Delaware State journal and statesman. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1855-1870, 1867-06-11

Pussy, Jones Il Co., launched on Thurs
day, a side wheel steamer, called the
'Kaue." She is designed for the Savannah
river, in Georgia
Burk, McCaulley Il Co, launched fore
and aft schooner, on Thursday last, Tor
Capt. Godfrey, S. s. Southland, John L.
Russell and Others
The Sabbath Schools of the Second Bap
fist Church, will make an excursion TO Fort
Miffln and Red Bank, in the steamer Ariel,
on Friday next.
The ordinance increasing the police force
Of the, city, passed the CITY Couneii on
Thursday evening last.
On the 9Th inst, the ladies presented the
German Turner's Association of this city,
with handsome National Flag. The
presentation took place at the hotel OF Chas
Klinger Mrs. Klinger presented the flag
and it was received on behalf of the re
cipents by the President OF the Association,
H. Fieldmier, after which the company par
took Of splendid supper.
The German Turner's Association LETT this |
city on Saturday afternoon last, for Balti. |
more, to take part in the Turner's Annual |
Festival, which commenced yesterday morn
| ing.
offers Tor sale twenty.one new brick houses,
in good locations.
A FrigAtul Boiler Explosion and Loss Of
Life.-The most shocking and distressing
occurrence OF the kind it has ever been our
painful duty to chronicle, says the Philadel-
phia United States Gazette, of Friday, oe
CURED yesterday afternoon. 1t involved the
bursting OF stationary steam boiler the
utter and entire demolition OF five story
brick building, the wounding of seven opera
tves, and the killing of thirty-one.
The building in question was siuatedupon
} lot in the rear of SAMSON Street, between
Tenth and Eleventh, Mt the junction OF two
courts or alleys, known respectively us
Medical and Juyenal Streets. The exact
location was in the rear oil No. 1921 SAMSON
! Street. The structure was five stories high,
of large dimensions, well and soliGly built oil
\ brick. II is known among the cabinet-mlk-
ing trade as Goehmans steam saw mill
=, The establishment gave employment TO
i never less than forty men, and produced
scroll work and veneers for cabinet-making
n purposes.
MIR. Goodman deceased some time since,
and his widow leased the building with lis
boilers and fixed machinery, TO the firm OF
Geazey " Ward, who continued the bust
!. ness. The engineer regularly employed by
the establishment was taken Ill three days
ago, and a substitute was engaged from
Il among the experts of w. W. King, ma
k chnists No. 1915 SAMSON Street.
1t was necessary to repair the steam chest
and to that end the machinery was stopped
70 at three o'clock yesterday afternoon. TIL,
Y men engaged at the lathe and tools driver
M by machinery then quilted work, and wen
N TO their homes. AT about hali-past tivO
). O'Clock the neighborhood was shaken b,
two explosions, about ten seconds apart
Ie With deafening crash the building Il
Is which this boiler was attached rocked as
I an earthquake had conyulsed the groun,
- upon which it stood, collapsed and tumble
- | with heavy crash, one conglomerated mas
~ of ruins-a wreck, utter and complete.
An alarm of fire was instantly given, an
IL in few minutes multitude OF people wcr
ro gathered around the spot. All was consiei
nation and dismay. To attempt to fin
y words in which to give adequate exprcsso
la to the horrible scene is a vain effort TIL
no conclusion shook the entire neighhorhnOt
The masses of bricks, which were huile
into the air like stones from the crater Of
Is volcano, fell all around the nelghborhooC
'le Glass was shattered two squares disan
y, and the bulk windows of the handsome mi
ed linery stores of the Messrs. Lloyd and MIR
King were shaken bodily out and broken
atoms. The bulk of Jones dry goods stor,
in Eleventh Street, near SAMSON, share
the same fate. A segment OF the boll
wv struck the venerable building at the nortl
M west corner of Tenth and Chestnut Street
~ knocking piece out of the wall; while Il
larger piece, after coursing toward the zenit
on descended in the centre of Tenth Street, b
er. low Market
II, The police formed Gordon around Il
nc ruins and admitted no one but the fremt
and surgeons TO the spot. A deluge OF wat
len was poured upon the smoking pile, and aft
re the flames were subdued the brave men
~ at work to clear away the wreck. Thou;
A'e the air around the ruin quivered with hei
these undaunted men kept Mt their volunta
In Ia fn 81 nq M fall 1oNyn q \ in
hat another took their places, Daylight W
nd precious, and each second of time was il
'nu proved. Needless of their blistered hant
ue- the firemen kept at their task removing {
ure fallen beams, and lifting with strong levt
the iron shafting which weighed down t
II a hapless people lying beneath.
A few were rescued at once, six of who
ing were taken to the Hospital. Three or fol
md blessing Heaven for life and limb uninjurI
his went da2zled with wonder to their homes
tell of their marvellous escape. One by OIL
with heavy toll and almost superhum
was exertions, thirteen dead bodies were eXhum
I at from the smoking pile. Three of Ill
! to were so scalded and blackened that nc
In, could identify them; and one OF these
supposed to be the missing engineer.
pro- Ward was not in the building at the lii
the Mr.. GeaZy is undoubtedly among the de
He was seen 10 descend to the engine 70
NV, a short time before the explosion, and 50
- of the mangled remains are believed TO
ga his. So fearful was the explosion that pc
lder Of human bodies were found scattered
lille among the bricks and timbers.
was Most of the employees were Germans, Ii
80 ing families of children. Some of the see
III we witnessed last night, when women
children were running to and lro cry
nth and wringing their hands, were distress
linz in the extreme.
The mud from the mud-drum was thrt
rope high against the wall Of six story fact
light in the rear of the premises The fore
r its the conclusion will lie better underst
~ when we state that the boiler was not in
80 building proper, but in the yard, wit
uehl roofet thrown over it.
ened A number of liremen were badly hur
their hnmane exertions, and others were
q mr.. by flying bricks.
70 Among the killed by this terrible ca
'saon trophe is Mr.. Henry Haddock, who form
Irred resided in this city lie had been at "
The at this establishment only one day be
Ibero | the explosion. He leaves a wife and {
children to mourn his sad fate. His rem
pun were brought 10 this city, on Satul
y es- morning, and inferred in tho Whining
lis. and Brandywine Cemetery, from the
New dence of his brother-in-law, John b. Rite
:. -. in Second Street, near Market, on Satur
ioi afternoon. His funeral was attended
Delaware Council, No. 2, o. u. A. NJ,
q large circle of relatives and friends.
Rev 70 Sa.utSay MN M 'wT WILL; nouies
Bap- ''e" '"''- '-N'' -
from Annual Meeting Of PrOgrcssige Btteat
,n.o The regular Annual Meeting OF Progre!
Friends was held at Longwood, Pa,
his week. Quite large number OF per
Iptist FROM this city and vicinity, were pre-
urch Robt. Collyer, Of Chicago, Lucretia Mo