Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1866-04-27
Terrific Explosion at AspinwaIl.

A detailed account of the consequent
,cs resulting from the explosion of the
.iIro-glyc"rinc on board the British
steamer European, at -Aspinwatl, CIV
IN by the Panama Star, shows that this
compound possesses almost inconceiy-
lblc power. The steamer had beer
lischarging freight, and the account
says:
About seven O'clock OF tic morn
~ .. I'll. 81, tcrrili; explosion oc-
.ulrcl OIL board, w.Ii:h tore away the
upper par5 Of the ship and blew sever
ii pate OF the side. The wharf al
yai:h tie YES sci was unloading and
yhi,h wai some four hundred feet
-oIg. VS. literally torn to pieces; the
'lperstru:t0rc was completely demol-
Sltu to Wthia Il hundred feet of the
weight house, anl hardly plank re
uailed il the entire length OF the Strua-
-f,,.a tlot wa. nat u-ronrhaI from itS
:,,tor;,r, fnno,l;,+cl,. !, front of
where The vessel lay a gap was cut
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That some immense iron eirt!crs. nca
,v twelve it..hc. deem, were sraiDc
Of Ike p pine stem. The strain rpc
the Shin mast lave been Of immen.
I force aad nothing but the sr.ncri,
G bai!d and structure ofthc vessel save
T. h.r fro.n htiar Knocked to pieces.
If All her boats. AMI in fact evcrvlhil
. ola tra,i.c Eaturc. were rcndcrl
useless.
The most awful part of the cata
! trophe was the dreadful loss of Ii
" and suffering attending it. Of t.
l. number killed a"d missing it is il
:, possible to give correct cstimat
IL out from present data the numb
may safety be put down at fifty. a,
i. we fear. more likely to prove OK
this number than under it. The
a., have been buried up to the prcsa
~ time. %; missing from the ship. |
=. missing from the shore. s: serious
- wounded in hospital, of whom ii
- will probably die. II: total. G3. [
- sides these there are q number
their own homes sli,htly wounded y