The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1861-10-26
FrIshinI nsi,rr Err.s,in..

On Saturday evening ohs Of tso bo',s IN
the mnebine shop o. l.. p. korns & Co.. Ia
Philadelphia, exploded Instantly killing Pat
0'Neil, the engineer, fatally iujuring 1'ho7iss
HILBERT, and slightly burning Jo1n Psrksr, hre.
man. The engineer bad just shpt CT tia s,ssm
frm the engine and vas rsking out the Ere I'M
der he bOfser when the explosion too place.
The esd u the boiler nearest the river was
sent entirely out, like the hGi IF = cbild's
drum, the concs'non driving the boiler thirty
feet long. ard heavy in p'oPnr bon e utirely,
through the west end Of tie bsier shCp, and
through both ends Of the brNss fDun1ry
Tie t',cs wotk was hurled skywsI in lEree
Trasses rairiIg down upon tbs neAl hrcr ing
roofs, AM f.iir, ~. iirancee from tno slot
wbefe hrv sfu-. 80 sorid stagge- crs'uhky
even vo,v ~ q" este hem PederrJ1 AZ
ltng dat,rss Ard lol.rsn on The river ~.
held the d'..'i dug 't0ssr nj piled every
nerve 10 rVo.r IL
The engineer. ON.i wa 'ourd Vt some dis
tabce from the h''rr lOuse. ns n>ck AMI
10th limbs were brus,u, % l,ayy I'D Uf iron
,Ay upon his bres-', a. ~ e lis ned had
been blown away. Fun hi -, no slrtin..
bad bo,n stripped, a, ihpr..h "a fou t. win
atniie. His assistant, 1hon e.. uibUstt, was
i"lt u1y lUtt. Oae leg was broken. he was
h''ul lily sailed alive Nv srp-rie.tad seam,
ard in'trnsl iriui's te. d, uiaikcd him at he
cute as bsy Nrl hI
liza" ihe accident occurred t. few minut4,
sooner hundr,d' soul probably have p,,i,.-d.
a military sw,pA ~.
An astounding Jeremy Ditller operation VS.
brought TO light last week in Cincinnati which
Tor its cool imp ftint nee end au5acity eclp.es
all rtoe, trin-ac'io-s 4 the Mid Ab1u.t-u
eek since a dashnr l,okiny indiyidu. ,-,-
tween 10 Hnc ~ yeas I'D. u tie uniform " .
Cpl'nd - csNAl'y teuisr''d his rama ~ tha
Splbcer Fluse, in CIn'iED,ti - e l. Cf4o-ps
". washington, L. ; A.. 'ud sd he -a-
relative 1t the Vreit W. .h.n .,t"n. and On hrs
vsy 10 Louisville with I'll ptcnsi Tor &, An
del son. lie s.ourd. bow ,.f in no hurry to
r-' -. liehrins hist - c erIS r.iu ~ IN. ~
rvnod 'tlufble 20 trait Of bis I'd struuishoi
relstiv"' he c,i,d ~ zee IT., and from tho yr,ti-
fed oWutr oOtain,d 'OIe lint Glars ln'roiuc
tiors len prJmiuent citizens
Ilo soon made the sc1ua ntince e col. T.y-
lor, ofth ID Ohio Cavalrv, who invt.i hin TO
camp Dick COrwiue where ie uI1 loniz.d
an onl st tho officers, TO whom hc n~~i.vi'.
liable sword, worth, be said siGU. and /. ring
which he represented was an heir loom in the
Washington family for 36l years. lie offered
" procure Col Taylor a sword in Washn tton
for S52, and received ihe COMM ,sion aud tho
cash. Before leaving the " only surviving re-
lative' was requested by the oil ,ers 20 reiu in
few weeks ard drill tho regimen, and he
finally ell the camp moun'ed on Cnl. TsylJr's
superb ho-sc, snt, strangely enou h. leavi1g
the valuabls sword behind, promis n; TO return
will ono lady irierds.
When gene. the sword was scoyerc ~ Ia
worth only Sl0, but Cl. TsS Tor wa, It'll in.
crdulou Iespsc'ing the tue character of hi,
friend who returned in due time w'h hts fai.
friends, who ultimately proved to DO wom,n Of
the town.
Thence "C,l,nsl Washington" proceeded to
Louisville, sIu breskiasled the mprting Of his
arrival With Gen Anderson, who iutroduoei
hm TO Gen. sherman, ant other celebrities.
lie succeeded in obtaining from Cen. Sherman
a letter recommending him a. a suitable person
to raise a cavalry regiment, and found patriot
ic citizen who was willing TO sdvat co tho neoes-
cary fumes. lie returned TO Cincinnati on
THURSDAY last o,tensby on military matters,
but, on his srrival, was arrested bv Col Tay-
lur, charged with obtaining money on false pre-
terceS.
At the bearing in the Police Cour', the next
day, the Justice decided that the "only surviv-
ing relative WIS a swindler, but deferred son
t,nce for few dais 20 a. to enable him N pr
duce his con mission rs Colonel Of Cavalry, US.
A If he could.