New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-06-30
THE internal MACHINE EXPLOSION
DETAILS OF THE HORRIBLE AFFAIR-TRACES
OF THE FIEND.

From The Cincinnati Times 9Th
Last night about 70 minutes after 10 clock the entire
western part Of the city thrown into the greatest con-
sternation BY the commission of of the most diaooh
cal acts that has dsgraced the annals OF history
was no less deed than the destruction Of two lives hus
band and wife by what generally known as an Internal
Machine.
About O'Clock last evening two boys named keed anu
Sommers each about years age were walking along
Plum ST. tsar Perry q small street between Fourth AMI
Fifth when they were accos.ed by stranses who asked
ore of them II he wanted job. Reed said that he did
but Sommers said No. they dp not The stranger then
told Reed to come with him. They pass along ruins'.
% IOngworth aud then along Longworb in the direction
OF Plum When about halfway acro~ me square, ine
stranger told Reed to take sma hex whch he handed
him, and convey il TO the Marine Hospital sneatva UPON
the next corner viz the southw corner o. western.
row and Loncworh, and told hun to De cafciu anu ho'
turn il over might hurt him The BOY TOOK tne ooA
and instead of deiy erng il at the Hospital leit u AT s
store OF Mr. stockton, In me nrs story VI int Ah'Pa
building.
that directed by small card fastened upon IL 10
81 H. Allison Marine Hospital, corner Of Wesiern-row
and Longworh-st" lie then delivered the box at the
Office Of the Hospital Immediately in the rear OF the store
in care OF Dr. Cummings and Dr. Baker dr. who told the
clerk that Allison rot in but as soon as he came hey
They examined the box, shook it, and supposed it to
contain rown paper or something Of that kind from the
peculiar rusing sound emitted from II on being shaken
They after sent IT up to the room occupied sy Mr.
AllsOD who ~ steward OF INC HosphA.
they were startled by explosion that shook the
house to foundation crowd Of thousand cage. and
excited people on the ground, an1ous 70 learn
all tpe particulars.
The sound ernanated from the explosion of
bustble material placed ia the box, for the accomplish
Of the heish purpose that effected Dr. Baker
who was in an az acen, ROOM hurried TO the spparqen
and oand Mr.. Allison upon his knees the window
with his clothes fire. he tore them from him. aud dis
covered that his bowels Protrudng and that he was
otherwise horribly msnged. The Doctor asked, 81" Why
Allison what has done this y He answered, a Orpe
do in that box Doctor" The OF the wife from
the adjoining room called the attention ef the Doctor
10 her cropping his in the DARK he found her ~
inc the bed IA the most extreme agony her co,n
were fire. and the e had been blown from the SIDES
q her Her lett also oroxe2 1ad norriny
nsb gled.
Tie Doctor the clothes from her. end carried aer
tito the lower part of the building. In the mean ne nep
had arrived ana Mr. Allison also removed ron Ike
ruins and The FIRE ez,ngrshed The roon or apartment
alou ten bv twelve feet where the explosion TOOK place
Is badly torn TO pieces the northern partition being blswn
away the entire length, the pasering shae.ea rom .e
eeine-sash glass and shutters broken 10 pieces ana ee
furniture hurled in every direction
Mr. Allison fingered FOR about two hours ~ 'he mo,' e
eruciaiiDg agony, when ne died. MIS-. Alson -. '
wives but not least hopes entertained OF her re-
cOyery. ~ -.
We learn from other that Alison, pre'iyus "
his death stated bis suspicious 70 whom he Dene,I
was the perpetrator Ills description exactly coiicsp
with that OF the boys 10 the stranger VINO gave VIC"
the box. - .ds sr,y,
TIE box Judging from the fragments, was naa7 ;ds
baek-walnut woOd about Is incnes '.ns 80
and deep and contained metallic case nlea w" = -
der and perforated with small holes nav iosa Z,
been found and placed IN safe keeping
tie detection Of the jar assn. -, h,xas NJ ah,u,
During ,hA last several months SEVERN poN.1 ~ 10y
The same .ize and make have been fecoi'o1 " nv ~
ME- Affon, containing email r'esen" ''o'A S''F W.