The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-08-01

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1872.
New YORK, July 81. Thousands of
people are OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Bellevue
Hospital this morning, eager to hear
something OF thoir friends, ,snpposod to
ne Killed or injured by yesterday g expIo.
slop, aud large force of police is GU
gageu IN preserving order amid the
general rush and excitement of the coca.
slon. Or the forty dead bodies brought
60 Bclievue Hospital yesterday, twenty
nave already been, removed BY friends
Tor interment. OF tue bpdiea still at the.
hospital several have been recognizeii
ma VIII ibe removed to-day.. In the
Morgpe are eleven victims Of the texplo'
s,on'yet unrecognized.s On: ono SLAB nre
the bodies OF woman and two children;
on another slab. those of woman and
chlia' apq on another that Of o woman;
there are five bodies ofSmep, Most OF
the bodies present O friRhtfal appear
ance-for in addition ito the fact That
they are much swollen and the features
distorted BY water, they have, in, most
cases, been terribly schlded. Since eariy
tins morning. n regular stream of people
has been passing in solemn file in aud
out OF tho Morguc-e either from cnriosi.
y to witness tho awful spectacle of the
dnrecognized dead lying there, or with
painful interest, trying,lnd yet fearful Of
recognizing among the yet unknown VIC
Tins the features Of n relative or friend.
There are about sixty injured victims of
the explosion in the wards at Bellevue
Hospital. The surgeons state that at
least half OF them nre beyond recovery,
About o'clock this morning, the body
OF Matilda Nelson, aged seven, killed BY
the explosion, was found in the water at
slip of the Staten Island ferry.
WASHINGTON, July 31.-The Govern
ment buys $4,000, 600 in bonds aud sells
~, 900, 600 gold IN August.
The latest from New York steamboat
disaster is that there we're fifty killed and
12O wounded. III. W. Wilson, a mer
chant of Louisville, Ky, was severely,
scalded. Col. Muchi will die.
{. NIGHT. DISPATCHES.
MEMPHIS, July 31.-R. B. McGee, q.
prominent citizen of Trenton, Tenn. :
aud prior to thB war President of the
Branch OF tue State Bank at that place,
was arrested here, on the charge of pass.
ing counterfeit money. On searching
bis baggage, 81 200 in counterfeit United
States notes were found. Owing to the
high socinl position enjoyed by McGee,
his arrest has caused considerable senso
ton.
Captain Daniel Fl. Todd, formerly Of
Lexington, KY, and brother of Mrs.
Lincoln. died at Huntsville. of oonsump-
tion. 5-, 80 ..j,I,.I
CHARLESTON, July 3I.-Arriyed-
Steamers Empire, Philadelphia; Geor-
gia, New York.
WILMINGTON, July 31.-John f. Pick
ett, the New York broker, is now in jail
here, and will be brought before Judge
Rodman on writ of ha6eus corpus next
Thursday. yi!C A, INA
New YORK. July 3l.-Death thus far
SO; injured 142. The ferry boat West.
field attracts hrge crowds to where che
lies moored, ut the foot OF East Thir.
teenth street. in charge Of Coroner
Young. All human remains, bits of
clothing, go, have been removed by the
firemen to the Morgue. The force of
the explosion was upward, blowing away
the main deck. cabin deck and hurricane
deck. in almost q straight line across
md little forward Of the centre of the
boat. The bulwarks forward we're blown
away, and metal shade around the fun.
mel lies crumpled like paper on the bow.
IRON pipe an inch thick. joined to the
steam supply chest, was torn away like
cloth, and hurled against the. side Of the
boat. The water tanks were thrown
backward towards the stern oonsidera-
BILE distance. The after. part of the
cabin is comparatively nniniured.
WASHINGTON, Jnly 31.--The Kn Klux
Committee has adjourned to the goth of
September, leaving q subcommittee of
Poole, Blair and Buckley to examine
witnesses 4t
Boutwell,, Inns ordered oh investigation
Of the Westfield explosion.
Customs for the week 81. 900. 600. #
Weather probabilitiea-No material
change is probable for Tuesday on the
Gulf coast. Cloudy weather, with local
storms, will probably prevail North and
West Of the Ohio River. The conditions
remain favorable for m Easterly wind
and extended rain tonight from Virginia
to Massachusetts.
HOTEL ARR1vAIs. July 3l.-Niokeysos
House-Mr. and Mrs. oh. Noise and
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