The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1860-02-07
A Hat Factory Blown Up-Seveh
Persons Killed and Scvefai
Wounded.

At about half past O'Clock on Friday
morning, the new large three stsry ma ac-
tory of Messrs. Ames, Melton h Co., in San
ford street, Brooklyn. between Myrtle and
Park avenues, extending through 10 NOS
trand avenue, land which wac completed only
about two weeks since, was blown up with
tremendous report by the explosion ii one OF
the steam boilers, Seven men,were almost in
stantly killed, and number OF other per
sons were wounded.
The buildings extend from NOstrand ave-
nue., near Myrtle to Sanford street. The
main structure is two hundred feet long ana
twenty FIVE feet wide, with building ad-
joining on the east side thirty feet square
both buildings of brick, and three stories
high. The boiler was on the ground floor OF
the latter building.
The noise of the explosion was heard
mile distant, and such the force, that the
houses in the neighborhood shook to their
foundations. A portion of the boiler was
impeled distance Of $50 feet.
LIST OF THE KILLED.
l. Patrick McNally, an apprentices with
Mr.. Moss, in John street, n. >, who was at
the time putting up the gas pipes
2. MIR Eastman, an engineer from Hartford,
CT, who had been sent by Messrs. Woodruff
and Beach to superintend the putting up OF
the machinery.
8. Joseph N ;Cracken, aged thirty i've
wears, foreman of the room, formerly OF N.
York.
4. John Higbee-a young man wha went
to work on Friday morning for the first time.
5. J Werner, the foreman in the hat room,
formerly of New York.
6. Jehn Farrell, twenty three years old,
a native Of Ireland. Died at the City Hos
pital.
LIST OF THE INJURED.
l. John Gallagher, born in Ireland, scald-
ed, with a compound fracture OF the collar
bone, through which there is a puncture
reaching to the lungs. In doubtful condi-
ton. Lies at the City Hospital.
2. John Mulhelland, PROBABLY fatally seal
ded. At the Hospital.
3. Aaron VOrhis, carpenter, IN the en-
ploy of Thomas Baylis, residing No. Bond
street; right leg ampatated. De is in as
good condition as can be expected. Lies at
the Hospital.
4. James Worthington, native of Eng
land, a carpenter, residing in Green Land.
Bruised, but not dangerously injured. At
the Hospital.
5. Ann Clarity, 20 years old, fracture of
ankle, lives in Lafayette avenue, opposite
the Jail.
The following were. more or less injured,
and were either conveyed or walked to their
homes:
Mr.. Kenmore, badly bruised Lives in
Canton street.
Andrew Orf, corner OF Court and Atlantic
streets, slightly hurt.
Charles Schell, injured on the head and
face.
William McCluskey, boy, slightly injured.
Lives in NJ yrtle avenue, near SteubeH street.
Lyons, boy, Hudson, near Myrtle avenue.
Slightly injured.
E. B. Sturges, slight injured. Lives l04
Cumberland street.
Margaret and Bridget Foley sisters, slight
ly injured. Taken to their homes in 9Th ST.,
New York, in carriage.
Harriet Costigen, injured ia the back
Lives in the neighborhoed of the factory.
Daniel Coleman, slightly injured. Lives
in Kent avenue.
Austin Burritt, formerly OF Rexbury, Mas
sachusetts.
There are few others who have sustained
slight hurts, whose names were not ascer-
tanned.