New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-06-04
THE LATE STEAMBOAT EXPLOSIONAT
TORONTO.

All dav on Saturday Captain Noodle, to whom has
been ntTusted the task of recovering what portion
of the cargo of the Inflated steamer lnkermann II Is
possible to save was engaged with his posse of men
in his arduOus duties and through his eXertiOns much
of the freight has been landed in toerably good cond-
tion. Men up 10 their waists IN water empued the
crates of DELPHI of their contents For great distance
around, the debris of the wreck was floating about,
and a good deal OF the fixtures and furniture has been
got ashore Throughout the day, hundreds OF persons
were attracted to the wharf the sad catastrophe hav-
ing excited painful interest throughout the entire
community. Notwithstanding undated efforts to find
the bodies of the missing up Ia late hour on Satur-
dav night no more had been discovered. The anxiety
of the friends Of the deceased to learn the fate OF their
relatives was seen in the numerous Geographic dis
patches received throughout the day from Kingston,
Montreal and other places and too frequently the
melancholy duty devOlved upon the operator To send
over the wires the brief mesage-yOur son, brother Or
husband las the might be Is no more. Several
messages were also received from the friends of the
deceased requesting that should be taken of IN
remains, until they had an opportunity OF paying them
We stated IN our last that Elizabeth Mct;ill, who
was frightfuy injured by the explosion lay without
the slightest hopes ot recovery. She fingered IN great
agony during Friday night, but at about a. m. on
Saturday death relo ased her from her sullerings
Caihaine Anne McCrae the cook, who IN addition
to severe and extensive burns on her body and eX-
tremites had also her thigh broken, for time
vivcd her teow-sulerer. Notwithstanding the uu-
wearied attention of the medical gentlemen in aenc
ance she sank under her Injuries and expired at
O'Clock the same evening
The MAYORS conduct, also, through the lamentable
affair deserves marked notice Several times during
she day he was On the wharf, and the slightest wish
want of the sufferers promptly and kindly attended
TO.
The most painful and trying of all was the
dead-houso-if we call by that name the old wood
en- building in which the bodies laid there being
no proper place provided i'll the city for the decent
cepton OF bodies tor identification or waiting au
inquest
f't al, L.: =. Al;
porary deadh0use, mauged torn and half.roast-d
presented a sad spectacle, and many, they looked
much affected by the sight OF such wrecks of the
human form. The remains Of Mr. Honeynan were
placed in shell early in the day, and removed in a
heafse. Later in the day the body of Bibaud, the
mite was also cofned and that Of another of the de-
ceased, who has been identified as John Brennan, a
fireman. The bodies OF Mc(ill and his sister
also cufiined, but not removed IN place OF inter-
meit rs then father has tceraphed from Kingston
hat he Is gu his way a. this city "a their
mains and the Mayor at once gave orders to have the
bereaved parents request carried into effect.
As regards tie injured, Captain McBrOOme lies at
Russcs Hotel with fractured leg, but are happy
osay, is getting quite ayoraby. One OF the pa
| tents, Bapiste Sua1e who had been taken To the
Hospital, 1r recovered As To be able to leave
| on Saturday. Guavin, Kelly, Lauzm and OMeara
atc slowly getting conyaescen Doheny and Spence,
| he FIST and second engineers, are in more danger
state from the nature OF then wounds, but
glad To say are not considered by DR. Atkins IN
imminent danger Francois BirOls, who was reported
as missing was not the boat, he having been paid
| off at Montreal and Spence shipped in his place.
Peter McIOghlin was board, he having been en-
gagged fireman at this port Thursday last. He
escaped with rather a severe burn the This
| reduces the unaccounted for 10 embellishments
wheelsman STRATEGY, cabin-bOy, and two deck-bands
French Canadians whose names the captain could not
give all of whom doubt peri-hed but it ia expected
that when the wreck is cleared away, their bodies
may be found.
THE INQUEST.
At twelve O'Clock, John Scott, esq., VI. d., Coroner
with whom was associated DR.. Holder and q. Dug
gan, esq proceeded to hold inquiry at the Police
Court, City Hall Buildings into the circumstances at
tending this fatal calamity. The following Jurymen
were impannelled:
James Leishman, esq, foreman; Messrs. simpson,
Kane, I've, Longman. Rtchey, Langley, BnkertOn,
Ross, Mason, Cuff. McBain Mclean, Roach, and
Trageer.
The Coroner having stated to the jury the melan-
choy circun stanc. that called them together said
that the only duty they had thi. day discharge
10 view the bodies after which the investigation
would be adjourned u another day. The Jury then
went 10 Bort wharf where the bodies were lying,
after which the further inquiry was postponed until
Wednesday.
We understand that i, is the intention of DIR. Scott
to have Mr. Igrace G.. GHgnOn, Inspector of Steam
Engines, 1T Quebec examined. We learn that gen
nan has already examined thu hall and boiler OF the
Ipkermann, and will in position 20 give I'M
p,rtaut evidence Ii i the COrOners intention To
have u most rigid inquiry into the circumstances az
tending this G-asttr.