New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-07-05
THE PHILADELPHIA DISASTER.

We tuhj0in the latest and mse. complete fDtsgen,e
se ore Enabled to slesn f,,m the Ph'Dsdslpais pssy
c.p~rrr III, '.rnble affair It wouls seem TINT Tbs
pier, which va pew, WIS of more - sufk,skht
,.lE,h 10 .us ain the heavy shoars aud the Dsces-
.sry woikn,en, and that il gave vsy bepea'h The
up. rsdc,d Weight of crowd Of promen.iers. Tho
fo'looipg is RON The philadelphia No'h AHtriean
., Um,ed Sto,e. Gor,tt.
The pier ~hch bod not long been completed by
NJ 1homss n. nitt, fur srrck & Sops extei ded out
about two hundred feet from the main land, and ~se
bnilt in thr~e wctiops. Thee sections xrre joined
tcp.tb.r by bridges that spanned the saices bss~eeu
III. dibeItLt divisions. The heavy sheass usei for
,si.irg great Weights occupied the eIus M eastern
=, c'on. Tie impression pr. walls amos tboee 90
quobftd With tb. ccun stance that this "utes sectOa
s,itlsd frsf carrying the sh' ans with II, and oshng
h WI u bridge between the eastern and mrloie sec
tionr Tb extent OF the wrecked portion u abou. ose
Hundred feet, and the lors 10 the propre;ors Ut Tho
vi srf must therefore be very heavy.
During the aft IN on, TVS ssid that wUkmsn en-
poy ed upoD the pier became ALA med at symptoms 81
m approaching crssh and refu- ed to c0etinue their
labor upon it, 1t is slso said that they warned nsm-
Ter of persons 10 keep of. About o'esox IN ne
evening Of toe braces Of the pier gave way, ana
il Vas ,tcur. With rOpes. Nothing more wos thoogt
Of this bresk at the time. Between and O'clock
the tbrorg Of women and children -rssssd, sod The
wharf pr-st nt.d quite animated scene. Tho oc-
cIntpct Of The disaster "a moot correctly told IN toc
following stst. mebts hom eye Witnesses; -all.s
Statemtst of Jacob DaH4s, shiportsAf.-Hs was
,tslong, few moments before o'cloSk, upon The
eNren end VI the pier, 81 d looking OFT spon me
river The children and p,sons preeent were prone
baoiug behind him, when he suddenly beard . cry
from Them and, tor icg roubd, saw toem rush IRON
All pars Of the WHAT toward the foot of the shear.
On closer Examination, he found that the oo(ece
wi icb drawing them there was large nsa JUS
caught person was exhibiting it, al instant amer
shout arose that 1.-THE shear. were sstl" ana they
DIVIDED Then il vas that the c,lami'y occurred.
Tb, prcui first sunk and the wafer, rushing IN I'm,
n'tdiately at the opening. ,swtPt an tnose WOO -
been f'ftupate CROUCH not Il be buried oeneesn
VI earth. Sbri.ks sno cries resoanded-mofnefS
ca.o for their chidren and niends for frt nds M.
Dalas precpits,.d into the va ~, and rs soon
ss lie partially recovered his senses, sac Hosting
be.ide bin b little R'rl
He liz, her by the hair. when she called for her
.s,er, who Aoaing near by. Vita his other hand
lie sezeo her aso, and placing his arm srouod pro.
il crg timber psged TO support the children and
himself Until rescued. While In this p~hisn his
a,tep,ion was attracted by woman who wee strng-
cling belios h,m, and ~bO was 40 far gope a. " DO
upafle to assist henek Before he couid aid her IN
ths lr.s. che .upk, apparently drawn down by the
force of the water. The nose OF the ftlhpg OF the
rba,f was like thunder, and The whole affair was
almost Instantaneous. Mr.. Dallas wss in the water
really tw.L.y minutes with his charges oeIofe ne we
rsCpeC. ,,,
Sta,tmrst of Lieut. Hopkins of the Reseirisg Sap
Un,on "A little after du'k last eveGas, Wa siiso&
on deck when heard n hacking nois- from Shores 1
cros, 10 that pid. If the deck aud tbat Reed
tr. ct vbaif which app. sred full Of women aod
ehud,en. va. .pkirg The pOrthern portion gave way
6r then the southern ride, leaving por'ioa OF the
outer end siill 1t, noipg The part " ich gave Wy
IL, spps aIed 10 sgsn then sipk cverng tho
crow Vi .. ople wbo hsc fallen into the water Inc
la Q. sb. srs on the wharf APPEAR u sway back and
frih ard in {, " moments fell ON the whaSt TN
ntdistt ordered out st one boat ana men toe 1snel
oil of nothing more VI the snsn "hhe sno
orc.r wss b.irg 'xtcutsd.
The depth To which the wharf sunk IN ts central part
il believed l." be about twelve feet. A. lo~ wst@r as
Al. r,at ~ -aaV ~
feet DE-. at the e ID Of the pier.
The al. BIS wer, sop.rbt+noed by Mr.. RchArd kDt-
cot who was at work NJ the spot ut tho moment OF
the ACCIDENT and tao # bs young children were pser
Him. He bad no suspicion that there was danger. me-
f. and bis children were saved.
Although the graphing was continued yesterday
morning pp TIL the hour Of noon, but Two BODIES we're
recovered, and j. was the general osH.i ina 70
tts be true it viii be ROME days before they aTe ~
covered. -,
The following 10 a list Of those who are certainly
smobg the dead: Harriet Rhnedo1sr, ssea IL year,;
John Bills 10 year,; Sarah jane Nekes, 10 yesn;
Ann s. Nirkles. 8 ytas; Mary A'hsnn, years;
Jol Hs, rssn, y. are; Elizabeth Harrison, years.
Whom Woy.,s l.srs; Hester Short hort is ysH;;s,
w.r resumed IN the afternoon About 81 O'Clock, the
bocy of one of the Harrison chioren Was booted Up
| b, Mr. George Shsrpes, and about . o clock, me
body Of the other a. found BY The same man, peer
the same point the sluce. The bodies Of the amor
tupste liiie ones were viewed by the Coroner, and
III, conveyed TO the residence Of their parents, m
La caster street, above Reed. Here TIE scene va
bea,tIpudnp inde.d-the grf Of the relatives being
uspit..ted in most touching manner, bringing team
| a. ,be eyer Of sD bel older.
Coroner D.lsvaD fixed this evening, At eight 4ctch,
at Southwark Hall, as the time and place OF heding
the Dquert.
The .team.fug Baltic was employed with success
during tie sft. rnooD in removing the ruios OF ne
bIcge from the tuice, great power being requires
for that purpose. H.r, no Doubt most OF the b0disS
will De f,pnd.
Just h.fcre o'clock in the evening the g,apPle1s
tucce. ded IL raising the body Of Sarah Ann Nichols,
which was taken to the residence Of her psSenss.
This made the total runber Of bodies recovered yes
| t@iosy Eve.