New-York tribune., 1867-06-08
DISASTERS.

VULL DETAILS OF THE DIs4sTTR-HBA -RENDIEG
scESEs AND TSCIDESTS-TuE CAUSE OF THE TX
PLosION.
The Philadelphia papers give the details Of the
steam boiler explosion in that city Thursday evening
The buildings were located on the south side of SAMSON
ST. midway between Tent and Eleventh sts and wers
occupied by Geasy Ward a sawIniIi and manufac-
tory Of scroll work, and fancy cabinet ware The bud
ing had been the occupancy OF Geasy a. Ward since
February last and at the time of the disaster they had
about ~ men IN their employ, while Miller Rceder EN-
At5t D. m the neighborhood was startled by an ex-
plosOn similar ia sound to the Of a park artillery.
The report heard tor great distance. the
erty shaken by earthquake and nearly every
pane glass in the vicinity shattered AS
the terror excited by the report had partially subsidized
persons ran the spot and discovered that nothing
manet OF the mill building in the rear except portion
of the eastern wall and the chimney stack The site of
the structure OF ruins almost level with the
pavement The greater portion OF the boiler remained
having been fractured tansyersey IL had moved SUI
Gccny south TO destroy the foundation walls Of tine MILL
and thus insure its destruction No trace of living being
could be and 10 the horror of the smoke
menced issuing from tho pile the fire resulting is be
lieved from small forge and furnace used by Miller
Reeder IN the fourth story. Upon examining the prem
ises, IL that the north foundation wall was
forced from its position by the boiler; hence the
cruInbng OF the walls The joist that supported each
floor fell uniformly, but the other material bricks,
in dense OF shapeess matter The scene is de
scribed appalling in the greatest degree The near
residents after recovering from the terrible shock rushed
TO the rescue The piercing shrcfs OF the unfortunate
buried the surface Of the ruins, the stifed
groans of others still further down. truly heart
rcndng and appalling, and fairly paralyzing In their
effects An alarm Of fire brought the rcmen to the spot
in large numbers and the search pressed vigorously
In IA few minutes Thomas W; jenkins, engineer john
German, ireman James Todd George Clarke aud John
Kresack taken out alive and removed TO the Penn
syvana Hospital James GoIman taken ont at the same
time able TO be sent TO his home in ambulance,
after having his wounds dressed at the st Lawence Hotel
Jenkins the engineer taken from under pile OF rub
bsh not far from where the boiler stood He badly
burned about the arms and injured internally.
Iy o'clock the first body was found, aud up 10 mid
night ten bodies had been recovered Most OF the re
mains were pas all recognition Headless trunks bodies
without head or limbs bodies with legs but no arms; OF
with arms but no legs and masses Of flesh without the
slightest resemblance To humanity, rewarded the abors
night. one mass as 1t lay upon sctce IN the machine
shop, contained nothing but the shriveled trunk and
stumps indicating legs. Not shred OF clothing left
20 lead 10 recognition by friends or relatives rs In the
ease of the majority OF the bodies the intense heat To-
yestiges OF clothing a. well rs dlsfgurg the face and
limbs. There another noticeable feature with all who
still retained form. In these the hands and
had evidently been raised az the first note of alarm,
though 10 ward of approaching danger and they died
thus seeking shelter themselves The thus clc
waited nstnctyey covered the face aud IN the efforts at
recognition II necessary TO remove the arms from the
head IN order 90 obtain glance az the features. One
man. OF whom nothing wac left but the charrcd remains
twisted indicating the cOutOrt0ns Of the body II lay
beneath the ruins and before death came 10 hc relief Of
the victim TINS BODY may DC ldchtihcd leieafteT
from the fact that what remaned OF the head showed
that the deceased had bound q handkerchief about
his face for the toolhache OF some injury 0i the
jaw The scene attending the search OF rcla
tivcs and the reCognitiOns war most distressing
one Wives sought husbands sons Seached for fathers
brothers inspected carefully each body 10 discover traces
but strong police force kept all but the Interested from
entering the machine shop. where the remains were
result of close inspection Of the tatcrrd remains OF
clothing John Dclr identified by his wife from the
buttons portion OF his coat; with this exception
there n0tlmg but the clarrcd trunk ana head the
arms and leg beng destroyed Subsequently. aud
after the remains thus identified had been removed 20
its mbs and features asserted to be that Of Mr.
Dichr the party claiming being personal friend.
The list Of killed. wounded, aud missing as far as as
certaned, is rs follows
John Dhr years 'ge resided foarh and Coates 'is be
Assusi Ls4s ss- o. resided q, No North rst
"s b,.al G RIl ,n' ars5 r.s % IN MAJ .- os- K,r,u,
Gu,e Seaveigrr aged 20 year married ani resided ~ No 'I-
Jacob ycuap aged y,,r' married sst rc'ioi Choest
lear, ,oE nged years, Married aud ei at Eshreuh aHd
GesirT csa.os ssl yesr, resided ia we. Philadelphia and
Gsoge v. CLARKE aged % single Died this uo'as At the
Ga oir not rreolaeI has .n sent to the Green Iloe
Hsy Mcsy aged % nsrn~i end rcsi H Wc,i ihitlrpA
James Gorun Who reside, Tsenh ropisr-.. IN
Snh story 5aa va ad' h9I 1 i1 ~ h at' 'oa'a 20 '1e 3D.
The following were taken 10 the pennsylvania Hospital
Thomas " lcuan. ens-er asrl - y'sr' Residence No Fo'i
Ja.. Todd .Aaa b, birth ia'n.'a 'hesiiHsy
Geor.. W csrs eyed 30 single Philadelphia Severe u
Jolu t,e..e Cer,nau y,a5 DBL urboerer Severely in
Another person ,h la,> ba bis injuries being
Jane, Erge bsd BIZ sn le- escaped ruins
h bow b. @ NOT know and pcee Co Do iesrnc Nn tcenA nl
Tucker ,is ia sas,, Richmond slightly njurel
MISSING.
james Hamilton aged 20 resides ni fr,ns'orl 'na hs' f'Hiy
Geo Des aa p UNNAMED aud resides in le aeghh'1ood Of
Tucut. Cob aui L"ularitts .. -
Washington Grss~ one Of tle proprietor Of 'hr mI resides %
No l1i' tnat-ss.
l-r.s sHf..
Il.p fas-s a-el q ye-r.. re.fir Rl-s,e below 20
Wa g. Ioorar aged @ ycsr., e. rsnee. Bal,uinest
S'aa,. u,g a.el 20 ycln, maH.e. r.deae Tlomp'oHst
above llittelIL
BI TELEGAAPH TRIBUNE
PHILADELPHIA June 7-2 O'Clock p. MP to this hour
3 dead bodies have been taken from the ruins OF Geasy
a Wards saw-mi and the search Is actively progress
Ing.
Laier-Seventeen bodies have been taken from the
ruin, OF Geasy & Wards mill, including that OF Mr.
Ceasv one of the propretors. one man, Adam Stew
art was buried the ruins, but protected ny beams
forming sort OF bridge him, ana dug ms way OUT,
almost uniujured, after being buried y hours
STATEMENT FROM THE ENGINEER
PHILADELPHIA June 1.-The wounded engineer
has made partial statement regarding the catastrophe
though with great difficulty owing 10 the serious nature
O, his injuries lie says that after completing the pack
ing Of the cylinder he wished 10 start the engine To see
that all was right To Uln the mill next morning
The foreman told him that there hut one pound o
steam on lie thought the foreman mstaken, hut
examined the steam gauge ana found ~ Ony lhdlcated
one pound He then went work sufiing the packing
box and enga ged when the boiler explosion TOOK
place.
LOSS or A NORWEGIAN BARK.
QUEBEC. June The Norwegian bark Alder struck
Yesterday OH White Island shoal opposite Cacand The
shin Is a total wreck The crew and passengers were