The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-10-14


Expassion or Whasksy san In wllliams-
barV.
ONE MAX KILLED AND fw0 wouEDED-tl,0 900
wORrH or PROPERTY NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
OF THx AC JfDKNT,
A melancholy ACCIDENT happened yesterday after.
in the dislsry estah ssmsnt Of Ms.srs. Firmau
4 Co Of Williamsburg This estanHshmsut, with il
numerous buildings. ne IL situated near tee Grand
sueet ferry and covers the whole space Of ground
tween FIST and Second strsets, and between North
Fourth snd North Fifth streets Rumor ct 6rst greatly
msgndsd the evil results Of accident but st the
loss OF he and property that has actually taken place
Ia su efficiently dsplorssls.
About one O'Clock NJ, before the meu had returned
from dim people the vicinity alarmed BY the
noiee Of explosion On rum ing TO tho spot whence
the sou proceeded IL discovered that the stia
round tower composed Of brick about twenty feet iu
dsme'er and some thirty feet hgh-was in ruins Our
reporter reached the scene Of the dsss shortly after
1t occurred, and g the ed the following particulars:
II seems that the whistey il customary In largo
establishments OF this description was here distilled by
steam pipe conducted the steam from the boiler
the stin, tte bulldog dessroyed) and the steam had
only been let twenty minutes oefore the asci
cept took pace II this st that BURST caused no
DOUBT, by the sudden influx Of steam Whether there
any DE- feet 10 tho still itself, remains yet
ter OF oubt but 1t is very probable that tnee was.
The loss Of property estimated BY kr. Polly Of
the members Of the hfm, ut 81 600
But tho most iamentabe part Of the sccffent 10 the
death Of one man. and the Precarious condition In
building At the time wi,laI Rec engineer John Bey-
lin, a. emsn, ana John Parker.
VIM eel who residsd At No 70 North sixth street,
Williamsburg, was killed on the spot-htsrsly crushed
70 death b, the falling in Of the bricks beams re
Was young man snoat thirty years Of age and dies
gTt tied much he lived respected BY all who knew
him He leaves wife and enc child TO lament his
happy death.
John Bey Io, fireman, was carried to his house In
Qa.}n Ia AfnIu hVts aAf
and scAdei. His head and stomach shattered, and
his fsrds VIC so manssd that they scarcely could be
oi.ctrDed His recovery, We fear Is extremely doubt
The Injuries sustained by John Parker the re manning
suhefer seie not 70 serious. Ae was badly scsid.d
explosion e wss however, ase to ~alg after the
ecen, AMI with proper treatment stands good chance
OF recovery. Bis escape WAS truly mfrscuods
ANOTHER ACCOUNT OF THE ACCIDENT.
fear ere O'Clock yesterday afternoon, just previous
to the return Of the worsmsn from dinner still IN the
large whisksy dstlery between Mort Fourth and North
Fifth az First and Second streets, Williamsburg known
Pcly's cistiery, exploded with q loud report par
tisy destroying the building, tearing down the stills
and fatally and otherwise injnripg the IN tho
vicinity.
The report OF the explosion was great to attract
general attention To the premises and the fe alarm
bells being rung ths hTemen turned out for duty II
Ascerrsncd that danger from Ace to De
sppiehsDded but the bremen had far nober fed for
the exercise Of their pow then that Of saving
property. The engineer who had bsen at
tenciDr to his engine, somewhere beneath
the sti l. buried in the ruins. The gallant fellows
set bravey to work. end with the assistance Tho work
and citizens who crowded t. the spot earad
away tucent rubbish to able them ascertain his
position. His hand first uncovered next his
am then fhsy tIid to fDd on If 10 yer alive.
sound sponaed to their words aud only de .th
like silence .erei the piercing cries Of his hssrt-
stricken wfe Still they thought be might yet alive,
though IL sensible, and the removal OF the rubbish pro-
ceeoed with AL speed at erg he taksn out from
the runs sfer hours unremittiog toll, bu kfs
extinct The remains were placed in fin and con-
vey t. hts lte bone in North sixth street. The head
f.sruly bruised and sngsd and the body severe
iy scslsd The name of deceased William zeal He
leaves wife and cbiia.
Jot BOY Ian the smsn, % lily injured about the
besd and his body horribly scadeo he was taken
to HE residence, corner Of North eecond and Sixt
stleets This man has wife aad several children.
HIS juries beyond the sku Of ths ply stefan, and
his ceath Is a, uriy antici pated.
ADother oil the workmpn, named John Parker, whose
duty 1t Is to ,epd To the STILL thou n badly injured,
will recover be IL severely scaded the left leg ard
his shoulder badly hurt by blow from piece Of the
ing timbers lie conveyed to his residence, cor.
Of Ihiro and North sixth streets.
Had this taSen place few minutes later,
much larger number OF persons weald have been in
VOWED in ruin No has been assigned for tine
acc d'ns.
Corcns- Hanford VIII hold On inquest upon the body
OF aecease ed thi. morning.
Tho damage 10 ths premises Is estimated ct about
81 ,0Oo, vi On which there 10 no insurance.