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

nitionI Hs bshs coy the hsad Of his son. lying among
the hNsous remnants e9 the other victims The poor
man, han crassd. ressd the head vth the shrsds Of
assh s dspsnding TO IT, and elasping It to his brsAat
Missed the dsortsd faes and Then hurried away from the
place with the blsedisg head in his arms sipgulary
enough II II sold BY eyswitnssscs OF the that the
faego the boy preserved IL satul expression and that
something akin tcs smile ys fingered upon Ms pad Hps
We believe that the sf the deceased d hatthsw
Riley that OF the father john Rilsy.
great deal Of difficulty existed At Es soens u the dis
sssr references the idsnt2nsaton Of bodies We are
informed tsst most 6isgrAosfu s,eoss occurred;
bat most OF hem may to passed Nightly ovsr considering
the circumstances and tbs eager desire Of every parent
relative pefson TO obtain the remains Of the
dses ed person in whom thsy felt the rssos interest
We told that 6ght actually occurred the ground
between two claimants Of tAs bcay-ths corpse Of
girl. Nwas much disfsured that recognition vas
almost ippcssbls but both the cAimaats were furious
in support of their claims and blows ana,y snsusd We
believe the pareo separated wthsut any blood
shed. Em
One body rsatilstsd thst recogn WAS irspos
fs6e, but It was finally olA-,d ~ Mr.. Malcolm as his
daughter subsequently, it discovered to be Niss
sus The greatest sonfuoa ssstsd regsrd to these
hedes many Of the relatives and iends ginning that
certain portions Of the agye en those CT children
'sd connections and oapoate parties entertaining tho
rams idea
Ths frat view Of tho dreadful s,ens is desc~ibsd A
tei5s sctenng In the extreme The prinoipsl OBJECT Of
the irat comers to the bodies and remnants
from the place, and sndesvcr ii possible to resascats
aonae of the injured; bu. medatey srrv ng at ths
scens, 1t v rumored that he sgasi,e contain ng an
immense quantity Of powder, in dangerous state
and likely to explode at any Instant Immense coaster
nation prevailed among the crowd, and few veutured to
approach the fatal spot unt assured thnt the building
In question was secure and perfectly safe from al danger
Of explosion. Finally, however, these apprehensons
died away and the grouad quickly covered with the
parents, friends and relatives 81 the deceased
Amorz the singularities a this melancholy affair we
may menton that was blown, If vs. may believe
the statements given from persons the spot to Ga.
tsnoe Of nearly two hundred fsst against the side OF
house. where Of course he cruhed to pieces Another
account was related to us Of employed about the
factory who was blown long distance, and finally WAS
projected through basement window His body wns
found very much muated the breast being shockingly
hcsrated BY II 9 glass from tho window psres
The presented by the place Of the disaster bsesars
al description Barrels full Of resking humsa rsmains
with human blood ooEing from their seams, still remsia
srd present . most horrible and revolving spectacle
During the day ws visited Mr. MAcombs residence at
RAvsnswood Mr. n, viii b remembered lost two chu
dren BY the explosion The poor man was nearly insane
With ssiek In the room where the de.d son had bsen
accustomed to rest laid out his muatsd rsmaips
headsss Il upk alone remainsd, rscogassd only BY the
parent from some peculisritv In the clsthing
The grsAtest prevails among the sufferers IN
regard to the conduct cs Mr. French. We unt
that Of that gsnsnAn called several houses to
Ain kiaa ~ ~ ka~> u.-
~hils At the residence Of ct them hs was assuissd
by the father Of Of tn. killed and struck.
In order to give idea OF the state OF public feeling
IN regard To he matter. Ne give beet acnoaut Of
slight incident which occurred while toe C,ronsr's
invsssgation was gcap9 on It appssss that daring
The early part Of the afternoon session or three tn
vcuaa who hsd Lost relatives children BY the aoc
deDt become olamorous In their abuse Of Mr. French
One OF them, tall, thin man, apparently somewhat
cas~d By his misfortune called out for thu
Of that gentleman tho witne stand Hs Wished to
know vhsshsr NJ. French wss to keep away and heap
four men Hhs him waiting
The Coroner desired him 70 keep seat and bs quiet
The unruy spectator replied ths he Was citizen OF the
United States and know his duty. He wanted Justice
The Coroner gave him to understand that NO further
remarks would be permitted and order was finally ob-
tanned. This psrson and of his companions how.
ever remained In tho roo and interrupted the proceed
ings In various ways
The chidren-for We can call them BY no ether name
who were in the mandatory earned
sge about three dolasa We understand that II was
customary for Mr. French to pay his employees on Mon
dsy nights but the pay night previous to this accident
he had not paid his hands according to CUSTOM alleging
excuse for not doing 20 Great anxiety il mani
tested 81 RAvenswood and vicinity to learn the result Of
tho CorcDers investigation The majority seem inclined
to scqu Mr. Frnch Of any shade Of guilt the trsus
action, while many csnsurs him In very tsrms for
srpo, Ing sueh number o, young persons in such :
perilous pursuit without constant supervision. Many
Of tfe hish popu alton are outrageous In their dsnun
cstiens.
AL were anxious to know careessness was the cause
Of this dreadful havoc, proper care had been exer
csd by sIl connected with the establishment All sorts
Of were afeat to the csuie Of the accident
bot It vas ssns ally conceded that the powcer ig-
n.ted BY lamp used In the building for melting grease
All kinds Of reports circulated In relation TO the
proprietor, Mr. French, and some exas 2srAted
that they talked Of ynchins and other nmAry punish
nsnts. But most thought there good ground
FOR letting the blame fall upon Mr.. French - he had a.
ways been very careful man In tho factory.
We me hit continue to multiply suoh heart sickening
incidents ~ We have related hut there sameasss
terrible In al the accounts hat have reached
Fathers seMcbing for dauehtsrs- searching
nsts grief and agony Of parents and Islstvss-thess
form the staple Of all the incidents that could gather
Tie little village Of Ravenswood has suddenly become
The theatre Of the most osiamous affair OF this nature
that has taken place LOsg Island. gloom has
been thrown it, entire community and it will bs
kDg before the calamity Of the 2sth of Jsnuay fAdss
nom the memory Of those who unin-
esd O the feelings of hs unfortunAtss who suffer-
&C most hsspy rom this disastrous blow nothing need
BE- said.
Peraonal Intelligence.
General Fam Houston TexAs; Col Geo howard, do /;
ueu'. Blunt late commander Of the steamship Winfield
Scott: 7, G.. rodsop, E,q England; Cspt whins Call
strs; Geo. whipple Rome, arrived yesterday at the
A.troponan Hotel
J. n. CoShD ESQ, Of Gan Francisco has been III for
several Gays ct Browns Hotsl, Washington city. he