New Orleans daily crescent., 1866-11-21
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ITiso 81 cElsrNE III i COAL OIL LAMP.
EEr0ta p sen Francisco Alta, O.. ID


piaslon an sogtl. Beach, near the foot OF Thirt
stssai oll ss0aFA the sloop syoamore, by which
Saa IN, hunt iese lis life. The explosion of al
9raaaIy grass ships lamp, with such force as Il
sAatter the cabin into kindling wood kill thu
nearer 0t the lanp, and even drive pieces Of tht
a.efai deep into the deck, accompanied by a noist
sAAs ss8s TeI1oFl N r cannon was something mo-
% pc explained on any theory based on the
suppnslt ton that tle contents of the lamp were
allilsE coal oIl or eYen chaIhphene or benzine
SI s11 yest1galon of the circumstances, Coroner
AIaas has proha bly, upon facts which will ex-
niaiAt he 5Yhoie matter. The story is a ctlrious
ne nlela ON board the sloop saY5 that they
iS bore At Red Rock some weeks since, and
ale NV fae Ala!lganess minet there located, OBJ.
ll.ea some hliii which they supposed to Be OIL
tAeRs they obtained il does not appear, but they
st5at soiae tf y was placed i'd the coal oil
san 3 4 ph 9H aeara for filling the lamps Shortly
ser some ane took the can to oil the axle
ef tie truck used for Iauliag freight on board HE
ehoaaa1 an d on tie truck being nset an explo-
sf4isaliasTed s 4gas then asceFtained to the sat.
action of tho men tliat she supposed oil was
III Iycegine, VII leh had been taken to Red
sIspck ia be used Id s7l8stigg in thelnine. They
thsreap OH turned tie dangerous fluid overheard
end b1Eling to this port assaln had the can filed
Ig y eaai on a4a drug store " eAatllinaflon Of
fhe body Of CHARLES Hurst HE coroner discovered
kaa ille hole in the abdomen msade BY the entry
Of pleee of the lamp was of s2qfll SIZE, and ap-
naafea as8s made hF sharp instrl nent, This
peafanEe deceived DR. Hastings, at the United
sss marine hospital, and caused him to suspect
shAt innra aer6F homicide had been comm tied
On SHeHin1 the body il was found that the bra IS
Wck gliles 9f tlse lamp only hatf penetrated the
aay had passed through tle lower part Of the
sf3,ieI4h railfii1g inward aiia faf,kN ward and
eHsered tlle iigerj here second explosion had
falSea place. Tile tubeH were torn into sllreds by
1as #iofl NM iragtnents flying in all di
eas te 49sssa part g te g dlRer lnto a3
Iiseo7g stlggssses III these facts s that enough Of
tas nitro glvcesiae remained sticking to the sides
a
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as3,gs9a III sif oY mingled with ii and
4a9i1iI 5j,t4s slie Iaan where If IN same
nIanaer, through srietlpn in scre8ing down the
anBss Il gujaen Iar. or heat from The burning
81 M 4I,s ferYfbIe fnree and fatal
iiS sIrsafgss sFafed (goFnner Ha.,iis$is deter
ss;saS III have he faysterF fully CLEARED M If
u1ssil8le, ana hos accordingly submitted the con-
tentsof the can to- q ensnllst wac Win analyze 1t
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