The New York herald., 1866-04-21

powder formed one OF tho principal items OF the ships
cargo. This article, the HERALD readers will remember
is the same that small quantity standing in
tho "urbstone Of pavement In New York caused, On
exploding, such VIII lesale destruction OF the property
adjoining. In that there but small quantity
a sample, while on board the European seventy
cases. each containing . large quantity. caused ne
calamity quantity sufficient TO have demolished blocks
Of buildings had they been close to the vessel.
The effects Of the conclusion visible the entire
length and breadth Of Aspnwall At the railroad COM
panys mess house, distant about third OF mile the
uorthward the glass and crockery extensively de-
molshed; beyond that In the church. many Of tho
beautiful stained glass windows shattered To the
southwark about the Same distance at the Pacific Mail
Steamship Companys wharf, the residence Of the Super
ntendent was very much strained; while TO the east
ward nearly everything OF peshable nature, such
glass earthenware destroyed. Stone and brick
buildings suffered more than Frame many Of them
qurng extensive repairs before they will be again at to
be considered good condition Fragments Of the brick
thrown distances and In every dIrec-
ton. saw small iron knee, weighing four or i've
pounds that was picked up over thousand yards from
the steamer Another piece Of metal apparently belong
Ing 70 the ships machinery fell the roof OF house
fully i've hundred yards distant and passed through to
the floor and hundreds OF similar instances could be
lated II the space could be spared 70 give them ALL
THE KILLED, WOUNDED AND MISSING.
The correct number OF killed, wounded and missing
COEudent, never
wall there are so many .dock loaiers that dozen or
could be put out Of tho way without their being
missed: 0f the officers and men Of the ship, Captain
Cole, Mr. Glass chef ocer Mr. Palson second ofcer;
DR. Burrows, surgeon; Edward Davis, carpenter: Vim.
Pritchard and J. A. Young sailors, and Richard,
cabin boy, known TO be killed. The third onlc9r
escaped as II by miracle. He was by the hatch
at the time Of the explosion, and was thro~n to
received su. few bruises The most rease report
have Is that only about Aeen twenty Of the sixty
souls that composed the ships company havo osca,sd
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q native OF tho Isthmus, was killed. Mr. Swanson
clerk Of the agent Of the company and nineteen others
hospital OF the railroad company so may calculate
thai between seventy and eighty will be about the
from the bottom, they having been blown overheard,
and others are supposed TO have gone down with tho
weasel rhs SHARKS have No doubt disposed os Others.
ber lost. some Of us bodies recovered were most
horribly muialed, burned and disnGured, no
70 recognize them. III the vicinity Of the catastroph,
portions or human bodies strswn In every direction
and bead % moi was blown through The caSn
skyght OF the Caribbean. womans foot with slip
Per o. .. . hs S = g one e Two
the wharf, both Of whom are missing. Mr. Burnf sm
and M yorman, two Of the railway COMPANY clrrks
In the freight house NJ the time and seeing the roof
coming down had the grest presence Of mind jump In
saasy into The recess q door and ~s.As., .sA ,hu.
been Well card Tor, ana nothng has bsss is undons
that could add 70 their comfort Many q the pcos fe
only survived fsw hours after reaching sAs hospital
THE Nxws IN PANAMA..
Immediately upon the information being tsIegTsphed
10 Panama special train made ready and IN very
short time efi fof AspInwa carrying Dr. MAXWELL ness
surgeon Of the United States Pacific squsdrp Dr. Lit
e United ss.iss Consul ss rsn.%. Dr Hsesss the
we OF this city The run was made in one hour and tfsy
nye minutes. The train at two NJ carried over d.
Hawkins OF the United States ship st. karys and otbes
and all OF these gcutcmep did their utmost for the suf
ferc Of whom had 10 undergo the scveress opera
Every possible crcrtion was made by the oncers and
o the United States steamer James Adger at Aspin
United states Consul there however and there seldom
neither did he reach where his duty called him unti
nearly twelve hours after the accident occurred being
usual, In Pansma Tho continued absence OF this
ocial from his post should command the Of
the State Department and hope this accident will be
the means of bringing before the Secretary IN the
strongest light in order that there may be a change
The commander OF the European officer Il the
Royal Naval Reserve and II the intention of Acting
Volunteer Leuteuant COR mandng MacDonald 10 have
paid military bonors TO HE remains at the funeral hut
the Project Of Aspnws refused permission for the United
States 10 land with their aud thus the unfor
tunacs did not receive the h0noTs due ~ their rank
through the contemplate conduct OF person holding
little brief authority. II will be well to keep this
fusal in mind; 1t may be In our power some Of these
days TO retura the compliment, unless deter
mined 10 rctnrn good for evil The dead all
TERED with appropriate ceremonies, at the railroad
companys burial ground
SCENES AND INCIDENTS
While tho Tamar vas towing the Inflated steamer cut
seen In agony and thrust waving In vain for
help Outside the warves buoys intended anchor
Vessels and prevent them from dashns against The psr
Of those buoys aud carried II The bay when
she sunk the buoy served a. marx " designate the
spot One man standing NJ short distance from the
railroad ticket office was Carried by the force Of the
pIosiop the track almost 10 the edge Of ths
lagoon. The explosion was heard at consider
able distance from the city, and its effects
not confined 10 the immediate vicinity of the
wharf terror d1picted the human
a f4rE
Of clerks and other employees OF the railroad comps
ny who fortunately around the tram al the fatal
hour that the murierous gycerne exploded For many
OF them shivered with fear the most tng
noise around With pad aces listening 10 the
dineren, versions Of The horrible affair rtsed BY every
group at the street corners. The very oi nitro
wall aud the most harmless oily nnids regarded Win
distrust II not well known or tested
THE AccIDEgr AMI ITs RESULTS.
We are anxious 70 ind out who will have 10 foot
the bill for the immense snount Of damage done " tho
railroad compsnys property Will b. the shipper "
have 70 DO i ? surely the railroad company viii sct
have 10 stand this loss because merchant nt "
ship, and company allows TO lie carried, cargo ten
times more dangerous than gunpowdes. The whole sub
Jec of nitrog cenne VII nov receive the proper a,,en
ton for the fos Of the Europssn and the cause thereof
will b. thoroughly inquired Into IN England. " cqgrse
instant death to all Ia the ships hold prevents COR being
able 70 obtain particulars u how the est,losiou took
place; bot the fact now being established beyond all
doubt of the true character ~ this material il ship
will In future DO rsohibitcd az Il should be- and
severe punisfoe should b. rneted out 10 any pcrsOn
attempting 20 eyade the law
Ths oss of the European and the terrible destruction
OF ife will be ssd In Ensiand, for u will carry
into many household, and What punishment "a
TOO severe or those who wl .hp The material capaos
understand is dangerous and reAeberoas power How
fortunate that u did not succeed IN reaehng the Cali
forna steamer, for might have exploded there aons
ave hundred people vel a. at Asyin~slL imagine
then the destruction of hfe ami properly that would
have essued. Truly the 60 ape was prov'iential