The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-01-30


twenty ono years old, and careful.
Tos Juror-I did not the girls koys shake then
aprons over the stove but have boy throw grains
o. powder On II; have seen the stove red hot hA ~
bern IN the magazine ct different times, but not since
New Years. there or pounds Of pc ~dsr scattered
around on the bspchss the boys who all cartridges
James Ryan, Ja Gormly and James Downey don Y
know II boy BY the name Of Bray Allied cartridgps
S fnSy where the powder W.; put thai came IN Q.
pounds each there kegs OF powder that know
or in the the time Of the sIplosos heard M
hold about pint 1t made of tin 1t gave large
blaze It had large wick 1T gave larger blaze than
James LaDson, small boy about twelve years OF sgs
| sworn-I live With JOHN Hollis have worked with Mr.
French; left him yesterdays then worked in shO, No.
2; stopped working In shop No last Friday wssk;
wo'lee over the lamp George Ascomb worked with me-
the beroh about Elk feet from the ssove the bench
was about three feet WIDE In the bench WAS tin
| balm which held the lamp; the basin sat
| tightly in the bsrch 1t was little lamp !;
sy S1,l Cd alec ho Il n. lamp 4 had sg .:a n
the lamp but himself he would light 1t In the basin,
pe"dcr was sometimes scattered around that
bench lighting the match In the basin hAvs
seen half pound scattered the bench { al
Jsswspit when found IL thers 1t couli not got
vas tbs pond sioies ,ss,srdsy; saw Mr. French By
the fsnce before The ex plo, ion no called the 70
salh and then went towards the shop; I never ,aw
Kegs OF powder howed under the benohes ho ned
cartridges from the nagszine the boys used TO get the
poser; have seen powder scattered the floor the
instructed wipe our eet before coming into the sdop
have rot matches In kegs Of powder vhch came
10 be chop; iG fbop No. when the ploson took
place; sft'r tie poaon comirg Il ON the
shop; next faw Mr. French; he ling to the shop
biosnu vent down to Greenpoint; did so because
Henry French recalled in the shop just before Il
wa blown up; should think there were half dozen
kegs OF powder In the shop but not certain they
were in corner of the furthest from the stove;
sbs ut Ave kegs would be used in day. not
in the shop he placed the powder in the magazine when
II WAS puicba don't know what was In the maya.
zine Yesterday the basin for the lamp Ia almost foot
In diameter and about two feet Deep and closed
that the powder canpot get into IT. into this basin the
lamp was set; We could only nee the lamp when 1t
DARK through 70. Of pin holes In tho lid over the
basin; they were not worling around the lamp whom
there We had no powder stored In shop
No q don't think there was twsnty-nv kegs Of Pow.
Ger in the room that Was blown mp.
bystAnder questioned witness We generally pay our
workmen 1T the end Of each week; last there
goicg to close business immediately business will
not close Tor two or three weeks to come.
HI said hs m o.
house. where he vas very low from the injuries he had
received
The afadavit Of Andrew Kssrney was then read, q
fol ows:-
Queens Csunty-Andrsw Kesrney being duly sworn
that he In this employ Of Easmus French tho
2sth day of January, 1884, and work the shop
shiloh the explosion took place. he act OF
scre~Dg down the LID Of Of the boxes in which the
which WAS placed lighted lamp The lamp for the
purpose melting the that put tbs cart
ridges eaw 6Ash, - some powder had been thrown
In the lamp IN the lamp It comm unicAted to about
four or hvs pounds Of powder then lying open the
tenoh which the lamp stood this powder from
the cartridges where the ntrngs had broken slipped
of; After the powder had exploded on the bench, II
for the door George Aalcomb and Matthew Ryan 1t
in all about went, 1t work u IN. Tins in the
sh am Tasdsd and hnow thai this accident occurred
from the lighted lamp bcir piaosd on that bench
The Cor, nsr-Theis gent~msn, are the precise words
n the witness he spoke ihtm TO did not taink
/ Df a. % 90 ~ n
Tell INFO coas, AMI COO b.sd his nationality asked
lin 10. T. fs hs sid !" La much pain oas ne "As not
Dr. Percy Bsyn--I rs.ids Astoria an, pr.etlslns
physician bere visited the place Of the explosion yea
terdSy: eaw med Smith In Mr. Fr-ncb's house;
bis limbs broken, but did not examine him par
tinulasy my attention was called y youns Carney;
which extend Cd through to the lungs; his ass vas also
injured and covered With oLtted blood his eft thigh
also woune sca wound abont two ieehss long and
inch v,se leaving these pstsnts, was rsqusssd
Ryan Who Va, rjurtd with fractured Leg bis head and
natural bk pull vas extremely feeble; he died abou
fifteen mir utss after my Witt; young Garner saw agai
th morning. laborins under extreme exhaustion; visit
ed him again this Afternoon and found him dead hav
Ing oisd few mnutss before ny srrivAl With the PET
pi.'ion q his parents probed the wound and found
right lung; these individuals died Of the wounds
ce-sd nom the sxplt sion yesterday, in my opinion
man in the audienes said he had boy who could
tell something Of Mr. French's euvres before the
explosion
Ioroper.-Let Us have him on tbs stand.
John Bray lad about twelve yeans old, came upon
tie stand He questioned BY the Coroner - to the
for Mr. French in The shop last Thursday nisAt
vent for my brother; saw the boys at work then did
net see The i.np then; to: stoss vas hot Su. not req
pound Of powder the grsasDg bench there four
ten At work IN the shop 1t that tune; was estsrday
saneiDg en- rsek rear BY, wh'stirg and waving hts
for us TO 60 to work Mr. Fsnoh told me the work
wilis Kerr sworn-i live At Ravens wood, near this
accident krow Mr. French; have bsen In hs powder
factory; Ibbow how II was arranged; It an ooong
end; On the left band tS.r. was as bench .s.insi
the val, ard that tinued around the building till
also bench upon which III: boys creased BALI between
the stove and east end Of the house there another
shs,s tn. boy: mad Il E s.,: might h.:
around the room when was there ~hsn vent to the
yg the gate that went into the lot ell the bodies
| have been removed except one, vi ich remains.
BY tie Jury-Ihno~ Of NO article called fuse being on
the pr.nbes Yesterday saw piece Of what at hrst
thought fuse, bat upon closer Inspection found
| was an India rubber band; sm satisfied IL was not
/ fuse.
The Coroner then csasged the Jury ss fellows
! CORoNHks CHABoR.
GEn1MN-The evidence In his case II DOW closed. II
IL ususl upon such occasions to visit the premises and
the dead; but IN this the relatives have been
permitted to carry away the bodies Of the deceased
you tnink IL Dett 70 vhit the you Are ~ uOo1
TO do 30 before making mp Jour vercic IL IS useless Tor
me TO recapitula the svid' noe the fac still fresh
ia ycur minds. Remember ssrtssnep zen are jurors
| for the State, ard must give your verdict with
| cut fsAs o. hvor. you AID any one 70 csn-
| sure, let your language b. clear and unmis
TAXABLE But II, ON the other hand, you think ous
was TO ,Ame let your lapgu g. be equally clear You
retire, esnemep and delibs upon your
eict snd Dseesssry viii wait I'LL you are ready to
render IL.
Ths jury them retired In ,harss Of IN omeer aud 10
about half hour they ssnt in word that they woud
render their verdict 1t ten O'Clock this morning Theas
.mblsgs then dapsrssd many Of them specializing upon
the result Of the jurors delibsca lions
SCENES AND INCIDENTS.
From early morning until . late hour 1t night the
scene Of the disaster visited BY erswds Of curious
spectators Among the viaiters several Of the be-
aved parents and relatives Of the deceased several Of
vhtm, are told continue TO ngsr around the spot
attracted By some strange fascination. Near the
of the accident We observed aged woman orouchins
upon the ground wriDsirs her hands and alternately