The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-10-19

TIVE Mon Instantly KIIled-A Third Fatally
and Foar others Seriously InIured-Destrsc-
tive Force or the Exptesiou-The Engine
House shattered 20 Atoms-Thc Old STORY
Supposed "Low Water Ia the Boiler"
A terrific and fatal boiler explosion occurred yester
day noon At quarter before o'clock. a the head Of
ths DOCK pier a North rivsr resulting 10 the death Of
two and seriously injorng thrsApe From oil the
information received up the hour Of going 70 press
the facts are - follows "A building at the head OF the
dock. divided into three divisions occupied respectively
~ an engine room, containing . stationary engine
erected for loading and unloading vessels, blacksmith
shop and carpenter shop, ing up almost the entire
width Of the DOCK With space Of four feet dlvi
ding the building and running through the centre
Tho number OF hands employed In this building varies
from thirty to nfy This being tho dinner hour bus few
in or around The building at the time Of the ex
p,osion.
A. this time the engineer, Mr. Chrisiy Cory, WAS
sitting IN front Of his engine whom the boiler exploded.
killing him instantly.
Mr.. Owen Kelly, fireman on board the City OF BAiti-
more, on visit TO Cory, also killed.
Thomas Lotus the stevedors Of the dock, received
severe internal injuries which the physician 10 attend
ancs pronounced fatal.
Thnnas Kane. blacksmith. living At No Ill West
Thirteth sres was badly bruised with falling nmbers
William Kerr, reading Hampstead, L. l., had seys-
raj ribs broken and was otherwise badly bruised.
Alexander Drybrough, living. AZ South Bergen, Now
jersey, scaldsd and badly bruised. He was soon
amer the accident conveyed 20 hs TssiSspe9
Samuel Hutchinson, reading AZ l4o Allen street.
ship carpenter, ~ gu the steamer Fulton pier No.
as North river was seriously injured and was blown
soIas forty feet from where he was standing.
The wounded, with the exception Of Alexander Dry.
brough, were conveyed to Bellevue Hospital, and the
dead bodies TO the korRue
Nicholas Cory, son Of christy Cory, on the
wharf a. the time OF the explosion, and has been
soon since Is supposed he blown into the river
little boy WAS also seen fishing on the side OF the
time but At length turned up board OF . rowboat
lying At tho next dock. He precpitated into the
river from the conclusion caused by the explosion and
seizng some floating tmbers, managed 10 scramble on
board the boat.
A. the hosting apparatus, worked BY the engine
was engaged in loading the Steamship City Of Baltimore
Of the lnman Liverpool line and efforts In pro-
grcss TO complete the loading possible largo
force was engaged some forty 70 ft, men n all, with
sAeglers and visitors peiug tho dock Just previous
TO the dinner hour tweve o'clock noonl bulk or
the men going to their dinners and leaving but few per-
II the accident had occurred three quarters OF an
hour sooner there is no telling what would have been
the loss OF life and injuries received.
Tho buildings sore seventy feet In width by fifty
deep, were completely demolished, tho tmbers and
was torn 10 atoms; nothing Of 1t after the
posion but portion Of tho head; tho engine IN.
Ju.cu anu 'ou anu Tue piston rod snapped 10 tWo Inc
brick foundation or the buildings rooted and the
brick thrown some distance into tho river Not
tige now remains on the dock but portion OF dilapi
dated engine and few tmbsrs and boards the ground
being covered with debris The boiler three and .
half feet in diameter by sixteen feet long
IL 10 not Is yet fully known what the OF the
explosion. rev OF the employees on tho dock sup
pose it vas caused by two little water IN tho boiler;
this seems to be the general opinion.
An officer OF the Custom House Of this city, whoshas
an office on this DOCK states that Ave minutes pre-
yioIs to the explosion he is certain no at least
twelve pereons ON the dock bodies however, have
been found 50 far, other than those named Prepare
lions arc being made to drag the river in Immediate
nciEhtoShood OF The dock, many OF the opinion
that moro dead bodies will be fond