The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-08-01
Fearful Disaster at New York

,,,ostou of Boiler on n Crowded
rcrr,-Hont Men, Women. and
Tnildrcn victams--ApPnii-
ing Scenes. .....
>vv YeEx. Iulv 50. AS The Staten Island
.r, boat Wrstti"li was starting tom hcf
sj =, tl: foot cf Whitehall street, next
-, Nm. Eattcrv. at l.%0 this afternoon, with
g., n,,yy }uu,l composed NANNY oi tue uSliai
...,..,rf >Nui1N C\clTSINn'StS. 10 thc huHtucI
,r.1.,,,f 40. the boiler burst With trc-
,,,.,,l.l,> cxnic>ion. >hi>crng the entire up
,.rv,.,,A : oIihc boat into 4 thousand pieces.
trf l,,;n. n,pn the whole Of The forward
,.... :l,, hui! from the very keel. The
l........ ..lr on The Inflated vessel subsequent
g.. :hrr\rlcsion i beyond description.
4, .-r,.: vawniuC abyss stretched from
.h,u the cnciuc-ruom close 10 the stern,
.ut} ,b,, dyrk seemed IL have opened like
.,.',.f,,i,rr ~ swallow lis load OF precious
,.s,r..n frri4hi i'm the dark hold beneath.
IN, dead and diving were lying about in
,y.r,, III. rctlun among he debris OF broken
.,u,E.,y>, Stlinirrs. aud heavy machinery.
From s!uid>hipS 20 the cutWatrr the boat
..r,>,ul> vast huld flied with fragments
~ ,n,:.Y>, beams. ard hulwarkS, and tr"g-
lr,r.> uI tron. How many bodies still lay
r...r,.,,h ,hr ruins In That fearful hold 1t is
.ranu,>lu!, ~ Vet 10 tell. They arc BRING
tr... I,,.m ont every hour. Many persons.
-. IA the case Of Professor March Cbenc-
,,,-p. oi BROOKLYN. were blown bodily into
ne mir. falling into the water. Some have
n,ru hauled out hy hoatmcn with hooks
and Otherwise. and a large party are now
,g-aurA in dragging the bottom, and are
constantly finding bodies,
Men, women. aud children, still alive, are
Wrought in scorchcd aud bruised and mutt
fu.ti 10 such Il degree that it seemed almost
n,!.o>>.1l, that life could remain. Among
,',, dead E,y the body of a man with the
t..rk If his head absolutely blown off. 1t
j. laid hv some 10 be the fireman. One man,
John MIjor. the pilot. WAS thrown from the
forward liot-hur>c 20 iert in the air, fall
mon ,hr boat. and escaping without a
>.girh. John Frcclaud was captain OF the
..,r. alni iiarry Robinson engineer. The
l....> Nrir inspected by ,Ino. X. Mathews.
| .o.r,. States huilcr inspector, on the 10Th
ui j1u". aui pronounced safe.
ii,url Robinson. engineer OF the West
r-ll stated tltYt he tried the cocks in the
t,.Iicr irN moments before The explosion,
tnu found water III the upper cock. he
>tljr> further. that at that time he looked
- ~. steam. gauge. and noticed that there
u,rr - ,nlInd> ut steam on her boilers !;
a'.o.f3H steam was biuwinS of ut the
~..,.s-l.,'>r. showing the boiler was carry
,t- ir fu.l extent allowed 10y the ceItlti-
,s,r. iiy further states that the boiler WAS
g,,rircd lat winter. The cause cf the eX
;hnsian WIS probably the breaking OF the
.u.> ul Tax plate with which the boiler
a,d been patched OH the lcar end. 1t Is lnl-
p">>t." ~ yct TO give the names or number
oi the deaf.
TIE klLiEp AND WOUNDED.
Il" Tuu, ,>iimatc> 10 Killed, and gives
-,,t,-crI;tl"u ui som" ut the budic>, a> tOl.
I,>,,: ! Iuan abuut ~. dark cumplrNtu
ART hair. about ! lee; = inches, black coat
4uG poIGj> AMI White shirt, and cutters
ruHu about 80 wears. hgat complexion,
h,,Jh ,aHtS, White SHIFT, summer coat, OK
iurti iir shoes; man about thirty, dark
natr ANA complexion. browu coat. light
:, = AID rants, white shirt. aud chin whiS-
a,r>. ;r'}url!e .altcr>; woman about %,
i K hair. dark complexion, black alpaca
dress limm"d with velvet. White oVcrSack,
.ruuri,. -utcr> Wumau - Years. brown
lar, .uIi lace, pock-lilit hcd, black .lpaS.
dress. shawl, and prunviic CATERS: wonan
anaui "a, dark hair. yellow calico dress,
ruHtiir 41iirr>. aad TWO gold rings on
thI& !ju"cr al Jeff hand woman about rs,
,!lrh complexion and htiv, alpaca dress,
-Jit,r houl>~-bu about 2, Suplnsrd 10 be
her carlI; :! 10y, aged t, brown velvet
pants, white >hlt, morocco shoes, and light
auf; 4 giri AGED 10 years, lark hair ani
rrlnplrXion. dressed in white, with white
~.ooklu"s and pruucllr galtcr>; Martha
NotI,;. aged -, No. 81 Oh avenue.
Lr following i Il list OF the wounded as
'ara> known: Anthony Gruycll, New York;
Andrew Coil, Samuel Phillips, VIM. Hol-
W"lI. iI>euSibIc; VI chael Barcct, 100 Water
street; Patrick Maney, fracture of the
ari4; John /. Roberts. OF brooklyn; Mrs.
tiro"il!, ot FiAtJu>h John Groom, son Of
the preceding, niuG months old Mrs. Nc
C,.c and irmalc child, Eunla Grccnough,
Sir. arti Mrs. Catcher, jersey City; Martha
ul;rIcn, Brooklyn; Otto Gre-nough, Jer-
r't city; Louise AiSISser. Louise Al>;l>Sc., :,
daughter oi The above; George AlS:sser,
>rn ol the above, since dead; MIR. George
At.;ts>"r. 4ther OF the above; Frank Hag-
cry, Er"okhn Wm. s. Holloway, Mrs.
lIccuAoii, G.. X. Holman, Brooklyn; j.
- AlaIlvy, Brooklyn, fatally; Sarah Phil
Lps, Matte higgins, Brooklyn Annie
hohi. Jan" O Neal and child. seven months
"j. Apnic trrcdhoif, Mary Murphy, JAS.
u. Clark. III IA Ryder, eight years old,
Amelia Fr,dtun' Mrs. tllman, Brooklyn;
ilg.. t1cneylr!e, daughter Of the above !;
N"ry thcncsicrc, Brooklyn. daughter of
tic aooyc; VIM. steiner, Woodbridge, y.
j., XAc.T> cid; tbas. Cuyh, Woodbridge,
N"" Jcl>Cy. eight wears old Monroe Free
lad, JOS, Ouch. Woodbridcc, \. j., II
!r.I- old; y. Dalton, Daniel Mahoncy,
Ha!i,> silva. John tonnVr, Adam Cooper
aad Henry korn, of Brooklyn Henry
>lornc,. :. Hunklcy. Michael Rcgln. Geo.
t"'r, tHrrcL Lanciug, Fred. Frccdhoti,
i-tlth Ah2oit, Williamsburg; Jas. Daley,
". br"jiu,, Johu Watson, Peck>kill Geo.
>'"rs". staten island (,:olorCd, } fatal Martin
Er!1,r, tAas. CucEcndorf, Johu II. Brown,
Brooklyn; II,stcr Prince, Mrs. Finley,
Fred. >nltb, Ralph Coles, Andrew Nes-
nah, jaime, Resiey, Thomas Moilett; dead
Martha Mpllttt, his wife. dead NJ. Coklin,
residence not taken; Amelia Grecncrs, Jer-
>"E city johanna Gcftria Grecnert, jersey
'i,y. Where the place IS not mentioned
The parties uciong To New York. Ambu-
'th''N hay" been passing up Broadway all
! i't afternoon, conveying the wounded to
lnr ,n'!c street and Park Hospitals. Col.
hucth, "l staten Island, aud formerly 4
Partner oi General GaiibaIdi, was lcarfuIy
- tll'H. hc b''dcS OF the dead are taken
b" me ihoiSue a. last IL brought ashore.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
II" follow ln- is Il later account Of the
i"riN.b"it disaster: The first bell had lust
. 3H1 when the explosion was heard. The
-'chc ~ confusion aud horror which re-
= -Hcd h'1il"- cripti"n. The boiler burst,
t'T!! Ing away the whole part of the boat
10 'front.' OF the steampipc, and scattering
'ac Gc5rs on all sides. Men, women, and
Children, horses. wagons, boards, and
Chairs, were hurled In the air. Nothing
tscap"d that was on the forward part Of
'hr boat.
The passengers ih the rear rushed for the
entrance Clt 7udSSc hut very few oscaUed