The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1845-03-26
From The Journal Of Commerce.
HORRIBLE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
LOSS OF LIFE AND LIMB.

IL is long since our city has been visited with so
horrible a disaster, the one which we, as public
journalists, find II our painful duty now to chroni
Gle. The accident occurred at the bla'k and white
smith shop of Edward Duyall, No. lO2 Charlton
street.
IL appears that Mr.. Duvall young man in the prime
Of his Lie, beng about SO years old, has been doing
considerable work Tor the night house al Sandy Hook.
and while engaged 10 the performances Of II, he EN-
ployed the fishermen resident IN The neighborhood TO
collect the balls and bomb shells which are
frequently found buried ia the sand rolled up by
the surf, which he agreed 10 purchase as Old iron -
During yesterday, load OF the above articles were
brought TO Mr.. DuVars shop, and on examination,
the latter found that come Of the shells yet load
ed and before laklng thsm into the house he proceed
ed TO empty them of the composition. This about
five O'Clock in the afternoon. Mr. Duyall proceed
ing to empty the shells, took one, said TO be of the
shape Of egg, about 81 inches long, upon hi. Lao,
sitting seat which he procured on The side walk
and with stick loOsened the composition, which he
shook out upon the walk, betp cen his feet. Wbi,
thus engaged the shell, which was made Of cast iron,
exploded with tremendous report, killing MIR. ID -
vail and two others instantly, aud severely woundIng
several others. Mr.. Duyalls arms were both entfeIy
blow of, his right leg taken of at the knee, bo-
rble hole blown through his abdomen, and HE
whole body more less injured. lie never
bIeahed alter the explosion. He lived in the upper
part of the house wherein his shop, and has eit
circle OF beloved friends.
Mr.. Aaron o. Price, builder, Of No. 10 Thompson
street. sged about 80 years and who Is now engaged
in building the Grace church's new house of wor-
ship IN Broadway, was passing shortly before the &C
cident, IN a horse Rocksway wagon, on his way
TO the North river, where he was expecting a cargo
Of stone from Sing Sing and loosing linchpn from,
his wagon, stopped at Mr.. Duyall's, and while the
wagon was being repaired, he engaged in con-
versauon with the unfortunate proprietor when the
explosion took place. He received blow on the
back of his head from piece of the shell, breaking
in the entire back Of his skull causing instant death
When found he Land on the sidewalk with his ha nds
IN his side pockets, entirely feless His horse, q
valuable one, standing IN front Of the door, and
piece OF the she'll struck him the side Of his head
taking 1t entirely off the fraction of the she'll
passed across the street, took large piece out of the
gutter of the house, and glancing off the shin
gled peak fell at some distance beyond Mr. Price
has lett a wife and two children to mourn the un,ime
Iy death of the husband and father.
Richard Broderick, lad IL years of age residing
at the of King and Hudson Streets was pass
ing at the time, with young associate by the name
Of Bennett, and stopped moment, picked up some
OF the composlton and he started from the scene
was arrested by DEATH being instantly killed by
piece OF the shell, which struck him the right side
of the neck, just on the edge of the cheek making
wound Of about two inches in diameter severibg The
jugular vein, which killed him also instantly His
mangled
Robert Bennett, step-son Of Abraham Moses, No
$50 Hudson street, was in company with Broderick
and was thrown into the air several feet falling in
such a manner as to severely cut his lip. Both his
legs are broken above the knee and dreadiuly man.
gled, so that must be amputated; the other may
be saved. lfmortifcation does not set in, his life
may be saved. He is perfectly conscious, and has
been so all the time since the disaster. These are
all that we can hear Of with any degree of certainty.
Ii is said that cartman who passing at the time
had an arm blown off, and another young man was
much injured. The report of the explosion was
heard al The distance of eight squares. The glass IN
the windoas on both sides of the street is more or
less broken from Hudson street TO the River. A
piece OF the iron weighing about two pounds, is said
TO have fallen at the of Varick and Carmine
streets another piece weighing about 10 pounds flew
towards the River, and entering the Office of George
Leland, pork and provision packer corner of Wash
irgon and CHARLTON streets, knocked decanler out
OF he hand OF a cartman named Travis, who was
standing in the flee with several Others without in.
jury 10 any individual