New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-04-03
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From the Baltimore Sun of the 27th ut we extract
the following particulars Of the terrible disaster which
occurred In that city at IL O'Clock on the previous
day Says the Sun:
It appears that about that time I'll o'clockJ loud
noise not unlike the booming sound OF cannon, was
heard with heavy vibrating effects, in the vicinity Of
President and Stiles streets which soon drew to that
locality thousands of persons. The nature of the
sound was soon apparent Il discovered that the
steam boiler of the distIlery OF Messrs John Hgbee
Co.. located the north corner Of the above
Streets had exploded and done considerable damage
to the building. is
The effects Of the explosion upon the building was
very destructive. The wall upon Stiles street was
blown into atoms, and that Of the west end of the
structure tumbled upon the adjoining property. At
the same time q most powerful northwest wiud was
prevailing which blew the flames very near the large
iumber.yard of Messrs. Griss & Gate and threaten.
ed sure destruction to it. Large burning Goals and
cinders also fell upon that and other property located
to the southeast of it, oil which, however, were
speedily put out by the well directed streams Of the
engines.
It appears that at the time the affair occurred there
were about dozen persons in or near the building.
OF these the following persons employed therein
all in the first story of the houseCharles Bates,
day engineer John Eckert, Albert Williams, two
Germans, named Theodore and Frederick !; and a
colored man who employed as drayman. OF
these, Williams was standing near the Stiles street
door. Perceiving at once by the falling wall thati
one Of the doors opening upon President street, and
was quickly followed by all the rest. Fortunately
they all escaped without sustaining mnch injury The
hand of the engineer was slightly injured.
A colored driver for Messrs. ManghIin & Johnson,
named john Williams, was struck acroes the forehead
with piece Of timber, and severely hurt. He MAS,
however coon carried off IL appears that he was en-
gagged in loading wagon with lumber at hhe time
he received the injury. German named Charles
Kagle, who had been driving q wagon on East Fals
avenue was struck the head and his skull 80 f1c
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wounds were dressed by DR.. Clendinen, after which
he was taken to his residence, No. 200 North Gay
street. Kage was in conversation at the time with
Mr. James Davidson an old citizen who resides near,
when brick fell upon his head. He has q wife and
eight children. ~ T. 49,.
4 colored drayman named James Hutchings, who
was standing the south side Of the building was
knocked down, so that he could not escape, and
noble effort was made to rescue him by policemen
Carries and Barton, but the flames were so intense
that he was left and few minutes after portion Of
the wall fell on him and he was burned to death.
colored woman named Sarah Williams was quite
severely bruised on the head and arms by several
bricks, which were thrown BY the explosion into her
yard. She is attended by DR.. pamman. Williams
was conveyed to her house on Strawberry alley, by
policemen W. II. Evans and John W. Davis
Two men were set on fire by stepping into the
burning fluid which ran down the gutter. They
jumped into the falls. They were not much injured.
| We could not learn their names.
Two men who were caught under the wall. on
Stiles street, were discovered just previous TO the
flames breaking f0rtn rom the W1ndoWs near theIn,
and Mrs. Samuel Dukehart, Woodward Ahrahams,
John Jacobs, G. c. Burbee and Thomas Creamer en-
deavored to draw them out, but were compelled to
abandon their purpose by reason Of the ferceness Of
the flames.
A mans hand could be seen protruding from the
rubbish but it was impossible to get to him to render
anysassistance, such was the intense heat.
It is now rendered certain that three persons were
burned to death by this terrible disaster Gall coored
and four five others badly injured. One of the lat
ter is Leddy Burns both feet were very badly
scalde1. .--.-,.,s..s .-s--
Some idea of the force of the explosion may be in
ferred from the fact that the smoke stack thrown
into Jones' Falls, whilst heavy piece of the boiler
fell west of that stream, distance of about four
hundred feet at5..t Is lg9al
J The scene around the building was terrific, tht
flames bursting forth with ereeness and immensit,
of volume which rendered critical near approach
by the firemen and citizens Along Stiles street il
the neighborhood of the dstillery the burning alec
hol mingled in flaming streams with the running wa
ter in the cutters, creating wall of fire over whic
\ if was dangerous for pedestrians to PASS.