The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1850-02-09
INCIDENTS Or TIE EXPLOSION IN N. Y.


stories high to its foundations. 1t would have been
less disastrous had not the flames broke out in the
ruins aud continued to rage In defiance of the eff
forts of the firemen. Numbers literally roasted
to death by slow fire. The groans of the sufferers
some of whom could be distinctly seen, truly
agonizing.
The quantity of rubbish and brick which covered
them 1.-THE walls having fallen into the interior of the
buiding) great, that the task of removing it
seemed hopeless. A hundred men were brought up
from the wharves to aid the fremen.
The conflict between the fire and water was abb
solutely appalling The poor victims were heard
now crying to the rrmen to throw on water to coun-
teract the growing hea-now to 1esist to save them
from being deluged and drowed.
The weather freezingly cold. The fragments
of machinery taken from the ruins are coated thick
with ice. The scenes occurring on the discovery of
the dead bodies and the recognition by relatives,
are perfectly hideous. The yard Of hesitation
House rings with the heartrendng screams of females
as they discover the scorched and mutiaed bodies
some shreds of articles which enables them to iden-
tify a relative.
Two boys were heard calling for help amidst
mass of burning timber and reeking bricks, upon
whichthe frsmen had frequently to turn their pipes
to enable them to handle them. They soon removed
sufficient Of these to converse with the boys who
said their names were Samuel Tinda and Thomas
Vanderbilt
TIndalPs brother was among those who were eager
ly laboring for the rescue and the tumu of his ex-
cited feelings may scarcely be imagined. Yet the
captive sufferer preserved his composnre and sent
messages of afectionate interest to his mother, who
resides in Beekman street. As the aborer approach
ed still nearer to him, he questioned his stu
alton and condition. He replied, that she was near
ly covered with water, and they must stop PLAYING
more upon the place Or he should drown;'' adding,
''there Is stick across my legs, and cannot stir. ,.
Soon afterwards twas necessary again to extinguish
the fire hun, and he begged them to desst saw
ing that the water scalded him. AS the afternoon
wore away, and he was still not rescued, the utmost
anxiety prevailed. He complained of being cold and
showed signs Of exhaustion
At length the ruins were sufficiently cleared away
to allow persons hand to pass in to him. Through
this opening little food and hot coffee were passed
to him, and he revived Soon the opening was suf-
hcienty wide for blanket to be put through After
laboring some time at this opening, the men ascer-
tanned the disheartenng fact that he could not be res
cued In that direction, account of his legs being
damned under some machinery. He was sufficient
ly collected to be aware ofths and that they wish
ed to save him and his companions they must begin
at the top and work downward 1t was now dark
but the task was recommended in good earnest.
| When asked IT there were any others near him
and Vanderbilt, he replied that there were, but he
supposed they were dead, as he did not now hear
their voices, and that there one dead close by
hlm.-At about O'Clock so much of the supern-
cumbent ruins had been removed that his condition
was more accurately ascertained, and it was found
that ne was held down by heavy iron bar which
had fallen across him, and the ends of which were
Embedded in the bricks and timber around him.
i He could only move his left arm and turn his head
slightly. For two hours the most strenuous efforts
were made, but the ends othe bar could not be reach
ed yet the head and shoulders could be plainly SEEN
Attempts were then made to cut the bar but these
proved Intellectual for want of room to work. and be-
cause OF the danger of bringing down the rubbish up
| on HIM by the conclusion.
AT about midnight the poor lad began to despair
and told those who working that he did not
| think they could save him. At about one O'Clock.
the bar was removed from him. 1t was then as
certaned that another bar lay across one of his legs
The lad could still speak, but was evidently sinking
lie begged that they would pull him out fthey drew
his legs off.
The feelings of his deverers and some bystanders
who In their intense excitement remained riveed to
the spot all night, in spite of the cold were wrought
| up to the highest pitch, land one of the iremen said
] keep your spirits, my noble lad; we soon have
you out, legs and a.'' And hardy and zealously
did they labor for it, and at O'Clock this morning,
amid the hearty cheers of all, Tindall was lifted from
his threatened grave, where he had been immured
and suffered for t,Denty hours.
! lie was Immediately wrapped in blankets and car
RED to the drug store Of Mr.. Traphagen, in Pearl
street lie did not seem to be MORALLY hurt, though
his legs and knees are severely burned. AS was to
be expected, he became derious but there is faint
hope, that,wlth quiet and due care, lie will recover
from that as well as from his wounds Had we ever
4 SO powerful pen we could not adequately commend
the noble fellows who, amid the seventies of such
night, persisted in their work and labor of loye-or
the patient hopefulness of him whomthey rescued.
The brave boy, Samuel w. Tindale, who so nobly
Upheld nus spirits during trying hours of Yesterday
and last night, is no more; he died at few minutes
Past9 yesterday morning, living only five hours after
ms release from the ruins which was effected little
before O'Clock, after the most determined labor for
the whole night He was kindly cared for by one
who should be held in honorable mention for her nm
wearied kindness to the sufferers, sixteen of whom
lay In her room at once. Wealude to Mrs. Trapba-
gen, who, while her husband attended to the vvonnd
ed, with her own hands did all that woman could do
Young Tindale proved himsefa little hero. His
body was Immediately taken to his parents residence
| ~ Beekman St There was severe burn on h;s
thigh, which came from hot bar of iron on which
ne sat until the bone was CHARGED Several other
burns were found on his body One dead bodv was
taken from near him during the day. as 5e Law
surrounded by the most horribI e ccumstan of
water, frost, the dying and the dead
Leonard Brooks, residing at 81 Oliyer-st oood ao
| native Of Rockand County, was brought into tha