Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-08-12
EVENING STAR
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

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STATE OF TIE THzRxoxsrsa.-Ths tho,
momster, In our counting room, at ~ o,cIo.k
to-day, stood at SO degrees above zero
The ACCIDENT, EXPLOSION. Frpp won
sEy, FIREkEs, &c, AT THE Navy YapnWin
the Washington News and aossip', ves,.-d. n
il was mentioned that great piece of oa..;sS,
was to be done at the Navy Yard in ths 81, .I
noon, being q cylinder for the U a Stssna.h;,
Fulton, the largest ever attempted Mt the !.
works A large number of ladies and oen, .
men, the Gommandant Of the NAVY Ya,n
captain lsu9lalng, ana other officers, being
TWofurnaces were used to prenar, tb. r...,
and the superintendent (Mr. William Risnd,
OF the iron foundry-vhich Is separs,a e.,
that Of the brass foundry-was himself and
his twenty or thirty hands engaged In the i'm.
meDse work. At about ten minutes mast ~.
O'Clock, the mould. which was within fov
pounds Of being full, suddenly burst. driy;n.
Cd the hands and company present, and set.
iirs ire to the rsfiers Orders. and buildinr
The explosion was fearful bat isi is gratifying
Inc alarm given brought on the ground the
bringing ont the spouting engine belonoino -
the copper rolling mill, worked by Domin;c
Sherry, Mr.. Mentally actively uperintendino.
the main engine being under the diIection IF
MI 0nlgley, and both performing good ser
wee. Operated by steam, this little enein ne
threw continuous stream upon the FIRE
Inc Anacosha was quickly at the. rescue,
AID did good execution. Our fremep from
tne CITY brought their apparatus to the SPOT
promptly; the Columbia, Perseverance, Frank.
I'M. Northern Liberties, &c, saving some
$4,000 worth of property to the Government
In pres CRYING the valuable models, &c, of th.
finishing department, to which thew directed
particular attention
Messrs. John c. Tucker, Thomas Goss. Mr.
Hunt, the officers and marines in the Yard
aud those Of the Fulton, did efficient service
COMBS Grinnell, engineer of the foundry.
stood 70 his post, turning the exhaust or bIue
COCKS OF the engine, &C., in the midst of the
danger, from which he would not remove, even
st the call of the Commodore. John Simmons
did also good service.
Mr. James Tucker, head of the blacksmith.
Ing establishment, and all superintendents of
tne otner departments, with their stalwart
men, took active parts IN the saving labor. The
IRE, however, resulted in the loss to the Gov.
eminent OF some five or six thousand dollars
The cause OF the explosion is ascribed to the
raising OF the tide in the pit, which, dampeu.
ing the mould or sand, rebelled against the
liquid IRON poured upon it, and thus created
all the difficulty.
tally destroyed, and the other materially in.
jured, and the building to-day presents an
awful scene Of ruin, though the raflers, grid
ers, and walls still stand. =. :
Inc Workmen, however, are already engaged
cleaning away the rubbish. and no doubt
"Uncle Sam will soon have all in order agsin.
All the superintendents and men did their duty
manfully. -
Among the injured we have ascertaiped tbat
james McCathran was severely cut in the
head, James Gardner slightly, and John w
Minnicks scalded in the leg; others being
also injured by the flying states
Among the fremen there we're several hurt
Mr. VIM. RinggoId, captain Of the Persever-
ance hose, was. badly hurt by the falling of
the slate roof. His wounds and those of the
injured, were promptly and skillfully dressed
by the surgeon Of the Yard
At the Naval store under the charge of F.
McNerhany, refreshments were literally fur
nished to the fremen and Navy Yard work.
men.
The members of the Anscostia were on duty
at the ruins air last night
II is gratifying to conclude our report with
stating the fact that no one was seriously in
Jured BY the startling accident.
As ANCIENT NEWSPAPER We have re.
seived from Mr.. James Stoddart a venerable
work, being a bound copy of the Universal
GaZette, the Numbers commencing November
H. 1877. and ending January 81, 1902. It
was published ut Philadelphia, by Samuel
Harrison Smith, the first number containing q
card from Joseph Gales, announcing that he
had transferred the property Of the ssIndepen.
dent GaIetteer, to be incorporated with this
ma UaAktr L. ~
which was to make it generally interesting and
Useful, was stated at length. With this view
aHngular rule is announced, showing that an
important feature Of q newspaper then was
tha very reverse Of what it is now 1t ia az
follows: As tits designed for extensive cir.
culstion, local advertisements shall altog ether
be excluded, and those of general nature
shall never occupy more than a column" II
contains the proceedings of Congress for the
ave years which the volume comprises, together
With many matters of interest in regard 10 the
early history of our Government The French
Council OF Five Hundred the Directory. and
the exciting affairs of Paris in 1897: the ad.
dress OF the Legislature of New jersey to John
Adams; his reply; Blount's "a Ssnator) i'm.
parchment for plotting to wrest Louisiana and
Florida from France and Spain; messages of
Presidents Adams and Jefferson the removal
Of the seat Of the General Government from
Philadelphia to Washington. re &c, fill its
pages. The Universal Gazette Is nearly al
large as the Star. and must have been an inn.
port mt paper in iss time. The time taken TO
obtain Intelligence is remark BILE feature, be.
Ing nearly three days from New York to Phil
adelphia, and about forty days from W heelipg
and other Western and Southern places. Tho
interesting. and valuable gift of Mr. Stoddart
u highly appreciated by lis recipients, and
hsy accordingly return their thanks for it.
DEATH OF WASHISGTOyIAyI In ILLINOIS,
We recently noticed the death in Chicago,
Illinois, Of the very Rev. P j. MeLaushIin
and now learn from his brother, H. c. Nc.
Laushlin,. Esq Of the State Department, that
ne has received letters stating that the Rev.
efend gentleman died of cholera 1t was con-
racsed while attending the sick and dying en-
grants as they arrived at the wharves of Chi
cago, and thus the "good PASTOR became a
martyr to his humanity and zeal He had
Deen LOT some seven years pastor Of ST. Pat
ncks church In that city, and was also Vicar
Gsnerai OF Illinois and theologian to the Bish-
Gp. Many in Washington well remember him
- the President of F street Seminary, then
conducted by himself and the brothsr above
named, and Is now in charge Of the Rev Mr..
Barber OF Georgetown College. The old
scholars or thai institution hear of his demise
with sincere sorrow, for he was much believe
BY them, as indeed he was by all who knew
pin: Ihs deceased was ia the forty fifth year
OF his age, and has thus been called avsy in
midst of his usefulness, showing indeed that
the ways of Providence are mysteriousn Az
well known and respected clergyman and
Washingtonian; he stood high in the regards
Of our citizens, and his memory is dearly
treasured by them. The Georgetown Adro-
cate thus speaks Of the deceased, from an au