Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-06-16
From the Goldsboro' State J Journal.
FrnRka NaER In rn.

We are indebted to gentleman who has laid US un
der mauy similar obligations, for copy OF Mills joys
Yankee Newbern Times, OF the 28h ult., in which
fed the first instament of the particulars OF the torpe
do explosion at Bachelors Greek, first announced by
the State Journal several days ago. The Times heads
| the article on the subject thus:
| FEARFUL. EXPLOSION AND GREAT LOSS OF LIFE.
And gives the following pal ticulars:
On Thursday afternoon the train WIS unloading at
Bachelors Creek fearful explosion attended win
rgh.u loss of f took place from The careless hand
| ling Of powder. A quantity o; ammunition b4Ing
passed out without proper care exploited, and resulted
10 one Of the shocking dsas rtcJrd. TIE
air was instantly filled with the and maDgled
mains Of human bodies. large number were IN walt
lug hoping to hear news on the arrival o the train.
some ct the poor victims were blown lnto ragments
and for distance of hundreds yards human gore aud
remains everywhere Vlslbl-. Inc gallant 1920
n Y, stationed al ibis point, suffered severely. A.
P. NJ, thursday evening, the humber of kll!ei
tanned was 40, woupd5o II.
Wounded Mi John Honstain, 1924 N. Y Lieut. ="
D jones' Com: ss5g killed.
cAsUALTlEs IN ls2D NEW YORK.
Company A-None
Comp ny B-Bsyan Carney, killed Patrick GOrman,
o:rsd Jacket sdwaad Jashsrt, mIespg, suppuaed
hav blown to atoms; Cor John Farrell, wound d,
naEd leg.
1ompany seret sanfordy Private James Byrus killed
Company D-P iyate Aug Bache, 3mouance driver,
| killed Michael trown, woanded
Compan E-J asnrelcne. Henry Peterman, John ack,
Thorn GoDnos, arthur Ac saiuara. Inarles Mnmpton
killed. Frank To~le, Wm Brown, woundsd.
company F-Henry hcFariand, music al; tephsn P,ne'
wagon master, James hagee, Kic WestburD, killed
Murphy, severely wounded John to1n and a1lne
company Civilian Meadows, Patrick Nolan killed
hartIn s Cotter, wounded.
Uompany H-Aichael Briscoe, Peter Gibbn, James
anil Hors ito Nelson, william Furey, drummer klled
Thomas Fl zsimmons, FraEcis mcGovern, wounded.
Company l.. mas .ulligan, killed
COMPANY K-Nahan kolg n, Isaac lie Wis, David NC
COnue, JOhu Leonard, hO.ptal COOK, sounded
Private TbDets, OF la2d, detoied signal corps,
wounded.
l68TH YORK VOLUNTEERS.
eerst Wan Ennever, aud P.iVate Jos Beals seVereL
Be Ester, buger in apt. Vests Co., 18th NJ y caVA
Oh ley smith and Tobey coored servants were blown
As fast as we obtain further particulars OF this Sad
disaster we will make them public.
We acknowledge cur Indebtedness TO Gen. Palmer
for bis courtesy in furnishing us lis Vi Inc
as far as heard from, and to Mr. Gilmore or the lee
graph, for assisting in copying the list at late
hour.
We copy the following items OF general concern also
from the Times. The people from below will recognize
certain we'll known parties in the following:
MEDICAL D1REcroRs OFFICE
New Berne, n. O., May "a, 1864
Editor "North Ca otiua Ismes':-l baVe me honor
to acknowledge the ecipt of the iolo"ng sums toI
the ben fiji of destitute refugees from asnDg'on ano
Plymouth
G B & W. Dibbe, 800
Aaron Gage, D
D. W.aAND, Surg. U. 8. V.
Holden cannot have forgotten bis old friend Isaiah