Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-08-18

negroes of the quartermasters den,r,
ment, nearly one hundred in numhes
and the only theory advanced as 10 ~
cause of the calamity is that n sbaT
must have been dropped by one of then,
thus communicating fire to the entire
mass. The noise lasted about thirtv
seconds, as witnesses say, and the shocI
was felt for long distance.
On the side Of the road, in front of IN,
landing, We're located a number of on
ces and stores among them the mos,
office and express Office, which were al
most utterly thrown down, a large npm.
Der Of persons within miraculously 49,
Gaming with Slight bruises. In the reo,
of this is a steep bank, covered with
tents on its summit, occupied chiefly bv
the oolored laborers and their families
Had the ground been level, the loss Of
HE no doubt would have been far great
er than it was. Shells, balls and Shot
OF every kind struck this bank I'm a
shower, while the ground In the vicln.
lty was actually covered with all kind.
OF stores. A large number of old sad.
dies and pieces of harness are AMONG
the debris. A boat loaded with stores
lying alongside, was torn in pieces
large portion of it being completeIy
raised out of the water, and throw
through the stOrehouse on the dock
Capt Benedict and Capt. Ames, of the
commissary department, Were in The
building at the time, and were buried
under the ruins They were eXtricated
with only few bruises. Capt D. B
Wiley, who was i'm his tent a consider
able distance from the spot, was struck
in the head by a piece of shell and in.
jured, but not dangerously, Mr.. Mckee
his clerk, We're so seriously injured At
the same time that he cannot recover
A. nj. Baxter,a citizen from Cold Spring
New York, was killed, He kept the so.
da water stand. Privates Ansell and
, Metcalf, of the Fifth cavalry were killed
A sergeant, named Harris, in the Ord.
nance department, was injured, and died
soon after. Lieut., Lane, OF the Navy
department, was slightly injured. James
Thorp a clerk in the Ordnance depart.
ment, was killed. MIR. Fay was slightly
injured Mfr. Richard Stohe a citizen.
was killed. Mrs. Spencer, relief agent
received Slight injuries The casaaldeS
arc believed to be at least fifty killed and
about one hundred wounded. A nun,
Der OF bodies OF coored persons have
been found, besides those above mem,
toned. and there are sixteen in the post
hospital. while Others were scattered IN
di0rrcu, localities. Twenty-Five coIorel
persons more OF les, wounded We're
taEru tp the hospital Five shells passed
through the Sanitary Commission 5oa.
Nohotv hurt Il j. believed many bod.
ic, were blown into the river. Capt.
Schuyler Provost Marshall, who was
sitting on the top OF the bank of the riy.
cr under fly, was lifted up and thrown
Il distance Of ten or twelve feet. rtceiy.
ing & shower of shells around him. bu.
fortunately escaped unhurt.
Our loss is put down by him at thirty
killed and seventy or eighty wounded
About twelve OF the killed being sol.
diers
Nothing has yet been discovered as to
the cause Of the explosion. The loss 0.
property is not known. but is very
large,
Considerable dring is going on at the
front this morning, One of the gun
boats opened during the night, and
threw a number of shells at what was
supposed to be moving rebel force