Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1841-09-01
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ms q The most deeply ain e'lne $3.50 80
wy W., occurred in our town, took place
EN- AT about half past 8 O'Clock
I 1 offre was given, which brought
o a citizens 10 a wooden building
NJ d The tow path Of the Oswego
lsr nearIy 10 rear Of the county CLERKS
v n, and occupied as joiner's shop by
=. Goings. AT the time we had
'' ssd The spot, the roof Of The building
sD' completely enveloped in flames,
..rine companies were near the ire,
.sa \" 10 be doing good execution.
'rI we heard the cry Of powder !
1aTi There is powder in the build
W. v when this cry was first given,
/. he whole crowd rushed back, but
Y! ,rs was bat momentary. Most Of
~ O.,rcst the fire maintained their pos.
aod very few appeared 10 place any
=, Il the report. At this time we
y J. sanding within SO or go feet of the
The building had been on fire
la,s fifteen minutes-when tremen-
a'r sYnloson took place, completely
Limo \ the fire and demolishing the
n;rT This explosion lasted We
.a5 mink A or 5 seconds, filling the
Win fragments of the building, and
,,tnr lae greatest CONSERVATION mag
Inv The noise Of the explosion hav-
ceased. ali vas still for moment, and
y ne most he9rt-Tending groans thai,
reached our ears were distinctly
ari
T5e frst person whom we met after the
N was Mr.. Myers, The lock tender, a
shctic man, with part OF his face
ID of, ard his head and shoulders
peieg covered with cinders and
M lie begged some one TO go home
lin, and two persons readily accom-
td him. TIE next was a person
urht out dead; one side Of his head
rrg been blown off, and his brains fall
oai From this followed ether scenes
Ia il is impossible to describs. All
confusion. Although the sight Of the
and tie dying was horrible, il was
rsly less than that Of the living, in
r1g for their relatives parents for
children, and wives, almost frantic
despair, for their husbands.
kerry thing, we believe, was done thai
h have been done under the circum,
cs. An extra train OF cars was run
Auburn for physicians, and our hote'
reys threw open their doors for the
6ou Of the wounded. We were on
Ground an hour afier the explosion
Lcd, and witnessed the greatest kind
o. he part Of ali. Every effort was
L 10 e1lricale the bodies, aud TO Oxford
lie consolation and relief that could be
MED.
;oheorigin orthe fire., i is unknown
ills supposed that il was the work Q
ncendiary. The FIRE appeared 70 hav
nenced in therlop Of the building
powder-Some say 10, others /,
s-was placed on the ground floor
ler work bench, and belonged to Ma
4 Hudson.
lcb is a brief and imperfect sketch
awful caamily--a calamity which
the carelcssnfss, avarice. or malls
If one, or two, or three persons h;
or probably will send, not less thf
ty Of their fellow beings from time ]
lernily; and Il ost Of them without
nents warning. What a subject {
cdon Let those who escaped-al
are among the nun.ber-feel gralef
iat Good Beng whose ways, thong
ruable, are always just.
From the Onondsgl STANDARD.
hrtlser Particulars IN Relation 90 the
Fire, loss OF life, &c.
SYRACUSE, 9 o'clock, P. NJ,
Aug. 22d.
Frm The inq1cst' and other procee
Yesterday, by the corners jury, y
enabled to give some farther partic
ID relation 10 the fire. In the gre
lie with which we threw off our ext
krday, several errors Occurred in I
pes. This could not have been avol
ewing 10 the many reports in ciIcuI
and the general excitement viii
nile1.
There were also some other errors co
Rl The quantity and situation Oft
dtr were incorrectly stated. \
liiou, Of the firm Of Malcolm & HI
,lhe owners Of the powder, IN his 7
iny before the jury, stated that The
Z trsniy.fre kegs, containing six HI
and fly pounds, deposited in the =
story oflhe building, in the north.e
Ad five recollecl rightly, on or abb
IA inst, Had the powder been
lover story as we first stated, or {
'd 10 the western part OF the bni
he destruction OF lives must hs
hr greater, as the great majority
People on the ground stood on
Vim side, and were unhur. Most
y killed were on the eas'eru side
0uIIdIng, which stood 10 or 10
y lae eanal.-Here the several eng
lahles stood, the space between
lIng and the canal scarce afford