The New York herald., 1862-04-01
The Dreadful Explosion i'm PhiIadelphtn.
OUR PHILADELPHIA CORRESPONDENTS.

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OUR PHILADELPHIA CORRESPONDENTS.
PmIADEiPmA March 81, 1862
Names Of the Dead-Eaent Of the INJURY 10 Property
Four Additional Explosions.
The funerals Of some OF tho victims Of the Jackson
cartridge factory explosion being held to-day. Jack
sons son and two men, named benjamin f. Whitaker
and Richard j. Heuson have been buried and Yarhail
Bailey, aged sixty years. H. L. sinnckson aged twenty
two years. John Morney aged twenty three years,
have since diod.
The list Of burned and MANNED foots up TO eightyhve
Of whom probably fifteen will die. and others Will be
manned, dishgured and invalid for lifo.
Some of those who are injured suffer the most
excrucating agonies, in the of Annie Lynch,
interesting and handsome girl who has lost both eyes
Many Of the victims have been pierced with BULLETS the
charges OF the cartridges and not few were manned
and knocked down with pieces Of bricks and scantlng
The following il a complete list of the wounded
Washington Black, Ammo Hatton,
Augustn Curtin Rich Houston,
John LOgue, Samuel GriiIhs,
Lewis Brown, Charles Grilths,
Joseph Mirkle, Mary GrifIths,
II. l.. Sinnckson, Miss Jackson .
James Curtin, Miss NJ. Jackson,
Henry II. Knowles Ann NJ. Corney,
John Mooney. Mary A. Moore,
J. McClenan. Jas. Carledge,
Annie waltors, Ecn Murray,
Miss Naughty, Eliza Lancy,
Washington Lane Amanda Miller,
Cassie whitecar. Eliza McAleer.
Virginia Thorp, Margaret McEwcn,
Miss Mchatfey. Mary Sloane,
John Ycagcr, Ann McKerscy,
Sarah Teaser. Catharine Strawby.
Amelia Ruggles, Margaret Mcgary,
Mary Ann Ginigan, Mary O'Eonnell,
Lizzie Newman, Lizzie Craven.
Sac Iaryalore, Rebecca limerick,
| Mary Germon, Mary Hagcrty,
| Jeunie GermOn, Eliza Lynch,
| Jennie Mer Isabella +. Llney,
| Edwin Shaw, Frances Mullen,
| Emma Palmer, Kate McDcrm0tt
| Emma Thompson, Diana Norritt,
j In Il. Bruml0y, Agnes WinsOu,
Mary NJ. Clay, Margaret Brown,
Ella Curtin, Rose Mcgary,
Sac Fortcscue, Annie Sinnckson,
| Anuio Lynch, Alfred Knowles,
Mary Tlligan.
Jury of scientific men has becn summoned and when
the matter is thoroughly examined and reported upon
the careessncss will be laid upon the responsible
sons II is certain that the magazine attached the
consisted merely Of an eXcavnn in the earth,
covered with boards. Grains OF powder constantly
strcwn over the pace, and hot was ordna lily
| maintained in the main work The itself
crowded and with the hot air. the heat evolved by the
tion Of machinery ETC., the establishment was of all
tho world the least fitted for the dangerous
| to which it had been adapted.
The at the hospital where many of the sufferers
are undergoing treatment, narrowing In the OK
| treme. The wounds of the victims treated with
soothing lotions, but their cries very pitiful,
and many OF them beg to do that they may be relieved
| from their intense suffering
Within the last thrtysix hours nve explosions have
occurred In the city cap machine at the Bridesburg
Arsenal exploded severely injurng two men, and fuse
| case burst ut tho same place.
To-day q kerosene coal oil factory exploded and
| two fatally injured, involving loss to the
premises of s.. .000 and miner explosion occurred in
| Race street.
! BY the jackson explosion much damage was done to
property. Ten houses Tenth street materially
injured and twenty seven dwellings and stores Pas
sayunk road