Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1850-02-13

TERRIpLE EXPLOSION On Monday morning
4h insl., the city of New York Was the scene Of
most appalling visitation The boiler which sup
piled the motive power for the extensive machine
and press making establishment of A. b. Taylor s.
Co., exploded al twenty five minutes before o.
clock with most disastrous effects. The entire
building, which was Of brick, and seven stories
high, was instantly RACED to lis foundation, burying
in the ruins large number Of the workmen, many
Of whom were killed outright There were one
hundred and twenty three persons in the building
at the time. OF this number it is believed that
sirty fine lices tccre lost.
The nulila,ed remains of the unfortunate work
men, still quivering with life, were promscuousy
strewed among the ruins of the building, while the
bodies of others were crushed between the falling
f,ors or impaled by the shattered timbers. One of
The rios prominent specacles that caught the eye,
was that Of a man who had attempted TO escape by
flight, but who, just as he was making his exit,
was caught by the neck between the ends of two
iimbers aud instantly killed. With the blood gush-
ing from his nosrils and the clothing stripped from
his fruzen limbs, he presented most sickenlng sight
But his case was less calculated 10 excite the COM
miserailon Of the behOlder than that OF those who
were simply confined within the ruins, and had but
to await The approach Of the flames to meet death
in more revolving form, without the possibility of
relief Such, doubtless, was the fate of many for
bu, short time elapsed between the proslration of
the building and the lime when the flames broke
out from lis ruins. The groans of the sufferers,
some of whom could be distinctly seen, wete truly
agonizng.
The quantity of rubbish and brick which covered
them was so great, that The task of removing it
seemed hopeless. Numbers Of the firemen, how
ever Ded themselves with ENERGY and effected the
rescue of several individuals. The conflict between
the fire and water was absolutely appalling. The
poor victims were heard, now crying 10 the iremen
to throw on water to counteract the growing heat.
now to desist, to save them from being deluged and
drowned.
Up TO Friday evening sixty dead bodies had been
recovered from The ruirs.
FlRGINiA WisHiNGroN MONUMENT I'VE learn
from the Rlchmoud papers that the plan for this
structure has at length been decided on by the Com
missoners and The Governor and Council. Of six
ty four competitors, Mr.. Crawford, Of Boston, was
the successful one. The model is thus described
by the Rchmohd Wing.
1t CONSISTS ofan elongated ociagonal base, with
entabIaures, which is TO be some 80 or 40 feet high
This is strmouned by an Equestrian statue of
Washington Around the base witch rests on
stone platform, reached by some three or four steps
on circular pedesals. are to be statues of jefferson
Madison, Monroe, Henry, MARSHALL and two milf
tary heroes, Gen'ls Morgan and Lee. On one of
the faces of the base of the Monument, is very
well designed representation Of the Coat of Arms
of Virginia.
The Wing adds that considerable dissatisfaction
is understood TO exist among the members of the
Legislature with the plan,