The New York herald., 1871-08-01
TEE GL0DN IN BROOKLYN.

The feeling in Brooklyn consequent upon the ter
rblc calamity which beell SO many OF her residents
and neighbors in the sudden aud ulwarned
pusion through the gates or eternity O the passen
gers or the ill-fated charnel steamer Westneld on
Sunday evening has grown more and more intense
each hour until 1t SITS like an incubus upon the
minds of all classes who capable OF sympathy or
sorrow for afflicted humanity. So intense
was the interest experienced In this COM
munity In all the narrowing details OF the
shocking occurrence that business upon all sides
was affected to most Improbable degree. and the
day was devoted to the perusal OF the newspaper
accounts and earnest discussonOr
q fF. 'tu THE AWFUL CALAMITY. 4
None were so parsimonous or selfish as to be
calous the subject and all were anxious to get at
The OF the explosion and, II possible TO place
the responsibility upon the shoulders OF those to
whom It rightfully belongs. my heavens, SIR"
said citizen to the writer, "what Is to become OF
US If we to be gwen over 10 the care and Keep
Ing, body ana bones, or corporation so dead 10 all
THE INSTINCTS or COMMON HUMANITY
as to jeopardize our precious lives upon llmsy
wooden fabric honorei with the name of steam
ferrypoat, which excuses rotten, patched boiler
liable to launch US into eternity at any moment.
And we are tod that this boiler was duly Inspected
and found sale less than two months ago. say, let
Inspect these boilers every week on these and all
other ferries aud that none other than competent
men, and, those WHO will stand by their engines,
snail nave anything 10 do with the transportation
by steam power from any OF our ferries. believe
that our harb0r Is full to-day, SIR OF death-deang
boilers, which are propelling rotten and in every
way unseawortny crafts and is only question of
time or providentia ntcrpostion when these vessels
viii go up and entail their quota too to the cata-
loaue OF these horrors IN our harbor' Another IN
divdual who had listened TO this outburst Of feeling
took lp the thread OF the discourse, saying:-"Oh,
they always had
FASHION or GETTING uP STEAM
on these staten Island boats when about 10 leave the
slip this way. They let the water run down in The
boiler pretty wel so as to generate the steam 10
hurry when they were ready to leave With large
volume Of water It takes time to get up steam
than with low water, and that's how 1 suppose
the explosion occurred" SO it was that people
discussed the cause and effect, which cannot fail
10 he damaging to the financial prospects or the
company owning the unfortunate Westncd, which
will, unless appearances and expression go for
naught, be the defendants in manifold suits Tor
damages growing out Of this calamity.
several OF the Bro0klynites who were injured have
since died, and Cor0ners Jones and Wh.tehill have
empaneed jures to hold inquests over the bodies OF
rHE VICTIMS on THIS SIDE.
The Health Ofiicer OF Brooklyn, Dr. George Coch.
ran was early on the scene Of the disaster on sun
day last and with tugDoat which he fun nished
helped TO tow the eharreq wreck around 10 her
present m0ornRe. This Official also rendered tue
services OF himself and stan to tue New YORK sani-
tsry Board, aud materially aided IN ministenng to
the wants Of the unfortunate victims 0f the explosion.
THE BROOKLYN vICTIaS.
The following arc tile names OF the dead and
wounded who, were. residents or Brooklyn:-Pro.
fess0r Mark Chenevlerc, dead, 240 Clinton street.
Mrs. Chenevicre wife OF tie latter, injured; since
died. Their little daughter Is dangerously wounded
about the head and chest.
John Gcrrity SOL Warren street, dead.
Mathew Mahoney, 35i Warren street, dead.
Nellie Gr00me. nvc years OF age, falbush, dead.
Louis NetJhard, 90 Meadow street, dead.
John p. Johnson, SC5 Fulton strcet, dead.
Matilda Nelson, dead.
!. h ublman, IL Douglas street, dead.
Margaret &. west, Sackctt street. deal.
andrew Cooper, No. IL Prince street, severely In
jured.
Jonn r. Roberts, Henry street, very severely
scalded
q, I. Holman, mtddle-agcd man; recovery
J. o. Maey, No. 81 Jay street, fearuBy lacerated
with splinters.
Ann Fox, No. "a Atlantic street slightly Injured.
Henry korn, No. Si4 Myrtle avenue; dead. -.
Michafl Kelly Frois' 2nd Dock streets; recovery
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