The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1846-02-10 00:00:00

FALL OF THE WAREHOUSE IN MOOR-STREET.
FINDING OF TIIE BODY OF LARCEY.

Since our last publication, a great number of porters
and others have been employed by night as well as by day,
in getting and carting off the valuable grain, flour, &c.,
from the warehouse which fell, with its accumulated load,
on Saturday week—burying in the ruins one of the
labourers. The weather has, on the whole, been rather
favourable, for the season of the year, and great progress
has been made ; but many days will yet be required to
complete the removal of the property and materials. The
body of Peter Larcey was found by the labourers on
Saturday morning, in room No. 1, and near the end of it,
facing the Old popery. Yesterday an inquest was held
on the remains, before Mr. Curry, and a special jury; one
principal object being to arrive at the cause of the unex-
pected fall of the building, which involved such fatal con-
sequences. The first witness, Thos. Carroll, a porter, sta-
ted, that while working at the ruins on Saturday, he saw the
legs of a man hanging down from room No. 2, into room
No. 1, and assisted in getting the body out. The right
aide of deceased's head was partly carried away. Deceased
was at the time of the accident working in No. 2, with
several other men, (as before stated). The warehouse
was eight stories high, including the cellars. Shortly
after it fell deceased was missed. Rooms 3 and 4 were
filled with flour, in barrels, piled five high, and fifteen
azross the room, with a gangway between them. Witness
did not consider such a weight too much for the rooms of
a well standing warehouse. Nos. 5 and 6 were filled with
barley belonging to Mr. Tipping, thrown down in bulk.
No. 7 was filled with wheat and pease, belonging to Messrs.
William Steele and Co., both in bulk. No. 2 had wheat.
He had known the warehouse for 13 or 14 years.
Patrick Scantlin, a porter, knew deceased, and was at
work with him in No. 2. Between 11 and 12 o'clock on
Saturday week, witness observed two of the beams over
his head, and between him and the door, giving way.
They broke in the centre, and the floor and everything
above it came tumbling in. He made to the door to heave
himself out. He got out through the door by a rope, and
then found all the warehouse had come down, except the
end at the Old Ropery, and part of the roof. It appeared
to him to be sound and safe, if not overloaded. The
wheat taken in was Mr. Slattery's. The cross-beams
were supported by props.
Edward Newman, a porter, was in the jigger-loft at the
time. There was a noise like a clap of thunder. Witness
was at the Old Roper), end of the warehouse. He stopped
a moment or two at the jigger. The dust then over-
powered him, and he got down the stairs as far as No. 2.
The stair was choked up with barrels of flour. He made
his escape.
John Evans, warehouseman to Mr. Dean, who rented
the whole warehouse from Mr. Tipping, said Mr. Dean
had taken it for three years certain, from the Ist January
last, for general purposes, and let off looms to different
persons ; but no lease had been signed, nor was there yet
any written agreement.
John Soldan, a porter, was in No. 2, with deceased.
There might be in it 1000 sacks of wheat, more or less,
which covered the better half of the floor, but was in no
place near the top. It was trimmed up in the usual way.
There was at first a noise like thunder, and then the
building fell.
Mr. Lawter, warehouseman to Mr. Slattery, said the
room (No. 2) was taken from Mr. W. Dean's warehouse.
man, by witness himself, at 355. a week, and Mr. Dean
was told it was for wheat, but nothing was said about the
quantity. It was a bonded warehouse, but not especially
so. The room ought to have contained 2100 sacks, and
he thought there were only about 1375 sacks in it at the
time. Its area was 240 yards superficial. It was only
about three-fourths filled. Wheat might be placed four-
teen bricks high from the floor, in the lower rooms. In
some parts it was but twelve bricks in this instance, in
others more or lesa.

A witness stated that the warehouse was propped from
the cellars, which were arched, to the top.
Mr. S. Holme, (builder,) being sworn, said he had
been sent for by the mayor, on the morning of the 31st
January, and proceeded to the warehouse to view it with
him. He found about two-thirds of it bad fallen into
Moor-street. The direction in which it appeared to have
fallen was south-west. About half the western wall was
down, and the whole of the front next Moor-street had
also fallen. The beams had drawn out of the eastern
wall, but no portion of that wall was disturbed. A part
of it was dangerous, and he bad it pulled down. He also
got his men to prop the front wall at the old ropery, as it
was bulged out. He had since gone wilt Mr. John
Stewart, and Mr. Weightman, and made an inspection of
the warehouse and a sketch ; hut they found at present
nothing by which they could judge of the cause of the
accident. His present impression, judging from apt ear-
ances, was that the eause of the accident would never be
discovered. It might have arisen from a defect in the
bottom props.
The coroner here suggested to the jury that the case
should be adjourned for further evidence. He alluded to
the late tank accident, on the first inquest relative to
which (and involving six lives) only one scientific gentle-
man had given evidence; yet on a second inquest on
another of the sufferers, a very different verdict was come
to. He thought, therefore, they should have further
evidence to satisfy the public mind. He also considered
it proper that Mr. Tipping (who bad not appeared) should
be examined.

The jury concurred, and after Mr. Stewart. in reply to
the coroner, had stated that he could not account for the
accident in the present state of the ruins, the inquest was
adjourned till that day fortnight—the 23rd instant—by
which time the bottom of the warehouse may be examined
by Mr. Holme and others. We should add that a person
present, who was questioned by Mr. Holme, said that the
iron doors were put into the warehouse about two years
ago in a peculiar way; and Mr. H. said that the fixing of
them as stated would not in the slightest degree weaken
the building.
The deceased was a widower, aged about 50, and has
left five children.

COLLISIONS ON THE RIVER YESTERDAY.—Yester-
day, as the brig Limena, the property of Messrs. Clay-
pole and Son, bo►lnd for Puerto Rico, was under sail on
her outward voyage, sh.. ran foul of the Pearl barque, the
property of Watson Brothers, which was being towed out
on a voyage for Tobasco. The effect of the collision was,
that the Pearl had her main and mizen masts carried
away, and the Limena was also injured. Both vessels
put back. Last evening, the Hannibal ran foul of an
outward bound Spanish vessel, and sprung her bowsprit.
She will have to dock. The John Brocks, an inward
bound vessel, lying off the King's Dock, had her bow-
sprit carried away, by a vessel being towed across her
bow. She will have to go to dock.
THE EGYPTIAN TRANSIT COMPANY.—The Times of
yesterday, after announcing that at the time of the last
advices leaving Alexandria, no tidings of the Bombay mail
had arrived there. Tire Pacha has superseded the Transit
Company managed by Mr. Waghorn, and put his grand-
son, Governor of Cairo, at the head of it, with subordi-
nate Turks and Egyptians to assist him. Mr. Waghorn
built all the stations on the desert, and they are now
taken possession of by the Pacha—this will annihilate the
whole of the English interests in the overland route, if
Lord Aberdeen does not immediately instruct Colonel
Barnett what to do forthwith. All this is the work of
French intrigue, and it has been their study to effect this
object for the last five years; they have at last taken ad-
vantage of the Pacha's partial imbecility, for he has not
been himself, in the opinion of diplomatists, since his
abdication for a whole week in August, 1844. Since then
gigantic schemes have arisen under French auspices, and
Alexandria, Damietta, and the sea coast have assumed a
warlike aspect under French engineers, who have per.
suaded the Pacha the English are determined to take his
country. Since this order of the Pacha's has gone forth,
the chief of one of the Tor tribes has been murdered on
the desert, and the greatest consternation existed at all
the desert stations in consequence, particularly at No. 2,
near which the murder took place. It is said that Mr.
Waghorn anticipated this three months ago, and forth-
with despatched his partner to the Committee of the
Bombay Steam Fund, again to obtain the station-houses,
which are still neir property, in order to counteract this
unfortunate interruption to our communications with
India.

CHANGE OF THE WEATHER.—SAILING OF VESSELS
YESTERDAY.—For several weeks past we have had at
this port and the neighbouring coasts successions of gales
or strong winds from the westward, which (as will be
found by our shipping intelligence) have proved fatal to
many fine vessels making for our port. The same cause
has detained many others, ready for sea, in our docks,
which had consequently become unusually crowded, to
the exclusion from berths of many large craft which had
arrived in our river. On Sunday night (on the eve of
full moon), a change took place, the wind veering to the
north, and finally, yesterday, to about the N.N.E., and
a sharp black frost set in, which in a short time covered
the pools in the town and the ponds in the neighbourhood
with ice. This wind bring favourable for vessels outward
bound, especially after they have passed the Bell-buoy.
all was yesterday morning before high water (which was
about eleven o'clock,) in commotion at our dock basins
and piers, in hauling out and setting sail. Steam-tugs
were in such requisition that twice the disposable number
would have found employment, and many large vessels,
bound to various ports abroad, were necessitated to beat
down the stream. About forty vessels sailed for foreign
ports, and nineteen coastwise. These, with many others
inward-bound, or moving about, together with many fine
vessels at anchor, including the magnificent ship Duke of
Lancaster, formed a beautiful and animated marine pic-
ture. Could steam-tugs have been obtained many more
would have sailed, and if the wind continues in the same
quarter to day. we shall have again to report a great num-
ber of departures. The breeze was rather fresh, and the
cold—though the sun shone out—most piercing. After
so open a winter, the old saying is verified, that " as the
dly le: gthens, the cold strengthens."

ENGLISH ORNAMENTAL GLASS. —The progress of
British industry and ingenuity is not more fully illustrated
than in the manufacture of ornamental glass. It has
hitherto been considered, that however strong might be
the claims of the Engli4i artizan to superiority in manu-
facturing domestic articles of glass, to Bohemia was con-
ceded the credit of surpassing all other nations in producing
ornamental manufactures. We have now, however, the
pleasure of stating, that, by the completion of a series of
successful experiments, our little isle is not only able to
compete with, but actually to surpass, the continent in
manufacturing what may be termed " Bohemian Glass,"
which, though beautifully rich, will not bear comparison
with some specimens we have seen of home manufacture.
The splendid colours produced by the mixture of metal do
not in the foreign appear so well amalgamated, and one
other important superiority in the competing article is, that
the painting and gilding with which the glasals ornamented
is perfectly durable, being burnt in—the only deficiency
hitherto urged against the Bohemian manufacture. Mr.
Smith, of Bold-street, who represents the inventor, has
sent two specimens to our office, which may be seen
during the day. It is made in a thousand different forms,
and is peculiarly adapted for chimney-piece ornaments.