Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1842-07-13
Correspondence Of the Baltimore PGtric.,
Melancholy .drciden. at the Washing ton
NGsy Yard.
avVAsAisaron Civ, Juue 81, 1912.

WAsAisGToN City, Juue 81, 1912.
A most dreadful occurrence has taken
place tiiis eyeuing about five O'clock al our
Navy ElFsis which Caused the death Lal-
most iusrantareously) OF two individuals.
severely 5n;ufed three others, and jcopar-
dized the lives Of great many more.
Since mo death of Capt. Bright, who
was bioWpi 10 aiotns hy the explosion Of u
de,onaiiag snell several mouIhs ago, strict
aud positive written orders had been given
by Cummandaut Kennun aud the Secre,a.
y of the Mnsy, prohibiting such dangerous
work foeisbeiag doae in the Navy Yard.
Bun ttsese orders, !. seems, were uuhnppi!y
disregafad by Thomas Barry aud man
named Bnyis. whu was employed with
The iou,g.- ina private room in the LaDo-
ratory yag up shells with conbusiible
Tuu1Ger. tn nI0meuc riIree or fneiI -cx47
ploded. tsBit appears, as there were three
reports louder than a thirty y-pounder,) and
by the explosion. Barry and Davis werr
horribly mangled, and killed almost on the
spo,. aud the building was set on fire.
fhe alarm was instantly given, when the
Auacostia Fire Company, aud the Marines
under Col. Henderson, hastened 10 render
assistance. To the heroic cxerlions OF
thar Fire Company. led on by their Cap
tain tF. Rielly.) il is probably owing, that
small magazine Of sunpowder aud other
combustibles, was saved from terrible cx.
pIosion. which nigh, have caused The Ge-
slruction Of the Yard and many valuable
lives, Commandant keunon bore tesli
mony. in my hearing, most empharically
This night, to The noble. daring and praise
worthy exertions of tho Anacosia Fire
Company.
The three persons wounded. though not
dangerously, By this terrific and fatal ex
p!osIop, are a Mr.. Bynum, from North
Carolina, and another gentleman na,ned
Watson. Both these gentlemen were
viewing The Navy Yard. aud were in the
Laboratory at the time Of tho explosion.
understand ;ha, AIR. Bynum is a lawyer.
and not at all related u the Hon. Jesse
Bynum, formerly q member OF Congress.
shall conclude my hasty account Of
this dreadful affair, by giving you the ver-
diet of Tie corouer'Sj jury, which was rem
dered about au hour ago.
The jury find ihat-Thomas Barry
came to his death by an expulsion Of de,D-
Mating shells, ol highly comhusiibe mailer.
while he was IN the act of filling those
shells, contrary TO positive written order
OF the Cotninandan, of the Navy Yard
and lie Secretary Of the Navy.
-'N - OBSERVER.
p. S.-A similar verdict was rendered
in the case of Davis.
The Drankard's Tesiimony.-At the
late temperance meeting in Boston, several
reformed inebriaies bore this testimony as
we fniil in the Mercantile Journal.
They told the story Of their lives-ihe
lives OF draukurds-that they might do
sanethins to warn those present to avoid
the misery they had themselves endured.
Said one, and he The youngest, II began
10 drink run NJ twelve years of age A
rich mau now in The city, do MOI name
him, sold me rum when was not tall
enough to reach the top of the counter"
After much more, he gave the following:
II had eleven companions, all healthy
young tnen-allduins, wellin our business.
I've use 10 meet TO drink and to gamble;
we continued our course for some time,
aud what's the history Of US twsivel Six
have died drunkards-two have enlisted
in the siate.ships--two are in tho house Of
corfeciion--one IS a drunkard s,ili--I
alone, have escaped to tell you." "Who,
who was it," exclaimed the young man,
.who have for these many years sold US
this tInl 0fthem. in the sigh, Of God,
/ demand those ,sho have gone down to
the dtnutard's grave, or are living the
drunsard's life--whsrc, where are my
eoupanions!n Here his voice failed, and
c6nvulsivs sobbing took lie place. Theef-
fee, was intsnso. Mem --hard-fstcd men,
with ehild-like hearts, were seen with
floods Of tears washing their wca.hcr-5es-