The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1867-10-19
Fatal Explosion - Items - Philadei'
phin Failures The Atlantic Il Great
Westeru Railway.

Western Railway.
New YORK, October lS.-A boiler used
in loading aud unloading the steamers
of the Liverpool and New York and
Philadelphia Line, situated in shed at
Pier No. 40, North river, blew up this
evening with a terrible explosion. A
portion of the boiler was thrown from
the pier, carrying away two heavy piles
and portion of the wall. The large
shed extending across the pier was ut
terly demolished, and lighter portions
of the boiler and machinery were sent
through the roof of the principal
freight shed. Three persons were killed
outright, and FIVE wounded, some prob
ably fatally. The killed are Christie
CORY, engineer; Owen Kelley, fireman
on the steamer City of Baltimore, and
Nicholas CORY, son of the engineer,
aged about sixteen, whose body was not
recovered, il having been blown into
the dock.
der of Prof. John K. Livingston, was
this morning sentenced to the State
prison for life.
Thomas Lambert, convicted of arson,
was sentenced to the State prison for
eleven years ana SIX months.
Alexander Cockard, arrested at Win
field, Long Island, on the charge of
manufacturing counterfeit twenty-five
cent currency, has been held to bail i'll
the sum of $1,000.
A collision is reported on the Horn
ellsville branch of the Erie Railroad,
near Nunda, wreckiug stock train.
The engineer and brakeman were killed
and several drovcrs injured.
Henry Rice, Boston merchant, died
Thursday, nj the age of -.
Rev. +. NJ. Wlferry and wife, Rev.
Charles ID. Newton and Rev. Francis
Heye, Jr., of PennSy lvania, sailed from
Boston on Wednesday for Calcutta, to
engage in the missionary work.
OF the failures yesterday in Philadel-
phia the Ledger says: We regret TO an
nounce the failure of Pancost & War
mock, auctioneers, on Market street.
There were reports unfavorably affect
ing other houses, but, from all we
4 could learn, they are entirely without
foundation.
The report of the English committee
on the Atlantic and Great Western
railroad states that they found the
property in q much worse condition
than they expected, but with the ex-
penditure of $500, 900, could be put in
good order and the business increased.
The administration Of Receiver r. b..
Potter is praised, and good results are
anticipated under his management. The
property has improved within the last
six months, and the traffic from April
LIST to the 3lst of March next will prob
ably reach $780, 900, and the compile
tion of the Lincoln branch will give the
road a large coal business.
The committee, in conclusion, state
that the road is worth more than the
divisional bonds, but not the share of
capital. 1t is proposed to have back
the coupons of the bonds paid with a
per cent, first preference stock, the
interest OF which is to be paid out of
the first earnings of the Company APP
plicable to dividends; and they further
suggest that other creditors should be
paid per cent, second preference, non
accumulative shares, so that in 1871
there might be complete line with but
$50, 000, 600 in bonds debt, and share
capital of S3O,O0O,000, earning interest
upon all its bonds; also something
towards it share.