Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-06-07

s.-,,Ss Ac.ipSNr.-ExrLesioN or DEyoNAriSG Pow
----v.s,ereav no.uirg A5out O'Clock, dreadful
.l,ot occurred at tlc ~ i'suCs oi NJ. Edward T.
>h "a CLAW street A ANS rect ScI 1ining the
nv Methodist Church. Finch Wss etg .ged in Z"
60. 5,,oaatng powder, ios percussion caps IA me real
.f,r Of the secoad door. a gro giri was render
- .,r,e assistance, and one oi is enildren-a h-us
e. .,s present, looking on. small LOT OF Posder,
el no uat prepared, oeiog damPsned-prooaoy oy
Il, .n.orp-ion Of moisture h0m toe atmosphere-Ar.
,,5 rtook 70 dry Il by spreading it GU newspaper,
.;,b ne placed before wood IRE kndled IN the CRATE
tbe pur1o-e he 10 doubt thought 1, vas sufficient
h. mod. froni the IRE 20 the danger OF explosion,
g., IN. d,creei O,hersis and while e unfortunate
man vas prcsecu lnS "a Woik the powder exploded
van jcTIE; ,h~eI
Wr. Fnch vas badly burnt and confused His face
-. .hocNngy cut and bis eyes iJjared that il u
.-d ne may lose the sight OF enc. If Goth, should
n. suryse bis right hand VAS badly lacerated, and
o- ,t.er bis exrcaton Srom the runs the doctors
,t.i The tLumb aud third f1ger. The negro sustained
.,.r, 10 ilres about the head, lie a d thigh, which
rs7ser her recovery doubtful The hltle g1l racu-
lotI, c.csrvd scf.o1s injury she sss caught uodsr
81 fr one cad OF shiCh eii CpOu 4 bed uear whic1 she
s .ttnti1g aud held her iast upon i. until sac vas
rs.l a. Mrs. fircA aud her children we're IN the
20 chamber and two OF Der children 10 the
r.-cr b.lOs-m8kirg nine persons in All who were 10
me h.uss az he tine Of tn exyOsiOu Mrs =. aud
these foar children escaped Wit7ous Jury though they
acre nearly overs he.n,d by the lslnrg tmb,5s sud
b icks.
Tss roper. Of The explosion WAS very loud being
be n n Tie OWer pare Of the ely. All the houses iu
tls ,i-iuy were rTed as If By an cart quake and
s.se fsc' I'm connection with the almost total destruc
sion o.. n Fuch's residence lead 20 the opinion that
larger On nti,y Of powder than that mentioned must
hsvs exploded A soon as the accident occurred, a
-mer OF citizens 70 the houe 20 render assistance
81. YIN \. n-sey was amoog The frs, 70 arrive, aud
er..rsd he house udug upon PLANK 70 ,hs front
c-lus,g window. several minutes Calsed before tae
sutste-s WeTe eXtrclted. Mr. Finch taken, ia a
aetsy rsn-,b condition, % the resi- euce OF Mr. Chss
HaJl-ton, The second house tie east, where hs re-
ceve5 t.e prompt surgical attention OF Drs. Toonas,
IsCr' Nu Anderson, aud probably Ot1crs. The
u.-.s s.l a-5 conveyed 70 her room, in tle de-
alei Ei.c1en OF Sir Fuchs premises and VAS attend
e. tg De. q. \. Auuess0n. I.s children were tstn 20
tie rcs.I.rcs Of MIS- Brook on Marshall street
Tho oul4Ig a small Two story bii,A yelling,
81 s1sC~euF, belonging 90 III. joseph hicIs"r. The
roof Ess r'ewu entirely oTtts nbers falling wards.
Tue wells If The room which the explosion CURED
ttro~U down, aud the rOlt and side walls much
zpung ;dl: !; vii be necessary TO take them dowu Toe
suIoas or tns Methodist Church nearest the house
Ser- shattered b7 the falling bricks
D--p syuya hy Is cxp sssed oy the community Tor &r.
Finch a.t his distressed family. de born AMI
raises heckenburg county but has resided io-
sr ,ctJe near ths city aud has litery oeel con-
JIclrc tle business " profession s chemists ag
on -sG corner Of Main aud lo.h streets BE is I'D
90 boz -.E-cUan o. scientific at,ailmsu;s all bi s.
covered a nethcd Of Clarifying coal Ol, which promised
O. return rim rich reward. HIS age ind rs.aud &,
a5oa; tliF-y-eight or forty YEAR.
Tss AsrIA CaEEz RoosrES-w- copied into yes'---
DAYS yge-, from tie Fredericksburg Herald tot
q. Ns, inadye -seotly credi,ed) account o. the
engagement bstsesn H'er Of prsue4l steamers n Jhc
20, mIc snd our battery Aqua Crres, one para
F-ai ,f shich s.,.el that c1iCkrn-c0Op dsoo h-
81 by OF the enemy. Shots sud cbtnrc,-er ,urn d
lnos w-o. mcpltsg upon tte ruins OF bis dcucj y
PEI Dis e.rgs aud cfowed as II be we're th5 original
Ae ..rcu. We Ow learn from another source ttat e
O~Hrf ~ this rooster offered $50 fer the ur o1s
L'rat, which he promptly declined gentleman, ~ithn
Eh1fs hcG.i { tai3 fact Wa stated declared hat a
RIO err -b0rias should De the Ea-oall emblem OF the
O'ui-tsrs'e stNs In this connection, We publish the
t,lorirS communication, presenting - svm tos od
abe. 90 oe worked out by the single rule OF t.s,e
The bate at Aql lreek cost the Yankee G)r,ra-
ye- from Sc 600 O. $4,000 Toe result eos ga, lea
ag - o.s--Se % our size i'klo@uJ ol' 81" cle-
b. l..t. ..-..i. bur,
... --. T.rlee, 5000 oku Virginia chicken,
t.- .r L.rcyv ai.as ill 70 cost t.,n, t' sl13ls
..J I'd pendent citizens CT the Sl'..h and 20
-ul Foo tlsu u serv,tpde 20 the North, Oh ABB OF
Poi wiser. answer t-s plain qu'-'in7 rj hou r-
s'rH.g to t1~ usuL mode Of Iansee "guss-rg W 'r ~
rys ,,t Sue rsssrd of red lOs Lieut. Gau-y re "a
81 ZOO, tr -ae pu.p Sc las we az tie South sutgo.I Id
.rt heed u their mast that has some sense "a l-
fnsy SD 81 fsHi- chicken, bet that did noe s--t.e
G., tr4. Fsce Tor Der better half at rici him
sd. lo,. "opr outer walls and sounded forth hs ci.r
frt-,- @: fsacs 90 zoe hireiEEs NO hv dared TO
i.,..c IS native sol, and tre "usu-pr' MI t1! Il
i,F ---e 'et Of he same sort.