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

Most Of the above vsre killed inrtanty. Matthew
ryan vas taken TO his home where he lived short time
only He disd On Saturday afternoon Andrew Ksarney
Hved TIN Yesterday about four O'Clock p when he
pirsd Joha Smith xas the only who WAS brought to
the New York Ho'pital Al stated yesterday In the
NmD hs was In very low condition but last night he
was am alive. Besides the above several are said to be
Lost whn nan not yet asesrtansd Ony three or
Sour of ~ victims reooe All the rest
literally bswn to pieces nothing Of them being found
sxospt axns lsgs and human flesh Those whose bodies
remained whoIs wore 50 elsSkened and burned 1t
diAasuh To recognise them.
o. esrpss Of . woman 10 sti left In small house
near tAs factory unclaimed BY any Of her risndsso
Aokened and Inflated she that che cannot b. recog
uissd rs sight presented In tho chamber whore this
corpss lay was almost enough to freeze the blood Of any
ons who looked upon it, On board rested the osrpse
sses dovuwsrs thick cloth and p,eoc Of carpet cover
sps H. Oue arm was blown c At the elbow; ons side OF
the head wNs burned to Crisp and the body was ooid
cAsrsd easr. The board which this girl was placed lay
ssross tvu barrels We asked where had the other bodies
bssn taks.. "Look In thoss barrsS, said gsatsmsn
near n, "snd IN viii sse the oorpsss Of al ex-
ospting thres or four which have been recognised
and carried away" We sassd into those bar.
rsl and there lay ths mortal remains Of dossn
human bsinss The eyes rested on . oola and pallid
hsnd piece Of jaw, the forehead sf human being All
elsttsa with blood foot bunch OF hngsr syss torn
fssm their socksh brains soooped up, forming jelly
Me nass And chunks Of leah burned and orspsd, form
ing . sysstsele Of horror. Who could look on sach
sGht with oosdnsas nsnd, sven, would havs felt sick
~ hsass spectacle had been PLACED before him
Thsrs was great Of people at the OF
dsaaA yesterday. There large crowds constantly
soming aad going on all The highways Leading to
~ place. Travelling the fAtsd spot thsrs we're
many vhs melted TO tears and AL . look Of
gloon. Hsndrsds pio up specimens o. the cartridges
whish hay strswn the ground and carried ths n
away srs thrss hundred Thousand Of these
cartridges In the factory st the time which sent Ia
al directions with the propellins force Of rife These
pssstzAtsd private dwellings broke Chandeliers 6s but
q fsr ~ could hear, ons vas killed BY them-a
fcrtunse croumsarce considering ihs perfect tho yer
which tcatted towards every pDt and that some
the sluss f the oAsdsts thrown half mile distant
These violent mostly talked Of BY tn ss
who hsd lost relatives and friends By this fearful blow
and they Who had been called upon 30 suddeny to
the remains Of laughter and other friends
departed, matter OF course sess not 10 mood to
oocly view the matter In all m phases, but ready
10 resort 70 almost ANY to revenge Their res
tivss whoa the circulated that eareessness
The eanss of their destruction.
The shook at the tims Of the xplosoa coud be heard
n msos Aa0'hu, Ahu hnartereu tne wndsuE OF feTsra
dwsIpgs IN the neghborhood Window sash as we'i a.
ea Jared into pieces and tho fences torn down In
maay pisces around the lot The sceos At the moment
Of the explosion may be msgined from the following re-
marks Of little boy about twelve years Of age and who
vns ous Of those meeting with narrow eso.ps :-"gy
sams IL Edward Rafferty, WAS sliding on the los Ia ,he
pond this factory with another boy about my sizs
lust bsfcrs tbs sxpioson walled up to the factory
an ws bad done sliding and stayed there few minutes
whsa started for the other shop vhersI worked We
wsrs vssas along siowiy, and had INST got more than