, 1869-12-23
TERRIFIC EXPLOSION.

TERRIFIC EXPLOSION.
rws Thousand touuds' OF Guuposg~
dor, Five Hundred Pounds OF COM
pound. mad from 'shxcc Thousand
10 Eour Tnousand d Pounds OF Nitro.
Gsyccxlno E1p,eded MT once IN u
Torpedo Factory al Tasuavaile-lts
1erTlbte and Fatal Effects.
tProm The 1Etusrlls {Pu., Hsral, Dxe- 1T)
Aecut 9:4o yesterday afternoon. Cur citizens
weie deafened AID sppslled b. concas.lon
pfos ~ Iatea men "a tae s1eess. .sastss%d wsado =
ADo dacTs, and scanned ves1ianlJ Tho acraek or
an ,naet e no ,,f s,s, inr 'h csn.e
OF the dl.sstet, which wAA tuGtLatod b. spiral
column Of sDoac rstog from khe northwestern
people 10 The scene Of rne d.sal.er, which lay
lew rods north and eass Of the Driving PARK,
be3ond tho c1tJ Hne. and about one mue from tho
RIeaaisd nea5 inc smoking dehF.s Of What was
lnosn u Roberta i Co = nitro Riscatfle rn1gA-
Iine, but DO ona yen;uEed to sppfoach It within
hundred Yards
pr. Waiter d. Roberts, .no Vas 5000 on tbs
ground, expressed lha opinion that censtlefanle
snd lhe1e waa lmm,nert peri OF a secon1 expio-
tlnn. He further Stated to&t previous to tho e1-
poonds Of n,,lo.siy yeersus lie sid shar % sns oniy
person Known 70 haze BEEN In The magazine at tho
tlne Of the explosion wss Patrick Btophy, en-.
ployed by the cQup1Dy ns an agent. BtoohT had
eu!ed ttat hA intended to ytatt ine nar1x3us that
afteTI con for the pufpo4e of thANIno 0ue xuna
slise.ae IL hsa Esestsed 10 .pes.sl ia,ssactions
hfs own rerponsbiIttI. Tae iacr mas thar WI n
t1sf f1Ye xtctif1 of fhe crtntjtv ~. rIa1nI1 az
rarent IL the fragments Of ! human podT and
about tto dclds. sro Were colccted forethrr b1
pitt ltg h1nd1. the dectased eas q y11nT ms1,
tes%s,iy and ter long uas m tae
Tfieajaph Company ~ Superintendent Of
Contuucron. He lcis thtt ocrupasou to accept
eu plo, meIt ot Vt. Bal'ao,1ne. snoat one year
peao huauess, Nj. btophJ engaged wtsn Rooetts
Co lie vas an anttlnSenr, eopeE, Industrious
man. aEd an neeon pltshed operator. He was q
Hehneto4 t1a MnsoLlc Ufd&t+ apd hiXh!Y ea-
feeHed ~ tue fraternity, lie leaves wife and
child ID I1iusE1ne. .......
r. EfYkcT OF 1nK EXPLOSION.
wes 1cln and plo1ed up as In \ newly. plowed
neld- Trees foot Ia diameter were cut o., and
sI - q IL ne ssnsnnss sssots 20
limbs. IeAVJ 1oG1 EeFe uited from the ground
Hhere they hsd Lain lmbedded for yeats, and
nu1led an e!RMn q mule oTer the tree tops.
Slonea rei9h'ng from 10 70 80 pounds Nefe
.saoHn over Ole s1MeoEo OF mLe IRON
tne eeens o. esnoton. one granite Dool'
res, "pxa,ux px.t,a, ~ tuasus ne4ok olcAs4 up
toMn t,,,I l., ruaa: a. IT, hign board isaee snr-
snuaux ose 511 tnSs .taSA nas Nlso~n lu eselJ q.
IL .ca "aiE ~ aos Espano !o1 ma9J 5asos oe5oEa
esT, eT f.nG ht. =, II ~ eove5ea WIN ifesa
Gsuu, ~ VI Nnoefs eRnn1els, and ieaSu!e0ts o.
vac snei,A oI c9ea neEa 10 contain me Rl1ceiine
Yer ~ ene so1pe0ot Iae ennle uslo occupied ~
e. n !sa an9
eose VIZ p,sSso y! eaA!.Ion, Hncn. IL !oAay
90 * W 'Hr @ nto " eAuh ~ tne eae
nrW -, = snns1nyp;., .Md,,on ~ as1 1Vess - soo
ss,9ra 49, auy ~ n H. afo ~
Wo6ds an hIa I'M, ,nfeIrrne aoy n -
I'd 70 broken II e,esy manner, one DOOR that wss
i".k h1,t IsuK ss!,nStsu, A " anel! Aho me
NJ - - tra strn1I @ We. w uve Rousa Nesak
nctea y M @ o. ,t,s iEe &c, ~ ss
,shss1sr ts.n.i, sea'sE ssa nem tHs scsne Of toe
s.r,tNe ~ - ~ tuE Gnss.a - sue eAploslvn ae
viii aisIm Even snss aIa fe95. 70 e.S.oisc M Hes
uS,Stduals itrgn nga ~ 10 o' ,hs .p ~
shocE. '''@'- .'- '11'"1 ~ 'A' e"As" " 'as
There were but few buildings in this city tnat
etcsped The crects Of the exp 'osi3n. TWO pAnes
o. the large p!ete glass front Of 7. Ifskz ,rds
of1 goods estaol.: nnleut were broken into minute
psne!ef! a1d adtled 70 the general terror OF tao
peasflnsns upon the ssteel " lts crash upon the
Mde*a,e, Nearly the entire front Of Patuck
HpodH1n RalOou ~as throsn in and HplIu.efed
"a were The Windows Of uaty ; e.l~euces upot
Spring street. In Fletcher i VtocE la.Ve lights Of
iu,,ne upon anln s1es eesq " ~ peI5 ~
Il al crnsees III creee Srrerai ~irrtoM. ~ X
EItop Ssfool tEiidirG Ttre shat:cred' and fhs fh
HkNtA H., ali I
oCs,y on,. sc,eamnT sdn friu:,t ,s,es 1d,1 aV =
1rr,, ~ ~ suE stteesa WIZ Noat1ea 70 tce
Aao. - y - A4u 70 tat general cona1esna-
~ sA; ~ t1se 1uuo'e 1Aans Ian a"a!, eooauseHn9
fnS = ntn 4ao !ino 9! esety person u Inc stfcesA
- n,s!LH5. no heclaenLe resulted from thls CAUSE,
I0ou9a tnc siIeete *ate crowded a the tine
lA1 BUILDINGS DESTROYED.
tlese were tnfee ID number. One VAS wood
gu otlliun9, Hls1 ce4er beneath, used fur Atorn1
poHder and compound, and for fIltbE shells. The
setono pnAulh& was used f1k thAW1rg out GfJcer.
.Is NY to1 PREPARING mo satna for ase and sale,
"aue LUG !aHa "at ueed. a, etotehoote Iof 9it.
ctflne and the manufacture Of The same AL Of
int se buildings weTe totally ced ol1shel- The eK
ploslon IS sppposei - h1ye originated IN tue plog
az,ne CT stpf1rg house, from he appttfApce Sf
the gtCnnd and the direction in which the rctnaits
OF Brophy we're p,otecled-though OF cour q the
facts oi The case viii forever renatn q NJ, sterT.
The cly ceF1le ID the third building yps 40, Cd.
tiIelI exploded. but wAs tumt cd out by the
80 ~ ~ s.--s-..- -. hacked e-~~-t
s.K, ~ - tuS .sSHaEo3s y n aCt q tVhHtess, Sea
- GonaIstsu ~ HON lroou 70 9,Nu pouodA ROY
y y sses .estalned anock sQmcient TO io:ce It so
laI itut Inc ttcsenoate hnd nut oe exploded Is q
mysteIx eren to thos" aeqasinted with Its q1a1,-
ties. me Rl5eellne Ha4 Packed IN cauA, that were
Ptscfo N Wooden BOXES. and surrounded slln
platter Of paris, the outside covering being secure
y sassened VITA screws to arofd hauncring CT
!o!lnE: IEe cafooss or ]afa containing nitric aud
sntPaatic ~ ae!a were efokeu. ana msrxiiDg noatea
1onn tnta nma1u PIGGY. oI fnn, near tae hcene OF
.sg nIra4ss.unt eetunR nte 70 kpe robolso. ncsafs
~; LGE4! pasAeI an1 ulooson subsequently removed
tAlJ C1 uucArlEGtQ Rl3Eef1Qt 10 place OF SAFE