Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1845-03-29
AWFUL ACCIDENT AND LOSS OF FOUR LIVES
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COURIER OF TUESDAY.
II has rarely fallen lot to record melancholy
disaster than which occurred in the upper part city
yesterday afternoon by which two families have been one
blow deprived of their head and protector and another left
the untmey death of promising Just entering
upon manhood Since the awful catastrophe board the
steamer Princeton Washington, know of none that can
parallel the horror Of the present casualty
The accident occurred the black aud whitesmh shop
EDWARD DuyALL, No l02 Charlton street Il appears that
Mr.. Duval young the prime of life being about
33 years old has been doing considerable work for light
house Sandy Hook and while employed in the perform
Of the work, he engaged the fishermen resident the
neighbohood collect the balls and that
frequently found buried the sand washed up by the
SURF which he agreed purchase iron to use in the
prosecution Of his business During yesterday load the
above articles brought to his shop; and finding,
animation that of the shells yet loaded he pro-
ceeded before taking them into the shop empty them of the
composition This about five o'clock in the afternoon
Mr. Duyal took said to be the shape of egg and
about twenty inches long, upon his lap and down
seat which be procured the sidewalk, and with stick
loosened the composition which had shot upon the walk
between his feet While thus engaged the SHE'LL which
made of castron, exploded with tremendous report killing
Mr. Duval and others instantly and severely woundnc
several others Mr. Duvals both entirely blown
off, and his whole body less injured. lie never
breathed after the explosion.
Mr. AARoS o. PRrcE, builder, aged about 80 years. was
passing shortly before the accident in onehorse Rocaway
wagon, his way the North River and losing lnchpn
from his wagon, stopped Mr. Duva's, and while his wa
gon was being repaired he engaged in conversation with
Wncn the explosion
he received ow the back Of his head from piece Of the
SHE'LL breaking the entire back Of his skull and causing instant
death When found he laid the sidewalk with his hands
in his sdepocke entirely lfeless His horse, valuable one,
was standing in front of the door, and piece of the she'll
struck him the side Of his head, taking entirely off the
portion of the shell passed the street. took large
piece out of the gutter Of the house. and gancng off
the shnged peak of the house. fell distance beyond
RICHARD BRoDERIcK, lad II years Of age passing
at the time with young associate by the OF BENNETT,
and stopped moment and picked up Of the compost
on and, he started from the scene arrested by tho
cold hand Of DEATH being instantly killed by piece OF the
SHE'LL which struck him the right side Of the neck just on
the edge Of the cheek making wound Of about two inches
in diameter, scverng the uguar vein which killed him in
stanty. His clothes much burned, and IS supposed
that he is otherwise injured
RoBERT BENNETT, scp-son Of Abraham Moses, No ESQ
Hudson street, in company with Brodenck and was
thrown into the air several feet and falling IN such manner
severely his lip Both of his legs broken above
the knee and readuy manged We understand also that
Of his blown off but OF this not GER
tain He perfectly conscious and has been all the time
since the disaster These oil that can hear OF win
any degree of accuracy. Bennett has since died
The report Of the explosion heard at the distance OF
eight squares we informed The glass the windows OF
both sides Of the less broken from Hudson
street the river.