Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1859-09-30
TorriQit Nfms.
-orR DAYS LATER FRoM EUROPE.

EXPLOSION ON THE GREAT EASTERN.
The steamship Balboc. for Halifax, took
out brief announcement that an explosion Of
some sort had occurred on board the Great
Eastern. The following are the details
1t appears that on the afternoon Of the 9th,
when off Hastings, feed -pipe casing in the
forward funnel, which had been introduced on
the ground of economy in heat, and TO keep
the heat of the tunnels from the cabins, oX
plodod with terrific force, blowing the funnel
into the air, and tearing TO pieces the grand
saloon and the lower deck cabins through
which the tunnels passed, and otherwise do
ing great damage to the internal fittings.
Great CONSERVATION prevailed on board, and
prompt efforts were made TO get at the unfor
tunate men in the engineering department,
who were either buried in the rubbish or
Frustrated by the steam. Three firemcn were
found in a dying state, and soon expired,
while eight others were more or less injured,
two Of whom subsequently died. One fire.
man was lost overheard, having either fallen
into the water or jumped into it to escape
scalding
The injured men were generally progress
ing favorably, although two or three of them
were in very prccarious condition.
The numerous guests on board had only
Gnnol ,asso5 anJ Nv ,rh;"h ,So, hn5 hoou
dining few n,inptcs bcforo hc cvnlosion
toll nioco Rnt Gov t,is tho c,,se,,,oncos
would have been most serious
Tho explosion is stated to have probably
boor oro IF ,lo r,,,s, ,,rr;Gc ,tirb =, yassoI
hoe oror srryivod and which no,o in tho
,,orld copld have ,y;.hs,ood sovo str,c,pro
of sncb marvellous stre,gtb os the Great East
crn She NOT onlv rcsistod IL hcr frorno ans.
taining no injury whatever bnt il r,ade so
6ttlc 3ifcrcnco 10 tho movement or tho vos-
sd that ,Lo cn,,i,os wore ,,o,or ,,,o s,,,,,od
I'M sho roachod po.,lond
II sta,od ,ha, ,,,oa, oi,ioo,;oos rod hoo,
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