The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1866-05-02

MANY VI tho poor fellows nAu 10 undergo
severe sur ical operations. Several only
survived few hours after reaching the
hospital. i&@
PARTIAL LIST OF THE KILLED.
| The following is an official report Of the
lives lost, 90 Tar as known last evening,
from the explosion on the European:
| Known TO be killed on ship--Cap, Cole.
| Mr.. Glass, chief officer; Mr.. Paiso second
officer; DR.. Barrows, surgeon: Edward
| DAVIS. carpenter; W. Pritchard, sailor J..
| A. Young, sailor; W. Beremond, sailor !;
aud Richard, Cabin boy.
| Also, missing from ship, IL. Killed on
shore--Mr. Calvo, Mr.. Swanson, and 10
| others.
Total killed and missing, AZ. The mum
Der Of missing from shore has not been
definitely ascertained.
sixTv-THREg KILLED. WOUNDED AxD MISSING
We have received from Aspinwali the
latest report Of the killed, wounded, aud
issing BY the late sad accident:
There have been buried up 70 the present timo. 49, %
Missing from this ship
Missing from the shore ............
Seriously wounded In hospital, OF whom Ave viii
PROBABLY
Tosai ..63
Besides these there are number at their
own homes slightly wounded.
We may infer from the above that our
first surmise Of so being the number OF I'm i.
fortunate persons killed is about correct.
HArn-BREADTH ESCAPES.
Some remarkable instances occurred, in
which property, apparently exposed to the
full force Of the conclusion. escaped unin-
jured. whilst some, less exposed. was des-
'royed. One of the most remarkable is
that of the American b ig Kremlin, of the
Boston Ice company, which lay not more
than 100 feet astern of the Eur opean, i'm
mediately between her and the freight
house. The brig escaped almost uninjured;
her deck-cabin was strained q few inches
out Of place, whilst the freight-house is q
complete ruin.
Fortunately, at the time Of the accident,
only four Of the clerks connected with the
freight department in Aspinwall were at
their posts. Two on the wharf, as stated
above, were instantly killed, the other two,
Mr.. Burnham aud Mr.. Forman, were in the
freight house, but with wonderful presence
Of mind, on seeing the roof falling, one
. window, while the other stepped into a
doorway, and both were saved. The bal
ance Of the clerks we're In the neighborhood
Va sAV s1GAVS. Va4VOs OoObuk t00 tk0b0 6tdTC
for PanAma, which by some good providence
had 'besa detained nearly half q hour be-
hind time, and thus saving the lives Of most
Offices. Had they been IN the building
many Of them must have perished.
The Panama correspondents Of the N. Y.
Herald says:
Tho effects Of the conclusion are visible
over the whole length and breadth Of Asp
inwall. Al the railroad oompany's mess
house, distant about third Of Z mile to the
northward, the glass and crockery were ex-
tsnsively demolished: beyond that, in the
now church, many OF the beautiful stained
glass windows were shattered. To the
south ward, about the same distance, at the
Pacific Mail Steamship company's wharf,
1hc residence of the superintendent was
very much strained; while to the east ward
nearly everything Of perishable nature,
such - glass and earthenware, was de
sstroyed. Stone and brick buildings suffered
more than frame. many Of them requiring
extensive repairs before they will be again
fit to be considered in good condition. Frag
ments Of the brick were thrown to immense
distances and in every direction. saw a
small iron knee, weighing four OF FIVE
pounds, that was picked up over thousand
yards from the steamer. Another piece of
metal. apparently belonging to the ships
machinery, fell on the roof Of house 500
yards distant and passed through to the
door. and hundreds Of similar instances
could be related if the space could be spared
TO give them all
4 scENEs AND INCIDENTS.
7. While the Tamar was towing the i'll fated
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" dead eyes" faces were seen in agony and
arms thrust out waving in vain for help.
Outside the wharves are buoys intended 10
anchor vessels and prevent them from dash
ing against the piers in rough weather.
Tbs screw Of the European fouled in one Of
these buoys, and carried it across the bay.
When she sunk the buoy served as mark
to designate the spot. One man standing
at short distance from the railroad ticket
office was carried BY the force OF the explo.
sioa ACROSS the track almoet 70 the edge Of
the lagoon. The explssion was heard at q
considerable distance from the city, and its
effects were not confined to the immediate
vicinity Of the wharf. never saw terror
depicted on the human countenance in q
mors striking manner than ON the faces of
the clerks and other employees Of the rail-
road company who were 90 fortunately
around the train at the fatal hour that the
murderous glycerine cxplo led For many
days some Of them sbivered with fear 1t the
most tri6ing noise, and went sround with
pellid faces, listening 70 the different YER
sions Of the horrible affair rctGiisd by every
group ct the street corners. The very name
Of nitrs.elycerins will long Be the terror Of
the people ofAspinwall and the most harm
less oily autds regarded with distrust II not
wsM known Or tested.
Prof Albert Nobel or Germany. The man.
afacturers and inventor Of nitro elYoerine. is
n New York. He regrsss profoundly the
Incidents which have resulted from its trans
portAtion, but still insists that It is impusei-
bio for his oil TO ignite under = temperAturc
of $50 degrees. Y He says tho authorities Of
Hamburg entertained the same objections
against iss uss originally, but, after scientific
now consider Il safer and more
than gunpo wdsf. He proposes
10 give, Ia = fsw days, experiments TO- show
10 eaeottvenes s, and harmisssless ia transit.
He calls attention 20 she fsot that the explo-
don ~ Aspinwsil wss preceded BY are.
j The coronsr's jury. in the case Of the re-
,ent fatal nitro glycorins explosion il San
Egancisco. express tho opinion that the ship
per q. that destructive naterial is guilty Of
81 S, sess.s.,, 80 -.
4 Mayor Hoffman Of New York has ordered
IN nitro slyserins TO Be- stored in vessels
illed with water. yas-iAa III q issa.rass
Thres more persons tiied ID san frsn cisco
~ the 18th. from the effects Of the nitro.
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