New-York daily tribune., 1856-03-19
THE DISASTER on THE DELAWARE.

From tie Philadelphia Bulletin 18h.
The excitement caused by the appalling disaster on
the Delaware on Saturday night continues uuabated
The terrible incidents of the accident, and the constant
discovery of new Victims keep alive the public inter-
est and make the tragic affair almost the sole theme
of conversation.
During Yesterday afternoon and last night the drag
eipg for bodies was continued, and the remains of
Mrs Shade and of or two other persons were re-
covered.
Station House together, yesterday morning. and who,
from the similarity of their dress, were thought to be
brothers, proved 10 be Myer Reinberg, barber, O
married man. residing in Camden, and Francis Baird,
farmer, a single man. belonging near Fentonvile,
in the Twenty second Ward of Philadelphia.
The Coroners Jury continued the inquest in the case
yesterday afternoon. But two witnesses, {. Z. Dick
enson and Nicholas f. Chase, were examined. The
principal new facts elected from these witnesses were
first their opinion that the boat an unsafe one
that the fire was the result of careessness; that no
effort was made to extinguish the flames and that
means of escape afforded the passengers. One
of the witnesses also OF opinion that number OF
females were burned up upon the boat.
In Camden, the sensation produced by the disaster
is even more intense than in Philadelphia The ma
ority of the victims belonged in that city and the
diton of the families Of those who thus suddenly
snatched away, is melancholy indeed. Camden may
be said TO be plunged in mourning Yesterday after
noon the Board Of Chosen Freehoders of the place
held meeting and appropriated $500 for the relief Of
the families Of the victims. town meeting Will also
be held this evening for the purpose OF deysng means
of relief Ii has also been proposed to cau meeting
for the same purpose in this city.
Coroner Delavan yesterday afternoon waited upon
the commandant of the Navy Yard for the purpose OF
procuring field piece to aid in the recovery OF the
bodies. No such piece was in readiness, and captain
Lee promised to have such cannon as was required
in readiness by this morning.
This morning the tide was running up, and the sur
face Of the river was encumbsred by Ice that the
operations Of those searching for bodies avaed moth
ing The John Fitch and two or three small boats
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exertions. The cannon from the Navy Yard was on
board the Fitch but after firing few rounds the at,
tempt to raise the bodies in this way was renquished
until the ebb tide carries off the floating lee.
The crowd at the wharf continues very great, but
the police arrangements are better than they were
yesterday.
Below will be found carefully corrected list of the
dead whose bodies have been recovered, with their
paces of resldence 1t will be seen that the dead and
missing number ffty-six. New discoveries OF missing
persons are made daily, and by the time the worst s
known we are convinced the loss Of life VIII De found
TO be not less than sixty human beings.
THE DEAD.
Abraham James, Camden.
John Little, South Camden.
James NJ Shermer, Fourth street. Camden.
John =. Newton, CoOper's HILL N. j.
Mrs. Shade, Christian street, near Second, PhIia.
Emory Riley (colored Camden.
Mary Ann Diggs tcolored), South Camden.
Alexander Claxton, South Camden.
James Williams (colored), South Camden.
James McCsfey, Camden
Francis Fitzpatrick, Fifth and Buttonwood streets,
Philadelphia.
Jacob Campbell colored) South Camden:
Francis Baird, Twenty-second Ward Philadelphia.
Frederick Altemus Thompson, Mickle-st., Camden.
Myer RenbeTg, South Camden.
LANES A. Kennard (colored), South Camden.
Morris Baly (colored), South Comden:
Henry johnson Ccolored), South Camden.
Verasa, Nixon, Camden.-Total, ls.
THE MISSING.
A.. p Fullerton j. Wesley Stewart,
NJ EiSen Asa Bullard,
Chss. Wetherby, H. Cat,
Mr. II. Lelarge. - SiaH,
n 3 Carnau Mr. Riddel,
John Parsons, Charies ShaiP VI h111""
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