The New York Herald Newspaper, May 14, 1858, Page 2

THE BAILEOAL: TRAGEDY. ‘Yhe Particvlars ot the Rerent Calamity on the New York Central Railroad. THE ROTTENNESS OF THE SAUQUOIT BRIDGE CULPARIATY' OF THE COMPANY, ac, dc., Ac. u the UU#a Telegraph, May 11.) malee,, sbout 6:20, tke most. terrible accident Wat ever occured on the New York Centra! Railroad took ‘at ihe Sanquolt Creek, three m/les west of |'tioa, Oweinnati express from the west, due bere at 6:10 A. MM, apd the frewght train that left bere for the West at 6:10 ‘A. W., were passing the bridge over the creck at the same fime,\whex ‘ yelded, nud the forward carof the laiter was ‘tated ino the water, and tbe secoad car thrown on ‘of tt, the engine and tender baving crossed safely, “tS cee, baggage Car, and Ope passenger coach of ‘the express train hed pasted vastas the pridge broke the forward part of the second coach struck against the webetments, and the hinder part was elevated above the third coach, which ran under it; the lest coach rao through one side of the third coxch, and was completely for the space of twenty feet. The ecrident has Attributed tothe breaking of the axie of the trat sear en the freight train, but from the ppearance ofthe broken bridge we should ascribe it to the rovenaess of the timdere. The main or centre Lg A te point where the apparently originated, was thoroughly rotten. On Chie he weight cf the parsing trains mainly rested, as toe ends of the cross timbers or needle beans were bolted ‘Yhe bridge was only three years old, and the external appearance of the wood work woul leat one to believe that it was strong e' to bear uy ey weight ‘Wat could be placed upo: it wae thirty-Jve feet in , and Dat ten feet above the water. re were about five huncred persous at the scene of the disaster this mornin,—men, women and little ebii- éven—drawn thither by that natural curiosity wd Jo) emenement which attract crowds [to witness the tion of @ malefactor. Of course exch hart his theory as to the cause of the disaster, but the gemeral opiaion aa. scribed it to the unsoundness o! ihe timbers of the bridge. ‘When our reporter arrived there, all the killed and ‘wounded had been removed to thie city and to Whitesbo- To, but the sight presented even then approximated suffi- gently to the horrible. to enable one to realize the terrible iy nee water. fragments of the wreck, he tape ‘wood, apd there clots of blood—scattered enough for us, without going ‘ne an examination of skulls, broken limbs, protruding entrails, aod woking cpon the ghastly victims of a sudden and horrible locomotive of the expres [train immediately after the accident proceeded to Utica, with passenger cars, to convey the killed and ‘wounded to the city. Rumors were = Se ing the extent of the calamity, and ia ete sins esniaer eon vandred. Papeyty anxiety was manifested until after the ‘arrival of the train, oe probable — of killed ‘was ascertained to be much smaller than the e: maneudenee it. Almost exery person ‘o whe train wuflered some injury. INCIDENTS. Mr. Moore was killed by a fracture of the skull, causing & Cempression of the brain. He was insensibie. A gen to take him from the « iniormed this man answered, ‘No, Iam mot dead.” ‘These were the only words he uttered. He was identified Hh i check. Thr of oe ore foc ha oe ee ase Leg a mac apparently about yuman, of Stras! taroky had in his nd De David Levi $269 63 ia gold, which Marshal Hess, and depoeited in the Ciy Tage ee ipjured in June last by an a:- ie Raitroad, * Tip Top Sumit, by which hegend attack of paralysis. rrntdbepe het many of oar ct Posen tard meg Smith, Perkias Oe. , extensive dealers in groceries, State mood Ieee rescued by Mr. C Cox, ma" g Anburn, s . Cox, of this city. His escape without almoet miraculous. Miss Wheeler hss uo re- from the time of the shock antil on the bridge. Her shawl was in care of the wounded. persons who visited them were the good Charity, who took charge of the children of Mr. and several kind hearted ladies in the Mc- use were unremitting in their care of the mt il li i woanded, as were Mr. Mciionaid, of the Northern Hoiel, enc Mr. Maul, of the Deerfield House We noticed — > Meeers. 8. M. Verine, J. F. , 8 Barringer, 4. Earracn | and ‘ siding im | this ood work. je believe ysicians in the city were promptly in etiencance, and devoted the entire day to the care of the wounded. Hev. G. D. Coroy was one of the tires persons fe attendance, and Rev. |’. Caraher and other clergymen, were present to oller the cousolations of religion to the wullerers. The express tram was belind time, and the passengers eay that it was going at the rate of at lenst sixty miler an bear. We think, powever, that littie reliance can be placed cpon the siaement a5 to the rate of speet. Mr. E. P. Hubbell, of New York, thinks from the quan- Sty of blood spattered, that an eklerly man, in the seat in ponte hum, wae killed. Probably thie was the man who oF dead at Whitesboro. of the men. McDonald, tog! aod Moo- 2 230 train tas ‘are Bot in condition to be removed. wounded Yee, were brought from Whitesboro by th M. The others a] ‘Mrs Perkins was expected wo arrive by the 4 o'c twain this afternoon. She is « niece of Mir, Pomeroy 0) this ‘No hope is entertained of Mr. Verkine’ recovery. Great anxiety is manifested for the safety of Mr. Bett- He had not been found at four 0% and it ‘was feared that his body was buried under the ruins of the cars. There is a hope entertained that he may hare wandered somewhere in the vicipity. as conductor Ward has & vague impression that he saw a boy roaming scrow the bold after the accident. [lace found dead in the creek.) ‘The following version of the occurrence was obtained ‘by cur reporter from Major Priest, Assistant Superintes- ent, who was on the accommodation train at the ms — The Cincinnati express train bast with three sceches. while crossing the food bri over Seaque.t creek, about one mile east of Whitesbore, broke an axic upcer ibe baggage car, but crossed the bridge, and cams second bridge across the Pall Factory creek, which beard cacse spread apart north and south. Atthe , the ‘wagon of the accommodation train pomy Went, we tive and tender of which hed just the main bridge, ran into the entre of the Cincin- ain, throwing coaches off the track, on « car the bridge, and pitched down the bank, the bind rennibg into the rear end of the second .car. [From the | tica ("oserver, May 11 tran wae on ite proper track, aod going at fall » Me usual. The engines of the trains passed each safely. By some accident. however, to the track, bridge or the car trucks, the baggage car of the down teem war thrown of the track and \ostantly came into tolie'on with the freight cars of the wp train. The pas- Senger train wae of course brought toa dead stop, and tho cooneqnences ware territ! > i baggage car acrapod against the freight cars until one side of it wae torn com off, but It succeeded im passing the Dridge. The er Car, immediately following, also clesred at was thrown oj) ite trucks by the concus- won and jnid fiat across the track The inside of the car was Cemolabed and the passengers bruised, but by woo erful good fortune not one was killed of Jangero.isty in Jured in the car. The recomd car, which had pot clesred the bridge, was threwn by the concursien of the trac: and went heading sto the stream, striking ‘te forward end directly against the eastern ftone abutment of the bridge, with the full mementim accompanying aspeed of forty miles an boar ‘She forward part of the car was shattered into splinters, ane presented the appearance of having sufiered from an xphoexe of gunpowder. The condition of the pacsengers ‘m the car may be better imagined than described. Many ‘were kilie¢ outright, anc othere fatally injured. Thoscene ‘® Gencrbed as Beart rending and terrific tw the jest de- gree. The third car followed the sesond and ran direstly top of it, striking the abutment the eame way, and meeting @ sitmilar fate. The fourth car also ran off, and ite forward end pitched into the « reek The care lie broken and piled up on one another an high ms the telecraph wires, presenting a scene such ar the eidert railroad men declare they have never witnessed before. The bridve is broken dowa and jrapaceable ‘The Times learns from @ lady passenger on the Cincin- mati express train, that the accident was one of the most appalling that the m nd can conceive of When the bridge Droke the passenger care were piled one goon the other, fad it wae neceenary to pull the people out. When she resehed ‘erra (rma the first eight that met her vision was the Gead bodier of two children of the Bodies of three oF jour dead persons, and numerous wen, womes and children crying in agoniving strains for if i | wn ith i Une female, this Indy mays, was hanging suependet by heer feet from the bridge. ‘ur informant aide that \t wae Sound necearary to cut away that portion of the bridge whieh beld the unfortunate female, as in & vice, before ber io" limbe could be extricwue THR CATASTROY) From the | tiea Herald, May 11.) The Cineinwat! express train, due here at 6.00 A.M, was &® lite Debind time at Whitesboro, and a: it passed that siation several persone who were aweiting the arriva of Abe (bce accommodation train for the West observer the high rate of speed. Both trains reached the fatal bridge Sbeut the same instant. Both engines crossed in safety and neither engineer perceived anything unusas! As the Pageage car of the exprens and the firet freight of the a»- sommocation wuched the brid@ the north side of the wirocture gave way, The freight cars went over—one to the bottom of the creek, another diagonally od two @there were drawn ff the track down the em Dankiment, while the residue of the train wat thrown t car attached wae express train was transtoru foene of life tos “harna! house four passenger oars. The first of ‘The second struck agaioet the and ite rear rising. The th second and the fourth stil piling the cars three bigh. The ‘ir 8 completely ahtvered: not s reat left im ite pla tall o iy wrecked inte atome. The other care vetailed one into the other, in mont disastrons comm Fiore The caune of the catastrophe ie differently slain’ One version i, that an axie of the express bargage car broke jumt ae it reached the bridge, and threw the trock cross 4 im an inetemt It consisted of Torso! the he under oe into the third wise, blocking up the tracks, and throwing bott frame ageinest the trowes, thus breaking the la'ter ae plunging the former into frightful ruine The “ber version i, that the weight of the two trams gene i opporite directions, aod swaying the struc wre, Wee Wo mush for ie strength, aod the timbers XEW CN A valle: Ales 20M hanellb eee HERALD, FRIDAY, MAY 14, 1858~TRIPLE SHEET. The breaking of ap axle on apy bridge while two trains pen gd In Opposite directions, by throwing both from wreck, weuld crush almort sny atrocture of haman eee Happenicy on a wooden bridge of doubtfal wecur ty, the result could put be ouher than dinsetrous, Thepeoule of Yorkville were very active in readeri aid tothe suiferers. They were early on the ground, and Were Both prompt and judicious in their services, Several of the slergymen of the city were early in tendavce, and wth other benevolent citivens aod the | oe is- ters of Chari » and the Masons, to whic order Mr, Mack pger te did what could be done Ww farther the labors of te yeiciane, the latter, we believe ai! were on duty, performing duties that onty they could render. Among those whom we noticed, were /otors Coventry, Thomas, McCall, Wol- cou, Bagg, Day, Watton, Bissel:, Willams, Valente and Jones. At Whitesboro we met Dre, Hondersoa, (father And son,) Smith and Gardner, caring assitucusly’ for the eufterng. Perbaps others aleo were no lees effisient, whem we did not meet on onr chservations, The son of Mr, Abraham Mack, mentioned Ip our firat Ae wot expected to jive, has since died. He died ‘lock, after much sufieriag. The daughter of Karl Hover, before reported as deat. is stl! Living and likely to recover. Her injuries are slight. The pase of the Fren:h lady at the Northern Hotel, is Mire. Cahn, of Louisville, Ky. She has both cotlar bones Proken, and is otherwise rously ipiured. At ‘sight thie eveniog the wrecking train arrived trom the scene of te easter, bringing the body of the boy Bettman, which Was fotind 1h the water neer the bridge. | Both of hla arms were broken sand hie body was much bruised, of the boy ie how at the Motiregur House, naire very attention which medical #kili and kind nursing can He is not a seriously io,ured as was at perp thong My. Deicman, with eon, was proceediug on a visit to the old country to ee his iather and mother, which visit had Deen irr contemp ation for five years. He bas been in an agonin ng ertat on during the on account of his miss- ing eon, snd row when he learns of the extent of his lose he iv alncet inconsolable. Part of Mr. Perkins’ famity have arrived, ee < his wife, eister and brother, also his former partner. faprarony eng fast, and will not probably mae watil mor A large number of menare employed at the bridge in removing the — and remnants of Hands will pumbers of excited and inquiring persons are hovering around Wee ett, sesiaes a learn crmapreiied way strange thoug! seem, appear inted when no ramhor of additional death= reach resch 8 Mrs. Cahs has a husband and two children Tat Louisville, She was bound for New York, thence w gail for France, to vivit her mother; she says a man fell across her breast, who was killed. Mr. F. D. Brown, of Rome, came down this evening to take the remains of Mr. Brayton home—/’nelps, Ontario county. Brown is Clagy ag ok Brayton. ‘Tne corpse of Mr. A. Moore, of Rising Sun, Ind., has been properly laid out. Mr. Moore was a man apparently about 50 years of age, and as he lies in the stillness of death with almost asmiie upon his countenance, as if in aquiet sleep, the heart sickens when we a ee the suddenness of the catastrophe, and the stunning efect which will be produced upon his family when they learn their bereavement. Jobn Styker, of Rome, was on the express train, and m the car where the suffered most, but escaped unip,ored. « He states that he felt the first jar and knew trouble was at baad. Impuisively he prostrated himself under the seats, and fortunately came off with only some severe rents in hie garments. After buying a new suit of clothes here, he went on his journey eastward. The body of young Bettman was found in the position inaicated by Mr. Shube, whose narrative we give else- where. He sew the little fellow thrown forward and sink amid the ruins. The agony of Mr. Bettman, while his son was missing, was intense. When it was announced to him that the corpee bad been found, the father exclaimed —‘ For Goa’s sake, bring in his body; let me see him once ‘The wife of Michael Broderick was com| pletely scalped , her bead belag quite circled aa an Tndiaa woald do it with aknife. She was sitting beside her husband, and their daughter of twelve years of age, occupied a seat before them. ges} oo crash came, Michael gays he missed both wife and mghter at once. The latter be and rescued in a few moments from a heap of 5 apparently unburt; but it took him longer to ad his wife, Dloody and bruised. He himself received hardly a seratch. His wife will probably recover. They belong in Young Burnhem. who selis New York papers and the Morning Hercld on the cars, waa ie the under car, and re- ceived wounds aboutthe bead. His Jife seemed for some pos seo ss beyond hope, but be came out almost mira- bacmpers Ay alive, and after baving bis wounds dressed, he was abie to go about. Searcely & person in the cars escaped without bruises, and mapy were more or jess hurt who lef ou the next train after the calamity, abd Ubeir names are not ascer- leaped A PERSONAL NARRATIVE, Mr Walter H Shube, a very ‘atellicent gentieman, who ¥ editor of "the Shiela and Banner, a Mans- gives a clear ncsount of bis sensations. He says tt is the third time he has been through & similar scene within nine months He was inacar which rolle! down an enbankment pear Horpelisvilie, on the Erie road, and agai on the same roud, whes two trains came in col” leon near what is called Tip top Summit. On the latter occasion he war carried by the force of the collision through the fying splinters of the baggage cer, and landed on the to) of the wood im the tender, and ~ ie escaped without other imjary than painfal bruises faye be bas learned to take Calamrties coolly The ret jotimation Mr. Sbube bad that all wae pot right ox the train he heard a shriek apparently from a temale voice, tan.cdiately followed by 8 aracking sound. Having made up his mind that the surest way of escaping injuries wpen such occasions to make fast to gomething, be grasped the seat firmly. and wae immediately carried, tes! ana all. over the head of the man in frout of im. He felt the Gre fiaeh from hw ever by comisg in collision with the bead of the unknown man, who was ‘yg deat in the baggage roow. Mr. Sbade says he distinstly beard the crusnieg sound of breaking bones as the old man was ihrowE against the side of thecar. He eays it sounded ia bis ears i'ke that produced by a dog “craunching the bones of a partriage,”’ and was to bim the most horribie noise he e.cr heard. Be thinks the old man died instaotly. Mr. Shube was in the second car he saw a shower of splinters flying and got a glimpee of daylight shining through the end car ax he went down, foliowing the ep gine, tender, baggage an! fret passenger car. thor car truck the recopd in the end and cashes! it in piece imidat beap of ruiue. Mr. Sbube war aseisted out of of the wreck by friendly bande; his injures area hip aod one of the small bones of his igg broken. He says the hip tyured in the same place Where ite Srmness Was severely trief on the Erie road, but be speake confl- cently of Deing on his way again in afew days, Few men live to pars through sach seenes as Mr. Shave bas expe. Henced. His OWB eroape, a8 well a» tbat of many others, stops lithe short of the miraculous, PHY BORNE OF THE ACCIDENT. The scene of this disaster. which will link the name of the Sanqoit with the Des Jardins in the record of naseens, i Detween the Erie canal and the Mohawk river, an@ Teetiy opposite the village of Yorkville. fhe bridge aboul tirsy hve feet span. of wood, with stone abutunents. ‘The distance to the water « about egbt feet and (he aepth of the water not over four feet. The wood work is of en. The timbers outside appear comparet vely solid, though worm eaten, but where bro- ken several of the beams are rotten nearly through and through. Mr. Drerett master of wood repairs on the road. eforms vs that this bridge was rebuilt only three years ago. The Leap of reine, ata distance even, were «al to be hold. As one drew nearer he saw on the south side of the track a passenger cer in splinters, the bridge crushed & pile Of paxsenger care rising twenty to thirty feet into the air freight carson the bank aod io the creek: aud here anv there goote of blood and fragments of clothiag, that binved at the verr.bie casualty The work of remeval sad repair was early begun. The eibciency of Supersntendent Priest soon piaced gangs of mop preserving the fregbt from the water removing the yume from the track preparing fur the reconstruction of the bridge. CONONEN'S INGURET. Conoxrn’a Joay.—The following gury was empancelled by Corcner Roderte — ugh H. Roberta, Coroner William M. French, Alrick Hubbel, € ©. Smith, P. Bradley, J. |. tmvie, To. Per: kina, H. S. Hastingn,’|. A. Williamt, ©. Bates, ). Tyrrell, TW. McLean, Jobn Myers. They (ret took « view of the body of 1). A. Brayton, at the ralroad depot, aad of that of A. Moore, at the North- ern Liotel, and then went to the scene of the catastrophe. After a hurvey of the ruins, and recoting pieces of the broken bridge, which were rotten to the jast degree, they Proceedeed to the Station House, Whitsedoro, to view the bodies of the two ubknown men who were kilie which are in the car where they were placed soon after the accident. A thorough examination of the bodies ia order ascertain their identity, reeul follows — | pom the body of the white man found @ business fard with this inscription:—J. .! W., dealer in Detroit, April 12, and addressed “Near father and mo- ther, (atharine and John Fitygeraid.”” The letter also pay? at the boxtom, ¥ 1 other —-direct, your letter to Jobn Fitzgerald, Wayne county, township of Hamer Detroit, Mich.”* From @ perusal of the body of the letter, our reporter wae led 19 the conclusion that the dead man was the bearer of the letter to the father of the person who signed it. it requested the ‘ather not to rick his life or spend bie money t come Weet. It also acknowledged that the writer was s debtor to the father, anc! promiaed to pay bie indebtedness with the beip of Got, and if porsibie, be would wend ithy Mairick. There were also in bit poeserion two railroad chec¥s, one from Suapen fon Prvdge to Albany, and ope from Albany t New York. They were stamped on the beck, “Creat Western Nail- way. 1. Homan, General Western’ Agent Aleo four ten dollar gold pieces, four doitare and sixty ente in rilver and five pennies. Alyo one silver watch and chain. About lie peck, attached to a piece of tape, were two Ifttle bags, one contain ng a heart shaped piece of brass, very mach worn and apparently of great age, having ¢1 ed Upon one side 8 reoresentation of a cru: Cific, abd pen the other a ted, but having been app near ‘There wes nothing upon him by which bis name could be positively are ertained, Upon the bruised, were three slips of paper writirg » each. Two em apperred to be direc fione or references, and read a8 follows - ‘Rew. Mr. Taggart, on Fourth street, between Sixth and ‘eventh street “C, ©, Fort, wit Mr. Jewell, corner of fourth street and Michigan avenue The third and last one, wae a potice of a free lecture to be delivered by the Rev. Mr. Gerritt (or Jarritt), in the free chureh, ob Monday, June 28. Subject, “Hmancipa: tion of the colored people of the United States, by pur- chase,’ ere wae no date attached, bor any ciue ae wo the place of delivery of the lecture. Alter seeing the bodier and the scene of the disaster, Wry acovrped to Bagge’ liotel. They wet again at reves y of the colored man, which was terribly | With the following | ay sworn, deposes and say! PS Treighs train that lett Orion this moriing st 6:10; “ I was roi s ee ridge I felt a jerk om the engine; 1 ants y tho Craton Sears, as = gore gram was rub is engine this morning; started irom the railroad : bridges. We met w! icnder rm the eng tender from the ‘3 8 H ae & (ni £8 i 5. i the : Fess & a broken; I feit on! ; Leould not tell how many passengers were injured; there was noth! en my train before i got tothe bridge; beanie waa Dot broken to my ep, poe! the engines were bow Opel . ve met the express engine on bridge; met on ine week before Isat; heve known i bridge lashed } 1a be on the bridge together when lashed; think two engines would stand be- tween the abutments; the forward p - engine had being duly sworn, deposes sud arkvilie, ‘and Keep & hota I was pre- this morning at the Saaqnoit creek bridge, in the town of Whitestown; the fret { saw the cars were ali aw together ‘and the bridge broken we down there immediately after the accident, and raw them take the injured ons out; saw six taken out pretty badly many 1 think three were dead; I have heard two or three epeak about this bridge as a bad brid and say some lives would be los: there; heard George = gay so about three weeks Ago; T have observed that some of the timber was rotten; the ti ber was white elm; the part | noticed as rotten was the stringers. Cross examined—Have beard others epeak of the bridge being baa; have beard Almon H. Clark and A. Champlain; Balis and Champlain spoxe of this before the socident, and Clark after; A. Champlain is about twenty Years of age. George ee Brea, # daly sworn, says—I reside in Whitestown ; lustice of the Peace; I know the bridge where this disaster this morning; have noticed 5 ears oe morning; aoe down to the bridge jing over this rottenness of it; is called bastard elm; the general the timbers was they were worth- sticks were to de- cay and does not season; i was atoseny wth satisfied that the timber was decayed; there were two certain, think more, eticks of timber of this kind ae ee Deen built; I bave seen this bridge today it ol much decayed; i the other on today were were broken and ones I noticed be- a aeret I would take the cars at Utica, and tf going $0 as not to pass over this bridge in them. Cross examined—I sbould think the rail ran across on the kind of timber I spoke of; I did not notice any decay in the tes; think there is one course of the stricgers roppipg across the creek ; the ties under were oak; the ties day; think this kind of elm timber will not jast two years; I think these striugers were not white elm. An adjournment took place to 7 o'clock I’. M. THK KILLED. The following are the names of those who were killed instantly or diea soon after the catas'rophe — L.A. Moore, cf Rising San, Indiana, was terribly braised about the bead, producing ‘concussion ot the Drain. Ae was Drought tothe Northern Hotel, in this city, and ms- dical sttendance provided. Bet he never spoke after bis lejury, and died about lO o'clock. Be had $180 m money on hie person, aud had the seeming of & prominent and — man. The postmarter of his village was at once telegrapbed to. 2. Daniel A. Brayton, Phelps, Ontario county, was #0 crvshed that he ded .ostantly. He had « goli watch, $20 ‘nu money, valuable papers, and a -ertileate of mem- bership ia |. 0. O. F. were found on hie person. 3. A daughter of Abram Mack, of Cinsmnati, aged about twelve years, She was incompsuy with ber father and mother, who bad with thera six children, This daughter Was ineantly killed. 4. A jlitle’ son of the same family, aged reven years, soffered injuries in the head, was subjected to the opera: tisp of trephaning, but died ‘about 7 o'¢ ock Inst evening. . An irisbroan, aged apparently sixty years, bed nis head crobed wo A jell , and bis arme broken; be proda- biy never realized the terrible biows he rece ved; death doudtess came to bim Lke @ fas. Nothing is knowa con- cerning bun, save that s letter was found on his pergon, wihout envelope or sidress, directing that tne anewer 1 be sent to Jobn Fitzgerald, Detroit. His watoh was still runping when we saw him. He lay ina car at Whites- Dore. The Coroner tupposes that the letter is from the ton of the deceared, and that the name of the latter also je John Pitygeraid. He bad about $40 in gold on his per- ton 6. A colored preacher, supposed to be named Walter H. Sharpe, on hie way to Albany, bad both broken, and mel aspeedy death, He lay mecar at Whitesooro tration 7. Charles Rettman, aged twelve years, son of B Bet Man, Who is AMODE the injured, was found about f o'clock last Ovening in the creek. Hin body lay at the bottom of the rubbish, near the abatment. He was found by W. Hi. Acker, ot Yorkville. #8. Wn. A. Verking, merchant, Rochester, Head and chest crushed. He hived 30 boars. THE INJURED, James Ward, of “ benectaty, condector. He is badly drajeed, but probably not fatally. Wm. H. Perkins, merchant, Rochester Very badly hurt aboot the head and chest. There is scarcely a hope of his recovery. [Dead M Bes Very badly injured about the J head ahd chest. (ne of bis arms in eiao fractured. There isa provable chance that be will survive, although ter! biy cut up. Be wae sitting by the side of his son, who was killed. He wae on hiv way to Germany to place bis boy with his grandfasher to be educated Geo Coit, Columbor, Ohio. Wounded om the leg, but pot badly The folowing are from louisville, Ky —C F Dashe,« ind fiiteen oF sixteen years of age in) red about the beat slightly, Mre Sepenck, arm ea) beac badly bari, Mies Aianie A. Cobb, Yor! , Cattarnagus county, N. Y., slightly cuton 3 beed aud sboulder—s* erety bruised. Mre. Fphner, resideoce pot aecertaine?, hae about three waches of the sealp torn off, « tooth knocked out, and is otherwise servously injured Hopes are entertained of ber reco. ery Karl Hover, of St. |ouls, bownd for Germany, was verely bruised. He was accompanied by hie ind a little child. The former # somewhat bruised and burned the latter, some two years of age, is very badly burned by the upeetting of the stove in the car, and probably will nos recever. Mr. Kiley, of Albany, broken leg. Mr. Haley, of Schenectady, verely bruised. J.P. Tracey, Superintendent ef the Chicago aud Rock Island Railroad, badly cut over the eye, but not dao gerously. John Clements, of Frie, Penn fpra'ned, but left inthe next train. Mire Cook, Sunbury, Delaware county, \. bruised about the head, Wm. Hart, Cleve’and, a bad contusion on the head, and arm brumed: not dangerounly injured. A. A. Langworthy, “4. Cairvilie, Chautauque county, V. Y., slightly injured. brakeman on tbe train, has a enother brakeman, it se badly bruised and ¥., slightly J om paeee of the \iegera Falls Canal wwter Mary, of New York, bow sighuly bruised Andrews, of Lempeter, N. ¥., braised sigh. Mr. Beknell, of Rome, father of Cashier Bicanell, badly hort Abraham Mack, wife and «ix children, were on the train; all were more or leas injured; two of the children are cead. The parente will recover. Josephine Howoler, a young laly accompanying Mr. a badly hurt on the head Jobe Mclonald, of Morria, (/ivego county, badly burt about the head and right arm, but will recover. jobn Wallace, of Haule Harbor, | ake Superior, neck hart Hugh Lislay, of Minnerota, bound for Dover, bead out open badiy, the sealp torn off, the forehead and eyelid cut core Mr. Vater, of Felton, roalp loonened, but not seriously njuted G. |. Knowles, of Saubornton Bridge, N. H., terribly Drot-ed around the head is pow deranged and can hardly recover. ‘The wife of Michael Broderick, of Roston, had her scalp completely cut around; her husband and child im adjom 4 ing reate were not injured. y Patchelder, mother in iaw of Dr 1. W. Fas. johne, Michigan, Durt across the neck aod and internally Walter H. Sbobe, Kome, Richiand Co, Ohio, injured about the epine aud hip. The small bone of ove leg ia broken, but be will reer Mr. 8. lost « quantity of goid colp, which was epilied from his pocket when he was thrown bead foremost againat the site of the car. ©. 8. Borton, Bingbamum, had bie throat et from ant to oar, ae completely we though it was done with a Rnife, and yet the ¢octore ery he may recover, 8. 'W. Lee, South street, Now York, was cut in the lip and somewhas bruise’. He went on by an early trauw eastward A German lady from Lovievilie, Kentocky, whose name We could pot jearh, i# lying st the Northern Hotel with Doth clavicles brokea, There, however, @ fair prospect of ber rewsrery ecetiogiel oat tating bond. “he te reearded somewhat TB bea hh bie ales sum Sis ofcichange om Sreaburg He ig also at David , Cincinnati, the same hotel, has a bad ‘The above were al! brought to this city early yester- day. Besides, there are at Whitesboro— enn raised in Morris, Otsego county, but of Inte & wanderer, received acrious hurts about @ head, and his right band was torn = smashed. His neat was m_ the front end of the rear 8. P, Tuttle, Dry Ridge, Wy. has hie shoulders injured, aed robably ie internally hurt. in Wallace, of Fagle't ‘darbor, Lake Superior, bruised avout the beck ad back of the head. His seat also was in the rear car, John Munroe, of Greenbush, bad a narsow eseape from death, and suffered considerable internal ee eae rae ip the third’ seat in the car, and was projected ape many to the other end, amid fragments of seats, ‘with ihe passengers, ‘and the stove piled apon him. Mr. Yates, of Fels, was partially scalped, but Lag ‘wounded. Be was sitting beside Teompecn, of Schenectady, who received a, Their seat was in the second car, where the moat, fatal in- juries were received. They were lifted up above the Renee, while ther companions were crazhed persons come under the hes ot “‘sligbtly Coal 208: Abram Moritz, of Cin belli New York; Mr. and J. W. Nash, of Vermont; J. Sanger, Cincinnati, ANNIVERSARY WEEK. Meetings of the New York Institution for the Blind, American Home Missionary Society, Five Points House of Industry, Ame- rican Abolition Society and the Women’s Rights Convention, ao, &., ko. New York Institution for the Blind. The gnniversary exh\bition of the pupils of this invalua- ble inetitution took place at the Academy of Music, in this city, on Wednesday afternoon. Long ‘three o'clock, ‘the hour fixed for the commencement of the exhibition, crowds began to pur into the Academy, and by the time the hour had arrived the spacious building was filled to repletion. The blind pupils were stationed on seats erect- ed for them on the stage. The females were very chastely and simply dressed in white garments of unspotted purity, and the males and infants were also modestly and reapecia- bly clothed, Taken together they presented a very affect- ing appearance, agibey rolled about their sightless eyo- balls in the dull stare of vacancy A band, composed en- tirely of the puplis, was in attendance ; aud on the front of the stage were collected many specimens of tbe thriving industry of the leew wet tNped consisted of baskets, brooms, wicker wor! carriages children,mats, beds, kc. The expibition rformance of’ a rae with much presision oy Miss Cynthia ot by oe whos Sekine a fe eto the elecutionary talent of was ary and impressive, oe & feeling ‘ead but ines '— ” more especialiy You wore to aight or prayers and prage Arise like mcense ! Considering the diameter of the earth to be eight thousand miles, what is it area’’” The boy, after «few minutes’ calsalation on his raised slate, gave the answer—201,62.500 miles. in this way they can work through any emthmeti sum. This was to chow that their education not ail in their beads, but im their fingers also. A piano solo was next performed by one of the blind one followed by ye SY Kucken, ‘My heart, pray canst thou answer /”” of these efforts were biehiy wucceseful. The band then played the “ Boston Quick selections from Mendelssohn's oratorio “ Mijah,”’ taneous bursts of genutne feeling. h, 0, Lord ! now take away my lif Lift thime eyes, 0! lift thine eyes to the ‘uly surg, ard at the conclusion ‘ He, watching over Israel, slumbers not nor sleeps,” “the ebchained sdmiration of the audience vente! iteeif in prolonged applause. ‘The examination in history was confined to the incidents arising out of toe American war of Independence—suctt as the pripcipa; commanders of the British and American aimies, the battles, Ac. The pupils acquitted themselves very satisfactory ,and evinced consiterable acquaintance with the history of their country at that eventful time. The band then played » Turkish March; after witch ae ur On Mighty J’ens,” from Haydn's oraterio, “ Phe Crea- tion,” was well ung. ‘This terminatea the fret part of the examination, and Mr. J. Corpes Coorme came forward ant addreseed we sudience as follows —We are called upon each year to prevent to the public these biind children. On these oc: casions it seeps proper to explain the objects and mode of operation of the Inatitution for the Blind, The popular idea ie that the inetitate le simply ao asylum, in which the blind fod permanent support and some slight enjoy. ment of lite, If this were #0, an expensive educational establishment would be worse than umeless: for the tn- mater of asylums bave po ebare in the responsibilities, the cares or the hopes of lite. Every mere asylum is a living tomb, in which the soul is buried, bat the body lives. avove is gates should siways be written the ‘words ‘‘Let those tLat enter here leave all hope behind.’’ To prepare toe dind for such » doom—by developing oon ere of mini—would be mised “es of the grows under the heavy yoke, To ‘tiepiay to toon bomen ee, with ite interests, ite honorable aims and bealth{al cares, aod then to say “eTia world is Dot for rc. be content with the life of the animsi—rest and * would be a misery inconceivabie. But the — tion for the Blind is not euch ae the. It is a great cectral pestle school—for people of thie class, where we strive to pimee them as near as may v0.00 alevol with pd men ae oe vie atu facts, apparent to the eye nig! are ex. plained.’ Knowledge in ite angles heme is thea conveyed. Their min¢s become quickened and torn eagerly to science and abstruse study i sight is lost it js but one window of the son! that # carkened while the otber senses rema’ ae these the eyes of the blind are and of the grea. world stream in, ‘and they can at inet say 5 Lard! how glorious are Thy works. Thy thoughta are very deep.’ Weteach them to labor. understand that their eeccess ip |i! sweat of their brow—from weil directed, honest exertion. factur " After @ puptiage of reven — they return to their homes throughout the State and the experience of the institution the power of every blind man thasedu vated t become entirely eeif dependent. For the young women the great social necessity of female employment meets ue with pew difficulties. We cannot render them entirely self dependent, but much ie done for them. Taught to use the needle, the universal art of women educated, acoompliched, relined, they are sent back to their friende, no longer a burden, but a blessing to soften all hearts around them. This is po small thing. Withiaa few years the #yetem has been introduced of emoloying the bind as teachers. He then read rome extracts the apnval report of the institution, which showed how perreculy fuiccessful had been the system of employing lind teachers, and that the gen: prot sieney o° the pupile was at the highect standard. This ix oursystem, he saded, in concineion. You witness ite operation in the Ciagae= and blind teachers before yoo. In thie vast build. ing their youthful voices fall fainuly on your ear. Bat at the institution our doors are opened wide tthe publis and tr thore of the andrence that wish to examine the mole of ipetructing the blind, we sincerely extend a hearty wel come. The second part of the examination commenced with a grand march by the band, composed and arranged o7 mr. A. Reiff, the profertor of instrumental instruction. march, whieh sboonded with rapid variations, the A performed very credibly. The next thing was a gle for many voices, harmonired by Jackson — Where the bes sucks, I fly, On the cowslip belie | lie, Under the bieteom= that bang on the bough This was the best yooal effort of the pupils together, and the variout parte were as well eustained as they could be by these who have the advantage of the light of their eyes to he guided by written music, The examination in geography aod on raivet maps was conducted by a blivd teachor of very extensive geographi- ca) knowledge: and jt was truly interceting tw seo how one the pupile performed their manifestations on the an they fattowe't the rapid questions of their teach ore to find out R their correct an The bind thea played the popular air “Annie Laurie,” and @ beaatifel duett ‘rom Haydu’s “Oreation,”’ “Gracefal Consort,” followed between @ blind boy and girl. The junior elias Was DcXtexamined in reading on raised print and in general tofurmation, After the very #atisiao- tory termination of this part of the exhibition, and the children were lod back to their sents, a piano solo, with variations, by Herts, wae executed by a young Diind boy A grand « horas from the “Creation” was then ung by the whole musical ciate — The heavens ere telling the glory of God The wonders of bis worke display the firmament To day thet je coming epenke it ‘The aight that ie gone to foliowing In all the lands resound the word Never unperoeived, evar anderntond ‘The number of pupilt at preaent ander the care of the institution @ ong cundred and eighty "ix; thirty popiis were. basketa, broome, and weaving of cal females, in band ‘box my plain ape osher fancy work. P rane is sequired of apy other —e kl pupiis recerve one-sixth of the avails of their labo: on domand, or reserved as a fund nti) thetime of geod Wen. lected. Morning and evening prayers are attended in the chapel; on the bath there mornin; oe for the [petal is ire report an expenditure of o institution hed been given to €38 59; and the Finance Committee repo: recetved into the treasury during the year ent oy ig $40,704 47. itis pony ty ‘experience tbat m the manvfa ‘ture of, hich is either paid over tothem The Tehgious instruction of the pupils is not o is @ Sabbath school and ‘and afternoon service in the chapel, at woich all are required to be present, w: of those of the Roman Catholic taith, who attend one of the churches of their own denomination in the neighborhood. The expenditure of the Department of Instruction ending the year 1867, has been as follows — For ealaries of teacher For booka, stationery, &c. Meking & total of..,.. ‘The toial boss reported The Treasurer has disbursed during year 948,440 36, leaving im bape a balance of sod it. After a grand inale was played by the band the audi- ence dispersed, ‘The American Home Missionary Society. The thirty-second anniversary of this society took piace on Wednesday evening, in the Church of the Puritans, Judge Jegeup presiding. There wae @ full attendance. After music by the chotr and prayer by the Rev. W. S. Leavitt, of Hudson, N. Y., an abetract of the annual re- port wae read by the Treasurer, Cunierornen R. Rorerts, ee which it appeared that the receipts amounted to $178,971 87, and the expenditares to $190,735 70— jeaving $11,040. 47 still due to missionaries for labors per- formed, towards cancelling which snd meeting further claims on commissions daily{becom‘ng due, (amounting in all te $80,080 59,) and the balance in the treasury was $6,488 17. An abstract of the report of the Executive Committee was read by Davin: P. Noves, one of the secretaries, and it was leared therefrom thet— REPORT. Bem — = Laseghore vig nae = peas : ing the year lenry Dw wenty years i honored Préeident; of one of ’ica, Vice. Presidents, Rev. Nathaniel W. Taylor, v. D.; and four of its missionaries. ‘The number of ministers of the Gospel in the servize of the society, in twenty-four different States and Territo- ries, had been 1,012. Of the be prde ype 524 had been the re or stated su; of single congregations, 341 had minwtered raphy gvdeg congr each, aad 147 bad extended their labors over wider fields. 11 missionaries had preached to congregations of colored peo- ple, and 41 in poche ‘anguagee—2) to Welsh and 19 to German con; ie ecg to congregations of Morwe- gians and Frens men. The number of missionary etations supplied, m whole or in part, was formed was 2,034. The aggregate oc ministerial Jabor perfc equal to 795 years. The number of pupils im Sabbath been organized by the missionaries during the year, and 47 had become self- Tree, 55 bouses of worship had been complet- schools was 65,500. 6¢ churches had ed, 87 and 40 others were in process of erection. deventy- eight young men, in ¢: ey caimaiad were in ‘but partially red in of the remarkable revivals with which these churches have been balf cf the year, in common with #0 many oihers in the cities and villages of the land. (ne bundred and fifty two misgionaries make special mention of these works of im the churches to which they minister, many of are described as of great interest aod power, Sh sieroed persons of every age and profession and condition in lie Suxty, seventy: are, ae andone smal! congrega- wo the feet of Jesus. buncred conversions had taken place in tione, until whole families and neighborhoods were re- Jovcing togetber in the love of Christ, with scarce an in- @tvidua) remaining in impenitence and unbelief among them. The number of hopeful conversions reported by 441 missionaries wae 4,450. in msoy pisces these revi vale still continue; ‘im othera they are just com- mencing; they are characterized by & re. markable spirit of pray: monstraton of divine presonce, and it was felt that if no- thing elve bad been accompliahed by the inetramentality of the society, they had received a hundred fold in this present time, for al that they had ever consecrated t> the missionary work. wel) being of society, the education of the young, the pro- motion of whatsoever was lovely and of good report in the communition where they were enjoyed, es but fautly comprebended iti we shoul arafying character. tiers of unusual peccciary prosperity. five months me receipts increased to pearly $5 000 be o period in the year preceding; and Justified im giviag corresponting en- operations of the soviety. Srer-fiews Septemoer 1 10 Decem ver 1—covering the severest period of the Gnancial embar- rasemente of the country, the rece; decreased to an extent onprececented, coming #bort eariy $13,000 of the amount realived in the correspon lockea to them for aid. In appeal was made to the of the society, ect ting forth its condition and the immediate necessities of those whe depended upon their regular dues for the com forte of life—ca.ling opon the migs.0zary ehurshes, also, to do what they could to lessen the drafts upon the so- ciety. This statement met with a generous response, Doth from these who ive and those who receive. Rs het secon began to be report, at We clare of falling short but $2,08 ay ; and for this they are inded.ed to the regular Gr yo <n and individuale—the amount ef legacies, | 74, being lens by $487 27 than the year before. The clone of the year preceding, ig connection with the in- creased receipts o! the last few months, has enabled the commitiee to sustain their enlarged operations witb less embarrasemeat, and they trust with less suffering to thet miationsry brethren than they had reason w fear. ‘The evpenditures of the year exceed those of the previous and those of any other year of the society's Indore by $4.12468. The number of mis- fionaries shows an increase over the preceding year of 38. Pilteen more years of mavionary service have been 8% more Kot have exjoyed the more childrep and youth schools, and 1,234 more Fm thus by portion. it was su) that patrons ld surely feel it to be their privilege to sympathive mun the churches and missionaries, who fering under the pressure from which they year by $10,185 2, performed, mic.strations af the Gd&pel b were still # ave in some measure been reiieved; and in of the de;endence of the ro-iety apon their bounty for all it had to bestow, and of the sod im- perative calls from the destitute and needy, would bring more freely than ever their tythes into ay storehouse. It wae resolved that the report should be and published under the direction of the Executive Committee. The | resolution — Resolved, That we cherish the work of Home! Miesions asone of the great constant forces, by which isto be formed im this nnd « Christian nation, not in name, bat in faet— And delivered a very able address upon the necessity It was some- times charged npon them, be said, that they were a godiers people, wtteno national religion, and conseq ently Of atrue relicion pervading the nation. no national good. They were not made Christians, like people of other lands had been, by legal enactments, and thetr ofiicers tock no obligations on them: there was nothing to prevent them from electing ® abommedan to the Presidential chair, or bim from taking Ma>ommed as He hie guide and taking bis oath of office on the Koran. did not Sonsider this a just cause of reproach, or that it was to be regretted, for there was no proef in the histor; of other patione that Chrietianity gained any credit by cf legiance to kings, buton the contrary Macanley’s rema-k that religion was far more in danger of being crashed by power (nan its opposite had been amply verified. Phere were some things which they would rather see dope without the name of Christ: the operations of slavery, for petance, and if they could not come int» the church non a profenrion of their faith, there wae but 10 become & Christian nation only, and prove wh by causing the principles of Caristienity rtments of their national life, Con. grees declaring \\@ 80 could pot make us any more Chrie tivlik®, and there was nothing gained by putting on the form of godliness whilst the purity of it did not egist, Much bad been done towards bringing these pri themeeives to pervade ai) the 4 into operation. still much remained undone. There had | been rojoieings at the prayer meetings: but it was neces. tary that Christianity should come still closer to their business fife, and that Christian principles ae well ae prayer should prevail there, They were told of ts the high political offices of government something more than thie was required. It was m sary to banish forever those fearfol shades of corraption which had 80 long hung over their portical life and almost aestroyed their faith ip fi inetitutionn, and when thi waa done they mould become Christians ip ncte of Congres instead of by them. ebtef the world, but they bad boon losing this faith of late becanse of the spots of corruption appearing to be epreading throu: b tbe r Christian chertoter, The present religious fervor, 60 far we it was real, wae a step in the right direction Hat the work could not be accomplished quired time to perfect it—and he boped that nel jealovsiee woul retard it. T. 8 ofered the next resolation, to the following etiect — Resolved, That while we may properly appeal to phi Invthropy and patriotian in behalf of home mivsions, we murt rely cbietly upon Chrietian principle, Man’s liberty, be said, bad sever been conceded, ex cept sf Christianity tanght it. The ri of ee to’ role and transple on the many were the only rights which {alee religion and mere rupersttion ever gracted. The right of mono w every glime W freedom wae Lowbere | clasp, and the prayer on its lip, whiah it }aew would 8 and ade UNIO um NUN RSG CELE 5. 9s MIRE CDR) SENSE oA DRIES NCSL PR GS: ESA aUIE G E=ME fave where the Pible tanght it, A copstitution withous the Bible could become only an in strument in Pa dende of eM and these facts mig’ well appeal to ‘ug the whole it required more than philanthropy patriotic this; it roquired trey principié, Phila. dfn might grow weary, and patriotison exhausted, du ‘istian principle coula never be ov or Vanquished or if it did, it would be with the victor’s crows im answered, “Thy kingdom come—tay will be done earth as it is in Heaven ” They might rely upom it to accomplish she work, and even thongh it tox entariea| to accomplish, still it would be done. Pry already could uever be lost, { be disturbed, which God forbi ry had been and ix—would remain for: ‘The next recolution was put forward byt the Rev. Dr. Bacon, of New Haven, ia place of the Rev. H. M. Dexter. who was prevented by jilness from being Present. Reaolved, That ay personal holiness is the oe ot rene aby, =e ve as 2 aes (irae ome, then Foreign) are but its matural developement the world without. The reverend gentleman then said that he had been thinking during the remarks of the Jast speazer that the, very name of the Moeverr lly iself was an aopeal to varriot- ism—Christian patriotism. The sov'ety bad for its works the publication of the Gospel by living ministers, and ine organization of churches for the perpetua! suppor’ of the ministration of the Goepel through all the extent of the American Union. The love of home—of natal soil—was a natural instinct everywhere among Christian poole, and this love was suiliclent to impel them to encour- the work, which was conducted by living ministers preaching the word of Cod, snd not a deat or petrified Christianity. They did not "round their work on the teaching of aveient books, but of the li Gospel. He spoke at length and in eloquent terme Cod’s Diessed interposition in their behalf in the present revivew, Be etiects of which were experienced in every part of ¢ ‘The benediction was bestowed by the Rev. Dr. Swrn; immediately atter which & business meetiog was held for the election of officers, which resulted in tie slecnoa of A. Champlin, Esq., President, in the place of Henry Dwight, “eg deceased; Rev. Chauncey A. . Goodrich, DD. E: Vice-President, in place ot Dr. Taylor, deceased; and the re election of al! the cay officers from last year. American New Church Association. The members of this Association, who have for their: object the teaching and promvigation of the coctrines of Emanuel Swedenborg, celebrated the first anniversary of {ts existence yesterday forenoon, in the Cooper laetitute, corner of Fourth avenue and /ighth street. This services commenced with the ginging of s hymn. ‘This was followed by the reading of a portion of Scripture and prayer. Rey. S. Beswick, the pastor of the New Church congre- gation, then delivered an eloquent address. He spoke of the progress that has been made by the as%ciation since it was organized; the heen ‘that the tenets of the sect are calculated to make upon the human heart, and wound up ‘by impressing upon all the members of the ow Oe Ohurch, the nature of their duty, aud tbe exertions individual should make to advance and dissemin- wee teachings and the truths which he bas himself Afver the preacher had concluded his discourse, the as- | sociation was organized into a regular meeting, 8. L. Walde- occupying the chair. After Preliminary business was transacted the re- Porte of committees were next in order. rom the of the Executive Committee it appeare? that » periedicab with the mis- , aud by an overpowering de- The reistion of these revivals to the ee woll as their inticence op interests beyond 7 could be bo longer see gises darkly; and the result, so far. wae of « ‘Tne year opened with indica- Daring the first The neat moaths of the previous year. So embarrassing was this deficiency that | the committee were unable to make prompt remittances to the missionaries for labor performed, or to piedge the needed aseietance for the future to those who circumetances sa erience?, and has been comiag im steadily and liberally, aod the society areable to | ge balance ia the treasury at the beginning of the year, cocasioned by the payment of legacies Bear the | 1 tude to God to take these | We. S&S. Laavrrr then proposed the following has been established, called the Swedenboryian, under the direction and contro! of the association. Tais paper is for the of diffusing the views of the members of the Bweeabergian cpurch in New York throughout tbe coun- poll and it already obtained a circulation of 630. The treasurer's report presented no feature of public interest. Both reports were adopted. Letters were received from Lyman Stepheas, Mayor of pe yma ed Dr. Muller, of Pennsy)vania, aud other friends association, expressing their sympathy with — objects which the society has ip view, aud hoping that they will never become discou |, Dut go on iD the per- formance o! the good work they ave commenced. After the communications ‘rom correspondents bad been read the aseociation adjourned. Five Points House of Industry. ‘The seventh anniversary of the Five Pointe House of !n- dustry was celebrated on Wednesday evening, in the large- ‘basement of the Cooper Institute, which was crowded to ite full capacity, the great majority of the atiendsnce be- ing ladies. Six rows of seats on the platform were filled with children of the institution—little crestures of from four to eight years—whbo appeared happy aud bealthful. ‘The pleasure of the evening’s exercises was somewiut in- terfered with by the extreme cloxeness of the ‘ding— ventilation evidently not being among the architectural advantages of this part of the Cooper lust'tute. Arebiball Russell, Keq, presided. Near him were feated Bishop Mcfivaine, of Ohio, Rev, Dr. Plamer, of Vittebarg, Xo. The children sang an jatroductory byma, commenc- img :— Let children young, witb Joos tongue, Lift up the poter of pi | When praver was offered up tiiev. De, Plumer. The | President read the annval report, from which it appears | that the receipts and expenditures durmg the last year | have been a8 jolows.— By Dalanse, Mareb 1, 186 Work . # which $7,961 ix for pro- nlaries, and interest ‘§ baisoce on hand, March 1, 1848, of “uso 12 —Leay Pouring the past yew there were 1,160 iamates of tho inetitution ; viv-— Remaining March 1,1 168 | Since received , wr —1,15e “ ls wo pr] “4 ped n Lat voluatariy. ry ent Deck to Moxiand H AD jn institution | Rewaining at the far On the Ist of March Mr. Barlow, the present 8 uperin- tendent, assumed charge of the House of [ndastry at the | Five Points, and Mr. Pease wae again released end ena- | by ty og to the farm in Westchester. report, in nee says that the work yet to be | | soomeeeenes 9 ie fe that already achieved: | the number of periehing Sy oteasts 1 til feartily proat— gine 20,000 children growing up {n cvorance in New The creat objert of the rocety, says the eo up the children in the pure principles of Corie } free from sectarian teaching. "i ches . “Just as | aim,” was sung by the children. Bishop ic Tiwary was introdneed, Dut amid eas, owing to a severe cold, he conid not Bope to make Fc mime beard | and would therefore limit his remarks The words of the al ‘oply manner in which por, heaplend paaee could come 40 Ged, avd ask for pardon. If, then, they re- | ceived the bountifd! mercy of God, undeserving’ ae 4: ere they pot called ujon by every motive of ttle onos “jnst as they were” from the alleys and by ways of the city, from misery and scenes of wickedness, and place them in inetvitutions where they might be brought up in the ways of trath oad righteournees’ He expressed exceeding Ce gee the aspect of such an immense audience gathered this interesting spectacie, an’ he hopet their vafucece ence would be felt in enabling the soiety, in» still greater de gree, to rescue those poor children of misery aad want. The hymn commencing Blow ye the trumpet, blow The gially solemn sound, was then sung: after which the President Introd oced Rev. T. 1. Crvime, who opened hie remarks by a eulo- | gm upon Peter Cooper. Ail hooor, «ay |. ail honor, say | like the man, and It had been imagined that thie people were the | M you, to Peter Cooper. (Joud applanse.) He ore us just what we want here. Tuey have « St. hi ie but our St. Peter is vastly better, (Iaughter.) 1 say & word before | co on about him. He in the mast seuribie rich man T know of Ho coves while be lives, and is his own executor end bar tere erected a movement that will perpetuate his memory. God biews him, and send set each men. We cannot elect such men to offices, | adinit, because he ever pe bie fingers into asybody's poe (Cheers.) And now, si ho hae given ue the Denatita’ bit of © Cooperi we have ever ac in New York, let me hope it wil glways hang and ‘never be lackine for * fueeuen, ob cheers.) on to apesk of the Floase Of Industry, be said he did not believe there was among us a truer Christian charity or nobler philanthropy tha this } ive Pointe House of L —-; @ While other soeieties had their troubles, and the Tract — was divided oo « quettion of slavery recognition, their work of emancipa ting the young from sin and degradation bad the bearty amen of ait, Tt war a bold work to go down ate the miet ‘of that lorality, the Five Pointe, at x. and with « Bible in one hand and a leat of bread inthe other, lay the foun dation of thie great work, it was deserving of al! the eve cons it had met, ane of the etill more wile aod extended exertions of Christian people. ‘After the eloquent and effective appeal of Mr, Cryer, = collection was taken up, the children meantime sioging a hymp entitled, “The binle ‘Thank (od for the Bible! "Tis hero that we dna ‘The story of Christ and bis love Jons N. Wrromk was the mext speaker. The lowa:t of wickedness were, he eaid, thore where the most vietories of Christianity had beon achieved, The * of sin, the Gibraltare of depravity were the moat coveted privee for philanthopists, Tho institution whoee anniverrary they had met to celebrate wae one examples of the power and valne of Christian benevolence and effort. Located in the midst of bin, suflering, poverty, disnsee and moral death, it * light shining in adark piace, a vey sur ofhone, There waa one delightin! feature in thie ipetitation, which had bean alluded to in the Feport: ite unseotarian character, The five poin abe om nectian with the etry. The thirty nine articles of the | preen: Mee poor liarities of Me. thediam , of uy church were aot necessary to secure admittance. unger, moral apt physical destitution, were the talismaow words whist opened its doors, The institution was eminently mission. ary in ite character. Ae was not familiar with the jar. Penge ured ia the Five l'owts; vat, jodging "rom vewupapes