The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-08-11
THE DISASTER AT oo>vANUs,
Three Persons Killed and Fsfteen Wounded =
Correct List OF the Dead and Inyured, 81. :, Sc,

disaster al ScNanus, Alhough net
a, FIRST reported, hal sl been ATTENDED with loss Of s
aud ser ere injuries areen persons II now az
rear, tha. three icstesd Of Ave persons Killed
Is fearst thai Tohr ycCIheon onc o. the wcrace1 VII
die, and tso Or tnsee others are n critical oondca
The accident oecurrsd reported IN the HsasID of
tertay, the Of Ta!ri svenle and Thirteenth
street Gowaaus sbori hall pest four oclocs, on sasC
tay afternoc1 n tie cafe mandatory Of G. wltds~
& CO. Il caused by tae explosion q toier Ia the
| b. ud.rg ABOUT one haf cf which was demolished.
tn, ,buidry Of brcx four stores and hsf In hegs
and vas used mandatory or iron safes. Ta dnC
sons 100 By 20 feet The basemelt was occuriSa
az the ngae and forge roomsone ut each end OF sh.
| building The ground floor used the flung sun
painting partaens ara The door above IN the constrvc
| ton of tn , works manufactured The third foo-
used a. the doo- aSd lock apartment and cabinet roor
which ese, ced over the dry and s.at beneai
vhcL were a-so under cove. q the man tciaing Ths
TIE walls tile rst story we're e inches N thickness
OF tie secor, noor l6 inches and Ard story II rcha
Tae raaa extra pos Was aSol. the centre o. the bulldog
on sh5 Tleen, h.treet .;ae VI Ia srway sx fee: wide
ekts3aing 70 The tol q tie building There I Es also
nnlostng ~ ma, nal The chca the Grst roo,
ana erted q, the northeast Of Thecrth s.rees
AM Irt ,venue Between 10 and Sc hanos employ
ed coasstng rne q ana boys The build rg was erect
ed ear.e n nortse Tgee Th engines and poerH hsv.
ben il uss abost nor.hs They were built bg Messrs
Hartsor 4 Co. Of New York, ind placed n positor
BY bat h.ro There were t~o boilers swentve'gt fes
gne -a3 o. tSertg her e powor Ths ho1ers wa,e ea
At the tine 4 he espo uon shortly before, there
e'grs aso a g9ds roesa q & stSs Ss @ E &c ,l
R y prof. ao 81 tSS's, Ss sssSs 70 hGys " s tax.
bs ahor seoe .Se @ wVI son ls e went the s
\ on for tie purpose q socurins sone material H.
@ ssAS Sas hT h e WS' be c co an found w sSoS
/ ne third, show ng tn: the &c "l sufucency - tbs
Wilder vho was in tLs or a the tine, describes rs
dull, without any sbaTp report The ehec wa 70 raise
the frat ana second floors I'd % bulge out the
ed ea 's tSroug hs Sa Sb was twenty Sg ntes n
thickness The force the VISION had the eject a.
eava.ng the hoors for inc aes and being kesvir
burttened with The stock and kinery an 'ns'>utaEs
ous reyuso on brought down the whole, aud huret All
iDe ct the tins destroyed Tfs rsge copdIed t.
the imnedste vcaiy ot the engine Ioofl and bsseue
-a6out twenty feet {. the trta. and te stable being
ne pols, e the erpIos.ca attracted large number o.
hoe with posse o. ner, togeth- With Engine CompAIP
Nc. II afIer upon the ground decc3ex
fore demolirhlng the wall Meanwhile az alarm Of he
lad been ccnaln,eAted q the Thrd district staaoG
eoray slss ara the police tie work OF demefaon wss
conrnencet ar1 tae damaged wal Was ton down,
rying With tie roo and third aoor. The spectacle l-r
pi esertcd tseY It ttls iurctvs horrible. Tue
dysg aid wounded lay crushed beneath the mas. .
dsulc4y htarc bu. n TO 'aesion ", CD prevailed
inneds,e role' oo-d bs extended Those on the urps
cuss'or aopsd the uosi convenient means q escape
some b. ia4det which ortuna'fy bad been LEFT ae aE
several o. thcn susaflns ip'ur'es thereby. One boy
named Richard Moore. leapec oul OF the s,orv
window s1d resi- q the ground corpara.vey unhur
TIE stairway navrg beer Destroyed ~ tbs explosion,
al ca-s d escape ~ tna. wa wa readeged imros
D h. tun, thee bal a.ryoI a Las scs.s sr ds4,.sc
i, Ia %s 3 q '.a:. = = es
with the chimney Fss,g eSer.oa wAs tea made VI
those pfesel. 20 q Gvt The serers ucnbel o. wEa
| bad 5cea p-cyoiss removed.
coateced NiiA he mos .DdsD.tAbis geA AID ensrgs
grtI 81 o'coca SIai.. m0gnl< when the foiov.as
re-ae found Z nave tecl kied ard .uiuFed-
KILLED.
Obadiah Walns, IT, aged y. a. aprrsates ress4.s
% 81 3eGteeath street, between Forth srd klh aveEasa
was .aken out d tee basement shorty after the expo-
SOP, dead pe wor,ed o. the secOad aoor, aed v1.
ne q Tue catastrophe Hs head vss crushed =, aar
l be Wa dreslulig nalg.s- sad saalded
John Heeaey aged 20 .ears fcresnal q the filing de-
par ne1,, roe a.sg Te-ts street. ns.r Ihii aysa-,
| cclcsS' dc.t re vas fond undernca,a one q ~.
beans, With rree.,ed setz: aroahl-s tos. aeiea,r
men IN the estaDsh uelt hssic- lad charge z. E.og
| iplortsat braooh 0. the us9ess.
o.age boara,A i ThTi s7sari, asl: LsL:l s!see. ID
hniy, ooas stag q We and seySa sInll resds
ips soms 5arrCis Of paasc PaFs tom h. wagon &c &c
aga. Poor lmmclatelg above The botg, Eo was tocl9
Ss G,s' i so.s sr r. f sr Sa % y5s & & e. h% ~ - VIZ.
| died away. az Lis dead boiy vas ezarmed abou. IL
| jo3pg nc c3a8dsaee ard esteem Of h1 employer
| THr rsJuRko.
9oaa hSS aas.a gr aeer, re dax : .4'a sTsass
scslcsd Lis hsli cgt aid hC snes ssyere ate nal
ures ~ tie hhAei o. stoar. lie was tskeE tc ssrs
s'dsace, a1i attended 81 Ix Bae 20 w y ar e. a
eanserou1 nature aad searet a. oaano .Sns sisvys
vifan CoaireG, sAs,s l,oa ssrag;sae-, saa a. sg.s
| inlGe ! severely bsascd sooa: TIC lea4 aId ssadee
q steam. lie VI, ,asca 4 'ae boz L. His ooac.too
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