The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-03-20
The DAILY DISPATCH
Thursday NIernins. March 30, 1886.
THE PHILADELPHIA DISASTER.

Aue excitement caused by the burning Of the
ierry GOAT New Jersey" In the Delaware, is rep
resented by the press there intense At daylight
Monday morning the work of dragging the river
commenced, In the presence oflarge crowds of per
sons who had collected on the wharf
AS each body was brought In, the friends of
those who were missing crowded around anxious
to learn whether the feess corpse WAS that of the
object of their anguish. When the remains were
recognized bitter tears were shed. The bodies,
with the weeping relatives of the dead and miss
ing ones, made up picture that wrring the stout
est hearts, and the lamentations of some of the
relatives were truly heart-rendng.
The Ledger of Tuesday gives the following list
OF those recovered up TO Monday night:
John &. Little; Abraham Jamie; Francis Fitz
patrick; James.sM. Shermer Frederick Altemus
boy; Francis Baird; John S. Newton Mary Ann
Diggs, cold; Emery p. Riley, do; Morris Bailey
do; James McCatfrey; Mayer Rynburg; Alexander
ClaNton, printer; Farwaser Nixon; Mrs Shade.
Henry Johnson colored; James A. Genard, do ;
Jacob Campbell do; James Williams, do
INCIDENTS.
V. Nixon's body was recovered about % o'clock
This man was on board with his wife and little
son, Ephram. On Friday the family came to the
city on a visit TO the family of Mr. Burd the lew.
eler, who was killed in South Fifth street a few
years ago, and after purchasing various articles of
goods for his house, on Saturday was returning
home. The little boy was saved, and the wife hor-
ribly burned
MTH. Snaue was lounu at the same time; her
upper lip is cut open from the mouth to the nose
and in her forehead is long aud deep cash. in.
hicted, 1t is supposed, by a graphing iron. Her
velvet bonnet, shawl, dress and under garments
were more than half burned OFF, and her hands
were burned in a most shocking manner. She
presented CHASTITY spectacle. The husband of the
deceased was saved
Mr. Johu S. Newton was truck dealer and re.
sided with his brother Levi, at Cooper's Hill
N j. twill be remembered that this unfortunate
man returned from New York with his brother on
Saturday evening, just in time to go ON board the
ill.fated steamer. The deceaseds brother, Levi
Is still suffering from his severe burns and is so
badly injured that It is doubtful whether he will
recover. The deceased was about As years of
age. He has left wife and three children. Mr.
n. was dressed in black, and wore black kid
gloves on his hands, and gum overshoes on his
feet. His carpet bag was found floating in the
Delaware
Mr.. james 81. Shermer was q resident of Cam.
den, but worked at frame making in shop in
Chesuut street, opposite the Masonic Hail. He
was man much respected by those who knew
him On Saturday evening he was returning to
his family from his workshop. Mr.. Shermers
right hand and coat were badly burned. This un.
fortunate man has left a wife and three children
He was prominent member of the American Or
der in Camden.
The body of the little boy, Frederick Altemus a
step-son of James Thompson, residing in Camden
was recovered about noon. When deposited in
the station house, the unfortunate youth appeared
II
ing witnessed yesterday, and many tears were
shed by those who stood gazing at the remains of
lad apparently so full of promise
MIR. Jas. McCaffrey was about "a years Of age.
After quitting work Saturday evening, he came
over to the city to purchase pair Of shoes. The
appearance Of the body was such as to induce the
belief that he struggled hard for his life
Mrs Prince, wife of John Prince, one of the mis-
sing persons, has been in commissions almost con.
stantly since the terrible news of her husbands
fate reached her She is not expected to recover.
Mr Barton, a eweer in Camden, who was on
board the boat, was very badly burned about the
face and hands. He was returning home with a
ious to save. The box was thrown overheard,
and Mr. Il. jumped after it. but it lost with its
contents. He was about the last man on the boat
When taken from the water, Mr.. Barton was in
sensible, but is now doing well
Mr.. Oliver Weeks, of Camden is not missing
He was on board the ferry boat but jumped from
it on to Arch street wharf. Mr.. Albert Robinson,
who wassnamed among the missing was not on
board the boat
Charles Keyser, OF Camden who was in the
freroom when the fire broke out, was burned in
the hand He jumped overheard when the ire
became too hot, and was picked up in small
boat, was also Major John Snively, of Philadel
phia.
No effort was made on Monday to raise the
wreck of the steamboat, in consequence of tho
great qusntty of ice piled upon and around it.
view of its interior was had ON Sunday, but
nothing was then seen except the carcass of the
horse which was deck. Several articles of
jewelry were picked up at that time from off the
wreck.
On Tuesday only one body was foun d-that of
Luther Oney, colored The river is so filed with
floating ice as to prevent a search being made for
the bodies of the other victims of the disaster.