New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-01-30
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ara everybody was MING - como n -,
powder magazine which stands there should explode
Sitting NJ rsh: in the runs. saw something move an
running down found man ramed John Smith eudeay
orpg rsise LiTsylf fro The fire that uaiel him
inucd aisy tore lis burr D Globes from his person.
shouted for Ar French and his son. who were both slli
ing on the bank in Of snpor 10 come and help
take him into The house They came down. and together
Will the hep of Or Sanford took ha into the bssemen Of
Mr. Frnohs house Here he was duly attended b. the
doctors although take long tine to tel al this it Gl
occupy tsh the time to DO IT, You see where
biz blood marked tie way DR. Sanford sent for the other
doctors OF the village and they were very on hand
and id eli dat could be done r the comfort OF tie suffer
There were two f them; the other was brave little
ftiaw named Carney lie is alive yet since died |
then thought would be most prudent 90 ovarithe vii
lage and il could not pacfy the people who be
ginning flock 10 here IL great numbers | shold have
siad hee oncer but was OF 10 use as all the rest wero
dead
The majority of The parents of these children lived IN
Astoria inst above here went up toward the village and
the oteIs and fathers and sisters aud brothers were
Fastening along the road toward the spot having pre-
sentiment that the explosion was Of the car.dse factory
Whln twenty minutes hundred persons on the
ground, weeping and wsilng for their los; ones aud
eagerly searching among the ruins for fragments Of
The dead tried to stop the women from coming near but
II ives Of no use.
When opposite the Rayenswood landing met Mrs Nal
COIN Scotch lady She knew sud asked ifhe factory
blown up dared not her but felt the color
leaving my face she it too and excaiming Oh my
God and have two children in it, fell down sonseess
end moiion'css as though shot through the heart
Looked afe her ard then returned here and assisted
to The muatod remains ofthe dead large nun
Der Of persons occupied in this seryine all through
tho afternoon SO we had found new fragment
the fathers and mothers would around and ifthey
could recognize on sign of their missing children
When any portion recognized a. belonging to relative
was borne home by the friends Mrs Hand was boxing
for her boy Mathew about Is years old At len 9Th she
found leg. all shattered and soorched which she re-
ccenzed her BY the patched boot and stocking of
her knitting.
She took ii up tenderly and said Oh my poor Matt II
this ali that left of you for w Ard then she gently
wrapped in her apron and shawl and tenderly bors il TO
her home.
Here John Hague coming no found his sisters body
He recognized her by her lie put her into box ami
tool her home. She named Mary Hague and wa.
about sixteen years OF age.
Suppose come over hcIo' SO saving he directed
us toward fence two hundred yards distant Upon
the loweost rort q that railing womans body struck
and her brains still adhered TO the WOO" Such was
the and great had been the force of the shock that
the wood stove in The body has not yet been recOg
nzed Tie shock of the explosion great thata
Der of little children who skating the ice some six
hundred yards of thrown down by the conclusion
Taken altogether this las been Of the worst caamides
we have ever had in this neighborhood
Thanking our informant for his kindness. went on
way in search of facts and give the following
dde:eTE biiSn OF Of the legality SS aItyy
THE LOCALITY OF THE CATASTROPHE
Lower Ravens wood is pretty plain on the East River
stretching away bcct Tor mile the bare of wooded
"A ,,c aI with runobq pf al
cent mansions OF New York merchants Ri5h IN the aid
die of these dwellings, was the cartridge manuiactory The
building was about by 25 feet, story in hight aad
built of wood II used for the manufacture OF the
patent Conical Rifle balls regulation cartridges pso'
,arridcos SC At the time OF the explosion the proprietor
had on order for l0oO9oOc0 csrrdes for the government
The Powder Magazine is OF granite, with hoa 10 IT, AMI
re of of timed wood The building YVES SCOUT feet
square ard feet in hight The explosion drove various
,nss against it vita much violence and it was feared
that it would also explode Fortunately the fears were rot
realized AS Il was he yever il very narrow escape
The oornce ard part u the roof were somewhat shat
tered
The metirg house in which Mr. French Mt the time
Of the explosion was situated about 100 fest cm tie main
building IL front is ai.erushed in
We saw five or six boxes of cartridges which lid ex
rloded, although tho oasiAs charred The cart
ridges were up packages OF 10 each and each box
weighed about $50 pounds In about hour two Of these
boxes broke open and their contents stolen by boys
and Young men and when we lett they were forcing open
others Several patent .aee that not much damaged
were also stolen
On H. ground three four powder kegs full Of hu
man rtmans which he'd been gathered uP during the
norr ing and the search continued through the day
OF THE KILLED.
HENRY BRAY 10 years Of age son Of Dennis Bray reAd
ing at Astoria in the vicinity of the Cour house He was
wn into pieces part Of his face one ear one foot ana
one eg were all hat coad be found Of his remains Thee
were conveyed the residence of his parents and placed
IN box tagother witt fragments Of his clothing This lad
had several time told his parents that they were near be
ing blown up that day by the boys putting their tin dinner
kettles on stove wien wet powder was sticking 10 he
bottoms OF them They enjoyed the sport by seeing the
kettles bop about on he hot by the burning OF the
novder upon them Mrs Bray asked the boy what the
said about it, and the reply tha he only laughed
and taid that Il was fIl for them.
ANN BURSs % years Of age Nothing had been found
,La, could be recognised as her remains
hNpRrw CARNEY IS years Of age, son OF Andrew Gar
new who lives ut Upper Ravenswood in the same neigh
borhood with Meszrs Ryan and Mcdonald ana hao WORKED
in the establish neai bat two days at tho time oil the expo
sion His RIB on lis side badly broken in and he
wa badly wounded in the ungs which were partially car
rcd away He was taken up Immediately aef ihe occur
rerco md his room returning he vas aker
home where he fingered in great PAN until IS O'clock yes
terdov afternoon when be died in intense agony having
+ rnut.s Or ,;ously been seized sh volen spasms At
alou y ocloc On Saturday night Patrick NJ Donald wEo
WINS intimate With Andrew and worked Tor Mr.. French
ceue in 70 see hin Andrew sal 70 him. o. Pat lknoT
how il tooA place saw ;he crease pan sptlng and
",borobt you'd get to the 20 der turd 10 n AXE Tor
loo- gave one boiler aad then card the +cr an