, 1866-04-27
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Our readers are already IAmliiar Win tne
particulars of terrible explosion which occur
red at San Francisco a few days since, aud
0hieh resulted in the death of a large number
Of PERSONS, many of them Of the highest rsspec-
liability. We have row to chronicle another
casualty of the same character, attended with
still greater loss of life. Ia both instances gy-
cerine oil, newly discovered explosive material,
was the agent of death and Obstruction. This
last accident occurred at Aspinwall, and is thus
described in telegraphic dispatch to the Ore
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morning of the I'd instant, and on the afternoon
of the same day came to alongside the Railroad
Company's wharf, used by this line in diseharg-
ing carlo Nearly all local freight was oft,
when, about O'Clock on the evening of the Sd,
a terrific explosion occurred on board, which
took away the upper parts of the ship and blew
several large planks of the side. The wharf at
which the vessel was laying, and which was
some four hundred feet long, was literally torn
to pieces. The superstructqre was completely
demolished to within a hpRdred feet OF the
freight house, and hardly plank remained in
the entite length Of the structure that was not
wrepched from its fasteuings. immediately in
front Of where She vessel lay, pass was cut
through the wharf, piles planking, etc, all dis
appearing. The ship and wharf both caught
ere, and the LATTER Was saved from entire de-
struction only by the exertion of several citizens
who got the Gre engine to work, and after full
hour, extnguished the flames, regardless of the
risk they incurred from another explosion OF the
burning ship. ,J
The Panama Railroad Companys splendid
freight house is left pile of ruins. The force
of air caused by the conclusion seems to have
sod Al hai nd late I'd fey q
own weight bringing it down with immense
force into the building, and carrying with it
both end walls, leaving the house, except the
side walls, which appeared but little If at all in
jured, mass of ruins.
1t would be difficult to imagine a more COM
plete wreck than that presented by the freight
house and wharf Fears being entertained that
second explosion would occur, as the cause of
the disaster was still unknown, and none of the
officers or cre# of the ship were left who could
give any plantation of its cause, it was thought
BEST to hare the burning ship towed into the
stteam The f0yal mail steamship LdHdrt, which
had arrived the evening before, Immediately got
up steam and prepared To tow the burning ship,
btt before this could be accomplished another
took place. thodgh not Of Efficient force to cause
any injury. 1t was supposed to be the maga-
zine, which contained II small quantity of pow
der for Ships use. The Lamart, then made fast
to the burning bulk and tnwed her out. The
two vessels barely reached the opposite side of
the bay when another explosion more terrific
than tie first occurred, but fortunately the ship
being far from the city and in deep water, no
harm resulted. The last explosion is supposed
to have broken up the hull as in less than half
an hour after it occurred the unfortunate ship
went down. The top of her smoke stack is the
ouly part visible. The West Indian and Pacific
Co. Steamship CarriJedH, which lay in close
proximity to the European at the time of the first
explosion has sustained serious injury. Her i'm
meuse irCn grders are snapped in twain. Tuir-
teen Of her frames were broken and the knees
and braces or the heaviest timbers were torn
from their places. All her boatsNare rendered
useless by the conclusion and eYeryihug Of a
fragile nature shattered into fragments. 1t is
now pretty certain that the explosion was caused
BY lie combustion of glouoiu oil. Theirs was
On bolIj shipped under an ordinary bill of la
din; for miu!ag company in San Francisco,
about seventy cases The estimated damage
reaches, at the least computation, Sl,0OO,0Oo,
and very possibly it will exceed th &: amount;
Scarcely building III the place escaped without
damage; those of Il substantial nature suffering
most. Nearly all the brick and stone buildings
were badly injured, hut the freight house is the
only one rendered uniuhabitable. Hardly whole
window OF glass remains in the city, and the de-
strucliOn OF glassware, crUckery and such like
is really wonderful. Although many vessels
were lying IN close proximity TO the European at
the time Of the disaster, none excepting the
Cdrribedn, sustained any scriou damage. Some
immense iron girders, nearly twelve inches
deep were snapped off like pipe stems. Thr-
teen of her frames were broken. The knees aud
braces of the heaviest tm6ers were torn from
their places. All her boats, and in fact every
thing light was torn to pieces.
The loss Of life by the disaster is much greater
than was anticipated. From so to GO persons
have been killed. including those who have died
of their wounds. The Railroad Company's
hospital is fvll of wounded most Of whom are
doing well. The ruins Of the freight house
have been eSamined, and as yet four dead bod.
les have been discovered. In the water near the
dock two bodies have been recovered alsc. OF
the souls on board the European at the time of
the explosion only IL are uninjured.
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A REVEREND VLLAIS.-Rev. W.; Boyakin-