, 1864-05-23

retscd By crr c.uzcns occurred this morning about
AsI2set sryen O'Clock, At the foot of First street.
1t nlaMt cock. The propeller Nile had already
STAINED Up. and rith freight and passengers On
board WEE about starting tor MuwrcEee. wien her
neier kned:..lx hr'sled nna hleT The S@sa.s 81 inSo
city YVES startled By tie shock, and 5000 the etrees
lcsurg to tie sccnc Of the terrible accident were
hlcsssd With eseer thousands an1is7s TO knoE
trc result rad fearful for the we!st. The tcene IN
the vicinity Of TIC dcck was indeed frgl t1l oae.
The wreck Of The shattered steamer lay
E;rexa about for . distance Of several
rsvtr, the porticu oftnc boiler ;tseE la7 n
tho middle Ct Fist e'rect. dIEtanee Of ten rods
1ro1n The waters edge; buildings in the vicinity
were perforated hy lar,o tiabera driven through
them Ike fcreet lesves risdled with bullcla. FOR
Inried throEEl the a:r ald some Of ths leid., and
nc ate informed struc1 the roois Of houses in tho
neIchbcsfia: town q W.indsos. in Caneds, d=u-.-
0 IN horr all vas excitement md commission Ii The
immediate vicinity Of tho catastrophe. For time
At wae next to .H,possiclc to Et1 anythin: u3e
detailed and 1cculate nccpEut U! the accident, but
3rom the different statements obtalned b; Hcvosa1
of reporters We 1c cu:b &C to furnish tue fol-
lcx1ng detailed ACCOUNTS:
STATEMENT OF noBzrT n'eu.1EI, SECOND xArz.
Iwcc Standing Eft q Lie ima oI the accident,
md Nss getting the spring line of. preparatory 70
start. There wr7c about .ListJ men IN board,
composing, the crsw Of the propeller. In :lsdla;
ofICsrs SID meE. no eoontr lad 1 heard th. cx.
pluf1un than v:&4 Lifted Into tie sir und eooa
io1nd ny,slt floating tn the vater rndsf ds;s;aed
At1ugglinr with ,hn piccc1 Of timber ind 1e-ttug
E1aescs u tic w1eek, till after = while some 1aea
a II &c xh se ezseoy9 e ol q Il 80:
| slight l1uises-
The following are tie casualties 50 far as could
e ~ Il e ; 't ts .n ias
| Judge Raecn, ci Monroe, msFch1Rt Of Cf.7d
| 1savtrre, wss INSTANTLY Killed. LIS bodJ was
pavement on At1atcr street. 4 ps:saa who Wit
| neeecd the act5tenr s*ge he saW tie body eoue
| ttrty FEET above the wsrcho7ec At inst tue bol5
Il It ::eumtd 1roie le.likc EpperTarce, aud Was
Il s S:s cur ;'irF eseenea b T II W who n koe1
isTt fali. '~' - 49, '''''' ~ ""' ''' '''>'
The first cns;nec.. Michael Klus;, Of Daaalo. was
everything dore that could Le to sare ats u.c. He
WIS badly bscseod, !rany boccs broken, aEd was
tEiunl iEt:snaiis. Hc leaves wife and family IN
| ot Erfl1!o4 VILE Instantly kialec. Lis body w4s
| h.c~u Ion The co=k aud w1s rcco7eted. First
| Joseph Poitros, Ten Co!an, reter Turk end Rob
ert Ryan, IN the boiler room and were sntsnt-
Eodies rot 81 recovered Tine n.unc will tere,-
ape the ~1o:e extent Ut the fatalities Of those On
board the vcseel. FesGr schraer. shoemaker, ut
| work in tie thcp Of McA!ce FAwcctt. WAS struck
ty Piece Of tlulher IRON The wreck, and INSTANTLY
| killed. Hc T.s st woEk Epbn liz lencn and i
s,iel Of tmbe. esGaf ;hfonsh 'he .ssr wall Q! u;
! On Clinton street, wGcEe he lelTea family. Taszc
wese si1 Other men st work In the ah01, mona oi
whomimere Injured.
| TIE WOUNDED.
CAPTAIN Hun1 1et eivt painf4] woHnd, con
pcrud fracture Of The leg; bIt he IL now doing Al
He IL ii lie 1esi3eacc Of 4. E. Bsscsl, Esq. d
way frt,n Lie cabin u l's e,ute room to gtt ii,
l,1cht Classes, Ead got atont .laf WAY th:tu.h II:
cabin It TIC cslioE:oa .ouk 2l7ce. Ap:ank strac.
| hic leg, rroduciDs the wouni mentioned 2bove
He managed t. hobbs tlCk 10 :ho cabln, and save
ozde1e 10 tase the q:sstngert II possible Ths q
aoS s5 rsy s:f ss o15!ns ,sa5ed Ts.
easier, n: T., We blown upon the roof OF a wars
house sud Wss very sorerey, Il not sssaly injured
a se3Ys Hs
I'D faet. s' ihilp Eefisls, eseond whtoi.nan t MN
sSaus1 sodR asea {! IT, ys asss i + to % H. aS
bruised sud ie i jured about The me-: Agues Car
esG;s Ell a bpa'rte @ sScnt ;ha ice ehest ana as 81
is sreriout'y in;nFed. Tie porter boy Dan" i
missing. tnd Y M the p:esen: dne it is not knoHl
Among lite pas*4-ers were David Wa!teEs tns
wife, Of Lancaster, Erie county, New York Th'
were seneviug, with al their furniture, to Chlea
ssr o. sieh se Ht sat W.s blown ~ s to 'c
and size was hurled violently Across tho cabin. but
except GONE Sight bruisca about the hend, eseape
s5tga1 s5a H. ae nere to n pouns fsass ron Il u
sane place, Miss Francis Mighe!is, who was ouir
fesioEe'y Injured IL the side. and Miss 5ane Ia
ner, who a IL s1gLt;y injured about tho head. Mr.
| tirely nc:r1ursd. Christopher Sweeney. cf Tr'
vez.c Bay, passenger, waa thrown iHto the r;ye' W
smali boat Tic Vas bsdiy bruised. but his tn}ar1e
| arc not considered Ee1iops. Besides these passea
gers there were ;snils In ,hs sfsetage' 1Sne e 81,
iet, Of he 1rm Of Etssell q Gillett, was stsndin
Il upon tLe COCK casting OF the iine. He stood q
rec.y opposite and Ut 1sE 1eet irosn ne oos, R
he euEered oily Z few slight arQtses+ inc Wonne
| Cd passengers ate 1T the Garrison ucuse, Whe1
they are properly cared for.
The following is a complete list Of the crew, a
1rcck: Fin. Aa,e---John Y. Walter. secon
Lob 6 MfcPSi aeiSiod wsssnen9hea1
i. Zit,cl and jacob p Zittel: stevard11c.c 9. VA
l4nd: CABIN Maid-AEnes Cameron: c'ok%Dan s,aca
tel G*i.el First Englneear r1tns:nLRoses ns sSSn
R,sn, joseph Po.ros1, Thomas ce!an snd Pete
7azls. Dcci lauif-john Leonard, James Levi:
Charles kesh1iee, Joseph sawak, Thomas Norton
: The propeller was owned by ]. G. and =. !
4 ESssns. of bafao, and belonged to The E1taio Al
M tIn.eSco Inc Of prupell1s. Blsseu q G:lett a
+ IN sEen1s II this city, ind Gibson Cnasor {
= ca.I Iu. In He5 cargo consisted q GW barrels :
uss-ef - ~ hoo4t tcu or fifteen tons q Eencss
ns114oIsF. ns.s1 There were Oh board the family 9
l. | ~ Nhsef, {" Lancaster, Erie county, N. I
, t NY 'otte their cnttre- horkchold posaeaslopA.
ssaM ~ n 9! EoTse*, and wagon md eleigh The cal
wreck. LAY 'ease1 ~ ~"atA0'
> r.a ARF1AaAEcH OF ME wREox,
ent'fe atet part Of he =. Bsel i'd blown to ft4s
o IN w. Auoot forty feet .! her iurvard cxbin
The forward deck r,ands shout elebt f,et ont :
C / Mm oe aiteT part is completely snhmerr,,i
t1s poue1 wac h!owR Abou! 800 feet IN Fir.f 81
4Ea,y quneIe were scattered In 4l dIrnct{nne ~
esGs9td through the wn1lH and roofs II mxnv - -
~ ne1ehhnflnc buildings. stick of t1r,hs~ ~ .t -
1onftcen feet IN length, and 10 by 16 iorbes sors
# VAS h3tWn about 3F fer: acroxs n Wood;r;5 =.
# th1ouEh the Irat walls Of Il shoe stnre 81
and tp~celt, tn1 instantly killed nhor ~ ~
. vo:f On h. bench Ling. ii ments ~ IN,
md pieces Of the boiler ara scattered In rve-.
:. ! -retdiou tor many rtds- '@' j"
It now TIE % nES7 HApTxSkD.
d There arc Tumors to TIE effect that the yess
- hsd been 1=edpg with the propeller Aarquotte NJ
ttkt at the time hy Rone means the boiler wAs r.
1t fFom water, 1t Ia further stated that The hot
A | Nas complete and perfect In al rcepects, Off,
truth or alHjty Of tbete stAt N .nta snd othcr d
% ttcnjarn bcAripe ppoo these matters, VIC presau