Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-09-01
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INSuEREC1ION

DAETlMORE, Aug. 2S.-jhfs morning,
betmesn the hours IF eight and nine. most
desperate attempt mds made by certain of the
conricis Of the Maryicnd Peniienfiary. tho
enaearonred TO escape by scaling nall a.
bout eighteen feet IN he,ght-they selected,
ed on three sides by the buildings. Mr..
Williams, Mr.. M'Eroy, Mr.. Wins,andlcy.
and the assistant keepers opposed them Nth
great aiacrity and resolution. Ofthose that
mounted the tcaft. or reached the passage, one
was killed, and four rounded, some rcry bad
!y: none escaped. THE feiioU ,cho ,ras shot
'oas an Engfish'nGn, sailor By profession. a
man Of tie most desperate character. Too
much praise cannot he bestoUed upon tie off.
GERS generally Of this Institution fer their
admirable and energetic management.
Fed. Gaz.
eAWFUL CALAMITY.
BALTIMORE. August 30.-Between nine and
ten o'clock yesterday morning two distinct
explosions were heard in this city, accompani-
cd by conclusions, snch as have been before
experienced after the blowing mp of Powder
Minis. The appearance of an immense volume
OF smoke in the direction of the Beilona Pow
der Works lett little or no doubt of what had
taken place, and excited much anxiety for IN g
taie OF The men employed i'm the works. To
the politenesS OF several gentlemen who repair.
ed TO the place imme dial ely after the explosion
details.
The house which first was blown nm sas the
Stamping WW. One of The wOrkmen states
',ist ne was not conscious Of the explosion uu-
III nc ionnd himself living in the mii.ra hard
bS-neither did he know his thigh was brok.
| en- until he attempted TO walk In this mill
mere were two others. one of whom is NOR
| tally wounded; the other escaped unnrt.
About tfty yards from the mill stood the
| Drying Room, ~ which six men were at work.
| The fire OF the first explosion was violently
| forced into the windows Of this house con.
| tanning about sixty kegs of powder. The
workmen had only time TO precipitate them
/ selves into the mill race, near the door, wheu
| this house was also DESTROYED with most
| awful explosion
AdjoiriDg this house stood the Grainery,
containing also large quantity of powder
| In this there were three men al work two of
whom were killed, having been thrown TO The
distance OF eighty yards. Their bodies were
shockIngly mangled and burnt. No traces of
| the third workman were discovered when our
| inforinants lett there. The roof of the Pack
| ing House was removed but the pow der stor-
| ed in IL fortunately did not take fire. AS far
as the injury extends the premises exhibit a
scene OF awful and utter desolation. This is
| the fourth time since their first erection that
| The Bellona Powder Mills have experienced
! this destructive calamity
"A Coroner's Inquest was held by JAMES Il.
SrANsBURY Esq. OH the bodies of JOSEPH
| KELLY and OWEN O'NEALE, two of the WORK.
men killed by The explosion.
HoMAs FALIIN Is mortaiiy wounded.
ED"AED GuiNEAMAN has a leg fractured,
WILLIAM LOGUE is missing.
~ Since the abOre rdS icritten IL is said fhaf
NE t,co wounded men hare ea.pired-und That a
coroner inquest ,cas held ouei' lie body of WILL
LIAM LoGuE. the person STATED aG0re 10 be Miss.
,ng,:by LAMBERT THOMAS, eSg.-the rerdict aC
the J.ry ~as, thaf ne came to, has death by tie
| biowiag up Of the Porder Mn, he being 6iomn
near tour hundred yards herctropl, ,piik the loss
Of ms head, both legs and 0yni and has entruiIs
| al a't-dbout % yr'1s of age. lBalt. Amer.
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