The true Democrat., 1854-07-12
From the Cincinnati Enquirer, June e7th, 1854 A Helish 0utrage---Attempted Wholesale Destruction


 Last night at about 10 o'clock, the inhabi- tants n the vincnity of the Marine Hospital cor ner of Western-row and Longworth- street, were alarmed by loud explosion, and shortly af- terwards an alarm of fire was raised as proceed ing from the Hospital. Upon entering the room ot the Steward, MT. J. II. Allison. where the noise of the explosion was first heard. a sight met the view of the spectators which beg gars description. The furniture of the room. and the bedroom adjoining, was scattered in thousand fragments, the walls of the apartment rlddled as if with battery of iron slugs. and the manged and mutlated bodies of Mr. AL llson and his wife lay one in the front and the other ill the back room. The lady had her arms literally torn from her body, her skull dreadiully mangled, the flesh being torn in ridges from her face and breast
 hen we left, Dr.. Langdon was in the act of amputatlng what was left of her arms- Notwithstanding, however, the horrible suffer- lngs she must have experienced she appeared to be perfectly sensible, and frequently made motions, understood by those in attendance, for water Mr. Allison's entrails were protrud- ing from the abdomen, perfectly manged his lace burnt III dreadful manner and altogeth- CT his appearance was shocking to behold. He was attended to by Drs. Barker and Judkins. and while they were endeavoring to admins ter to hlm, the man in piteous accents eX- claimed: "Why is this? have never done wrong to a human being?'
 Most probably before our readers glance at the account of this catastrophe both will be dead, and It will be mercy if 1t be so, for their suHerlngs while in existence must be terrible.
 few minutes before the explosion took place, some one rung the bell of the establish ment, and upon the door being opened, box was handed 10 Mir. John Baker brother of the principal, who handed it to the Stewardess. Mrs. Allison, who took it to her room and then the explosion occurred.
 The fatal box contained bom-shell or tor. pedo, and was doubtless meant to destroy the whole premises and its occupants. From frae- ments found, we judge the inferenal machine must have been of about six inches in diame- ter. The hend who planned this diaboical act has at present escaped, but the full cry of an enraged community Is on his track
 Wednesday, Muming June 18th. THE INTERNAL MACHINE-DEATH OF THE vIC-
 TIMs-FURTHER PARTICULARS.
 No event that has transpired for wears has created so great sensation as the horrid traye- oy or Monday night. Throughout the whole Of yesterday, crowds of persons were on the spot, examining, with curious eyes, the marks of destruction caused by the dabolical machine About an hour and half after the catastronhe Mir. Allison breathed his last; his suAerino nart' ner fingered through the highland until 20 minutes to o'clock yesterday afternoon, when she, too, happily, expired-we say happily. for none but the unfortunnte victim herself could realize the agony which she poor mutilated relic of mortality, must have endured. We beheld her after the last vital spark had fled, and while gazing upon her half charred body, we could scarcely imagine any modeof punish ment sufficiently severe for the atrocious he'll mound who concocted, and carried into execu- ton the horrid idea. Mrs. Allison was, we understand, of remarkably proposessing ap- Pearance, she was about 23 years of age but who, in the blackened mass extended upon the couch, could realize the idea that, but a few short hours previous, it breathed with life and happiness, one of the fairest of natures works?
 Not a vestage of the face was left. The flesh had been entirely torn away, and it presented black and undscipherable void The hair which had evidently been of dark and iuxuriant growth was singed and matted. As far down as the waist the right side of the bo-