The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-11-02
THE EXPLOSION ON THE ST. JOHN


| from the New York Herald of Tuesiayl
The excitement which prevailed
throughout the city on Sunday in refer
f ence to the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. on board
the st. John was considerably intensi-,
fed Yesterday. From an carly hour the
dock at which she lay was crowded by
i anxious inquirers after relatives anu
,vas Visited and the scene of the direful
catastrophe viewed by large numbers.
Though every effort had been made to
remove all traces of the accident, the
broken panels, the stained furniture and
the unfortunate victims were still there.
These in themselves told a sufficiently
clear tale but the faces Of the anxious
! inuuirers would have told 1t as well.
Ali the emotions of grief and despair
were visible there. Down the cheeks
|, of many the big tears coursed one aIter
another, while in others the vacant look
and agonized expression spoke mutely,
/. but truthfully, of sorrow when words ,'i
could not express. There lay the bodies
of the victims undisturbed, while those
who had been so attached tothem in life
now mOurned them dead. sf.i ~ 1t
= ADDITIONAL VICTIMS. u Il
The tale of horror was not closed by
the recital of the names of eleven OF the
victims. Three more have swelled the
n a
+ list to fourteen. -.
! Cyrille Archambeault, whose wife
= and child were killed instantaneOusiy,
;. was removed on Sunday to the New
: York Hospital, where he was placed
= under the care of DIR. II. Il. Sabine. Az
: first it was thought THAT with proper
! attention he would recover, as the ex-
! tent of the injuries he had received was
! not so greats; but the shock was 100
| e.,
:. at ten o'clock, he expired. Before ne
was borne from the vessel he stated he
. knew his wife and child were mum,
!, bered with the dead, although he had
. not been told of it. About nine O'CLOCK
!. Yesterday evening he received the sacrs'
y ment from minister who was In al
= tendance, and expressed himself per
~ fectly happy. He now lies beside Tn
10 bodies of his wife and child in the dea'
~. house at the hospital.
pv Adrian Searles, the baggage mas.el
~ residing at No. 50 Luqueer stree
u, BROOKLYN, died at A A. NJ, on Monda.
~ nf His sufferings must have been intens
~. having been scalded over almost ms ei
~. tire body. Everything possible W.
~ done by DR.. II. S. White to preserve n
life, but from the first it was seen IN,
10 human aid would prove unavailing. n
as was proceeding through staterOom ma
nd at the time the explosion took plac
~ he and was, therefore, exposed TO - ~
- greatest danger. developed in u
~. deadly steam, scarcely single PORTO
ke of his body escaped injury. His hes
as and face presented fearful spectacle
lis, While crawling to the after saloon Q
I've his hands and knees he was robbed
re- some inhuman scoundrel of his watt
NY and chain. This, however, was not II
.me only case in which advantage, was TAX
'm- Of the accident by wretches. Mr.. Sea-
ssfa - had been long time in the service
ues the st. John, and has always bourne
ites character of an honest and uprig
csc man. He leaves behind him hea
lter broken wife and three orphan childre
hey s. w. Northup, of IS Spencer sire
cur Albany, who was badly scalded, died
I nu- the residence of his friends, IA Ei
c t Thirty-ninth street, during the night
.ne Sunday. 1t was not at first thought t
Tx injuries he had received were of a Sc
ior Gus nature; but 1t was found he had
ny hailed some of the steam, which caus
oi., his death. i u. ss t.. +.
are THE VICTIMS.
lail Up to the present time the list of tho
anu who have died from the effects of I'M
! io VI res received is as follows. Several otht
a. a., are in a very critical stated .f
ens /. M. Sperry Brooks, twenty-t'
nrts years of age, formerly of Rome, Onei
b, county, now 1873 West Twelfth sire
,os passenger. s. sae.i .5-- L5az
ver' 2. Mrs. G. Archambeault, Montreal
,ne, 8. Her little girl.
as 4. Mrs. J. A. Reynolds, twenty-f
D. years of age, Albany. F' 81 s
s. Mrs. III. z. Wallaber. a., .,ia III
6and Z. Her two children, aged
we spectively five months and two years
eraI g. John Anderson, deck boy.
at 0. Joseph Lambert, fireman, missii
ton, 10. FIJI. Lyons, New York. Pas 3.
rit- IL. Mary Imogene. Lyons. (his wi
Is II New York, twenty-three, died at N
Dis York Hospital, 8 A. NJ, Monday.
, to ~. Cyrille Archambeault, Montr
om- died at New York Hospital, 10 p.
me- Sunday. ,-s-ss.s
con- 10. Adrian Searles, baggage mast
ope, 50 Luqueer street. died at the New 70
last Hospital forty-five minutes past thr
!, IA A. M, Monday. AKA
nent IA. s. w. Northup, at the residence
was his friends, IA East Thirty-nin
ON street.
latia PERMITS GRANTED TO BURY THE VICTIMS
light Coroner Wildey yesterday grant
the burial certificates for nearly all the
Orce sons whose deaths was the result
ltra- scalds caused by the explosion on boz
ton, the steamboat st. John last Sunt
l
g to livered over to the relatives and frie
gond for interment. -. y
A member of the Canadian Parl
ment having heard of the deaths of
and Mrs. Archambeault and Il
DIS daughter yesterday arrived in the
Daris and took charge of the bodies, w.
tne will be conveyed TO Montreal to-day
Gov TILE INJURED.
I'M Almost all Of the injured persons I
roud been taken to their homes. Mary
word Donald, domestic of the clerk, of
dis vessel, was removed at eleven o'c
less yesterday and placed in charge OF
been aunt. This unfortunate girl was Sc,
men ly scalded about the legs and ankle
is of stepping into the boiling water W
their filled the staterOom. Her injuries
ture. not so serious as to preclude hopes {
have covery. When borne from the W
mber by six men on pallet, she was in a
, the of perfect insensibility.
idate Aaron III. Cooper (colored) is sti
ghng ing in precarious state at the
ON York Hospital. He is under the ca
the DIR. White, who holds out strong b
of his recovery. OF the other inn
the ones, there are few who have susta