The New York Herald Newspaper, July 18, 1856, Page 1

WHOLE NO. 7262. APPALLING DISASTERS. FRIGHTFUL RAILROAD COLLISION NEAR PHILADELPHIA A Children’s Excursion Train Wreeked. Forty Persons Killed and Eighty Horribly Mangled. @ICE OF ONE OF THE CONDUCTORS, ‘WAMES OF THE KILLED AND WOUNDED. Burning of the Steamer Northern Indiana on Lake Erie. THIRTY LIVES SUPPOSED TO BE LOST. }LIST OF THE NAMES OF THE SURVIVORS, The Disaster near Philadelphia. {From the Philadelphia Bulletin, July 17.} About nine o’clock this morning, the appalling intelli- gence reached the city, that a collision had occurred upon ‘the North Pennsylvania Railroad, between the regular morning train from Gwynedd, and an excursion train ‘that left the city at five o’clock this morning, with a large party of school children, with their teachers, &c. ‘The particulars, so far as we have been able to glean ‘them from re:iable sources, are as follows:— At five o’clock this morning, a special train of ten cars Jeft the Master street depot with the schools of St. Mi- chael’s Roman Catholic church, in Kensington. The ex- cursion party consisted of between five and six hundred persons, the great majority of whom were children, They intended proceeding to Fort Washington, fourteen and a ‘half miles from the city, where they were to enjoy a pic- nie. ‘OWing tothe number of cars, and the weight of the train, there was some delay, and the conductor, Mr. Al- ired F. Hoppel, finding himself bebind time, pushed for- ward with great rapidity when towards the end of his trip. ‘The regular passenger train for the city left Gwynedd ‘at six e’clock, and reached Camp Hill at six o'clock and 18 minutes. Finding the excursion train had not yet ar- tived, Mr. Wm. Vaustavoran, the conductor, determined ‘ot to wait for it,and his train was moving along when ithe expected train came thundering on around a curve, at the rate of 35 milesan hour, A collision of course en- ued with the most appalling consequences. ‘The down train escaped without serious damage, but the scenc presented by the excursion train was tearful. ‘The three forward cars of the train were crushed com- Pletely to pieces, and the wreck, mingling with that of ‘the locomotive, took fire, and the flames communicated ‘to the other cars of the train. The two next cars after ‘the three, that were wrecked outright took fire, and were entirely consumed. ‘The inmates ofthe three forward cars were completely up with the wreck, and a large number of them killed outright. There were probably fifty per- pons in each of the three cars, and the lowest estimate we heard fixes the number of killed at fifty, while it was fear- fed the dread aggregate would reach one hundred. When our informant left the spot every effort was being jade to resue the wounded and the bodies of the dead ‘from the wreck. Everything was in the wildest con- , aud it was of course impossible, under the cir- nces, to arrive with any certainty atthe number the victims, or to pretend to obtain any particulars as their names. Henry Harris, the engineer of the excursion train, was to pieces and killed iustantly; and John Bagans, the reman, is among the missing,and it is believed he is the wreck. As soon as the dreadful inteljigence reached the city a was despatched with all possible speed from the street depot, with physicians and other assist- One of our reporters, on hearing the news, imme- ately repaired to the office of the company, at Front and illow streets, but the 10 o'clock train bad just left the thon. He then proceeded along the line of the road to the depot of the company, where he found the vice it and engineer of the road at the depot, which He was informed that an attempt had been made to bavd-cars along the road to the scene of the acei- but they Lad been immediately surrounded by the mob, and jhe police and the emploxés of the company the utmost dificulty in keeping them from being run with, ‘The excitement at the Willow street station was also in- . Excited crowds were eagerly inquiring for the intelligence from the scene, while those who had on the ill-fated train were in the most dreadful ition of suspense. ‘The news of the accident having been widely circulat- 4 large number of persons who imagimed their friends ve among the injured, also proceeded to the outer The excitement among the pedestrians, the majority of hom were females, appeared to increase as they reached Cobocksink station. Particulars—Fall List of the Killed and Wounded. One of our reporters has just returned from the scene the disaster, and furnishes the appalling particulars, follows — THE WOUNDED, 1, Joba Devine, cut in the head, residing in Cadwal- street, below Master, 2. Barney Green, grocer, Lehigh below Master street; Jeg cut off. 3. James McDonough, right arm cut off—residing in achington street, near Master & John Ryan, both legs cut of—residing in Cadwal- jer street, near Master. 6. Jobn Kelly, residing in Germantown road, near Jef. street, band badly cut. 6. John Branker, right leg broken—residing at Ger. town road and Fourth street. 7. James Mahony, left foot crusbed—residing in Adams fear Washington. 6. Rernard Ranoban, both legs cut of—residing in low Lill street, below Jefferson @. Willam Lee, engineer of the locomotive Aramingo, saped urfhurt. His train was going very slow. 10. Geo. W. Biehl, fireman of the same train, escaped. 11. Joseph Edwards, the baggage master of the do rain, had Gis lég broken; residing in Cherry street; family, and was taken to the hotel at Fort Washington 12. Bernard Masterson, Philip street, above Jefferson end and legs crushed badly; cannot survive. 18. Peter Curran, fourteen years; resides in Washing atreet, below Jefferson ; left foot crushed; right thigh tuised 14. Aaron E. Hallowell, residing in Horseham town itp, Montgomery county, slightly bruised. 16. Patrick Hickey, residing in Washington street, near ferson; skull fractured, 16. Heury Marvy, engineer of up train; rushed; not expected to live, (since dead.) 17. Devid #. Kelly, resides in Second street, below ranklin; ear cut off and head bruised, 18. Alvert Hopple, conductor of up train; badly in red; resides in Kensington. 19. Aeron Jacoby, residing at 130 Adama street; head rhised and ribs broken. 20. James Conlin, lives in Washington street, near mm; head dreadfully lacerated and both legs dreadfully 2%. Thomas Kelly, 10 years of ago, loft leg crushed; 1 at No. 15 Thompson street. @. Bridget Quinn, head dreadfully cut; residing in nk street, near Jefferson. 93. David Marlow, 12 years of age, residing at Jeffor. and Washington streets, cut about the head and iba crushed. 94. Michae! Bedford, residing st Randolph and Poplar streets, badly burned about the legs and head. Not ex- pected to recover. 25. James Mahoney, residing in new Third street, near Oxford; cut over the eye and legs crushed. 26 Timothy O'Leary, residing in Washington street, near Jefferson; legs badly injured. 27. Margaret Quinn, 15 years of age, cut about the head; residing in Pink street, near Jefferson. 28. Elizabeth Gun, residing in Charlotte street, near Thompson; owt severely about the head. 29. Patrick Mclutyre, residing in Washington street, near Jefferson; badly cut about the head. 80. John Day, seven years of age, right ankle sprained. Residence in Heimes street, near Cadwallader and Master streets. 31. Mary Dougherty, residence No. 130 Adams street; badly cut about the head. 82. John Mahoney, residing in Adams street, near Co- lumbia avenue; leg broken. 88. William Street, residing at No. 1 Beach street, be- tween Coates and Green streets; both legs broken. 24. David Foley, residing at the corner of Phillip and Jefferson streets; cut about the bedy. 85. Michael O’Brian, residing in Adams strect, near Jefferson ; legs crushed, and back dreadfully injured. 36. James Bradley, residing in Phillip street, above Jefferson; ankle sprained. 87. James Early, residing in Cadwallader street, near Oxford; one leg broken, and seriously bruised. 88. Mary McAleer, residing in Hancock, near Third street; both legs horribly crushed. She cannot survive. 39. Julia Streehan, residing in Maiden street, near Beach; badly bruised and somewhat cut. 40. Charles Sheick, aged 15 years, residing at No. 312 St. John street; leg injured. 41. Catherine Neelis, residing in Adams street, near Jefferson; bruised about the head, 42, Francis Sharp, residing in Pink street, near Master, crushed about the stomach and legs. Probably fatally injured. 43. Wm. McQuigan, residing in Jefferson street, near Cadwallader; both feet crushed,,and badly bruised about the head and body. 44. Alex. Allen, residing in Cadwallader street, below Oxford; legs broke, and cut about the head. 45. Agnes Donovan, aged 10 years, residing in Howard street, near Master; left arm broken and backYbruised. 46. Catherine Donovan, residing in Howard street, near Phonix; back badly bruised. 47. Casey Craner; badly buised. Could not tell her re- sidence. 48. John McClaren, residing in Second street, above Franklin. Badly bruised about the breast, Ribs broken. 49. John Campbell, residing in Lloyd’s court, near Cad- wallader street, badly cut about the head. 50. Johnny Campbell, infant, cut seriously about the head; a son of J. Campbell. 61. Ann Campbell, residing in Lloyd’s court, near Cad- wallader street, dreadfully cut about the head. 62. John Bagens, freman of the up train, awfully cut and bruised; resides in Adams, above Columbia—a single man. 68. John Ryans, residing in Second street, below York; botn legs broken—cannot recover. 64. Elizabeth Corr, 12 years of age, residing at Oxford and Columbia streets, cut about the head. 65. Mary Ann, residing at No. 1 Peach street, between Green and Coates, right hand crushed and head badly cut. 56. William Dugan, residing in Master street, near Fourth, dreadfully cut and bruised about the back. 67. Daniel Dugan, 18 years, residing at the same place, and a brother of William; right leg broken and left leg crushed. 68. Francis Fluery, residing in Master street, near Germantown road; right leg and left collar bone broken. 69. John Callohan, resides in Adams street, above Co- lumbia; back supposed to be broken and legs bruised. 0. Henry O’Brian, resides in Adams street, near Ox- ford; both legs broken and dangerously injured. 61. Ellen McElroy, resides in Cadwallader street, gear Oxford; right leg broken. 62. Catherine Cokely, living in Lloyd’s court, near Germantown road; badly cut about the head and arms, legs dreadfully bruised. 63. Michael Cokely, (six years,) residing in Lioyd’s court; cut over the eye. 64. Michael Cokely, residing in Jefferson street, near Washington; dreadfully bruised. 65. Jane Devlin, residing in Washington street, below Jeflerson ; cut very badly and leg burned. 66. Anne McGurke, residing at the same house; right foot dreadfully crushed. 67. Mary O’Daniel, residing corner of Dauphin and Jefferson streets; back and hip bruised. THE DEAD. 1. Hugh Campbell, residing in Jefferson street, between Cadsvallader and Washington, aged 15. 2. Mary Lilly, residing im Charlotte street, burned up in the cars. 3. James McIntyre, 16 years of age, dead; residing in Washington street, above Jefferson. 4. Mr. ——, unknown white man, burned up, Nothing left but a few bones and his shoes. 6. Mrs, ——, unknown white woman, dreadfully man- gled. 6. Miss ——, unknown white girl, dressed in white, bead crushed. 7. —— Dugan, residing In Master street, below Ger- mantown road. 8. —— ——, unknown white man, head crushed. 9. Jobn Riners, dead. Resided in Cadwallader street, second door below Oxford. 10. James Hickey. Resided corner of Philip and Jef- ferson streets, dead and missing. é 11. Rev. Daniel Sheridan, of St. Michael's church, dead. Resided in Second street, above Master. He was crush- ed in a dreadful manner between two cars. 12, William Barnard, residing in Cadwallader street, near Master, was burned up before he could be rescued 13. Henry Harris, engineer, died on the way to the cars. His injuries were ofa dreadful character. He was aged 21 years. ' M4. Jobn Tutson, near Frankford road and Washington avenue. Employed in a machine shop. 15. James Rey, residing in Cadwallader street, below Oxford. Body dreadfully crushed. 28. Bleven teddies of men and women and two children; were turned to death in one car. The names are unknown. They were caught under the side of ome of the cars and roast el alive. When we saw the remains Oey presented a hor rible spectacle. 38. The mutilated remains of four men and women anda child were dug from beneath the engine anil tender. 34. The remains of a small child were found under the ruins of the engine, in the ash pan. 40, The remains of six other bodies were raked out of the ashes, and placed om the grass opposite to where the accident happened, The killed, as given in the above list, amount to no less thirty-nine persons, and the wounded to sixty-nine, These numbers wiil probably be increased, as some of the wounded will probably die, and there are some whose injuries are not known. Account by Another Reporter. The locomotive Aramingo, under charge of Conductor Wm. Vanstavoren, left Fort Washington station, one and & half miles below Gwynedd, at 6 o'clock 14min. There were only about twenty passengers on the train, which consisted of a locomotive, a tender, a smoking and bag. gage car, and the passenger car. When the train was at the station the conductor in- quired if the excursion train bad arrived. A gentleman answered in the negative. The conductor said “ they onglit to be up,” and immediately gave the word “right” —the bell was rong and the train proceeded down ata slow rate—the engineer constantly seunding his whistle. The collision took place about 100 yarda north of Dewey's lane, and twelve and a half miles from Philadelphia. The wp train was drawn by locomotive Shackamaxon, Wm, Harris, engineer, who was so dreadfully injured that’ he soon died, The train was under the charge of conductor A. Hop- ple, who had one of his legs broken. They were going at a rapid rate, and as the trains met ata short curve, could not diseern the train coming down until they were within a few yards of each other. The up train consisted of twelve passenger cars, a bag. gage car, a locomotive and tender. It is estimated that there were over eleven hundred persons on this train, of which over one-halt were small children. The next down train left Gwynedd at 7:22, and arrived at the scene of the disaster at 740—the proper time. MORNING EDITION—FRIDAY, JULY 18, 1856. Conductor Heury Keyser and the engineers of the loco- motive “‘Cobocksink’’ at once aet to work, and rendered every assistance that bumanity could dictate. They served water, procured settees, physicians, and did everything that it was possible for any men to do. ‘The crash of the two trains was distinctly heard at the hotel at Fort Washington, and fora distance of over a mile out at Dewey’s Lane. All the physiclans in the neighboring towns were sum- moned to the place and used their best efforts to relieve the wounded. Among those present were:— Dr. J. McCrea, of Chestnut Hill. Dr. 8. R. S. Smith, of Chestnut Hill. Dr. A. R. Egbert, of Chestnut Hilt. Dr. Chas. P, Bolten, of Edge Hill. Dr. John A. Martin, of White Marsh, Dr. M. Newbury, of White Marsh. ‘The most horrible sight of all was that of the burning cars, for in a few moments after the collision the fre spread rapidly through the broken remnants, burning and roasting to death nineteen men, women and children. ‘The groang and shouts of the wounded, and those held by the legs and arms to the burning wreck were of a charac- ter to appal the bravest heart. A row of men was at once formed, and buckets used 10 extinguish the flames, but they were unsuccessful. A large number of persons were taken from the wreck slightly bruised, who made hairbreadth escapes from being burned to death. ‘The farmers in the vicinity rendered every assistance in their power, except one man, who demanded $10 for a wagon to go a mile for a physician. Among those particuiarly active were Mr. Charles P. Wentz, Mr. C. Spencer and Mr. Wm. Sheetz. The locomotive Cohocksink, under charge of Mr. Wm. Shultz, Superintendent of Motive Power, went up at 10 o'clock, and brought down a portion of the dead and wounded, The scene, upon the arrival at Master street, beggars description—the fathers and mothers and relatives of the excursiouists having assembled there to the number of about 2,000, to learn the result of the dreadful catas- trophe, Officers Charles Burns, John McCourt, John Sailor and others of the Seventeevth ward went up and rendered every assistance in their power. Mr. John H. Ainsworth, the Superintendent of the Bag- gage Department, was on the down train, but escaped un- injured. He made an almost superhuman effort to rescue those in the burning cars, and was particularly attentive to the wounded, Mir. Stephen A. Winslow, one of the most efficient re- porters of the Philadelphia press, was a passenger in the down train, but escaped without injury. Statement of Mr. Wm. Swaim. Mr. Wm. Swaim was at Chestnut Hill, about three miles distant, when the disaster occurred; be immediately hastened to the spot, and be furnishes us with the follow- ing particulars of the catastrophe that came under his own observation:— The scene was the most awful I ever witnessed. Of five cars nothing was left standing but the wheels, every bit of woodwork was totally destroyed. A number of the dead were lying ina heap so dreadfully burned that you could not tell whether they were men or women. Among these was, it is belleved, the Rev. Mr. Sheridan, priest of St. Michael’s Church, Hoe was with the excur- sion party, and his body was not found. ‘Under the ruins the bodies of some fifteen or eighteen persons could be seen. No portion of them could be reached, but their limbs—hbere a leg protruded and there an arm or @ head—could be discovered. The cars could be seon burning for a distance of four miles, and the Chestnut Hill fre company hastened to the spot. and by their exertions in extinguishing the flames, served ma- terially in the work of rescuing the dead. The people around the neighborhood hastened to th» dreadful scene, and by every means in their power as- sisted in the relief of the wounded. Fortunately, there ‘was a quantity of ice and ice cream on the train; this was given to the wounded; it refreshed them greatly. Doctors Jacoby, Egbert and Smith, of Chestnut Hill, and Dr. Newberry, of White Marsh, were among the physicians who were early upon the spot, and who did everything in their power to assist the wounded. There was but one house in the itomediate vicinity, and this was thrown open to the receptiou of the sufferers. As the train of baggage cars sent up from the city ap- proached the spot the scene beggared all description; e@me from the city who had friends on the excursion jumped out before the train stopped, and sought their fiends, who, too often, were dead or horribly mutilated. Their shrieks would mingle with those of the dying. Men Jeft their work for miles around, and came to the spot and rendered all the assistance in their power. Many were helping to remove the locomotive, under which were many bodies; the beat was so intense that it was almost impossible to render any assistance to those in the ruins. ‘The Congress engine and Hose company, of Chestnut Hill, arrived on the ground about 9 «’clock, and began to play on the fire. Among those known to be dead wore the following :— Fathor Sheridan (but not yet recognized), Jamos Motntyre, an adult, John Bradley, adult, Marvaret Meany, aged about 16. Hugh Campbell, aged about 16. Wm. Barnard, advit. John Maguire, adult. The following were among the wounded Bernard "onahan, a boy; both legs broken. Patrick MeIntyre, adult; badly wounded. James Manning, adult; one leg off. Frank Sharp, William Dugan, Mrs. Gunn, Patrick Hickey, Michael Belford, Margaret Dougherty, Patrick Melntyre and Catherine Corkley, were all very badly wounded, Some of them will not recover. Latest from the Scene of the Accident. One of our reporters, who has just returned from the scene of the terrible railroad disaster, gives the following additional particulars: — A train which started from the scene at 2PM. brought down about 20 of the wounded. ‘The body of Father Sheridan had been recovered and brought down in this train. The body of Mr. Hopple was also brought down. Jobn Hurley, residing at Cadwatlader aud Oxford streets, who bad bis back and hips severely injured, was also brought down. ‘The bodies of those who were burned beyond recogni- tion have been gathered together. in biackemith shop near where the accident occurred wo counted nineteen burned bodies, three of whom wore certainly females. The rest were supposed to be men, but it cannot be told with certainty. Under a temporary shed lie the bodies of eight other buman beings so charred as to be utterly unrecogniza ble. Near where the engines came in collision portions of human bodies lie among the smoking timbers, the bent up tron and displaced rails. Those of the wounded who were not brought down in the two o'clock train are receiving attention at the Fort Washington Hotel and another tavern near the scene. A number of physicians from the city and German. town were on the ground carly. Among them were Drs 8. Wier Mitebell, H. Smith, P. P. Bayard and Caleb Hornor. The train at two o'clock consisted of three of the cars of the exoursion train (one of which was considerably smashed up,) and one other. The wounded were placed ‘on the seats as comfo tably as circumstances would per mit, and every attention possible was shown by the phy- sicians, the employees of the road, the police in charge of the train, and by the friends of the victims. The scene in the cars beggars description for horror. Every conceivable kind and degree of wound was to be seen, and nothing save agony from the wounded er their afflicted friends and relatives met one’s eyes at every turn, ‘The train was run to town quite slowly and carefully, and as it passed along crowds of persons from the road sides and the windows of dwellings on the line of the road gazed mournfully upon the cars and their disastrous freight. Shortly before 2 o'clock the train moved slowly into the Cobooksink depot, and it was immediately beset by an anxious, earnest, tearful crowd of men, women, end ebildren, who pressed eagerly forward to the doors of the cars and were kept back with great difficulty SOME NOTIOR OF TH SCRE. The place where the accident occurred is called Camp Hill station. It is 14 miles from Philadelphia. The road curves twice, so that, at say 500 yadra the approaching locomotives could not be seen by their respective engi- neers. The ground of the road is “ made,’”’ an embankment running along for about 100 or 160 yards. This embank- ment is about twenty-six feet in height. ‘Tho track is single, and when the locomotives rushed 80 fatally together they rose on end, their fire boxes nearly touched, the wheels were knocked off, and they turned over, and now lie side by side in the same direc- tion, which is nearly square across the road. Three of the cars of the excursion train caught fire like a flash, and in a very few moments nothing was left of them but the wheels, the other iron work, anda few charred timbers and smouldering pieces of the human frame. There are two hotels, one dwelling house, a blacksmith shop and a small shed within about 300 yards of the Bcene, and to these places the wounded were first carried Not a tree is to Le seen for a considerable distance on any side, and the glaring sun beat down upon the dead, the wounded, their rescuers, and their balf crazy friends who were flocking to the scene, all running on foot, in ‘wagons, and every species of vehicle that could be pro- cured in the city, As most of the victims, or a greater portion, were Irish, of course the demonstrations of grief which met one’s helpless,ears were of the most violent character. They surpassed anything within the range of the reportorial experience. THE NUMBER OF THE DEAD AND WOUNDED—COMING INTO TOWN, ETC., ETC. Of course, as everything is yet in confusion, it is im- possible to say how many lives have been lost by this most terrible calamity. The estimates vary, but from our personal observation we should place the number at from forty to forty-five, aud from fifty to seventy wound- ed more or less severely. Even in our burried passage along the cars we had time to observe the genuine heroism which is never wanting at these scenes of terror. Every woman who was not herself injured seemed to be attending to some wounded person, or, mayhap, watching a corpse. Every man or boy was willing to give way—to do al! he could to relieve the suffering which permeated the whole at- mosphere. We did not tear a cry or groan from any one. Every one seemed to, at least, bear suffering in silence, if they could dono more, A large number of the victims reside in Kensington, along the Germantown road end the adjacent streets, and, as we passed down to the office, it really seemed as if the whole city was mourning—everywhere we saw grief, sympathy, suffering—those sad evidences of the fallen estate of humanity. We might spend hours dilating on the accident and its consequences, but time scarcely permits a brief synopsis ef the most*vivid features. The cause of the disaster has not yet been pronounced on, and we have heard nothing which would authorize us publicly to lay tho blame on the shoulders of any person or persons. TELEGRAPHIC. Pwapetema, July 17—10 P. M. Public opinion has settied pretty conclusively that the accident is to be attributed to the recklessness of Van- stavoren, the conductor, His train had stopped in front of the Fort Washington Hotel, and a minute before his time, by the card table, he fealled to a friend who was eating breakfast to “hurry on board.” His friend said, “The up train 1s not in yet.” He replied, “Well, I will go on nevertheless.’’ He burried his passengers aboard; started off slowly, but had not gone three hundred yards before the colhsion occurred. He leaped off without sus- taining serious injuries, but was almost frantic on wit- nessing the ead result of his recklessness. He subse- quently committed suicide by swallowing arsenic at his rosidence in Buttonwood street. William Lee, the engineer of the same train, has been arrested, to await the investigation about to be made by Corouer Delavan. Four bodies were brought Cown from the econe of the accident this evening. ‘They were burned to a crisp. Three were recoguived by their fiends; the other is un- known. The wounded number about eighty, one-fourth of whom, itis thought, will not survive. Fractured labs are very numerous, and about ten have both legs broken. ‘The vicinity of tho disaster, as well as the Washington street depot, have been scenes of mort interse excite- ment, and violence is feared by some against the pro- perty of the company. About four thousand tickets for the excursion were sold. The second train was about starting when the news of the calamity reached the depot. St. Michael's church has a very numerous congrega- tion, in the upper section of Kensington, Rev. Mr. Loch- ran being pastor, His two assistant priests—Mesers. Sheridan apd O’Connell—were on the train, and he de- signed following in the second train. DREADFUL ACCIDENT ON LAKE ERIE. Burning of the Steamer Northern Indiana. THINTY TO FORTY LIVES REPOUTED LOST—NAMES OF THE SAVED. Berrato, July 17, 1866. The steamer Northern Indiana took fire about eleven o'clock this morning, while on her voyage to Toledo, and was burned t the water's edge. Thirty to forty of the Passengers are reported as being lost. ‘The following passengers and crew wore taken of by the etcamer Miseissippi — J.D. Redfield, of Janesville. William H. Cox, of Ogdensburg. A. Stockbridge, of Hartford. Caroline Turner, of Rome, Me, Bridget Glynn and four children, of New York. Philo Durfee and Dr. Thomas C. Moffatt, of Staten Island. Matthew Brown, of Toledo. Jane Traver and child, of Cleveland, Oswego county. John 8. Whitbeck, do. Ann, George and Eli Ladeard, English emigrants. Elizabeth Kortz, of St. Pauls. Edward J. Giles, of Worcester. Cicero Fowtey and wife, of Tally, N. ¥. Jolin M. and Matthew Farrar, of Manchester, N. H. Henry D. Lewis, of Elmira. Azro Gof and wife, of Erie. W. W. Nims and wife, of Tully, N. ¥. Fiza J. Shoemaker, of Maumee City. Harrietta Kraya, of Fngland; and who has loet her hus- bond, father, mother and twe children, of Brooklyn. Thomas Just, wife and six children, of Brooklyn. Mary Ann Dasson and child, of Scotland, &. Hi. Curtiss, of lowa. Jobn W. Hallock, of Long Island, Ann Phefter, of Buffalo. John Graves and wife, and Chartes Graves, of Builalo, J. Frand and Robt, Stalker, of Brockport, Betsy ©. Hill, of Dexter, N.Y. Thos. Dooley, sister and two children, of Brooklyn. Henry Ackley and wife, of Woodstock, N. B. Matthew Gibson, of New York. Samue} Emerson, of Buflalo. Claus Haft, ot Titinois. J. W. Porter, of Syracuse. Jos. R. Pitz, of Hartford. Edward Browley, of England, Jobn D. Halee, of Buffalo, James Quest, of New York. Jas M. Bradbury, of Schenectady S. Harkout, of Niagara county. D. A. Crawfoot, of Tully, N. ¥. W. H. Thurston, of California. Joseph Twitchell, of Old Town, Me. Dr. 8. H. Carey and wife, of Wisconsin, who baye lost their son. C. Goodrich, of Syracuse. Thomas Dannis, of Elmira. James H. Cole, of Little Falla, Benjamin Paine, of Ogdensburg. Fil Seages, of St. Mary's, La, Joviah Stowell, of Michigan. Nathan Chonte, of Michigan. F. W. Clany, of Michigan. Red Riley, of Rochester. KE. Moo, of Wisconsin, J. A. Castle, of Syracuse, James MeQuillon, of Salem, &a, Fldridge Blanchard, of Augusta, Me. C. H. Warner, of Rochester. Rey. J. M. Presslin, of Indiana, whose brother is drowned, C. T. Dudman, of West Needham, Mass. Jobn Elisworth, of Saratoga. Lewis Charbiors, of Montreal. Milo Doty, of Hartford. Lewis Wood, of St. Louis. Capt. Pheatt, commander of the Northern Indiana, was not on board of her, being sick and confined to his room, ‘2 Buflalo. W. H. Welmore, first officer ;A.Dolendon, second do.; C. E. Marsh, clerk; J. Godwin, steward; Frank and John Farrar, first and second engineers; Philip Houghton, third do., and thirty-eight ¢thers of the crow were saved. ‘There are 15 or 20 missing who were known to be on board, but it is supposed they were saved by the pro- peller Republic and a schooner that assisted in picking up the passengers. A committee appointed for the purpose collected from the passengers of the Mississippi between two and three hundred dollarsin aid of the sufferers. Alleged Extensive Frauds in Wall Street. ARREST OF THE PRESIDENT, SECRETARY AND TWO TRUSTEES OF THE INTERNATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY—ALLEGED OVER ISSUE OF STOCK TO THE EXTENT OF SEVERAL THOUSAND DOLLARS. A few days ago Mr. Charles W. Ogden, Vice President of the International Insurance Company of this city, ap. peared befure Justice Connolly, and peeterred a charge of fraud against the President, Secretary and two Trustees of thecompany. The complainant, in his affidavit, al- leges that Moses Starbuek acted as President of the above company trom the month of February last to the 27th of June ult. ; that William H. Starbuck, a son of the former, acted as secretary pro tem., and that John W. Latson and James A. Requa acted as trustees during that period; that on the 12th of June last, the above parties transfer- red the effects of said company to the extent of $1,000 without the authortty or knowledge of the board of direc- tors; that they procured to be signed or did sign false and fraudulent certificates of stock, 3,390 shares of said company, valued at $50 per share; that on the Lith of May last, the accused, acting in the capacity of officers and trustees of the above company, did sign four promis sory notes of debt for the sum of $5,000; that the issuing and selling of said certificates of stock by the accused was effected without the consentof the directors of the com- pany, and that it was done in violation ot the charter and jaws of the above corporation. Attached to the affidavit were blank certificates of stock, which it is alleged were prepared to the amount of $227,500, by the accused to be filled up and signed by them, and which were to be delivered to Messrs. Latson &Requa. The aggregate amount of notes issuedgabove the stock was, according to Mr. Ogden’s affidavit, $20,000. Upon the strength of the above affidavit, a warrant was isened for the arrest of the above parties. Yesterday morning all the above parties, with the exception of Latson, were brought before the magistrate, by officer Dickson, of the Lower Police Court, when they were held for a hearing, which is to come off to-day. Mr. Latson is “now confined to his bed in consequence of severe ilineas, and it will be some days yet ere he will be sufficiently recovered to attend at Court. ‘The complaint against the above parties is made under the new law a to the over-issue or transfer of stock by officers of banks or insurance companies, aud which was enacted by the Legislature with a view to prevent Schuylerism in this State. ‘The defendants in this case state that when the exami- nation takes: ee, and the whole truth is elicted, their con- duct will be fully justified by the public. United States District Court. Before Hon. Ju¢ge Betts. THE CASE OF THE SLAVER BRAMAN. JvLy 17.—In the case of the United States us. Josephi P. De Cunha, charged with fitting out the slaver Braman, the jury rendered a verdist of not guilty, Gilmour alias Three Fingered Jack, was found guilty of ‘an assault with @ dangerous weapon, on the cook of the ship Cherubim but being recommended to mercy by the Jury, was sentenced to fourteen days imprisonment. Police Intelligence. Tum Late Powmicat Array at THR Merroroutan Ho- vet.—Bushred W. Vick, the South Carolinian who as- ranited Mr, Jacob Stanwood, of Massachusetts, in the saloon of the Metropolitan Hotel, and against whom complaint for aesanit and battery was made on Wodnes- was arrested yesterday by one of the officers at tached to the Third District Police Court, don beim ‘ed betore J Brennan, at the Essex Market ‘¢ Court, was held to bail in the sum of $300 to answer large betore the August term of the Court of General s. No exumination in the case wok 3 From the statements of several persons who witnessed the afiray, it would appear that Vicks was the ag- gressor, It appears thaton the night in question, Mr. Manwood found a friend of his engaged in rather violeut conversation with Mr. Vicks, relative to the Sumner ajt- rage, and fearing that a collision mfght take place, he led the excited arty out of the saloon, and as he thought calmed the troubled waters. But he was much mistaken, for on his return, Vicks enquired of him, (usiag some. what insulting language at the time,) what right he had to interfere in the matter. The gentioman from Massa. chusetts retorted very coolly, by ing that he did not cesire to hold any conversation with him. Whereupon Vicks it is said became evraged, and attacked Mr. Stan- wood in the most chivalrous style with a cane, striking him repeatedly across the head and back, and inflicting very severe injuries. We understand that Mr, Staawood has determined to eed civilly against Mr, Vicks, and Ubat the latwer has held to bail in the sum of $5,000 to answer the result of @ sult 0 come of iu the Superior Court. Snoorisa Arrnay ix THe Bowsry.—About one o'clock yesterday morning a serious shooting affray occurred in the drinking saloon of Jobn Carland, situated at the cor ner of Hester street and the Bowery, between two men, named Vatrick Mathews and Stephen Wilson. Pistols were drawn on both sidea and frequent shots were ex- changed, but strange to say, neither of the combatants had the pleasure of betug honorably wounded. As soon as powder and bali were exbausted on both sides, the parties resumed the fight in rough-and tumble styic. Ma- thews succeeded in flooring hia antagonist, and when he bad Wilson in a horizontal position he beat him ina severe manner about the head and face with the butt end of hit pietol. Officer Barnstead, of the Tenth ward police, hearing the noise occasioned by the affray, bastened to the spot, and interfered just in time to save the life of Wilson, who was receiving deadly punishment at the bands of Mathews. officer could not arrest Ma- ume, for bim to attend to the wants of the injured man first, and accordingly he conveyed him to his residence, No. 46 Forsyth street, where a doctor was cailed in to attend bim, Mathews, who holds a position in the Custom House, was engaged i hooting affray with Couneiiman Kerrigan a short time ago Was convicted ai ‘Wilson is also a Custom House rioting in Tammany Hall official, and has, for some time past, been on very bad No complaint before @ magistrate terms with Mathews. has yet been made. IxscRED IN A Pion. —A man named Millage Styles was brought to the Tenth ward station house on Wednesday night, by officer Slowey, suffering from asevere cut in the forehead, received @hile e d in @ disturbance in a gropgery in Forsyth strect. The district surgeon was called upon to dress the wound, after whieh injured man waa conveyed to his residence. No arrest. CHARGE oF RecriviNe StoeN Goons. —Rdward W. Ross, residing at 206 Ceire street, was taken into custody yee- terday by Serjeant Martin, of the Third District Police Court, on charge of having received some pocket knives with a guilty knowledge, and which, it was alleged, wore nfrom Peter Murray, hardware merchant, of 36 lane. The sceused was held to bail in the sum 000 to answer the charge preferred against him. Atiscen Wire Menper iv tie Twenty emer Warn. Mrs. Coyle, the woman who was 80 severely beaten by her husband, Thomas Coyle, on the 10th inst., died on Wednesday night from the effects of her injuries. Coro. ner Gamble being notified of the occurrence proceeded to the Twenty first ward station house, and held an in- quest upon tae body of deceased. It appeared from the evidence adduced before the Coroner that on Thursday, the 10th inst., deceased being enciente, her hashand entered her room at 654 Second avenue, and demanded some money from her. Mrs. Coyle refused to comply with her busband’s request, whereupon he beat and kicked her in a shocking manner, accused was arrested at the time of the occurrence, and was committed to prison to await the result of bis wife's injuries, Mrs, Coyle was conveyed to Bellevue Hospital, where she «lied from the effects of an abortion produced by the beating received on the 10th inst. The prisoner was drunk when he ee the eens gh “ r cn and Xd for the purpose of procuring drink e demanded money from deceased. The jury im this case rendered a verdict of ‘Death by puerperal convulsions, the result of inju- ries received at the hands of Thomas Coyle, her hus. band, on the 10th day of July, 1866, at 654 Second avenue.” Upon the rendition of the verdict Coroner Gamble committed the prisoner to the Tombs to await the action of the Grand Jury. Deceased was 28 years ot age, and was a native of Ireland. Krtuep my Faruixe Ort oF 4 Wixpow.—An inquest was held yesterday upon the body of a child, two years named Howard Rockfellow, who was killed by fallin. of the window of his parents’ residence, 264 Se: street; during the absence of the mother from the ¢ . * Accidental death, THE NEW YORK HERALD. PRICE TWO, CENTS. IMPORTANT FROM ENGLAND. Virtual Settlement of the Central American Question. Important Negotiations between Eng- land and Honduras, THE BAY ISLANDS TO BE CEDED TO THE LATTER, THE ENLISTMENT QUESTION. The Interesting Debate in the British Parliament. Proposed Occupation of Turkey by the English, The United States mail steamship Fulton, Capt. Wotton, from Havre on July 2, and Southampton on July 3, at IL o’clock, A. M., arrived at this port at eleven o’clock yes- terday morning. ‘Our private advices by the F. are of considerable import- ance. We are informed by our correspondent in Londoa, of the actual settlement of the Central American question, by an arrangement between England and Honduras, te cede the Bay of Islaxds—the bone of contention—to the latter Our correspondent’s letter gives some of the de- tails of this important event. ‘The quarterly returns of the revenue have been pub- lished, and despite the war the result is most satisfactory. ‘The Customs returns show an increase of about £660,000 on the year; the Excise a decrease of nearly £300,000, Sueb an entire absence of disturbance in the national re- ‘sources at the close of a war is unprecedented. Intelligence from the Crimea to the 2st ult., states that only 2,000 Frenchmen remained there. News from the Mediterranean informs us that during the week end- ing June 27, more than 12,600 troops from the Crimea had arrived. Tbe American clipper Ocean Herald wae there, with 1,600 infantry. Lord Gough had arrived ia the Banshee, and had taken his departure for Paris with- out attracting much rotice. Southern Sebastopol is to be made a first rate fortress, but on an entirely new plan. Nicolaieff, being the prin- cipal fort, is to be the war port for the future fleet. The Ruseian army in the Caucasus and on the Turkish froa- tiers in Asia had been reinforced, The guard and grena- dier corps will remain at St Petersburg and Novogorod. Moscow will be the great depot for the reserves, and the six “active” army corps will form a great chain extend- ing from Odesea across Warsaw to the Baltic. Prince Frederick William of Prussia had taken his de- parture from London on a visit to the Queen. The banker Meyer, accused of corrupting the telogra- phic clerks on the Continent, was tried upon his appeal and acquitted. Prince Gortschakoff, the Russian Foreign Minister, had taken the route through Dresden and Berlin, on his re- turn from Vienna to St. Petersburg. His visit to Prussia and Sexony is thought to have had reference to the De- nubian Principalities. Mr. and Mrs. Barney Williams, of American notoriety, were delighting large audiences at the Adelphi theatre, London, by their admirable personations of the “Iriah Boy” and “Yankee Girl.” Our London Correspondence. Loxvon, July 2, 1856. The Central American Question Settled—Treaty Between England and Homduras—England Cedes Back the Bay Islands—Mr. Dallas Agrees to Respect the Treaty—Atté- tude of Great Britain on he Mosquito Question, de., dic. Tam enabied to give you most important informa tion, It is nothing less than the complete and satistao- tory settlement of all the questions in dispute between the United States and Great Britain, The first and most knotty of these questions was thas in relation to the islands in the Bay of Honduras, which were taken possession of by England in 1839, aad were erected into a colony by the Queen in 1852. It bas been held on the part of the United States that the act of colonization for these islands wat om infraction of the Clayton-Bulwer treaty of 1860, by which both governments pledged themselves not to occupy or fortify, or colonise, or assume oF exercise any dominion over any part of Central Amer- fea. On the part of the British government it was held that both governments retained the rights they had Previously enjoyed, and that the convention was entirely prospective. It was further held by her Majesty's go- vernment, that as the Bay Islands were in possession of Great Britain in 1889, the timple act of arranging a form of government for them in 1852 could not be considered ‘as an infraction of the treaty. Both governments refused to recede from the positions thus taken, and the danger of war was thought to be im. minent. Recently, however, a new diplomat has appeared om the scene, in the person of Senor Herran, for « long time Minister from the republic of Hon- duras, near the Court of France, and now special envoy to England. Conferences have taken place between Senor Herran, the Earl of Clarendon, H. B. M.'s Minister for Foreign Affairs, and Mr. Dallas, the United States Minister near this Court. These conferences have resulted in the draft of a treaty between Great Britain and Honduras, in which the high contracting parties co- venant and agree thus — Great Britain agrees to cede back to Honduras, Ruatas and the other Bay Islands, Honduras agrees to respect, and not to molest, all the rights and privileges acquired by British subjects resid- ing on the Islands. Mr. Dallas has been consulted, and agrees, cn the part of the United States government, to respect, abide by, and be satisfied with this settlement of the question. So that is the first knotty point gotten over. There lias been also some dispute about the Mosquite Protectorate over tract of land claimed by the republic of Nicaragua. It is claimed by the United States, that after the convention of 1860 England bad no right to continue its protecto- rate over his sable majesty the King of the Mosquitos, Her Majesty's government, while it held that this pro- tectorate was recognized by the express words of the treaty, was willing to give up the point. Mr. Bachanan was frequently told by the Earl of Clarendon that ber Majesty's government would be willing to give up ite protectorate over the Mosquito Territory, “provided they could do so with honor, securing adequate pro- vision for the, King and Indians of that country."* Some months sinee the Walker-Rivas government of Nicaragua made overtures to Great Britain to give this protection to the King by placing him on the same footing with other Indian chiefs owing that government allegiance, Whether this proposition ts accepted by Groat Britain or not, the settlement of the Mosquito part of the question can be very easily managed by direct negotiation, This settlement of the annoying differences of opinion ‘a8 to the construction of the treaty willbe very satisfac- tory to the sensible people of both countries, aud will be highly gratifying to the commercial interests. Important Debate in the British Parliament on the Recruitment Question and Mr. Crampton's Dismissal, In the House of Commons, on the 30th ult., on the quea- tion that the Speaker shoul: leave the chair, in order that the House should go into Committee of Supply, being Mr. G. Moore rose to move the resointion with Sard to the American question of which he had given notice. ‘Mr. W. Brown rose at the same time, and appealed to tis honorable friend not to proceed with his motion. ‘There was a strong feeling both in that house ana in the country that the matter should be Jef in the hans of the government and the American Ministor now in Eng. land, in oreer that the differences which hed unfortunate. ly arisen between the two countries might be adjusted. He had no doubt that, unless some cause Of irritation should arise, these disputes would be amicably arranged to the satisfaction of both parties. He thought be unwise to discuss any supposed fault of irregul vo is unwise to q the arrangement of public alfairs so long ae Sigenton wore pending and the mouths of Jers Were alas, a