The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-12-23
For Shipping Intelligence, see 4th page
THE EXPLOSION AT sIMsBURY. COYY-

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SAFErY-FUsE FACTORY BLOWN UP-sEvEN LIVES
LOST.
The New Haven journal, Dec. 81, gives the par
tlculars OF the disaster at Simsbury Conn noticed
IN our kilograms of yesterday:
Shortly after o'clock, on Sunday morning the
Iatent Saiety-Fuse factory of Toy, Bickford & Co..
situated near the centre of Simsbury Gin the Hop
Meadow dlstrict,) about forty rods from the Con
gregauonal Church, and within stones throw of
the Canal Railroad, blew up with verv heavy re-
port, and was Immediately enveloped in flames and
the remnants were rapidly consumed. Six yOunr
women and one married lady at work in the
second story, and were either instantly killed bv
the explosion, or so wounded that they could not
escape being burned to death. We have but five
names of the killed: Kate Brissee, from New York
State; Mary Jane Bacon, Hannah Head Harriet
| Head, and Mrs. Chas. i. Lamson, of Smsbury.
Two other women and Joseph Toy, r., son of the
proprietor, We're badly burned.
The main building about so feet by o. and
two stories high. Other smaller buildings We're
near. The fuse is round braided cord. similar to
wmp-lash, and inclosing small quantity of pow
der so prepared as to burn slowly used in blasting
&c. About twenty hands are usually employed in
this factory.
| Mr.. Edwin Griswod was seriously injured, but
not so badly as Mr.. Toy His daughter, Martha J l..
| Griswold, was among the killed Nothing was
done IN that building but weaving the braid the
machine at the same time putting in the powder.
| 1t also contained the countng-room.
There must have Deen unusual amount OF
! powder in the factory, when the same business
accidents were not infrequent, but they never re.
| suited in loss of life.
All thepersons in the mill were killed or seriously
injured and 1t Is impossible to ascertain the cause
| OF the accident though it is supposed that some
! powder was ignited by the machinery The fol-
lowing is the full list of the killed and wounded.
The only bodies identified are those of Misses Kitch
! en- en- ana h. Head-the others being too badly burnt
! for recognition.
| Dedd.-Miss Orpha Jane Bacon aged 25: Cathe-
rlne Brazee, aged u; Elizabeth Head and Harriet
Head sisters, aged q and Is; Elizabeth E. Kitchen
and Christiana NJ Kitchen cousins, aged IA each;
Lamson, aged 33.
-Dongerous.-Mr Joseph r. Toy, Mr..
Edwin 2. Grswold and Miss Sarah Babcock.
! Slightly burned.-Miss Susan Babcock
THE AURORA OF THE THIRTEENrH.-This aurora.
| which is considered by some as the most brilliant
of all that have occurred here in manv wears saws
! the Boston Tr0ceiier also in her respects
quite remarkable. One observer informs us that
some of the streameTs from the northeast did not
rise to near the zenith, as was generally the case
| but passed nearly horizontally toward the north
west, when they disappeared Moreover the aur-
ora, which ended about sunrise, was succeeded by
pillar of light over the sun, too low to be gener
ally in this city, but of which, as it appeared
at the Observatory of Cambridge, we have received
the following account:
At sunrise bright column of light was seen YER
hcally over the sun, reaching to distance of five
or six degrees. Its edges were clearly defined md
nearly parallel, the breadth about equal to the di
ameter OF the sun. height was very intense and
OF golden or ROSY hue, without prismatic tnts.
Altogether, 1t strlkingly beautiful exhibition
| though it lasted but few minutes.
Meteorologists may perhaps connect it with the
aur0ra exhibitions which proceeded the morning
twilight, and with the storm which began the
| following day. The phenomenon has been wit
messed before, but it has rarely if ever been de
scribed in scientific works.
The Annapolis Republican of Yesterday contains
the following items:
OYSTER PRATEs.-Our energetic Sheriff Ireland
on Tuesday last, captured three schOoners dredging
for oysters off Hackett's Point. and three others
dredging off Thomas Point The fleet was brought
| to our city, and has been condemned to be sold
Five OF the vessels are from Philadelphia and one
| from Baltimore
tins city. The officers elected Captain, Will
liam A. Spencer; lst Lieutenant w. G. Tuck; 2nd
do, Andrew W. Chaney; Ensign, John Miller.
GOVERNOR HICKs.-We understand that Gov
Hicks is rapidly cOnvalescng, and will soon be able
to attend to his official duties
The body of person in Paducah, XIV, was en-
balmed there lately by comparatively new pro
cess. An incsion was made in the main artery OF
the arm, and fluid, the ingredients OF which are
kept secret, injected through the system by mean:
of an air pump. Though the body was consider.
ably decOmposed previous to the experiment. it lost
all unpleasant odOr and discoloratOn after the ope
ration. Although the process was discovered some
years ago, it has be seldom used. Bodies treated
in this manner may be preserved great number o
years without the least indication of decay.
Texer, the correspondent of the Paris Steele
during the late Italian war; decorated with the
Legion of Honor by the Emperor Napoleon, in tes.
timOny of his appreciation of the manner he per
formed his duties and has recently received anoth-
er decoration from Victor Emanuel. NJ. Acha-d
the correspondent of the Debats received fifty dol
lars letter and his expenses. The Press is appre-
ciated in Paris.
The Council of the Cherokee Nation, at their re
cent session, concluded to dispose of their "Neu
tral Land" Committee for that purpose wa,
appointed to proceed to Washington. At the same
Council a law prohibiting the residence of free
negroes in the Nation was passed, and vetoed by
the Chief.