The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-10-31

Terrible zolsx Explosion and 11rs ~
Providence.
TTroo Ne Proviasnos Journal, Oot 90
"a maA d.asaro.e Are tAas has occurred snos me o.
stEucuoa q Howard 1ssk and Ne Museum, bU ysan
sSS ssS. H =: ss:ss Sv s.s y.n 10 y
shook As houses N Ne Rsghsoshood, ard = asAaos
sspcss. q Sossr N - sssSs sdis rubber WORK:
q Nashaniei inward 9uch w0 ths fesos q nie expl,
.ea nas Ne sssr vsshi,e .as ss., Tan: y, ssso
csstpg a ss elm tree inches in <iauesv and ereasng
away Vie side Of hause opposite, and net expendng
hundred fest along The rect and .here FELL part Of IL
red bot when Il ~ uck The ground
ere he sISaaior. rae sssss and coal ,Dd acsl4inr
steapa were throsn into AL paris OF the building, ana
e whole wss sIos instantly suyciopsa IN lame, r .es
all u al romans The counting room, which EspA'ae,
was nale Injured, exoep: ~ water ,
ing room they we're oil con seoed tSe older poruons
bui Of wood and tros stories high and tbs sidi
covering IN all eighteen or tFcnty thousand feet OF land
There were iwo husarcd persons employed In the
supposed that The stairs had sen separated from tee por
tons o, the buildings IN which the greater part Of the
people we're st work terrible panic ensaed, and ~As
with difficulty that the girls could be restrained from
thru wing Themselves oas Of the wtnows Some OF tben
jumped cvn UPON sned, and were renewed from tnst
Ing Foods In this way OF them sustained ,rs rg
JDies, and feS CT them hurt moro serously but
none OF them. II 10 nopec dangerously.
kr =. Hswes, the tupsrinsendent Of the Ihoe dspar
nent was badly scSlded and wounded. A. tie time OF
he explosion re vas in his room over the b1er raom
Bis first Iruviecge Of the disaster WAS his fndiuE hmie
SINKING Presently bis downward motion partially
rested He was blinded aud covered with loose brcxs
buybs ard the xornds on his face and ama Ga his at
real coniclou Le ne found himseh en- the lower story
Is s 1ScIs MI s nc 40
remained TIL the ast one hsd been r0oucd. He then
ven. scme, - eos F,,snd:sp street. whe'e D.. niss
jared internally, and thss he Win soon be oat bis
was almost miraculous
jh OimAtee, The engineer, vas blown out With The
boier. He was covered with brick and rubbish 10 The
depth 81 eishGen inches HIS leg WAS broken HE wrist
and face cut, his back badly acaded and 10 no.
certain n be s survive I'll tne.e iB aries, but Dr. Miller
Dane Hssins heel cusY for Shoes had one side Of his
face bsoiy iorr and WAS oaersise Bjl'et. His reco
very y eoub.iui
Elizabeth MILAN had rib broken and her spns hurl
Nary Fuzar wss slightly hnrt.
Harriet Kes had her knee hurt sni her ankle s2rAin
Jane N6win had aer thumb broken
Ann Kenny lad her fingers badly cat
Several of Of me girls wee iojarei OF jlmpns from
Os .her sonnsa coas and sns.n Oh
DE- Harfhorn FOLD the estab isbmen two years ago for
ssi eco The land vas valued ss 5000 the baildnss
and machinery were probably worh asout $4,000 There
lavge quantity Of msnufacsured and unuaSnufao
tared Stock en- hand, Of which 1t not possible t. get
estimate, Nc. Hayward at his rssidence 10 Colcaes-
ter IL Insured In New York, and Eerhaps partly in
CMrecscrt The Insurance stated 81 $780, bat tbs
The Eosa iss To rp DC ssI Il Ss
Eddy street, 81 time IRE, and OILY saved by
the greatest eIofts OF the 1remen Toe furnace Ia the
rear damaged to tee amount. BY the wAlls Of
The Rubber WORKS falling rpoa the roof The lo full
covered hy Insurance At the Commercial kutUa and Fire
nens Nrinal ctrceI in this city.
The housc which the boiler stru X o:c1yied By
Michael Drury and Michael Neg Inn s Che nppes st,y
ana By James Faulkner and Mrs. Cxherine NEE roy
basemenl Mrs. Fsulkner sitting IN . rocking caa,-
the wire With Der child In her CT.
ploon TEX p!a me boiler passed ihrouxh tae side Of
Err Fan kuer was ttrg Who besides being r5ugaly
un,esled, received lev bruises from the rpiniers
and pieces AZ wood Nr. Meg wrns mother and
.,le', WI, were In the room overhead, hSi jla
fnihsd breakfast, and we're preparipE for wasa.
ing, WHEN the tciier carhsd away the whole
from. sice CT the room demoisbing the closet, IL
sId chars leaving ne ,scve nc only whole arisc IN us
70 m l1Se cra,ks were made In tbs ,or, ami the
building was slightly moved from ia foundation. Tie
paaterrg ~ shaken down with suca foroe In Tue DIVER
story 90 70 create qrise braie Oh Elan Eseins face
We regret t. tay trs few persons cetsc.ed ssi
lSt ~ uoies OF oonng from there inf families
The building, tgeshsr with he ona sased INC
OF PAe AZ CroTd xrccs, Ere owned By JorAsaAn Pike
AID insured fer 500 ct the State Mutual ofnoe
TIE Ireet covered with the bricks and nterH al
The IRON The works 10 tue place whore the boiler fell
One little girl Knocked down Ia the steel by the fly
ing bricss Several persons toe boiler a asw up
The sfe and there were some narros escapes OF per
sons IAsaipg.
mere ltsfps 10 be no doubt among expss ,h tas sx
poscn ed BY tbs water getting out Of the boiler,
ar Admission or cold water upon the heated iron. me
appearance Of the roller made and OF the faA1re gvsS
urdoubttd evdenc: OF this. 1tcrs were Ave boile,s,
three Of them only In and II posso that too water
connection vi the exploded b,ier mpeced ~ sed
meri ne vktcnman who're duty II Was 10 bald the
hef ard 10 ssvo the water Of the rgh. height asserts
thai he bad rs'thrriy aitsaded 70 Lis dutg.
lie wonderful hai srch terrible scsldett should oc.
cur ri.h 10 lie hjlry 10 ptrions Tbs f'emen were
promptly en- duty ard the pumps OF The steam chill
dered ezecllert service Al day.