The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1862-04-05
Government Cartridge Mandatory
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Our readers who heard the fire bells ring be-
tween and o'clock, this morning, had no idea
that just at that time 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 suddenly as il they had
been blown from the mouth Of cannon. The
explosion took place at the corner of Tenth and
Reed streets, and just above the junction of the
Pasayunk road. The fireworks and cartridge
mandatory of Professor Samuel Jackson, was
blown up, in some as yet, unaccountable man
ner. the ediice taking fire and in a short time
leaving only few ruins. The building was a
one story frame, located on lot about one hun.
dred feet square. A portion of it, occupied as
an office, was substantially built Of brick, and
most of the walls are still standing
Prof jackson was engaged in filling heavy
order for cartridges for the Uuited States Gov
eminent, and had about 90 girls and about "a
men working forhim,
The cause of the explosion is as yet unex.
planned Its effects were terrible. The edifice
was scattered in ruins; at least four or five of
the work people were killed instantly, and two
or three of them were blown to minute frag.
ments The adjacent property also suffered
Nearly every window pane for a square around
were broken, fences were demolished, and frac-
ments of human flesh were flung on top Of high
roofs and smeared over walls. A head, proba
bly, that Of man, was blown nearly square IN
town, landing in Ellsworth street. A police
man picked up nearly barrel full of arms, en-
trails legs and other pieces of bodies, Just after
the explosion. One or two females were blown
into Tenth Street, with their clothes all in a
blaze. The police and citizens Immediately rem
dered all the aid possible, and the ruins were ex
amined at once. The dead and wounded were
carried out and placed in various neishboring
dwellings, drug stores, &c, while some of the in
jured were taken to the Pennsylvania hospital.
Thus far the bodies of Edwsrd jackson, the
son of the proprietor, and boy named John
Mehaiiy, have been recognized. The latter had
his head blown off, Young jackson Was shock
ingly mutilated. His head was partly destroyed
and almost all the flesh burned from the bones.
Mehaffy resided on carp street, below Ninth
THE WOUNDED.
The greater portion Of the wounded were con.
yeyed to the Pennsylvania Hospital The cx-
tent Of the injuries Of each has not been ascer-
tanned, but the physicians are of the opinion
that there are no fatal cases among them.
In addition to those taken TO the hoepital
quite number were conveyed to their own res.
licences, after having their injuries dressed at
neighboring drug.stores or in dwelling houses
in the vicinity, oil Of which were thrown open
for the reception Of the unfortunate persons.
The fate Of many Of the victims Of the terri.
BILE disaster this morning Is still unknown.
Out Of 70 persons employed in the building,
only 81 have thus far been accounted for, inclu.
ding four known to be killed.
One Of the mon missing ID supposed to have
been blown to atoms. s-5
! OF the 40 or so wounded al the hospitals and
at their residence, It Is feared that considera