The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-02-05
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New YoaK, Feb. IA. an.
Dreadful ExDlosfon.

Dreadful Explosion.
The large boiler in the extensive machine estab-
llshmeni Of Mr. Taylor, situate in Hague street,
exploded, thus causing the building to take fire.
What Is most serious In this catastrophe Is the fact
that nearly. quite hundred persons, il is be-
ieved, have been killed. II is impossible, at this
ume, 10 ascertain how many have persisted, as ma
ny bodies are believed to be under the ruins.
New YoRK, Feb. AZ D. M
FuRTBER PARTICULARS OF THE ExPLosIoS.-We
have been able thus far only 10 obtain few add-
nonai particulars Of the fatal explosion which oc-
| Cured this morning. Workmen busily
engaged in removing the rubbish. and hunting for
the dead and wounded.
Mr. Taylor, in whose establishment the explosion
occurred, employed in all about seventy men, and
the fears at present are that but few Of them es-
capped.
The steam boiler was in the cellar Of his build
ing. The firemen kindled the fires in il somewhat
earlier than usual. The presumption is, that in
consequence of the cold weather. the water in some
Of the pipes had become Frozen there having been
no fire in the boiler from Saturday night. Thus
the steam was confined, and, consequently, the
dreadful results The accident occurred very soon
after the steam commenced generating. The con-
cussion terrible. Portions Of the boiler and
with them the entire top OF the building. Soon
after this, fire was communicated to it, and II
partially consumed.
Mcasis, St. John, Burr & Co. also occupied por-
ton OF the same building pot mandatory.
They also employed about seventy hands, Omen
and boys,) all of whom had assembled at the time
OF the explosion. The hands also of Mr. Taylor
were nearly all in the factory when the accident
occurred.
Up to this writing some ten or fifteen of the dead
bodies have been recovered, and dlgent search is
Those gotten out are horribly mutilated 80 much
30 that only three Of them could be recognised by
their friends. Anamber of the wounded have been
consigned to the hospital The whole is
and dying are painful beyond description. Even
now, groans are to be heard under the ruins II is
impossible to tell how many lives have been lost
but probably not less than one hundred.
This lamcntable accident should be warning
to those having charge of steam machinery in cold
weather.]
Tnap DEsrArcH-MoRE OF THE ExrLoslos.-
" m.-As soon as the boiler exploded the entire
building was raised some six or eight feet from is
foundation and tumbled down, crushing nearly
every one in it.
large bindery in which large number of young
ladies, girls, and boys were employed. Owing to
| the extreme GOODNESS Of the weather, many of the
females had fortunately not reached the building
when the catastrophe occurred, though number
OF them had come, and it is believed now lie dead
| and dying in the ruins.
II is now generally believed that the boiler was
an imperfect one and had been condemned. One
man taken from the ruins says was an old steam
boat boiler patched up. The proprietors however,
say 1t was new, and that the explosion was owing
| to the cold of last night.
Mr.. w. E. Merret, Of Hose Company No. IA, is
| among the killed; also Mr.. Jessup, the assistant
engineer in the machine shop. He was near the
boiler when it exploded.
IT is estimated that there were about one hundred
and thirty persons in the machine and hat shops at
the time Up to this time, about seventy have
been taken from the ruins. large number are
still remaining and the most heaftrending shrieks
and groans can be heard at present. coming like
wailings Of death from the smouldering ruins.
1t is supposed that large number have been ac-
tually drowned by the flood of water necessary To
DC thrown upon the building in order TO subdue the
flames.
This calamity has spread gloom whole
| city Thousands are now around the scene endea-
voring to rescue the bodies.
Cotton to-day is dull and holders are anxious to
sell. Sterling exchange has advanced to nine and
q half pei. cent. premium. Corn so a 81; other
things unchanged.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 4.
A hremen's riot occurred to-day, in which the
Weccacoe engine house was totally demolished.
The upper room, occupied by school, was also de-
stroyed.