New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-04-29
NUMBER 4s.

% 40. ~ one time they raised their Iauskefs, and
Meie hls from firing. Finally,
about seventy Woinen and children were brounhts
down and taken on board the steamer
In examining the offices afterwards. II. hor,id aiot,t
presented itself. many dead ana yn;ladel shnrriHI,
mutiIated lay all about; the fioor was covered rrii
blood, all the furniture books, papers, ete. of TIE
Company were destroyed, and an attempt made q
break open large iron safe, hole being actually
made on the door, in the outside plate ALI Hid prop
erty of the Company was destroyed except that THE
room of Mr.. Johnson and the telegraph Office. Sae
of the cars were injured, rail or two taken up, and
the telegraph wires cut, and attempt was made to
fire the depot, but providentaly it did not succeed
A party Was then sent oat along the beaeh0n the
North side, to bring in the straggers who had taken
to the bushes. One party were met, who said they
had been robbed by men calling themselves police
men, Fifteen lives were known to be lost, all pas
senges per Illinois, except two. Five lie still at the
station, badly wounded, two at the American Hotel,
and some. slightly wounded, went on board the
steamer John L. Stephens, and one Or two returned
next day to Aspinwa In the whole matter the con
duct Of the police and the people was most bameable,
and the whole difficulty might have been settled with
out loss Of life if the police and the authorities had
done their duty.
We are unfortunately, unable to give the names Of
the murdered passengers as the bodies were not
Gognizzed. We only know Of Robert Marks, from
Pennsylvania; Octave Dubois, Frenchnlan; Stokes,
passenger on the Cortes and Alex. Sweet, Of Maine.
Twelve Others unknown. Nathan Preble, relative of
the distinguished American commodore of that name,
was lying mortaly wounded in the. Railroad Com
| panys Hospital. Patrick J. ONen, Of New York,
was severely wounded as were also w 4. Fenner and
Rev. John SellWood. DIR. T. G.. Barker. Physician to
the Railroad Company had rendered noble service to
| the suffering.
| Col. Totten, the Chief Engineer Of the Panama
Railroad Company, addressed on the 18th, an indg.
nant communication and protest to the Governor oi
Panama. who appears to have acted, from all ac
counts, the part of scoundrel and coward. After
foreiby recitng the circumstances history Of which
is given above, he concludes in thefolowing scath
ing manner Nc:
Your Excellency well knew the character Of the
/ people composing that mob. You knew that their de
sign was robbery-and robbery through blood d-ant
you permitted an indiscriminate massacre and Spil
lage of deteneeless strangers and helpless ant
children, which would have disgraced the most savag,
country Garth and which it was your duty and IL
| your power to prevent.
i Two days have passed since the comnittal Of thes
outrages, and have yet to learn whether your Elk
ceency has taken any steps to arrest those who
I engaged in them, oEpurpose any.
1 Wherefore, IN the name OF the Panama Railroa
4 Company, whose agent am, / do hereby solemn
protest against the ontrages committed by the mol
composed of citizens of Panama and its vicinity, o
the evening Of the l5th inst. II
protest against the massacre and pillage comn1i
ted on the persons and effects of the passengers.
protest against the attack and pillage comnitte
by the mob and police on the buildings and propert
;; OF the Panama Railroad Company.
And, protest against the conduct Of your Exec
lency, the Governor of the State of Panama,
ordering the police to fire upon the Railroad Depc
and the passengers contained therein in not takir
measures to avert the riot and in not afoTding pr
lection to the lives and effects of the passengers
the property of the Panama Railroad Company.
And do hereby give notice to your Excellenc
that this Government will be held responsible for ii
murders and outrages committed on the evening
the 18th, on the persons of the passengers, and f
the robberies and damages committed on their efac
and on the property Of the Panama Railroad Con
pany. ~. -..o
Very respectfully,
G. NJ. ToTTES.
On the same day Col Totten addressed anothe
letter to the Governor, asking whether proteeto
would be extended in future, and requesting an earl
answer, as the steamer Golden Age was expecte
, , that night, with large number Of passenger
and an amount Of treasure, which, if your Exeeenc
cannot protect with the police or other force it wi
be necessary to protect by other means
The Governor returned very civil answer,
which promises were freely indulged.
$ From the Star-second edition of the 19th-N
clip the following: -.......
, Later from San Juan del Sur.
The pilot boat Joseph Hewett, Capt Clapp, fro
San Juan del Sur, April 3d. arrived here this monin
Q9th) with Mr.. John Fretz, Mr. Garrison, Jr., al
two other passengers We have been able to learn bl
little news but it is said that Gen. Walker is still
, Rivas and that he intends advancing on Honduras
The Costa Rica army had not advanced beyor
their frontier since the battle of Santa Rosa. III
place was perfectly healthy, and everything quiet
I San Juan del Sur.