The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-04-01
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

LOCAL Ar z AinS.
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The Late Exp osion I'm Williamsburg.
ooR0NERs INQUEST ON THE BoDiEs-YEhDier of
THE JURY
Yesterday Coroner Dickinson held inquest on the
bodv Of Thomas Duncan who killed by the explosion
Of the frework factory Wednesday, and also the
body Of Charles Bube of the propretors who died
subseq usntIy The Coroner empanneled the following
jury
John landlord, George Pearce,
J. c. Ganday. W. C. Whtehouse,
sylvester Tutte James Gallauded
The following testimony ELECTED before the above jury
at the Coroners Office will throw some light on
the melancholy disaster -
John Stanton being duly sworn, deposed that he
boarded At No 96 North First street. and worked TOR
Bube & Windisch, frework manufacturers he was at
work there the morning OF the explosion the shop is
situated in North Second street. between Fourth and Fifth
streets: there were i'm the shop at the time Of the
accident Martha Duncan, John Stork, Francis Ern-
fest Charles Bube, and Thomas Duncan, who
engaged in trimming cones for rockets Bube was dry
ing quick match 1t the stove and touched the match
to il for the purpose Of lighting it, when spark aew of
and ignited Roman candles, stars, and rockets
there great many fireworks In the building they
had pied II ab0at two months, and kept powder
vessel the closet the Are continued minute
before the explosion Thomas Duncan, the boy about
thirteen years Of age and about twelve feet from the
powder the explosion, in his opinion, caused by
sheer the part Of Mr. Bube he often
mousratsd with him Bube about his careIsssness these
to work there Monday the 18th inst the explosion Of
tho fireworks caused the destruction of the building he
took the girl, Martha Duncan, out of the ruins.
Dr. Andrews, being duly sworn, deposed-that he at
tended Mr. Bube the chief was the lower part
Of the back and the privses but the lower part Of
the body and limbs was bruised; the lower part OF the
abdomen blown off, the arms and hands were also
burned and his face and scalp he considered the extent
Of the injury sufficient death he prescribed
the usual remedies for him. such niment and iodine;
when he visited him he restless, and complained Of
Ernfest being duly sworn deposed through the
means Of an interpreter that he worked for Mr. Bube
at the time of the explosion he was in the
room but was in the front part Of the building he work
ed for Mr. Bube since the 1st of January last he slept in
The building in North Second street. between Fourth and
Fifth Streets there three different rooms in the
house and different work carried in each room at the
time Of tho accident he was in the front room all alone
there portion Of the fireworks in the room with
him, which finished ones; they finished in
that room and by him; he could not tell how much
powder was in the building it was kept in the same
kegs in the closet, but did not know what they
contained; he saw Mr.. Bube getting powder out Of
this closet he got powder out Of that day
the one before; he in the front at the time
when the fireworks exploded but left it before the expo
sion Of the powder they cooked in the front room,
but in the same where they put up paper he did
not know If there any body smoking in the room;
they smoking just before the explosion there were
eve persons in the same room where it happened Mr.
Bube careless man. the explosion took place about
two minutes after the Ore works gned he saw Mr. Bube
in the room at the time Mr. Bube bought the house out
from another he worked for him in First street
fore he bought that house. but he did any powder
conveyed to the house that destroyed the expo
sion; Bubs and Windisch owned both houses worked
eight days fer Mr. Bube in Jersey City, previous to work
Frederick Bube brother of the deceased, being duly
swon deposed that he recognized the corpse No 1865
Fourth street, his brother, Charles Bube
William Duncan, being duly sworn, deposed that he
had son who was working for Mr.. Bube he had been
working for him about two days and half he did not
see his son after he was killed.
Andrew Cunningham, being duly sworn, deposed that
he recognised the body Of the boy Thomas duncan a.
being his nephew he knew him the instant he saw the
body was sure was him. he kne his boots and recog
Mr. Foster being duly sworn, depossd that he was in
the building several times, and saw them making FIRE
tended to manufacture shell works only.
The jury after retiring few moments, returned the
following
THAT the deceased Thomas Duncan and Charles Bube
came to their deaths from injuries received BY the
ploson of fireworks and powder the morning Of the
SOth March The jury would recommend that the city
authorities take such measures a. will prevent the
Mr. Bube died about half past two O'Clock P. N the
day Of the explosion. He attended by physician,
whs succeeded far in allaying the pain that he
enabled to sleep; after which the jury had
saton with him. in the Of which he stated that he
careless He made thu: statement in order that no blame
should Ss ass s 70 snysSay else He was perfectly
his DEATH his eyesghs failed him. and he called for his
brother but when he arrived he able to speak to
him for . few moments only. He young man,
about twenty five years Of age and native Of Germany
His remains conveyed to Fiabush, yesterday after
noon, for interment.
Windisch left the city soon after the occurrence but
returned yesterday He slightly burned about the
hands and face, and looked to be very melancholy.
The little GIRL Martha Duncan great deal better
yesterday and with proper medical skill will doubt
recover. She that at the time Of the explosion
there two kegs of gunpowder in the building and
that Mr. Hgbee the landlord knew when he rented the
house TO Bube and Windsch that fireworks to be
manufactured there Mr.. Higbee subpenaed as
witness at the inquest but did not attend.
Tho inhabitants Of the neighborhood are very indig
nant at the Common Council for allowing such quantity
Of powder to be stored within the city limits It
from the testimony of Mr. Stan on that there two
exposiens-6rst that Of the fireworks, and secondly
that Of the powder thus allowing him and his fellow
wokmen time to escape destruction for they had been
in the at the time when the powder exploded they
would undoubtedly have been killed.