The New York herald., 1871-08-01
RESULT OF INQUIRIES AT STATEN isLiND.
Monet, the Former Companion and Hest Of
Garihuldi, Ameug the ibInred.-rhe Injured
ENlplaYen Of the EserY G0snnnuY.

GarihnIdi, An,eng the Ipjured--The Injured
ESsp'ayes Of the Ferry Compnny.
reporter embarked on board tue Middletown at
twelve O'Clock vest erlav, to visit Staten Island.
crowd was still scattered through the neghborhood
of the ferry house, anu
LONG ROWS OF SPECTATORS
were ranged on the piers near the sip, watching
ntently the process OF graphing for bodies Among
them were many boys, who sat with legs dangling
over the string pieces and indugng In gayely which
showed how dificalt it is, even with horrors, to
dampen the spirits OF youth. But there were not
| wanting in the throng persons whose faces were
WHITE wirJ ANXIETY AND SUSPENSE.
On the ferryboat the small number OF passengers
WIS very noticeable and every one who had taken
passage was engaged In exchanging with cOmpln-
ions comments upon the terrible event which had
shaken all their faith in the safety OF human inven.
tlons On the lower deck the employees OF the boat.
shortly after she had started fell TO banterlng a
Acknowledgment negro lad on his
MIRACULOUS ESCAPE
OF the previous day. lie is q bootblack, named
Tom TAFT, twenty.six years old, and resides
IN Jones street. Siapleron, s. |. He was
I'M the gentlemen's cabin of the Westleld while
she was In the Slip and had just finished polishing
tife leathe:n habll!ments Of gentlcmans pedal ex
tremtles when the explosion occurred. The half
wted fellow was, however, not to be frightened out
u
mere incident and turned round holdlDg out his
hand to receive the reward for his services when he
discovered that. his customer had been knocked
senscless by a fragment. Then he stumbled through
yawnng chasm In the floor Of the cabin to the
wafer, where he ciung to the paddle until rescued.
He is not hurt In the least When the reporter took
bis statement he was much alarmed lest Ii would
prove to his detrlmeni. Hls dsmay not anleli0.
rated by the exclamation Of OF the bystanders in
tones Of mock solemnltY, that snow ned get IL for
bursting the boilers &c.
Persons who were at the TOmpkinsvllle landing
STATEN Island at the time OF the explosion say that
they heard
THE DULL, OAISoUS REPORT
and saw the white volumes OF steam rising in the
distance. Immediately afterward the telegram was
received stating that the Westfeld had blown up.
The feryboat then in the slip immediately des.
patched to New York, Without waiting for passen.
gers.
Besides persons employed on the boat only one OF
the injured Is a resident Of Staten Island. He Is
Mr.. Antonio Monci an Italian, aged nftyfour years.
He came TO this country in 1sa). His residence, a
small cottage Forrest street. in Clifton Is inter-
esilng In a historical sens, as having been
THE HOME or GENERAL GARIBALDL
nc Of was eIgaged or sixteen years IA tie
scene OF their abols IS on the grounds adjoining The
house, but IS now dle. fhe present business or Mr.
Monci is the making OIL paper from sea grass by q
process invented by himself His paper factory Is
al Perth AmbOy, n. j. tt- I'd
day afternoon at harpast one O'Clock, and was
standing IN the genlemen's caoin Of the steamer
smoking ana looking out on the bay. The force OF
the explosion drove him hail through the window,
striking hts head against tue woodwork win such
force as TO produce slight fracture HIS face, neck,
arms and knees are
- MASSES OF BOILED FLESH. r,. Isl
He was taken out TO the gate or the ferry, where
ne was recognized by n friend-Mr AnJonlo Re.
to e BaT sess 10 wH ne
brutal coachman charging 81 for the meagre SER
vice. Colonel Holbrooke, OF the police, AIDED in
Island, and on Its arrival there had him placed in
carriage and taken to MS home.
When tue reporter called he was shown TO the
room in which the injured man Is lying. IL i the
same one in wilcn GariDad used to steep IN 1850.
and the arms which he brought from Europe, and
which ne had used in 49, s,lll nang against the wall.
The furniture Is also The same Monci is man OF
o N'' NOBLE APPEARANCE,
with gray hair beard ana mustacne His injuries,
though terribly slckening spectacle, are not con-
Charles Rendt, residing in Bay street, Edgewater,
and q deckhand OF the westlieId, Is out slightly
married. After the explosion he rushed in among
the horses Oh the lower deck,
BLINDED BY THE HOT STEAM,
and fel Into the hold Of the boat, receiving few
bruises. Just before the accident, brennan Cr0sson
the boiler He thinks that many OF the stories of
spectators are exaggerated by the excitement OF the
iuONcut. lNc ptOpc Oh tllc hurricane ueCk SUI |
fercd most because roof was their heads, |
against which they were hurled with the spiinters
and fragments. He Is at home and viii soon re.
cover.
= Patrick Fnnigan fireman Of the wcsiHeid, resides |
In Elizabeth street, Edgewater. He Is lying at the
Bellevue Hospital attended by hrs wife.
James MCGEE. wbeelman OF the Wcstleld, resides |
on Montgomery avenue, TonpSinsvilc, and Is twcn.
ty-iOur years OF age. lie was IN the wheelnOuse and
about to ring tie bell, which is the signal tor
the engineer to start, when lie was
Ia. HURLED SIXTY FEET IN THIS AIR
by the explosion He fell on the hurricane deck. |
After he became conscious he ROt up and Joined IN
the efforts to rescue the victims, although scaidel
on the face ana hands and badly bruised. he went
TO his work on one oil the boats yesterday, despite
his injuries.
Robert Crosson another fireman, who was scaidcd
on the right arm and side ana lace, and bruised, |
resides at Edgewatcr, ON Fourth street lie is |
thirty.three years OF age and Is married. lie was
KNOCKED sENSELESS,
but recovered sufficiently 10 carry mis- fellow fire.
man, Patrick Fiupgan, out OF the ruins 10 the Barge
Uiiicc. Yesterday he was at work on The lcrryboat
NorthGeld, although his face 10 horribly injured