The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-08-21
The New York DlSaster.-SCenes and
Incidents.



reached the hospital gates when the
quickly increasing crowd made rush
for the Morgue, pushing aud crowding
for front pl &c to view the horlfying
spectacle. But there were those there
who were drawn thither by the dread
necessity Of looking for those dear mis-.
sing ones for whom they had searched
eagerly elsewhere before daring to think
of the Morgue. That was n possibility
they would net allow themselves to con-
template.
One poor fellow nppcalingly informed
the Warden that they were party of
seven on the boat, all his own family
that his wife was dying ut home, one
child dead ut home, and he was search.
ing Tor the others. In n moment Mr.
Brennan took his arm and led him around
to Inspect the terrible array, now amount
ing to thirty corpVes. "My God" ex-
claimed the poor fellow, "there's my
little lilly" pointing to child about
eighteen months old For while Mr..
Brennan stood holding his hand, mud
after ticketing" the poor little thing
silently drew him away to look for his
other lost ones. Another poor fellow
was almost maddcned MS he searched
among the bodies for his sister, whose
husband had only been dead three
months. She had been seated in the
ladies' cabin, with her only child, boy
five years old, on her lap. They were
both blown into the river by the explo-
sion, and the child, on being rescued,
ran home to his uncle, and exclaimed,
"Mo'her's killed |" 1t was too true
the child escaped unframed; the mother,
in whose laphe was sitting, was wounded
MORALLY.
There on the slabs Of tho Morgue,
with lights around them, and the jets Of
pure water sprinkling their mangled
and scalded bodies, lay thirteen corpses.
There was no room for more. Nearest
the entrance was highly respectable
young woman, % or 20 years OF age,
with clear cut, handsome features, dress
ed in black, who had been drowned.
But for the pallor on her face, she might
have been thought asleep. A woman
lay next to her. This poor woman was
so near her confinement that, when her
body was brought in, her child was half
born. Lying half way between and half
upon these two women was little child
about eighteen months old, fearfully
scllded, and with her body distendel
with sea- water. In the dead-house ad-
joining and in the courtyard were rows
and rows of rough pine collins; some
containing those drowned or killed on
the spot, others those who had died in
the hospitals and who, when stripped OF
their clothes, presented sickening
spectacle. In this courtyard n man mp
pcOred with small bundle in his arms,
and said, Here's another poor little
baby" A man sprang forward, crying,
"Let me look at :" he groaned MS
though his heart would burst, and turn
ing to the hospital man, snid "AIay ]
take her away Il? when did she die p
"About five minutes ago" replied the
man I'm very sorry, hut You emit
take her away tonight" The poor fell
low turned away, saying, perhaps I'd
better not. 1t might kill her mother in
her present state" The mother, too,
was terribly scalded.
AwuoLE FAMILY SHATTERED.
George Elsacsscr, his wife md four
children, three boys aged respectively 1G
years, IL years, 0 years, and little girl
aged 8 years, occupy apartments in
tenemcut-housc Mt "a First avenue. They
all started for Staten Island Sunday, and
were unfortunate in catching the fntal
boat. But one out Of this whole family
escaped uninjured that is the second
eldest boy. The eldest boy was killed
and is now at the Morgue, the youngest
hoy is lost, and us no tidings have been
received is no doubt drowned the little
girl, whom the neighbors MI speak Of in
the highest terms, is placed beside her
brother, while the father and mother are
both in the hospital scaldcl in fright
full manner.
THE BOY VINO SAVED HIS MOTHER.
Close by lay another coffin containing
tlle body Of IL little girl, ono Of the EIsas.
ser family. The lid was removed in
order that her grandfather and her little
brother might identify her before remov-
ing her. The head of the corpse wins so
terribly scalded that the least touch
would have caused the whole scalp to
drop of. On Sunday the whole family,
consisting Of the mother md five chill
drcn started for Staten Island. In the
explosion four Of the children were killed
outright and the mother was blown into
the water The only child left alive,
little boy twelve years old, had the re-
mGkable courage and presence of mind
to seize plank and run it into the water
where his mother was struggling. She
caught hold Of it, the boy drew her in,
and she was saved. The old grandfather
could not suppress his grief, and the
tears ran in streams down on the cover
OF the rude little coffin. Then he would
clasp his little grandson to his breast,
crying, "Oh, my dear boy, my good
little boy, he saved his mothers life.
What would have become Of mo If he
and his mother had gone too"
OPINION OF AN ENGINEER.
We give below the opinion of nm old
engineer of thirty years experience. He
has thoroughly examined the exploded
boiler. He finds the iron to be in very
good condition, free from scale, and
capable Of sustaining double the amount
Of pressure stated by the engineer at the
time Of the explosion. He would ask,
"Was the engineer hurt? Were any Of
the iircmen killed or wounded?" The
engineer says he was in the boiler room
aicw minutes before the explosion, tried
the water, and found three cocks. He
also says he asked tho fireman how the
water was. He replied, Gan right"
A. L