New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-10-05
NEw-YoRk DAILY TRIBUNE, TUESDAY, OCTOBER S, 1869

shreds OF flesh and bones and clothing mingled In such
Wild, such awful CHASTITY shape that whethor u was one
Passing this horror and entering the shop we came upon
another more dreadful than the hrst the Dim gnt
struggling in through the open door and rested upon II
so family that nothing could be distinguished O us GUY
line. Around II lay tho remainder of the deaG, DlacK
ened shapeless OF them bleeding from their open
wounds and so gaining new phase OF horror TO Haie c
check aud still the heart OF the behOlder All ncht OS
the crowd fingered in front Of the building, ana TINS
morning the doors were beseged In spite OF the rih
which commenced falling early and has continued with
out nternission The bodies were identified, except
two when visited the rooms abOutl0 ococKa1d solo
had been already removed while others were being pre-
pared for removal. The sight was almost more ghsrly
than that Of the previous evening for the bodies % eo
washed and arranged as deceny as posSDle auu MI
ghasy white ana bloodless instead OF begIeu WIN
blood and smoke The two bodies which had not peG m
The first not mutllated about the head at All ne Is
dressed in dark OF fine cloth hne NeiVet vest
black bair smooth face, and s abent Inediu sLe anu
hight. The otheris 50 mangled that description 10
hardly possible Neither Of them had any papers or ar
tices of value their bodies when found In the BACK
Of undertake. Viewers shop lie the remains Oh sew
you'd the hope OF Identification. On board is mis-
cellaneous collection OF remains fragments OF Skull,
herring, masses of torn Aesh and intestnes,
draggled in the dirt and sawdust In TINS hld'
eOus pile may be the stump OF a human arm snow.
ing signs of previous amputatiOnprobably the limb OF
poor soldier, who suffered mutilaon in the long
and cruel war; and then came homo 10 meet more
hOrrd death at moment when IL was the least expected
It possible that the fragments OF two or three bodies
are collected in this ghastly heap The body Of small
board with one side OF tie head torn away In the hall,
between the front and back rooms, is most frigfuy
mutated body apparently that of large well de-
ePp SPa So sad snd the ee left side has
blown TO pieces far down the Junction OF the Thighs
and in this is seen front tooth on the side which
has grown out of the line and must have caused the
upper lip to stick out This good mark ana may e"u
to Identification.
THE INQUEST.
Several persons were examined by Coroner Allen on
Saturday morning. but few additional facts were e'itcu'
The following were the most important:
Henry SmOck-Am engineer by trade; at the ule Oh
the explosion sitting the carriage OF the ehsn
cannot say whether the engine made turn after star
ing before the xposiou staey had said to me TO sit tl
where was "a would not be III ms way ns"TT hS
found myself some 40 feet north on the Srouhai n"u
Just noticed the engineer put his hand To he engine 10
start it, as thoagh he opened the n 70 tcat tba
thrown, falling on my shoulder ana Dach ~ ovo
looked the sawyer, and found him some 800 1eet Gs
tant, where he had been carried by some IefsonSi s
arm was broken IN several PLACES ana & cn
CINE put up by the Fair when they were saw
ing / thought tho engine had too much to
do the cylinder OF the exploded engine was bolted on
to the side Of The boiler with top bolts; IT should have
been put in with bedplae, think, 10 be safe Nilhess
made statements To the defective construction OF
the engine) My opinion is that the water was low III
the boiler when it was blown apart have never known
steam will burn like powder when hot enough pdrt
the throttle will raise the two inches
the fuc sheets, and so when the throttle was opened
the water thrown the red hot Sheets setting the
whole fire and causing the explosion; had not no
tced the amount of steam they Were carrying had not
noticed the smoke or steam before the explosions had
no thoughts OF an explosion, thought the men run
ming the engine praeccd machinists heard sew
era saW-mlu men, with whom | was acquainted say
they thought the engine vas not good one but the mn
right.
j. J. Cox of Charlottesville, Hand County, about
the boiler and engine all day; used TO work for slnkef
tried Three times 10 get ne engineer rhO rdS kWcd ~
ruth trdcr and less steam DID not see me
caer mp 10 to0 gauges al any time ~ NE day: Theh meg
not running them there 'cds no wdicr az any gauge;
just before the explosion went up and examined the
water gauges and indicator; there 'coS 40 rder at either
gauge, and the steam al 100; in less than half minute
the explosion occurred had jIst LETT the engine and
about 20 iee; struck by an arm OF one or the
/ yvrlaaa1 e ha ~ Tho m
not dangerous, but painful; have examined the en-
CINE this morning and ind dangerous weak place in
the crown sheet but tins flaw dd not cause TIC explosion
such flaws cannot always be told think the crown sheet
gave way first from the way the boiler was blown; the
pieces could not have beer thrown where they were ny
any other kind of breakage. Any practical lnacinist
power that needed; was fearful all day that some
thing might happen but my business called me then, ana
| stayed, hoping it might get through safely.
| THE LATEsT-coRREcr LIST OF THE KILLED AND
WOUNDED
! INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. oct 4.--One Of the bodies at
Viewers undertakers Office has been recognized as John
r. Bailey of skaneateles, n. Y. The following is
rected list Of the killed p. L. Davis John Gall, John
Wilson, Jerome Sprggs eOoredl Gustavc Ledler; Peter
Kleitz and ]. L. ROssiter all Of Indianapolis; NyrOn T.
McVey, John V. McVey, aud Clara Dawson Of Marion
County Iud Rud Beverly of Paragon, Ind. \. p Jack
son of Memphis Ind; Pho NJ. Benham OF Fort Wayne
| Of Ind: John lahOur OF Frank
I'm Ind Isaac Barker Of Hamilton County Ind; J0nn
Slack Of Rob Roy Ind. two bodies not certainly dent
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! The following persons were wounded James Chance
of East Rockville, Ind, scalded; Richard Mntery OF
Lima Ohio arms and ribs broken Robert Butler OF ln
dIanapohs scalded Miss Maggie Belle OF Connorsvle,
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! THE EVENING HIGH SCHOOL FOR MALES.