New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-12-08
Tur DISASTER oN TEE HUDSON.
yhr Coroner's Observation-Disclosures Of
BODIES Of the characterization Of the
injured Additional Facts md Incl

late fai tl steamboat disaster the Hudson
,nencod n Flaer's Hall in the village Of YousorS.
Wcstcrcstcr County, OF Monday, before Wm. IL. Law
renee Coroner OF the County Of WestchcstCr The
fouovi,c gentlemen compose the jury; Benjamin \.
starr Foreman: Thomas Finn. Philip \. Diego. james
Bashio,d IT,. Arson Il. Hoyt Mathew \. Palmer
Abraham H. Van Houghton and j. Freeman Slke
Mr.. V iiliam Romer 90 whom our reporter Is under
many olca,ons) acted as counsel to the Coroner, and
conducted the examination. number of witnesses
were uniued. who identified the bodies whom the
inquc, was held these of the men who were landed
at the steamboat office at Yonkers from the burned
steamer
TIE TESTIMONY.
Charles l. EdingcI. brother OF one of tie deceased
(Philp \. Edincerl testified that he Nhe deccascd)
was .sdent Of New ork. 40 years of age, WIDOW
er and resided at No . Christopher street. he Was a
native of Germany. hpt had resided IN this country 81
wears lie was pattern rak,r by trade.
Mr.. John MURPHY residing 1T No - Arch street
Albany stated that he recognized tie bodies Of james
Peadc.cas and Thomas Gcnning IL last saw mem mem
on the lth Of Move uher NJ Albany. Tie! were DO. I.
freln,u on the Isaac Newton; Glcnniuc was m auoped
citizen aud native of Queens County ittiAhui n'
dren, ~ reside in Albany; PcndcIgast was single
man. q. "a a native of Kilkenny. Ireland
III, friends of tie remaining victims. Charles Bur
rows. James Hogan. James IIodson, and John hodson
have not as yet been heard from
Tho nilowing is the testimony of Dr. George Il. Up
ham one of the phy sicaus who have ro5y attended
TO The wants of the sufferers since The lamenahie oc
currence.
Irc.f1e in the VILLAGE Of Workers and an phys.
clan | the bodies lying in the steamboat house
saw them FIRST Saturday evening az = O'Clock Vas
called pon by Capt. Peck; went down TO tie steam
boat house and as | entered saw quite crowd; AT III!
request .he cleared. and commenced an 'N-
animation of the patients; seven 4 thc patients no"
dead were in the room. 10 The tme am CERTAIN thc-
persons the same whose bodies are nov yins dead
in the adjoining room; they were terribly boaied ana
disfgurcd from The effects Of burns ara sealds. "h
medical examination found TIE! were suffering not
ONLY rom external hLrrs. bur from an llnamrd c"hui
ton 81 SIDE mucous membranes lining the ir"ches "hg
the bronchial lube. some oi thcm were very hiueh
more urcd than ocrs. seven of those who were t ie
81 thai time have since died; was there all SATURDAY
NIGH from 81 O'Clock until the next morning.. ana nom
am nutii D. pm on sunday; was there again on ilc
same dls from 7. until 2. m, and called again
early i- IN. evening ard remained unill II T. n ~ 81
a. N. oa Monday called aud remained until ~ a H. ,
called again az ~ a re ana Iena!As" 1.,H =. = ~, :
have raair a critical examination oi all the p rs"hs nov
dead AVID have attend 10 Their MS, ana nave gen
an, =: -fem died the primary cause Of death tie
aenrt 4.n resulting from their external ana lhlcfhAi
burns tie external burns occasioned ~ hre Tie
internal burns were occasiontd b! the inhalation q!
steam water and aslts. two died on saiHrua, night
two o. sunday afternoon aud The last man az d" H.
on MOnday: the only and sole cause OF death Na' sc"'
ing ard burning; the scalds were very recent u,
burns r. over The general surface q Tie body think
IL cise The steam penetrated the cioillIF ot ~"
wa lr.l,cd. bee lal am incs'd wound just over ll,
rirlt s brow. De- is not dead none OF ihe deceased
N..l sHaHs tsIN
tiv after he occurrence aud before they hsd
been exposed ,...,.
w =. OiA-.. 80 - I'd az, srort f,r ne
,o"' a. ~, IL II 80 ,,,iosf lipe I have -eal
sew I" "a, ~ - i - L-,,,-..,. roorn 81 tl,r
I-e "i' - =. 1 .,,- .a,, any Ill t6,ni until Sefur
day night first saw them when they W n andcdisoi
tac pI'''o. pil.l'' td 80 ,, - fr,,n N o.
the 81 VI ~ s'i n' % <-. 90 ,i tbs, sone 80,
w. W ~. -. "a ,,,,, al ,-t.,l r7, vrhat q
tn'H- -, -. ,,lT bi,, kuc,, ~ brt ,,i,.
sn'''' "' -. 49, a. t,,at mt smiths ua.s.f,g.r
t"lH-' a." - 80 .l sn,g,.rers ,,ere iliuet afe \
ron. 80 ,ie,o fi..o r.r.pns IN tiue,l
nIo1. ~ od 81 i, o.. between and no O'Clock Satur
1hl' l'.1 u'ui - a. ,o,cilor arrived. have been
sien"s .lon W., ~, r,e,ioo. 70 HE death Bnr
-. Gu H. Tou.u II fremont Steubeu County. y.
" - f.s,rcd Tho name Of James Hogan. on SATURDAY
ah,r, Midnight. could not ascertain whore he lived
ITro, \. I'D h tie next one was james Ponder
east could not nal out whore ie said Dc lived just
1reyio ~ his death De said that De had wife ana TWO
Ibildrsa living. Ja.s. IlOdgson told me le Us cd hi
Oh.
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The Iest OF tins witness t'bl'oh! ''i'V'"' "''' ''
I'm r-,f,,,
" 80 ., -, ,.s.- ,.-,.- I ,y
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The sufg wing victim 81 the melancholy catastrophe
,,.s -, ,he ,.l,,,t b-s. of, fie wharf and
81 ''' -'"s - -. l,,,,io.i Ia
are attended Ds d. "eoise j.. p"." -.
rector Macmillan X inieiohr T.. " AfA"d h'' '"
I'll IA D. Win have beau ufr.uittiug DO
their erertions remaining win tie sufferers Asi' ara
ds. Tho eicieut corps 81 volunteer NURSES '"np'