, 1869-10-21
FEARFUL NITRO-GLYCEAINE
EXPLOSION.
I he Magazine nt the Eaat End OF
shc Asoosac Tunnel Blown Up
Three Lives Lost.

From ttx -3dams tNask1 Transcript, Oct Il
On Saturday morning. al 10 O'Clock. Tho en-
ploJea At the cast end Of The Noosac Tdnnsi Nare
Startled and deatened by tremendous explosion
frpm the entrance Of tne tunnel. Mr.. Parker,
foreman msshns. ana ~ e. ee9ssna
building, and feeling The explosion hurried
towards The Insine, perceived column q debris,
as The steep % siaes of t he raslne H. ilosFsa,
mouth Of the tunnel. tha ins.aut he perceived
lie Fpot, ano tonna one Of the n'asie,s Lanou.
tairc, lying on the ground, mortallY sounded. AID
dlsnlt about thtnJ fec! nom the spot where tne
frIM mouth, nose. and breast. but senslhae.. and
tald, ''Tne two Others are in the uagazine." Al
,s rSoa Z, ,s x0iJ Sos@ qapS
crater OF twenty feet diameter aud fse tecs deep
vas al sat WI len H. i9 Il TT r. Tsee % 1a
nave 3 3as tptdred utap, IsmontasDe, IL rad,
"Lsy roe dosp; you hurt mc.' In hfteen MN
Search wss made for tbe remalns Of the two
enF %sDLnHnac 9.e;9F ous e o1s g.
tseSea t Of Of 1ancnrsiae, Vim . 1cK M,
tuzed bones aud portols of clothing, could be a.
| could be identified. The Iaagaznb was converted
| into minute fplIuterA The clothing found WA
I tpru an o thTes1sY buE hGt aPpA&tlA5 pttHtas
sion sis POUNDS of MIRO g.ycetne had been 1eltT
| cred irum the wcat end Into tne magazine. aod q
1cat tlInc It was estimated the1t vos abo1t two o.
| three days consumption on hand. The door q
Inc powder magazine, s.suatel STOUT tn!sty f0al
from the EiEru Gyces11e magazine, which bud oees
scctrcly fastened and paaiockedt W1s wrenchet
II the violence OF the shock aud found wide ope
IL contained about eco Kegs OF powder, none o
| which had beeu disturbed. Tho W1nooHs Of d m,
rert shantJ, about forty rods froM tue masa1snc
we're blown out and tie door totn opea. !ae b1 I
lsghr1 nf the bollcr-house anu steAm compressor
| were driven Unf. >.
There NOT being vesAge Of the magazine left
l the !nppediAie cAuse ot the explosion cannot
entertained. The r.tro ely cettue delivered o
| Nedre4day was congra!ed so!!t with ICE and ~.
to ,Ctuta safe 1sp0rtat!on, and It II fnoHn ths
one Of the Lamoptatner bad requested feuoH
1ntner to assist him In thaw7ug o1t the contents
the rms for, a. he Ob.efrcb, We arc lnte7 on
| have goI 10 hurry up For1unatel* Or nnofsl
pa1tty, the man, fcelinH tlred REUSED. II Is kno
hard,Inc nttro-giyeestne, and the L1nion'sEn.
YcTc ,uduepced b his views. Indeed, NcDnn
rffpr+s 10 eonyinc his ttuoW-ntEefs of the psrtet
safety Of nlsro Rly lyceriue freqentlT eIctss
, ! carionary remarks ffom them II mA1
possible that, belng lac, snms hurting pp; "a, =,
: end npr-cnnductor, fact no. suft1cien y appt
: cia3ed b McDuu, he may have neglected the ps
, ! cau,lcu necessary II tha~irR ont, aud has pa
.. the penalty oI his tife In consequence TEe aoo
: occurred Ut lhc Hoessc Tunnel, xne1e upNara!
| lp,tpO pounds Eas eeen Escd. III charges Eaffl
4 | from 10ut ounces 10 pound Nna aa!1 eas
: | Over 1900 charges hare been dted *ithouf &c
4 cent md with cf1caept results ln re1n1E1oS !
! rocks Hereafter til oPcratoua IN ene oxEan
| no miner Eln be allowed TO enter the Inner "a
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