Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1824-10-07

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Eap'o.io ION The powder Mills at
Lee, Mass owned By Latin, LOOMS,
& Co. were on Saturday last, between
IL and IL o'clock A. NJ. blown VI,
and Messrs. Edmond Hinckley. of
Lee, foreman OF the establishment. Jes
Sc Sparks, of Lee, Charles Toulg gee,
Of birmingham. and Beach, of Rus
sci. Worknen, were killed.
This is the sixth time these mills
have been blown up this season, and
six men have been Killed. The ex
plosiou was greater than was ever
known in these parts, and SO loud the
report, that it was distinctly heard
distance Of between thirty and forty
miles 1t is believed that aboui a
ton of powder was blown up. together
with three of the mills which were IN
tirely demolished, and the remaining
buildings were nearly stripped OF their
coverings AMI rendered quite useless
The fire first caught IN The glazing
mill.
The loss which Messrs Latin, Loo.
mis-, & Co have sustained is variously
estimated. The buildings contiguous
10 the mills, from half to three quar-
ters of a mile, were more or less dam
aged. .
The Paper mill in the vicinity were
essentially damaged. many buildings
partially unrooied, and otherwise much
injured, glass broken, &c In fine the
Explosion has produced "a scene OF de
vastaton and ruin through the village.
/ Pennsylvania --PHILADELPHlA,
| Sept. 23.-Another distressing event
mas occurred in our city from the incau.
lious use of firearms Robert, one of
the sons of Jonathan Smith, ESQ on
he l9,h inst in the afternoon, was
found in his chamber previously woun
ded by pistol ball, which had enter.
ed the upper part OF the head. The
manner OF the occurrence was not
Fl known until the following morning,
when, happily, "a return ofreason era
hled The unfortunate sufferer to state
the circumstances of this melancholy
accident They were as follows: he bad
loaded hair trigger pistol some time
lbeiOre and was about 10 return It TO The
closet which he had locked. He
stopped to pick up his keys which had
4 fallen from his hand upon the floor,
and while in the act of STOPPING, with
The pistol in one hand and the other
hand extended towards The floor to
lreach the keys, the pistol went off,
The skull was much injured, but me.
deal aid havingbeenprompll afforded,
some hopes are entertained OF bis re
lcoverv.
| CHARLESTON Yeiloc Ferer.--
Neither the active exertions of the Board
of Health nor the change of the weather
appears TO have bad any effect in arrest
ing the progress of the Yellow Fever in
Charleston. NINE NEW CASES were re-
ported on the 2ist, and the Board of
Health have come TO a resolution to pub
lish daily the number of deaths by the
disease. were eight reported on
the Goth, and four on the 2lst--indeed
the disease has become so alarming in
certain sections of the city, that the
council have deemed il necessary TO
appropriate sum of money, TO provide
a retreat for the poor who are residents
of the infected districts
i Gen Montgoaery's S,eord II APP
pears by an article in the New York
Statesman, that the sword which Gen.
Montgomery wore at his death in ITS,
is now held b., gentleman By the name
of Thompson, an elder in the Scotch
Presbyterian Church, at Quebec. This
sword, it seems, was bought by Mr. 7.
iof soldier, who was present when
Montgomery fell. the morning after the