New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-07-29
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BURNED-oNE FATALLY. ..I'-1L
Aoont 81 yesterday evening, Printing House
SITUATE was inc scene OF an accident terrible as IL was
unexpected. The jeremiah Murphy Chowder Club had
Deen having good time OF during the day at Bayonne
Ne"Jersey and about they sent their baggage wagon
over to Cherry loaded with laber beer kegs and empty
bottles, with orders to take in load Of fireworks
ana meet the members OF the club at tho
Courtandst Ferry Tho wagon left the kegs az directed
and took aboard dozen Of skyrockets and dozen Of
Roman candles with which It returned to the ferry met
the Club, and started for Cherryst The arrangement
was toeommence dschargnR the fireworks near Frenchs
Hotel. The Club, about 60 in number, were in three
stages and about 20 yards advance Of the baggage
wagon, In which wero a man named William Redcan,
member OF the Club. John Ryan, and John Wogan, and
two boys named Thomas Kelly and Michael Mucahy.
The men In the wagon commenced firing the rockets
of Just after passing THE TRIBUNE building
AS they got opposite French's Hotel they
slackened up to discharge another one, when the
fireworks in the wagon exploded with noise loud
the blowing up OF keg Of powder. The boy Mulcahy
was blown several feet up in the air. and fell the
fruit stand at the Of the hotel Wogan jumped
rather fell out and Immediately into cigar store
near, where he tore of his burning clothing and
waited till he assisted to the New-York Hos
pital by POLICEMAN. Redlcan and the boy Kelly
were severely injured, Redeem about the left
side and lower Jaw. Maher, the President
OF the club walking close TO the at the time
Of tho explosion, and severely burned about the
arms left SIDE face and feet He rushed all fire into
French's Hotel and pulled off his burning garments
The inmates OF the hotel fastened to get sweet OIL and
apply 1t to the burnt parts which they bandaged up
well possible, and sent for policeman, who took him
TO the New-York Hospital In the mean time officers
Caravan OF the Second Precinct, and Waterman Of
the Fourth and several citizens fastened TO the scene
end the burning clothes from tho wretched sufferers
who were lying in the street Doctors STeezy and Buck
Robinson
door OF the Twenty sIth Precinct Police Station House.
and witnessed the occurrence. He Immediately dis
patched Rouudsman Poroher and six officers TO bring in
the injured persons Mueahy was naked when carried
head to foot and the backehed skin peeng of in large
patches Kelly was badly injured about the lover paris
Hospital The four horses which were the wagon
plosion, land the fireworks kept banging and nash,
| Ing as II from flying battery. The exhibition
1rsrcD stopped at TryonTow BY some citizens,
Charles Smith, the driver who had fallen or Jumped with
OS 1 tere John RTs WO also 10 have
OF unnjured blamed by the sufferers as the cause OF
before the explosion. been trying to light a
rocket with rSSG Of womb R'P S6 tot Sns Ore Ss
threw down among the other nreworks, and they i:
mediaIeiy exploded on the other hand 6ysta11er OF
ploson was caused by burning box OF matches which
one in 6s Sb e Here Po%n 'G ont Of the
wagon, while the rest were allowed TO remain Wogan
Great Confusion was caused in the square by the
renee Crowds OF citizens assembled around the spot
fusion. The reason that tho boys were so
| badly injured was that they were sitting In the
back part OF the wagon, and the most OF the fireworks
we're pointing In that direction This OF course u also
Mulcahy and Kelly were lying IN the west ward OF the
Hew.Nork Hospital They presented horrible appear,
with pteous prayers for water They were nicely Cleaned
IN tender manner possible by the attentive
been eIcrucatng aud by the time these lines reach the
public eye Mucahy will probably be freed from his pans
Psrs Gds'n live at SS "a chcsys Thomas Kelly
aged H. lives at No IS Cherry'st Redioan Is mechanic
RED aud has u smal family, living at No. As Cherry At
Redeem was said TO have been run over but states him
Is seSman but has been out Of employment To-
q Cheryst, and Ia. no family; Thomas n.aI Aan nS
! il young unmarried man. Hogan and Redcan were
lying nicely Iod up In comfortable beds aud did not ap
pear 70 suqer much pain aahef though doubties. SUI
Cherrys, who was also badly burned about the face
by tie Second Precinct Police He ed after the eipiO
sion and found short distance from the scene OF
Also seriously burned about the face and body Re
Was removed 10 Bellevue Hospital by the Second Pre-
ned with people attracted by the fireworks. There
also largo collection on the stoop ana 10 'front.' OF
Frenchs Hotel As may readily DO imagined. the eI'
ploslon caused panic among these and they fed from
the spot In dsmay their terror considerably heightened
exploding works kept up from the wagon rockets
and Roman candles gyratng In eyery direction. That
| there were persons injured lie a wonder In.
deed there were several whose the police did not
obtain who struck by the flying Missiles but not So
| riously injured
TUE SCENE IN THE NETWORK HOSPITAL
In the west ward were the two boys Mnloahy ana
came laden with most pteous cries The fair faces
and bright eyes were gone and only distorted hdeous
figures remained The moved hithor and thitheI
| with noiseloss step, doing all that was possible
| TO do under the circumstance. Such words az
| these constantly repeated by hucahy
| "Oh, mlssus, give Inc a little more water-jusi
| a lttle-Only drOp-I am so tursty, an
80 tursty" lie drank long but as the cup was removed
from his lips he said did not get drop, just give me
| one little drop. burning up Aunt Mary come
Brother Johnny am here-glye me some water, just
uttloD When the mother came abe black and
charred FORM with swollen lips and crisp hair. Beauty
and symmetry had disappeared and only CHASTITY shlney
| flesh remained.
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