The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-10-19
F IRST EDITION
PARTICULARS OF THE BOILER EX-
PLOSTON IN NEW YORK.

Two Men Instantly KlIed-A Third
Fatally and FOur Others Seriously Ia
tured-Destructive Force OF the ExpIo-
siOn-ThO Engine House Shattered to
AtOms-The Old stOryi Supposed Glow
Water I'm the Boiler"
A terrific and fatal boiler explosion occurred
yesterday noon, at quarter before o'clock, at
the head OF the dock, pier A North river, result
ihg ing In Ine death OF Two ana seriously inJurlng
facts are as follows:-A building at the head of
the dock, divided into three divisions, occupied
respectively as an engine-room, containing a
stationary engine erected for loading and un-
loading vessels, q blacksmith shop, and car
peni er shop, filling up almost the entire width
of the dock, with q space of some four feet
dividing the building and running through the
The number of fhands employed In this build.
Ing varies s from & thirty to nfty This being the
building at the time of the explosion.
At this time the engineer, Mr.. .Christy Cory.
was sitting In front of his engine, whenEthe
boiler exploded, killing him instantly.
Mr.. owen Kelly, a fireman on board the City
Of Baltimore, on a visit to Cory, was also
Thomas LOTUS, the steyedore of the dock.
received severe internal injuries, which the
physician in attendance pronounced fatal.
Thomas Kane, blacksmith, living at No. Ill
West Thirtieth street, was badly bruised with
William Kerr, residing at Hampstead L. l.,
had several ribs broken, and was otherwise
Alexander Drybrough, living at South Ber.
gen, New Jersey, was scalded and badly bruised.
He was conveyed to his residence soon after the
Samuel Hutchinson residing at No. l4O Allen
Fulton. pier No. As North river. was seriousIy
injured, and was blown some forty feet from
The wounded, with the exception OF Alex.
ander Drybrough, were conveyed TO the Bellevue
Hospital, and the dead bodies to the Morgue.
Nicholas Gory,a son ofChristy Cory was seen
on the wharf at the time of the explosion, and
has not been seen since; it is supposed he was
A little boy was also seen fishing on the side
Of the dock, opposite the boiler, but was missed
board of a rowboat lying at the next dock. He
was precipated into the river from the concus-
sion caused by the explosion, and selling some
floating timbers, managedHo scramble on board
the boat
AS the hoisting apparatus. worked by the en-
gine, was engaged in loading. the steamship
City of Baltimore, of the Inman Liverpool line,
and efforts were in progress to complete the
engaged, some forty to fifty men in all, with
stragglers and visitors, being on the dock just
noon), the bulk OF the men going to their in
ners and leaving but few persons on the dock.
II the accident had occurred three e-quarters of
have been the loss Of fffe and injaFes reosiyod
wR by y deep oe We're ieSS Semo On
lished, the tlmbers and boarding being scat
to G atoms: mot nothing was seen Of Il after the ex-
plosion but portion OF the head. The engine
uEsd m w and sSFD snS es ESa
buildings was rooted up, and the brick thrown
some distance into the river. Not vestige
now remains OF tho dock but portion of q
dilapidated engine and few timbers and
boards, the ground being covered with debris
The boiler was three and half feet In dlame-
ter by sixteen feet long.
1t is not as yet fully known what was the
cause of the explosion. A few OF the employees
on the dock suppose it was caused by too little
water in the boiler; this seems to be the general
opinion.
who has an office on this dock, states that some
fiVe minutes previous to the explosion he is
certain he saw at least twelve persons on the
dock; no bodies however, have been found so
far, other than those named Preparations are
Dei166boThooT of the dooiy as many are Of the
opinion that more dead bodies will be found
~. y. Herald.