The New York herald., 1863-12-08
TIE STEhMDOlr DISASTER ON THE HUDSON.
Death of Seven OF tho Wounded-Tho
Rest Expected 20 er's
Inquest at Yonkcrs sc.

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Death OF seven OF tho WOunded-The
Rest Expected 20 EecSver-Corone or =
Inquest at Yonkers. Sc.
The melancholy steamboat disaster the dudsou
the general theme Of conversation yesterday In this city
among all classes Of citizens, and numbers took tho
early ans for Spu yten Duyv and Yonkers for the pur-
pose OF viewing the Of the catastrophe. grest
deal OF excitement appeared 10 exist IN the public mind
and much xety ekpressei 10 got at tho
OF the unfortunate No Light, however,
was thrown upon tho subject, and tho affair remsDs
therefore great mystery sver. fac the
OF the accident IL concerned
Three OF tho wounded have goas to their last ac
count since report OF yesterday. Charlos uroughs
OF the passengers VINO most frghfuly scsidod
and burned died about harpast six O'Clock Sunday
evening He ~as resident Of Fremont. Steubea county
10 this State Philip Edgnger another passenger, who
sustained dreadful injuries breatbed last about half
An hour later 10 the day than Burroughs He WA Ger
man pattern maker. who tved in this city, at No 81
Chrys.e street He wdoweS about forty years OF
age and leaves one child living
At four O'Clock yesterday morning Thomas Gleonon
Of the aremen worked tho Isaac Newton aso
died atter suffering indescribaSe torture Gennoa
Tho correct list OF thoss who dsi oumbers seyoa
an1 Will therefore road 40 follows
James PrentergaSt areman Oh tbs N5x.on, resided n
Albany
Thomas GIennoo arcmaa oa the Newton; resided in
Albany.
Charles Burroughs. passenger, resident OF Ftemoat.
Stcuben county
Jsmes Hogan passenger resident o, Troy
James H0dgsoa, passenger, resident OF Cob0es
Jonn Hodgson passenger resident OF CohOes.
Phip A. Edginger passenger resident OF this CRY.
Tho Others expected By the medical gsntiemea In
attendance on them, will recover with proper and
Oakley tho agent Of the and Hayerstrsw steam
boata in constant attendance aud has contributed In
sufferers Mr. James Houston, Mr.. Lake. tho pilot OF the
Newton Mr. Fowkea the stan engineer and Captain
cden also deserve 70 he mentioned for thor kindness
ana generous beaty In procuring thing tia. could
be desired for tho wounded mon
ln the statement furnished by tho pilot OF the Newton
and published IN Yesterdays paper, was erroneously
announced that "Ianie. tho greaser. was among the
dead The right name OF this person Alanson Perine,
who s still living and 10 IS expected. will evontuay
cover Tho following corrected list or tho woundeI will
not be out OF p'ace IN this connection
Michael hcIOughIn fireman resident OF Albany.
Larry sullivan, fireman. res dent OF Albany.
Alansoa Perine, greaser. resident of Albany.
George VOLS passenger, resident OF Rochester
George BaemaD, passenger, resident OF Schenectady.
The bodies OF tho dead yesterday laid out Ia
the freight room OF tho steamboat house. Up to tho
time our reporter loft nothing had boen heard relative to
the Tate OIL Mr. Deddefk the baggage master OF the New
ton. and II "a therefore generally believed that he
burned IN the vessel together with two dremen, whose
names out reporter was unab.eto ascertain.
ooRosEgs INoUSaT.
Aboo. three O'Clock yesterday afternoon Coroner Will
lam II lawrence, OF Yonkers summoned u respectable
jury Of leading citizens for the purpose OF making
vestigaton relative 10 the OF tho disaster The
town The corones assisted his sbors by Mr. W.
Romer ono OF the egal fraternity Of Yonkers Every
aud Corooer swrence. The ioty was 81 OF the
following gentlemen
Philip A. Deyo, Jane, Blshford ir.
Anson IIoyt. Mathew A Hoimer
Abraham r Ven Housen. ). freeman Silke
After the customary Inspection OF tho bodies by the
! Jury. The coronof cailsd tho hfs' witness,
Mr. Charles T. diuser brother OF Of the dead mon
whose testimony was prncipaly devoted IT, ,den
| tliiCati)n OF his btothcE's body
| Mr, Jamos Murphy. Of Abaay, was the neyt wtness
called and testified that recognized the bodies Of Jas
Prendorssst and Thomas Glennon; we'll acquainted
with them saw Prendereasi wee. ago in Albany Glen
| was aboat twcnty-sx years old and a native OF
queens c1unsy ireland Irendergas, was native Of XII
kenny they were bremen the Isaac Newton Gennon
was marrie man with family a, Albany. consisting
| OF Il wife aai three ehidrea
DR.. George u. Upham the next witness eyanoea,
and testified AZ follows II resde At lonkers am phy-
scan; the bodies lying In the steamboat house toe
the first time Saturday evening about hall past
O'Clock called in by Captain Peck OF tho Isaac New
ton, TO see the bodies Saturday when entered the
steamboat house there a multitude, had the
cleared heo examined the patients seven OF the pa
! tenances terribly disngured and bloated; on
examination critically, found they were suffering not
aansd condition Of ths mucous membrane lining ,hs
aehs. SOD The broochsi tnbe. some wsre more isred
constantly since saturday the primary cause Of tho
pa,ients' death depression. resulting oom
their estsrns aud Internal bruises the internal snries
occsstoned by the inhalation OF steam and ashes
the external appeared 10 have been caused by IRE
afternoon the last died this morning. at hatpas -four
O'Clock think that the steam poneraei the
clothing one Of the men had an ncised wound over the
right eyebrow the scsde1 and burned could mol
have survived they had been attended 10 immediately
after the accident anu had not suffered any exposure
Wm. e. Oakley, being sworn depcsed and said y sm
agent of the New York and HaveTs.Tav steamboat
line have charge OF the Steamboat house on the lower
dock, all tho dead bodies last about halfpast two
O'Clock this Afternoon IN the baggage never
any Of them until saturday night. when they were
brought steamboat dock from the propeller Daniel
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| Ionkers spoke 20 the captain, who told me be hsh
OF the passengers from The wfec of the Isaac New
| ton he asked me what S1s 20 be done with them
saying that they Ia very bad condition
| I told him there vas oniy one thing u be done.
and that To break open the door ot the
| pssssngeF room build a nre and bring the bodies in
did this the bodies. thrteea IN nuubcr were accord
insy brought all living n,o the front room Of smiths
Passenger room. where they Kept until the present
time with the exception u the seven dead who are now
lying in the freight the boat csne between nine
and ten O'Clock at night; have ben attending tho
wounded since that time got name q ,hem az their
names are Charles Burroughs, from Fremont steuben
county, New York James Hogan, James Prendorgst,
who said he had wife and two ohaldren James Hodg
son Of Cohoe. y. y John Hocssou, of Coboes, \ Y d;
Pulp Edgnger, Of Troy Thomas ClennoD, Of Albany
who died about four O'Clock this morning they SAID they
bad inhaled steam and were scalded without stating
when where Of them blamed Que 'Or The ac
| cideDt
Al this stage of the testimony Coroner Lawrence
nounced that he would adjourn the investigation unt,l
this morning when be would certainly have al ,hs at
attendance and endaayor TO conclude the nque
The invest CATION viii bs resumed At nine corE tbs
| morning Ia the same place.
LITTER PROM OsE oF IHr REsCUERs.
10 rnu0E o. aDslD
kfSpsyaoo., Dec. ., isCs.
A. yoar t.ades must Js sn,,oy- earn al the, oaH
o. The terrible los OF the sac newton will give yol
| few psrticulsn We left Sew York sst sveniuy %
board The propeller Dansl Miller of CorssoSis csrsss
-mits, with three bsrs~ a tow About isu nlss from
4 Nsv Yorsfhe Nevtou passed u snd When asYut