New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-08-30
MISSING AND INJURED PERSONS.


Numerous inquiries we're made for missing per-
SONS at the Ninth and Sixteenth Precincts during
Tuesday night by people who supposed that friends
might have been lost On the Riverdale. Among
Others reported missing were Hugo q. Fett and
Ernest Sengstak, importers of No. so Wililam-sI'
who live in Yonkers. Inquiry YESTERDAY
showed they had not taken tno
Riverdale. w. N. A. Harris. superintendent
OF the Belt Line Railroad, was enormously reporVeu
to have been on the boat postal card reeeiveu az
the Sixteenth Precinct said that Miss Jane Lang
fare and her mother, of Tarrytown, had nO' Hono
on the boat w. w. +. Tppey, OF tne si,Sau0
Mountain House. is said to have been on the ooa'
and friend, E. ID. Loring, of No 80 west "en'y-
sixth-st., who had parted from INN on iuesuaS,
made inquiry for him yesterday without ASCERTAIN
ing ANYTHING positively. Mr. Lonng saiu
however that he did not MINK 'na'
Mr.. Tippey sailed on the kiVera are
i. Grenent, a fireman OF the Riverdsle' anu "'n
lam Porter, also of the steamer, were repor'eu
r,,.s,ng and no information had been obtained re-
garding them.
At the New-York Hospital there are three victims
.t ,he disaster. The Rev. Howell Gardeners con-
a;t,on is regarded as dangerous in the extreme lie
uas severely burned by the volumes OF escaping
,team. and his legs were badly scaded by jets OF
boil,nc water Mrs. Gardner is with him constantly.
Yesterday he received many visits from friends ano
relatives though few were admitted. John Salr was
reoorted 70 be doing we'll his wife passed most OF
Gthe day at his bedside. The fracture OF hls thigh
is a simple one, and he is not considered to be In
ANY immediate danger. William II. Henning was
snfferiDg FROM broken collar as well as from
so,,e nreirv serious bruises about the face
and feet He was IN the engine
room at the time of the explosion, ana escaped
through a cloud of steam and streams OF boiling
water leaning overheard the moment no reached
the deck. He was visited By his two SISTERS.
Peter Tanning a deck-hand. who was carried to
the Chambers Street Hospital on Tuesday night Is
now at Bellevue and is dong we'll de was near
ths on gne-roOm at the time of the explosion, ana
was rather seriously burned about the lace anu
hands. ~ O., - oor,od co
have been on the Rlverdale but the report
was not true. Mr. SGahan SAID tast
he took the steamer Chrystenah. which fol,
lowed the i've he sfaed and hs
boats busy about her. We went into Iarrytown'
where Ij0ined my family" IN. 100
George Ruwley and Miss Angie Sawyer OF NO. 10
I.afayette-aye Brooklyn, who were reported miss
inc have telegraphed to their friends announcing
their safe arrival at sing sing, having taAen the
propeller Leader. Of. o.. ho ,.os
on board OF the Riverdae and who was reported as
missing was at home yesterday and Well one was
rescued by tug boat. Albert Hyatt. OF sing Sing
who was reported seriously hurt by the disaster,
was about town as usual. He escaped with but
John Tohin, who lost leg some years ago by an
exploslon OF a cannon at Fourth OF July ceieDra,
zion i'm Yonkers was on board the klverdale ana
received a severe injury his back by lying tlln-
hers He Is now at us home III Ionkers suffering
great pain He was taken on OF as of YauRers
concerning whom great anxiety exlsleu' "li'eu "V
home Tuesday evening"