The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-07-03

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,tw. hayeever been called upon to record, occurre
,as, .,yenine about o'clock, at Reed street wbar
handred persons, men women and children, hat
early Aour in the evening, gathered together upo
! - Z TO en<oy the cool and refreshing brcezes frol
| 80 q, and while thus congregated the pier su
| uf fell with tremendous crash, whic
! ....-. ard a, the distance Of several squares.
| 'ss than hundred persons wore pre-
| ~ :; others were otherwise serousl
,n,rroa w.. .sss.~ hat in consequence of this La
injured IL rs beieVeo ,twouty or thirty lives hav
mentable affair, soless tAA cad with great rapdi,
been lost The news sn a which the persons VIII
~ ,s has s 81 place reside Thou
sands of people repaired cS allied up TO the hou
ter, and the utmost cxctement pt ascertain the bod
Of going to press. AS fer as we eouic Twenty five
OF but ne person had been recovercA !, water wer
those who had been precptated into n / crew fror
rescued by boats manned By the officers the Nav
on board the receiving ship Union, stnuoacs lost is
Yard Solar as wecoud learn the list ofuisse.
follows
LIST OF THE MISSING. w
VIM Nichols, residing in Lancaster street. fess
Edward McNeaI Front street, below Reed, Lost
child.
Nehemiah Bells residing in Marion street. near Front
Police officer Short lost a sister and one child.
Miss Short residing in Lancaster street. below Plain
A small child daughter of Mrs. Woodward residing in
the same vicinity, drowned.
Hannah Riuedoar and two children, Lancaster street,
Plain, lost.
Two children by the name Of Harris, residing in the
same vicinity lost
also lost
Mr.. McMann, in his efforts to his child and
several others, had several Of his ribs broken.
boy residing in Jarvis street, whose could
not learn, Us also among the missing.
IL will thus be that the Of fneen persons
reported among the missing and others whose
We could not learn are supposed to be lost
Frederick Frementer residing in Rye street. was seri
ousy, If not fatally injured young lady residing In
Reed street, the Of the disaster taken
| from the water in an unconscious condition.
John =. Owens and Henry Sharpleigh rescued Jacob
Dallas and two ladies from the water in state OF in
sensibilty.
Samuel Cook it Is said had small Child seated upon
the wharf at the time Of this melancholy occurrence.
They were both precipted into the and through
his own manly exerons no, only saved the life Of bis
| child but that OF another's.
is beyond doubt that this Is OF the most serious
csamities that has ever occurred within the limits Of
city, II, perhaps, except the burning Of tie i'll
fsted st ainboat William Penn, which occurred bu.
short dis the river Delaware from this very spot
few years since, the burning Of the New Jersey
1he OF the calamity OF sad aicron to the
relatives Of those who had been lost, and who
ioGsy awaitif the reception OF their remains.
Every thoroughiare leading 10 the Of the
thronged, not with scitcd popuace
but with anxious nqurers after dear and kindred friends
Scarcely any light placed upon the dock and 1t
dangerous ol persons 10 towards the water. Mem
bers OF ,he shier Hose Company upon the ground
with torches, and proposed to render assistance
their power to those engaged in the aGdabe task OF
l covering the bodies Of the unfortunate victims.
number Of afflicted mothers weeping IN the bitter
OF their hearts, thronged the Streets and was, In
deed spectacle to witness the manifestations OF their
/ great bereavement. Their sobs tent anguish all
hearts, and the efforts OF comfort them by assur
ing them that their children would certainly b. found
proved not only useless but seemed To increase rather
\ thai diminish taor SORROW.
1 Many rumors are aaoat to the probable cause Of
this acedeni-the most reliable OF Which, i one which
attributes II 10 the hnavy weight Of massive pair of
shears placed upon the wharf for tho purpose Of raising
vessels, 70 undergo repairs. The wharf Is leased By
Acssrs. Merick Sons.
| LATER.
The excitement at the of the disaster up TO this
| time, O'Clock A. n, s una5ated The place = in al
mus total Garkness, While thousands endeayorng to
| the bodies.
Ar Burton aud child reside IN Jarvis sirce;-fther
bs, ly injured about the head.
Three more bodies have just been recovcrcd-numer
Gus boats and PARTIES are sul engaged in grapplIg.
.ffrom the Bnlleun. July 81
AT early hour last evening tie old district of South
vark thrown into intense state d, excitement Ly
accident that happened at Reed street wharf, b. which
great number Of pcrs 'ns we're precpat' into the wa
lh sce ic oi the disaster WA a, Reed street wharf the
0rst below the Navy Yard Ihis wharf extended out
about two hundred icctrum th main land, and Il was
Jui Ia three sections. rdese ions were joined TO-
geter BY bridges that slsnncd the siuccs between tho
dcrent divisions. The per thus formed, running 50 IA
the river very pleasant place 0i resort AZ
ter Sundown, aud ayor!te lounge for tie people
residing IN the vicinity to spcI& the evenings during the
hot weather We have Jsst passed through.
About O'Clock last evening, Of the braces Of
the iicr faNe way aud was secured with ropes no.
thn.g more being thought about AZ the time About
aud hall o'clock the outer and the centre sections
and the bridge that connected them gave Wy together
number Of persons into the river aud forming sccne
tha, battles description. About one hundred ico Of the
picr involved Ia the crash and Il s believed that
nearly. II not quite two hundred persons, principally
women and children, were upon the portions that gave
10 add to the terrible character OF the disaster very
large and heavy pair Of sheers that used for hoist
ng heavy weights, and that stood upon the outer sec
ton f. among the struggling mass of people, but
We assured that no person was struck by them.
The sections ncd In with coal ashes and ohcr rub
bish and when the mass gave way those IN the midst Of
tie wreck were only entanglcd with the crashing
tbcrs, but they buried beneath the of rub
bh that poured into the chssm into which they
prcctitaicd The tide was down the time but not.
withdrawing this fact there twenty seven feet Of
water at the extremity Of the pier.
We give below descriptions Of the scene taken down
from the lips " those who were eye witnesses OF the
dreadful event aud We will not duplicate their thrilling
accounts. Those who not much involved In the
wreck as helpless cxcrtcd themselves 10 the
the poor creatures who were struggling In the
water. Boats put out from the shore quickly
pnsbIc and the boats the United States receiving ship
Union that lay within a few rods OF the scene
speedily manned and performed good service 10 the wck
this way and Is believed that none were lost except
such entanged In the tmbers or, 70 use the
In the scene, swho swallowed up
IN the earth" with which the wharvcs were filed in.
The excitement that followed the dreadful event
scarcely be described The Of the disaster, which
wa much exaggerated, few like wldare through tho
part the city and thousands Of persons throngcd
10 The scene The wang those whose friends were
mispg Was heart rcnding while the anxious inquiries
and anguishcd faces persons who were searching for
those whose tc was sull uncertain, excited the yeest
symIathy among the spectators.
The first reports circulated greatly exagge.
rated the real facts Of the From uirty to any
lives were reported lost, but after the most careful in
qury learn the Of but ten persons who
certainly dead. The names are s follows
Harrc, RhncdoIar, aged II years.
John Bills, aged 10 years.
sarah Jane Nickles, aged 10 years.
Ann =. Nicklcs, aged years.
Mary McNann, arcd years.
John Harrison, aged years.
Elizabeth Harrison, sgcd years.
Wilson Molycrfun. aged \