Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1840-12-30
From the Philadelphia Gazette.

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AWFUL ExPLosIoN.-An entire Build
ang Dsmoiished.-This morning, between
. aud O'clock, most terrific explosion
took place by the bursting ofthe steam
boiler in the paper mandatory of Mr..
Gabriel Moore, situated Ia the upper mart
of the district of Kensington, which de-
mollshed and laid in one mass of ruins the
entire building, which was partly brick
and frame, two or three stories high
The accident is attributed to the filing up
ofthe feeding pipe with a hard depo<ite,
which prevented The water from flowing
into The boiler. At the time OF the explos-
ION the steam engineer, Euoch Garside,
and John Grant, machfne-ene ineer were
IN the building, preparing for the days
work by attempting to get up the steam,
both of whom were dreadfoiIy scalded and
otherwise injared by the falling of the
building upon and around them.
Mr.. Grant had one or both of his legs
broken,-his situation is considered dtn-
gerous. Mr.. Moore tnnsefwas hurt by
IA large piece Of the building falling upon
! his head while standing inthe yard sup
posed to have fractured his skull. The
boiler, which was situated in the basement
| OF the building, was forced upward, and
changing its direction, was forced through
the back OF an adjoining two Story brick
house, distance Of about 40 or so feet
| fir m its way some ten feet into the bed
! room ofthis house, knocking away q stair
case, and scattering large fragments of
boards and brick upon bed, from which
I three children had just arisen, who foru-
nattly escaped serious injury and perhaps
death. Forunatlv at the time there were
bat two of the hands in the building; the
number usually employed is somewhere
about twenty.
One of the workmen was within few
yards of the building at the moment it fell
in ruins before him. The conclusion WAS
tremendous, shatering all the houses ia
the Immediate vicinity, aud felt for great
distance around the neighborhood. MIR
Moore was an industrious man, and will
feel the loss severely, which cannot be less
than ten thousand dollars. He is c0nin-
ed to his bed from the iajures received
! The other two men were soon dug from
among the ruins, and may possibly recoV-
er, although the nature and extent oftheir
injuries make it extremely doubtful. 1t is
certainly miracle that 10 such a terrible
disaster no lives were lost.
! COOP News! Etappcars from ParIi-
amentary papers, recently published in
England, that the British government has
demanded the freedom Of the AmiStad
captives, in case they shall be delivered
tn tho CnoniSb h., h.,
American Courts. A letter has been al
dressed to the Spanish Minister by the
Z representatives. Of Great Britain at Mad
}r;d, in which he demands the liberation
and further adds that it is the just expect
alton of her Majesty's government, that the
government of Spain viii cause the laws
against the save-lrade to be enforced
against Ruiz and Monies, who purchased
these newly imported negroes, and
against all such other subjects AS have
bren engaged in this nefarious transac
ton" -Tbe Liberator
FIRE.-One Of the most destructive
fires with which our county has ever SUI
ftered occurred in Powna, on Tuesday
morning last About 2 O'clock in tie
morning fire was discovered in the Girls
mill of Mr.. d. Brown, which was con
sumed together with the Cotton Factory
owned by Bowen and Siocom, the Wool
IN Factory of Mr.. Ethan Brown, and ;
Saw Mil, together with ne try all ,hei
contents, The loss is estimated at iron
thirty to forty thousand dollars! Insur
el in the mutual between and $1,000
5 w. Gazette
THE GREAT CHANDELIER IN RUINS
The MadsonIan of Saturday gives tn
following account of destruction of th
magnificent chandelier manufactured 70
= the House Of Repres. ntatives by Messr:
Henry n. Hooper & O., Of this civ
which was exhibited in Faneull Hall 70
, a few days previous to being sent to Wasi
: ington Boston Press and Post.
o The maenifcen, chandelier of tn
y Hall Representatives, which attracte
so much admiration, is mass of ruins
@ About ten o'clock, yesterday it fell wit
: a tremendous crash; and the elegant la n
o shades and crystal Drops, and richl
if wrought ornaments were shattered TO- pie
J. es--fhe immense fir a NE work broken I
IT several desks and chairs destroyed
e but, most fortunat ely, no ole was niure
Ga Tuesday evening it was lighted,
n satisfy the curiosity fthe members, mar
y of whom were present, and were high
E pleased with truly splendid effect it pr
$ dpced when fully illuminated. Yesterdi
,r- morning, two attendants were engaged
c3eanslng il, and taking out the Old oil, (
tie purpose Of supplying the lamp vi
some of superior quality. They SO
a denly found the chandelier beginning to a
III tend, and in spite of all their exerions-
they throwing their weight upon it