The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-07-19

Tho Catsmuy nc Eighty SIXTH street.
FIVE YOUNG GALS DsOwSsD-rHs B0pIAs NOT " ct
sECOvEsED-GREAy SxCirEMKsr AT TnE house
OF MERCY. EIGDrY.srxrH sTaEEr.
most distressing accident occurred Friday evening,
a. tie 100. a. Eighty sixth street North river, BY which
Ave young focla,es inmates Of the "aonse Of Mercy"
Eighty sixth street, forfeited their hves
The "House of Mercy" is large aud CONNEXIONS
building, situated rising ground overlooking mo HAD
river, In Eighty sixth street Il Is earned on unoer
the supervision Mrs. Richmond wife 81 Rev. Mr. Rich
mono rector Of BloomngdaIe church, and has been two
years established S supported BY subscriptions, and
objec! the and education Of frendess or orphan
girls At the time Of the distressing calamity both Mr..
and Mrs Rchwcpd were absent
From the statement rarhshc. 10 our reporter by the
matrOn it appears that Friday afternoon, between
and eight O'clock she permitted the girls who had
been mos attentive during the day 10 their work, 70 60
bathe in the Hudson She and her nece accompanied by
nine girls proceeded down the hill and crossing the Hud
River Railroad winch passes the dock and skirts the
hill at this point, OF the females entersa the
water She, her reice and two OF tho girls
remaining shore After they had been in the water
short time the matron perceived the Common wealth
steamer proceeding up the river and feeling anxious for
the safety Of those in the water Immediately ordered them
to come out. Unfortunately her commands were not
obeyed by aIl-only Of the girls Mary Reilly and
another, ooeyiDg the matrons orders The maron then
heard Of the girls cry ing out aud she immediately
proceeded 10 Climb the rocks and cry for hep.
Mary Rely Who intelligent young girl, states that
she accompanied the bAhers int, the river but not
up 10 her waist she heard distinctly the matron calling
them out, and then heard OF the girs Ellen Smith,
who had been floating her back aud sooTiDg OIL cry
for help The other four girls immsdietely ~ent To her
sn b Sut sunk and va
afterwards All bad their hands joneo aud were
enjoying the pleasures Of the water and supposed
sudden cYalnp seized Ellen Smith, and in her srug
giles she hold destnly grasp OF nsr companions
The niece Of the marop, and Other grs Who had wit
messed the occurrence corrob rate this sa;sment.
The matron sads thas the accident witnessed by
severs, parties bu, from tho absence VI grsppes
or boat 10 effort could be made TO save the p,or crea
tuTes One appalled, TO BY her, and big
Was that they would drown him also II no attempted 70
Jump in. rho following are the names Of the poor
creatures LOST
A.jsval Van Glider. Ellen Smith.
harriet Bryan. Louisa EbA-
When The accident occurred the tide was running ont
rapidly aud there heavy current in the river. Tue
dock nearly seicrcuar and the run Of the tide has
being several holes supposed that OF the
got out Of their depths and we're hurried away by tho
The accident cast . gloom in the neghborhood, aud
during night several parties in the vicinity assisted
the police in their endeayors TO find the bodies.
5ot Of the Twenty second precinct arrived ut
the scene with eight st nine o'clock Friday night
They Immediately procured boats grapples ropes, DC
eln Comme1ccu spot snu Bomo
lance below the dock, but " effect They continued
their endeavoys all day yesterday and At some points OF
the river OF the officers (Moug ,merv) dvet equeat
y search of the bodies Last evening at the slack NJ
the tide boae stationed from Eighty sixth 20 Seven
tieth streets and minute search made, but unsuc
cessfcly, the probability the bodies have been
RED q distance down the river.
Il would that IL has practice With the girls
10 bathe at this dock evening during the summer
season and accident has occurred. The utmost
anxiety manifested Ia the neighborhood for the re-
covery Of the bodts.
Some from the Eleventh precinct sent down
| on Saturday TO AID in the search.