The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-02-01
THE cArAsTRopnE II RAyEsAwooD.

He was dressed 10 coat OF Irish frjeze, with cor.
across In the sniddie By m iron bsr or gunbarrel
thrown from the building, and was otherwise mach
bruised. He was walking along the rocks, ltadiss
ssnce OF several yards, when the explosion occur
red. = &. 3 8
e. Ann Burns, aged "a years. employed IN making
up the cartridges., Her head which was blown
fromlthe body was recognized; the limbs and body
were SO mansled as not 10 be known bas gsSssS
3. Ellen Mcdonald, aged 90 years, who had the
management Of the shopin Mr.. French'ss absence:
She was recognized by her brother who worked
id the castine shop. The lower part OF her body
was entirely blown away and her face dreadful y
loose powder, and near the greasinglpan, where
the fire originated. s 7ei'ee5 a4t nf syolass s.
s A. Emma Ryan, aged 90 years, was engaged In
filling the cartridges with powder from she drawer
and was blown to considerable distance against
a wooden fence SO backened, manned and dis
figured was the body, that for long time she re;
n1ained unrecognzeds Some friends had claimed
the head and limbs of another body as hers, but a
mothers eye was not to be deceived. She saw that
these were not the remains OF her child, and on
being brought, yesterday, to where the unrecog.
nized body lay she at once identified it as that OF
s. Mary Malcolm, aged ls years She was CON
sidered very careful girl, and had part charge of
the others. She was engaged In filing the cart
ridges, and wasblown almost to aforna-scarcey a.
vestige remaining by which she could be recogI
uized. '7 - r'e'N '''f5 ! - =, 70 aissT
g. Mary Hague, aged 10 years Her body. from
the loins up, was fearfuily manged and blackened.
The other parts were blown away, together with
one hand. f-tfkHtfht2I N.8H 4Eg7i1s
u Matthew Ryan, brother of Emma Ryan, aged
16 years He was discovered, with his clothes on
fire, by Patrick Mcdonald, who, assisted by his
brother, tore of his clothes; but he was badly
burned that he lived only an hour.-A large hole
was burned across his stomach. and he was other
wise dreadiully burned. G.t,t4t - "a
8 Matthew Hand. age Is years, was employed in
tying the cartridges. His body was blown to atoms
Nothing remained by which he could be recog-
nized except one foot, which his mother recognized
by ahole that she had cut in the boot 8n3 ~
John O'Brien, aged IA years. employed in
packing the cartridges His right side was blown
away, and his face greatly burned. sgss Esas NE 3
TO- James Foley, aged l3 years, engaged in tying.
The b. dy was mangled as not to be recognizable,
and was known only by piece of the coat collar.s
II. Andrew Carney, aged y years, was employ
sion he was making towards the door, but was
knocked down, and a. splinter of wood passed
through his side into his kidney When found he
was insensibie, but lived until o'clock yester-
day. iri# g-ss9'3s4 ali s.
II, John Downey, aged 13 years, was an orphan.
His body was blown into atoms, and no part found
that could be recognized. ss ste,S = :
l3. John Riley, aged 9 years, was employed 10
tying. No part OF his renains were recognized
except his head and one arm. The other portions
OF his body were not found. ,ssbas} asaz. ~
a. James German, aged years, was employed
in making up the cartridges. One of bis legs aud
both arms were blown away. Body dreadfuny
mangled. ,~{ ~ '-S . 49, -
Is. George Malcolm, aged l3 years was engaged
in greasing the balls. His head was blown away
and the body all mangled and blackened: recog-
nized by his pantaloors aoa 3 s3sI 5ds a9s
16. Henry Bray aged years, engaged in tying.
The body was blown TO atoms. His father recog-
nized one OF the feet, and ueighbor caught dog
taking away the other foot in his mouth The old
man disheartened, and exhibited strong teeis
ing OF resentment against the proprietor for what
he deemed his recklessness ) sf-sso s5ads 55
IL John Smith aged 35 lies in the last stages of
suffering at the City Hospital and ere this reaches
the eyes OF the public, will probably have expired
Ills body was very much manged, and the flesh
severely burned. --------------sass.
The coroner's jury TO investigate the causes of
this horrible calamity, assembled at Astoria Long
Island, on Sunday morning Erasmus French.
manager OF the factory, was the first witness exam,
lned, who gave an account OF the operations at the
| factory. There were from 75, 600 to 100000 car
ridges in the shop blown up, and in amagazine west
OF the shop there were about 100000 Mr.. Freneh's
| testimony was followed by several others, which
while it may show no criminal intent should teach
salutary lesson in regard to the use of powder in
large quantities in the midst of habitations. An
died, that he wss satisfied that the accident occur
red from lamp which was placed on bench for
the purpose of melting grease to put on the car
tridges. 1t seems to us that the of lighted lamp
in such place as that shows recklessness of dan
ger nearly amounting to crirninality.sa a. gsi.
After the testimony had all been taken, the coro
| ner charged the jury. who retired, and shortly af
terward returned word that they would be prepar
| ed to render verdict at nine O'Clock ON Monday
| morning. - :a@7s sse 9e8sfsE
| The New York Herald gives some statements in
regard to this terrible affair which truly heart
| sckening. 1t is said by those who visited the spo
shortly afer the explosion, that bowels hung dang
ling from limbs of trees. and heads were severed
from bodies and thrown to the distance of nearly
hundred yards The reporter Of the Herald gazeG
into the barrels in which were gathered the norta
remains of nearly a dozen human beings The
| eyes rested on a cold and pallid hand piece OF {
| jaw, the forehead of human being all clotted with
| blood, foot, bunch of fingers, eyes torn from
their sockets, brains scooped up forming jelly
like mass, and chunks of flesh burned and crisped
| forming spectacle ofhorror Who could look OF
such sigh. with Seoldness. A iend, even, woult
have felt sick at heart, if such spectacle had been
| placedbefore him. 's* =
| The true picture of the explosion is thus given
A horrible noise, and dark cload was thrown init
| the air, which poured down human beings and
their laansled remains. 1t Is melancholy picturs
| to dwell upon. S8ITK 5 ssa.
| The incidents Of the explosion are numerous
but too dreadful to contemplate The relatives ,o
the deceased exhibited parexysms Of grief amount
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