Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-02-08
=. >, Vim a. Marbles, This statue i, entirely nude

Boy Playing at Marbles This statue Is entirely nuo'
is life size. ~ .,,ow --s.-
s,ae Of Reigon-a female figure, dressed from head 10
foot. 49,, of h., roI;nfs
C;roun of Joye and Psyche-a variety OF oas feHei'
DESIGNS for Washington Monument, entirely all-
ferent from the one offered in Richmond. Wa,
sn,all statue of Washing ton--oeiohe'hg u 'o' '
Sm,ll stoues OF Eve of Devotion and OF Dancing uri
belonging 10 Mrs Campbell, New otn r. orse ,bcr
Cronn of Adam and Eve, represented III sel q. tc -
,rou from the garden of Eden-belongng to Mr. george
Teknor Boston or-helopgnp TO Samuel Eliot Boston.
s.a.ue " Enis;or belonging to Henry w. Iongiellow,
S, IF sapph; of Guardian Angel group OF three
G,r.s and Mother and Chld-belonging 10 Dr. ,. ".
4 large design for II Family Monument, composed OF hVe
figures, Philadelphia. , IS mine. ;o,t,ncc
m moi courage TO espuss your attention any lar
ther nj present. "'' THOS. CRAWFORD.
,r, pos,,, rr,nscrin thus speaks of Mr.. Crawfords
iI which yos seen in Boston, before it removed TO
: RI 70 NOW in the room of the Secretary of State
in the CapitolE
The model which he has prepared has been seen and adj
J nv many of our citizens Ii is scuptnal rather than
architectural in its character but luins ~ e' 'o' y
urer the idea of n commemorative monument,
Mr. Crwfords previous works have already placed ni'h
among the first artists of the age But Ne mas Done no,ns
ire conaces than the model which have now described
4 monument 10 Washington finished according 10 lnis con-
cepon will take its place among classical works oi ar u
will unique suggestive and, III artistic cha'ef' "''y
worthy of the great man II Will commemorate
p S. We are pleased state that Inc whole matter was
settled ycserday-the House of Delegates having by the
vote OF SIS 40 indefinitely postponed Mr. Patrick reSo"
ton moved on Monday. We may hereafter give sSesch oil
the spicy and amusing debate during which Ncssrs ohep
ard Conway, Burwe Claiborne and pornan sustained and
Messrs Patrick Syme Riyes and Snowden opposed the IN
definite poslpopement
DREADFUL EXPLOSION IN NEW YORK.
Last evenings mail brings the particulars af fatal
explosion which occurred in New York Monday morning
BY the bursting boiler the extensive machine esta
blshment of Mr. Taylor Az the boiler exploded
the entire building raised about six feet from It's ioun
dation and umbled down. crushing nearly every one in
IT, The steam boiler in the cellar OF Mr. 1ayors build
ing The fireman kndIed bp fires In il somewhat earlier
than usual The presumption s that in consequence of the
cold weather the in Of the pipes had become
frozen there having been fire in the boiler from Saturday
nigbt Thus the steam confined and consequently the
dreadful results The accident occurred very after the
steam commenced generating The conclusion terri
bporlions OF the boiler and other apparatus forced
upwards carving with them the top of the building
Soon after this FIRE was communicated il and par
TALLY consumed.
There also in the building large bindery, in
which large number Of Young ladies' boys and girls were
employed Messrs. 81. John Burr & Co. also occupied
portion of the building hat manuaclory-hey also
employed about seventy hands, and boysa of whom
had assembled az the time OF the explosion IL is estimated
that there about one hundred and thirty persons in the
machine and hat shops the time Of tho accident About
eighty had been taken from the ruins up o'clock Monday
night The impression then existed that large number still
remained shrcks and groans still 10 be heard like the
waings of death issuing from the smoudering ruins II Is
supposed that large number drowned by the flood OF
water necessary be thrown upon the ruins i'll order to
subduc the flames. despatch In the Baltimore American
dated p NJ Monday ngh) gives the following addition
al details
The building was owned by Messrs Harper Brothers,
and valued $4,000 The machinery and other property
inside very valuable II has nearly all been ruined
large portion the brick walls thrown about
seventy yards from where il stood.
II impossible to give thing Ike description OF the
terrible Most of the sufferers mechanics and
others depending upon their daily labor for support and on
whom whole families dependant for their living.
Friends relatives fathers mothers sisters brothers.
gathered around the ruins each looking with fearful
eye and loud lamentations for those nearly and dearly
nected with them The anxiety depicted counte-
distressing beyond the power oi language 10
describe.
The loss in property OF Messrs Taylor Bunis estimated
about S100U0 which is mostly COVERED by Insurance.
Some opinion that there than hun
drcd in the building the time Of the explosion
Others think there Ii rendered certain
however that very aw VINO in il ~ tho time escaped
The Engineer is said 10 have been worry cautious man
and possessed much experience in hlsprocsson He is still
missing and is believed yet be in the ruins and in all
probability nLnbcrcd with the dead