got into
hight, among themselves, during which two
were Injured. As they have threatened to
renew their hostillties, the keepers have armed
Themselves Il appears they particularly object
to the rule which prevents their coming wi.hin the
gates
One of the curiosities exhibited in Wall street
yesterday was cartridge box, taken from q dead
Russian on the field of Bslsklava. 1t was partly
filled with cartridges, which had not fulfilled their
destiny In staying an Tally" or two The trophy
was brought to this country by Capt Reilly, an
American officer =
The number of immigrants arriving at this port.
during the week ending yesterday, was 4, 169,
making total since the Let of January of 1000
sgsinss 169 ,998 tor the corresponding season In