The New York herald., 1862-03-30
PnlIApEIpmA, March 20, 1862.

or the accident remote part or The southern SUD-
urbs, and Immediately opposite the City or Moyamcnsng
prison. pyrotechnist named Jackson, who has made
three hairbreadth escapes narrowly escaped
with his life last sammer had established manufacto-
ry for army cartridges and had secured heavy govern
ment order, fulfil which he had employed upwards Of
seventy hands and worked vigorously, but il thought
carecssy.
The cartridge factory story frame structure,
located at the OF Tenth and Reed streets, and
about afty feet square. business Office stood In cor
ner and built OF brick This part OF the building
much injured by the explosion. The factory ad
Ioined sides lot, and TO the north and
east the dwellings close, and in some cases deusey
populated. The manifest improperly Of conduct
ing q business dangerous in the midst Of
numerous population svdepcsd in the
effect Of the accident upon tho surrounding property and
residents, many Of whom were stunned, bruised and
burned It is thought that ave barrels or kegs Of pow
stored the premises and grains Of that
busbe said 10 have been loosely around the
place The arrangements for extingushing fires were
few and inefficient and after the accident the flames burst
in the ruins and, it is believed, burned 70 death,
many Of the stunned and bleeding victims Of the explo
sion.
The accident chroniclcd by dull, booming sound,
followed after by tho ringing Of the city nro alarm
bells. The intelligence Of the Of the accident
transmitted by telegraph to the Mayor, who At
the sccne accompanied by the Chief Of Police
Fire Marshal Blackburn was promptly on the spot, and
the Coroner summoned jury and visited the place
dense crowd had meanwhile collected and the remen
still working at the blazing ruins. The
poignant and terrible IN the extreme, the ground being
Uttered squares around with patches OF flesh, bones
and brains picked up bit OF skull, with the hair
adhering to IT, than block Gan eighth Of me)
from the place, aud whole human head afterward
cosnzed as that Of John Mehaiey found in open
lot against the prison wall Limbs, teeth, fingers and
fragments Of scalp found upon the roofs OF neigh
boring boases and blood smclrcd upon a the ada
cent walls. encountered police officer bearing
barrol filed with entras bones and fesh and relics Of
the terrible remain in the hands of The residents
the shape Of smearsd and dripping fragments OF flesh
The entire stomach Of man was found 'upon,
the roef Of house IN Tenth street, and
noticed several females, their clothes all aame
ming hther and thithe, avoided by the crowd, shrskng
Some Of the workmen were no literally and thoroughly
blown apart that only the remotest fragments Of their
mens were demolished and OF the household fur
nure Frustrated The occupants OF OF the houses
literally taken p aud blown INTO the street, Pedos
trians like treated and OF the convics Of
the prison state hat they reelsd in their cells and fell to
| the floor.
| explosion failed to destroy accomplished by the
flames that almost Immediately broke out. The tenc
ments Tenth aud Reed streets were nado hospitals for
the time; and, one by one the dying and maugled
carried out the spectators shrekcd and grew sick
Indeed, the place acedanazcd, and blood upon
every brick and stone of the highway.
At the cate OF my writing the Coroner Is holding his
inquest and solution wi be obtained 10 the mystery
enfaIS the @ s S 70 ns Ts %
the record far as could be obtained up to ten
| O'Clock.
The following persons were either killed outright SO
shockingly burned and bruised that they will scarcely
| survive. They taken 10 the hospital
| Edward Jackson, dead.
| John Mshaifcy ,deld.
| Horace /. Sinnea, fatally burned.
Joseph Mirkie, fatally burned.
Washington Black, beyond recovery,
Lewis Brown, boy, dreadfully burned.
| Augustine Curtin, boy, badly burned.
| John Iogue, boy dreadfuly manglcd.
The following persons injured BY burns and bruises
| and u is probable that many OF thsm may die
Apn Lynch. Amanda Miller.
| Ellen Lynch ELIZA McAIeer.
Mary Haser Sallis forteecue.
| Rebecca limerick Kate McDcrmott.
Diana Norrtt Agnes we'rson.
Mary Stoan. IsabslIa ,. I.oney.
Eliza Delaney. Lizzie Craven.
Margaret McEwen
In addition those taken " the hospital quite
Der were conveyed TO their residences, after having
their injuries dressed at neighbcrng drug stores
dwelling houses In the vicinity all Of which thrown
open the reception Of the persons Among
this class the following
Emma Thomas, aged seventeen years.
Samuel Grifith, aged seventeen years.
Charles Griffith, aged sixteen years.
Miss ia kson, daughter Of tho proprietor.
Joseph Cartedge, burned while rsscuing young lady.
Miss Naughty.
Mary Tiliigan
ssmnsl Curtin and three sisters. They were ell very
barly burned.
Mary Ann Moore.
Ann,o NcCorncy; resides In the Twenty fourth ward;
cot employed IN tho ace.
Mary Brown.
Ellen Murray.
Cassie Mhitecar
Annie Walters burned about the face and head resides
at Tweuteih and Walnut streets.
A yoarg man ramed washington Lane was very badly
Injured about the hesd and eyes.
vrsni, Thcrp, badly burned; taken to her home, on
Seventh stpset, above Reed.
A young girl named Mshsney badly burned.
A woman was blown across Reed street against the
prison walls but escaped injury beyond fow bruises
Il s generally agreed that gross carelsssnsss the
cause Of tho accident but as the son OF Jackson was
killed by the explosion the citizens are disposed TO
sypathise with him street railway passes the deor
and the cars been unable to proceed for hours
ing 10 the sncumbrancos upon the track.
PmApEPmA, March 2o-p.M.
Tho fate Of many the victims OF the terrible disaster
this morning 10 sti unknown.
ou, Of s.vsn,y.eght persons employed in the building
only sixty sne have thus far boon accounted for nelud
lng four known 10 DO killed
One Of the men missing 10 supposed TO bsye been
blown 70 atoms.
or the forty or fty wounded 81 the hsspitss and q,
,hair resdences Il s feared that considerable number
win not recover.
The Iron-Clad steamer Naugatuck.
BAsrxoRs, March 20, 1907.
Tho steamer Naugasoch arrived here this morning
and 10 now lying Of Fort MeHsnry.
Arrival Of Parson Brownlow at Cinsin.