The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-06-26
RHODE ISLAND DEMOCRATIC sAArE CONVENTION.
EXPLOSION OF BOILER IN JERSEY CITY-sEvERl
PERSONS SERIOUSLY INJrEED.

EXPLOSION OF BOILER IN JERSEY cITY-sEyERAL
PERSONS SERIOUSLY INJURED,
About quarter past one yesterday afternoon of the
boilers attached to the coffee and spice mills of r. H.
J. G. Isham known the Hope Mills situated in Hudson
street Jersey City, blow up with Il tremendous force,
demoshing the building which situated in the rear
and smashing in the back and front windows Of every
building in the immediate vicinity The Atlantic Hotel
being next door, suffered the most, breaking every
window front and upsetng tables chairs knocking
down looking glasses &c. Some little idea may be
cd when the weight onthe safety valve blown through
the building and thrown into the raiload depot dis
tance of some quarter Of mile On returning to the
We found they had recovered Mr. Richard Bush
the foreman who missing the last report lie was
at the time the explosion took place standing in the
Of the engine room and @as entirely covered
with the fragments and weight of the roof. When taken
out it found that his badly burned. and his
neck somewhat scaded besides several other bad bruises
sc. Henry Iolliugswood one of the worlSmeu IL badly
hurt both internally aud externally but the worst Of t
Is he will without doubt, loose both his eyes Henry
Flanagan, another workman the second who was taben
out lies in very preearous state MIR Patrick Iouagne
attached to the concern, somewhat bruised IN diff
terent parts but not to be called serious. This
hpppy in saying IL all although IL the time 1t was
thought killed In taking another survey
found fragments of the boiler in several streets adjoining
some consisting Of ilues pieces boiler bolts &c the
heaviest weighing between six and seven hundred pounds
This thrown Two hundred rect IN the air. tnd
carried block and half landing at The corner ot YORK
eighteen inches and tbon rcbouuding nearly into the
midd Gle ef the street ~ appears chat this boiler was
a locomotive and detached from tho Others and had
been only sciit irrm New York few weeks ago.
praise is 10 Captain Rodgers of tho Custom
Upufe department well Mr. Ferguson second engi-
apd the boat vain Of the steamship Europa They
being in the immediate vicinity Of the scone rendered
very efficient aiG IN ung those who covered
by the ruins.
FuNrntt. OF Dawn GRAHAM - The funeral Of David
Graham viii take place from the residence Of his mo
ther No ol West Ihrtoenth street few doors west Of
the Sixth avenue this afternoon nj four clock. The
procession will move TO st. MnrlSs Church, where the
closing services viii be performed
FtHY-About ten O'Clock Thursday night, o fire
discovered n the building corner Of oratio and Fourth
streets owned by WelIt Van kleok and occupied by
Challes Iicmons NJ stable. valuable horse belonging
to Mr. s. extrcDtai with great deal Of diHculty,
hut not until lie was badly burned The fire was ex-
tinguished with but triang damage TO the premises.
Fot - Drowned -0n Tuesday last the body OF n man
named Peter Muller native Of Germany was found
drowned ut Gravesend ]. small sum u money Ia
German coir bunch of Keys jack rniie ard some pr
pcrs written IN the German anguagr wern found IN ms
possession j. appears by his papers that nc engaged s
sagc for himself. his wife and i've children IN the slp
fraukln which sailed from Liverpool on the lth OF Mey
last Ie deceased wa. dressed in striped cashmere pan
falcons blue acket blue vest and muslin shirL. on
which were the initials =. NJ Coroner IT, Donly acid nm
inquest upon ~ body and the jury returned voruct
offuund drowned
aborar on tho Hudson River Railroad while III the act OK
MI no some wood at the depot in Thirty ninth street H5
knocked down by locomotive and severely injured on
the head and the lower part of his body lie was con-
yeyeo 10 the hospital by policeman
AccmrNr About half past o'clock, last evening"
a man named Henry Burdett. residing at No l0 Myrtle
avenue IrOklyn nearly opposite tho tsor
House bv of the Broadway line Of Stages u
purely accidental the part Of the driver a. his ffcads
,ad and he not seriously injured, accordng 70 hss
statement,