Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1824-06-10


with flames, 50 that its preserv alton was
beyond The power Of human effort, and
before noon nothing but the walls were
left standing. The college and society
Libraries and part of the apparatus
were saved, as well as most of the stu
dents books and furniture.
The following letter upon this subject
was received by the Editor OF the New
York Commercial Advertiser.
BURLINGTON, May 81, 1924.
1t is with deep regret write to give
you hasty sketch of a public calamity
which has this day fallen upon us. A
bout o'clock, A. M. our college edi-
fee, 1.-THE walls of which were of brick.
100 feet in length, wings 10 feet in
breadth, stories high was discovered
to be on fire. Our citizens Immediate
| ly repaired to the scene of distress, but
| arrived too late TO save the building
The President of the institution was on
journey for the recovery of bis health,
and it being vacation the principal part
of the students were absent-eyery ex-
ertion was made to save the books and
| effects they had left; bat as it blew
gale from the South, it was impossible
to enter many of the rooms. learn
about 400 volumes belonging to one Of
the principal societies in college, toge-
Their with many scarce and valuable
works Of the public Library are Destroy
/ ed.
Supposed .Murdersrs.-Three men
named James Wellin gton, Abraham
Boyce, and Charles Washington Liable,
supposed TO be the murderers of Mr..
Bonsall have been committed to prison
in Woodbury., Nj.
"They are old convicts Wellington
was sentenced to Imprisonment for life,
IN New York, butwas pardoned by the
Governor, on condition Of his leauing the
state
Boyce is large man, believed to be
the same that wore vii nington Stripe
roundabout on the night that the murder
was committed. q silver chain, an
swering to the description of that stolen
from Mrs. bcnsall was found on his per-
son
Wellington had clad himself in the
! clothes Of MIR. Bonsail; but when Mr..
flames, one of our high constables, ar
rived at Woodbury., he appeared in
different apparel He denied having
other garments in possessions; but on
search being made, the clothes of Mr..
Bonsali we're found stuffed in stove
pipe"
Explosions, The Orange Farmer
states, that the Powder works. near the
village of Newburgh, owned by Mr..
Rodgers, blew up on Wednesday last,
about O'Clock in the morning-the
explosion was tremendous, many peo-
pie at the distance Of eight or ten miles,
were awoke by the jarr;ng of their VIM
dows. The principal magazine is safe,
but the work shops, we understand, are
literally blown to atoms. We have
heard the loss variously estimated from
8 to 5000 dollars. Mr. Rodgers SUSTAIN
ed similar loss about a year ago. It
is supposed to be the work of some vile
incendiary.
The Powder Mills in Westfeld, Mass.
owned by Messrs. Stiles and Pomeroy,
were blown up on the morning of Sa-
turday week, happily no lives were lost.
The workmen had left the mill but few
moments before, and were within very
few rods of it when the explosion took
place. 1t lis supposed the fire was COM !,
municated to the powder by the friction
OF some part Of the machinery.
BALTIMORE, June 8.
DerinS Robbery one and
two O'Clock, P. NJ. yesterday, while the
clerk was absent for few moments in
the interior of The warehouse, person
entered the counting room of Messrs.
bruno and DANNEMAN, S. Gay street
and stole from the desk the bank book,
containing TWO THOUSAND DOL
LARS, in U. S. bank bills of 500
each, all payable at the Branch Bank
in this city, from which they had been
but short time before drawn. 1t is
believed that the theft was committed
by a person of middle size, rather shah.
billy dressed supposed to be IS or l6
years of age. Should any notes of this
description be offered by suspicious
person, it is the duty of every good citi-
zen TO stop them, in order that these
worthy gentlemen may be aided in re-
covering their money, and that the da~
ring felon may be brought to punish
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