The Sun.
London, England, 1856-03-29 00:00:00

TERRIFIC EXPLOSION OF A BOILER IN

APITALFIELDS.

Yesterday morning, about 10 o'clock, considerable
consternation was occasioned in the neighbourhood of
Club-row, Slater-street, and Church-street, Spitalfields,
in consequence of a loud report, and the sudden falling
down of numerous buildii gs, which it was soon ascer-
t lined arose from the bursting of the boiler of a steam-
engine on the premises of Messrs. Catherali's saw mills
in Club-row. The boiler, which is what is termed low
pressure, was about thirty feet long, and on bursting
it tcok an oblique direction, forcing itself through seve-
ral walls belonging to adjoining premises, entirely de-
stroying a cow-shed and stabling in the rear of premises
in Slater-street, and also passing through a private
house in the same street, knocking out the entire
front of the house, and at length passing downwards
into the cellar, burying itself into the earth to so groat
a depth that scarcely more than four or five feet froth
the surface was visible. The entire length traversed by
the exploded missile was about 70 feet. At the time of
the explosion a number of workmen were on the pre-
mises, several of whom were severely scalded and it -
jured, and one man so seriously that it was found nece.
sary to remove him to the London Hospital. Messengers
were sent to the various Brigade Engine Stations, and
shortlyafter the engines from Jeffrey's square and White-
cross-street t-tations arrived at the spot, but they were
not called into action, the fire having been inumAiately
subdued. The damage done to Messrs. Catherall's and
the surrounding premises is very extensive. A singular
and providential escape took place while the boiler was
passing through the house in Slater-street—an aged
female was sitting in one of the rooms, nursing a young
child, tut they were both unhurt.

LATEST PARTICULARS.
Upon making inquiry last evening at the hospital, the
young man, Francis Wright, who resides at No. 30,
Slater•street, was in a very dangerous condition from
severe sealds and contusions by the water from the
boiler and the falling of the debris.
A little girl, named Eliza Turning, aged three years,
was seriously injured while sitting at breakfast with her
mother, at No. 2, Bren-street, at the rear of the saw-
mills. The unfortunate child was seen by Mr. Eagle,
of Church-street, and subsequently she was removed to
the London Hospital, where Mr. Ross, the house-sur-
geon, rendered every possible aid, and the sufferer is
progressing favourably.
It appears that immediately after the explosion, which
was of a fearfal character, the boiler, which weighed up-
wards of five tons, passed through three brick walls, and
carried away three water-closet., and then went through
a stable, leaving a pony uninjured, but forcing the
building down. The ponderous mass then dropped into
the cellar of the house of Mr. Wright, having previously
forced in the brick wall. When the boiler entered the
latter building, the injured young man (Wright) was
writing a letter to his sister in the country. The mother
and four children were in the lower room ; the former
was discovered after the explosion under a beam in the
kitchen, and the children were fortunately playing in
the bed-room.

Last evening, Superintendent Steel, of the H divi-
sion, visited the rains in company with a Government
officer, who made an inspection of the boiler, which bad
been carried by the violence of the explosion a distance
of 76 feet from its position in the saw mills ; and, from
what the reporter oluld glean, there appears to be a
large fracture at the inner surface of the boiler, which
burst at the rear, and passed away forwards, which is
somewhat unusual in boiler explosions.
The workmen had been employed three hours before
the sad accident took place, and whether the misfortune
has arisen from the want of water, or neglect in another
way, remains to be ascertained.

The destruction of property will amount in the total
to several thousand pounds; and such is the havoc
made on the humb'e dwellings of the industrious people
residing immediately round the scene of the explosion,
that many will be great sufferers by the disaster.
It is a remarkable fact that, notwithstanding such a
fearful explosion, no lives were lost.
The boiler had been in use several years, but was
made by a first-rate firm.

MARKET NEWS.—(This Day.)

COVENT GARDEN.

The supplies generally were very moderate, and the
trade was by no means active, at last week's quotations.
FRIIIT.—Pine apples, English, 38 to 12s per lb ; colonial
do., Os to Os each ; hot-house grapes, 20s to 30s Od per lb ;
foreign ditto, Od to Os ; melons, 2s Od to 3s 6d each;
peaches, 2e Od to 6s ' • nectarines, is 6d to 4s per dozen ;
apples, 2s Od to 3s Od per half sieve ; pears, is 0,1 to
3s per dozen ; plums, Os to Os per sieve ; green gages, Os
per punnet; apricots, ls 6(1 to 550,1 per doz.; common plums,
Os Al to Os 0,1 per sieve; cherries, 0,1 to 041 per pound ;
lemons, 6d to is 3d per doz ; oranges, 6s to 12s par 100 ; fil-
berts, Os to Os per doz. lbs ; cobnuts, 12s to 15s ; almonds,
Os to Os per lb. ; walnuts, 01 to Od per 100; figs, Os 9d
to is 6,1 per doz ; strawberries, Od to Od per pottle ; goose-
berries, Os Od to Os Od per half sieve ; currants, Os Od to
Os Od per half sieve ; raspinrries, Od to Od per pottle.
VEGETABLEts.—Greens, is Gd to 3s Od per doz. bunches;
cabbages, is to 2s Od per dozen ; Savoy ditto, 9,1 to
Is 6,1 per do. ; brocoli, is 6d to 2s per bundle ; potatoes, 60s
to 904 per ton ; vegetable marrow, Od to Os per doz. ; peas,
Os to Os Od per bushel ; French beans, 3s Od to Os 0,1 per
100 ; turnips, 3d to 4d per bunch ; carrots, 5d to 6d per
bunch ; cucumbers, 3s Od to 5s Od each ; garlic, Cod to
Os gd per pcuud ; spinach, 2s 6,1 to 4s Od per sieve ;
old oaious, 2s 6.1 to 4s per bushel ; new ditto, 3d to 4d
per bunch ; leeks, 2d to 3d per bunch ; shallots,
8d to 10,1 • horse-raddish, 2s Od to 4s per bundle ; parsley,
4d to Gd per bunch ; celery, Os 9d to is lid per
bunch ; endive, is Gd to 4s Od per score ; beet, is Od to 2s
per doz.; parsnips, Os 6d to is Od per dozen; small
salad, 2d to 3d per punnet ; mushrooms, is 0,1 to is 6d per
pottle; artichokes, is 3d to ls 6d per half sieve; cabbage let-
tucas,6d to is 0.1 per score ; sorrel, Od to Os per half sieve ,
radishes, Os to Os 01 per dozen hands ; tomatoes, 3s to 4s
per half sieve ; chillies, is to is 6d per 100; Brussels
sprouts, 2s Od to 3s Od per half sieve; capsicums, is to 2s
Per 100 ; walnuts pickling, Od to Os per 100 ; cauliflowers,
is to ts Od per doz. ; rhubarb, 6d to is Od per bundle ;
asparagus, 3s to lOs per 100 ; sea kail, is to 2s 61 per punnet.

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NEWGATE AND LEADENH-4LL.
Turkeys, 4s Gd to 8s 63 ; Goslings, Gs 01 to 75 63 each ;
Ducks 3s ed to 4s 3d ; wild do., Os Od to 03 to 0.1 ; rab-
bits, is to is 6(1 each ; Pigeons, 8d to 101 each ' • large
Surrey Fowls, Oa Od to Os Od ; middling, 2s to 3s Od ;
Chickens, 2s Od to 2s Gd ; Capons, 3s Gd to 4s Gd ; Hares,
013 Od to 4s 0,1; Gruuse, Os Od to (s to Od each ; Pheasants,
04 01 to Os 0,1 ; Partridges, 03 01 to Os to Od ; Guinea
Fowls, 2s 9d to 3s 6(.1 ; Roasting pigs, 03 01 to 03 01 eaoh.
Ostend fresh butter, 12s 0,1 to 13s Od, and English 13s 0(1
to 16s 61 per dozen lbs. English eggs, 9s to 1030 J ; French
do., 6s 0.1 to 7s 6d per 120.