The Sun (New York) Newspaper, March 8, 1865, Page 1

THs ‘ga THIRTY-THIRD YEAR, ) ‘NUMBER 10,188. f — 4 {| By Telegraph to the N. Y. San, a '.« GEN, SHERMAN'S ARMY, NO JUNCTION WITH GEN SCHOF IELD. ‘ Advance of Our Wilmington Fi srces. ; Fights With Guerrilla Bands, | THE BURNING OF COLUIMBIA. "Full Rebel Account. A TERRIBLE SCENE OF DESTRUCTION. Rverything Torn to Pieces i Right and Teft, Bourn WASHINGTON DISPATCHES. ‘]Tbreat to Kill Mr. (Lincoln, Arrest of tho Would-be Assassin. PROCEEDINGS OF THE SENATE Confirmation of Hagh McCulloughs TERRIBLE RAILROAD DISASTER. Many Killed and Wounded. &e., XC. i &e. GENERAL SHERMAN. News Through Union Soares. Fortress Monroe, Va., March 4.—-Tin) steamer Cumbertand arrived here this morning from Wil- mington, N. C., which place she left om the 25d, instant, with sbout four hundred of our relossed Prisoners taken by our forces at the capture of Wilmington. It appears by the advices brought by the Cumberland that there te no trrth in the reported arrival of # portion of General Bherman's forces at Wilmington, or even that junction hea , been effected with Genera! Achofield's army. Gen- eral Behofield, with a partof hia army, had ad- vanced ab ut ten miles out from Wilmington, and met with frequent resistance from prowling bands of guorri!!ae and smal! detachments of the enemy, who appeared to be ever on the slert to pick up stragglers belonging to his command, The rebels were also actively endeavornng to cut off the sup- plies, which loft Wilmington under s strong guard, for the use of his troops. Nothing of the move- ments of General Bherman was known tn Wi!- mington, though it was anticipated that Goneral Terry would soon resume active movements in ald of the campaign in North Carolina. Reports via Philadelphia. Philacelphia, March 7.--The Bo..erim has the following special dispatch : Washington, March 7.—A letter just received bere from Wilmington, N.C., announces the recep- tion of reliable advices there thas General Sler- mau's edvance entered North Carolina over two weeks ago. Ho, himself, was at Camden, 8, C., on the 24th of February. Rebel Account of Sherman’s Occupation of Columbla—A Terrible Conbagration Ene Ure Business Portion of the City in Ruins, Ete. (By Mati.) RZ New York, March 7.—Tho steamship Savannah, Captain C, C, Comstock, from Hilton Head, 8, C, with dates to the 4th, has errived, Danie) Leary is @ passenger, and the especial bearer of very im- pertant dispatches from General Gilmore to the War Department, Tho Savannah brings Savannah snd Charleston papers of the Ist and 2d inst, The Charieston Coruixm, of the 2d, says:—Aa ofhcer of Sherman's army was in Charleston, tak - ing Initiative etepe towards raising ® regiment of white troops there, A number of families which had removed beyond the city limits, had returned with their household goods, The Savannah Rervre Gov nm, of the 2d, contains Drown's mossage in tull, the substance of which bas been published in the Sr trom Rich mond papers. The Rervs.ican alsocontains a rebel account of Sherman's cecupation of Columbia, from the Augusta ConstituTionaLibt, of Feb, 27th, do- ’ rived from a citizen of Columbia, Ih appears that the rebel troops in large numbers left on the 17th ult, in the direction of Charlotte. | Gov. McGrath !eft on the 18th for the upper section of the State. Deauregard left the same day for Charlotte, M xdwin went the same day to meet Sherman and @urrendered the city to him at Saluda Bridge, three miles out, On the same day the public stores were thrown open and everybody {n town helped themselves. No stores were burnt. Bherman's army entered Columma In the after- noon, Soon afierwards they commenced destro ing public property. The depots and arse: were biown up, and the buildings in(the subur containing the pubic stores were fired, Law wa the afternoon a pile of cotton in the street near the Cougarce House took fire from sparks, and the fianes spreai to some wooden Luildings, which un- fortuns‘ely were in the vicinity ; wheuce a strong wind drove them furiously down the street on both sides. The scene became wrrife. Loud explosions continually filled the ry the remdences and ground were shaken by an earthquake; and vast colunnns of smoke amd flame rose to the heavens, Nothing of any ac- count waeraved: Goods, ture, moved to supposed places of safety, were burned as the Gre progressed, The distance burn: e\ in Main street Was about a mile and a Lalf Dr, Reynoid's house ie the only one left sanding bosween the sechon known as Cotton Town and the State House. The fire also extended five or ten Llocks east of Main street, destroying every thing. The entire tusiness portion of the city is in ruins including beth hotels, the Goanpias and CamoLINIAN Davee pet offices, a number of churches, the Catholic Seminary, all the depots, the buildings at Charlotte Junction, and Evans & . Coggewell'@ printing establisbmenta, All cars, engines and railroad stock, which the revels did not eu ceed in removing, were also dessroyed, Only three churches were lett standing, the Catho- lic, Episcopalian aud Presbywriag The Female a « News Through Union Sowscesy ‘The People in Danger of Starvation.’ rovisions and furni- | The Latest News| | Carolina Feb. 28, flag steamer Harvest Moon, in which bo College was uninjured, and is now occupted by ouseless women and children. The old Stave House waa blown up, The new State House was Hot touched, as tt contained a etatue of Washing- ton. Wale Hampton's house was saved by Fed ra! ofours, Gen, Preston's house was sino seve! iven to the occupants of the Catholic Semi- b&" ¥, whone property wae accidentally destroyed. The railroads about Columbia are sl! torn up. All ibe bri leading tothe place are destroyed. All the foundries and machine shops are also de- stroyed. The country around the place is strip- ped of all eatables and means of transportation, and ®)! the horses and carriages taken away. ihe citizens are said to be in # very destitute condi- on, Unless some relief is soon obtained, there Will be great suffering and death from starvasion. Some twenty-five miles of the Greenville ratiroad bad been previously damaged by a fresheot Muel damage also done to the road by the enemy The Treasury department and banks were remov- od to Charlotte, Both newspapers removed & por- Hon of their stoek to the same piace Many negroes were loft with Sherman's army. None were taken by force. Large numbers are re- Vurning to their masters, Sherman thought he Would bot visit the country west of Broad rivor,and a@ivised the Mayor to pend the citirens there. Tho Federals seemed to be much incensed against McGrath, and wouki use bun barshly if they Kot btu in their power, Few, if any private residences were entered. No oul were known to have been committed on ladies, The enemy wore under strict diecipline during thar march through the . Sherman's b uarters tm ibe city were a6 © reskience of Mr an. Th wee eommated that hés infantry and erullery numbered 70,W00. No cavalry were with him. Their rear guard passed through on Tuesday afternoon, The troops were in the best condition, well clothed and weil sbod, end marched ea if they had just started upon an expedition, instead of having been cut far weeks. Fort Mott, Saint Mathews Union Court Houses bavabeen destroyed. Some of Sherman's officers said his destination was Releigh and Selisbury The General bimeeif sppeare! in good spirits and confiden: of success, Sue corps wor the road to Canwen and Florence, another corps to Winves- bony and Sherman, with two corps, woved on tbe divet road to Charlotte, From South Carolina. OMcial Kepert of the Capture ef George- town, Etc. Washington, March 7..The Navy Department has received an official report fromm Admiral Dabigrea of cur possession of Georgetown, South The report is dated Georgetown, 8. C., ye: Under date of the %th, I apprized the Depart- ment that the naval forces under my command had ken possession of Georgetown. Soon er the o¢ avr ation of Charleston lett my shgughte and meane atliberty, I gave my attention®to this point aa likely fo be the preferable communteation for General Sherman, in case such became demrabdie -desore entering North Carolina. Accordingly I soon an to collect a suitable force from this sta- fron, 6 McDonough, Geranium and 2 leunches were ordered into the Savanuah river, being the only vesnels of this class of vessels which can pans the bar ofthe river. On the 22d the Pawnee was ordered to ywn, and ail the marines we could collect were embodied in # battalion, the of - ject being: to pass up the Santee with this body of mon, tak.) the road to Georgetown that traverers the rebe: works, and assault it while the vessels at- tacked the front. The infantry was to be under the command ot Commander Stanly, assisted by Lieutena)it-Commander Williams. On the 23d of February the Pawnee crossed the har and joined the Mingoe and Nipsie within, The White end Mingoe seamed up the bay and took posses ‘Lhe marines were landed, and the munici thorities tondered thei: submission to the gover: meut oftbe Union, The battery muunted lilteen guns. Comooander Stelwagen, of the sloop Pawnee, tn his report, seys he hus sent @ detachment of ma- under Lieutenant Hrovwre, of the United States Manne Corps, to occupy thefort, Ue also saya: nines “LT hawe directed Commander (rei shton te pro- ceed carefully up Mack River, aud bave atehed the tag Catalpa, with Lieutenant-Commander Hen- vd Enayn Glase, prepared t© open commu. nic thos by the army code of signals with Gene ral Sharman, who 1s sand to be some iwelve miles of." Admiral Dablgren has issued an order for the meinter ance of the authority of the United States in Georgetown, He frat rays: Conformably to the lews of the United States, slay no longer exists within the limits of the Uni Persons remiding there, who thus become freemen, wiliin fusure enjoy the fruits of ther own labor."* Georgetown i@ @ituated at the heat of o bay formed by the Santee river, about fifty miles north of Charleston, Ik was @ flourishing town of sbout ste thonsand inbabitarts before the war, Fr om Washington. Arrest of a Man for Threnteuing the Life of the President Washington, March 7.—Phe report that ® man named Thomas Clomens had matured his a for the assess nation of the President on Inauguration Day, bad ite origin in the following facta: Clemena aud another person came down from Alexandria on Saturday, They were both extremely disor- derlr, and secmed to have been drinking freely, Clemens, ip particular, was v abusive, He said, using gross and profane languave, that he carve here to kill the President; that he was late by abont one half hour, and that his our would never forgive him for failing to do so; th would do it that night, namely, the 5h of Ma ; and that he came expresaly to do it, and be woud do it before he left town. He furthermore eaid that the Goverument had robbed him of a certain sum of money. This is the substance of an affida- vit, Clemens has been turned over from tho mili- tary to the civil authorities, and has beex commit- ted to jail for trial by the Court, Hugh McCollough Confirmed as Secretary of the Treasury. Washingion, March 7.—The Senate bas confirmed the nomination of Hugh McCullough as Secretary of the Treasury, The unanimous confirmation of this gentleman is another evidence of the estina- tion lu which he is held as a financier and as a man of courteous and refined manners, It is venerally believed that Hon, Freeman Clark, late member of Congress, will be his successor as Comptroller of the Curreney, slshough the nomination has not yes tecv mate. The Rebel Rams, Mortimer M. Johnaon, our Consul at Halifax, has forwarded to the Government at Washington, some interesting statements in rogard to one of the tron rams constructed in France and said to bave fallen into the hands of the rebels. The Consul says he has information thas this ram is now at one of the West India Islands, preparing for a cruise, He bas information slso to the effect thas some rebel steamers have guns end supplies, and aro waiting there, The old rumor that these he ae Jobneou expresses no confidence in the correctness of this information, neither does he discredit It but gives it on suthority upon which he seems to rely. The bill to increase the compensation of the Heligate pilots was ordered to # third read Adjourned, Albany, March 7..The bearing in the case of the Paid Miro Department bill wil! be closed to morrow, Lecal Elections. Fimira, \.¥., Mareh T.—Jotin J. Niches (Union) wae elected Mayor to-day, by about 800 majonty Union gain, 350, Every ward elects Union offi- ivews Items. cors { Telegraph to tha New York Bun.) Leekport, N. March 7.—At the Charter Elec 4 _— tion, to«iay, the entire Union ticket was elected. Union gain, 160, Onwego, March T.—At the Charter Fleetion, to- day, W. HL. Hermek (Rep) was clected Mayor. The Democrats elected three out of the four Alder- men Utica, March 7.Jolin Butterfield (Union) ‘se slecte | Mayor of Utica by 19 majority. Poughkeepare, March TAs the eloction in this etty wo-dey, George [unis (Union) was unanimous: ly elected Mayor. Troy, March 7 --At the Charter Election, to- day, Uri Gilbert (Union) wae clected Mayor by 15 mnajority over Miles Beach (Deru, There is a Union gain of three Aldermen, and «@ gain in the Union vote of 900 over Isat Spring and Fall Rochester, N.Y. March 7 —The Charter elec- tion to-day rewulted in the success of the Union for Mayor, Polwe Justice aad City rer, by majorities weveraging from 175 te 300. The ans elect ten of the fifteen Al dermm—« gain of three. Raaw Apwiuat Porrae is in Waabington Trae is consiterable prospecting for petroleum going op in several portions of the Btate of Cal.- fornia, with results not yot ascertained. Tas Missourt State Convention, on Monday de- clared the seat of Thomas B. Larria, of Callowsy County, vacated on the ground of his disloyalty. AN e@xira asasion of the loyal Arkansas Loyisla- ture has been called by Governor Murphy for the first Monday in April to consider the Constitu- Hong amendment to abolish slavery Tor Navy Department bes received information of the capture of the tlockade-runnera Deerprize, Monadarck, and others, ia Charleston barbor, oo Fovrnary 15% Toa Preakiom on Satuntay took the oath of office with hie band on the open bible according to cum tom. Mr, Middleton, the Clerk of the Bupreme Court, had opened it, but without premoditation, at the 6th chapter of Isalah. Tan eubseripious received by Jay Cooks to the Bevon-Thirty loan, yesterday, etnounted to $8,165,250, including $800,000 from Cincinnati, $50,000 fren» New York, and 2213 individual subscriptions of of $50 and #100 each, Ix the election in Memphis, Tenn., on the #b {ostent, for Governor and mombers of the Leg: ture, Parson Brownlow received 1,16) votes; scat. tering, 110, Mr, Buith, for State Senator, received 865 majority over Logue, Mr. Timothy was elected representative, Other portions of the State are not yet heard from, Gov. Evamss, of Colorado Territory, now in Washington bas been authonzed by Maj. Gen. Pope to give notice to emigrants and freyroters across the paling that full and ample arrangements have been made lor the protection of all overiant travel Orders have been issued designating points for trains to be assenibled at for escort. A large num ber of troops are now on their way to the Nawe from Port Royal coutirins the lo gunboat Merrimac. condition, in consequence of @ severe gale, eneoun tered off the comat while on her way to Koy Wat Three of her boilers had given ont, and it would have been impossible for her to bare remained sfoat many bourse longer, Her officers nod crew, to the numler of 140 men, were taken oll by the Greet Excltoment at Porte Cabello. Philadephia, March 7 --A Porta Cabello letter, of February th, eaye that great excitement has bean caused there by facta which have come to Vaht, im reward to the conduct of the American Minister ef Carraceaa, he having etiempted to muggle goods into that port. Maloon is atill at the bead of the government of Curraceas. A rebellious party, headed by an Koglisbrman, bas poaseasion of Maracaibo, and have been troporting munitions of wer from France to oppose Falcon, ae From Mexico. The latest intelligence from Matamoros, Mexico, is to the 284 ultimo. The news of the expulsion of the acting United States Consul from Matarnoros by the suthorities, thong) not expiained, in nate risily modified, The steamer dam Rowan had ar rived et thatcity with the United States commer cial agent, Mr. Wood, on board; and be had, on the 28d, opened an office there, All was quiet at Matamoros, It is understood that the predecessor of Mr. Wood not only acted upon questionstle sutbority, but wee unpopular, and tn some re wan not fitted for she diseharge of the du- ties devolved on bir, His disagreement with the authorities and Lis expulsion is regarded aa of leas import than at first appeared. Bho wasfound in a fink ng The Canadina Parliament Quebec, March 7. In Parliament, last night, the Attarney General anvounced that notwih- standing the defeat of the Confederation can li- dates of New Brunswick, and the consequent check | Morning Star, and brought to Port Royal, The of the general ech for a Confederation, the | Merrimac tae total loss Canadian governinent would paqs their resolutions - — - - in favor of the Confederation a4 soon as possible, General Intelligence. ask for » vote of supplies, end adjourn Parliament immediately, when the members of the govern- ment would proceed to England, to confer with the imperial government with regard to the queation of defence and other pressing matiers, The remilt of their mission ts to be aubinitted he Canadian Parliament as the oxire suniiver session. (By Mad to the New York Sun.) A Ricamonn paper mildly remonstratet againat ten dollars a quart for ekimmed milk, Tue Raleigh Paoonmss of the 25th ull, rangementas had been made for the ex the Union prisoners in North Carolina. saya ar ange of all Congressional Proceedings. XANINGh CONGRESS. Executive Seasien. SENATF. Washington, March 7.--Mr. Foote having been informed that the Vice-President woult Osr ot Garibaldi'e generals bas been arreated in New Haven, for keepny a tarber shop open op Sunday, and was discharred becau did not talk Fuglieh Ry the death of Mr. Cannon, late governor of Delaware, the Mon. G. Bauls ury, Breaker of the Senate of the State, is called to fill the jpubernato- rial chair Mason-Gem. Sickt ne left Panama for Bogote on the 24th Pror to bis departure be gave a sup per to his triencde at the Aspinwall Hotel A large nuinber of guests were present, and everything passed off most agreeably not be present this morning, moved that the Senate pro- coed to the appointment of « President pro tem, Mr. (Mark then offered @ resolution, which was unanimously adopted, that Benatur luster preside a6 wich officer Mr. Lane, of Ransas, rose to present the creden- tials of Mr. Bnow ann Senator from Arhkeouans Mr Howard of Mich., objected to their reception, considering itan insult to the poople of the loval Btates to admit to senatorial seats pentleman fro eo Btate declared to be in insurrection, and ther conatituents enemies of the United States, He could conceive of no greater absurdity—to foiss upon the Benate such represe Mr. Lane of Kansoa, tooug announcement, that it was \t er ithere | credentials. le sald ther eredentiola emanate from a pecple as loyol as the Senator bimaelf, aud they had the right of petition. Mr. Conness said that Mr, Lane was too pers a'- e@ntin trying to admit Mr. Fishback as a senato, | and tn thee a of be remarks suid that M Fishbacs was of the leaders in taking Arka rt ut of the Union. Mr, Lave was in lignant that Mr, Conness should atieps to ec Y and hurced beck theta tous of the gentiewen into be teeth, Ty were opposed t the atniission of the Arkangss senators used the same bk niof Inaguage that Bate jer, Mason, Hunter and other secessionists did woen han was he uucder Topeka orgenizanon, which saved Kansas t om, Mr. Pomeroy thought the credentials ought to be referred, #0 all she facts could be inquired into, There could certainly be no objection & this Furthor debate was arrested by a motion of Mr, | Feesonlon to jo into Execubve Sesmon, which was agreed t After a short time spent therein the Senate journed New York ‘State Legislature. Renner G. Renery: the Philo Parsons robber, ie to be tried at Port C)nton, Ottawa County, Ohio, on or about the diet tet. by the Circuits Court of that county. Tun petroleum excitement in Detroit, Mich., con- tinues. A company is being formed which baw purchased 1,200 acres of land at Lakeport, and will coinmence trmediate explorations for oil, Evi- dences of of! have also been found at Windsor, op- posite Detroit, Pewnraron, who commanded the rebel garrison at Vcwslurg, whieh cap.tulated t Grant has been ordered] tot eeatour of the Southern Confeder- acy, as Inepector of Artillery, We ree gnel, or was ceposed from his ioruer rank of Lieuteuaut Geuere), and vow bolds that of Colonel. a moat «ineniar | AN Fretish paper anws that General McClellan ia | expected to arrive ip Rome in afew daye, He bas been invitel by the American aenlptor, Mr, Story, ne tine at hin lence inthe Dar- Mrs, Story {s @ connection of the tor Leaving married Dr. MoClellan, opened in Ni ue 29th Febru- ent's message ort sketch uation of the country, which is antisfactory, with the exception of the Treasury, Under the head of 'Foreugn Relations," the Moxi- n and Peruvian questions are slighty touched freed of the interior Tar Chattanooga (Tenn.) Gazerrn saya: “About the 1st of January a perty of guerniles bhuny the ife and daughter of Dr, Joshua Kins, of Rome, the charge of loyalty to the Feleral G Nenate. pot, Mrs. King aod her daughter wer ju the country in 4 carriage, when th Albany, March 7. Tre bi! amending the char. t by the guerrillas, taken out of the carr age ter of the Mant rir urance Company was) and hung the nearest |.1 Tre doctor bin reportet favoratiy, A bill relative to Savings | aeif je a revel, and went South when Rome wae | Banks in Now York was nonced, | evacuated by the revels last Spring.” Bits Intaopvesp.—la orp oratine the Eolectic Modicel Bociety of the Beate of Now Yurk. In- Last Wednosday afternoon « horse wae Mecov corporting the Clyde Cosi and Miniag Company J ered under the ice. the Bohohane Creek, near Bitts Passep,-Amev!ng the charter of the | Sioanavilie, N.Y. Upon @ closer examination it Washington Comp Providing for a review of | wast fto be attache! t «a cutter. Lpon the the decisions of hupreme Court by the Co shore ashawland mutiler, but the man hes not yet been diseovered, In borse was cr ury discloses thi t of Appeals, Relative to tho Oswego and Roine Rail- road. tothe spots onthe Monds. Apvancep to a Thre) Raapise,— The bank en- | Vious dumne thaw and partial breaking up of abling ect, Mr. Murphy moved to amend by add. | the ioe, and that the lost man is se Kentleman of 70 Ing &@ provision (has bank should have the bene- | yeara or more, pamed Join Horton, of Fultonvilic. fit of the act, or be allowe! to gus in tho courts of Tne Confederate turret at » Stonewall, save the 1 intact ¢ : this State, unless ib supulata the State, | London era, of which mention has recently been county and municipal te xee spon its while capitals | de. ie now at Fer eft the Isiand of whether invested in Unite? dhalee | took peat : or osher- h ; Honat near Nantes, on the th of January, but oned tt he object of the Bena- ‘ wise, Mr. ( " k argue ‘ mAh Ne ao) Ho vi f the Bena- | was damaged during acalein theBay of B scay, of Was siready attaiue: q sting Jaw, wi) ich | Bhe bea three heavy gune and seveuty-four mon provides for taxing the stock-holders individually. | yy, isp consi red worthy The United The amendmer ‘ whe v plat a ° , | Btavos ships of war N agara an! Bacrawento, are n reply to a resoliiion be Benate, Comptrols | aircady in Ferrol, or cruising off the port, ready to ler Brennan reports tho smounte paid over by De- " , : a) thelr respecte to this uew o trict Attorneys in Now York, received by thom ou | 10 aptear rand aakiral ware t eet sbould bail bonds and furivited recognizances, as full wa: a 1845, Mathew ©. Robinson, #20,87; 1846 to 1850, Tar Richmond papers are much exctied inclusive, John McKeon, $266.25 ; 1868, Peter fi, | the news uf the execution of the robel mpy John ¥ Bweenoy, $2,639.95 ; in 1962 40 1564, inclusive, A. | Beal, aud state that threats were made of banging Oakes Hall, $19,763.87. upon the first iamp-post any of our officers . souers of war, who might be found This 4 EVENING BRASION, it .6 sald, caused several Yankee officers who were The Metropolitan Health bill wastaken up, Th | a lurge on parol@pto bustily seek shelter in the amendments to aseociate the Police Commissioner | frieudly Libby, The matter waa also taken with the Health Commissioners was voted down the Rebel legislature, and, on motion of Mr. B A ball providing that drafted mep shal! receive | tery resolutions were unanimously adopt re the eame bou sy as Volunteers was ordered to ® | commending that such steps might be taken 49 bird reading, Adjourned. wore nocessery, in retaliation for she ofence See aN NC eR ONT * TE OTE A AT RY CO tee — latin ares Sen = the window of the burning car, and with t enorgy he stooped down, gashera! it with hands and applied i¢ to his face and bed man worke! lis way into the ear but coult not over nae - a PRICE ONT CENT IN GOLD TWO CENTS IN CURRENCY ————- Tne Nashville Uston eave the freight train go ing to Nashville on the Louisville and Nashville Railroad was thrown off the track by the displace ‘ng of a rail, om Tuesday night, three miles tus side of Franklin, As acon aa the train ran of ut was furiously attacked by e gang of about thirty guerrillas, Eight of the cars were fred. Toree foliiers, having the horses of their officers in hates, were ahot down im cold blood by the Dionsters, after they had murrendered. Several men Were wounded, Most of the freight destroyol beionged to merchants of Nashville. Taw mont hornble death overtook Schulte while on bie way to Warren, Pa days aco. A collision took place, and er Dis carpet bag, he trint to make hia enon) the car in which he waa riding, Jnat then the bargage car cawe rishing in through the car, an! before he could release hitmself he wae jammed in between two seats, The stove was was to (lames. him from bis Godfrey made to release fright?nl pesition, bus without avail Me erted in his agony to those who were near bim net to lot him rish, but they were erless Larre quantities of snow were thrown in through lesperate nie One reach the helpless victim, and waa got out with great diffeulty after baving been badly burned! Hut the merciless flames continued to wrap the un fortimate man in their folds, and for twenty init lites he was clothed in fire before the soul deserted, the veriest cinder of a body. Ho was se mas great strength and vitality, and his eufferng pon can aloquately deserite Terrible Railroad Disaster. Collision on the Philadelphia Nattroad Five Versons Killed, Forty Woanded and Bruised, A terrible railroad disaster andi collision, result ing in loas of life, occurred sbout half-past two o'clock on Tuesday morning, on the Trenton and Piiladelphia Railroad, The accident occurred near Bristol, Penn., about half-way between Phi's delpbia and Treuton, It was caused, a@ usual, b the detention of traiue and the want of @ proper look out, It appears thatthe *Ow)'' passenger train, which had been detained at Philadelphia two hours bebind its time, stopped at Bristol when the Washington express train was dur at that poink aud occupied part of the track, having only been parually ewitched off, Nolightor mignal wae die played, although the ‘Owl train was on a curve | which rendered it impossille for the engineer on the advancing train to seo it, The engine of the Washington train, which waa in rapid motion, reo into the rear carof the * Owl train, That car sol several other care ahead of it were Allod with passengers, The effect was terrific. The engine knocked the reer car into aplinters, and the second car was broken in two and demolished; the third car was badly broken ; tho engine was wrecked. When the engine of the Wasbiugton train stopped, the passengers were in heaps under it, and under the ruinsof the broken cars, Ax ro used to extricate the bodies, Sotoe persons were slightly wounded, others were borribly mangled, and three were dead, The groans cries of the sufferers were heartrending. The second engineer and grensser of the Owl train wer killed outright, and several passengers were aeverciy scalded by the steam escap ng into tho car into which the engine had wedged Iteelf, Boon after the accident beceme known, the ladies, and mapy of the gentlemen of Dristol came to the rea- cue of the wounded passe:gers, aud rendered a!l the ansistance in their power, providing hot coffer, bandages, &c., &e. The smashed cars caught fre, but the flaines were put ont by the firemen of Bris tol, The locorotive of the Washington train was demolished. The track was blockaded, and four trains were detained at seven o'clock yesterday An the cellision occurred, the bind end of the pas- sepgor car was elevated and the engine was en cased in the forward end of the car, Tho passen- goers wore shoved to this end of the car, and were buried amidst the rulus, and wero only extricated by literally cutting the car to pieces with oxes, One passenger was taken out dead, and two others Three of the wounded are eo crushed that there is no hope of saving their lives. The escaped passengers attribute the « tor of the Ow! tratn to send a #iygnal ma notify the Washington train, then fully due, and so injured that they died in a fow moimente rident to the failure of the condue- TUB KILLED, Moses Goddard, Co, D, 5th Vermont, dead, Core oral Win Morton, © 1, 11th N. H., drew, 27th Maas, dead, Peter Liddy, sailor, dead James Wilks, tireuan, dead = woUNDED Aaron Yirdor, 24 Lieut., 97th N.Y, bruised in head and leg. E. F. Walton, Wilmington, Del.” erm broken, F Foster, Co, A, 9th N. HT, fract ture of the leftanklo, Peter Geoghan, Balern’ N.Y, severe contusion of head and legs. Geo, F° Plewart, Co. K, 00th N.Y, injured ip spine GA Jenna Co. D. Oth N. HL, seslded, Leroy Varn hn Co, D, Slat Maine, tracsure ofankle. W. J. Hull, Co. 1, 9th N. H, contusion of both legs. A, U.G. Prats, Co oth U, §§. Infantry, right knee trac tured, Horace Page, Co. G, 9th N_ H, right leg freeture’, Heury Startdrnan, Co badly contusod, G, M right leg fractured; severe contusion of ¢ Murrey. Co. H., 39th Mass, fracture of right \ 8 rot WH Allen aad U, 8, Heavy Artillers B 8%h N.Y, Brooks, Co, B, bth N.H, t J tusion of head, Wa, Reyan,Co, L, 2d N, H.Heary Artillery, bad y ecalded in beat and arms, Jo* Leland, 11th N. H, fracture of rt ble, severe foternal injury, W.W. Baldwin, A, 22d Mane, ba y waited. Wm, FE. Tucker , Ath New Hamp | at re, lacerate! {no bands, ©, Rernmell, Co, Hy 191 Moen Heavy Art, injured in spine, Alhert Fidrdye, Providener, B. L-, consusion of leg, dunn ab Rogers, Woat Troy, N. Y¥., left lew batly sod Wm . L, Conn, Heavy Artler ally burned Newton Reynold, Quartermaster Ber- geant, Co. L, Ist N. HH, badly malded Froderick red in head. i) ice, Co, G, 86th 3 , betly bralsed ryt he m Mergeant J H. Harmon, lat BR. 11, right bend smashod, J.B. IL1|, Go, 1. #1 Coun, | Honvy Artulers, in ret internally. Capt, D, F Reed, Co. G, 691h Obi cont nin head, James Wb Co. OC, 45th N. Y¥ sligbily injured | Jaco! Else, Co 1, Sd N. J. Cav, foot and arm injured. Peter Nash, sailor, Boston, Maas, ecald~ | a ip head, James Fourthroty let Prov, Cav, | Washington, D.C. rigbe lett leg broken, Wu mtusion of Lip and leg. we. ( I, 56: Mase. Heavy Artillery, Join Tracy, Co, F, Sth Conn, con A fred D. Joues, Co, B, STsh Maes, uped, Peter Kundell, Go, D., 15th Cono., |W. Fish, lish SN Hy Geo M br of the wounded were brought to Jereey City yesterday, where they were carefully tendet, Others were taken to Philadelphis, and those who were too severely injured to be removed were pr- n | vided for in Trenton, It is expected thas three or four whe are reported wounded are so belly ue jured as to preclude the hope of their recovery, Continued on the Wat vaue,