New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-03-31
TERRIBLE EXPLOSION AND LOSS OF
LIFE.
A GOVERNMENT CARTRIDGE FACTORY
BLOWN LIP.
Ernn Th, PANadeIliia BuIIlAn, Saty,eaN

From The PAladegsia Bulehn Saturday
Our readers who heard the ire bells ring between
and o'clock, this morning, mad no idea that Just
NJ that time "a terrible explosion had taken place IN
the southern part OF the city, and that number OF
men and women had BEEN killed As terribly and sud
deny as II they had been blown from the month Of
"A canton. The explosion took place at the corner
a. Tenth and Reed streets, and just above the juno
non oil the pa-ayunk road The Ire works and cart
rdge mandatory Of Prof. Samuel Jackson, wss
blown M in some as yet, uraccountaDe manner, the
edihce taking fire, aud IN snort tine leaving only
few ruins. The building WIS one-story frame, To-
Gated on lot about hundIed feet square. The
ejifce itself was about iiy feet square. portion
of IT, occupied as HI Office, was substantially built
of brick, and most Of the walls are sill standing
Prof. Jackson WAS engaged IN lilhng heavy order
for cartridges for the United States Government, and
he bad about 50 girls and about II uen working Tor
him.
The cause of the explosion 10 IA vet unexplained
Its effects were terrible. The edihce scattered
in ruins at least four five Of toe work peopl, were
killed Instantly and two or three Of them were blow Il
to minute fragments. The adjacent property also
suffered. Nearly every window pane Tor IA square
around was broken, fences were demolished, aud
frae ments OF human flesh were flung top OF high
roofs aud smeaIed over walls head, probably that
Of q man, Was blown nearly n square up town, land
ing in Ellsworth street. A policeman gathered ur
nearly barrel full Of arms, entgls, er, and other
pieces Of bodies lust after the explosion. One OF
two females We're blowninto Tenth street. with their
clothes vii in blaze. The police and citizens i'm
modiaey rendered all the aid possible ANA the ruins
were examined ut once. The degi and wounded
were carried Out and placed in various neighborne
dwellings, drug-r.ores, Nc., while sone Of the NJ
lured we've taken to the Pennsylvania Hospital.
Thus far the bodies Of Edward jackson. the soh
of the proprietor, and boy named john NeGadcy, ,
| have been recognized. The latter had his hedd
blown OF Young Jackson was slocAingly mu'iI.
ated. His head partially destroy ed. aud nlnesi
vii the flesh burned from tho bones. hsh"neF
resided On kgrp street, below smith.
THE WOUNDED.
The greater portion Of tho wolndsd were ooii.
yeyed TO the Pennsylvania Hospital. Inc eN'eh, Q.
the INJURIES of each has not been 40 et'aiir" wa,
the ply sicians Of opinion that tboe ie ho i'"
cases among them. IL.
In addition to those taken TO the iiospia', pui.o
number wore conveyed to thop reSiiences, ai.cr
having their injuries dressed " n.ignooIihs urus
stores, in dwelling -housesn inc .iclni,y al u
winch wero thrown open for Tie reception Oh 'no uh-
fortunate persons. l.,
The fate of many of the vstims oil Tic 'errio'e ois
sster this morning is still wknown.
Out of 70 persons employed 10 the p9idipg only oI
have thus far been accounted ior, inoiuunY iour
known TO DO killed.
One Of the men missing is supposed to have been
blown 10 atoms
OF .hs 40 or 50 wovnded at the hospitals and al
their rssdence, it is eared that considerable num-
Der will not recover