New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-07-03
THE PHILADELPHIA ACCIDENT.

THE PHILADELPHIA ACCfDENT'
We oorv tho following account of the terrible
cal.ui,y at Philadelphia from The Peassyras'a en-
qurey, and opp nd let Of those who are up 70 .h's
time known to be missiDg and injured S1 bodies nad
been recovered up TO a. m yesterday:
One of ire most awful and heart rendnR csismities
that We have been called upon 70 record occurred last
evsnpg, about O'Clock, at Reed street whar'' y'e,
a hundred persoDs men, women AMI CHILDREN, nad, az
The wharf a. epioy the cool and refreshing oreeIes
fr,m TIE Delawsre ano while thus COZ gregsted the
niers ,usfsi ,ing the wharf fen in with Iemendod:
cr.h which was distinctly beard at the distance OIL
stv.Ial squaies.
I'm an Instant Lot less than hundred persons were
mr., cipitaied into the water ohers were otherwise
seriouriv Injured. II Is believed that IN Goa
sequence Of this lameRtsoe anaH not T ss n ,e
spread with goat rapidty throughout the neigh
borhood In which the persons who are 10 t1e
brbit of fr,quenting This place reside. Thousands
Of people soon repaired to ihe 'ce n q The Sa
poir 2 10 pr.ss. As far as we could ascertHn oul
tie bo- y Of one person bad beeL recovered. twenty
Eve Of tbo.e who bad been preeipitated INTO tne
water we've rescued by boats manned oy the 0mcers
and crew from IN board the r.cevngsh ship Union,
Fyery tLo,oughfare heading to the scene Of the oc-
curIebce wss thIong,d, not only with an excited p2pa,
lace but with anxious iDqur-rs after dear and Kindred
ri, NOS Scarcely aby light WA placed upon the DOCK
a. ds, ocyous ,o1 porous 20 move toward the
water. Members of the enifiier Hose Co pPany cane
mon the ground with Torches and proposed 70 rehoer
yry ssf lance 10 their power TO those engaged 10 ths
ouoabt task Of recovering the bodies OF the uniorta
nate victims. ,..
Anumber Of afflicted mothers, weeping in the bitter
n.,s of their hearts, hropged the streets, and vas,
indeed sad 70. Ct sole TO Wness the IN tnifes aons
Of their great bereavement Their cob, sent anguish
10 all hearts and the efvns of some ~ comfort tnem
by assuming them ~ It tner children would certainly
Cd on y usnIt
cresse rath. than Diminish thtr sorrow.
Many IuIDorr are aHoat as to the probable cssse OF
this acccenttbe mott rehsbe OF which - Que wnich
attribute. il 10 The heavy weight Of massive pair OF
sh,a placed upon the wh f for the parpose OF rai',
ing vtssels, TO uhcergo repairs. Ihe ~ha' 10 """e1
by Mesers. M.nick & Som.
LIST or THE MISSING.
WIN Nichols, resiopg 10 Lancaster street, lost Two
EDWARD McNeal, Front street, below Reed lost one
child.
Police Officer Short lost sister and one child.
Miss Short, resi-, ing in Lancaster street, below
Plain, was lost. 49,
a email child, daughter Of Mn. Woodward, residing
in IN. tame vicinity, was drowned.
HsDaah Rhuedoler and two children, Lancaster
erect neal Plain, lost.
Two cbioe rem by the name OF Harris, residing IN tue
IAN. vicinity lost.
Mis- Mary McMann, daughter Of Edward MeMaun,
IL al-o Lost. go, :,
Mr. McMaun in his efforts to save his child and
tevelal other, had several OF his iio' broken.
A boy residing In Jarvis street, whose name We
could ct lean is also among the missing.
VIM Mickle loses twO children, whore bodies were
recovered one other was saved after IT hal fallen
into the river.
Peter DOYLE hotelkeeper at Second and Prime
ttr, e's loses a dapghter-a young woman.
Mr. Nichoron, residing in Wheat street. above Reed,
loses two children; ard young woman who had them
in charge also persisted
OF
Mr.. McCsmm was badly injured by blow from
heavy chain, which stuck him IN the side He was
conveyed to hb r. sdence In Front street.
Young lacy residing In Reed street. near the scene
of the taken from the water In an uncon-
sciC condition.
Mr. Frederick Rementer residing in Rye street, was
badly injured by som Of the falling materials OF when
the WI sri war cons'ruc ed.
Nh Wnburson, reioing in Jarvis street, between
Second siret aud Jefferson avenue fell into the river
a. IT time Of the giving way of the wharf, and lost
little boy whom be- had in charge. Mr. Williamson
was stu ck on the head ard riou-y injured
JIo 7. Owens snd Dry Sharpeigh rescued Jacob
Dallas and two ladies fom the water IN state Of
inn, visibility.
sac uel Cook, it il said, had small child seated
upon the wharf at the time Of this melancholy
renee. They were both precipitated into tn, water,
and through bis manly eXeriOns he not only saved
the life OF his own child but that Of another's.
Jacob Dallas and his NO sisters fell into the river
but saved through the exertions Of some yoang
men bo came TO the rescue.
to have saved IS pcrons. Those having them in
charge deserve the greatest honor for their heroic
eftioBs.
A large number of Others, beside those named
shove are supposed to be Nursing, but the statements
cannot be considered reliable at tbs time.
At q hate hour lsst night, the body Of . young
woman was found, but not recognized. Tue
sesich was continued in spite of the darkness, the
Stiffitr Hose Company lendlng men and torches for
the service.
lssge crowd continued in the vicinity until very
late hour ssd throughout that section Of tue city the
rad occurrence created painful excitement.
LATER.
The excitement at the soene Of the disaster up 70
tlis time, o'clock a. H. is un8bat@d. The place is
in smot total oaIkDess, while thousands endeav-
orig to rescue the bodies.
Mr. Burton and child reside in Jarvis street-father
badly Injured about the head.
Three more bodies have just been recovered. NJ.
merous boats aid parties still engaged in grapplng
Thee Fremont add ytonl purely ssesioaSi
both the ddses hss from Free StAes This The fret
tine H. TIE hist Of the Government that such his
by parry Heretofore tbs different parte,
have their disfes from opposite sec
u5Ls of the ULien But the fifteen Souhera States
uded entirely by these Apotouiss Fremont and Dsytoa
gle ctUfs soath o. Mason Dix
elected ct ALL will be I'd entirely by Northern
Couio sOutb stand such ADMINISTRATION Wo1d