Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-06-07
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The DzsEagsfS PEopsrty--Eames OF
the 6u9erewM.

The following particulars Of the ex-
plOsion in Mobile, We copy from the No
bile Morning Meas Of the 26th:
Various accounts Of the scciden. and
| incidents attendant upon il have been
handed to na We sa5join them some
what condensed, bue in tha main, as
furnished. We were On the ground
within q few minutes after the explo7
sion took place, and the seems would
bafas In iss description the abless pens,
The truth Of the matter as regards the
cause Of ths accident sill never be
! known, for of course every man in and
near the building was killed instantly.
A man who lefI the building some ten
minutes before the explosion took place,
| is said by rumor 70 have told Of q man
| named Pat -- sriking metal 70
light bis pipe, being engaged as the
| iiue in either Cling or remOFipg POTf
der from some shells stored in the ord
nance depot. t.s.t ..-.....r
Another rurror has It that sheil-a
1 peRczssion sheli-~was let fall by some
one, and bursted aud TINA igRited the
balance of ths ammunition in the place
This is all sup. .,osition, and as no one /
can prove or dibpute il, it viii ever re-
| main an uussttled question s.8i
i As SOON as aha explosion Was heard,
/ Maj Gem Granger and Col. 6hipley re-
/ paired to the scene Of destruction, where
i they remained, giving directions and
seeing thc1n carried out. A--gfi3 $50 3
taa The General dispatched q uaessenger
TO Brig Gc1. Dennis, ordering him to
detail all the soldiers IN the city aud vi
ciuity, snd to inpfess ell the men found
Tin the Stfeeta, to aid in raecuing the
wounded aud staying the progress Of the
ere, aud in twenty miuutes an efficient
body Of Lnen were on the groand.
Prominent in the work OF rescuing
the poor unfortunates who were b1ris&
ia the debrfs Of the falling busldingHi
I wsrs, ee usual ia cHzes OF imminsnt dan
ger, enr brave sailors and soldiers. We
. I,saw ssilors rush through FIRE and falling
bricks as though they we're proof agsinst
the accidents common 70 all men, and
heame ont bearing in their arms sonns
) poor fellow burned or crushed almost be-
| you'd recognition as q human being.
Numbers Of the Sufferers we're thus res
cued before the detaiis ordered By Cen
!, eral Granger arrived; after which each
Wed wiih eLch other who shonld brave
the dangers Of the devouring element. III
. We saw the bodies Of Mr. AeMahon,
who was inchsrge of the carpenter work
tof Captain Ford, AHQ NJ aad,0f the
, pBFser pl ihe steamer Ltura--Which ves
.el wss lying on the marine ways oppd-
/ The ci WHO sss killed while sus
fYra ~ his dttk, ~ tlsher q piece Of eEo
Of the numerous shells which afiiled the
air ia that neiahborhood, or By a frags
mopt Of brick Ar. AcMshon vas On
I | one OF the steamers near the Planters
: | Press, on duty, when killed A saiIer
was killed b5bthe) explosion of shell,
: while working eR the engine Of one tof
the FIRE companies, -
A number or the Bodies received are
{ so burned aad mutilated that fecogni.
o. ton is imEossible. Some of them are
l so hlackened that il was with difficulty
their friends and relatives conld identify
: them, even when not dis6gured 6y ina-
: / tilstion. bu
3 The shrieks Of the poor wives, daagh
!. ters and mothers. IS 3 body would be
8 borne out Of the rnins, we're heaFt-read.
> ing-each expecting TO end some loved
ones EnangIsd asd .blsokeEsd corpse
o Some tainted and WeEa borne away on
|. tbs stout arms Of the tender hearted
!. ,soldisrs present ai
His estimated that fhe number kilies
. viii reach fully. three hundred. When II
j. is taken into consideration that nearly
: GIL the workshops, foundries, cotton
: 4 presses, etc which covered the vesl
: 4 area destroyed we're employing quite g
| e L., a.
i. no accounts have been received, il vii
: be seen that our estimate Of two hun
"a dred will be below the proper Sguree
% &Adgrayshaired vsnerable 7lady wsl
= weeping broken heaFteds over what sh'
! supposed 20 be the remains of her boy
y havinR, as che the6eht, reeognized hiu
By g ffnz On one Of the in gers Of hi
! haHd,, whaa her son, powder burnt snC
= ablacksned, walked Op to her and rAiset
% her 5p, saying, ~ Mother, Pu not hnttf
o The reaction Was TOO great and shs
a sWooned away. What was Joy 20 be-
rosy briug sadness to some other loyinl
heart Il. -. 1sa
& -Amaur the mos.SsessreIy wOuHde,
:. nsar the warehouse in which the ezplo
la sion took place, VISA James Riley au,
- John Dooley, msn engaged in storing
cotton in shed near the Planters
y k.rssg Thuy, with others, were csugh
u under. fhs JalIing roof Of the shed an
J. severely bruised and crushed Dooie.
: bad some serious cnts-oue on the uppe
isai part Of the right shoulder, and anothe
= on he back part of his head The 9th
y ars were notrso severely injured Johi
y EgsEa, who Was IN ehalge Of soms 90,
"A ton on tha wharf balow Planters Press
had one Of bis fegs cut OF Just abov
y the knea by Q shell, aud four men, ef
pt gagged ia some kind OF labor on the sam
Of wharG were all seriously ii not fatalIy
"a wounded, most of them having thei
. legs or arms broken 5a8
y Capt C Ford, Acting Assts Qua
tsrmsster, deserves praise Tor his al
Ter disregard Of personal saf ty Ia Eoin
is st pnca 70 thu, rescue Of ths meu VII
"a were coSeFad with fhe faling E.1lls ant
roof ofthePianters' Press AeeompAnie
- bgs Mr. q sen, of this of .e.r hs ven
~ sl-yheres-tFssa- -pprsie1s-ev dee r-nd ere
OF Enoss gHvails blaI inr his vefk, and the
q, have the satisfaeaien ef knowing that
:, e llp9aps pf their fnos men oSs % shsr
= r. Cap Ain .Fctd fn ueaiateiy uoti6kd "a
n capiainsof fte tags IN charge 70 proese
sBa Batzaes@OB0satOasthea heazaaszss.=0Pposite %
9; scenHofthe explosion, aud remain read
N 10 oder any aid in their power.
- = There Ras smother cankAfn, hslongin
,, to. the line Of seryiee, whp disliaguishe
80 himself by his coolneas and DARN
in 1 aaia the excitsmsnk He was With th
!. Leaders IN the. dangernna- En6ertaain
tsssEora asccoe to tkeoento1hed zaSsr
IS srs We wish ws knaF tbs noble fei
go low'sname, 10 give hisn thei crsdi. be S
n richly deserves, ygss