The Express.
London, England, 1851-03-20 00:00:00

THE FATAL BOIL ER EXPLOSION AT

STOCKPORT.

STOCKPORT, MARCH 19.
The fatal catastrophe from the bursting of a
steam boiler at the cotton-mills ut Mr. Ili me 3larsland, has
created a painful at nsation throughout the entire district,
and, I regret to say, that large as was the number at which
I filed the estimate of killed in yesterday's Erp•eu,
when I stated the deaths at fourteen, it was below the
truth. With the dead bodies rec ..vcred this morning, up to
one o'clock, from the ruins, there are nineteen ur twenty
who have lost their lives, besides live who lie in a more or

less precarious state in the infirmary from burns anti bruises.
And It:sides these, it appears that there are more bodies
still in the ruins. The following arc lists of killed and
wounded so far as the fu:e of the different hands is yet
known:

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1. Ann Fildes,Newbridge-lane, middle-aged woman, who
worked in the fifth storey to a weaver; 2. Esther Fades,
Newbridge-lane, single woman, deaf and dumb, sister of
the former, wear or in the fifth stores.; 3. Wolliain Burolcy,
Newbridge-lane, a youth about 14, a weaver in the fifth
storey; 4. Mary. Machin, High-street, married woman,
aged 24, weaver in the fifth storey; 5. William Brace-
Nicholson-street, married man, leaving a wife and
three children, was much mutilated, a weaver in the fourth
storey; 6. Alice Forrester, Thomas-street, single woman,
weaver in the fourth storey ; 7. Eliza Mirriam, Covent-
garden, single woman ; g. ISlix. Birehenough, Heaton-lane,
single woman ; 9. Jane Chapman, Earushaw-lute, married,
43 years of age ; 10 and 11. James Brown and Elim Brown,
Ardern-field, father and daughter; 12. Jolut Fuller, fire-
man, aged 24, single; 13. Joseph Smith, a carder, working
in the sixth storey, who was killed in leaping from the win-
dow into C'T River Mersey, he lived in Turnicroft-lane,
and has kit a wife and family; 14. Sarah Mellor, Welling-
ton-road, married woman ; 15. Sarah Wyld, Roweroft's
I Smithy, young woman • IG. Jane Hart ; 17. Peter Ban-
. croft ; IS. John Samba:than ; 19. Sarah Ann Forrester,
single woman, sister to Alice Forrester, whose mime is
given above.
The names of the people wounded are: I. Sarah Chap-
man, aged 42, a wound on the right foot. 2. Mary Brown,
aged 44, wound on the right leg, left leg broken, a wound
on the scalp, and other injuries. 3. Martha Wvonport,
aged 33, wound on the sealp, and severe bruises. 4. Samuel
Hart, aged 25, rib broken on the left side, wound on the
scalp. 5. Meredith M`Cenvil, aged 42, broken rib.
Some of the &ad bodies recovere from the ruins have
been so much burnt 21111 mutilated that it is (Ellicott, or
next to impossible, to identify them, and the names affixed
to them as above have been 'men with some doubt. One
body was taken out in three rakes or cinders scarcely
having any resemblance to the human form. I gave yes-
terday a description of the daring leaps of two men and a
boy from the windows of the sixth storey into the river Mer-
sey, a depth of 60 feet, one of whom was killed. It is diffi-
cult to obtain any connected account of the mews by which
the hands escaped or of the. attempts made to rescue others,
but the following are a few additioual particulars to those
given yesterday:
Three men, who were the only persons on either of the
three lower floors at the time of the explosion, were got out
very shortly after an organised attempt was able to be made
to made the ruins; 110110 of these meat were at all seriously
hurt. As the bricks and rubbish knocked out of the fare of
the mill by the boiler termed a gradual slope up to the
third or fourth floor, some of the firemen and other* scram-
bled up and got out a number of men who were only
slightly covered, or who were so much frightened as to have
lost their presence of mind. But when the -e efforts had
been continued for six or right minutes, a dense smoke
arose from the ruin-, and the whole of this part of the mill
was instantly enveloped in flames ; many of those who
had been striving to aid the suflivers escaped with very
great difficulty, so rapidly did the flames extend. A boy
was seen at a window on the fifth storey, near one end
of the mill to which the fire had not extended, but front
which he could not escape by means of the staircase.
Several ladders were got, fastened together, and placed
against the building, but they only reached a little above the
third storey. A rope was then obtained, and a man having
ascended nearly to the top of the ladder, at very great risk
to himself, commeneeol to throw it to Worrall. Once or
twice he failed to catch it ; but he afterwards succeeded,
made it fast inside, toil then descended to the man who was
in waiting for him on the hlder. A man named James
Brown was discoverol among the ruins before the fire
broke out ; he was deeply covered with bricks, with the
exception of our of his firms' which protruded. A fireman
seized his arm, and roonmeneed clearing away the rubbish,
but while he was doing so the flames burst forth ; and
despite Brown's piteous entreaties that he might not be left,
the fireman was compelled to quit the spot, or almost cer-
tainly lose his own life. Brown's body was not found until
yesterday afternoon.
The inquest on the bodies of the sulferers commenced
last evening, at the Infirmary, before Mr. Charles Hudson,
the coroner for this division of the county.
Thomas Butfy, a fireman at Mr. Maryland's mills, was
the first witness examined. He attended to the boilers of a
45-horse power engine. Ile knew the deceased, John
Fuller, who was a fireman in the same employment, and
attended to the other two boilers, one of which burst on the
previous evening. IVitness had hee u in conversation with
Fuller on Monday afternoon, and had only left him a few
minutes when the explosion took place. At that time de-
ceased was wheeling cinders away from his fireplace. Wit-
ness afterwards found him lying near the cinder-place. lie
lay on his face, and seemed as if he was returning with his
barrow when the accident occurred. Deceased was much
bruised about the neck and head, and there was a great
deal of clotted blood upon the ground. lie wee nut dead
when witness found him, and be was afterwards removed
to the Infirmary ; but he died on the way. Deceased was
about 24 years of age, and had been talking to witness a
few days since about getting married.
Mr. James Rigby, house surgeon to the infirmary, said
the body of the deceased, John Fuller, was brought there
shout half-past live o'clock on Monday eveniug. He was
so much injured that he could not pro.-Obly have reeovertal.
Ile had sustained a compound fracture of the right jaw, his
right arm was broken, and both his legs scalded. There
were two lacerations of the scalp, tutu several contusions un
,the bask.
For the further identification of bodies, and other evi-
dence, the inquest alas then ruljourned until hentoorrow. A
further adjournment will then take place to the and April
' next, to hear the scientific evidence of Profeasor Eaton
Hodgkiason and Mr. James Lillie who have been appointed
to make an examination of the boiler.
The cause of the explosion of the boiler is a matter upon
which different people will have different opinions. As
stated yesterday, the boiler was about 40 feet long, circular
in form, and 12 feet in diameter, with flat ends, calculated
to lift 39 horse power. It stood embedded in brickwork in
the open yard, wish one end (wit that in which the lire was
placed) towards the nun which it destroyed. The boiler ap-
pears to have given way first under the tire-place where it has
rent the iron-work open fur upwards of a yard in length,
and to have shot from its bed at lids moment info the
building 40 yards distant. It is probable that there NVU...,
either some flaw in the iron, or that there was a want of
stays in this part of the boiler to render it strong enough.
The head engineer states that he looked at the water gauge
only a minute before the explosion, and there was then
plenty of water in the boiler, and the steam pressure
according to the indicator was only 24110. to the inch,
whirls is 4 lb. b. sus per inch than it has before been worked
at. It is expected there is at least one other body in the
ruins: there may be more, making the total loss of lifu 20
and upwards. About 350 workpeople arc thrown out of
employment by the accident, but the remainder will be
able to resume work in other parts of the mill and bleach-
works.

IRELAND.

DUBLIN,

faacn

Although the nomination at the Dungarvan elec-
tion takes place to-day, very little is yet known in
Dublin of the movements of the rival candidates.
Up to Monday morning Mr. Ponsonby, the whig
candidate, had not made his appearance at the scene
of action, but so powerful is the influence which his
party possesses there, that some do not hesitate to
say that Mr. Maguire, the tenant league candidate,
will not go to the poll. This surmise, however, is, I
believe, without foundation. Government has
adopted the usual means to prevent the public peace
from being disturbed on the occasion, and Mr.
Charles P. Walker, a stipendiary magistrate, has
been sent down on temporary duty during the
election.
The Archbishop of Dublin presided yesterday at
the annual meeting of the University Branch of the
Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in the
Colonies. his grace in putting one of the resolu-
tions recommending a subdivision of the episcopal
districts, said that there was another point of still
greater importance to the interests of the colonial
church, and which had been suggested to him by the
Bishop of Norwich, namely, the appointment of an
archbishop of the colonies.. At present their society
was virtually the archbishop of the colonies, and
nothing. would be more advantageous than to Kuper-
sede it in that part of its functions by the appoint-
ment of an archbishop, having the control of the
colonial dioceses, and resident in London, and to
Limit the society to its own proper business, namely,
of providing and suppljin,,,,, funds, and of acting un-
der the superintendence of archiepiscopal authority.
At the Cork assizes, yesterday, an old woman
named Catharine Conolly was convicted for an at-
tempt to murder a child aged eight years, who with
another child had been left in care of a house. The
prisoner was acquitted at the last assizes of the mur-
der of the other child, the crown not having been
prepared with sufficient evidence at the time.
'I he grand jury at Cork have ignored the bill of
indictment for the manslaughter of a child against
Captain Charles Kendal Burke, of the 59th foot. The
child died, it was supposed, from the effects of a blow
of a whip'received from Captain Burke.

NOILTII STAFFORDSHIP.E RAlLWAY.—Tratfie for
the week ending )(arch 9, 4,7391.; cormapooding week lAA
year, 4,3701.

UNIVERSITY AN)) CLERICAL.
ORDINATIONS ON SUNDAY, MARCII 16.
BY THE RIP 110! OF OXFORD.

DEAC /NFL—Le Couteur Balleine, BA., Trinity, Cam-
bridge; Vernon Blake, B.A. Wadham, Oxford; Frederick
Carroll, lI.A. Christ's, hisuLbridge ; Chambers.
8.A., Worec,ter, Oxford; James Bennett, Assoc:ate of
K ing's, London ; Tbotuus Henry Runt, 8.A., Chriat Chu:eh,
Oxford; John David Jenkinx, 8.A., Jesus Oxford; George
Lloyd Nash, BA., Christ Church, Oxford; Charks Kegan
Paul, 8.A., Exeter, Oxford ; Henry Francis William
Ralph, 8.A., Trinity, Cambridge; Henry Joiner William
Stillingllcet, M.A., Brazenose, Oxford; Williiun Warbur-
ton, 8.A., All Souls, Oxford; Montague Earle We:by,
BA., Magdalen, Orion'.
PHlEsTS.—William John Dry, M A., Wiulltam, Oxford ;
John Edward Dull, M.A., Trinity, Cambridge; Ed,c rd
Cragg llaynes, B.A. Trinity, Cambridsw ; William 11, ..ry
Fitzsia.on llindc, Luivereity, Oxford;
Neale, 8.A., St. Allaut Hall, Oxford; Henry John
8.A., Trinity, Cambridge • Juhu Pope Vilicrt, 8.A., M
dalen Hall, Oxford; liomax Williams, M.A., Jests,
Oxford.

DT THE BISHOP OP CHESTER.
DEACONS.—NniiIe G. M. Lawrence, Queena', Oaf..

Hutton Rowe, 8.A., MagiLilco Hall, Oxford; Steplicu
Everstickl, 8.A., St. John's, Comb.; Jame' Sonelby 1'a•:: .v,
8.A., St. John's. Comb. ; George llowsou, 8.A., Chris:4.
Comb.; John Oaken, 8.A., Trinity, Comb. ; Mt% P m ears,,
8.A., Trinity, Comb.; Charles seigh Pemberter, 11. A.,
Trinity, Candi. ; Charles Abbot, St. Bees; George F 1,. .o.
St. Wren; Thomas Wolstencrult, St. Bees • Thomas
Pepper, Theological, Birkenhead ; JAM'S 'Philip Sliepp.dil,
Licentiate in Theology, Bishop lixtrield's Hall, Doriatm.
The following gentlemen, all of Trinity Coll., Dublin;
Henry Beaumont, 8.A.; Thomas, Bowman 8.A.:
Ed-
mund Bottler Cbalnter, BA. ; John 'Martindale Furn.r,
B.A. • Edward Geoghegan, M.A. ; Edward Ileastic, B.A. ;
Wm:Thomas Newenham,
rUIESTS.—Roger Burrow, 8.A., Queen's, Oxon ; Wil-
liaao Norris Dampier, 8.A., Lincoln, Oxon ; John boa 4t r
Kay, M.A., Magdalen Hall, Oxon; John Hushwortii Pil-
ling, 13. A., Magdalen Hull, °YOU Gerrard Ale xamicr
Perryn, Brasenose, Oxon; Francis Coulman Boyd*,
M.A., Brateenose, Oxon; Henry Foster Cann, 8.A.,
Christ's, Comb.; Ambrose Imes, 8.A., St. John's. lama. ;
James Ilattershy, Theological, Birkenhead; and the
tul-
lowing gentlemen of Trio. Cull., Dublin -Peter Jones,
B.A. ; William Lowe, B.A. ; Thoutas Prescott, B.A. ;
Ilenry Edmund Phillips, 11. A.; J ia-eph Wilson. 8.A.;
John AVm. Stevenson, 11. A. Wm. Richardson Weir, 8.A.;
henry Wm. Brougham, 8.A.; Joseph Nadin ; Will:dux
Jos,ph Ronda.' ; Joseph I'n Mon Ward; Henry Whitela...4l.

NV THE itinDOP OP 6.1.111.7 t. ESINK AND iNIgTOL.
Dracoss,—Edward Reed Davies, 8.A., Pembroke Coll.,
Oxon; James Lukin, 8.A., Bras...nose, Oxon : 1 homas
Ansell Marshall, 8.A., New Inn Hall, Oxon; It ielturd Ni-
cholson, 8.A., Oriel, Own; llowwood D'Ohyno Y4to
Scott, 8.A., Trinity, t'anth.; I'aul do Ilookhorn Shiest:T.
BA., Exeter, Own; Charles Snell, 8.A., Trinity, Ox.::;
Frederick Swire, 8.A., Emmanuel, Cumb. ; James Cool, r,
8.A., St. Mary Ball, Oxon; Georgie Lambe, 8.A., St.
John's, Coln)). ; Archdale Wilson Taylor (a literate person);
George Witherlty, Corpus Christi, Comb.—hy lettt.rs dhms.
gory from Bishop of Exeter.
Purger..—Henry Iluistwell Hardy, ILA., tnivers.ty,
Oxon; Thomas Owen Tudor, 8.A., Exeter, xon ; George
William Cox, S.C.L., Trinity, Oxon ; John hohett
yell, 8.A., Exeter, Oxon—by ktters diriti,..sory from Ilish..p
of Exeter.

--The bishop afterwanls licensed the following to eurav it II
in tho dioeisre :—lter. Edwaid Revd Davies. to Alilswin
Gloucestershire; Itev. Thomas Avast' Maimhall, to I
Tregoz, Wiltshire; Rey. Richard Nicholson, to Staplet,n,
near Bristol; Rev. Ilonywoud D'Ohyns 'Vote Scott, to 'I .Is.
tartan, Gloucestershire; Rev. l'aid de Ilookliam
to St. Paul, Cheltenham; Rev. Charles to
Gloucestershire; Iter. Frederick Swim, to titroad,
cestershire.

HY TOR BISHOP OP I'ETLXI4OItOI,OII.

Draeovss.—Nl illiant Hay Gurney, B.A.,Trinity.Canth.;
Septinius Rolleston, St. Aithuis, Birkenhead; Will. nu
Henry llmssington 8.A., Trinity, Dublin; gtopturd Jana'
Rain, 8.A., St. John's, Comb.; Lorenzo Moore, 8.A., St.
Catherine Hall, Carob.

S.W. 01, • ••••- ••••••,
Puttaers.—Christopher Itoiroyd Olillield, D.A., Christ**,
; George Morley, WA., %Vadhain. Oxoli ;
William Crawley. M.A., St. Mary Magdalene Hall, Oitoit
Stopford James itam, 8.A., St. John's, Candi.
The following were afterwards licensed to coracles
nay Gurney, to St. Nicholas Curacy, Leicoster ; F, is.
thous Itolleston, to Somi rley Curacy; William Ile.ay
linissiiitrton, to Rotherby Curacy ; Stopford Jame. Maui. to
Aston Flanisille cum Burbagc Curacy ; Lorenzo Moore, to
Peterborough Curacy.

11l 71.1 F lIINIIOP OP CA10.181.11.

rntr.sig.—lter. John licelig 8.A., gutlit's, Ox. n;
Rev. Edward BradPhaw, St. Ilet;•, Itev. Georg,. Ma...h
Curley, St. Bees ; Ikv. John Murtlaunt Lowther, St. 11..
. ..

BY Tilt NISIMP OI MAXIIIESTF.R.

DEACONS.—Janier Henry Itor, M.A.. Trinity, Dobl:n;
Thomas Hoyle Compton' ILA., Corpus Christi, Cool'.i.;
Hubert Abruhant Gent, St. s, Cumberland; ()es cu
Jones, St. Bees, Cionberland ; John Hughes, St. Ike.,
Cumberland; Jam., William Scott, St. Ikea, Cumberlai..l;
Henry Stow, St. Bees, (7umberlanil : Charles lltertnatek,
WA., Ratter, Oxford; Charles Edward Shirley WOOIIII. r,
MA., Exeter, Oxford; Alsude WllOll, 8.A.,
St. John's, Carob.; Hobert Collins King, BA.. Cliri,t's,
Comb. ; Geor,re Troughton, LL.IS , Quisms', ;
George Alker, 8.A., Trinity, Dublin; Thomas Jord,m,
8.A., Trinity. Dublin.
Pramaret.—llini. Archibald George Campbell, IL.I-
- Oxford; Thomas Daniels, ILA., Querns', (:anth. ;
Henry John Marten, BA., Waltham, Oxford ; Fred, tic
S.C.L., St. Mary Hall, Oxford ; Emnris
Josh. Moore, WA., Trinity, ; Thomas Parkes, 8.A.,
Queens', Camb. ; James Alexander Wallace, WA., Triiiity
hall, Camb.; Charles Harrison Wood, S.C.L., Claris;:s,
Camb.; Francis Smith, St. Bees, ('umberland.
The following were afterwards licensed to enracies.—.T.
11. Bor, to parish church of Lancaster; T. H. Compton. to
Longsight ; It. A. Gent, to Ilaslingilen • (). Jones, to St.
James's, Accrington; J. Hughes, to 11c:cermsall; J. W.
Scott, to Cliurebkirk ; 11. Stowe, to Oswaldtwistle ; C. Cttr-
marck, to Audenshaw ; C. E. S. Woolnicr, M.A., to Christ's
Church, Holton-le-Nloors; W. M. Iluslewood, to Itib-
chester ; G. Troughton, to Withington ; It. C. King, to St.
Barnabas, Manche:4er.