The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-08-16

NORTH ADAM, MASS, August II, H.
About three this A. n, - yoar correspondents was
enjoying sweet and refreshing sleep IN this rural rsss
he was suddenly awakened BY loud explosion, WHOA
sounded 10 him very much house OF ssvsral
houses wers taking downward descent towards mother
earth while his wife Insisted that the house struok
BY lightning or that the world coming to eAd
hardly thought It could b the Iatter and was positive
il was the former the stas were out In fun f6sus
aud mot cloud TO b seen in the horizon. Very $3.50
the cry OF Fire fret sounded through the strssts,
and some ono cried out thai the 'qock-up bad bess
blown up" You need not wonder that were STARTLED
BY the explosion the house whore are ruraisas
10 within Ave hundred fest Of said lookup and haA
several windows blown out Early this morning J
visited The ruins and such Of dsvastaiea havs
seldom witnessed. Il Of the most Asndish -
diabolica attempts 70 wilfuily destroy propasy
that has ever occurred in the Now England StsIssl
The lookup Is located on Eagle street. . tn
doors from Main street, and d two story brick
building. twenty feet front and nfty feet deeN
contains several cells which used for the temporary
partake much OF tho cup that insbriatss the de
story used for the town clerks once, and the scc00A
ina some aends in human form placed half barrel Of
powder and attached fuse they then fastened down
trap door by which they had entered from the sidewalk
liz their fuse jumped into carriage and drove rapidly
away In about two minutes after the explosion 90
Cured which startled the inhabitants from their slum
bers The inside OF the building known as the lookup
Is completely demolished and the contents landed In the
cellar and in the street the wall blown ont IN
several places and the side walls are badly shattered IN
fact is almost complete ruin, and win have 70 -
torn down. On the south side story wooden buIld
dwelling tHss house. This building Was moved about
three inches by the explosion, al Of The sess
the north OF the lookup Is . fine two ana q half
story wood building newly rentted and occupied BY Wells
Walker As grocery and provision store The 'front.' o. the
imagine ~5s, would BE- the eject 81 coming suddenly
brittle ware as glass TO stand This includes al buildings
damaged the west side Of the street. On the east side
and directly opposite to the lookup Is three story
wood building hundred feet 'front.' occupied by MI
lard Co as a boot and shoe mandatory ALI OF tho
acc 10 he interior i very great Next on the right Is
three story wood building atty feet 'front.' occupied by
Decker Son as a stove and tin warehouse; most Of
the glass this building Is On the left OF Willard
Co three and two story building one hundred and
twenty-five feet 'front.' occupied by G. Isabel fur
nture and dwelling house The front Of this
building is very badly damaged and the ssock
very much injured The force OF tho expIe-
fastened down by the rascals before lighting
their fuse was blown the Baptist church (which
stands ground some twenty ave feet higher than
Eagle street, and found In yard some ave hun
dred yards from where started At the present writ
ing Of course can give no estimate OF the damage Done
Fortunately no lives lost, any person In
jurcd One young man, who resides in the building
next to the lookup, was thrown out OF bed and one
The OF this endsh attempt 10 destroy property
hrough, about by the State constable setting
quantity OF liquors. Belonging 10 two persons in this
town about weeks and placing them IN the town
lookup. These persons persisted IN selling liquor in
direct violation Of the Maine law The Maine law, ss 10
u now enforced In this State, IL almost dead letter
About every two years spasmodic attempt Is made 70
seize liquors from few persons In country villages and
ID is always followed by disturbance few years
since handbis were posted UP during the night
which read. sIlquor or FIRE. and several buildings
were actually fred aud burned. ! suppose there are
about twenty places this where liquors sold
more or less openly: and the idea OF seizing the
stock BELONGING TO two or three persons and making an
example OF them; while hotels, restaurants &c, In
Pittshed, Springfield and Boston sell liquors openly
from bar undsurbed, hardly looks 10 me like justscs
The excitement here 10 very great. and thousands
have visited the ruins to-day and the question H. Law
and order. and disorder " If the persons who
committed this outrage should be caught to-day should
hardly like 20 be In their placer but there 10 not much
danger or their being detected al present
North Adams y very large manufacturing place. and
numbers about eight thousand Inhabitants and u
ing very fast The village h lighted by and has
superior water works What the village trustees want
TO do next 10 10 appoint strong night police; for,
strange say, In place OF this sire they have not
single night Waterman. " they had had police this
AFFAIR could not have occurred.