The New York Herald Newspaper, April 21, 1866, Page 3

‘He has eno seaatved any pamber of grand is Organized 3 mining of Seateh” ev ina trustee and stockholder The native cans) and Anzona tsgiet try (Maricopa and Pimo Indians) bave off a ‘of Apaches within a few months, but I regret thore aro still a few more left, The white soldi to avoid them, or they are avoided by the Indians, I can- - hes 2 and the consequence is that few Apaches fail by their hands, Geueral MoDowell brought back with bim Captain Juan Cheveria, head chief of the Mari- copa nation, and bis first sorgmans and interpreter, Jose Cabezon, or ‘Joseph Big Head.” Captain Cheveria Z ‘8 commission in Company B, First volunteers. J. Rosas Browne, the and contributor to H ly, holds a s ranking ofMicer. The gallant Captala Cheveria is almost a duplicate of his friend Irataba, Chief of the Mojaves, who visited Washington, and was lionized, some two years since, Ho looks like a fighting man, and is said to be one. His tribe have always been the friends of the white men and remained true to the Union even while their coun- try was be eenly ap the bands of the invading Texans, Captain Cheveria is now riding around town and seeii the sights of San Francisco with evident relish, dressed in full United States Army uniform, PERSONAL, Hon. Anson Burlingame, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to China, and General R. B. Van Valkenburg, United States Minister to the Court of Yeddo, received a complim dinner from Charles Walcott Brooks, Esq. ne! Agent for Ji at his house, on Tuesday ing. They leave on th xt steamer for Honolulu, and go thence by sailing vessel to their destination. NEWSPAPER MATTERS. The Bulletin has also come out quietly in favor of the President’s reconstruction -y, and there is now not a single daily paper of any lation in San Francisco which sustains the Stevens, Fred Douglass, Sumner, and Philips faction. The Associated Press Agent, Mr. Rooker, returns to New York by the steamer to-day, the Proposed arrangement with new papers for receiving overland despatches having entirely failed. The Alta and Suiltin io Ban Francisco, and the Sacramento Union are the only papers in California which receive overland despatches now. Passengers by the steamship Arizona, who were at Acapulco, Mexico, on the 6th inst., report as follows:— The military situation at Acapulco remains the same asithas been for the past year. The French troops have a garrison in the fort and a man-of-war in the har- bor, while the liheral General Alvarez commands a force which occupies all the surrounding hills and prevents ‘communication with the interior. (ia encampment is fm plain sight from the harbor, but the French manifest Bo desire to dislodge him. Indeed the French are obliged to keep close within their lines dui the day, and at night to lock themselves up in fort. Te town, which never numbered more than a few hundred souls, bas but about one hundred in it now, and these are of a class too poor and miserable to get away. The United States gunboht Saranac was lying in the harbor of — on the 6th of April. The officers and men were all w The officers appear to be much amused at the situation at Acapulco, and commiserate the French, who, despite their inability to dispense with their customary airs, are nevertheless not a little hu- mihated at their position. Whe Defeat of the Imperialists Near Ma- zatlan Contradicted. San Francisco, April 20, 1866, The imperia) Consul, Mr. Guiltin, bas received Mazat- lan advices of March 25, and asserts that no battle had then taxeu place. City Amusements. WOOD'S THEATRE. Mr. Charles Barras is atill meeting with success at Mr. Goorgo Wood's theatre, opposite the St, Nicholas Rotel, and nightly playing to increased and highly interested audiences. His Vertigo Morbid, in the Hypochondriac, 4 one of the few original pieces of acting in the humor- ous tine which have lately been produced in New York. ‘At ranges with the part of Mr. Owens in Solon Shingle, and is brought before the beholder with the raciness and fuish characterizing that gentleroan’s representa- tions. If making bis auditors laugh until their sides are sore from the time he comes upon the boards until he Jeaves them may be denominated success, then Mr. Barras te certainly abusdantty suceemsful. During next week this gentleman will appear es Aminidab Sleek in the Serious Family, and also repeat the Hypochondriac. On Monday, April 30, the Worrel Sisters, frone, Sophie and Jennie, respectively fifteen, seventeen and mineteen years of age, together with Mile. Streibenger, Premicre dansuese (rom Rurope, are to make their debut at Mr, Woods’ theatre. They will introduce the serio- omic spectacular exiravaganza of the Elves, or the Btatue Bride. Several worthy additions to the stock com- pany have beon made, iu order to bring out this piece with @ proper cast, including Miss Lucia Deans, and all the x11) of the scenic artiste, costumers and machinists of tho establishment will be put in requistion to the same end. THER MATINESS TO-DAY. Four matinee entertainments, dramatic and musical, Bave been arranged for this afternoon. At the Brosdway theatre Mr. John E. Owens will personate Solon Shingle, supported by the entire company, ins grand Solon Shingle matinee, to commence at half-past one o'clock. George Christy’s Minstrels’ inatinee begins, at the new Fifth Avenue Opera House, at two o'clock. The pro- gramme is comprehensive, including Green’s Mocking Bird Song. Tony Pastor gives a matinee at his Oper House, in the Bowery, at half-past two o'clock. The Working Girls of New York is still on the boards, Blind Tom, the negro musician, opens his Tom matinee, at irv- ing Hal!, at three o'clock. FIFTH SO1KRE OF CHAMBER MUSIC. ‘The most trying test that a musician can be subjected to a to take part in one of the string quartets of the great masters. Inan orchestral piece or a solo there is far more latitude and abandon allowed, especially in the Jatter; but the quartet, without the most delicate shades of coloring and correct phrasing being given, is a complete failure. It is tnen a treat which cannot be wo Lighly appreciated to attend one of those soirees of chamber music given at Dodworth’s Hall this season and hhsten to the interpretation of these works by four of the most accomplished artists of the Philnarmonic Society, assisted by Mr. Wiliam Mason on the piano, At the Jast soiree, Mozart, Schumann and Beethoven were on the bill. The string quartet, No. 6, of the former, was wondered by Messrs, Thomas, Mosenthal, Matzka and Berguer. The minuet of this work is the least attractive of Mozart's compositions in this line, and was rather Sndistinct in the rendering, but the allegro paris were given with all the elam and vigor that charactorize that immortal composer. Schamann’s schveo are heavy and Jumbering and resembie the pranks of an elephant moro than the fairy-like flutterings = which Beethoven and Mendelsohn have thrown around them. The third movement, andante caniabile, in bis quartet, opas 47, @ & beautiful and sym- metrical structure of harmony. The fina’e was un- aa‘isfactory and incomplete. Mr. Mason played the piano part with commendable grace and correct expression. He abstained from ali meretricious display of artistic sen- sational effects, and confined himself to the limits pre- woribea by the composer. Beethoven's charming work was rendered in ap irreproachabie manner by the string qvartet, To all trae lovers of music these soirees pos- fons attractions not to be found in a vast catacomb where the dismal void ts broken occasionally by faint squeaks of some unintelligible language called Grand Italian opera. The last soiree will take place on April 25, Kecwomancy at Hore Caarsi,—Mr. Albert Russell, the well known prestidigitateur and ventrilogyist, will open a eerie of bis necromantic and vocal feats at Hope Chapel, Broadway, April 2% Mr. Russell's system of leger- demaip and voice imitations are speken of as wouderful. Matiny on Shipboard im Charleston Harbor. Cuannestom, April 20, 1964. A mutiny occurred this moruing on board the bark land, Captain Maynard, lying im the stream, loaded tton, for Liverpool, ‘The erew of the vessel are sew men, and «Ix of them refused to work, and assaulted tue officers with rheath Knives, whem the first mate tr wa revolver and fired among them, killing one mau and seriously wounding another with & A Stare Govenseo ey Proxy.—For some time there has beon a suspicon of something wrong in the Execu- tof the State of Lowa, and it was even ale to bis Own purse. A legislative committee the matiter in hand, it was discovered that y's private seoretary, named Orwig, had de. thirty four thousand dollars worth of land he own ase, But this was not the most pment. It eeems that Governor Stone doren times duri hits two years’ term, having transacted the duties of hi efice by proxy of thi - e private a = = n the Governor's name, - Sve tba tavern ittee, and testified that he Fionn, geweral abe rpecia; tba shaukegiving and elections, gene special ; aon “4 and 4 fromthe pe martiing de has not risited tho capital above nigned pardons, repricy «entiary, and exercised the pro power where “ boaglt justice demanded |t,"' that be wicates of Town's six Congressmen, upon whieb pote bold thelr seata in Congress; thet be deat ‘warrants that sent criminals to the gallows, be ap- officers and approved their bonds, and Srauy, co makes tong matter plort, that be bad prob. ly #gaed the name of the Governor to ine out ‘every hundred official papers shat have Gover por Stone's sianature. NEW ‘YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, APRIL 21, 1866.—TRIPLE SHEET. “TERRIBLE CATASTROPHE. Destruction of the English Steamship European at Aspinwall. Explosion of Seventy Cases of Nitro- Glycerine, Equal to Seven Hur- dred Kegs of Gunpowder. Over Seventy Persons Killed and Wounded. Great Destruction of Property on Shore. The Panama Railroad Company's Splendid Freight House a Mass of Ruins. The Loss Ustimated at Over One Million of Dollars. &e. &e. &e. Our Panama Correspo! Panama, April 7, 1866. One of those terrible ¢alamities that sometimes occur to remind us of the uncertainty of all things mortal has taken place at Aspinwall—a calamity that will long be remembered here and elsewhere on account of the im- mense destruction of life and property caused by an agent that we had heard of as being dangerous, but which we httle dreamed possessed such gigantic force as the explo- sion on board the European has demonstrated. It is estimated that the explosive force of nitro-glycerine, or glonoine, as it was termed in the bill of lading, is ten times that of gunpowder; hence the explosion of seventy cases on board the European was equal to that of seven hundred kegs of gunpowder, or nearly nine tons, The steamship European belonged to the West India and Pacific Steamship Company, a line of steamers run- ning between Liverpool, St, Thomas, Jamaica, Aspin- wall and other points on the Spanish Main and West India islands, She was a screw steamer of about seven- teen hundred tons, and was considered one of the best on the line. These vessels are intended more for freight than passengers, and im the former busi- meas have been doing well, carrying full cargoes both ways The line has doubtless been mak- ing money; but it has been singularly unfortunate im the loss of some of its best vessels. Only afew months since one of their new ships foundered off the French coast. The last mail brought us the news of the Joss of the Granadian, another nearly new vessel, and now the total destruction of the European makes threo that have been used up in a very short space of ume, and their loss must seriously cripple the line. The European arrived at Aspinwall on the morning of the 2d inst, from Liverpool, with a large amount of car- gofor all parts of the Pacific and the Isthmus. ¥oon after her arrival she hauled up to the Long Wharf, at the head of which is situated the large and beautiful freight house of the Panama Railroad Company. The following morning, abeut seven o’elock—when, had the train for Panama started on timo, balf-past six A. M., all of those employed on the wharf and in the freight house would dave been attending to their respective dutics—a most terrific explosion occurred, the destructive effect of which ‘was at once visible to those who were near st hand, and to those distant, out of sight of the wharf and its sur- Toundings, the effect of the concussion was scarcely less severe. The detention of the train was the salvation of very many lives; but, as it is, the loss of life is fearful to think of, nearly all in the immediate vicinity of the explosion being killed outright or terribly wounded. Of the latter, although well cared for, some must dic, their injaries being of such a nature as fo render recovery im- EPYECTS OF THE EXPLOSTON. Before saying anything of the effect of the explosion I wll speak of the locality an@ the positions of the ves- els nearest the scone. The subjoined map will give an accurate idea of the wharf, freight house and their im- mediate neighborhood. THE SCENE OF THE EXPLOSION. EUROPEAN WHARF ABOUT 350 FEET OESTROYED a3A0uLsad ‘2SNOH LH9I178F CARISBEAN at 008 INIT 3u0HS wovertT —— The wharf beside which the steamer was laying was about four hundred feet long and forty wide, and was constructed in the most substantial manuer, with a heavy flooring and roofed over ite entire length. The Earopean was on the north side and her sister ship of the eame line, ‘the Caribbean, on the other side. The freight house was asplendid building, constructed of stone, slate and iron eotirely, and was about three hundred feet long and eighty wide. The vessel designated on the map north of the Caribbean is the American brig Kremlin, of the Boston Ice Company. Another vomsel lay alongside the Crane wharf but a short distance north of the Kremlin. The royal mail steams! ip Tamar was anchored at Midell's wharf south of the Caribbean. Bebind the freight house is ‘a lagoon, south of which is the railroad ticket office. The ground in the vicinity of the disaster hae been filled in from time to time and formerly was under water, ‘To those removed from the wharf the first visible effect of the tremendous force of the explosion was in the instant and almost entire demolition of the freight house—a structure of the most durable nature, and one that was apparently able t resist almost any explosive force except within the building iteelf One track only fan through the building, the rest of the floor apace being devoted to a platform for freight discharged from or to be loaded'in cars. Both the end walls of this building were demotiched, and the superb trom roof, fafters, girders, braces, &c,, fell into the interior of the building, forming @ huge unshapen mass of ruins and | destruction, where a mowent before everything was strength and symmetry, Of course, in an instant after the oecurrence, wheo those unhurt recovered from the effect of the concussi to succor those injured, scone burst upon the view—a scone heartrending and awfal, and telling that many of thone who « few mo- ments before were in the enjoyment of life and health had forever passed away from earth. The iron plates of the ship's hall were torn out completely, and almost everything about decks was a mass of ruina The wharf abreast of where the explosion cocurred was completely cut through the piles, cross beame, flooring, and in fact everything was carried away, and (he entire structure was shattered, every plank even being mMarted from tts position, Ov board the Carbbean the destruction was very great; her boats were all crushed, ber deck houses shattered and many of the heavy iron beams and knees of the sbip's boll were broken like prpestema. Bhe is so much injured that it will take tem days at jenat to make ber seaworthy. It i very singular that while fo much destruction was entailed opon the fretght house and the steamer opposite that a brig, the Kremlin, ly jdg between the building and the Europern, suffered po more damage than having her deck house started @ 1ew inches, Other exceptions to the surrounding ruin I will speak of hereafter. Of course the European was found to be on fire, and as it was feared that the explosion had been caused by powder having been put on board, on false bills of lading, it was thought there might be still remaining ome more; hence another was considered as probable, tor all this Umo the true cause of the disaster was un- known. It to get the burning bull away from the a F not only &@ aaye property from destruction by fire, but to have it out of the way of doing more harm should another supposed ignition of powder take Place, Consequently the royal mail steam packet Tamar got up steam and towed the burning hull to the other side of the bay; and soon after casting off her lines another explosion did take place, but the distance was 80 very great that no damage was done. The wharf was in great danger of entire destruction by fire, as it caught from the burning ship, but it was saved by the strenuous exertion of citizens and others, with the as- sistance of a very servicable fire engine. Scon after the second explosion took place the steamer sunk, and but a small portion of hersmokestack remains above water, It was some time before the true cause of the disaster became known. The bills of lading called for mo gun- power, and the ship had but a small quantity for firing signal guns, No steam was up, and all were ata loss for a knowledge of what it was until the seventy cases of glonorine or nitro-glycerine, shipped at Liverpool for San Franclaco, told the whole story and brought to Ught how much more dangerous an article than gun- powder formed one of the principal items of the ship’ cargo. This article, the Hemaco readers will remember, is the same that a small quantity standing in a case on the curbstone of a pavement in New York caused, on exploding, such wh lesale destruction of the property adjoining. In that case there was but asmall quantity asa sample, while on board the European seventy cases, each containing a large quantity, caused the calamity—a quantity sufficient to have demolished blocks of buildings had they been close to the vessel, The effects of the concussion are visible over the entire length and breadth of Aspinwall. At the railroad com- pany’s mess house, distant abdut a third of a mile to the uorthward, the glaas and crockery wore extensively de- molished; beyond that, in the new church, many of the beautiful stained glass windows were shattered. To the southward, about the samo distance, at the Pucific Mail Steamship Company's wharf, the residence of the Super. intendent was very much strained; while to the east. ward nearly everything of a perishable nature, such as glass or earthenware, was destroyed. Stone and brick buildings suffered more than frame, many of them re- quiring extensive repairs before they will be again ft to be considered in good condition. Fragments of the brick ‘wero thrown to immense distances and in every direc- tion, I saw asmall iron knee, weighing four or five pounds, that was pieked up over a thousand yards from the steamer, Another piece of metal, apparently belong- Ing to the ship's machinery, fell on the roof of a house fully five hundred yards distant and passed through to the floor, and hundreds of similar instances could be re- lated if the space could be spared to give them all. THE KILLED, WOUNDED AND MISSING. ‘The correct number of killed, wounded and missing will, bam confident, never be known, for around Aspia- wall there are #0 many ‘‘dock loaters,’’ that a dozen or more could be put out of tho way without thelr being missed, the officers and men of the ship, Captain or Cole, Mr. Glass, chief officer; Mr. Palson, second Dr. ‘Burrows, ‘surgeon; Edward Davis, Pritebard ry carpenter; Wm. wall aud Richard, A. Young, kNed, The third officer of thiscity. The run surgeon 3 nutes. The train at two P. M. carried over Dr. of the Untted States ship St. Marys, and others, these gentiemen did their utmost for the suf- the means of bringing it before the Secretary in the strongest light, in order that there may be a change The commander of the Bi was an officer of the Royal Navai Reserve, and it was the intention of Acting Volunteer Lieutenant Commanding MacDonald to have paid military honors to his remains at the funeral, but the Prefect of Aspinwall refused permtasion United States marines to land with their arm, and t \e unfor- tunates did not receive the honors due w their rank through the contemptible conduct of « person boidi little brief authority. It will be to keep this fusal in mind; it may be in our power some of these to returh the compliment, unless we are deter- mined to retarn good forevil. The dead were all wm terred, with appropriate ceremonies, at the railroad company’s burial ground. SCENES AND INCIDENTS. While the Tamar was towing the ili-fated steamer out from the wharf, at many ot the “dead eyes’ faces were geen in agony and arms thrust out waviug in vain for help. Outside the wLarves are buoys intended to anchor Vessels and prevent them from das: ‘against the piers in rough weather, The stew of the European fouled in one of those buoys, aud carried it across the bay. When she sunk the buoy served as @ mark (o designate the spot. One imag stapding ah a sort distance from the railroad Ucket office was farried by the force of the ex josion across the track almost (o the edge of the oon, The explosion was heard at « consider. abie distance from the city, and ite effects were not confined to the immediate vicinity of the wharf. I never saw terror depicted ¢ human the faces coun of the clerks and other employes of the railroad hey fat ny who were #o fortuuately around the train at t our that the murderous glycerine exploded. For days somne of them shivered with fear at the most tri noise, and went around with pallid faces, listening to the diderent versions of the horrible affair retailed by every group at the street corners, The very name of nitro glycerine will long b terror of the people of Aspin- wall and the most nies oily Buide regarded with distrust if not well known or tested. THE ACCIDENT AND ITS KRSULTS. ‘We are ad xious now to find out who will have to foot the bill for the immense amount of damage done v tho railroad company's property? Will it be the shipper, if he hae money enough, or will the steamship company have todo it? Surely the railroad company will pot have to stand this lon because a merchant recs Ot Wo «hip, and @ company allows to be cartied, « cargo wn times more dangerous than gunpowder, The whvie sub- Ject of nitro-glycering wil] Yow receive the propor atten tion, for the fie of the hitorekn and the cause thereof Will be thoroughly iaquired into im England, Of courte instant death to all in the ship's hold prevents onr being able to obtain particulars of how the caplosion tok place; but the fact pow being eptaplished beyond all doubt, of the true character oi this material, ila stip tment will in futare be prohibited, aa it should’ be, and « severe panishige:. be meted out to any perwn attempting io evade The ions of the European and the terrible deetraction of Life will be sad nows in England, for it will carry sorrow into many & hor and what punishment ie too severe for those who will ship the material rapable ng Kuch Wholesale destrwetion If they know and understand Ite dangerous and ireseberoas power! How fortunate that it did not suecred im reaching the Call- ploded there amotg Mi, T tinagive y that would he NITRO-GLYCERINE IN THIS CITY. yesterday that there were parvies lo New York who were engaged in the importation and eae of nitro-glycerine, and fearing that accidents might oceur from its self-combustion or explosion similar lo thore 60 fatal in San Francisco and at Aspinwall, Mayor Hofman addressed the following order to Fire Morebal Baker, asking bim to enter upon the doty of finding the danger. 008 uf and placing it outside the Ore “ Maton's Ornnce, New Yous, April 20, 1666 Fire Mershel Bana — Sr—Understanding thats quantity of pavoiyeeine fs stored in Vhiw city. Im one or more olaces. I Lave 19 Fequest that you wll report to me the places in which the same may be stored, and bring before me forth- ‘with the parties owning and controlling the same. JOHN T, HOFFMAN, Mayor. Tn accordance with instructions Fire Marshal Baker at once proceeded to make investigations into the where. abouts of the mysterious property and its owners. He s00n found Mr. Albert Noble and Mr. James Devoe, who were engaged in manufactr “ing nitro-glycerine in the old vountry and shipping it to this for blasting purposes, An association had, in fact, been formed for the purpose of manufacturing the article im this city. Noble had gy eas ip Now York om last Monday expressly to perintend operati Upou inquiry Mr, Beker Land found that there were twelve Cases of the explosive com- pound in store in a public warehouse in Greenwich street, Nos, 66 and 58, all of which he caused to be car- ried outeide the fire limits and deposited in a building where no damage can be done by its premature explosion. He discovered, meanwhile, hat there were two addi- tional cases, which had been sent for inspection to the Custom House store, 56 Broadway. He found the cases, simply marked “G. M.,” and respectively numbered 586 ‘and 688, on the top floor of the drug department, piled cagelessly among a lot of similar boxes, and with nothing to warn those hourly among them of the bighly danger- ebaracter of their content cases were made of common pine lumber, about twenty inches in height and some fourteen by twenty inches sq: and had their corners bound or protected with etrips of zinc. The men laboring in the vicinit were astounded when they learned the danger to whic! they had been unwittingly subjectod, and were only too aad to have the packages removed. They were alto transferred toa point veyond the fire limits, having been duly receipted for by the Fire Marshal. The owners le no objection to this disposition of their property. Whea brought before Mayor Hoffman, Messrs, Noble ‘and Vevoo declared that they were engaged in a legiti- mate business, but which, If found detrimental to the uublic interest, would have to be discontinued. They testified that the cases discovered and disposed of by the Marshal were all of the material they bad in the city; that there was no other pare jed in import- ing it to the United States, and that this lot had only arrived a few days previously in a vessel from Hamburg. In the two cases found at the office of inspection there were three or four Lundred pounds of nitro-glycerine, They bad sold the lot which had exploded at the ex- Press office in San Francisco to a gentleman by the name Of Taylor, who, as alleged, carried it to Califoruia in his jon, having it safely deposited in his ‘on shipboard, whence {t was subsequently trans- ferred to the place where it created such havoc and de- struetion. The Nitro-Glyccrine Explosion at San Francisco, TAR MANUFACTURER ON TRIAL—THM PACKAGE SHIPPED FROM HIS RSTABLISHMENT IN MIS An- SENCE—IT WAS NOT LABi UNITE STATES COMMIASION Before Commissioner Betts. The United States vs, Oto Burstenbinder.—The defend- ant ia this case is the manufacturer of the article known as nitro-giycerine, the explosive power of which was so amily illustrated at San Francisco and Aspinwall. This Prosecution was instituted under the United Stat statute which requires all explosive and inflammable materials which are liable to spontaneous combustion to be packed i ecure manner and labelled on the outside of the package in a way to show clearly and unmistaka- bly the name and description of the combustible material, and making it a misdemeanor to pack and transmit or ebip = ag any one place to any olber without being so ‘The firet witness called for the prosecution was C. B. Middlebrook. He testified that he is the tallyman in the freight depot of Wells, Fargo & Co.'s Express office; that his business is to take an account and memorandum of all the freight that arrives in New York; that a few days before the sailing of the New York a box was brought to the company’s office, marked ‘W. H. Mills, Los Ange- :” that the New York had passengers as well a8 freight on board when she sailed; that it was deliv. ered on the pier to be taken out in ‘the steamer; that a feceipt was giveu for the delivery of it; that the receipt i# given to the parties who bring goods to the company's office, who get a bill of lading +n sur- ig ft atthe office; thatif this had been shown im he would have inquired what kind of off was in the package, as the company reject all explosive materials when they know of their being offered for transit; that whale oil st would have been received; ‘of the steamship company; that the the officers of the company from carrying xpi = f | i i Z if as iy i =f sz ® i H Hd sz Eg A fi i rf: qittt geass iil the present witnoss secretary and treasurer, and John » Youngs, W. H. White, Otto Borstenbinder (the aceased) and J. Hi. Prentice directors, called the New York Biast- ing Oil Company, not yet organized; that they sell the od small and limited quaatities; that the acet- dent at the Wyoming Hotel they had kept it at the cor. ner of 116th street and Sixth avenue wo have it out of the way of danger; that when they sell any they send up there and cart it down town; that he had known @ package to go by express’ marked “Legendie, Evans Mills, Jefferson county, New York,” with noching on the wooden box to show its character; ‘that witness got the money for it from Millx; that he boaght cartrdges romet mew ly with Raymond ; that sometimes the oll came in glass cases and sometimes ta square tin boxes, containing twenty-seven pounds ont abalr of shipped it; that oxbinit B was in tho handwrit Devoe, it was in Burstenbinder's name, because the oll is subject to his order; that the accused was gone five wee ¢ Superior, and onl. Ist of April, snd was, therefore, absent whea the shipment was made, and ciation conld deliv The case was tu that any member of the aseo- otf without f s consent, Monday. TO THE EDITOR OF T ince my arrival in this city I have learned with deep regret of the (wo accidenta which have lately occurred With nitro glycerine, Although the causes of these ex plostons are aukvown I hope to convince competent and fe-ent'fc authorities that nitroglycerine is a substance Jeen dangerous to handle aud store than gunpowder. To ‘that end | propose making in a few days a series of ex- periments, of which the time and place will be given in your paper. Until then | respectfully request the public to suspend their opinion, ax such experiments will en able (hem ctearly to ja for themselves, A. NOBLE. New Your, April 20, 1804 We have no doubt that Mr. Noble's kind offer will be appreciated in @ proper spirit by the public, bat we are inclined to think that few people will care for being presout at bis experiments on this villancur compound ‘The time and place being known there may be a large crowd collected within a few blocks of the experimental. iat to witnens bis departare skyward in bis researches after the causes of the explow on of nitroglycerine. Bat few, we think, will be ambitious enough to bear bim com pany. Large Fire in Geneseo—B «0 Portion of the Town Destroyed. Rocuserm, N. ¥., April 20, 1866 A Ore broke out in Geneseo last evening shout balf past seven o'clock, in the store of 6 FP. Berges, and be fore it wae checked proved very destructive A clerk went Into the cellar to draw kerosene; the fancet not working readily, be held his light pear | to ascertain the reason, when Ore was communicated to the hana, and the cellar wor immediately in flames The , gathered ar rendered all the assietance potsibe, but flames could not be subdued antl the batinew portion of the ¥ we destroyed, The heaviea beers are & P. ree, org * Opmatond 4 4, F Wehop, chant Beck with, dry ware deniers, & eon: covered by insurance s Curtis, Ohta, ry a The tankeof Rorey & Co's pipette” oe whater, Peon, with one thousand berrele of off and severe! freighted cars, were burned to-day by teameers out of wore, Powt Orrice Kuerstiemay? —A young man remed Ar thar B Sheldon bas beea by apecial ine) agent Jemee B Tyce os partote’ setters te nim from the Post offer at Tod. He had bere oon’ Genin! «ler Of the Postmaster for four yeare 4 Committed jail om the 19th fost, in defect of 62000 te THE CHOLERA. The Sick Removed to the Float- ing Hospital. The Well Placed on Bomrd of the Steamer Illinois. Forty-seven Deaths Up to Friday. THIRTY-FOUR STILL ON THE Report of the Sanitary Authorities on he Infected Ship. SICK LIST, Dverything Being Done for the Com- fort of the Passengers. ALL OF THEM IN GOOD SPIRITS. NAMES OF THE DEAD AND SICK. de, &e. ae. With the exception of the special committee ap- Pointed by the Board of Health to examine into tho condition of affairs on board the steamef Virginia, no communication whatever was had yestes between the shore and the infected ship, The Virgihia is lying this side of Sandy Hook, in what is known aa the ‘‘Horse- shoe,” which place is distant from New York about eighteen miles, aud from the lower end of Staten Island some nine or ten miles, This being the case it is almost needless to repeat that there is no danger of the disease being communicated from the vessel to the shore, THB MOBPITAL SHIP. At two o'clock yesterday morning the hospital ship Falcon was towed from Red Hook to the lower bay, where she was anchored in close proximity to the Vir ginia, Dr. D. H. Bissell, who has charge of the hospital, had the sick reaoved on board of the at an early hour, where the doctor's nurses and attend ants will do everything in their power to make the un fortunates as comfortable as circumstances will permit. The steamer Iliinois was sent down to the lower Lay yesterday afternoon, for the purpose of receiving euch of the passengers as have not as yet shown any symp. toms of having contracted the disease, Sho is a large vessel, and can accommodate, without overcrowding, about twelve hundred persons. Her machinery, which was sold some time ago at public auction, bas beca re- moved, and the space once taken up by it will be cou- Verted into washing rooms, staterooms and other per- poses, The cabin passengers will be allowed to remain in thelr present quarters on board of the Virginia, where there is pleaty of room and good ventilation, Thove who remai™, however, will be set to work immediately cleanr'ng and fumigating the quarantived vessel, and the expenses so incurred wiil be charged to the account of her owners or cousigness. This step in taken by Dr Swinburne, so 9 not to subject unnecessarily any per- wons to the pestilential atmosphere of the ship who were ‘Bot upon hor dnring the time such fearful ragages werd made by the disease, The pilot who brought the steamor into port will be quarantined along with the gther pas- sengers, and for the same length of tine. REPORT OF THE GFRCIAL COMMITTER OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH. Dg. Dalton, Sanitary Superintendent, one of the spe- cial committee appointed by the Board of Health to in- ‘Vostigate tho condition of affairs on board steam Si Seep rape oom eh verbal report befure the Board. — Dr. Harris and bimeelf had just returned from the Virginia, where they hed wade a minute examination of all the cirevmstances in the case, apd found that the disease was undoubtedly Asiatic cholera. There were not many new cases un board. When they reached the Virginia, which was about noon, some twenty casen had been removed to the hospital ship Faloon, and there was at that hour (four o'clock) probably not one sick person on board. The captain of the Virginia specially re- quested that 4 steamer might be sent dowa to come alongside and assist in the transfor of the passengers from that vessel, as there was but one small boat then engaged in removing them to the Falcon, and each trip occupied about three qnarters of an bour. Dr. Hinsell and ourselves advised the captain to employ bis own boats and man them with the crew, which he did The ship ie in excellent condition and unusually well ventilated There i# no panic whatever among thowr on beard, not even in the steerage. There are fourteen cabin passen gers, all of whom request that they be allowed to remain ‘on her, as they did not wish ts be transferred with the others, a4 long a they could not be permitted to come to New York. I deem it advisable that this extended to them They also urged me to the Tinote. The ship sailed from Liverpool om the 4th of April, calling at Queenstown ou the Sth inst, She had one thousand steerage and fi'teen cabin passengers. The pas fengers were principally from Holland and Germany, many crowning the German o. They bad been per foctly well on coming on board, and remained eo from Whe 6th to the 12th. On that date & man, woman and rivilege be urry down ch 4d were taken suddenly sick, and died on the fame day, wi symptoms whieh ‘the vorgeon declared to be cholera On the 1th ona died who were taken with such #ym; ih foor mms died, and no on unt! Mow the 18th inst, up to which time thirty seven deat occurred on ‘homed the Virginia Since then they had Jowt eight. Throe bad died inst even ng (Thurmlay There are now tw The new aun do Bot woom by any meanx s ty ones. Many of thore taken taeked while walking—#ome « with yomiting and severe ¢ was of the consistency of w: did not seem very frequent going down to the bor cation bad been had Dr, Swueenee replied the’ made in the matter of dewret that it was Customary to employ the © z those on the infected veel, who are pad fur their wer vices im that capacity Dr, Darrow aid \t was ree broke out in the na the Virginia and Engiac: Vine De. Panam dow red (0 Know how the steerage pasern gor had fared in regard to foo Dr. Datros replied (hat they ail appesred to bh Welt cared for, sod generally a if (hey bad bad « porae aot on Dr. Berwernve said they hat boom watchin man and Duich porte for that disease mor French and ober porta, With re to the I bad been fied out in the beet manger powibie Bot deemed proper for ber to go alongnde the Virginie, five handred yards being wear eno gh for proach that vessel # moved to ber CARD OF To vi 4 At meeting held by the saloon passengers Wik nsomm of ‘n ws immoral y to, that the folbvwy ve prowesied to Coptavn. Prowse so8 B and (Lat the same be publebed a tbe daly Cayaio BEAKER fe abl t the dinenne m the decks of beth ch valonged W the same the Ger- r Cohn! revolved pore mcreary ont enna od ata of un omy wer otn faites binduees ond admifacie to tort ‘Areametenem, Guring (be leu passage from » with We echnowlntge the bind alent ofeare ender yon! cxminaed. as wel) 64 (oe stan og Cnet Kigpe of four telat enqianer Tro! ing (hat four eomduet asa pertirrman eee eal 6 amt eee Chretien tay be Widely Roos Red Gulp appremalnt r 4 le Mistig 9 “hieery Male, Te Wubisun, A Mebersect, Oy Beemer Hewtnes, & Herding, A. Funtanthe, Pre Habersect Lier oF wRaD ‘The following ts tt of the memes of the who bive Cet ers on tenrd the senmer Virgin op to reweriay forty even ib hs — 1 Aprl.—Age Breneen, Peer Poors, Johescer Por oa Veh = Berriett Brett, Eilen Lavence, Jae Rogmrre, Jobssvae Antereon, Joe Herman, Vary Corrs Comme joe Metarhy, Peet Maloy 14h, ~ Awe Weiab, Hichesl Kelty, Micbent Welly, Per. Daniel Henry Strauss, reon, Johannes Cas- Cl Higgins, Elien Layance, Eve Herman, Mar- er, A. Bonner, Hans Halsteriead, Daniel Me- , John Garble. ith —A. Halsterhead, Dantel O'Connell, one woman, haine unknown, Daniel Mocarth ty, ordinary seaman; George Dull h.— Rose Mooney, Jobn Roberts, Mahoney. ‘h —Win, Burns, Jaka Austreiz, Patrick Dufly, ~Willlaw Fiyen, Mary Aun Smith, Total, 47. List OF SICK , fredan Hchael Contr, Crow—Joseph Davison, Henry McKie, Sheppard, moward, Brantord, boatawaln. mre Passengers Mull Cleary, William MeKertha, Joba Fulton, Thomas Quintan, David James, J. McGrath, Maurice Canutitl, De La Rue, Thomas’ Corne, Philip Francois, N. Casrerell, Jobn’ Dowlan, John Magee, Thomas Giiford, Janes baker, William Long, Owen Fine ley, Jobo Margion, Jotun 8 —— Ausient: idget Welsh, Mra Lowell, Dante af, Gatg ee page! hue, Kato Hohl, H.'Resternaun, iD Anstevheln, Cathe: rine Shean, Mary Margaret Wright, B. M. Gergov, Una Aeset THE BATTERY BARRACKS THANGHERARD TO THE mH *. April 20, 1986 G. B.D. dent of the Board of Health, au retary of War, Brovel Moor dene ral Stewart Van Vieit, Quartermaster, bas been \ sro: veg to transfer the Battery Darraeks to the Board of | “s Fequexted In your telegram ol ag THOS. M. VINCENT, Assimtant Adjutant Ge Dr. Stone, in accordance with the above despah, read the following, which was adopted >— Resolved, That the Superintendent acknowledge the re. celptof the telegram fro a. Vinowat, Haut Adjutant General, and, under the orders of the Banitary Committee, make the arra (a fur the furnishing of the hospital at the Battery Barrack: THE STEAMER ENGLAND. The steamer England, for Halifax, with over a thou sand passengers on board, I4 expected to reach here Wis inoruing. Bho will be detatned at Quarantine Tne b h Board, ACTION IN RELATION ME CHOLEKA—HOBPITALS TO BE EATABLISUED AT DIFFERENT POINT OF THE CITY—THE CELLAR POPULATION OF THE DISTRICT MUST BE REMOVED IN ORDER TO RS- CAPE THE EPIDEMIC, RTC. The regular mecting of the Board of Health wae held yesterday—all the Commissioners prosent—President Schultz in the chair, The minutes of the last meeting were read and approved. ‘The Attorney of the Hoard read a great nomber of orders prepwed for the abatement of general nuisances, upon which (he usual orders w Dr. Dalton, Superintendent, from the Committee ou Investigation In reyard to the cholera reported oo the Virginia, at Quarantine; then reported verbally the re sult of the examination made by Dr, Harris aud bimoif, which is published elaew here, Atelegram in reply to the application made by tho Board to the general government for the une of the Hate tery barracks Was received, ordering the Quartermaster to transfer that building to the Board of Health, Dr. Pankee cited a case white hat come under hie hotice, as follows: —A poor man Tosiding at Haverstraw had « bob calf killed last Friday, of which be bad eateu part, and being take day, having all the # doubt that it was really that dinease The Doctor then said: —What ia to be done @ighteen thousand people living in collars? If nerve in the case of the Virginia and Halif all thetr engors wero in good health for eight days afer leay fig port, when they were taken suddenly eck with cholera, ' Thi diseaxe they breed among themselves, in the over-crowded stecrage or lower deck, where it Orit made its appearance. There were uo casos in the cabin, The same was the case in the Atalanta, which was also crowded wiih double tiers of bunks If we want to keep off the cholera we munt dispose of those poor creatures huddled Logether ia coilars aud tenement houses, Their means of sustenance is stnall; they cannot improve their condition of living; yet unlews we remove them we can- hot keep out choleta. We want more hompitals hrout. out the city; its better (o have a number of stnall bu for bompital purposes thaa afew large places, He id suggest Mackerely..t¢, the First aud Second wards In this city, and along the river in Brooklyn, as fitting Jocalitics for euch establishments; also that physicians who have bad experience iu previous epidemics might be employed by the Hoard in case of emergency. Dr. y, died on Mon era, and he had vo wick on Bu f by our oa Ob Parken then offered the following — Whereas Jahed on all ota Plgh at hand it ” giardiana ne th Sitectively in the sJirertion of the rodinetion of chelera, oF, if imjooduend, to lentt ite ravages, therefore, Mesolved. That the rellar wees, of New Yor and Brooklyn te removed from their underground ol wo move healthy postions Kesolved, That the Superintendents hereby dire: ted ( ter . ected to secure Rempenr tations ie sacl ‘of the cithea of Now Yoew and Brocklya as will be likely by be vised by the disease end to a range for supplying medicines, the means of apply heat 19 tbe surface, beds, blankets, @e., and obialn good nares. Henoived, That this Board protend to secure the services, dea ia who were euceseful in the man” ng ile former visitations, Roard pat forth an onder laterdicting tain unwhcleaome artieias of fond, inchading meats, sce sacar ta ak wnaee Ite authority w eed oe pepe ew ike manageenem efenaan* the prevention Referred ta tte sasul two turties had been oon of Gould, in Ni Broadway, lying on their backs t food or water until they had longer fit {+ food. om piaint was referred to the Superintendems On mot 0 was resol ved that Assistant Sanitary & yk ling be Le apn ain u perintondes to this Hoard on Tuesday next upon nesal condi tion of the streets of Brook! valiy those wreeta wiih are filthy jetrimental to health, and spority th 4 action are te the treatment at (hia port with questionable cargoes, |, 08 Franklin avenue, Brookiye, od oMtil arrangementa cowid A (hat establiabment The Bedford Bre was oniered to acting some fu Board adjourned ull Teeetay rt next Good Suggestions. TO THE EDITOR OF THE ILKRALD. ! atifying to wor the effort on ail fides to t the Introduction bs » thin country thomitie wm give the matter thelr at- 4 seures will Immediately be m y all veesele coming to any of oar barbers ave been oe their voya> wot Wo permit ine lauding of any p rho packages from 9a elk, Prevention Is certalniy our fret duty, The men enostit the Board & Health for thin city do nerve credit for thelr exertions in the discharge of their dution, Hat to clean ean table requires bercu leaw labore, and they 0 scinted oa all widen to keop oor streets in a ondition, remove nnixances, ke. The poor 1 rapeoally te Com polled to comply with the r m ty keep the streets fo front of thelf tenernents perfectly free of anunal and geiable matier, and ot um removed regu s To banard , oo rite. T { thewe miners Umether with menee © wh frequently envelop ' 1 and etna co ant poverty sane ew aly meet ie roat entvat dar Ws the want & © Wet the senvary author tee 4 the mont ter taking oA here. Tle conti or te vintad by it If not Le Vagatboet ‘h & vemel (the England, i ertwinal ehiont Ww @ wanted Cogudersnena scily are nrahing wh thone heartions and reps whey Commit naeb wots nn hong an they get ‘be ' ma or seem Whey | fn Clemtar oot por (od plaree, and om Amt corte ending of any pamengers © th hed ener of the danger tAaeed Wo wilt he AiMou lt & tegard & is cont sou pabing 4 Voung Men's Howard Association, . a! Oe Ant Howe on Wedereday lew © . ton of the Young Men's Hownrd Association, © mmiety which, shomid the bedere vie y, 9 prewe & wrefal ennibery Wo the ayiiae ® is of Health in ton and us wok ‘ ( tue eyidemie, Tha jock of the epmatalion are, ip eitend to the preming vot thom oho may te stteckted with cholers sod may be lon pot te hire worme ant promare med ext vetef, 4 nf a cnps of hye ans, whee inombers may be teety et oe care fom patients #9 mee othe (atablubenett of fre Barpetals vod where care eed the » wince ot ty t bomen, aod The arereiaion i* | (ote e1 pee ied public apiried of the tb *“ 4 TR femth, Goon AR Merree Wajor Mine vied t teenive eos of Le am