New-York daily tribune., 1856-03-17
Ca.usn. b. oadTsy aud Bridge sveous

tn siSs His ousrterIv ferry L oket pocket book
and pts were found tbs norpin a. 80 EI s sa. W ~
le IN 'te possession Of Mr. Master, 81 nensns'o"
Screw Dc,k.
Idwsld Muishamp, IS wears of age, a cook keeper
IL ;,e Camdon and Amb0y Railroad Com VeSy. SI". ".
NJ. sided in Fourth street below Micke, in snoeS
h'sa giie and -four children; At the tIiie srSont =.
ls., "a The Camden and Anboy Ra lroad, ness sou'"
NT.sse seven mile. ffsm Amboy IA july, 1872, nj.
~. was conductor on ore of the train = Inc WIS
the missing went to Nsw-l ork on atarday 10
tend the funeral Of friend.
TIE body Of little girl was found Il, 'a'ihg 10 the
Tiytr near the island this morning.
lNyEsriGArIoS Fl THE coRoSER.
A'my Of inquest consisting of Charles W .fackef,
Charles ;. Calvert Rudolph Hampton, WIN. n
Brown Benjamin Masters and Thomas Hah ermam.
was summoned by Coronsr Deavsu to nvestig, te the
facts Of this sad disaster. After viewing the boo ies
Abrahsm Jamie and John Little, at Arh-st W ham.
and the Twelfth Ward StatiOn-bouse the invesgs tion
vss commenced at Newkirk's Hotel.
wn $ co'Sn Of GsaSen ss1s ;wS5S ysSs n VA Ss' captain
iSs she a substantial boat and had not been throas
H. T pfsver. pi zee and life so.s we len Walnut ~S.
assSy s, es@teed to 60 around the snd were sSs-sst
s % 5 asG yASn h,, q: oa & t s . Si; cs Tsa f
seeTed for bsrf when sboat two lengths went dcyn to
,ct down and had line my hand when the boat took
sheer on from The wharf the pssenses then attempted jump
leo yards from the wHl got on he cake Of ice. and
tie hands on tOord the Morning Lisht threw me z
threw ,he ., Of the line him and both saved
SSga jude . mfFs s 'i SScu; fsS sS s the
gate but having made nip before the monsy for
money and suppose have lost part Of It, that tbs
money would be but e guide in judEps Of the number GA
wsy but n al us passed wken the lsht blaze
se 's & $ S So Ss & Sc TIE r S he
M CONSIDER sss' .sn Ss cn . Ss
would the coal burned In her furnaces the
S beat T M SSs aSs ownsd BY the P6.deSs and Camden
Ferry Co separate from the Camden and Anboy Rarced
ty The Inspector OF boilers about three months snee the boat
only used at night except on emesenee we ae
firing there waste board the cloths used In
Lrmbe Of passengers esped overheard at the % alarm OF
re when lesped oG saw one on board the fame and
smoke driven them all oa though suppose there were
several burned hers there were few loose benches on
the SI Se .sS. IN the cabin psisS
JUDGE from fifteen to twenty females ON board
fsTeS that wss thrown overheard by senssa
went throush the canal in coming to the city yesa out
in; we tried minutes before giving up The
%ss 1as nsmsd Ferguson in the FIRE
the regular fIemsn the fireman S S no.
away by the fire. do conder the duty Of the 61emenis
SS swg above PROTECTED 50 that danger O
then before boat backed out Of the canal went
to TetufnDs the upper the where ne Gre
e4. Sos sISts SIX OF ei, from
fastened to the woodwork have been sttsched
rom the boat taking FIRE there horse and wagon o..
board suppose the horse pehed In the flames the owner
tbs ssson Mr. Shade saved his wife and child were
lost fireman named Jester he wa' injured and now
John Springer of Camden the pilot, deposed-we ie0 Wal
.treei through the canal but the ice having snsc
backed OUT the aar@ Of Ere was given when opposite As
S Of the wharf tho apparatus became useless sup
rcse from the work burning away from the chain and
Se boiler I'll rue wa. protected from wood the
usual manner the fire came ~, mp anna. snasas ~,
boat Jared by striking the ice there wSs younS
ma. s To %h ne he was saved h
.s af % sSs Ss: Ss s
3. ss ssss ss e
s sa G sass e. nSs sgs','s s A,ss %
beaded for Arch wharf end the bell rang go fs
my n foot licked the cut OF that the engine would 60
at full stroke she came atresh, Tor tne wnar "aes
discovered the fire coming through where the steam ns
ehnery through The deck The hs ns came Ss o
stand and the and tho frnsco
SS 'hs ise bo. nnssnd to be the property Of the
Camden srd Philadelphia Steamboat Ferry Company
there was steam or FIRE on, previous 10
TIE fire. there Yves no FIRE wood or kndiins be.
H. main deck tho sesn chimney about three four
feet the deck there casing Ground this At
beyond doors when the FIRE broke out put the ,e-
or fire. we were in the befors
the boat backed Ferguson below that time hs
wood woL had been inspected BY the regular inspect.
or who certificate that all was sound and sse ithmh
the built 1884 1885, hsye been on her about one
John c. Bullet ESQ., of the directors Of the Ferry Com
d. posed that n belonged to the Camden and Pbis
defhia Steamboat Company director and rePrescot
had with the Camden Amboy Railroad Company wss tho
Carrying 5eousDs me ws Of 0s the
and Amtoy Company but there connection between Tue
ts.S tsG Whsa The i9s 4s.pSaS and
would aid the invests alton laid in their Power
The inquest then adjourned to meet at the call OF the
Coroner - r,,,
PHuADELPHIA, March is, 1856.
Nothing definite is yet known as to the number Of
lives lost Three bodies have been recovered those
Of John Little q Camden, Abraham Jamie and Fran
cis Fitzpatrick. Among the missing are the follow
ir0. SalIie Carrnan Of Camden; Edward Meschamp,
formerly conductor on the Amboy Railroad; John
Fdell of Camden; Matthew Miller, jr., brokeri Mr..
Howard clerk; Mrs Shade and child an infane
daughter Of Samuel Giverson, Philadelphia and
LARGE number Of colored persons The boat belonged
10 the Philadelphia and Camden Ferry Company.
The loss Of life Is chiefly owing to the neglect OF tle
comnapy 10 furnish the boat with small boats and
life preseryers not one Of either being on board Capt.
James Robinson saved eight men and two LADIES' IN q
boet launched with the assistance OF another person.
II is feared that the loes Of life will reach fifty Many
leaned into the water with their clothes on fire When
Miss Ca,nan was last seen her clothing wss blaze
SECOND DISPATCH.
PHILADELPHIA, Marsh l6-P. NJ
r.,o,,ed that three additional bodies have been
su,d Nm, as ve, not recognized. The CoroneSs lu-
quest il in session. a..
m. o,ion of the fire is unknown. The aapes burst
| .rdJ,nIv from the fre-room e-3 spread almost in
ssn.v The pilot house fell in IS the boat was near
;ob d;aav nCad he tller cha.r2 and