The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-11-12
Terrible Explosion i'm Brownsville
Texas-Four Persona Killed.

The telegraph has noticed a terrible explosion q
powder at Brownsville, Texas, on the 22d nit. Tho
fire preceding the explosion, originated in the
store of Galyan & Co., on the leyee. about mid
night. The Flag says:
Very soon afterwards. notice given to those
approaching that powder was in the store, and an
explosion OF two or three kegs Il few minutes be.
fore the last conclusion, gave a good many warn.
ing.
IN the meantime Mr.. Woodh0use aud several CT
tizens succeeded in getting 200 kegs of powder into
the river from the warehouse Of Charles Stilman
Il Co. About the time this work was finished, Mr..
North, one of the firm of WoOdhouse 4 Co.. was
cndeavorng to save their papers, which he par
tiuly succeeded i'll doing, when the explosion tool,
place fatally wounding him. and seriously njuring
MIR. Miller During this time Mr.. MortZ, MIR. Ais
BACH and Mr.. Portilla, were in Morris Co.'S store
OF Elizabeth street, getting their papers and mo-
ney. This store being just opposite the powder,
the sudden conclusion completely demolished the
whole establishment, throwing the great body OF
the building into the Street-killng Mr.. j. Moritz
aud MIR. Allsbach, and wounding Mr.. Portilla very
badly.
Mr. J. Moritzs body was found in the morning
dreadtully mangled some of his limbs being burn
ed off. Mr. Allsbac6 has not been found. and is
pr ,bably somewhere in the ruins yet, if not blown
way. Mr.. Frank North expired about two hours
after he was wounded.
The fire originated from a candle burning near
some straw, in }. Galyan Il Co S store. There were
ninety-ive kegs Of powder in the back part of the
same building where the fire caught, which must
nave all communicated at the same time to have
caused such conclusion.
The explosion created confusion for several miles
AROUND and wondcrment in the minds of those
aroused from their slumbers by the loud report add
the quivering OF their dwellings. Many were
knocked from their beds-roofs. bricks. boards and
pieces of timber falling in on then--crash of win
dow shutters and panes, aud the tremendous force,
unrEiting locks and bursting bars of iron from
doors was truly alarming for the sumberer to COLI
template.
hut quiet was restored. and some of our
gallant citizens went to work manfully. They
worked faithfully, and their names will long be
membered for the voluntary services they render
ed. Buckets were furnished. and a line of men
formed from the river TO the fire.
Mr.. Kennedy ordered the steamboat Grampus to
be landed opposite the fire, and she played upon
the buildings with her pumps for 50 hours.
On last sunday morning the leg of man was
found. and afterwards his body, in the river.
He was a Mexican.
We learn that the convent, which is over a quar-
ter of u mile distant had its windows and doors
blown open A good many doors in Matamoros
were unbolted.
The entire loss of property is estimated at $780,,
600. Among the heaviest sufferers Chas. Still
man & Co., $4,000; s. A. Belden & Co., SIS 600; j.
6ialyan Co., 81 000 and j. NORTH & Co. S25 OOf,
large quantity of goods in store for Mexico were
destroyed.