The New York Herald Newspaper, November 18, 1874, Page 3

EXPLOSION AT HELL GATE, —-———_ Bursting of the Boiler of the Tug- boat Lily. A TERRIBLE SCENE. The Captain, Steward anda Deck Hand Killed. PROBABLE CAUSE OF THE DISASTER * Statements of the Engineer, the Fireman and Several Eye-Witnesses, Yesterday afternoon, between three and four O'clock, as the tugboat Lily was towing the Schooner Annte Cotter through Heli Gate her boiler exploded, blowing the tug to atoms, killing two ofher crew of five men ontright, fatally in- Juring the captain, and baaly injuring the treman and @deck hand. It seems that the tug, whica ‘was iormerly owned by a firm in South street, ‘Was sold to Oaptain David Havens about three Weeks ago. The Captain, on getting possession of ‘the boat, hired four men as a crew—Charles War- Ten, a8 engineer; Jonn Hogan, as freman, aud two other men whose names could not be ascertained, Ome as cook and the other agadeck hand. Itts Baid thas the tug was by no means @ new one, and that her machinery bad been a long time In use, Yesterday afternoon Captain Havens with bis four men on board went up the Eust River, in- tending to go out beyond Hell Gate to meet some inward bound sailing craft whose captain might desire to have her towed to her wharf. At Nine- ty-second street the tug was stopped to “GET MORE WATER FOR THE BOILER,” asthe fireman states, and the fact that “more water,” and probably much more than was neces- sary, Was obtained may finally be the means of xplainiug the real cause of the disaster which goon aiterward followed. The tug on being cast loose from the Ninety-second street dock was at once headed up stream, and when off Riker’s Island, some distance above the point at Which the government workships are located, met the achooner Annie Cotter, loaded with lumber. Phe captain of the schooner engaged Captain Bavens to tow his boat to the city, and so the tug was turned about, lashed to the starboard side of the schooner and started fur the East River, When just opposite the Hell Gate works the botler of the tug exploded witha loud report, and the eye witnesses of the terrible accident state that the scene that followed wasa irightful one. There was no premonition what- ever on board the tug of the danger. ‘The freman had just come up from the hold, the engineer was Qt Kis postin the engine room and the Captain Was in the pilot house at the wheel, and everything about the machinery was apparently in 00d working order. The men who were at work On the Astoria shore state that the report was not @ very loud one, and that it was preceded by a put of steam, which was the first thing that at- tracted their attention to the tug. TUE EFFECT OF THE EXPLOSION, however, was terrific. The upper deck—that part which served as a roo! to the engine room—was thrown nigh into the air, the pilot nouse, which ‘was erected on the forward end of it, being shat- tered to pieces. The engine roof, or deck, Was constructed of thin pine boards, nailed together by light strips of timber, and as it Offered but slight resistance, it was the only part Ol the tug above the water line of the hull that ‘was vot torn to splinters. When it was thrown into the air it carried the Captain with it, and hia Mangled body and the pilot house débris fell into the water at the same time. Tae freman and en- @ineer, the deck hand and the cook, too, were Dlown into the air, but the escape of the former two trom death can be accounted tor only on the Ground that the one was standing on the mam aeck just opposite the engine room door, and the other inaide the room, near the doorway, which was " open. The explosion apparently spent its force in sn upward direction, and it would appear that the firemen and engineer, therefore, did not receive the full snock, but were simply blown of the main deck over the side of the boat. The puffof steam that preceded the report of the explosion, the re- port itself, the cloud of smoke which shot upward At the same time that the smokestack and 4 THE DEBRIS OF THE DECK, With the bodies of the captain, the deck nan’ and the cook, were flung right and left, high into the air, all took place in less than three minutes. In- deed one of the eye-witnesses states that the whole occurrence was over before he had time to realize what had really happened; but it was very fortunate for three of the poor fellows on board the tug that everybody who witnessed the disaster Was not equally dazed. 1t so happened that the tug Virginia Seymour was in the Meighborhood and several small boats, which @t once went to the assistance of the men who were seen struggling in the water Where a minute befure the tug had been, for the buil went to the butrom almoat immeaiately arter the noise made by the explosion was heard. A foung boatman named Henry Halsey reached logan, the fireman, in time to save him irom drowning, Altuougu a good swimmer, the poor fellow was so bruised anout the head, and his Tight thigh so badly {ractured that it would have been impossible lor nim tu have reached the shure Unassisted. Havens, the captain, aod Warren, the engineer, were picked up by other boats. No one on the schooner, strangé to say, was Injured, and the boat itself only showed @ sight indentation on the , starboard side where the huil of the tug nad evidently Aunged violently ayainst it when the explosion took place. The Virginia Seymour took charge ot the schooner aud the injured men, and lay to for some time in the hope vt tindtug THE MISSING DECK HAND AND COOK, but they were not secu at any time after the ex- Plosion occurred, ‘ihe deck hand, tt is suid, Was standing in iront of the pilot house on the lower deck, aud the cook or steward, as Hogan, the fireman, styled him, was “down below.” So it ts more than proba. ble the one was killed by the sorce of the explosion which siattered the pilot house to pieces, anu the otherin the midst of the steam shat must have atonce tliled the “room” where he was, was either suifocated or so stifled that he Was unable to help nimself and went down with the hull ttsel!. It is needless to state that ‘THE GREATEST EXCITEMENT brevaiica at the goverument works and its imme- diate vicinity, wuere (he disaster was plain to the View oi everybou) ; but, sirunge as it may seem Many persons living in the houses near the shore did dot kuown anything ubout the accident until hours alter it had occurred, Even some of the Workmen on the roads near by, who could not see the river, but Who heard the report, tuougnt from. its “mufiea sound,” as one o1 them described it, that it wos an. ordinary biust OF the Hell Gate works underground. As soon as tt became evi- Vent that be could do no goud by loitering about THE SCENE OF THE DISASTER, the captain of the Virginia Seymour started down the river for the Bellevue Hospital dock with all Speed, as the wounded men, desides suffering in- tensely from their myuries, were begiuning to Show eXhaustion irom the cold. Warden Breu- Man, once the dock was reached, was no.ified of what hud occurred, and he immediately had ‘Mretchers sent down to the boat and nad the #utering men taken to tne hospital, where they were at once kindly cared for. An examination of their wounds showed thas Cap tain Havens was tataliy injured, He liad a com- poane ivacture of the rignt thigh, the leg was roken in two places below the knee, both his Aras were irightiuily scalded, as well as iis face, and the lower portion of the person Was tearfully ‘acerated. Hogan, the fireman, Was bruised and fut about the head, apparently by spliuters from the wreck, and his tight jeg Was badly iractured, Warten, the engineer, was vut sugltly injured, obe side Of Nis head being w litte bruisea and his face somewhat scalded. He alone was abe tu go home after having his Wounds dressed. The cap- tain was so low wen the HERALD reporter ar- Tived at the huspital that it was not deemed ad- visable to question him us to THE PROBABLE CAUSE OF THE EXPLOSION, snd, ag for the engineer, he was in such a harry f Mev Away that ali that could ve ascertained from him was that the boiler of tne tug was an srdipary inarine vores and that it wasin good sonditicds When he was asked now many pounds wf ateam he had on, he said toat he wns allowed tu carry eighty, vut that the gauge indicated only seventy five & moment beiore the explosion, Hi oud ie at & lows to aecount jor the aster, aid as to ils own he | steward by name but I knew them 4 NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1874.—TRIPLE SHEET, Sieg fseew was ip the water, with the spiln- tered pieces of wood of the tug's deck all ut m Was somewhat stunoed, but not rendered o torally unconscious; but f would have been lost had it wot been for the boats being so near to us when the acctaent took piuce.’? THE FIRBMAN’S STATEMENT. mule Sreman, Hogan, made the following state- Captain Havens, I believe, ownea the Liy and bought hertrom Mr. Townsend, No. 386 South Street, about a mouth ago. Ae pired me and we engineer and the other men three weeks ago. To-day we went up the East River stopped at Ninety second sireet to get more water, After taking im the water we started up the river, and when neat Riker’s Island were employed by the schouner Annie Cotter, loaded with tmber, to tow ner down. We got alongside of tier and tied to her on the starboard sige and then started anead. When the explosion took place [Had just come irom the fireroom, aud Waa standing near the door of te engine room and was lookiug at the government shanties en shore. The engineer, Warren, was in his place, and I think the captam was at the wheel and the deck hand on tue deck anead and the steward tn bis roum. [did not hear the noise of tne expiosion. The frst | knew tat anything had gone wrong was when | struck the water and saw piles of wood floating around. I also notuced that the tug Was nowhere to de seen and that tie air Was somewbut smoky. | didn’t stop to think much about all this, however; | took in whe whole thing ut a glance. The moment I touna myself in the water [ attempted to swim but felt one of my legs pain me so and go powerless that 1 knew that it was broken, There were boats all eround, and 1 yelled out to one and at the tug that was near, and got picked up. Ldid not know the cook or sight. saw them @& short time alter we hitched to the schooner, but I did uot sce them after the ex- losion. erty might have been in the water and not been able to see them, however, for { Uidn’t see the captain nor the engineer, While [ was struggling im the water I saw a teliow trying to SW, WHO got On board of the tug ut Ninety-sec- Ondsireet with another nun. They both came in | a ¥awl, and aa | don’t remember seeing either of them When we got put on voard the tug that brought us to the Hospital dock, I think they MUST HAVE BREN Lost, The tug was an old one, judging (rom her ap- pearauce. She was #smali boat and nad been used a good deal, [think (he engineer had been an engineer for a loug while and was engineer of the tug Allie Baker belore he got on the Lily, DEATH OF THE CAPTAIN. Captain Havens, who died a itttle ater seven Jast evening, resided at No, 82 South Futn street, Wiltamsourg. He leaves @ wile unit two children, The poor woman knew nothing of the disaster until an hour or so alter her husbiand’s death, when Wargen Brenowd had the sad tidings conveyed to her. ‘The Captuin was well known ainong the tow- buat men. le was 4 tali, ine looking tellow, ana is suid to have been @ hard working wan and @ kind employer. | STATEMENT OF PILOT GIBBONS, OF THE S¥LVAN GLEN. Pilot Gibbons, who was in the wheelhouse of of the Syivan Giey, On ber down trip, at the time of the disaster, Made the following atacvement as | to what he saw of it:—L suppose it must have been somewhere ih the neiguborhvod of » quarter- past three o'clock When, just ws We were passing | on the inside of Whitestone Rocks, opposite Hel Gate, | noticed a scucouer laden beavily with lum- ber abreast of Haliett’s Point, near tne govern- Ment workings. She wus tn tow of # propelier, which was lashed to her side about level with her main rigging. Just as We reached slightly ufiead, aud as they were consequently poinung some- What astern Of us, my notice Was attracted to them by a sudden norse, which SOUNDED LIKE AN EXPLOSION. Tturned partly round to see whut it was, when I Moticed @ big cloud of steam enveloping the schooner, When tis had partally cleared uway I saw vhat the tuxboat bad disappeared, Beiore this, however, and before the steam had been dis- persed by the wind | saw a tnass of objects ialling im the water, These loaked to me, trou the way they strock, as though they were lurge pieces of tron. could see noth- my of the hull or the tug tor some time— but a few minutes after | heard tue report of the explosion and aiter the schooner had forged abead 1 where 1 drst saw her, I noticed the buil of the steam tug come to the suriace and float around with the eddies, Idid not turn buck to offer aay Assistance, lor I saw it wus of no use; besides there Were & uumper of boats lo the immediate vicinity at the time, and as it were surrounding tne | sehooner aud tug. STATEMENT OF HENRY HALSEY, Henry Huisey, one of the boatmen who was in- strumental in rescuing tue injured crew of the tay, made the following statement to the HERALD reporter, Who met him at Astoria snortly alter the accident towing the roof of the engiue room of the tug to the dock, His statement wus corroborated by the statements of several men at the yovern- ment works at Hell Gave, made to Uficers 1. Cai roll and N. Lawson, of the Long Islaua police fo Who at once proceeded to the scene of the acci- dent on hearing of what had taken piace. Halsey said:—I saw the tu; com) Lf down. I happen to be looking at the schooner just at the time the explosion took place, 1t was terribly sudden. There was a great pull of steam, loliowed right off by # Qui report, Just like @ blast, and I saw sticks and planks thrown into the wir in all directions. 21 couid see what 1 thought were the bodies of the crew thrown up uiso, When the steam and smoxe cleared away, a8 it did very quickly, because there was @ stil! breeze biowin chught 3 glimpse of the ull of the tug. ‘There was no smokestack, wheelhouse or t deck, and the hull swang bali way round for a tew seconas and inen disappeared 1 ais0 saw two men struggiing in the water = Isucceeded in iny boat in getting to a whicn bi reached one nian who cried out that his leg w: broken. This mun | took from this boat to mine and he was put on the Virginia Seymour, which took the schooner away. No one on the scnooner was hurt. We neard that two men were missing and ‘We paddled around among the floating timber tor & long time, hoping to be aole to fiud them, but we Saw Dv Bigu of them. ‘THE INVESTIGATION. The Coroner was notified last night to hold an inquest on the body of Captain Havens, and it is to be hoped & moat searching investigation into the cause of the disaster will be instituted, TRANSIT OF VENUS. Nows From the American Observers in Siberia. Letters have been received from Professors Hall nd Watson, of the American observers, The former arrived at bis station, Viadivostock, Sibe- ria, lat, 43 deg. 7 min., om the 6th of September; the latter reached Pekin on the 16th of tne sam2 month, Both these chiefs, with their assistants, Professor Youvg, of Dartmoutn Coilege, and Mesers, Wheeler, Gardner. Clarke, Topham, Rock- | well, Lacey, Woodward, Ranger, and E, Watson, together with ©. Watson, who accompanies her husband on this scientific expedition, had reached Nagasaki im tne Pacific mail steamer Golden Age, on the 3ist August, direct trom Yoko- hama. Tne United States corvette, Captain Matthews, conveyed Professor Hall’s party to Viadivostock, anu the Kearsage, Captain Harmony, Projessor Watsou's party to Pekin. ‘Ine ouserva- tories for use on the stu of December had been set up When the Prolessor’s wrote. Prolessor Davidson, chief of our Curd northern party, Was expected ac Nagasaki, nis station, The United States parties iu the Southern Hemisphere have not as yet veen heard lrom since their cable despatch of Uctuber 9, announcing the arrival of the Swatara. ‘The Frencu astronomer, Fleuriats, set out irom Shanghal August 22 lor Pekin; the Resident French Minister in China wus rendering every assistance to mis countrymen, The French have stallous at Pekin, Yokonumu and Saigon, vesides their southern posts at Campbell's Isiands and St. Pauls Islands, Their expedition to Campvell’s Islands came very near josing their wuole astronomical apparatus by a fre which barued fur two days in the storeroom on board the French steamer, the Jeddan, at Sydney. The instruments were, however enurely saved. Campoeli’s and St. Paul’s islands Conrad Mrs. J. are entirely burren, vut they have been specially cared tor und provided with tue! and stores tor #1X mouths, Frenca Tudeed ail the provisions for the five ties have been On the most liberal It 19 to be sincereiy hoped that full success fend them, jor the French add to their highest scientific qualities those oi wonderiul eias- ucity aud endurauge, M. Janssen, Who heads one of their parties of this year, 1s the map who, besides observing the solar eclipse with great wonor tu India in 1863, went out ol Paris during tts siege, in @ balloon, to observe the eclipse of 1870 11 Algerta, In observing ine trunsit ‘dv Father Caappé oat tis lite at san José, in Caitoruia, white Le Gentil, who, in 1761, jailed to reach Pondicherry tn season, because of the war then raging with England, when ne did land, set- ued hiniself to walt the uext transit—eigut years, it 18 sad to remember that When the hour came to him, in 1769, it was cloudy. Let us hope ior propitious ssies at the obse = posts on the &il important day, tive weeks ence. ANOTHER SUICIDE IN JERSEY, A Pennsylvanian Canal Bost Captain Shoots Himeelf. Chief of Police Whitney, of Bayonne, received information yesterday that the captain of a canal boat lyiug at the canal docks haa shot himself, He proceeded to the place indicated and jound the man in an tnsensible condition, with @ pistol shot wound jo the region of the heart. A physician Was summMoced, OUL he could do nothing to re- heve the dyiug wun, To the astonishment of al. the he hugered till yesterday, when be ex- pired. Lhe strangest feature im the Cause is that no person knows anytiing as to {is name, tamily conuection ur place Of residence. He wus alone on the voat. ‘The omy explanation given is that by another boatman, Wio said that tue deceased recently complained that he had been a loug ume uMlicted with astuina, aud sometimes with chills and reVor, aud ue usked that this Loatman would see him decently buried, The Loatwan, however, took itaw a joke. The Coauty Puysiclau uecided Dot tu remove tu bed. lor @ Qa@y or two; but it Was wt leat identified as that of Thomas Keeler, of Vicksburg, Pa. He Was thilty-lve yeats oid, and the schuouer | THE GLENDENNING TRIAL. Refusal of the Presbytery to Hear Re- butting T mony—Protest of the Prosecution—All Sessions Hereafter To Be Held in Secret. Yeaterday was the twenty-second day of the Glendenning investigation at Jersey City, There was @ fair attendance of presbyters. Rev. Mr. Booth moved that a committee ve appointed to Prepare @ digest of the case, im order that it might be ready at the same time as the verdict of the Presbytery. The motion was adopted, and the Rev. Messré, Booth, French and Waterbury were appointed, When the reading of the cross-examtnation was concluded Dr. Imbrie asked the defendant some questions, to which the following answers were given:—When Miss Pomeroy made the statements to me in regard to the tndividuais with whom she said she bad intercourse sbe gave the date and circumstances connected with each case; she talked like a sane person, but with a certain de- gree of hesitancy, which | attributed to a feeling of shame, Q. Did you ever charge any of these persons with being the father of her child? A. I did not. Q. Did you not cuarge Mr. Northrup to bis face f A. I don't think I did; I told nim I had heard something about it; he satd, “Who charges mein that way f [answered that [did not, and thatif be chose to accuse himself I had no objection, Mr, Dod objected that this line of examination was STRETOHING TOO FAR. | He thought that the decision of the Presbytery a few days ago that Mr. Gleydenning should not Mention names was very wise and prudent and he hoped it would be adhered to, He had been speaking to one of the civil justices, who informed Dim that the decision of the Presbytery was very judicious, inasmuch as Mr, Glendenning would be lable to @ sutt for slander at the hands of any ot the parties so named, und that im such a suit the civil tribunal would take no cognizance of the fact that the statement was made under an oath administered vy the Presuytery. In other words, such @n oath would be uo protection againat A SUIT FOR SLANDER, Dr. Imprie then asked the auestion, if he relied solely On Miss Pomeroy’s statements as the sole ground on which these parties were 1mplicated, and the defendant answered in the adtirma- tive, He added that ie had no suspicion «ll she made those statements. He had a cer. tain degree of suspicion when he received the an- onymous letters, Dr. Imprie explained in answer to the objection Of the deience that tus only object in asking those questions Was to bave the CHARACTERS OF RESPECTABLE MEN in the community placed where they properly eloug. In auswer to further questions, detendant said that the anonymous letters mentioned the same Dames us those contained in Miss Pomeroy’s stacement, but not ail. Mr. Horace Dean recalled—Mr, Glendenning called ou me the morning alter his arrest aud showed me a letter ne had received trom Miss Pomeroy (letter produced) ; that is the letter; it was not divided as it now is, but in one piece; have never seen Miss Pomeroy’s handwriting, ex- cept in some papers connected with this case, Cross-examined by Dr. Riggs:—How .do you know this letter was trom Miss Pomeroyt A. Mr. Glendenning told me so. Q, 18 that your only source of information? A, Yes, sir; I belleved bim when he toid me; Mr. Gleudenning told me he had been arrested the previous nignt and that Miss Pomeroy had given Dita this letter unsolicited on the Sunday previous, Gnd that she had explained it in part, but never entirely; be said he uitended tu use it in his de- Jence; he told me that when te was arrested he 1euiized the necessity of having that paper. Dr. Riggs repeatediy reminded the witness that he wanted SPECIFIC ANSWERS without the ‘‘of course,” * undouotedly,” &c. Rev, Mr, Moore recatied—I cailed on Mr. Glen- deuning soon alter his arrest; he read two letters for Me; one was from Miss Pomeroy to him, and the other ou the second lea! of the sneet was a copy of a Jetter from Miss Pomeroy to her cousins; one Was explanatory of the other; tue letters here are the same as be read them, but 1 don’t tnink he read the date or the signature; this occurred on the 17th of July; he told me the circumstances under which be received them, On cross-exam- ination the witness intimated tat his MEMORY FAILED HIM completely in regard to the dates of the conversa- tious between lint and Mr. Gleudenning; the lat- ter leis the impression on his mind tat he had given Miss Pomeroy the watch and chain, but he could Dor teliat What time toe conversation oc- curred, except that it was between tne 15th of July and the l6tn ot Novemver. te was asked the questiou—Did you not bave the impression that dar, Glendeaning’s admission that he gave her the Watch and chain Was an unfavoravle one to nim? A. No. ‘Tne cross-examination elicited one im- portant poimt. There was 4 VERY SERIOUS DISOREPANCY between Mr. Glendeaning’s statements to the wit- hess und those to Rev. sir. French regarding th presents. ‘Lo the witness Mr. Giendenning stated that he had bought the watch and chain at Mies Pomeroy’s request, while to tue Rev. Mr. French he stated that he preseuted them to ber on the an- miversary Of fer unton with the church and as an encouragement to ler to lead A TRUE CHRISTIAN LIFE. ‘This witness having been resworn previous to giving his testimony, Dr. Edwards arose and asked the Moderator if the practice was not irreg- ular. The Mouerator repiied that it was tae prac- tice in Presbyterian assemblies for a witness to take an vath whenever he comes to testuy ona Rew subject. Mr. Mesereau asked the Moderator when and where he ever Knew of such s case. ‘the Moderator—fhe Moderator declines to ate. Mr. Mesereau—Then I don’t care to hear it. Dr. Eddy—i never heard ot it betore. THE DEFENCE CLUsED, Mr. Dod here announced that the defence had no further testimonas to otfer, Whether it would Bt | be necessary to introduce other witnesses here- aiter depended on the course the prosecution might taxe, A long aebate ensued on the question of ad- jJournment, and it was finally agreed that the next session be held in the parlor of the First Presbyte- rian church, Jersey Oty, next Monday week, at hal:-past nine v’ciock A, M., when the summing up will take place. As laras the public are con- cerned, the trial closed yesterday. Nothing sur- ther wii) be known will the verdict is rendered, except the testimony of the Kev. Mr, French, by commission, ‘The commission consists o1 the kev. Messrs. Fianer, Eddy and Martin. THE GERDEMANN SCANDAL. Particalurs of the Ex-Priest’s Hasty Marriage in Jersey City—Who Was the Brother Priest t A HERALD reporter had an interview last even- ing with the Rev. J. Howard Suydam, pastor of the Third Reformed church in Jersey City, and gathered from him the following particulars of Gerdemann’s marriage :—‘‘On the morning of the 4th inst, two gentiemen and alady called at my residence about half-past mine o'clock. One of the gentlemen said he wished to be married. I askea them the usual questions, as to whether either of them was married and received satisiactory re- plies, They seemea to be in @ furry, as they said they would take the train to Philadelphia atten or half-past ten. I had not the: slightest suspicion that either of the gentlemen was & clergyman, but when my attention was called af- terward to the charen defalcation in Philadelphia 1 was satistied these were the parties. ‘the vride was @ pretty stout lady and rather attractive. The bridegroom was @ good-lvoking man, pleasing in manners, and I was particularly impressed with hi3 companion, Who had a fue, intelli ectual head, ‘This mun, seeing @ irame coniaining the Latin phrase, ‘Nulla dies sine linea,’ remarked, with @ shake of the head, ‘Ha, Martin Luther I see.’ He hud # very clerical appearance, now that I come to think of 1. He and my wile were wit- besses to the ceremony. He paid the usual fee and leit, £ see in one of the papers that he states te murried her with the full Knowl edge and consent of hes parents = nat is Dot strue. When I questioned her on this point she did not conceal the iact that spe Was acting solely on her own responsiblity. When I spoke to her of the serious import of such a step OG the possioility of being aisinherited by her Parents, she said she had no fears on that polit, as they would ve all right after awhile. Soe was luteLigent, ladylike and amiable in conversarion, She was dressed in a stone-colored travelling sult, with black sacque. When Lasked them their des- tination he salu they inteaued to take up their luture abode in St. Louis.'’ The following 18 a copy Of the certificate flied in the office uf the Bureau of Virai Statistics and sigued py both the contract- ing parties:— MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE. Ful! name of nusvand, Joon W, Gerdemann Place of residence, St, Louis, Mo. Age neXt virtnuay, Unirty-core Occupation, physician, Place of birth, Prussia. Father's name, Henry Gerdemann, Motuer’s maiden name, Mary Lenerman, Full name oi wite, Margaret Wudea, Place of resideuce, Reauing, Pa. Age next birthday, twenty-nine. Piace of birth, Philadeipiia Father’s same, Jolin Wilticn, Mother's maiden bame, Harriet Pl ‘Then jolluws the deciaration :— the hus. band und wile, declare the toregoing to be true,” &c., und is subscribed Jobo Ww. Gerdemann aud ‘gures Wiltich. The withesses subscribe 60 o,f, A. yuerd and Mrs, J, A. Of the Cortidvate ls November 4, ists THE ‘LONGSHOREMEN. The Strikers Preserve a Steady Front Along the Whole Line. AN ITALIAN BADLY BEATEN. Meeting of Union Men Last Night. The ‘longshoremen are still preserving @ bold front against the attempt by the steamship com- panies and & monopolist stevedore to reduce their wages, There appears to be movement on the part of several toterested persons to spread a re- port that the ‘longshoremen sre overpaid und drawing wages equal to mechanics, Tne price that they demana, forty cents per hour during the day and eighty cents per hour during the night, might give rise to some such a bellef, but a slight investigation will pruve otherwise. The fact is that "longshoremen, as @ rule, would be glad to accept $12 per week ona steady job. The eighty cents per hour during the night is stated to have been put on tn orderto prevent the steamship companies giving the men unnecessary night work, For some time, {t seems, they were in the hapit of keeping the nands round the corners ‘until late in the afternoon, when they would put them to work for the whole nignt. If the Nongshoremen were to get steady work all the year round at the prices they demand they would have a good Job; but when $20 18 considered a wonderfully good week’s wages it ts hardly sor- prising that they rebelled against any reduction ofthe figure. Under the ola system a mau who got twenty hours of day and ten hours of night work during the week, bringing him $16, was con- sidered very lucky. Sometimes @ gang would get & good day's work, and then lie idle for the rest of the week, forced to be satisfied with the luck that had fallen to their share. THE NORTH RIVER FRONT as a rule was very quiet, and the police re- ported that they anticipated mo very great trouble. In the morning an Itatian named Henry Pless, of No. 16 Minetta liane, waa attacked by a party of the ‘Yongshoremen and rather severely beaten, near the corner of King and Washington streets, but on the arrival of the police the Wounded man was taken to the station, and after his wounds were dressed fe was sent home, Yesterday afternoon the ‘longsuoremen were very quiet, and altbough there were outsiders working on the Pacific Mail, White Star and Na- pont lines, no attempt was made to interfere itn them. The union men were stili determined no&to put ap with any compromise and intend to Oght it out on that line. ‘ine leavers are very anxious to see ihe men vack to work, but still they ask tor justice and tnteod to do all ia their power to keep Up the prices, THE PACIFIC MAIL Steamship Company's dock was very lively yester- day, and some of the officials suid that Mr. Walsn nad More applications jor work than he possibly could accommodate. They are not, however, skitied laborers, and, although they did prett: well yesterday uploading chests of tea, there will be considerabie trouble when they cume to stow cargo preparatory to the departure of the steamer. A good many of the new henus are mere boys and not fit for any hard manual labor. The White Star line and the National line are both stevedored by Walsh Brotuers, and the work on the docks was quite lively yesterday, Tne new hands made quite a stir while at work, but there is more flash im the pan than business about it. The steamer Metropolitan, irom New Orleans, ve- longing to the Merchants? line, arrived yesterday morolug, and her cargo is now being discharged by about ity uuion men, who are receiving the regular wages of lorty cents per hour. ‘The longsboremen themselves are quietly awall- ing the resuit of uffairs, being satisiiea that their ultimate triumph is only @ matter of time. They also feel confident that ina week or so the mer- chants and the stevedores will be tired of paying thirty cents per hour to men who cannot periorm one-ball of the work that union men éan within vhe same time. The leaders of the different unions lee} sorry that some disorderly individuals should have brought their organization into dis- credit by the cowardly attack on the Italian yes- terday morning. POLICK MEASURES. The precantionary arrangements on the part of the police hnve been very ood, and West street Dus been careiully wateohed by the guardiuns of the peace. They have had very little occasion to make use of their oficial power, as the loungers on the corners bave been uniformly good hu- mored. Rumors have been circulate! of a blood- thirsty Davure, caicdlated to damage tbe interests of the whion men, but skey are entirely without joundation. Tp tact ‘the. iougsnoremen say tne: are only nolaing out for what they deem their Tights and have Dot the slightest intention oi cre- ating any disturbance. ALONG THE EAST RIVER everything was rather quiet; but whether it was the calm preceding a storm or whether there were really none of the elements o! a disturbance tt was impoasibie to determine. On the only two wharves the occupants of which had juinea the combina- tion—the docks of the Savanna and Liverpool and Bristol Steamsaip companies—tne police were stationed ali day, while ulong the strect stoud groups of ‘longsnoremen discussing in loud and Tatner excited voices the proposed reduction, Captain Cherry, with o posse of some twelve men, was on pier 18, to protect the crew ot the Arragon and the few nou-society men whom the stevedore had employed ior the unloading of the ship, Captain Cherry, like an brave pohceman that he is, expressea nis deter- mination to sully protect the non-society men on the whart if 11 took bis jast man. In the aiter- noon some one started the story that Mr. Morgan, the agent ol the Liverpool and Bristol line, had engaged a number of Italians to take tue piace of the striking society men, Thereupon great indig- nativs was Manilested by these honest toliers, and one young laborer said, “1! these Italians come over here We'll go over and give them a good veaung, that’s what we'll du. Captain Cherry, to whom this expression was reported, nourished bis baton boldiy and said, “Let them come on; we'll give tiem all they want.” However, the ‘iougshoremen, fearing that the Captain might be as good as his word, did not “cume on,” more especially as the Italians who were to take their places (iollowing the time- honored principle that discretion is the better part of valor) preferred the security of their mac- H ele at nome to the insecurity of the East River jocks, The ‘longshoremen on the East River front evinced no disposision yesterday to give way to this great conflict between capital and labor. ‘They spoke very bitterly of the conduct of the stevedores, who, they said, sided with the mer- chants, while they ought to have espoused the cause Of the laborers. if the shipping merchants, they argued, Were unable to pay tue former rates 1b was THE FAULT OF THE STEVEDORES, whose profits swailowed up so much of the money set apart Jor ‘luugsoorea.en’s wages. Why, chey asked, were the stevedores wanted at all? What good did they do? Why did the shipowners not engage the laborers themselves, instead of paying the stevedores an euormous protit for doing 80, &c.? One of the ‘longshoremen, who seemed to be possessed of unusual intelligence for his class, spoke O1 several steveaores who had grown rich in the business by cuarging t.e shipowners neavy rates una grinding the ‘longshoremen down to the smallest wages. Tuey thought it very unjust thut the poor men should have to bear the brunt of this reduction instead of the stevedores. The crew oj the Arragon and the non-society men worked satisiactorily, aud when tuey were done jor the day Captain Cherry’s men dispersed the crowds vi South street and saw to it that they could reach tueir respective homes with salety. ‘rous bloodsued was avoided on the east side by Captain Cherry’s joresigut and vigilance. Tue preparations and arrangements of the police ior a riot were complete, aud tf the ‘longshoremen had attacked the non-society men at work there 1s HO doubt that SERIOUS L083 OF LIVE would have ensued. ‘Tne policemen stationed along the Bast Kiver iront were ali armed with their revolvers, aud would have undoubtedly uset them if attacked by saperior iorce of ‘ongshoremen, ‘The latter, towever, were fully aware that they would not oaly have to cope with Captain Cherry's limited posse, but that superintendent Walling would soou send down @torce fully suMicient to overwhelm then. ‘These considerations were quite strong enough tu deter the iew who Were inclined to use violent measures, and the majority, as stated above, were opposed to any breach of the peace. ‘To-day the Italians, will prooably make their first appearance on the East River docks, and what kind ol greet- ing they will receive trom the Irish and German union men remains to be seen, Captain Cherry, with bis men, will, of course, be on tne spot to prevent any vioient “demonstrations,” and it 1s to be hoped that the peace wili be preserved, Atiack on Italian Laborers. Some ‘longshoremen ‘made the mistake yester- day afternoon not only of making a rivt, but of assaulting men Who are not concerned in the present effort to reduée their pay. About nalf- past three o'clock @ party of Italians—about twenty 11 number—were attacked by the “strikers” while in West street, near Cnarl- ton street. The ‘longshoremen used the poor natives of aunuy ltaly without roy. ‘ahey veapon,, dealt, Soeca. “‘eldng wows. ‘wita Siva aia, and when the Took to'Mignt added the howls of victory and rage to the other Incentives to haste. Aiter the assault it was learned by the police that the Italians were eu- gaged '0 go to Troy, and had been on their way to the boat at pier 49 North River when they excited the tre of the ‘longsboremen. As a result of the impromptu riot several of the Italiaus were bruised badly, but the only one severeiy burt was Guisippo Biondinnl, of No. 162 East 112th street, who had his jaw fractared. He was sent to Belle- vue Hospital, Rioters at Jefferson Market Police Court— Four Men Held to Answer, Some of the ‘longshoremen on strike yesterday mage attacks upon persons who were seeking | work, Ten of these Were marched to Jefferson Market Police Court, where charges were pre- ferred against them, The evidence against six out of the ten Was not strong enough to hoid them, | and Judge Fiammer discharged them with a | warning not to interfere with any iavor- ing man who might desire to work the reduced wages. ‘The remaining were committed im $500 bail each to answer as Special Sessions, Their names are Patrick Dalton and Joun Dalton, two brawny brothers; Richard Marah and Jon McManhou, Patrick Dalton was arrested by Detective Dor- sey, Of the Sixth precinct, ‘n the act of pounding the head off Enoch Hant, a poor fellow who bas been In the country but three weeks. John Dalron attempted to attack two wounded men who were being escorted to the Twenty. eighth precinct station house by Oficer Lavercool and several other policemen. Richard Marah made @ desperate attack on Adam Schwagel, of No. 176 Delancey street, who looking tor employment at pier 45 North iver. Marah, who ts a big and powerful man, Knocked down and kicked Schwagel, who is of small stat- ure, and but ior the timely arrival of Officer Mai- jon would have probably killed him, He was promptly arresved. Jobn McMahon was caught by OMcer Wright In the act of punching Erasmus Hang in the !ace be- canse he Was iu search of employment. | Further assaults bv the sirikers are looked for | by the police, é The Strike in Jersey City. Tne victuity of the Cunard docks in Jersey City yesterday wus undisturbed by any demonstration on the part of the ‘longshoremen now on strike. Groups of the men lingered on the street corners ana expressed their determination not to yield to what some of tnem,designated the ‘tyranny’ of the Cunard Company, They seemed to be con- vinced that the company cannot get along with- out them, and that og soon as work becomes lively at the wharves they will dnd tt to their interest to employ experienced hands in Preference to incompetent men at low Wages, ‘Ihere 1s very little work going on NOW at the wharves. Mr. Wulsh, the superin- tendent, ts disposed to be conciliatory, and, while he does not feel at liberty to recede irom the posi- tion taken oy the company, he ts quite willing to confer with any committee sent by the strikers with @ view to un amicable settlement. He does DOt attempt to disguise the fact that it would be to the interest of the company to retain the old hands in oreierence to new oles, even if conces- gious Were [oO be made, as everything depends at times on quickness and despatch, The men have avandonea the idea of hoiding a pub- ie meeting, and as soon as their reso- lution to appoint a Committee of Conierence with power shail have been concurred in by the association in New York a conlerence will be held with the Cunard superintendent, and in all proba- | bility a satisiactory solution will be reacued, s 5 5 The Strike in Hoboken. So dull is the shipping trade that upwards of fourteen of the Bremen steamers are laid up in Europe on account of there being no work for them to do. Only tne boats with compound engines and burning comparatively little 1uel are being run. It is reported that four of their vessels, constructed for the Australian trade, are for sale. The ‘longshoremen show no siga vi surrender. Jo the aiternoon a lew o1 the men who had been offat the Hoboxen docks became sughtly intoxi- cated, and threw scones at the New York laborers whom the Bremen Company hired. A row was in prospect; but the energetic interference ot the police whom Clief Donovan had detailed, speedily quelled the disturbance. One of tne ‘longsnore- meo Was urrested and locked up in the police station. The Bremen Company are resolute in their determination to uoid Out against the strikers. Owing tothe precxutions of the Hoboken police little trouble is appretueuded to-day. MEETING OF THE °LONG]HOREMEN. Mabe Oe BES oy Their Firm Attitude of Resistance Main- tained—Unanimous Action of the So- cleties. ‘ A large and enthusiastic meeting of ‘longshore- men was held last night at Harmony Hall, No, 78 Varick street. Delegates irom the diferent divis. jong of the Union Protective Association of New York, and irom the Brooklyu, Jersey City and Hoboken societies composed the Convention. Most of the delegates were hardy, honest looking men, whose horny bands and rugged (aces gave evidence of the severe toil by which they earn their bread. The large hall was crowded to its utmost capacity, and the greatest unanimity char- acterized the proceedings. The object of the | gathering was to take some action in regard to the lock-out, Mr. Roger Burke presided and Mr. Joseph As! more acted as secretary. The President said what none but delegates, with the exception of the | representatives of the press, would be allowed Lo participate in the proceedings. Hence he would ask all those who were not delegates to withdraw. After they had filed down the staircase, together with the delegates, ¢o that the hall was almost enurely cleared, the arrangement was altered, und it Was determined to call the list of delegates and separate them from the others by assigning them seais in the middie beuches, This was done, but THE CALLING OF THE ROLL occupied a long time, so toat it was nine o’cl ock before business was taken up in earnest. Que great diticulty was that some of the members, aiter they had once leit the hail, fatled to return, and sergeants-at-arms Were sent in search of | them, most of them on fruitiess errands. ‘Then there were protracted discussions as to who were and Who Were bot authorized delegates, which oc- cupied a good deal of time. Substitutes had also to be found for absent members, aud a vast amount o!1 discussion was occasioned by these preiminary atrangeme nts. Expressions of opinion were then called for by the President. A morion was made to admit the members out side the hall, A delegate from organization No. 2 thought this | ‘Wasa “bicody dull motion” to make, as one Man Was ag govud as another. Teenie member protested against this view of je matter. The PRESIDENT—Ob, nobody will be allowed to interiere with the business of the Convention. ‘those nov members were then asked to take the side seats. SPEECH OF JAMES SCANLON, Mr. President, we want everyoody to know our views. the press is here and will publish our proceedings. ‘There is not one in the ball but that is on the strike. Beiore you'll Friday or Saturday—now there are nut many steamers in port—we shall have our wages. So long as the societies bold out against the mer- chants and stevedores we shail get our wages, All the workingmen are involved if this business. In 1862 we battled against the stevedores and Inerchants, and you see what wages we have now. ‘Toere ig no an here but knows what is the sus- tenance and price of a poor man. ‘twenty years ~isornty ‘A DELEGATE—We don’t want to hear enything about twenty years ago, but about to-day. ‘The CHAIRMAN—Mr, Scanion will proceed. Mr. SCANLON—It 18 almost beneath me to pro- ceed, Mr. Chairman; whea the gentleman speaks he will find that Scanion will not interrupt him. Mr. Driscoll, 0! organization No, betug asked to express his views, said, ‘We are ‘longsbore- men and come bere to offer resistance to our tyrants.” (Applause.) j Mr. George McCord, of organization No. 3, ob- served, speaking of Mr. Waisn, the stevedore, “He has youve back on us, and if the Weigh Brothers should ask ns to-morrow to come back under the olu rate I say nO society Man has a right to work jor them,’? ‘ Mr, Barry, of No. 3, read an eloquent address to the ‘longsuoremen, also censuring the Welsh YHE WORKINGMEN’S FRIEND, Another member spoke oi the grievances of the Nougshoremen, which, he said, Were truly stated by that trend of the workingmen, the HeRaLD, (Applause.) Mr. Dowling, of No, 2,expreased the nope that the Convention woud pay, if necessary, $20,000 to extricate the 'longshoremen who were arrested irom their legal difficuliies. Mr. Scanlon woved that a charge be preferred against Captain Wasuburn for clubbing the ‘long. ‘rhe delegate Ing to voe question, and, had to sit down. A delegate moved that no ‘longshoremen work again for Welsh Brotoers. (Cries of “On, that’s all over now.”) The SEcrETARY—Gentlemen, I move that we get through with one ting rst, A MEMBER—Mr, President— ‘The Speaker's coat was pulied from behind, so that be might sit down. jowever, he iéli, and was then dragged @ short distance by one of the orderly ‘lougshoremen. On promising to behave Nimseif in the juture he Was allowed again to take | Paste, a THE CROKER CASE. The Coroner Indicted for Murder and Lodged in the Tombs. A Motion for Bail To Be Argued—What Croker and the District Attorney State—Pro- ceedings in Court Yesterday Other Indictments. On Monday afternoon the Oyer and Terminer Grand Jury found a true bill of indictment againss Richard Croker tor murder in the first degree, and found that the said Croker was accused of having in his hand on the 84 day of November last ® pistol which he did shoot at one James McKenna, causing death to the said James McKenna.” The indictment recites the facts as sworn to before the Coroner’s jury, & number of the same witnesses having appeared before tne Grand Jury and given the same recital ofallegea tacts, There was said te have been no small discussion among the member@ of the Grand Jury as to finding an indictment for murder in the first degree, some of the members having been Inclined to make the degree milderg but the adherents of the stronger penalty carried it, and, though it may make no ultimate aifference before the jury which will finally try the case, the accusation is $o Much more grave, and the indict. ment of the first degree prejudices the question of vail, Some time after the indictment was found against Croker two indictments were found against George Hickey for felonious assault, one upon Patrick Craig, who leaned over McKenna as he was dying in the street, and another against the same for felonious assault upon James McKenna while lying dying in the same place. It will be remembered that several witnesses swore to Hickey naving fired two snots, put at whom they were directed was left undecided, and this was the cause of the finding of the two indict ments. " ARREST OF CROKER. Upon these indictments bench warrants were granted shortly alter, which were placed in the possession of Captain James Irving, of the Deteo tive Squad, by the District Attorney, with orders that the officer should make the arrest as epeedily as possible. Captain Irving proceeded to the residence of Croker, and made the arrest sbout twelve o’clock at night without any difficulty whatever, and without any attempt to escape om Croker's part. The Coroner was left at his home ail night and was guarded by the detective, it nos being thought necessary to lock him up in a cell Jor the nigot. Hickey was arrested also, but not locked up for the night . Yesterday morning the two prisoners, accom- panted by James Sheridan, who had also heen indict ed tor felonious assault, were taken to the Sneriq’s office and subsequentiy Croker was taken to tne Court of Oyer and Termiuer, before Judge Barrett, Croker was stillin charge of Captain Irving, and looked worn and fatigued. There were not many spectators in court, aud those who were there had evidently not been made aware ol what was to transpire. The prisoner was accompanied by his counsel, Colonei John R. Fellows, Henry L. Clinton and H. W. Wingate, and the people was represented by Assistant District Attorney Rus- sell, who took the place of Mr. Pheips, :e fs as familiar with the facts of tue case irom previous experience at the inquest, THE APPLICATION FOR BAiL. Application was then made, before Judge Bar- rett, in the Court of Uyer and Termiver, to admit coroner Croker to vail on the indictment found against him oy the Grand Jury, charging him with being implicated in the killing o1 Thomas McKenna, on last eiection day. ‘there was quite astic io court, Judge Barrett being engaged in trying & manslaughter case when the Coroner came in, accompanied by his counsel, Messrs. Cinton, Fellows and Wingate, Mr. Chnton introduced the application for bail by recounting the receat proceedings in the Coro- | ner’s inquisition, before the committing magis trate and the Grand Jury, On these proceedings he based a motion for bail, The stenographer had not yet written out the examination betore the Coroner and ior this reason be would ask a post ponement of tne argument on the motion till the next day. Judge Barrett said he would entertain the mo- tion at any time counsel were prepared to argue it within tue usual hours of holding court, District Attorney Phe!ps iaquired if the witnesses before the Coroner had sigued their depositions, and learning 1rom the opposing counsel that they had not, suggested to the Court that the testimon. was notin a shape to be considered by the Cot On & motion vo admit to val). Mr. Fellows said the testimony bas been taken by @ phonographer; that it was read to each wit ness from the phonographer’s notes; that they eacn swore to tneir testimony, and was told when the sane Rl) oes wes ous Seed upon to sign. ei respective testimony, and their signatures would pe obtained before its sentation in Court on the motion to admit to Judge Barrett said the statute war very ge case requiring the testimony to be written out, und sworn to by the witnesses at the time it was taken, The converse of procedure in this belore the Corouer seemed to present s grave irregularity and indicate the existence of undue He, however, would hear the motion acy aa be made when they were pre} uw make Alter a consultation between Mr. Croker’s coum se] it was finally decided that they would be pre pared to make the motion to-day. THE OTHER INDICTED MEN. Hickey and Sheridan were in the meanwhile taken to the District Attorney's office, eel with the consent of the Judge sitting in Gener: Sessions, bail was taken for Hickey upon the two indictments in the sum of $6,0 ernard Com tello, of ‘Twenty-seventh street, being bondsman; and jor Sheridan in the sum of $2,000, James E. Matthews, ol Forty-second street, Lies! 3 bonaa- mas, after which the prisoners were allowed te depart without iurther jormality. Hickey imme. diately went to see Croker in the Tombs and offer pee da and any substantial help that waa heeded. Eel rg MAILS was handed over by Cape tain Irving to Deputy Sheriff Matthew Daly, who took nim again to the Sherifl’s office, thence back to the fombs, and then delivered him into the care of Warder Quinn. The Coroner 8: of the prison for a few moments, and was th taken to cell No. 40, on the second tier of the rison, and immediately next to that occ oun Scannell. it 13 the same cell a3 that for merly occupied by Sharkey, who escaped bas never been Fomaken. spear ages HAY A HERALD reporter called upon him there and found him reading the papers. He did nog cure to converse much, but 3 paphoe what be ale ready has said belore and what he swore to at the Coroner’s inquest, tuat he did not have @ pistol in his hand on the morning of the shooting; that those who say be did simply commit perjury, which they are wiiling to dou tney can only gel political sapremuacy im the district. This 1s the warfare is made on bim (Croker), because has opposed tne O’Brien laction constantly at eleo tions, and generally been successful, ‘ihe Coro ner says this is the Whole secret of the antipathy and persecution with which he 18 followed by hie enemies, He expresses himself as being conf | dent that the case will turn out all right for bim, and that everybody will be convit he is Inno cent, He still adheres to the statement that at the time the shot was he and O’Brien were chnched, and that therefore he could not have fired it; that he did not know the man McKenna, hud no earthly ooject in taking his I1!e, and tosum up did not snoot nim, Croker was generally averse to receiving visit ors yesterday and Very few were consequently ads mitted, WHAT THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY SAYS, Assistant District Attorney Russell says that he does not velieve Croker will be admitted Aa because it 18 not usual in cases where pI are indicted tor murder in tue first degree and it indeed never done. A Supreme Vourt Jud; the power to do anything in this i Precedent ty decidediy against it, not a question whether Croker would cape or not, but whether it was consistent thut a mun under accusation of murdet suould walk the public streets. To ® question a@ to whether in any case, and even did Croker fre the shot, it could be murder in the frat being in the heat of passion, the Assistant Dist Attorney said the Grand Jury jound the indict ment, vothe. Mr. Russell also says that the de tence tntend to bring into court the ort notes of the Coroner's inquest so as to prove the shooting of McKenna a matter of such doubt so fa as the person who fired the shot is concerned that the prisoner is entitied to bail. REPUBLIOAN OENTRAL OOMMITTEB. The Republican Central Committee held a meek ing last evening at their headquarters, Thirty third street and Broadway, the Vice President, Joel W. Mason, presiding, the President, Hugh Garduer, being absent. Tne Committee on Nat uralization reported that 1,036 persons had been naturalized, all the expenses having beea paid. A communication trom. itty members of he Fourth Assembly district, asking tee be appointed to secure the Dp December primaries trom nis scat. ‘A committee on the “police outrages” of yes. terday was then appointed, and alter further ex- reasiong 0! taelr firm resistance aga juction peter ot th yey Mee tl pod 1@ committee will ex, jor tue iongehoremen Who have terized the lust primaries, was reverred to the eae prey Danie! cepted us u dele from trict in place o: Henry Theobald. janue the t be tela’ Decesaber 3 He,