The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-08-12
Fir. VIM. III. Stincr's Despatch.
FORTRESS MONROE Auprst 10 1894


TERRIBLE EXPLOSION AND LOSS or LIFE.
BY the arrival OF several boats from City Point this
morning that left there last evening receive the start
ling and hearreuding Intelligence that Of the barges
the Young America, loaded with ammunition while dis.
chargiug her cargo at the Quarterras.crs wharf OK
ploded scattering death and destruction all around The
te OF the accident now and probably
WILL be obtained. The most plausible theory advanced
is that engaged in ta,n. percussion shells ont
Of the hold Of the vessel lot fall which exploded and
its fiery contents reaching the heterogeneous mass OF
combustible materials lying around loose soon coinman
Gated FIRE thereto AID set on the ammunition in very
quick time
Yogr correspondents al aud City Point will doubt
less forward detailed account Of the accident
sErrEErD TO .Duff.
Captain George 3 Dodge, quaFtermaster In charge OF
the water transport raton at Bermuda Hundred, having
been absent North on sick leave suffering frcm the
James river fever returned this morning. and reported 10
Lieutenant Colonel Herman Biggs CHIEF oisrtermaser,
for duty Captain Alfred f. Puer, 20 Major
General Buffer also returned this morning from the
North proceeded up the James river to rco
the General.
PAID.
The steamer Keyport. from Washington, brought Maor
Marvin other pay masters with fund. TO pay the
army in front Of Petersburg. The United States mail
steamer Adelaide Capt Jas Cannon, from Baltimore,
brought several mora psymasters, having wen nlod
pouches Of ereenbacks, who joined those arriving direct
from Washington, ami ia company LEFT for the front at
ten O'Clock his morning The appearance OF the pay
masters win be welcome sight to brave troops,
some Of them have not received any pay last Feb
ruary III many cases the families. OF fighting boys
suffered greatly from this defect ia the government
agcmeni OF affairs soldiers who not paid the sti-
pend they are tiled 10 become discouraged especially
wnen they learn Of their families being In distress.
THE NORFOLK VICINITY
Tie following IL report made by the Commissioners OF
the Poor OF Norfolk, &C., Major General Butler OF the
condition apd nym9er Of b2se supplied With le2d aud
governmcnt:-
OFFICE COMMISSIONERS FOR rHv Poor, !
NORFOLK ELIzssErH CITy AND PRIscEss ANNE Corsnvs
NoRroLS Va. July /, 1864. J
Major General B. r. BrrLEa, COMMANDING Department
OF Virginia and North CarOins.--
GESERAL--The Commission for me Poor has the honor
OF reporting that there were sued 20 -four hundred aud
sixtyeght families, consisting Of fourteen hundred per.
Ave hundred aud Seventy seven adults and eight
drcd and twenty tnfee chtren Ia Portsmouth,, va FOR
the month d Tape, lSda 9. stoB 1ootS pounds; acur
W ~ popnd- aurn neal 1926 pounds, homny, S,0ll
Pounds rice, 1888 pounds tea, 1eN poua rdfsr 2t'
1 pounds candies, % pounds mo'asses, 125h gallons
And that there issued to six hundred aud forty
nvc families consisting OF thousand hundred
| persons (six hundred and ninety four ssul's and
ono thousand and six chdrcn) In Norfolk, Va for the
mouth of juno 1894 OF bacon 1851 pounds mea,
fresh beef 800 do. rice, Isl do candles, % do mos
| ses, 29esi gallons.
1 the month Of June, 1854