, 1865-06-20
TERRIBLE TUG ExPlgslCH.
The Tug II. Fannie spsdord Blown 10 lton-
TIE Engineer Killed.
1net6ucea OF The Tremendous Power
Ct Steam-P1ccts OF ttse Mrtck
Carried 10 Great K,jh-
1u1EAR..

The noet terrible st-rm tn. cxplnsiou ever
knovn 10 .hIt city occurred yesterday. The tur
IN. Faunie spsGord." Capt. Ogden, ha7ios in
tow the schooner Nazeppa, While coming down
tie CLicseo River, snd when nesz:y opp3s1,e the
lumber market on the west side OF Lake stre,t
brioee. turned Cd ttcam and SACKED her cper.e
for toc purpose Of thoztcnine tao lines by which
the schooner Vi: being towed- The Captain md
three OF the hands {lrrrnan aud tam wheel,men1
&tfr etandinR on the Stern Of the tnt ouet.y an.
esfeo IN shortening ard mixing fa.t the line cpd
Ge srIineer wae ntaf to the engine. This vas
ofeta.elF afeeFen Mipntea past twelve O'Clock
snd I. i he I. srfat fhoess csneed br ih. exp,o
.,op q fhe a., ,spsa9,no @ 1ne captain vas led
~ toy Of tae tug, 4 dlttahce of thirty feet Thu
Nheeltmen npd azrmsn were likewise thrown 10.
%siq In .ae senoonef and were caught. ne,-llkc. In
w.s ,.tused ~ The leasl with the exception Of he
sn s VI" errasss itsaeanes zer,ppse9 pssp0na ID
E*tp, VA. M seea by The aiensu, 1t a great
n;'ght IN the air. dtFse y over TIE ~, sinse
T. tse WI sef :ahoy ghxrs kea sIx and a;s h.
ID and L tie tsef IL r IT. s e.
ev.1 .. en- or hesrd OF him. McEwcn vie ycuns
mtn, t"eLty-4ne years OF uce a2d has frien l. re-
and mother ar eoth dead. he WA consldend =
competent engineer. Last season h. acle0 II, tI.t
ralncity on the tu2 " Little t;iapt." &c haA uaen
kno~r II chle1ro for number oryrars.
TUE wnEcx-AST1cs OF MASS or 1noN x1oa1so
ThRED TONS
The "Stadord " IL q complete wreck; she il
literally LORE IN 6hred.. a m1ss Of heF boiler. 10
which Is attached the IRE hox, steatn dome and
no the sr 'tse n5s tons
hundred feet, then destfihin. semi circle, It
gss.. d G. ever nve stery htlek hn,ld.cg. cecssed
Jour s:ory bficE bu1:dii 9, ;hrousa 70 ID Wh,cS Viii b. i
sss9s as1s'' , ,eae,s. hs Ths a5sf an''s, es9s:
1fn,instirg 1t The coTnsE oi south Water a; "a,
L,k- ard Market strectt, WEE uccupit hy Charles
aulkc. 7fe 1oSer door he nssd Al saloon, and
ssrei y. ennstsunc Of bis VIE md w1fe': eis,er,
AID Mr. Beeson'h co.s:elin. If his wife nnd 1ys
thi.er,n- Athcueh ths NJ n,sss Of Iron fell dteecuy
oFer the ro"EDs ~ Viii the families were ltvlps,
al thattcrcc the door ard walls compl .tcty
tnappin0 large b<1me ~ II they wre st1.w rs, not
ttu u The 1nnstcs Eefe hurt Their e. ape wa
eight ponds. "a. ,hrovn a distaaes Of three
hundred ieet INTO the feed store Of N. " Ketn4n.
sitns'ed IN The wts*au nnildtng- The iron
n1t ke throueh she Ioo, and falling On tbs csontd
6oor, knasled the two1nch ptsuk1"E snd bruku
twohy.tcn jo,.l, then buried tell III the cellar
A man n.1pct Farr+ll keeean Was weighing o4ts
w1'hta tew :ncocr o' where the doos fell sud has
iron wrench, p'ven feet long, we'rhlut: twenty
three pon1dt, passed uycr the hricE block4 fr2nt-
fnc the river, cErtnutnc 10 lss flight acsoas Suurh
Wster Il. ct The hluck Of hu,tiugA bet y sen the
latter RTc Lake sire. tc.os& Lake street. uuti! t.a
VrngrgsB wns arrested by striking the upper
story. II the 1uof OF No. e55 Like struct. nter
Which il BOMBED, striking on the WOODEN side
VII K. where 1t l*it lts 1Rrt-. Another portion pf
the wreck nj ttil f,r,he-, and 1t lanued iu the
alley in the 1eaf pt Lake street, bet Seca No.
aEd 81. The grunrd 1dJ4ceh to the sctne CT the
explosion was etreEn viii piece. OF the arcck,
AID the Ever was coytIA1 ulth the-Gebrta The
window ptEcs IN tue sic1sity euf1ete;: severity
stme Of the etrt>s:s m: ace wsiks atin, pxvsi
stth TIT tEokeu rfdse.
MISCELLANEOUS T1ENs.
The %'A Fanny Sp, do:d,' waa built IL Buffalo
tao xcsrt $50. she ~zs oGnet ty epaflord 4
Chkr0!rF ct this city. an1 *nS v3'ued 1t $l5,4N9
M tDtursncf. She wcs rAm d atteF the daughter
of ore Of ne Owners. 3uhu T. Sp.Iu:d, ESD
Her boiler VIA dvc f.: ia dtanIe:eE. and lsselye
It'll ADc. 1t was ctcs:cered enc Of the strongest
AID tslcet In ute-
The w,etk-all thai Is rcnsfnibe-s yet 1sinr
in the risee- Captain Craw'osd 1nfor :usu our re-
porter that 1t wun be raiaed to-day md stated
thnt 1t would have BEEN done 5eatefoay bQt tt1at
tney we're unable to ind a B1Lcle eFpas beam to
which ltcY could make ,ast. -
TIE ctuse Of the explosion te said to h,ve hecn
an Grer pstrtuse OF etekm, Epoo the explosion
icing he1fcs largo cr0wcE of Excited psop'e
docEeb ntout the bridges md rcfsc,s ,yiu. 1lone
1ht eadelof the wharvca, eaEcrlJ auquintg for III
fulm1t1o., ana running nllhtI ard th1thur