The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1850-02-23

THE N. YORK EXPLOSION
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The New York Ilrmll gives 'he follow
hog hraH repding account Of bay uamed
samuel Tindlle, oged IS years, WHO lost
iis lite 90 thH pre Hrrideul iH tilnl rity,
The 0uly way by which hs position could
Ur approached, was through q side door,
upruug ipNnula llir yard and sGOH lhe rub
lisli had been sufficiently removed 90 permit
hs heiug touched with the hand ly reach
ius iii 10 smnii aperture, Through lhiH,
tuod Hpi drlnk were pissed 20 hlm' aud n
uully q lHlukia, ~ l,G occasionally complain
al 0f hring chilly. IIs appeared "a la IA
good SPIRITS although lis situation was lrii-
IS harrldp since Il WIS sonn aplHfoHl Oiai,
IN rsHsns uence of hs heiua jnmmod against
hnniR nprtnu 0t tho machinery, u was not
possible 90 eNirlcnte him w ilpil fhre0tinn,--
Ilr hlusrlfi0d lhnsa who were Illus uUcoAs-
iugly ah0riup fir lbs drliyeAnee, that they
uuatheRIn ~ tllc fnp nhd work downif fhey
wished ~ get hrn and hiH compnlnons oui
This c0urae Of procedure was NJ last tesorled
90. II Wns l,reucau WhkAll HWld The eY-
.nr bursting llames and tho hlindluR, elitling
srUniyF, sIUam aH'i gas, brayelg and manlully
iie Grrmcu went ~ work. Their progress
waa unnecessarily slow, aud ~ the shades of
,DVpr,nF fAl, lha nearly supefli'sttai' f6sfAfa
pf tie po0r fellow seemed partially a. give
2 Wuy, lie frequently sHid he was cold, aud
Nyitan quaalini,nd la regard 10 the others,
whose mOaus we're growing fainter, mud an
puished voices ccusng, one by one-he sHid
bee "nippnsed ihni most nf theln were dead
4 hrrG was dead man close beside htmand
ule only now and then hourd one 0fiho
rrT"
As il grew darker, the iUIeresl seemed to
tucrrnaG, nud every QUO eyiuced the liycliesi
snliriludn iur tho ultimate unieiy nt the boy
Il heing feared That lao was tho only one alive
~ tho building. Indeed, Il u acareely posi-
bio ihui any Que could bo surviving, a1er
SUN fearful durHHon 0fHgonrHinE suspense
she most 0f The victims being badly, ifnoI ia
taHy injured, and exposed 10 lhe destructive
lunusoces of FIRE, winter, foui mud suilocRling
atmosphere, aud the crushing weight ofhopo
so long deferred. u seemed to oil miracle
U00- ) OUIs TIN7'TIC cJUIi U0,I U0I ~ 10 !
by aud 10 well, md the oNorions of those
,n,pvo Li4n were rudouhled, Stick nlior rick,
the chnrrcd aud heavy limbcra were careful
- Isnovod aud tho heated bricks thrown
Inside, while coffee and other Refreshments,
~erc, from time 10 time, passed IN, 10 sup
purt the brave lad who now, fnr ton long
ioa-s had 10 nohly borne ~ against all the
rcuofs ~ hH situation,
For tie last hour or NO His brother lad
remninCd ug near him M hc could possibly |
,ic1, for Tic purpose OF cheering the sufferer
hy his voice aud presence; and Il WINS truly
'ircessary, since, ms the night wore on, lac
s.,encd TO siuk,and losotho buoyAncy which .
had suslaiucd him 30 long.
About o'clock II was nscoriained that lac /.
WIS m1uly held down by large bnt OF iron I
ag,.A'L rested daFonally across him,nud ruu I
'tiCd him 80 closely that lac could only nave /
his l6lt arm and lurn his head slightly. The !
ruhUsl had been sufficiently removed 90
Nnnl lis head mud upper part Of his body
were visihlr, uuri renewed hopes werr enter. (
sained Of his speedy release. Al ] o'clock |
4, was proposed To cut of the bar, and some /
,cil;Tts we're mpdo to eiioc, It. Meanwhile |
the poor fril0W WIS alternately dc victim /
.1rdespondcncy and the nnlicipaiions Of uhi.
mate rescue. In one of his dcspUirng mo
ncnls he told those above and around him .
'lhat no did not think they could save him. /
II shall be- said ho, 'The Third one killed 10y /
this affair."" II Ind been kept from his .
GuoNlndee ,'M che fatally had been 20 ex-
tcusiyc.l
About ono O'Clock this morning the bar /
s,yns Tnaly lilled from him, when 1t was as !
rertaiHed ulHt another largo bar or sltnit of
iron, confined his lower limbs Tinsdalo
could still converse, hut seemed to be grow
tng more feeble. He said that lao felt no
pain, hut expressed an increased anxiety for
immediate delivery "Pull me ont lac cx,
,lin.Med, 'Gf you draw my leg Oflm Keep
up your courage, my noble lad; we'll soon
have Sou. ieg aud ALL" was the cheering re-
Spouse, md again were tire cNerLons pgt
forth with increased vgor.
ftis trS1YSi 1rr- f,ttttti ~, Ire sAe-e+i- ts.lly
aud haudagcs We're applied, md every other
ytnrans uscil TO make him ns comfortable as
possible. lie partook ofsomo food, and fon
n stIurt time srrrrrtt tnore cheerful aH,l eat-
-fAqnt The Gee ia the neighborhood of his
person Ind been mostly extinguished, aud,
DIV the aid Of Numerous torches, tho work
progressed with all the rnpdiiy consistent
with cnuton.
Tho heroic little sufferer Nas 6ually res
cled about 4 o'clock on Tuesday morning,
nlvc, but shortly after expired from exhoss-
ton. lie Ind been confined in that awful
position twenty hours
How MANY Ai1rEs SprtTrfr's HAND