Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1841-08-31

IIIIA Ntl NDED
From the Onondaga (Syracusc1 Standard, extra Aug q
one Of the mos, deeply affective events that ever
occurred in our town took place las, night A, a5ou,
halfpast O'Clock the alarm of lire given, which
brought mos, OF citzous to wooden building sit
un,c on the tow path of the Oswego canal nearly in
tho Of the County Clerks Office, and occupied as
joiners shop. At the time we reached the building
the roof was completely onyeloped in flames. The
engine companies near the fire and appeared to
lie doing good business Presently we heard the cry
of powder, POWDER there is powder in the build
ing When this cry first given, nearly the whole
crowd rushed back bu, the move was but momentary
Most OF those the fire maintained their position
and very few appeared to place any credit in the re-
port. At the tme standing within fifty or
sixty feet from the fames-the building had been on
FIRE perhaps II minutes-when tremendous cxplo-
sion took place. completely checking the FIRE and de-
molishing the building
This explosion lasted, we should think / or 3 Sc
conds, filling the air with the Fragments Of the building,
md creating the greatest CONSERVATION imaginable
The noise OF the explosion having ceased, all still
for moment and then the most heart-rending groans
that reached our were heard.
The first person met after the shock was Mr..
Myers, the lock tender tall, athletic man, with par,
OF his face blown or and bis head and shoulders COM
poiely covered with cinders and blood. lie begged
some to 60 home with him, and two persons readi-
ly accompanied him The was a person brought
out Dead one side Of his head was blown off and bis
brains fallen out. Although the sight of the dead and
dying was horrible II was scarcely less than that OF
the living nquring for their rea,lycspaon,s orthoir
children and wives. almost frantic with despair. for
their husbands. Every thing believe was done
that could have done under tho circumstances. IN
extra tain Of TO Auburn for physicians
md hotel Keepers threw open their doors for th,
reception of the wounded We were on the ground NJ
hour after The explosion occurred, and witnessed III,
grea,es, excrtion the part Of all. Every effort wa
made TO extrcate the bodies and afford all the conso
la,ion and relief tina, could be obtained.
As the origin OF the fire. it is unknown, but sup
posed to be the work Of an ncen1iay Such is tn
brief and imperfect sketch OF this awful calamity
calamity which, from the careessncss, avaucc or ma
lgnty Of one two three persons, has sent or prob
ably will send not less than dirty Of their fellow he
ings into eternity and most Of them without moments
warning What sui Jeci ior reflection Let ,aos
who aped-aud we one among tho number
feel grateful 10 that good being whose ways though in
scruiabie, always just,
Further Particulars.
Mr. Hudson, firm Of Malcolm & Hudson tho owner
u the powder IN his testimony before the Jury state
hat there Twenty-Five ircs containing six hunlrO
and fifty pounds, deposited the upper story of ii
building IN the northeast conner on or about the l2'
Had the powder been ia the lower story, or dePo,h5
in The western part Of The building tie destruction
lives must have been far greater lle great m1i1r'
OF Tie people on the ground stood tie western s5
and were uuhuH. Mos, of those killed were on q.
eastern side OF The bulla1 within ten or Glcu feet
the canal.
So great 'he force Of tlo explosion on the CAS-
oru SIDE Of the tlIdug ih7, 'le west side Of tie
Block Of d. Parker, 100 fec, distant. was complete
shattered, and a small dwelling, "a, ,hc Same f.sarr
Aimos, hurled from IFS foundation. lis cufer, q.
~ tie location oftie powder the lugcaa. fmicrs
tie building were thrown To- 90 au cas-, south caster
direction. Nearly the whole windows were hroa
90, o. i-e Mansion House, 100 rods distance. Peol
il!1n Us ga, Ga shock lc.i twenty miles d.sta,