The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-06-07

SAMSON, nearly opposite the scene of the ex-
plOsion, looks though it had been subjected |
to a ram of ashes. Bricks, pieces of broken |
timber, and fragments OF the boiler were |
shOwered down upon IT, in some instances |
breaking through with such force as to carry |
away portions of the ceiling beneath, and lodg- !
ing on the floor of the upper rooms. hard
brick, IN descending, passed through the office,
and, striking the inner edge of the counter top,
iell to the floor. The clerk was standing neq.r
the spot at the ttme. Just at the same moment
q DIece of iron pipe, having an elbow, was pro-
ected with iUr1ense violence Into the yard, and
fell lust ontstde of the Office window. Much
CONSERVATION prevailed in the h9tel for O short
time, the entire building being shaken as 1t by
an earthquake.
TChe worlsingmen on the rear scatfolding OF
Mr.. j. NJ. Haheigh's large bulldog to the east of
the st. Lawrence Hotel were either blown or
jumped froU the scaHeid, and ell of them, five
or six in number, weTe more or less IN ured,
none of thanl. however, seriously. The colored
man working at the mortar bed in the street,
was injured in his right arm badly by piece OF
iron pipe, Ten feet long, that was whlrled into
tSe mortar. His arm was laceEated and bruised
irom the clio TO the wrist.
The old mansion at the northwest corner of
Tenth and Chesnut streets also suffered from
the efectssot the explosion An elbow OF cast
inon, weighing about thirty-dve pounds, and
ueed for SECURING the BOILER 70 the floor, struck
the Tenth street gable in its passage through
the air, knocking several bricks loose aud shat
terng the tmbers of the roof 1t then descended
to the Opposite side of Tenth street, and COM
| pletely demolished the large bulk window Of
| NJ George Williams flower emporium, at
| No. Al.
A brick was also thrown Though the roof Of
| the Franklin Market building, now occupied by
| Messrs. FreHCh, Richards & GO. as drug aud
| paint warehouse, slightly iniuring the book.
! keeper, as he stood t.t his desk Fragments of
| the material and contents of the building were
! likewise carried as tar north as Market street,
| but a0 far as we can learn, no one except those
| already mentiCned were Infused by any of
| them.
this morning present a shocking appearance.
| The soUth, west. aud north walls of the main
building are entirely demolished, Medical street,
the lumber yard, and the recess towards San
| som street beng completely filled with the
debris. Ehe eastern wall, however, still re-
mains standing, but the upper portion is badly
fractured. Attached to this wall, at the northern
extremity, is the chimney of the ruined estab-
lIshment. II is about three feet and half
square, and projects far above any OF the
dations of this chimney were entirely torn
out owing 10 their proximity to the boiler
which exploded. The, mass of bricks is there
fore supported only by the wall to which it
adheres, and already II begins TO lean to yards
the west. TIE Building Inspectors have been
notified OF its condition, aud it ig to be hoped
that they Will attend to its demolition before it
falls and bruises dozen more unfortunate men
in The ruins
Down into the midst of all this wreck fell the
roof and floors of the building, and the heavy
machinery which the building contained, where
they now lay In a chaotic mass. On the 1oor
occupied by Messrs. Miller, Reader & Co. was a
forge, used in the prosecution of their business.
This also fell uto the centre of the bling
mass, and speedily set fire to the fragments,
which added greatly to the horror of the scene,
and caused the death, by burning, Of several OF
the workmen who we're buried beneath the ruins.
The alarm was sounded at once, however, aud
by eight O'Clock tho hre was almost eXtinguis1ed.
REsCUING THE LIVING AND REMOVING THE DEAD.
The report of the explosion was so loud that a
large force OF policemen and a crowd of eager
clVlIlans was on the spot IN few minutes. The
machlue shop of MIR. William II. King being
nearly opposite, on SAMSON street. he and his
son we're among the first on tne ground and by
Ilnt OF great eXertio1 aided In the rescue OF
! M M .uvn rom the ruins, the younger Mr..
hlng having his arm badly burned during the
struggle,
The body of one dead person, aud several who
were severely injutei but still alive, were taken
nom the ruins while the fire was still raging
As soon as 1t was distinguished, the 6remen
, pollce, ana others went to work diligently tC
remove me loo'e portion OF the debris, in the
search Tor me unfortunate employees. This tash
was extremely difficult, and the scenes pre-
sented by the corpses and their surroundings
! when they were revealed, was terrible anC
almost sickeuiug. When one of the men, JAIME
Todd by name, was pulled out at one of tn
windows, another man. who had csc aped bodilr
{ | injury was sem in the midst OF a mass O
f wrecked material He besought earnestly fO
4 assistance, but The fire was still raging and n
e tull sight of hundreds of his fellow-men uuabI
. TO come TO hi7 rescue, he fell victim TO tn
: flames.
r The condition of the chimney was SO threat
n ening, however, that it was at length discoI
b tinued until the dangerous mass could be re
0 moved. This was accomplished few minute
e before 2 o'clock this afternoon; Two nreme
q aseended 10 the top Of the wall by the aid {
g ladders Ropes we're thrown down on eithe
d side by them, ard sDlced by those below
d The moose was then formed at one end, aud
d loop drawn tight around the chimuey Whe
all was really, about sixty men seized the the
b end OF the roDe, and a united effort caused ID
% ! whole mass to tOpple over.