The New York herald., 1863-12-09

ep ran forward heard nothing ike the missing OF
Sar INN. 10 hs he whole 0 " and started the
room hall, but turned back rapidly; when returned
back to my s.ateroom saw a little smoke
my own; hurried to the back part OF
the stateroom hall found 1t closed and supposed 10
be locked As passed towards the stair way great
deal OF stean or SIN Ike ming from below. and as ap
preached the stairway saw a coming up stairs who
stated there were PEOPLE killed. In reply 10 ques
Zion from me; be SAID he had stumbled two
bodies then returned, ana lady Who seemed TO
Of n s ss a Uas Of q ho .%o
was halloirg loudly and grooming badly his hands and
neck seemed like flesh that was boiled saw the same
person on the barge afterwards, and inferred from
remark heard that he belonged TO the boat went out
on tho hurricane deck, and nearly all the passengers
gathered out there; the ladies' remarkably quiet
but the groans of the wounded horrible enough
Isaw no one attempt 10 lump OF the boat gentleman
this I looked for some boat or means OF relief,
while in the hail 10 had been stated that the boat
was os Ae there great cry to get life preservers;
attempted t. open some by ktcking
IL there within: when went out went
around the s,arboard side but saw no evidence of re
looked for boats stw. at ten twenty rods dstance,a
oailboat loaded with lumber msking towards u.s. sheer
ed away after tho hre broko out saw boat lights in the
jectng out from the side the Newton, think. had stop
ped at this time one or two persons hnlioeed Justify for
help the lights u approaching vessels; they
came along under our Stern got over the rope guard to
tho lower guard and reached the ladies into OF tho
barges Of the ladies in her Excitement threw child
down on the barge. some fifteen feet ewee all greatly
excited and we could not measure time accurately tho
first evidence ! saw OF hre was reflection on the
schooner loaded with lumber; all the assengers
got the barge; tho IRE gave sufficient
light 70 see everybody on board the Newton;
all the officers seemed TO be vgiant and active have
been accustomed to travel the Newton nothing
~unusual up the time OF the explosion have not since
seen the two boys mentioned befove came up to
Yonkers the barge spoke Of the boys aud inquired
after them, but got intelligence OF them. the Newton
was very quickly emp.,ed know nothing respecting an
sble to me- think the boiler burst the bottom,
drove out tho coal and burst the guard the officers dis
charged their duty very faithfully.
TESTIMONY OF ANOTHER PASSENGER.
Mr.. Robt. s. Cushman was next examined and testi.
hed:-I reside in Albany am merchant; was on board
the Newton as passenger, on the 5th inst was few
moments the main deck before the explosion; SAW
the engne toIwhich my attention was called BY noticing
q boy attending II; he OF the scalded, and his
name is Alsnson Perins; was sitting in the staeroom
hall right opposite my room when tho accident
.deadoned, smotherei sound, followed by a crash
which led me TO suppose II resulted from something very
serious It Jared the vessel very much ! jumped from
In dreadfa state OF excitement tho boat was lurched
over on tho arboard s!de passed around outside DIS
covered Are returned 10 the stateroom hall saw
OF the wounded men sitting in chair In dreadful agony
the door he was large stout man; afterwards
him on the propeller next went In pursuit OF some
ching TO alleviate the mans sufering have heard and
know nothing 70 the Of the explosion no COM
ot troubled much to the danger OF sinking but when
saw fire, 1t shook me up little tried both beore-
%aughtcr got over the side Of the vessel on one OF
the boats which came TO relief, and thanked GOdl
Mr. John II. vernam. merchant OF Albany, who was
Passenger board the Newton next examined and
testified substantially the the foregoing witness
Mr.. VIM. H. Codgrove, clerk Of the Newton, vas the
next witness. lie testified that he had disposed Of
eighty nine tickets 10 the time OF the explosion there
about hundred twenty passengers board
tbe freight light; below at supper when the
poson occurred have heard the testimony Of the wit
nesses and concur generally in what they have stated II
was the starboard boiler that exploded saw the boiler
at ten minutes before o'clock in the evening there
nothing unusual about the boat that attracted my
tenton never heard OF anything being wrong with the
boilers; they repaired in while paid the
bills month for repairs the boilers, engines and
all the iron work OF the vessel.
At this stage OF the proceedings the investigation
ADJOURNED snt ten O'Clock this morning, when the chief
engineer OF the Newton vii be examined aud other ni-
portant testimony will be taken.