The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-08-05
TlE DIRE DISASTER.
Still Another Victim of the
Westfield Explosion.
The Death Roll Numbers
Ninety-fOur.
Continuation of the Official In
vestigation.
The Captain of the Boat ON
the Stand.
THE STEAM GAUGE OUT OF ORDER.
Condition of the Wounded
at Bellevue.
AID FOR THE SUFFERERS.
THE STEAM GAUGE OUT OF ORDER
Condition of the Wounded
at Bellevue.
AID FOR THE SUFFERERS.
THE GREAT SLAUGHTER.

A week has nearly passed since the metropo-
lis was overshadowed IN a pall OF mourning which
has had parallel for at least twenty years. The
external excitement which It produced In the early
part OF the week has passed away, and the deep
and abiding grief has been transferred from the
and the hospital to the homes OF the stricken
mourners. The light OF many a household
has been extinguished and the JOY OF many
a heart turned TO sadness. The rich and the poor
met their fate together and have gone TO meet their
reward in company. The ninety ODD victims OF
somebody's carelessness or righteousness will not
he missed in the busy throng OF this great city, save
in the lonely Q. the ssssssswng and The be-
reaved, where - 81 - ;,s; ,cgss,es,.. -
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at the tsoe and by the hearthstone. One after an
other is being iadded still TO the already long
list, until to-day we have record OF ninety
four dead and 1l6 injured The totalitv OF the
latter will probably never be 1ully or cor
recty known. Our reporters have done their
utmost to obtain correct Information, but there have
been so manyfransferred TO their homes without any
public record being made that 1t Is scarcely possible
TO arrive at the truth. But we presume no one will
deny that the list is already 1earfully long and
barassing and ir justice fails reach the guilty par
ties we shall begin to think that element in our
society is fearfuy scarce. Already some OF the in
and others to unite their causes together and con-
jointly 10 bring action for damages against
the Staten Island Ferry Company. And be-
lieve some such united effort Will be made.
There is no other way to reach such soul.
less corporations than TO dive deeply into their
pockets and in this way to teach them that human
life cannot always be measured by dollars and cents,
and that they will entrust the lives OF thousands
every day TO the guess WORK OF
IGNORANT ENGINEERS AND EMPLOYEES
they must some day pay dearly Tor the luxury. The
appeal made by The HERALD 10 the Christian women
OF New York has not failed 10 elicit such
response as we believed it would call forth, and
during the past two days large number OF
cody, self-sacridcing ladies have given time and
money toward the alienation Of the suferings Of
those VINO remain still in the hospital Among
the number named yesterday we omitted the name
Of Mrs. NJ J. Philips, lady who has been a visitor
TO that institution for the past twenty years but on
this occasion she has excelled herself in administer.
ing comforts and delicaces to the poor sufferers
There are others, too besdesIthose We have named,
whose modesty would not allow them TO tell their
names nor 10 let their lett hands know what the
night hands accomplish. Nameless they may be in
these columns, but their names registered on
high, and the "cup Of cold water'' which thev have
given 10 their suffering brethren ana sisters will not
pass unre warded In the last great day OF reckoning