New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-03-04
TIE HARTFORD EXPLOSION.
Names Of the Killed and Wounded.
DESC TON OF THE SCENE
CORONER'S INQUEST.

Immediately upon hearing of the dreadful catastrophe
which occurred at Hartford, Thursday afternoon, we
sent reporters The place 70 gather for Saturdays TRIBUNE
complete particulars of the affair. They returned last
night bringing the following details, which taken
down ct the scene OF the disaster.
The buildings in which the explosion took place are
situated on Potter st. and known as the Grove Works
occupied by Mesrs Fss and Gray railroad ear manuiac
turers The whole Of the buildings or less in
iured from the conclusion THE propretors have carried
on business in this establishment for five years and no
accident Of moment has occurred before.
THE EXPLOSION AND EFFECTS.
Ate o'clock on Thursday afternoon, while some 300 men
were employed in and about the building the steam boiler
EXPLODED with sound Ike the roar of artillery. lmmed-
ay the inmaies OF the building who not dangerously
Injured might be seen bursting out through the doors in
dense and terrified crowd while those in the upper sores
made openings through the gas,es wndo" 'ashes and
droyyed upon the ground beneath.
THE FIRST DAY
HARTFORD, Conn Thursday Evening March , 1854
Tie ezposon shattered The whole OF the buildings and
hurled some thirty or persons in the runs Inc
b.ck. ncrarr pieces Of machinery, beams OF wood ana
human beings were blown up to twice the mshl oitne
chimney or go feet and feH in shower upon the TOOLS
conn etey crushing them, and Srcng .e . bead
outw ard They aso fe into the stiee' upon tpe ue
Of the people by which some persons 'D''
injury. - ,e,ur,ad
to the OF their suffering comrades whose a AA9
eroans were painfully load and frequent.
ON re6nteripg the building. it found that the new
boiler which had been put in abont one month 3et2e ana
been in ectual and constant Tor three weeks he1 ex
ploded; and the fragments into which II "s blown resen
bic sreds of rotten cloth, rather than well tired ana on
neled boiler iron. The old boiler, which had not been
fred up since the has been in use was crushed
and bruised of shape and its top completely beaten in
by the explosion ,,. ,o,,., -,o,,
completely Demolished md out oftwnty ma employed n
DIE & , Of n. eiit car shop wss blown in
b.clmL, shop rleis dsnoished Tne back o. tae an
tudpz fronting on blown down. and t1e wndOw
IN III. font blown walls left eood
b oh o sss com ere bs4y DANCED Tue Of
he Ss. b., beer oSsny ] Sf widowed mothers asS :, a-
cole ndence tho dead fathers ind nus
''P. ken So 70 vol and tolsd Justify e1a,. 'b %
m eIo sa, WON the bad o hi pot
The called ot and headed y 's niG .d n soy
Isc, fallen completely the soAsa AID tns ~oik o
t on Slow erouTb By four O'Clock whole rescued
the Deed TIE paint mop 9s ,nr D stn Bis
werh ana promptly in ahdsnee end sit al si'
and Sc, en otheIs aied shortly afterwards
rHE SCARCE TIE VICTIMS.
vhe,e rea s.sre you'd be inPosols IAsy s9.ssd
ulay 20 and 10 While -e Ssh ses ~, "a $3.50
ioSy ,s Sr St ont the they manifested know /;
to..y hat IN many they reOsnle ther
bseksrsd and dorted and pun siea were e
,cded touching thea the sag peeled o. IN ne oaso
ana 81 their and found them 10 as sf'
81 dsa,s TIE ehsi sr 81 the woEsn lived the usd..s
rsshkorheod eoss.qgea as I'.s ~ 70 the SPOT sny
Of especially ladies' e@srted themselves u '"A' e
xild srief Of the beEss'ed
HEART BENDING INCIDENT ,v
OF the sf,etirs reden ,,ieIens tie sn9,.i q ne
, We ed essss Of ,isDIs Dsehins haaOee.On
INTO ss y1e sna ME NIX t.s sapg bs .s tu-y but
h ~s 20 Js!sd ia.t ne e t , a rd "a o. sfe
me b ne wife and i;'ie one" some OF a.. oS
49, rcty eoresus saG seemed ste each f,a; pO- and
sh .is,i s:ss.' S a. ,n5 sh IL. expression. Tsy
h home and bic mother ~ sen ,or he 'eTfs e 10 -
tbr az hour sucusdsd By hs weeping hY scarcely ai s
sr departed tie sane rsohsr Wa sen i1s ~
hone IRE Poor staggered under this new blow aee
feared Lsr i,.on z rsr.S inca o,i, 'ais - A d
sser We misa, relate Oh s .e r.. i1's nd
THE FATALLY INJURED -, a.
Jous McCrSE .rsnesr; hesa A. blown or ArAeo1ae
osstL : c,xr espeuf-r be brother s.xgEL r. caA1
Of tn saes'i's hsg Essh n; ~; . s and
t.kr ofee but h- BIS ~fe zane ae w-i &c
ana died she nPlons him 10 'e aef 0n7 oot
q t,nsEv Cs.sE k,etsuith
DlsTL NEwELL blacksmith was sled ns4a'iy ae na' lei
VI" is ssa bAeI.ts w.s killed sntlJ Has is vie
''G y Sts s.AelnA helper killed instantly. Leaves
FeSFt+ YorSTs b.sssuth hOs alive 70 as wife
- So i'v AID died shortly 4fselEs4d
Rrcg AZ noUSTfs biseksh brother % TIE acosei
., 90 f:ke hse. -s sLop III 5oE ad va 1-alJ
s',d r.s aiso lie and tsnilg- - -
laws gIcWIEs s.eiii-..E Isa Insanity Has @ wife and
Eulv
rstxT.s >,4rTB. Has len q " S-tr-a 80,
vx1sv BoYyroS las le-i wife .ne i--Nif'
vtr.FL "a hslpcr
1.Tp WALTZ carried his family acc a'ea
p.rsfcg IEsAY Leaves We -. one chte
P,rFfcK BCaEE married ilfhsl. isi1ce esslI - -
m. uers sixteen hzr-An beins1 hsrs pn-s -. -
80 oeferirv tie lie crashed and shsfisee on q -
oct rososnas warning But these are h'' 49, " ~ '
jured sEe .
" rHE lSIUKED ,.-..
49,. IN. saror-s have s-s.aaed OF - nIaiy
xi,h n.u, chen yhc iip~ pc 20
~ spt1ssr .ld N ns.Iy =. Of whom arc wives tHas 20