New-York daily tribune., 1856-05-22

| ''VL'u ia cur euhSOL OF yesteruh! morning. bf. h""-
ara Warrington, surgeon Of the steamer Pennsylvania
wa present, and after having te'd TO the c.use Of
| death, gave ar account Of the riot g. follows:
IL eBdeayoing to give something ike description
Of Of The mcc fearful and urcaedfJr massacre Of
citizens Of the Ubted States at Panama on the even
ing OF the lah-Pa-s' nSer by tie steamers Illinois
and Philadelphia, in transit TO CsifyrDia, aud th-
steamer Cortes from san Fraocisco, who had been
staying there sbort time in consequence Of the san
Juan line being broken uP-I do uO w-h t. state any,
thing but what came under nv eye, and what
esoeItained to be facts possible
host Of the passengers for California had collected
about the wharf in front Of the railway station pre-
psratOry TO going board the TsbOya the tender for
the Pacific steamer, the John l.. Stephens and WAS in
consequence Of the lownes Of the tide detained AT
abeut O'Clock drunken passenger got into die
pute with native about the pay ment of sma piece
of water melon, valued at ten cents. As heari the
native drew knife on him, and attempted to stab
him, when the native got shot by revolver, a1d
imne diately another native stabbed him, when a
general fight and butchery commenced. the natives
evidently being prepared aud only waiting their chance
for Q Wholesale murder and punder. HOtel-, houses
and the Railway Station gutted and sacked cars
broken, baggage and freight PLACED, and everything
Of value not stolen destroyed the Telegraph wires and
poles cut and the apparatus destroyed that
mJnication with Ainwa could be kept up after halt
past O'Clock. Such scene 0f havoc murder and
plumber hardly have been seen before. Some II
to 90 killed in and about the Rail way aton aud
90 or 20 wounded, mJetly by cuts OF the maclete
instrument something between Bu,cher'- carving
knife and sabre. They were he wn from ead 20 foot;
more gbaStly and hOrrid locking objects
seen; some in endeavOrng 10 save their heads, had
their arms and hands cut, the e-h banging 10 shrrds;
some on the head scaping aud fracturing the skull in
instances. One poor unfortunate had two gash0s
side of his face extending from the nose TO
the top of the car gaping so that two fingers cout lay
in the wound another cut on the eide Of the fac,
from the mouth TO the lower end Of the ear iaving th
mouth open 10 the end Of the jaw literally from to
Those who were shot were principally from mus
ket balls Of the arges, size ana caber making wOuads
in throu nah ho1y of nearly three
in diameter. These unfortunate people were
plundcred Of everything of value money, jcwelry,
coats off their backs, and boots and shoes off their
feet. Women and children alike, none OF whom had
anything to do with the disturbance. Some fe Of the
latter wounded, but personally, do not know Of
any killed. sight more gh@sily aud horrid cannot be
imagined than that presented at the Railway Station
at II p. II. on the night Of the 18th; the dead and
dying lying in all shapes; the cries OF the wounded for
assistance, and prayers that the Almighty would IN his
mercy release them Of their sueIings, snt punih the
guilty and its instigatois; trunks and merchandise,
papoIs books, all destroyed and strewn about, can
neither he fancied or described, 80 perfect was the
wreck and devastation. The wounded we're collected
by the surgeons of the steamers ~ l.. stephens ILLINOIS
and Philadelphia, and removed 10 the mess room of
the railway officials. One, clergyman, the Rev. Mr..
j. Siwsod, late rector Of Trinity Church, Grahams-
yille South Carolina, ON mission to Oregon; he was
shot through the body and wounded in the head, his
gray hair coted and face covered with gore, too fright
iul to look on; he thus mutila,ed when seeking
shelter in a room in the upper part of the Railway
the surgeons that night were hewn up in wantonness
Bu'chery, cruelty and robbery seemed the great object
Some Instances Of escape are worthy of record. Mr..
Center the head OF the Railway Direction, h1d, with
Others fed to the upper part of the station closed and
fastened the door OF the ROOM the rffans not gaining
admission readily as they desired, fired volley
through the door, killing two, one on each side of Mr.
Center the balls passing in habreadth proxi nifty TO
his head; he then got the roof Of the building laid
himself down enG escaped. Mr.. Perry had been op-
Grating with the telegraph to AspiGwal commuI cat-
eha h4ns f.lI -
in Ills Office around him that at he sent the following
and last message: "Oh, Oh! the balls are falling
"thck by me that must instantly make my escape.
He like Mr. Center, took to the roof and escaped a.
soon as an opportunity offered he got down and hed
to the swamp brush. Here his description OF nus nus
night il fearful he could he the csies of the wounded
and spppcanis for mercy. whom the natives had
chased and oyertakcn, he not knowing how soon ne
might bc espied ana fall victim. At daylight IN tue
merrine he stiuled down to the sea beach and saw
fshermans hut; he went in and found the man wiiei
be was weary, tired, and sleepy ana begged het "
allow him to lay down. She gave him hide or sRu
and he threw himself on t. partly 10 go go 10 va
lie returned with her aud fearful OF the consequences
tock him by the arm and led him ost as d rald
he should be found in hs house 1t would be uIh'n 70
10th When the writer of this Mr.. Perry he had
lost all be had the clothes on his back Ills ONCE
was perfectly strrped. ,
One fortunate instance occurred Of presence Of mind.
some four passengers had Joined together one carry
ing all the funds. They were stopped by the Ponce
and robbed, and made to kncel down preparatory TO
being shot. III was 90 stnhu "OOutn PiahA pI"isc'
The one who carried the money had kept back Que
bag containing some $500, and as he kneb down he
managed slyly to drop it between the psnks. The
head of the Police fortunately came along at the time
and released them. How to get the money the next
morning he did not know, he was afaid To go alone;
He met friend Of mine, Henry $, esq, and he told
him if he would get the money for him he would gfve
him half OF it, My friend, sOry for their mlsiortuLe'
took him directly the Police Station, got hun an es-
cort and he and got the money to his great de
light | could relate great deal more of fearful IN
cicents in this wretched buchery OF innocent people,
but must defer it.
The Jury rendered the following verdict: Death
from congestive fever superinduced by injuries re-
L" ceiyed at the late riot at Panama. The Jury
further censure the natives Of Panama for their cruel
conduct TO Americans.
The BODY of an unknown man, aPparensly ter
-, "a. found Yesterday In Jone.'s Wood, WIN ope Sde Of
hi. face blown swsy and the stock OF ps,oi hfm
b.rfh hand The weapon hsd EVIDENT! been
s month and being heavily loaded bad ouf'e Afpoi
co1tairr hot found lying By his ndo onI no
Ann, LoL or psper bis person soO ~is Nao ne
In the decessed about i7et ilones Z 49, y
,a.s of see Aad sishiy bald OF te oB
- bs bena He in bsck pants ard dNA eO. 80
had oarp-, bag containing glazed cap aud % "a
Rim ne had been dead about p hours coroner mus neu
ipoues uas the body and The jury te1oefoa 'e'NN "
suicide BY shooting
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M whv .,ould the sririt Of mortal be proud
.fyir me q wicddriNcn ct'ui-
Iike /, a,sh OF The lightning break OF the Ws's'
He passes from lse 70 lis rest n the gra'e'
And this uncertainty of life should remind Us