Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1856-12-18
EXPLOSION OLE 4 SHIP


Redzlll, in the harbor of Cardiff, Wales,
loading with coal, exploded on the 18th OF
October, from The ignition of car6ureted
hydrogen gas contained in her nold. The
accident is thus described:
"a coal trimmer, named Clode, going
on board to commence his work, found the
hatches down, although the crew had on
Saturday night been desired 10 leave them
open; he made three attempts 10 strike d
light with match without success. He
then called for d candle. which was brought
by one of The crew, when The gas took fire
and terrific explosion ensued. 1t being
quite dark at the time, the sheet of dame
was seen ascending 10 j great height, while
the blazing fragments Of wreck shot through
the air like rockets; the adjacent dock and
the rigging of the iil-iated vessel took fire;
but as il was the hour when the railway
and dock laborers were assembling for
work, the flames were speedily extinguish-
cd, and measures were taken for the relief
Of the wounded. Il was found that one
of The crew had been killed on the spot.
The mate OF due British ship Pandora.
lying at No. 5 dock, was killed while
standing on lhe deck by a beam falling on
his head; the first mate of The Russian
bark had been blown into the water OF the
dock, whence he was rescued by the crew
OF a vessel lying near: the second mate
had been blown through the side OF the
round-house on his bed; he was taken to
the Iniirmary, where il was found that he
had sustained a fracture of the pelvis.-
The remainder Of The crew were suffering
from the effects Of burns and fractures
Eleven Of the sufferers were conveyed to
the lnfirmary, where they were promptly
attended, not only by the house surgeon,
but by nearly the whole of the medical
men in town, who volunteered their assls-
tance.
"One Of the unfortunate men died soon
after, making the third death from this sad
occurrence. Six of the others are labor
ing under fractures as well as burns, and
one IS in such 4 state that death is hourly
expected. The coal trimmer, Clode,
though in the hold, escaped with some Sc
we're burns, and was removed 10 his own
home. Some idea Of the force of the ex-
plosion may be formed from the fact that
one Of the anchors, weighing about 80 cwt.
was blown over the lorestay, from D 10 Is
feet high; 1t then !ell into barge along
side, which it sank. The coal tip was
blown nearly to pieces, and the railway
was covered with pieces of wreck; the
mainlopmast was blown away, and in fact
the vessel was blown to pieces, not a yes
tlge of her deck remains. Her stern IS
sides are comnletelv shattered She was
quite new vessel. and this was her first
vovaga She has sf,,,r, an a6ont - feet
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"4'T'' "0 "'ioo"' u Se'e'd, MUSES.
ID the buie DOCK road were broken and
the report Of the explosion was heard at
places fully three and four miles from the
town. as well as at sea-
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H0ndeyfW Gy0r;h af Eo,rg.-Gover-
ror Cr;nos of low, i, b;s ann,,.I ,,,as
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l%c'oU"' ".a'ldD'e revenue % Io'o0o,
ieIe'.Su un,L,iS t,IG ~, car |3oo'"oo' pau
ou' @+f',ooO. inc PoPuIa'loh OF me
State IN 1886 amounted to only 1881;
mp to June 1854, it increased 10 326,0i4,
and in June last numbered 5O3.625 souls.
AT the present moment il probably reaches
6O0 coo The assessahIa nronor,,- j.,
~ o,,.,a :. 1871 ..U1,oI +. 20 ,c,
.l!a H'a'e III Io'i was nalueu leu a. H-o'4ot'-
ooo' III 1898 al @lOo'69o,3 ,39o' ana III
1886 at Sl64, Alb. This Is truly a
wonderful growth, and shows TO what
greatness and wesItb ,bis vounr State i
y J