The Express.
London, England, 1852-08-03 00:00:00

FRIGHTFUL BOILER EXPLOSION AND
LOSS OF LIFE.

Yesterday afternoon, about s quarter past ono
o'clock, a terrific explosion took place on the premises of
Mr. Mark John Temkin., the proprietor of the Green Bank
Saw Mills, Old Gravel-lane, sapping. The works were of a
very extensive description, and no fewer than 33 men were
employed in various 'tensor the saw mills,which were situated
on the north side of Green Bank, a very narrow lone,
surrounded with densely populated small houses, princi-
pally inhabited by the poorer class of Irish persons. At
the time abovenamed the chief portion of the workmen
were absent at dinner, and the escape of those on the pre-
mises is most wonderful. Several of the mechanics were
in the planing room, the smith's shop, and sawing room,
while two were sitting in the boiler house, taking their
dinner, when they were alarmed by hearing a rumbling
noise similar to thunder, and before they could rush
to the yard the boiler and the shed were blown to pieces,
the !nicks, MOW., tiles, and ironwork were carried an
immense height into the air, and fell in various places to
the distance of a quarter of a mile. No time was lost in
clearing the ruins and sending for the aid of the police.
Mr. Inspector Sullivan and Sergeant Lewis, of the K divi-
sion, immediately despatched a body of constables from the
station at Ahadwell to the scene of the catastrophe, where
in a few minutes they discovered Charles Vernal, aged
62, a bricklayer, who happened to be at work on the
roof of the building. Ile was quite insensible, and was
promptly examined by a surgeon, but the unfortunate man
was so much injured that it was deemed neces-ary to con-
vey hint on a stretcher to the accident ward of the London
Hospital. The poor fellow had receivtd a dislocation of
the right shoulder joint, fractured ribs, variour bruises and
contusions over the body, which was shockingly scalded in
several parts. lie was placed in bed and every assistance
afforded him, but he expired in two hours after his admis-
sion.
No one else was missing, as tar as could
be learned from strict inquiries which had been
made. The violence of the explosion may be ima-
gined, when a large piece of lead, weighing 32 lbs.,
which formed a portion of the safety-valve, was blown
through the roof across several streets, to • distance
of 300 feet, falling by the side of the private residence of
Mr. Wesley, the dust contractor, Old Gravel-lane, where it
passed through the stone pavement into the earth. A piece
of timber eight feet long fell on the root of the house in
the occupancy of Mr. Boxier, bootmaker, and caused great I
injury to the upper part of the building. The premises of
Mears. Knight and Sow, soap manufacturers, Prince's-
street, at the rear of the saw mills, were also seriously shat-
tered. A pest number of private dwellings in Anchor and
Hope-al, Raymond's-place, Calvert-street, Rest Lion-
street, another places, were more or less injured by the
falling bricks, pantiles, &c. Portions of the boiler have
been found in various parts, and other pieces have not yet
been recovered.

A female, Margaret Donovan. was injured on the head
by a brick striking her while sitting in the garden at the
back of her residence In Anchor and Hope-alley, but she is
going on favourably. Several children likewise received
slight injuries. Mr. Tonkin is insured, and the damage
is estimated at about 4,0001.
The CUM of the sad disaster is attributable to some defect
in the boiler.

I THE ABDUCTION CABE.—We now append some
further particulars which have reached ua. The handbills
we have before alluded to proclaimed the fact that the
oung lady in question was the daughter of the Rev. Mr.
Johns tone, and her husband is Captain Money, of the East
India service. Owing to the present threatening aspect of
our Indian affairs we believe the gallant captain has been
required to join his regiment. Perhaps the young lady her-
self was unwilling to be separated by such a distance from
her parents—perhaps her parents were equally unwilling to
expose her to the hardships and perchance sufferings of an
Indian campaign. Be that as it may, one thing is certain,
the young lady, so far as her husband was concerned, was
HMS est, and that worthy gentleman made up his mind that
he would recover his lovely bride tout* qui cage. Mounted
horsemen were employed to vigilantly watch the neigh-
bourhood in which it was believed the lady wan secreted.
The magnums@ was, that on the afternoon of Tuesday a
carriage was seen to leave the house of a gentleman in
the neighbourhood of the father's residence, in which
were the young lady and her father and mother. The
carriage was closely followed by one of these mounted horse-
men, who observed that they took the read to Ba'h. He
soon came up with another person engaged on the same
errand, and desired him to follow the carriage to Bath,
and keep a close eye on it whilst he galloped across the
country to Bristol for Mr. Money. Off went the car
rugs with a spy at its heels, and off went the mounted
horseman to linstol, as fast as his Bucephalus would
Garry him. The hard riding of this last gentleman
was not for some time attendedjwith much success, for
when he arrived at Bristol Mr. Money was not to be found.
' However, the services of that active officer, Superintendent
Barton, were called into requisition, when he soon
traced the father, mother, and young lady herself. The
latter was questioned by Mr. Hughes, the superintendent
of the Bath police, and declared to him that she was not
sating under any constraint from her father and mother.
Under these circumstances she was allowed to proceed by
the train to London, a proper person going by the same
train fur the purpose of ascertaining whether they got out
at any of the intermediate stations, so that immediate in-
formation of the same might be given to Mr. Money. In
the meantime Captain Money was communAtted with,
and he followed on by the mail train, and we have reason
to believe that the young lady has been given up to her
loving and persevering husband. We hope that for the
future all will

Go Lorry as onniage bell"
Thus sods a page of real life, reberobling rather a pago of
romance.—Bristol Mirror.

MELANCHOLY AND FATAL ACCIDENT.—An acci-
dent resulting in the death of a labourer, 60 years of age,
and serious injury to four other persons, has just occurred
in North Penrallt, Carnarvon. An aged woman, one
of many who occupy • lodging house in the above locality,
accidentally set her bed on lire during the night of Fridey.
Her 'eremite brought a man inhabiting an adjoining room
to her snide:ice, and he succeeded in placing her in safety.
Meanwhile, another inmate of the house, losing her pre.
Bence of mind, rushed through the flro and threw the burn-
ing bed clothes and straw down the stairs. The decease!,
who slept below, on coming out of his room was met by the
flames, which burned with redoubled fierceness, and he was
so severely scorched about the neck and face that he sur-
vived but a law hours. Two of the lodgers leaped from an
upper window into the street, and were but slightly in-
ured by the fall. A man and child were considerabl
urnt ; and the female who spread tho fire, together with
the man who rescued the old woman, use so seriously in-
jured that great doubts are entertained of their recovery.
FRIOHTYUL SUICIDE ON THE GREAT WESTERN
RAILWAY.—On Saturday afternoon the village of Choler'',
Barks, closely adjacent to the Wallingford station of the
Great Western Railway, was most painfully excited in con-
sequence of • determined act of suicide by • man in the
employ of the company, named Thomas Wets. On Satur-
day morning last he left home to see, ea was his custom,
where his or his men's services were needed, end about 12
o'clock was observed to be standing, apparently in a
thoughtful mood, near to the Wallingford station. Shortly
after that hour an express train was seen coming up, and on
its approach towards the station the deceased ran forward
and threw himself across the rails. By the engine he was
struck and knocked forward at least 150 yards, and the
while of the utensil's passed over him, mutilating him in
• dreadful manner. The remains of the unfortunate et.e.
cemed being collected together, were conveyed to the neraest
tavern, they to await an inquest.