Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1850-07-18
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tcfom the y Y. Commercial Advertiser Of May
81, 1851
THE EXPLOSION IN HAGUE STREET,
NEW YoRK.--iSrEREsrihG tasE;-Ii ms Is
10 certify that my son, Francis Edward hyde, %
Pearl street, Brooklyn, was employed by st. John,
Burr & Co, hat body manufacturers, Hague st',
and M work on the door Immediately above and
over the boiler when the explosion took place on
Feb. ith last, by which dreadihl calshophe so
rnauy persons lost tieir lives. The eNplos'ohe car
,ied the boiler through the floor where he was ein-
ployed and himself with il To the second story
wbn all W. : precipitated down, and he was ou-
rcd in the ruins amid mass Of fire, steam, not
bricks and bu ming Goals. In this dreadful sl'ua,
ton he lay iascusble, for Gas he thhiksl near ~
minutes When consciousness returned he dis-
covered light over hi, head, aud by strenuous ei-
f,gts 10 fr,e his arms, he dreadful! aeeraed them
+, ,om this pcrious situation he was ext icated
about gl-2 O'Clock, having been under the runs
2 hJuls lie was carried 10 the Hospital and
thence removed 10 his home in Brooklyn al IL NJ,
Of that day. The application Of |. me water and
linseed Oil having been made at the Hospital
was continued for the pace Of two days ou' "hh,
oit atf1idlng any relief. His case was cowidtei
k,ueless f,r he was one Of the most severely IN
,urcd, and so reported 10y the relief committee
lie suffered much raia; his face, head, neck both
arms, AM entire back being readiuiiy lurned,-
The fash was burned of both arms from the elbow
down 70 the fngers--thc right arm near the clDo"
h,;ng barnt to the bone. The back from the h'p
t. the shoulders covered with sores having
Lin in burning Goals when amid the ruins; and
tn ears were burned u a crisp, and Tears enter
,alned of their dropping of.
R,v. James l.. ilo lgn, Pastor Of LIT Bdptst
Church, Brooklyn, called 10 see h,in, ani stated
llal he woull get something 10 cure h'w In thc
evening he returned with some OF DAlLEh :
PAIS EXTRACTOR, which ne obtained nom thr
Troprict ,r himself and applied it. lie Mr. III
b,i TX familiar with its properties, having seen II
successfully used when the steamer Switsure was
blown a.. Oh the North River and upon which oc-
cisiar il saved the lives of four persons, who had
been radrully scallcl. Tn, application Of the
EXtractor produced ease m tom 10 To ~ minutes
sll h was free from pain after that, except at the
dressings and a, times when tho Il'stcrs were dc-
ciden,ally removed or disturbed. Tn" usr of the
cintnru, was faithfully adhered to by direction Of
the attending physcl1n, and fresh supplies were
{ instantly obtained from the proprietor. u has
completely and fully restored him, and cured his
wnun Is without leaving scar or mark ol any
kind. lie Is nov perfectly "cuand Engaged IN hs
b aincss occupation
r. tha l,rrs lag facts an happy totosttiy with
~ ers th INKS - Mr.. Daley AMI the Rev. Nh
HId!,. rs dpcIrscirutipu-iy believe, that, under
..vin, Protiioacr, pALLEl'S pas ENrEAC-
TOR, hls saved di, ht". BENNET HYDE,
en- certify 10 the correctness Of the above
s,atpm"nt.
JAMES l., non IL, Pastor Of 1t Baptist
Chu.ch, brooklyn l.. l.--Th" above certificate
N /, by Bcnnct !lyl', was 81 ,ucd aud swoln 10
bcfJrc "a the l2h day of April, 1850.
EDWARD COrLAND,
Mayor cc Broohyn.
ATrION--Brwmc Of ia. C.u9'rff DALEY
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