Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-07-13
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY.


Fatal Explosion. boiler connected with
&. CO., at Florence, on Northampton. exploded
| about O'Clock, Monday morning, killing the
engineer, Frank Spear, and severely scaldine
A1r. wells, SO that it is feared he will not re-
cover, and lnJuring, although not dangerously,
MI. hose, foreman Of the pattern shop. and
another man. Mr.. Spear is German, and
leaves a wife and several children. Mr..
wells was alive at last accounts, but suffering
internally, from inhaling steam, and his phv.
slclans had not much of his recovery. The
Springfield Republican says the explosion
was caused by the water getting low in the
poller. The explosion occurred before the
hands, OF whom about thirty were employed
had generally commenced work. or the loss of
life must have been very great.
A son of Mr.. Shaw, of Florence North.
ampton,) one day last week lighted a fire
cracker but as it failed to explode, he suppos
eu the hre had gone out and put it in his
pocket with other crackers, to which the fire
communicated, causing general explosion.
which burned him severely.
FRANKLIN COUNTY
The Tunnel meeting in Greenfield. last
wednesday, voted-146 to Sin the name of
the town, to subscribe $4,000 to the Troy and
Greenfield stock, contingent on the constitu
ton OF the road as provided by the Legisla-
ture OF 1859. The payment is to be in four
equal instruments corresponding to the pay
ments OF the State and to be made in town
scrip, bearing interest at per cent. and re.
deemable In thirty years from the date of is
sue.
The thunder storm which caused so much
damage In Western Massachusetts, a week
since ragged with great severity in Greenfield
Montague, Ashtield, and auckland, where
many valuable trees were destroyed, and Gull
yertS washed away. In Gill the Methods
church was struck by lightning and considert
ably damaged.
The warwick reservoir that broke away
last week, damaged William Stones brush
mill, dam and stock to the amount of $1,000
besides carrying away several other dams,
turning around buildings, washing away cul.
verts, and covering the grass along the stream
with sand and gravel
Judge Aiken Of the late common please
court has resumed the practice of law at
Greenfield.
ESSEX COUNTY.
The Traveller states that George Stevens.
about thirty years of age, was drowned in
Plug Pond, Haverhill, Monday afternoon.
while bathing Very little was known of Mr.
Stevens, who had lived in Haverhill but a
few months. Letters were found in his trunk
indicating that he had abandoned his family
VII dSSOuht vi uOuleSllC troubles.
Mr.. Nicholas Hoyt of West Amesbury, an
insane man, much advanced in years, commit
TED suicide few days since, by hanging.
PLYMOUTH COUNTY.
The bingham Journal says that when the
the workmen on Minot's Ledge closed their
work last fall, they left fish six inches long,
III the well room, which was partially filed
with water. This spring, when the opera
tons were renewed the fish was foupd alive
and active as ever but totally blind from his
long confinement in a dark place lie was
found to be a foot long, having grown six
inches during his incarceration within the
walls Of his prison house. What supported
the fish during his confnempdt is Il mystery
CoNNECTICTr.
turtle has been picvd up in Westville
bearing several dates, and the names of u
number of persons longsince dead. The ear
liest date is 1910, andhle earliest name that of
Joel Osborn. Ney names and the date
1859 will be carvegupon the creatures shell.
and it will tho be allowed to depart in
peace"
A boy was 1leased in New Haven. n few
days since, " Il charge of stealing money, the
conditions Eing that his mother should tnhe
him to Dhttird 10 Gue (clever people. thosc
Quinneyacs) but on Saturday he was found
in NewHayen stealing again The last time
he WAS sent tolail.
Three childlfn, named McGrath, petcd with
stones and cluls an aged neiphbOr of theirs
one Francis Qnihan. They were ordered ~
pay costs, andsentenced to Jail for five DAYS
Judgment way suspended upon the younger
two, but the 0ilest, fourteen years of avc hos
gone up.
Michael Kehy, a blacksmith, in Norwich,