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APPALLING GALAMITY. Great Loss of Life on the Thames at London. COLLAPSE OF A STEAMBR. A Thousand Families Plunged‘ in Grief. Lennon, May 24.â€"-A frightful calamity oc curred on the river this evening at six o'clock The steamer Victoria, with over 600 excur sionists on board, was returningirom Spring bank and when near the Cove railway bridge, about 089 mile below the city, the boat suddenly collapsed like an egg shell and be came a. total wreck level with the water‘s edge. All the passengers were instantly ’plunged into the stream, more than half of them being underneath the debris. The first news which reached the city was brought by survrvors who straggled through the streets wet and weary. The news fell like a thunderbolt and a stampede took place for the spot. When your reporter arrived thereahorrible sight met the view. Some fifty or sixty bouies had already been recov- ered and were lying on the greensward some distance up the bank. Those arriving from the city from every direction crowded around anxious to see if any of their relatives were on board. About one thousand families were represented on the excursion and the wail of anguish that arose at sight of the victims was heartrending. Fathers, mothers, brothers and sisters rushed about panic stricken en- deavoring to identify their fliends. By seven o’clock about eighty bodies were recovered from under the wreck where the water is some two feet in depth. Almost every minute some poor victim was brought to the surface and conveyed in strong and willing arms to the bank. The steamer Princess Louise was early brought to the spot and the victims placed on the upper deck. Fires were lit on the bank overlooking the river. and petroleum torches were brought. and the search continued into the night. Up tothc present hour (ten o’clock) about 150 corpses have been secured. Among the dead ‘ are; Mr. Jas. Robertson. manager of the Bank of British North America; Mr. J. C. Meredith. clerk of the Division Court; Wm. McBride, city assessor and secretary of the Western Fair Association; Mrs. Wm. Ash- bury; Wm. Millman, of Montreal;commercial agent and his two sons; two children of Henry Beaton, merchant. and J. Rogers, plumber. All is confusion at the present moment. The landing at the foot of Dundas street is now crowded With people. all waiting in breathless expectation for the arrival of the steamer Princess Louise with the bodies. THE BOAT. The Victoria was not a steamboat proper, but a raft or scow. fitted with a stern wheel. Her construction was in this wise : A num ber of 2;- or 3 inch plank Were placed side by side, two or three test apart. Uross plank were bolted to the bottoms of these, and a floor laid on top. The front and rear weie beveled 05. On the main deck was a locu- motive boiler, supplying steam to two engines, of perhaps 20 and 4U-horse power. The ralt was about 80 feet long and 22 feet Wide. Rising from the deck of this raft was a plat- form of equal area, called the upper deck, and this was surmounttd by an awning. The upper deck was supported by stanchiuns. rest- ing upon the longitudinal planks of the raft. his side cl the raft was two feet deep With an ordinary load. it Would be immersed per haps eighteen inches, leavrng six inches ol iresboaru. or space betWeen the surface of the water and the level or the deck. With the immense load the boat carried on the fatal occasion, the lreeboard must have been re- duced to two or ihree inches. When, there fore, the boat careeued by that distance the water flowed the deck and acted as additional leverage in upsetting her. When she toppleu over to a certain distance the stanchiohs, an able to sustain the side pressure broke on, and precipitated the weight above upon the people on the main deck. At the Scene of the Disaster. From the Free Press. Here and there knots of men worked vigor- ously to restore to his some beloved relative. practising all the arts known to themâ€"rub- bing the limbs and applying cloths. heated at a neighboring fire, but all to no purpose. Vitality would not return, and the sorrowinu friends gave up in despair. Meanwhile the work of rescuing went on, and the list swelled and smiled until it seemed as if the end Would never come. As dusk deepened into night the scene became still more weird anu terrible. Fires were lit upon the bank, shed- ding a lurid and fitlul glare over the water, and showmg the dreadful outlines in their most sinister aspect. THE WORK OF BECOVEBING THE BODIES was entered into with a. heroic spirit by those who arrived early on the scene. Merchants, lawyers, workmen, and all classes, plunged into the water, and, borne up by rafts, began to hand the lifeless forms of the drowned ones out to those on shore. Resuscitation was tried with all who were rescued within half an hour, but only in one or two in- stances were the efforts successful. Fires were hastily built and warm clothes were obtained. but, owing to the fact that nearly every one on the banks were themselves rendered helpless by the soaked condition of their clothing, and the excitement incident to so terrible an occurrence, the rescuers were in a sad plight. Among those. however, who had escaped. many instances of heroism and self denial were noticed. On the boat, as they lay side by side, the scene was one most impressive in its charac- ter. To the left of the main gengway lay a. mother with her child clasped in her arms, in that embrace which death so often btings to drowning people. Alongside [were child- In numbers of cases the torn clothing of the young ladies told how desperate the strug- gle had been for escape fromjhe water or be- neath the fatal deok,and scarred faces, abrad- ed arms and limbs gave evidence of injuries that undoubtedly went far towards hastening death by drowning. On the faces of four or five bodies there Were bruieea and abrasions which tendered indentificntion most dilficult. As the wreck subsided many of the bodies came to the surface and were quickly con- veyed to the shore. When it had been known that resuscitation was out of the question the men carried the bodies on board the Prin- cess Louise, which had drawn up beside the wreck. One by one, with surprising rapidity, the rows were added to. First the stern of the boat became filled, then the sides, the space in front of the wheelbox, and still the bodies were being handed in. When no more room could be found on the upper deck, the lower deck was resorted to and nearly all the available space taken up. Quite a number of bodies, however, were taken out upon the bankand removed by friends to the city, thus preventing an overcrowding of the boat. As each body was taken out of the water and car- ried by willing hands out upon the bank, it was immediately surrounded by trouble- stricken men and women, who searched the features for traces of friends supâ€" posed to be lost. As a child, or wife, or a mother, a brother, a sister, or a friend was recognized a heartrending shriek told the story. and a low but solemn mom passed through those assembled on the shore. “Are my children safe ?" was the agonizing inquiry of many a mother and father as they arriv- ed excited and breathless on the scene. In many instances the answers told the tale of a drowned boy, or a lost girl, and the scenes of this character were painful beyond all do seription. To present the picture as it really was would be an impossibility. To those who saw it no description is necessary, for while life lists it can never fade from the memory. 250 LIVES LOST. ren who seemed asleep. and men whose iaces were hideously distorted by the agony of the death struggle. Five young ladies lay side side. bearing no other evidence than that of a speedy and apparently painless death. Children were interspersed everywhere --. rang- ing in their ages from innocent oabyhood to boys and girls of fifteen and sixteen. Beside one of the peddleboxes lay a little girl, with her hat fastened jauntily over her golden hair, and her clothes but little disturbed since she had left the picnic ground prattling perhaps by her mother’s knee. Near the wheelhouse lay a well formed young lady, dressed in p1cnio costume, who had been ex- amined by hundreds. without finding any who could identify her. Directly opposite lay the body of Miss May Craddock, dangh ter of the architect, which was being watched by her lover when in life. Along the side nearest the shore were arranged the bodies of eight who had passed the middle ag e of life , and in striking contrast lay feet to feet as many who had not passei the age of twenty- one. Forward of the wheelhouse was a strange jumble of children and men, while in a corner of the paddle-box lay the form of a well dressed and fair-haired little girl, whom no one had been able to identify. Too much credit cannot be attached to the city doctors, who were presgnt in full strength. and did all in their power 0 resuscitate when a glimmer of hope was entertained. THE WORK OF IDENTXFICATION. As the finding of the bodies grew less num- erous, the policemen in attendance, under Uhief Williams. began to permit the admission of inquirers by fours. This prevented any crowding. and was worked most satisfactorily; the friends were able to search more carefully and the bodies were thus undisturbed. Those on the several decks were provided with lan- tern and torches. and, aided by the light from the bonfires, the work of identification was begun. This was most agonizing 1n the ex- treme. As fathers or mothers clasped the cold forms of their children to their arms and broke forth into wails of "sorrow, or a brother bent over a sister, a husband identified a wife, a wife ahusband, strong men who stood by were moved to tears. One by one, how- ever, the bodies were recognized until when midnight arrived there remained about fifty to be ticketed. At 12 o’clock. the boat being filled, it was deemed advisable to start for the city. This was done slowly and cautiously, and as the steamer moved be- tween the darkened banks, and the faces of the dead were but Visible by the glimmering light of a few lanterns, the scene was more sombre than it had appeared at any time be. fore. Few words were spoken, and the still- ness was broken only by the occasional sob of , an agonizing sorrower or the splashing of the wheels. Around the decks there lay over one hundred bodies in the manner described. The following list is necessarily incomplete for several reasons. First, because many of of the friends of those on board did not reach the scene of the wreck until late at night,and then it was with very great difficulty that the features could be dlstinguished mud secondly, because many of the relatives drove down by the roads on the south side of the river. and were consequently unable to cross until they had retravelled a portion of the distance, and walked over the railway bridge to ‘the scene. By the time these persons reached the place, it was fully ten o‘clock, and in the flurry and excitement incident to such a catastrophe. but little progress in securing the correct list of names could be made. It is possible that some of the persons whose names are appended, were missing until a late hour, but in nearly every instance the deaths were authent cated Emma Prescott and Nellie Prescott, 0x- fmd street, city. Sam. Caldwell, city. Richard Filzgibbon. city. Lizzie Collins, London West. Annie F. Gone, city. James Darcy, son-inlaw of M. O‘Mara, 'oity. Mrs. Geo. Tremear and two children, Lon- don West. Wm. Hay y, schoolmaster, Westminster. Mary Craddock. daughter of George Crad- dook.arah1tect,plty Maigia Gonna“, ioung woman, Richmond street, city. H. Anderson, son of E. Anderson. Thames street. Jeseph Welsh. city. Willie Glass, city. Joseph Young, boy. Charles Boomer, High School pupil. Joseph Gain, High School pupil. Alfred Wastie, boy, oily. Lizzie and Minnie Shirley, Falkirk. John Phillips, two children, city. Mrs. Stonehouse. Mr. Smiih. John Le Clair’,’ London South. Miss Taylor, city. Maris. Kendrick, city. Geo. Thoroughgood, two children. Mr. McPherson’s child. John Moore's wife and child. Mrs. Jones’ two children. Jos. Goughlan‘s two children. Hannah Dennis, Palermo, county of Hal- Mtg. Thas. Stevens and three children. London West. Lizzie Steward, engaged at Robert Carruth- ers’. on Horton street. Dolly Tamara, daughter of Robt. Tatham, Colbome street. Two sisters named Cornish, tailoresses a. Glgn’s city. Henry Oronhyatekha, young son of Dr. Oronhyatekhn. city. Little 5011 of A. Smith city. H. Parish, tieket ag ent of the boat. gharlie and Freddy Hobbs, of London Eu 1; Willie Steveley, son of W. Stevely, stove merchant. Richmond st. Harry Magee, aged 15. Richard Vick, aged 16, Adelaide street. Young Graydon, 12 or 14, son of Mr. S. H. Gmydon. Miss Minnie Smith, aged 17. South at. Miss Fanny Cooper, daughter of John Cooper, of Clarence street, aged about 20. Miss McDonald, Goderich. Miss Kattie McPherson. Miss Jennie Coughlin. Col. Cole’s little boy. E Mr. and Mrs. Heenan and child, London set. John C. Meredith, father of the Meredith family, city. Mrs. Harry Smart and two children, city. Mrs. Chas. Matthews (of the Advertiser) and child, London West. 12011. Rosetta. Bailey, Dundee street, at Dr. Wil- son’s. J. Clarke, shoemaker, city. Thos. Breeze, wood sawyer. Ida Burns, daughter of Mr. James Bums, of Messrs. Stevens, Turner & Burns, and a younger sister, Maud, and daughter aged 12. Mrs. Smith and daughter. South street. Henry Conroy, son of Sergt. Conroy, of the Militia department. Margaret Qilinn. corner of Wellington and Great Market streets. aged 17. George Walsh, aged 18, employed at Messrs. D. S. Perrin & 0035. John Borne, Petersville, aged 22. Kelly, just out from England, aged 22. Miss Maloney, Maple street. Addie McIntosh, daughter of Frank Mc- Intosh, plasterer. Miss Lawson, cxty. Mr. James Heron (cigar maker) London. John, Willie and Nelly Morrison, children of James Morrison, of London East. Lilly Skinner, daughter of Mr. Wm. Skin- ner, London. Thomas Lister, city. Edwin Smith, young lad, city. Wm. McBride, Secretary 01 the Western Fair, city. Ed. Goughlin, youngest son'of Joseph Coughlin, Maitland street. A mm; named Jones said to belong to Hamilton. John Baskerville (workman at Carling's brewery) city. James Wentherhead, city. Alice Deadman, daughter of Widow Dead- man, LondonSouth. Lxlly and. Johnny Beaten, children '0: Benn Beafion, London. THE LOST ONES. Mrs. William Ashbury. city. James Robertson, Manager Bank of British North America, city. Mrs. McNorgan. city. Mrs. Scott, Mill street, city. James Burns (Carling’s brewery.) Willie Weslman, young son of A. Westman, London South. Mrs. William Dugon and child, city. J. Shires. city. Two young boys, sons of Mr. Owens. of London West Mr. Fryer. $911.. city. Mr. Fryer, jun.. wife and niece, city. .Prisoilla Mustill. daughter of John Mustill, blacksmith, city. Wm. Manford, blacksmith. London Soul-h. A daughter of Mr. Middleton. London South. Miss Griffith, daughter of T. Griffith, Lon- don South. A young son of J. S Deacon. merchant, W. H. Millman and two children. city. Wm. Laskie’s wife and child. Minnie Hogan, of Waterloo street. Eddie Laughrey, London West. Mrs H. Galvin and child, George street. Hudson Abbott, a. little son of Mr. H. Gr. Abbott, carriage maker. Mrs. W. Cline. The eldest daughter of Mr. Geo. Gibson. Rosa. Baily, a nurse in the household of Mrs. DnWilson. She was a. sister 'of Mr. Baily, pressman in the Advertiser. Minnie Amesbary, of London East. The body of Mrs. Wall is found. Her hus- band and three other members of the family are missing. Joseph Gahan. a brother of Mr. Gahan, of the H erald. Charles Bonner, 16 years of age. Mrs. Pike. The two Misses Fox, of Clinton. Mrs. McLennan. A daughter of Mrs. Mackay, of Richmond street. Miss Annie McAllister. of Horton st. Mrs. Scott Murray and child, of London East. James Pendergast. William Pike. Thomas Davidson. A man named Shore. Mr. Edmund’s two children. Mrs. Kilburn. Miss Minnie Tierney. Samuel Pile (baker at H. H. Gore’s). Alfred Shore. Charles Martin, South Dorchester. E. Steward. Chas. German. Thomas Wallace. Miss Ida Bachelor. James Short. Mr. and Mrs. Diver, of Wellington street, and two children. erLuM n. aoxnsr, or LONDON user, was found by a Free Press reporter huddling 1 close to a heap of burning logs, endeavoring to dry his clothing. After being assured that his brother David was saved, he made the. ‘ following statement :â€"-I was a passenger on . the steamer Victoria this evening, and 3 passed through an ordeal. the like of which I hope I will never be called upon to witness ‘ again. The decks of the steamer were packed with people, principally ladies and children. I was on the upper deck during the passage. and shortly after leaving the dock at Spring- bank. a good many passengers began keeping time with the listing of the steamer. and went as far a! they could from side to side each time the vessel surged. Many people made fun of it at first. and a good deal of halloing was done, such as “Get out your life-boats I" “Come and have a teeter, etc., etc. While this was proceeding upstairs, the passengers on the lower deck were running to and fro. endeavoring to keep their feet from getting wet ; and fully fifteen inches of water ran from gangway to gangway across that portion of the boat when she surged. The passengers below yelled and screamed in a terrific manner as the vessel continued to lurch. and not asiu- gle eflort was made to stop the surging by the captain or his brother officers, if there were any on board. Capt. Rankin was at the wheel. While nearing the bend below the Cove Bridge. probably 200 yards west of it. a greater rush of the passengers than had hitherto been experienced took place, fol- lowed instantly by a crackling noise. The women screamed. the children yelled. and for the moment the faces of several men in my vicinity turned ghastly pale. The scene was heightened by one man jumping overboard, and almost instantaneously thereafter the posts which upheld the hurricane deck gave way, in consequence of so many people hold ing on to them to save themselves from being swept overboard. and the deck itself fell with a crash upon the heads of those beneath it. All who could do so, grabbed something to hold by. and very many were drawn into the water by their nearest neighbors. Those who could swim were prevented from doing so' first by the crash of the deck upon their heads. and secondly, in consequence of the crowd of people who were huddled together underneath the lum- ber. Then came a general crash, and the boat appeared to break up into several pieces. principally from stem to stern. The catastrophe was but the action of a couple of minutes. I was caught between two stanch- ions. and, after floundering about in the water for a few momenta managed to free myself from the debris, and swam to the shore. The shouting and calls for help were of the most heartrending description. They lasted only for a few moments, however. One gentleman, whose name I do not know. swam to and from the wreck a dozen times or more, and saved fourteen or fifteen people who had freed themselves from the floating timbers. Manyrof my pupils were on board. I have no hesitation in saying that there were from 200 to 300 more passengers on board than ”there ought to have been. The excursionists, as a rule. generally take the boat for home which leaves about halfâ€"past five, and that is the principal reason, I fancy. why the Victoria was over-loaded. My watch stopped at ex- actly eleven minutes past six o'clock. INCIDENTS OF THE CATASTBOPHE. Mr. Thos. Smith, of London West, who had charge of the refreshment stand, saw the approach of the disaster. He immediately caught hold of his little brother-in-law, Johnnie McDonald, saying, uI’ll save you, Johnnie, if I die myself!" at the same time telling him to jump on his back. While thus making his way for the shore, a man caught hold of Smith‘s leg. and the two were landed in safety. Smith then turned to and rendered noble service in taking the lifeless bodies out of the water, nor did he cease until he almost dropped from sheer exhaus- tion. He is of the opinion that the accident was caused from the boat being overcrowded. Charles Matthews, the night editor of the Advertiser, was on board with his wife and two children. When the oepeize took place he sprang ofl into the water with one child, and succeeded in reaching the shore. His wife, however. and the other child were found among the drowned. Every effort was made to restore life, but to no avail, and the frantic husband went sadly home with his only re- mdnlng child. Mrs Evans, wife of the caretaker of the Drill Shed, was rescued by Mr. James Dufiield, jun. She was brought to M0 Donald’s Hotel, Kensington. in a. row boat. more dead than alive, and it was some hours before she had sutficiently recovered to par- mit‘ of her being copveyed home: Mr. Morrison of London south, who was on board with his family. was thrown into the water,while his wife and children clung to the railing, and were rescued without getting even wet. He states that an order was given to run the boat ashore, but that the best would not answer to the wheel, and the crowd rush- ing from side to side caused the frame work to separate and the upper deck to go down on the unsuspecting passengers on the lower deck, nearly all of whom were drowned. A' man named John Curran, an employe a Hyman'e tannery. reached the shore alive by his own exertions. He was picked up in- sensible and brought to McDonald's hotel, where at. a. late hou_r hie life was despaired of. Ald. Boyd sprang on the ill-fated vessel at Springbank,but on noticing that Ald. Browne had been 16“ behind. he changed his mind, and jumped back to the doqk: Mr. Thomas Mortimer, of John Green & Co’s wholesale warehouse, was on board with his wife, but miraculously escaped. Leaving {Jig wife on shore, he ‘difi noble duty in saving 1 . William Ashbin‘y, of Maple street, was on board with his wife, and when the crash came he found himself struggling in the water. He reached land in safety, but the partner of his life sunk to rise no more. Mr. Ashbury’ s torn coat and general appearance showed the desperate nature of his struggle for life. Thomas Hobbs, of London East, was seated on the side opposite that whinh first touched the water. He seized the upper deck as it began to slide, and clung to it until the crash. He became entangled in the wire netting about the boat, but in the water he managed to escape by a. desperate effort. The two little boys of his brother. however. were drowned. He said he heard the captain say, “ The boat will certainly go 0V8). unless you are more careful.” The saddest scene on board the boat was ‘ that in the case of George Evane,of Mait land street. He came on board, where the bodies were laying, fearful that his family might be among the lost. Alter searching for a time he was about to turn away when he discovered the corpse of his golden haired little girl. He gathered her in his arms and sank down broken heaited with grief. Beside the body lay that of another little child, whom Mr. Evans did not think to- longed to him. An hour later, however, he took his handkerchiel and on wiping oil the little face he exclaimed. “My God! here’s another little one of mine!” Sitting, nursing and weeping over the inanimate forms of his two dead children. he remained for another hour. Near by lay the form of a woman. well dressed and comely. Searchers for friends came along one by one, peering wist- fully into the upturned faces, and finally ;some one suggested that the watch of this lady be examined for initials. As the chain was being drawn out, Mr. Evans said “I know that trinket. Merciful God. it’s my Wifel Then my two other children are still in the water.” Sad sight! His wife and four children gone from him forever on earth 1 Two young man sitting on the bow of the boat noticed the turn over, and sprang in time to escape injury. They gave noble assistance in rescuing struggling men, women and children in the water. - Mr. James Robertson. the manager of the Bank of British North America, wax, sitting on the lower deck. smoking, and when the upper deck gave way he was crushed below the boards and prevented from rising to the surface. His body was not recovered for over two hours, and then it was taken home by friends. Mr. John Siddons was sitting on the lower deck with several members of his family, and when the capsize occurred he became Wedged in by the falling timbers. As the water reached his neck. however, he managed to free himself and clung to the floating portion of the wreck until rescued. One bright little son was drowned. He gave as his unqualified opinion that. the accident was the result of direct carelessness. A young mannmmed Smith, living on South street, came aboard the . Princess without. knowing that any of his friends had been on the ill-fated steamer. Among; the dead, how- ever. he found his mother and sister. William Scott, an elderly man, living on Ann street,had got separated from his Wife on board the boar. He was on the fatal side of the “ chtoria," however, and was drowned. Alfred Wastie, a. promising. night boy of 15, was the son of Capt. Wastie, who built and ran the “ Victoria ” up to this summer. His body was found among those who had been lost. Mr. Wastie had but gone to Mani- toba. about two weeks ago, and Will be shocked to learn of the catastrophe and the drowning of his' son. Mr. J. C. Meredith was on the lower deck at the time of the accident, but. by what means he came to be drowned no one was able to say. It. is supnosed. however. that he was crushed by the upper deck in a simi- ar manner to Mr. Robertson. Mr. Thompson, one of the Advertiser re- porters,_wae one of the passengers on the ill-fated steamer, ’end by dint of hard swim- ming succeeded in reaching the shore in safety. He was heartily congratulated on his escape from a watery grave. TEE BESUEOITATED. So far as could be learned from the physi- cians in attendance at the ecene,‘ there were Only two ‘of the sufferers resuscitated, one being Mr. Kearne, and the other a child, name unknown. It was only by the most superhuman efforts and unremitting labor and rubbing, that the persons mentioned were brought from the apparent trance back to life. Many, very many. tried hard to bring their nearest and dearest from death to life, but their elforts were, sad to relate, unavailing. One man who had not been identified had evidently been killed by the collapse of the upper deck. his skull was crushed in at the hack. James Burns, Mrs. W. Scott, Ed. Hogan, Mrs. M. G. Lavin and child, Mrs. Heron, Mr. George White, of London South, his two daughter and brother also had narrow escapes. When the crash came Mr. White was imprisoneu beneath the debris utterly helpless. 0n looking around he saw his youngest daughter, and, grasping her in one arm, be seized a. small book with the index finger of the other. After sustaining in this position for a. few moments, he‘ found his strength failing. and shouted for help. Cap- tain Rankin heard the appeal, and rushed to his assistance. A couple of boards were pried 013 and Mr. White released, just as he had given up all hope of rescue. As it was, he sustained a severe blow on the left temple. l‘he remainder of this party sustained only a severe wetting. Mr. Mon-fa. another resident of London Sou‘b, with his wife and three children, were on board: rThey yer; 841 rescued. Mr. William McBride, one of the city‘s assessors, was supposee to be sitting under the fatal deck. His body was recovered at an early hour, and taken to the city in a Wnllie D. Glass and Miss Fannie Cooper had been sitting on the boat as lovers, and went down together underneath the heavy machinery. They were in the very springtime of life. Mr. Octavius Weld was in a. row boat about two hundred yards off at the time. He hastily rowed to the shore and deposited his companions, a couple of ladies, and than made his way to the scene of the disaster, and succeeded in rescuing several boat loads of the drowning ones. Once his boat was nearly ugset by the struggling mass of human beings in the water. A sad night was the mourning oi Thoma. Stevens over the bodies of his wife and fam- ily. The frantic man threw himsalf prone upon the lifeless form of his partner, and refused to be comforted by the friends who flocked about him. Mr. Henry Smart of the Free Press news- room, lost his wife and two children, leaving but one child as the remnant of ahappy household. Mrs. Smart was the daughter of Mr. Goughlin. who also lost two other child- ren in the accident. The instances of heroic rescues were numemus at the acoident, but in the excite- ment names were not easy obtainable. Mr. A. B. Powell, D. Glass, Q. 0., the firemen and others rendered noble service at the scene of the wreck. The two former were thoughtful in their supply of stimulants. etc. A young son of Jailet Kelly was among the first rescued. He was immediately conveyed to the house of Mr. Coleman where everything was done for his comfort and at a late hour last night he was expgcted to {ecoven Miss Shipley, of Lobo. who had come with a sister to the city on a holiday tour was brought out of the water with apparent sign of life. The spark soon died out, however,and three hours of incessant labor resulted in a failure to restore it. in the least degree. J. W. Kilboutn had a hard struggle for life when the upper deck crushed in upon him. He was underneath the wata for some time but never lost consciousness. ADDITIONAL NAMES. Hudson Abbott, Adam Memtosh, Ida Bauechlor, Dilly Gatham, Mrs. W. Cline, Mrs. W. McMorgan, Mrs. John Curron, W. Meddison, Minnie Ashbury, Alice Deadman, Mr. Hobbs. Albert Cole. Joseph Graham, members of the family of Mr. Hobbs, of London East, missing, Mr. Sheyer, Charles Boomer, two daughtersof the late Mr. Shipley Carlile, Mr. Debeau is missing, his wife and child are among the dead. Miss Hannah Demus, of Palermo, Mr. William Dyer,‘ Julia. Griffith, daughter of Mr. Tunis Griffith; Mrs. McLellan. Mrs. Kelly, an emi ‘ «ram named Kelly, two sisters living in the city; Miss Kendrick, daughter of Mrs MaeKay; Miss Annie MeAllister, Miss Mahoney, two nephews of A. B. Powell, Margaret Quinn, Mrs. Scum, O. Smith, Thos. Lister. two young boys, sons of Mr. Owen Young; Miss McConnell. Mrs. G Ferrogood’s two boys; two children, a. brother and sister named Jones, aged 6 and 8 ; J. W. Kilburn, Frank Stevens, wife and four children ; Wm. Short, 8. Peples, 8. Graham, Miss Middleton, John Berne Pat Walsh, Rosette Marham, Geo. Evans and two children, Mrs. Smith, widow; Mrs Eiizabeth Evans, Miss Fergus m, sister of J. Ferguson, lumber merchant; Jas. Clark, J. Perkins, Thomas Davison, two Edmunds, Mrs. Kilborn, Annie Jones, E. Stewart, John Phillips, grain merchant; eldest son of Jas. Harris, Nellie Maston, Wm. Wannott, Mrs. Swanville, Henry Shay. Samuel Pile, Miss Minnie Smyth. Missingâ€" Mrs. Scott Murray and child, Wm. Hey. Notes Gleaned in Hamilton. Miss Lawson, a cousin of Frank Lawson ,of the SPECTATOR, is among the drowned. ‘ Mr. Lawson has gone to London. He fears that other members of the family are also victims. (3. C. Spmgue, of London, a traveler for a. Montreal house. was at the Royal Tuesday night. in a very excited frame of mind, on receiving news of the terrible catastrophe at London. Col. Campbell, ‘ of Nelson township, was visiting London Tuesday, and a. friend urged him to take a trip down the river on the ill- fated steamer, but declined to go, saying, “ that boat is too crowded; I'd rather drive.” Col. Campbell returned to this city at two o’clock in the morning and left for his home in Nel- son township by the H. «32 N. W. His rele- tives will be overjoyed at his escape. Mr. Alfred Wigmore, of London was in the city Tuesday. visiting Mr. Headless. He lettkasf. nig ht for home on the 11.30 train. very much distressed, as he did not then know whether any of his relatives had been drowned. Mr. H. 01iver,timekeeper for Barrow, Stew- art & Milne, this city, was in London and went down the river with his sister, Mrs. Ashberry, and her husband. They sou ht to induce him $0 remain fur the Victoria. but, Wishing to catch his train, he left on the Princess Louise. His brotherin-law and sis ter waited for the Victoria. boarded her. and the unfortunate lady’s name appears among the list of drowned. Miss Badelia Malouey, neice of A111. 'I‘hos. Baine, this city, is among the dead. Her remains were so shockingly bruised and mutihted that it was found necessary to have the funeral at. three yesterday afternoon. Miss Maloney was reared by Mr. Baine, and was his favorite niece. Mr. Baine went to London to attend the funeral. Jesse Chapman. undertaker, has gone to Lbndon, Where his professional services have been engaged. The Excitement in Hamilton continues unabated. Every scrap of news 15 eagenly loeked for, and the suspense of the many people here who have relatives and friends in London, is painful. Many have already sufficient reason for grief. and Ham- ilton mourns with her sister city, in her great calamity. Latest. MOB-E BODIES RECOVERED. LONDON, May 25.â€"-When the water was let ofi by the removal of the plash boards this morning the search was continued for those under the lower deck and 22 more bodlee were brought to the surface. makmg about 200 in all recovered. It is not known how many more if any are lost. â€"-â€"A case which has probably no precedent in the annals of justice has recently been tried at Heilbronn, in Wnrtemberg. A laborer. fearing that a charge of fraud and embezzlement might be brought against him. commanded his own son to hang him, saying that he could never live if the disgrace of imprisonment fell upon him. The son was obedient, and carried out his father’s order. The authorities arrested the son, and tried him for hanging his father. The son pleaded obedience. The court convicted him, and sentenced him to imprisonment for three years and nine months. ~-Several members of the Italian Parlia» ment, having recently had their overcoats rifled while they themselves were in the Chambers, 9. watch was set. The result was that Signo Teodosio de Demonicis, one of the members from the Province of Besilicete, who had often been seen wandering about the corridors at all times, was surprised while abstracting e twenty dollar bill from a col- league's pocket, and tried to evade the results by proclaiming it as a practical joke he was about to play. He has been forbidden access to the chamb‘br, end will be requested to save the city. THE CITY OOUNOIL met this forenoon and passed resolutions of condolence. It. 0. Montgomery, leather merchant of Toronto, was on board but escaped. and suc- ceeded in saving many others. He stated to your reporter that on the passage up the captain went among the passengers urging them to keep on the other side. To one boy he said, “ Fer God’s sake keep on the other side ; if you don’t roU’LL HAVE To swm nos 10:.” A little later on he saw the water pass in over the deck, and the boiler go by the board, when the crash immediately took place. The following list have been identified: John Wall, shoemaker; Ben Hall. shoemaker, and child; Rosetta Markham, J. Perkins, son of J. Perkins, butcher ;, Wm. Wanncott, city; Mr. Masurett and two children, Polly Grafton. [Special Dispatch to the SPECTATORJ Lennon, May 25. â€"â€"-’l‘he only topic here to- day is the terrible disaster which has fallen so suddenly upon the city. Groups of men are standing here and there, discussing the affair, but the streets are not crowded, all who can having proceeded to the scene of the wreck, where the work of recovering the bodies is still going on. At the hour of 1 p.111. over 200 bodies have been taken from the water, and many of them yet lie awaiting identification, while anxious men, women and children are looking around in frantic efforts to find loved ones who are missing. The morning train coming to the city was boarded by persons at Paris, Woodstock, Ingersoll and other places, hurrying hither, some fearing the worst and others more cer- tain of the loss of friend and relation. The Wreck still lies in the spot where the disaster occurred, telling its sad tale of suflering and death. Inquiries have been pouring into the city by wire allday, and the telegraph offices have been besieged. One man sends word to another With whom he had busi- ness, “ Cannot come for the cattle today my son is downed,” another the more happy intelligence, “ John and Libby got off safe.” Business houses are closed throughout the city and a knot of craps on the door tells the sorrowful reason Orders are pouring 1n upon the undertaken; and coffins may be seen passing through the streets to the residences of afflicted families. Every assistance is being afforded by those in official positions. Mr. Hobbs’ two children, who were reported drowned, are safe. A report just brough in gives the number of corpses recovered at 250. Nellie D. Glass, Uharlie Siddons. Miss Meekey, Mrs. Jones, Mrs. Hal1,S.P. Graham. and a. woman named Fitzgibbons. Almost ail business is at a. standstill, and crowds line the streets discussing the sad calamity. The burial of the victims is at this hour (2.30) proceeding. A solemn stillness pervades the city. Flags are at half mast. and the bells are tolling a knell. MORE BODIES IDENTIFIED. THE BIDDULPH TRAGEDY. The Murderers Split on Each Other. flnce More is the Tale of Blood Before the L'uuntry. ARREST OF TWO MEN. Since the acquittal of John Carroll. at Lon- don, in February last, on the charge of mm- dering J udinh Donnelly, little ALTERCATION 8 AT LUOAN gave rise to rumors which startled the com munity for the moment, and then like the smoke of a. boy’s torpedo, were blown into obscurity. The surviving Donnellye settled down into that quiet life which long months of trouble bring. William remained at anan, Patrick came to London, and Robert went with his family to Glencoe. On the part of those at whose doors the guilt of the crime had been laid, Martin McLaughlin, John Kennedy, Thos, Ryder and James Ryder, re- turned to their farms, Carroll continued in Biddnlph, as he had been before the trial. and Purtell came to work in_the oily. Thus the matter stood amid ‘he general quietude, when was exploded in the midst of the people of Biddulph. The circumstances which brought it about are somewhat complicated in their character, and will require a little explanation. It willbe remembered that Johnny O’Connor in his thrilling story of the murder spoke of James Feheely’s'visit to the Donnelly home- stead on the evening preceding the murder. It was said that he had come there, sat around for a time and then went away. This same young man had a. brother named William, who was summoned to appear at the various trials, but having nothing particular to say was never examined. The last trial had scarcely ended before the aged father of these two young men died, and this circumstance is said to have had a SINGULAB EFFECT ON THEIR MINDS. They had been warm friends of the Don- nellys up to the time of the tragedy. and nothing had then transpired to dissipate this feeling. Fear of the actual murderers on one hand, and that desire for personal safety which is said to be the first law of nature on the other, impelled James to seal h s lips at the various trials and keep to himself what- ever information he possessed. Not long ago, ‘ however. he had a disagreement with the late prisoner, James Carrollâ€"an unpleasantness ‘ which led to hard words and irom that to still harder accusations against the latter. As mentioned in the Free Press at the time, he said “roe Ana A musnnana, AND I CAN PROVE ITl ” The matter caused a. strong wave of excite- ment to sweep over the township, but when the two Feheely boys shortly afterwards left for Michigan, the calm which had previously prevailed was restored. These facts were communicated to the ’ officers of the Crown, but in view of the difficulties which had always beset them in the case before they were 10th to act on what was necessarily regarded as words spoken under the heat of passion. Subsequently, however, facts of s. most startling“ character were brought to light. Stung by the injuries he had received an the hands of Carroll, affected by the death of his father, and prompted by the troubled state of his sister, James Feheely made A DESPERATE STRUGGLE, at the very beginning of which those on the outside rushed in. In less time than it takes to write it the grey headed old father had been silenced by a few blows that broke his skull, and he fell to rise no more. Instinct ively the wife and mother had thrown herself into the struggle and fought like a wounded tiger. Overcome by numbers, however, and bleeding from many a wound, the old lady was soon laid beside her dying husband in the little back kitchen. Tom saw all this. and freeing himself by a. desperate effort from his captors, he rushed through the sitting room and out into the snow cover- ed yard in front. Here he was FELLED BY A BLOW FROM our. on THE AssAssINs‘ clubs and pounced upon by numbers of his blood-thirsty pursuers. He was stunned however, but for the moment, and then springing to his feet he fought as only a powerful man with his life at stake could fight. Blood filled his eyes, and as blow after alow’fell with cruel force on his head, his arms dropped to his sides, and he was soon prostrated on the snow. Then they picked him up and carried him into the front room of which John O’Connor Spoke so often in his teeti mony. There they laid him down, and stood A FULL .OONFEBSION OF THE MURDER to several competent witnesses in Lucan, prior to his departure for Michigan._ That story was even more blood-curdling in its dark details than the accounts which have hitherto been based on the ev1denee of Johnny O’Connor, and the general appearance of the ease. At the present time a number of obstacles stand in the way of the Free Press in telling the story as it has been communicated, but with a full regard for the interests of the Crown and the unfortunate ones who have been taken into custody, the general facts may be summed up as follows: Long-nursed feelings of injury and prospective failure in the Ryder barn-burning case had stung the members of the vigilance committee to a pitch of the bitterem enmity against the Donnelly family, and it was decided to wait no longer on the uncertainty of the law for a conviction. THEY MANIFEBTED N0 RESISTANCE to the course which they believed Carroll was pursuing under the authority of the law. From this point out the story of John O’Conv nor is almost literally corroborated, and when the facts come out in evidence it will eur- prise many to notice the wonderful correct ness of the little fellow’s testimony. Feheely’s narrative speaks of Carroll's approach to the old man's bedroom and the remarks of the latter to Tom as he came out and saw that he had been handcrafted. This had been done by Carroll and his assistants prior to the time when the father had been aroused from his sleep alongside Johnny Connor. In the kitchen a fearful scene ensued. The old man understood the nature of the visit from what he heard and announced his intention of dying rather than being handled in the way proposed. Maddened by that fire which comes of apprehended danger he began A PLOT WAS ACCORDINGLY ARRANGED whereby the committee should visit the Donnelly homestead on,the night in question, take Tom and the old man out, hang them up, and otherwise torture them until a full confession was made of all the crimes for which it was held they were guilty. Then on their own testimony they could be sent to the Penitentiary or otherwise disposed of. It was not exactly intended. to kill them, although it was understood that the limit of their pro- ceedings should be as near the dissolution point as possible. Thus organized they sent James Feheely out to cell at the Donnellys’ house, and under the guise of friendship, ascertain whom the committee need expect to meet. This, he says, he was made to do much against his will. On returning he gave the required information to the men in wait- ing. and along the roadway and in the houses. they stole stealthily and noiselessly up to the doomed homestead. Amoment passed, and then Carroll knocked at the door and de- manded admission as an officer of her Majesty the Queen in the pursuit of his duty. It was granted, and, accompanied by a few, he passed through the door of the old log house and stood within the little kitchen, off which Tom had slept. N0 demonstration was made, and while the in- mates talked rather warmly on the subject [From the London Free Press.) AB MIDNIGHT BROUGHT 1TB CALM A FEABFUL BOMB over him while the liziuLcufi's were being,' 10- moved. This had scarcely been aocompliahéd when Tom, with asigu of returning conscious- ness, raised himself slowly up, and with THE BLOOD OLOGGING HIS EYES faintly endeavored to sneak. Themit is said, Carroll cried out, “ Hit that fellow on the head with a wade!" and. taking the weapon indicated in his hand, a grey headed old mem- ber of the committee sunk the blade deep into Tom’s skull. He fellback dead ! This scene. Feheely said to a friend, would never fade from hlS view while life should last, and often in the dukness of his chamber he saw the bleeding head of Tom rise slowly up, and his lips part as they did on the femful night of the murder , Meanwhile nothinghad been done to Bridget, whose escape upstairs had been unnoticed ; but were heard sounding shrill and - loud on the midnight air. Feheely said they must have been heard for a mile around. A number of the assassins rushed up the little stairway to the garnet, and the prompt stilling of the cries for help soon told the story of her death. What a scene! An agonizing appeal for as- sistance by an unofiending girl, and no re- sponse but by the cruel slayers of THE DEAD ONES DOWN BTAIRS. Thus the work of bloodshed had been com- pleted at the homestead. The men were ex- cited, their blcod was up. and hastly agree- ing to proceed at once to William Donnelly’s, they thought only of the quickest means of hiding the immediate marks of the tragedy by fire. Coal oil was poured on the beds, and after making;’ sure that the house would burn they left the old homestead to its fate. In all the proceedings, however. Feheely con- tended most stoutly that he was only 3. mt- ness and not a participant-~and that only by force of the pressure which THE VIGILANTS HAD BROUGHT T0 BEAR 0N HIM. On the road as they stood and watched the house for a moment they numbered about forty persons. Some were disguised, but the majority were not. Hurriedly they marched down the sideroad to the 8th conces- sion, and while the reflection of the flames of the burning homestead could be seen break- ing through between the trees and over their tops they stood in front of William Donnelly’s little house at Whalen’s Corners. According to a previously arranged plan, the cry of “tire!” was raised as told in evidence, and two of the men prepared themselves at the side door to SHOOT AT T. E FIRST PERSON APPEARED. It was John who came, although the mur- derers believed it to be William. and as he opened the door a charge ot buckshot was poured into his breast, and a bullet sent crashing through his body. Those who had revolvers in readiness fired them into the air, and the en- tire party stood once more on the road. It had been arranged on the way to not only Kill the Donnellys but James Keefe as well, who was looked on as altogether too warm 3. friend of the obnoxious family. As they paused for a moment, however. Feheely says‘. he stepped forward and said, " There has been ENOUGH BLOODSEED, BOYS; LET’s (30 HOME.” ~Captain Sam, the famous Piube Chief, was told by a. Nevada. man recently that ‘he iron horse traveled all the time and ate neither hay nor barley. Said the chief in re- ply : “ What matter you ’bout that? S‘pose he no eat um no hay, he drink heap water, eat um wagon load wood before breakfast. Pony you turn um out. S'poee you want to ride. go ketchum. Who said ’bout Injun want um_railroad. Damum railroad I”; After a, good deal of argument, during which it was to be seen than the not blood of many had cooled down, it; was agreed to separate. Thus J1m Keefe was spared, and thls fact seemed to have been known to him previous to his sudden departure for Ne- braska. afterwards. - These are the unembellished outlines of James Feheely‘e canteenion, which included the names of every man at. the murderâ€" those who struck 'l'on Donuelly on Ihe head, fired the shots name John Donnelly’e body. set fire to the house, killed the old man and old woman. and stopped Bridget‘e â€"There is still running from the-Piazza di Venezin. to the entrance of the Vatican, in Home, a line of omnibuses which has been running for fifsy years ; they are rickety 39d dingy, and are drawn by shabby horses. Th6 city has only two street tramways. â€"It was a. coup d’etat that. kicked behind like an old gun. “ Ah," said Paddy to the squirrel. “if you were at my end of the fowlin’-piece you wouldn’t chipper that. way." â€"Some one asked Bishop Peck at the recent; Maine Methodist Episcopal conference it a. clergyman ought to run for Congress. ’l‘he Bishop thoughtfully replied, “ Yes, yes, when it is perfectly evident that he is fit for nothing else.” BOPELESS SERIEKB FOR HELP, as well as‘the pan taken by each. In dealing with the arrests further relerence will be made to them. The main poms of dlfier- euca from Johnny O’Connor’ 5 story was to the efiecs that THE TWO PR} SONEBB, James and William Feheely, are young men who have secured a wide reputation in Bid- dulph and surrounding townships for their pugilistic qualities when under me influence of liquor. Whether they still adhere to the story told to several reliable Witnesses or not is a. matter at present unknown. Under any ’ circumstances, it is presumed that they will be brought. to London to await examination on the charges of murder which have been laid against them. Belore this can be done, however, certain extradition formalities may be necessary, and possibly a week may elapse 7 before they will be on Canadian son. The, probabilities are that they will consent to come quietly. With their statements laid before the Crown, it is reasonably expected that most interesting deueiopments will take place within the next twenty four hours. The story presents a new phase of the tragedy to the View of the public. and on every hand there will be the keenest anxxety. not only as to the result of the immediate developments, but the course which will be taken at once by the Crown. JOHN PUBTELL HAD NO HAND IN THE MURDER. He had not in any wey been identified with the Vigilance committee, and nothing concern- ing its proceedings were made known to him. This revelation will not surprise manyâ€" more especially those who know himâ€"seeing that a, general opinion existed during the re- cent trials that he was not one of the murderers. Some one else had been mistaken for him by Johnny O’Uonnor. He had as a. mutter of fact been a friend of the Donnellys up to the time of the tragedy, and this fact was especially dwelt on by Feheely in his statements. The conduct of Purtell during his incarceration was also in his favor. This confession in its entirely waelaid be- fore Crown Atlorney Hutchinson, who at once set to work in an energelic way to make it of some service to the Crown. mummy, HOWEVER, HAD REMOVED TO mom- GAN, and before a direct move west could be begun a. great nany preliminaries were necessary. Taking Uonumble Senram and Patrick Don- nelly with him, he left for East Saginaw on Thursday morning last, and the result of the visit may be learned from the following spec- ial diapatch to the Detroit Euem‘ng News of Friday. _ East Saginaw, Mich, \lay 20.â€"â€"Deteotive Donnelly and a Crown attorney from London, 01m. arrived here, and caused lshe arrest this morning of William and James Feheely, who are alleged to be implicated in the celebrated Dunnelly family massacre in Biddulph, " 'd- dlesex county, Ont., near London, over a 3%: ago. _, It is inferred that. Detective Schram was meant instead. of Detective Donnelly, as it appears in the dispatch. What the action of the Crown may mean lurther man the prose. cuuion of the Feheelys on their own testimony, in is most dizhculn We]: to speculate. HEB SCREAMS AT THIS MOMENT