The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1866-10-19
The disaster at ST. Lonis.

The disaster at st. Louis.
St. Louis Oct. IL A terrific boiler ex-
plosion occurred at ten o'clock to-day, in the
turning shop Of j. Fl. Badcock, on Franklin
avenue, totally demolishing the shop and also
3 three story brick building on West street.
Twenty two persons are known to be buried
in the ruins eight when taken out, were dead
and twelve more or less injured. Two, and
perhaps MORE are sill buried in the debris.
The ruins Immediately took fire, and large
force is now engaged in extinguishing the
flames and removing the rubbish.
-E r. a TT & LATER r ~ TCt'- e
Six more dead bodies have been taken from
the ruins of the turning shop this evening
1t is now thought others still remain buried
in the debris. Some of the bodies are 50 bad
ly burned that they cannot be identified.
The cause of the explosion to-day was the
weakness of the boiler. of which the proprie-
tors are said to have been notified by their
engineer some days since. The coroner will
investigate the whole matter Tomorrow AZ
ter the explosion the ruins took fire and burn
ed furiously..for some time despite the most
deperate efforts of the fremen. Two DWELL
ings adjoining were consum ed. :, During this
time the scene was appalling. The appeals
for aid of helpless creatures in'the ruins, and
the frantic cries of their relatiye outside, were
heartrendng in the extreme. Up to a. m !,
no more bdoies have been found, ii, nd s.f
s4-,a~e Railroad Accidents. uGghul
Meadville, Pa, Oct 17.- The express
train which left here this morning at half past
seven o'clock ran off the track two miles this
side of Union, Pa, and was precipitatsd down
an embaukment of some 40 feet. All on
board were more or less injured-some ten of
them seriously. - .r-rers 81, r. d
The conductor, Mr., White, and the engi-
neer and the fireman were hurt very badly
The cause of ofsthe .rccident is said to, have
been a rail out of place. II Had the train been
running fast there is no telling what would
have been the result, but the engineer had
slackened up for the purpose Of oiling the
engine,am b5s 5a,9s'sa ,1eD0h HliaIc1A
Boston, Oct. ia freight train from
Portland was thrown off the track at Hayer-
hill to-day by a broken rail. Isaac Horne,
the engineer, was killed, and Andrew Blod-
gett, the fireman, was supposed to be fatally
injured ..f.-.. a.. i,.s.,,.. s,,oe3 ess
Toronto, Oct. IL The London correspon-
dent of the Toronto. Globe says II is conf
IDENTIFY reported that Lord Monck, Governor
General of Cana la. is to be recalled, in con-
sequence of the circumstances attending the
abduction of the French refugee, Lamarande.
After this week, until the delegates leave for
England, Cabinet meetings will be held. at
Quebec instead Of Ottawa. The M inisters
are fully occupied with the final arrangements
for the confederation of the Colonies. ~ x,
A letter from HON burg, a famous, watering
place in Germany, has the following q aoo-s
"A '.lionne', here now who playsavery high
atsroulette is Russian countess, Madame
Rimsky Korsakow. She has created great
excitement in Paris during the past winter
by the particularly cloud" style of her dress
which she adopts, and her very free and easy
manner She is immensely rich, very hand
some. and her rank secures her admission into,
the highest circles It's said that the En-
press was very jealous of her on account Of
the attention she attracted, and that she at
tempted to Danish Madame Rimsky from the
uouTp oifcio. OH i--4er4 lrers- .ex trava-
gantly although with certain kind of taste
wears immense quantities Of diamond and very
short dresses, making a huge display of strip
ed silk stockings. At the playing table she
converses with the croupiers, or anybody
who may be sitting next her, with the most
perfect freedom. In the afternoon she may
bs seen in the covered walk, drinking coffee
and smoking cigarettes