New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-07-04
THE PHILADELPHIA DISASTER.

We suhjoin the lsest sDd most complete ptsI&ssDcs
ve are enabled 10 CLEAN r. IN he Phladslphis pspsp
csr~surr he u rflble affair II would seem that the
bier which wss b.v, wss Of no more tn, sufhasIt
,ulx,n to sustain the heavy ss.srs sod the neces-
.sry wo,hmep, ard ibs, il gave v~y b-sss,h fhe
,upeTsdo,d weight Of crowd # pr,men-isrs. TOE
io.lowing is from The Philadelphia North American
u6 limited State Go.,ft:
The pier, -h'ch had not long been completed by
Mr.. 1b"nss Merritt, fs Msrrck a. Sons, eI,~Ided out
sb, ut hundred fee, toe main lana, AM ~as
built in three ,.ctops. Thee sectioos we're toined
,tb.r by bridges that ,panped the sces between
the diftr,bt divisions Tue heavy shears, usst fof
s,ug grest ights occupied tire extr. eastern
?. crion. The npr.-,ion pr vais amor tboss &C.
ausjbd With tb crcuD stance that this outer secfion
,,t,d frt carrying hr sb. srs with il, aod brakh g
4. VII the bridge between the eastern and uI1d se,
tons Tb. exert Of the wrecked porivn is about
LunJ,d feet, and the lees to the proprie,on Of the
VT BIT must therefore, be very heavy. 4.H
Diving the sff.rn, on, il " said that workman en-
plcytd upor the pe' became ala med at symptoms Of
81 ppoacbpg crsrh and r~fa. ed 10 co6tiUus their
sbo, VI on il. II il aso SAID thar they warned num-
h.r OF persons 10 keep Of. Abou, o'co,k In le
evening Of the brsres VI the pier gave way ana
i, wss ,.cur, With ropts. Nothing more stbocgn
Of thin br.sk at tLs time. Between and ociock
the ttrorg of women and children in ressed, and the
whaf pre-. ltd Qnte animated scene. 1hs oc-
c,nc. Of the disaster is most correctly told in the
following Statements hon n. ~r .s.,, u.
tt.poipg few moments b-fore o'coSk, upon the
erren E end of the pier, ad looking oit upon the
river. The Children and persons present were prone
bacitg behind him, Wien he suddsnly be1ro cry
from them aud tur. log ruDd, saw toem rush frooa
all parts Of the WHAT toward the foot OF ths shears.
On clv.r Examination, be found that the o,lect
wi ict Vas drawing item there was large nso just
caught: person was exhibiting IT. an n-tsn' af,-f q
sbou srose that 1.-The sh~sr- were alli' g. and they
divid,c Then it was that the csiamfy occurred
The grcui d irst sunk ana the ws.-r, ruseiog IN I'M
NJ ciately al the opening. swtP' al those sno no
been fortunate enough not r. be buned oeoestn
macs Of earth. ShrI.ke and cres resonnded-motnefs
csll,o for their children, sno biepds fur III nds. Mr.
Dsllss was precpua''d into the wa er, and =, soon
he lie partially recovered bis seUses, saw floating
beside bin little girl
He $. iz.d her by the hair when she called for her
tis,.r who fosing ar by. Wth his other hand
Re seized her Also and placing his arm around pro-
j.ciiIg timber mruoged 10 support the children and
| himself until rescued. While 10 this position, his
| attention was stuacied by woman who w,s strug-
| cling betidt him, and WbO WAS - far so.e "a W be
| uuatle TO assist benef Before be could aid her 10
The lest she sunk, apparently drawn down by the
force of the water. Tie hose OF the fsihDg OF the
| wharf was like thunder, and The whole AFFAIR ~ss
smoet Instantaneous. Mr.. Dallas Vas IN the water
bearly twenty minutes with hs charges before be ~as
| rescued. a.,
Stu,rrnt of Lieut.. Hopkins of the Rscssciag Stip
Union A little sft.r du,k last eveuins, Wa sitting
| on Geek when heard d cracking n0ise from shosej
cro.s. 10 that eide Of the deck aud saw th1 Need
cbil6 en- wac sinking The rorthern PORTION awe way
6nt then the southern eide leaving portioa OF me
| outer END still stsnoipg. The part v ich gave ~sy
then appearedt0 rf. sgan ano then tipk covering Iae
| c,o~ Of people who hao fallen into the water Inc
la e. sh+srs the whsIf APPEAR to sway bsck ana
| fos h. ard in T. W moments I'LL on the wost iim'
MT dst ordered out st one boot and then the othef
al Of saw nothing more VI Inc suAH "nue INC
| oro.r was b,irg executed.
The Depth to which the wharf sunk in fs central part
i, BELIEVED to be about tw I've feet. A. lOs wst-r ~
At the time Of the accicebt the water twenty seven
| feet d..p at the e,d Of the pier. 30
The 40. ss were r'nt4 need by Mr.. Richard Eth
| cott who was at work at the spot at the moment OF
the accident and too If bis yong children were near
him. He had no suspicion that there was DANGER M
| f. and biz children ~eIe saved. 90
| Although the graphing was continued Yesterday
morning. up till the hour Of nooD but Two bodies we're
recovered and was the ssDers oeli.t tass mo"
this be true it will be some days before they are 70
covered.
The following is . list Of those who are certainly
smopg the dead: Harriet RhnedouaI, sgea IL years;
John Bills 10 yesrr; Sarah jane Nrkles, 10 yesrs;
Apn 3. Nickles. 8 y, as; Mary McMsnD, s yesrs;
John Ha rson y. an; Elizabeth Harrison, yesrs;
Whom Woy'Ita%; yeur'; Hester SaSrt, 10 years;
wss resumed in the afternoon About 81 o'cock, the
BODY of one Of the Harrison chiioren wns h0osed up
by Mr.. George sharply and about O'Clock, the
body Of the other = a. found 6y the same map, nsn
the same point in the soce. The boues III the unf,r.
| tuna little ones viewed by the Coroner, and
then conveyed to the residence " their peren' in
| La, caster street, above Reed. Here the scepe wS
bea,tIepdpp inde.d-,bs gri-f Of the relatives being
nspitested in most touching manner bringing tears
| to the eyes If ell bel old-r-. T. 49,
Coroner Dslsvsn Fixed this evening at eight Qclck,
at Southwark Hall, as the time and place OF holding
| the inquest. .f. i..
The .t.sm-tug Baltic was employed with success
during tie aftrTpooD, in removing the Tpias OF the
bridge from the tluice, great povtr being required
for that purpose Here no doubt, most OF the nodiee
will be found. 49, ..sJi..t
Just before O'Clock 10 the evening the grsppless
succe. ded III raising the body Of Sarah Ano Niobok
which was taken to the reshence Of her parents.
Tbs made the total bumber Of bodies recovered yes
teloay five. h."-;