Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1856-03-21

unless Repentance should come 70 them, and
should convince them, thatitis notSclence they
have been embracing MI this time; but only the
false appearance of her, which has deceived
them. But while they continue in the same
mind they are in truth no hope for them. To
close all, my friends, shat Iwould entreat of
you is, to think over every thing have said to
you, to weigh itwell in your minds, and to pTac-
tice accordingly. Get a habit Of doing right,
whatever price it costs you; let no difficulties
deter ou IN the way to Virtue: Then viii the
lesson that have taught, you, prove to your
selves lesson Of Happiness. =
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The Philadelphia papers give further detailed
accounts of. the fiightful disaster to the steam
boat New Jersey. The accounts already publish
cd embrace nearly all the facts. Tho Inquirer
of yesterday says
Atan carly hour yesterday morning, the search
for the missing bodies OF those who lost their
lives bv the bnrning of the New Jersey was re-
sumed. During the entire day an immense crowd
of persons were assembled upon the wharvcs,
and in the rigging of the vessels near Arch street
wharf, and as the bodies Of the unfortunate VIE
tins were t1l1en one by ono from the water, the
excitement became most intense. The steamboat
John Fitch, and seven or eight barges were en-
gagged in graphing, and the bodies of a number
of persons were taken from the river and con-
yeyed to the Sixth Ward Station House, where
they were ranged side by side upon benches,
presenting a CHASTITY spectacle. The relatives OF
some of the deceased stood around shedding
tears of anguish, and others were awaiting in
anxious suspense the arrival of the remains Of
their friends.
The following is q list Of the bodies recovered
yesterday
James NJ. Sherman, So years of age, glide.
and picture frame maker, who had portion Of
wife and three children, living in Fourth street,
below Micklc. Camden. Sir. SIS coat was most
ily burned off.
Mrs. Mary ann Diggs, aged g. colored, the
wife of NEn. II. Diggs, barber, of Camden
Mrs. D. was married but two weeks since.
Coopcr's Hill, \. j. AIr. Ms coat was badly
burned, and lie had flightful cash i'll the left
temple.
Emory P. Riley. young colorcd man, bar
Der, of South Camden.
Frederick Altemus, lad aged 10, q step son
of STr. Thompson, living in Micklc street, below
| Fourth, Camden.
Alexander Claxton, printer, residing at Coop
er's Hill, n. j., where he leaves wife.
Mayer Ryndurgll % years Of age, a German
barber. residing i'll Second street, above Federal,
Camden.
Henry johnson. colored, residing at no. 3,
Spruce street, Camden. lie is a bod carrier
T! He Icaucs a wife.
i Francis BiarL, aged %, farmer, rcsi,ling
near FcItonvillc, Philadelphia. He was going
over to Camden to see an uncle.
! Mrs. Shade, residing in Fitzwater street, near
| Sixth She was in company with her husband
and child-the latter is missing.
! Varwaser Nixon, u German residing at Cam
den. lie was in company with his wife and
Child. who were saved.
Two coIorcd men, not identified
James McCaffrey, a dyer, of Camden. He was
identified by his wife. He was employed in
Brownings Works, as that place.
Mrs Shades body was recovered IN the alter
noon her clothes being NEARLY burned Off There
was a ffightiul wound on her forehead, and her
upper lip was severed 1t will be recollected
that Mr.. Shade and his wife were on board the
boat, with horse and wagon Mr.. 5. escaped
with severe injuries, but lost sight of his wife
during the panic. The child of Mr.. Shade, rcpor-
ted rs lost, was not ON board the boat
| Jacob Campbell, colorcd, waiter at corner of
Seventh and Race streets; resides in Spruce street,
near Third, South Camden. Leaves wife.
Thirty-three personsare yet known to be mis-
sing, and how many more may have persisted it
is yet impossible to tell So far nineteen dead
bodies have been recovered.
Judge Kane, in the course of his charge to the
Grand Jury on Monday, spoke of the recent dis
aster on the Delaware, and called attention to the
following section from an act of Congress, passed
in 1858:
And be it further enacted, that every captain,
engineer, pilot or other persons Employed on
board Of any steamboat or vessel, propelled in
whole OF in part by steam, by whose miscor-
duct, negligence, or inattention to his or their
respective duties, the life or lives ofany person
or persons on said vessel may be destroyed, shall
be deemed guilty Of manslaughter, and upon
conviction thereof before any Circuit Court in
the United States shall be sentenced to continc-
ment at hard labor for period not more than
ten years.
VIM. B. Reed, Esq, District Attorney, has al
so called the Coroncrs attention to the necessity
of stringent investigation, and says
a ferry boat which OH great thOrouglfarc
carries many passengers, ought TO he provided
with means of escape, such as boats, life pre-
servers, &C.. and the neglect to have them i'm
poses, in my opinion, revere responsibility
am determined, as far as in me hes to enforce
this responsibility 1t makes no difference in
my judgment, whether the transit be long or
short, across the Delaware, or much futher, if
those who undertake to carry passengers on the
water expose them to danger by the use of haZ-
artlous elements, such as steam and fire, and
furnish no means of escape in the time of dahl
ger and alarm, they are answerabc to the COM
mon law. In my opinion, the proprietors ofthe
ferry boat which was destroyed last night with
its freight of human beings, are liable to be in
1ictcd for some form Of Homicide, ii you shall
ascertain (and all matters of fact are for your
determination either that there was not sutfc-
lent precaution against fire, or whether there
was or not, that there were no boats or not boats
enough or other means Of rescue at moment
of impending danger, consider the latter res
ponsibiliry quite as grave the former
EouEsrn1Axisx osDINARY-A correspon-
dent of 'Life illustrated" gives the following as
portion of the experience ola Cadet at West