The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-10-15

HAVANA Oct s. 1855.
eodfw Ey7Ionou and los Of LfeSoene n To RAIN
Losse( ~, and Iyop>yfy-Adon Of % Cartain Gene.
raj, ~ Sgg, a. Troops and SiSt,s Of Chariiy-7t,
c1ryctn of nc Siqrr Hdtds in nc Cay-Hsaht
Good. d.
You have probably received despatch from New Or
teams o, our dreadful calamity in the explosion Il a
yrc beoDg NJ the naval department, ncd with powder,
shells grenade. rockets and all classes Of ammuni
ton suitable or vessels q war active service aud the
dreadful loss of lie and destruction q property tcrr-
from al hal past four O'Clock T. d. q TIE 18th a sep
tcuibcr.
sEe;chlng the locality. would say was The smallest
house and nearly front u the Naval Arsenal q Con
sruc,on on the opposite shore and At the rs point after
leaving the slope o. For, Atarcs south the base
Tine nearly ~ W and s r. with the new sugar ware
house. and wharvcs which far IN the progress o.
oousirutau-sx finished and ready Tor the crop and
grcu q which would have been ready. nsary ny
che 1t 81 january Under their ruins many workmeu
xefc burficd. some bod,c are yet 30 be recovered.
Tie los u lie a. known by the bodies recovered. Is
"a wounded. IN the military hosptal--Quuto De- Roy
and 81 private residence. l2s Three Chinese aborers
wcrc blown upon The eac Il Atares and their remains
discovered the following morning. Thirteen soldiers q
ihc euaru al the magazine ana many abofcrs found
are supposed h. have been thrown m wster TIE
whole number Of persons IN the vicinity a. etnployts
A. Is Known 20 be 500 some few have oseaast with
elrbt inury but a long ia remains ula. C1ltte iur
M, q works were seriously injured Hr tAfe months
win be- cnnv11led 10 tber rcIar ami instruct Uu bcofs
thc city and suburbs Can nesh BE- perfectly leeb w
rrtars % one gRssniotcr We bave light i1r private
rcs dtntrs Partial AMI faint, tuc oh iof ne CITY
rrufpt III the exploited magazine There w.fc 100 0)l
POUNDS ar powder aud much persuasive material cou-
uected with shells a.. and the cause b not Known.
speculation theories that by driving res for the whatte
30 near the magazine. some q TIE plesaees&r aa =
rockes-may have been arred and thrown against TIE
hard Aeor u Tie vault with such force ~ " cause iGt
hon aud exposl0n II The whole, when very IfupapH
General Coucha tie nrst officer whoarrived upon The
ground after the rophe and took personal direction
~ She WORK necessary fJ the reci " The wounded and
recovery y Vie hocs, beng 500 followed ~ dctlch
oi troops from the various quarters q the cty
The living did thor duty the dead diving aud wounded
and more devoted Than tie Chief ls san the
political Governor ~ The city, chief ~ Police and all
other ofccls who Coui roach the ground TITO same
cyenirp twenty eight b0tcs recovered anI eighty
sx wounded seat 20 te hosr and nft under treat
tnoUt Of the nufses-tl0se gentle lUk4 u crJh e. lea
ven tht unwcarie3 III los8 wofks-ihg Ssttrs oi Cha
rfy.
Mnch small damage wos cone everywhere through tho
city bot hvos lost. wh#h iflm the yst qaaatty q
smells thrown ont With tuscs 0u vi. most pfovilen
sal. aud wahal-wth The sad story q the Austria our
Ltarts--wa have great t41se Cor gratitude
Consul General Helm hae not arrived ~ bis post
DOR health M hay snd city. has improved Na.sels
entering port decline making contracts VITA the hos
pass lest arrivals 40 s.cS,
Tho parties who i0a1ed the Nancy have boon lined IN
twce 90 value y sandry packages which bal pot been
pf0prrf ciDafod ou The Custom House amounting 70
st-lG - Nothing further vet published
Tile Amer M captain W the American bark htdce
which landed uuc hundred negroes near Cirielas, q ID
COR city. 0f HIN sall have more q cay ID my ucxt
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