The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-03-04
TAS TERRIBLE DISASTER AT HARTFORD.
DighteUn Persons Dcad-Largo Number
Severely Wounded Distress or tho Ar
lIicted kSaminos, 3d.

l
Highteon Persons Dead-Large Numbe,
Severely Wounded Distress or tho Ar
nicted k'amihes, SO.
[Frt u the Hartford rimss March ~
At about tva O'Clock this afterno IN, March ~ th
new steam boiler just placed In the factory OF ta
Hrs buidins soe syiDs .. that part occupied b. to,
blackmiths engine, 40, in complete ruins Tho shocl
in Instant vhen there was no apparent cause
Tho boiler wss built wsh grsa. caro- OF the bss
G Nth steam s.ass 90 " 70
four feet long, ard fun Of aues. Its power ATTY
Asc SEQ persons were employed In this factory and
shous % WIRE At work In rns ssoon OF the buildiD
vhch n been shattered from the 10 hoor TO the
sS., Ss been but mere reeds All the vadown OF tn.
main buisdjA are broken out and the side walls are
CRACKED and .niDg.
bodiss In pcrn Of whom there faint respirator
whilsr othsse va stll in death.
THE DEAD.
Wa sav nre ,c. IDLY mangled bodies lying In the shop
stiff and dead AA another, Edward Lssghin bat
family brea.hug Some Of thess were oruissi and
dssgured thsh ON shoPmAtss could not reoogos'
them. Among the do sd, are
John AcKtown, o 'sr. o. pAsfiox harke.
Samuel Camp y Kchard Mountain
4. AIors, Allen. IL. lewis Flowers.
s john Oresd.n. ~. Robert Mountain.
Edward Caughlts IL Phinsas smith
Z. Mr. Purcsll
And two more who eouId rot be recognzsd Thesctwo
nave been taken from the ra 'ns'
FArALLY HURT.
I. Daniel Camp, brother OF 8 'muel wis deal.
q William Isen
B. Epsen Boyntou.
Mr. Walker, wethsrsAeld ID No.
II Is bsae,ss that there is no chance Tor any Q. these
70 live Indeed SOME OF thsm "a just breathing their
Last when We were o. lged to coma away
BADLY HURT.
i. Samuel B. Parsons
2. Mr.. Chairman, No. North stree l.
3. Edward Collins.
4. VIM Sknper
5. Mr.. Smith, Haks street.
.. Mr.. Hill joiner.
7. Geo Perkins, Charles street, ssaida 4.
s not yet ssesrtainsd whsthsr any these persons
fatally Injured
We are unable to gss oomplsts list Of the injured
tn afternoon At least nfy worhmsn are hurt more or
Less.
An sm was found, for which no bod, d yss dis.
covered.
One OF the killed. had his head torn from hs shoulders
Others sttened In their faces and 1gls that
they did not look like human beings
II painful to hear the means and shra ss Of the
poor women the wives and sisters OF the dad. The
amorg the dead and discovered BY article of cloth
Ing their near relatives.
'Oh what shall dol what can l do my husbandi
bisolsnsd and maDslsd body Bat hs win never speak
aaar, posr woman. Your husband o. athletic limb,
and an hour previously In tho bloom Of health, sleeps
forever with nearly SCORE Of his comrades who have
been s chen IN on while in the enjoy Of fun
health.
What AFFAIR." And who can estimate or appreciate
the keen suerrgs Of the poor stricken fArnes without
other dead bodies among the ruins
PS-We learn that the engineer WAS filing his boiler
with water when tbs acodsns occurred 1t 10 such
occasions that most accidents Of similar kind
Csution.-The walls OF the sstory shattered
and liable to fall at any moment Lst the crowd keep
clear or We may have another sad story to record.