| Show fatal disaster philadelphia maich 4 I 1 pm the terrible calamity on the tiie Dela deia delaware aare Aate last benin evening op opposite rosite this city cly bi by the burlang burisin cf rf the ferry boat coat new jersey has las I 1 thrown rown a glom aiom ovar the city which will take many years to efface the boat left walnut street ferry at 8 last evening for camden with certainly not less tl lan tan one hundred passengers and when in the canal cut through smiths island mid wa way in ill rivers river riven was impeded in ber her progress th through throng by ice ice in backing out she took fire in the hold hoid and instead of grounding the he boat immediately attempted to return but in les le s than tell teli en minutes the vessel was enveloped in flames flanks the roars shrieks and arid cries crien of those halness passengers can easier be understood than expressed persed peI sed and despite every effort to save at least some thirty lives have ildie been lost fifteen bodies were recovered last ni and this coining mo ining inin idin ald als ami aid as I 1 close this four more have lave been got up N Y herald |
