The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-11-27
NITRO. GIL YCERINE EXPLOSION.

Additional Particulars OF the Terrible
Disaster at south BOrgsn-Tho KILLED
and WOundod-Tho Scene Yssterday-
Preparations for the COrOner's IAvss-
tiERtiOn9
Although the terrible nitro-elycerine explo-
sion at Claremont, South Bergen, N. j., oc-
CURED ct late hour on Monday afternoon, the
facts published yesterday were 80 complete
that but few additional particulars have been
cleaned by later visit to the scene Of the
disaster.
The whole neighborhood adjacent to the site
Of the blacksmith shop, where the explosion
took place, presents an aspect Of ruin and desc
occurred only snfficient to recognize its location
remains, deep trench of an elltpticel shape,
about four feet in depth; twelve feet in longi-
ing the spot where the can of nitro -glycerine
stood. The surrounding fields are strewn with
Of the wrecked building, while every house
within q radius Of two hundred yards shows
signs OF the concussion; those near being almost
demolished. Indeed, some idea of its force may
be gathered from the circumstance OF q Mr..
Smith, residing about mile distant, being
awakened from his sleep by its shock.
OF the man who was the immediate cause Of
the disaster nothing remains but fragments.
He was literally and without figure OF speech
blown to atoms, numerous parties being en-
gagged during the M morning i1 Of YESTERDAY In col
tributed all over the country. Bits of flesh not
larger than lamb chop were thus collected,
charred remains which, collected in tin pail,
represented all that was mortal of Thomas
served keeping jealous guard over a blackened
piece of meat which might or might not be
portion of the unfortunate man. To an unpro-
fessional observer IL was utterly unrecognizable
as to its former belonging, while deep Rrowl
a iclsening sensation at the thought Of its
possible quality forbade any critical examlna-
The killed and wounded were stated correctly
In our report of yesterday, with these additions.
Two boys named Foster were involved in the
catastrophe. Robert Foster was killed, the boy
Edward escaping death, though severely in
tured in the leg and arm; Besides the foreman,
other man Of the same name was slightly in-
jured by the flying splinters. A woman named
severely Injured in the legs by The window
being blown in on her; while, slngularly, two
men, named respectively William b. Sim
monds and John Houlaghan, who were In the
shed at the time of the explosion, escaped with
comparatively slight injuries Simmonds was
hurt in the head by falling timbers, and is since
stone deafswhilelHoulaghan had his thigh and
side laoerated. and may have sustained internal
injuries. Fromthe latter we get the following
STATEMENT OF ONE OF THE SURVIVORS
Between four and five o'clock in the afternoon
of Monday went into the blacksmith's shop
for a bolt for the use of the switches, and spoke
to Simmonds, one of the men there, giving him
directions as TO the description OF bolt wanted,
telling him TO make haste with it. Looking
across to the opposite side of the fireplace from
where was saw Burns with large can of oil
bar in his hand. simmonds said to me. "oh. a
sure you're always In hurry" and, catching
oor one res Xsn F me t0waTds the
step towards the door and lmme mediatey heard a
report. the next l recollect is hearing slim
monds say to me, "Oh, John, am killed 20 L
answered him saying, "What did you strike me
for?" / thought he had struck me. We were
both up against an embankment While was
in the shed man Eamed Kelly was at the fire
and the helper at the bellows. The boy Foster
was standing alongside. After 1 started to
reach my house was knocked down twice,
suppose by falling timber.
x number of the residents of South Bergen
and others visited the scene of the disaster yes
terday, and were not sparing of their denuncia-
ton of what they termed the culpable negli-
gence exhibited In the storage of this terribly
destructive agent in the immediate neighbor-
hood. In q shed near by, the door Of which IL is
said was unlocked, and one side OF which was
only partially boarded, was stored some sixteen
or twenty cans of nttro-gly ycerine, each one con-
tanning fifty pounds sufficient almost to blow
the entire State of New Jersey into or out OF the
Union. AS this material is equally liable to
explosion from concussion or compression, as
well as under heat or Ignition, some idea OF the
danger may be inferred from its exposure thus
to stray missiles or the laundering Interference
of people Ignorant of Its nature,-N Y Herald ?