The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1854-06-10
Explosion Ct Grnpowder.
FIVE kIILEB-ry.o OTHERS MISSING
Wilmington. Del. W,Inr ,lav M.r .,

Wilmington. Del. Wcdnc s,lav. Nav 81.
About 1912 O'Clock tiis morninr. ,hrcs
wagons loaded with Gyc tons of cunpowder
belonging TO Me>srs Dupont & Co. explo.
dcd at the corner Of Fourteenth and U,a~re-
streets. killing five persons and fifteen bor,.
Is.
The residences Of Bishop Lee and Jas. r.
Price, together with five others. and six s.,-
hlcs were ,!c>trooci
About % houses were badly damaged.
The scene in the neirillv-iooj ~, ~, No.
pioSion' tins forenoon, exceeds all alescription
ara looks as though ali earthquake had taken
place.
There were three lsr.cc teams, eaci, cos.a;p.
ing four hundred and lily kegs OF powder.
from Dniont's mills. the whole estimated AZ
about live tons Til. powder was being con.
'c!vcd from the mills 70 tic wharf G.r sh;,
ment- lie teams were passing along Fopr.
'eent-Stroct at the fine the explosion took
rlace-'iie last wagon beng opposite Orange
and Immediately oiiosi;e the e.c.ant resi-.
'ience of Bishop Lee. Tie other w,,or.
were short distance ahead Ii is not known
which load first exploded The Bisbon.
house WAS terribly shattered: the roof was
lifted up bodily an.l broken into f-aomcn,.
The from; wall i,cIl into the street. The foo-.
were broken M, AID every window and door
IN the house VAS :orn away and broken 70
pieces. HE Gi-hop's beautiful garden va,
entirely DESTROYED.
There was, fortunately, ONLY one ssrva,,
ara a ciii'd IN IKE house-tLc Bishop and his
fanny ocins absent attending Convention
of the Diocese in 81. Andrews t'brr,J.
squares OF. The servant woman was r.rx
o'di!y injured, but the c..liid escaped nearly
unhaIiHci.
lhree houses ohorange-strcc:. below Four
ieenth-s'rcct were completely DESTROYED
One ot tle houses was 4 womb, s,-,,,rr.
and II vas utterly demolished to IFS very
foundation. a Ayonng lsi>knlan, a boar.ler
with Join -'ici.an,.hlin was fatally in;urea
and died shortly after The disaster.
Acl-ausl.ln was very badly ca.. and h,
t!e;hcs were torn oil. Ills wife. WAS aI,o xcrx
seriously injured. Their clrld fell into .
cellar, aii waS taken out injured. The fam
iiies o II IN. AcCov and Richard R.ynolJs.
i'ihs IN o;"cr i.o;'scs, were all more or
less IL. urci-;hc vie If the latter quite bad.
J..
linz residence oi James Can',y, cc.n,r Of
-iaTKet ahd iour:crnil, streets. was terribly
>h',ttrc'i. and the inmates we're h,di, ,u,
''iii s!a:>, *. lis stai!cs and harm ,cre,h-
er "-;ii c''Ti'-y.:s a:.l fine rar,,cn, wcr. all
'icS;THr,d, Ga the opposite side. The elegant
residence .. Mr J ans +. rr;.. w,s - MI,
injured, TIA; j; viii haye 10 le rcln;!,.
':l the s9'li., SIDE oi Fonrt.enil. street, tho
'aF..> aid si.a.~ u;' .,...c,' F.i.c. J,,,c< T.
ii're a.! .'"..i IL fc"e, were al co,,,p;e...-
y DESTROYED IN ,,.e az. IA, ,.:::or..i man.
Henry. was k.ii,l. Nh u.-. were torn
Il - tbs roo:-.
..ie ;ra-..':-.s i the .sa:rl.-. horses. a,,;
drivers r. i,.uan IN all ,I,.,..,i,.ns b.
i;Iai' arm w.s :ound $50 feet .ros. ,i.e r.,u
"a r.. i"-u:.. ed on "a. il.. drivers WI, oj
~ on tie ''"," a. Il" i.si 'iv~,nt. Tie
''rc Al ':.': "aa"n, weighing "rc hundred
.'"'i"':S. vs. ;r",n a.ii,li.,, q two hundred
.cef. a.: "A ira .,ii ~ ii ano H. - J.
cn ncal y :..ro;i:;i i,.r fr;i... q; 4. .ar.. tree.
Near. =. t." iia:. alonr i,r:,re-s,rr...
as :ar >oui as ica;ii. ,.vc rs broken, and
p'as:c- shattered from TIE ws!,e.
GA Mar%ct-<:rc.i. adjoining the re,;.lcnce
Oh jaInc> l.. f,ire, the dwellings oi john X
f!a''>- 'vi.n Il, Price. AM .I"scph /. rrirc
we're greatly injured, ani .i,rni.u... ga,
"sic, &,.-. broken
Seven '""l:ia:> o.. ihir:ccn:.,-s,-cst cali
CT Bright. Row. s.re in..rl. ,.i.rl-cl.
The expo 0a caused terrific sensation
'a'aarl tl.c ri'v. ?cop'e rt>.I:a. from ;hc:r
. hou>,., IL -rcs. :crr.-r
One gentleman r;,.in- on ho->c', k e.....,,
distance a!ical n the WAGON. f.,t III .sff,,,n,l
trembling. and II the s.,i,,c r,on,.nt wa> liz;
O.: from !.'s hor>r. i:,.l seeing the winacm-
a.i;.., IN" 'te street. -.:;a.li, III .;,rhruahc
has. occurred
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