New-York tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1841-1842, 1841-08-23
Dreadful Calamity n: syrncuse-Fiffy Lives Lost
by an Explosion Of Powder.


Dreadful Calamity n: syrncuse-Firy Lives Lost
by an Explosion Of Powder.
Correspondence Of The Tribune.
RAILROAD OFFICE. SYRACUSE Friday night Aug 90, lsH
DEAR SIR-Sick with the heart-rcnding details of
.astrophe-awfuly solcnn-which has just occurred, 81,
down to write you few lines, Presumng that painful interest
will be excited by the which will reash you with
or sooner than this letter.
Abou, half pas, o'clock hi. evening. ire broke out in
nm old building once used carpenter, shop the O,
wero Canal abou, 40 rod, the Weigh-Lock Fremen
and citizens generally turned out and getting it under
ubcctisn when the cry of Powder in the building!
raised and hundred. who heard made good their
from the impending danger Others who did hear the
alarm or who erAaps disrcgardcd remained and many
It'll, kept at their work the very instant of death The
explosion came and the havoc which produced inde'cr-
babe Every vestse of the building, with piles of lumber
about it, was scattered great distance Windows aad
doors were broken and forced open all the village by the
conclusion and tile buildings to,tered il the earth
rent by earthquake.
The msnrlsd burnt and d.gurcd remain. of ttrertyone
Of our citizens have already been found and recognized As
vet God only knows how many be added tho
rghul list learn that bodies and remain, have been
found and identified 5 follows,
KiNed-H " Cheney, Canal Weigh Master; l.. L. Che
new clerk IN his Office +. y. Hough. druggist John Dunn
ford IT. utterucy at law Isaac Stanton cutter Zabna
Dwight verv-stable keeper; VIM. Coskn butcher; Joel
Kohlhammer, blacksmith H. Goings; NJ Maynard, clerk
BENJAMIN Baker bow; Matthew Smell, tailor; H. T. Glib
son. formerly OF Albany; Geo Burdch bonman; - t.,
tallow chandler; Lane shoemaker Cha.. A Mofott,
clerk Iadd; Noah Hoyt, blacksmith; A. NJ. Barker,
.on of Capt Wm Barker Mr. Jones of Skanea,ees Many
Of these bodies found blown the Canal several
rod, from where they standing
N I..l,. I,bo Wall.
S W Caldwell Jerry Stevens H. Sloan Jonathan Bald sn,
S Hunt ]. D. Lawson 5. Packwood Geo. b. Walter Lu-
Their Clifford Mr. sho0ns - Benedict, j. Grove, D. C..
Lc,Ese, S Muller, German.
-eS of these persons injured severely, and few,
probably fatally. Other bodies will probably be found They
are drawing of the the Canal and this will probably
in the morning yield up secrets to swell the record Of
horror and wo Truly yours, DUDLEY P. PHSLrs.
Rejoice! We triumph:
TrxxsssKx-Wo have from all bu. five six
Counties, and the for Governor stands as follows:
james c. Jones ,, Wing 4o,9o6 J. X Polk V B. O,454
James X Polk, OPP .46.l78 N Cannon 1850
Wing majority 3728 V. B. majority ,987
Wing gain. .5,6l5
The remaining Couute. gave Polk go majority in 80
Jone. is elected BY little over 5000.
The Legislature stand. as follows:
Wing. Gsil) Loco. Wing. Q5ss Loco. Total
House ...39 36.....83 4s......75
Joint Ballot. 81 i9...-....44 56-.---.. 100
W. maj. in 4l.-2. liz 80. Loco y.
The LocoFoco majority of in the Senate is made by
s Turucy elected from Wing District, and pledged
vote for Wing L. S Senator. Two Wing Senators are
certain in place of NicAosoa v B. and Vacancy. ALL
Han! PATRIOTIC TENNESSEE
A1,RAwa-Tbe Tuscaloosa Monitor brings Il. returns
from nearly all the State Fitzpatrick majority for Gov
will be large, many Wings refused for Nc
Cung no-party stump candidate but tie District Sys
TEN Of choosing Members Of Congrss-whch the main
thing for BY the Whig.-hos almost certainly pre-
raed having 1926 majority the Counties heard from.
The Legislature is believed ,tandSenate, 20 Opp. 10
Wing: House 81 Opp, As Whg-just the las; year
I1LIyo1-Fon Zadock Casey Conservative !, re-elect-
oil 10 Congress from District that gave Mr.. Van Buren,
1908 majority last fall The Springfield State Register
Opp) has official returns all but four Counties, and
reported aoritie from others, giving Casey 2Ol majority
1t gives up his reelection.
Registrations OF vorrRs.-We have been requested to
call the attention OF the Commissioners to the Law The
notice. Of making the register De posted iii the Sun
DAYS are excuded) on Tuesday. August "a, l04l.
Blank notices NAV be obtained from the County Clerk.
TIE Suy TRpUyE-On asking the paper this
the house OF friend. in whose mistortgnes YES rnue
interested On said his wife she handed The Sun,
II is all over with Us there hope the Bankrupt b.! IS
laid on the table Nv sank reading the Editorial
OF hai paper found indeed there was no nope VII"
these feelings YOU may imagine my surprise "ne on ace-
dentay taking up fe tribune me Fst thing mat met my eye
the glorious Of the na passage OF that Important
b-news of importance 10 the PsofLs ehaa al me tx
rrasT no S,trh fora 4.