The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-04-12

I'D If trc!crICk street. ana CHteNulng 10
la,ai,'s wharf, west side Of the lower end
8 centre Market space, resulting in the
1.,+, ~ seven persons and the demolition
g., ne boilcr-room and kiln-houso, on the
py-qri's wharf side besides the partial
obstruction Of the steam bakery of Mcssrs.
! I.,ar> Beatty < Co., adjoining the refinery
pi the north.
SCENE OF TIE DISASTER.
Here it was found that the most extern
.;~erar; Of the refinery. fronting on 0Don-
,rN', wharf. in which is stored the stock
ami hest par; Of the valuable machinery,
WAS uuiuiurcd but on Dugan's wharf the
r.i,liugand q bout twenty feet CT the bakery
...,yt .ia,r were q heap Of ruins. The bricks,
.a,nhe-. and other debris from the two
la;.!n-~. were thrown an almost incredible
. stance in IN eastcr!v direction, some of it
lsiHg on the roofs OF the warehouses on
,....u'.,lo-itc side Of the dock, and other por-
.r,a eoiu- entirely over them a distance
.. 80; less than one hundred and eighty
..ri. The fronts Of the large brick ware
tu>cs on the opposite side Of the dock, one
l,ulrcd and tifty feet distant, presented
tie 'ull force of the explosion, the front
ws.', ! o;n. VcpTercd with bricks and NOR
;.~. projected with such force rs to grind
H., missiles into powder.
Tie ,howcr of projcctiles that reached
.r.atl.@.--:,ie pf the dock was 50 great that
-...e,y any Of the windows opposite the
,,....,rr we're left unmarked, though 40 Sc
..n> damage 10 persons or property oc-
cvrri. In several Of the houses, however,
-.,:c y.2S not window pane left unbroken.
The r%rrhouS" next to the corner Of Pratt
-,rg,i. on tie east side Of the dock, occupied
- Nr,srs starr 4 Mortimer, -four and
.-niuce commission merchants, had some
Tie windows broken, and just in
...u; q larLc piece of timber, eleven feet
/. j-l.!h ani at least eighteen inches III
.ll.ur;cr that had been thrown high in
tic air. icl! with Cgcat force, tearing up
tie pavement hy the force of the fall. The
warehouse or MeSsrs. Hugh Bolton & Co.,
dealers in paint; that of Mr.. j. Brown,
hot aai shoe dealer, Of the New York
lio,.>c. kept hy NJ. Mcdonald the ware
,ousc of y. {. =. Malloyd. and the gro
..3y II II. Scoiii, TIE upper part OF the lat
teri cir- occupied as dwclling-all pre-
-,..;r} ttp.v or less 4 battered appearance,
l,,1-c Immediately opposite the refinery
..t.,cel more than any other, the window
>4,h,a III somc cases being entirely crush !
yt.u hy tic force Of the Tying missiles.
TIE KlLLED.
These engaged in removing the rubbish |!
aa IT," ,iock sonn succeeded in coming to
tn. body Of a colorcd man named Edward |
D.son = w0ol--awycr, w'.o resided on the
..,as. and no was buried BY the flying
t.n.'erS and mcks. lis body was horri-
'.y muijlatcd, Gui was taken to the dead
.ra>c iii the middle district, whence 1t was
Nu,.cl Yesterday afternoon at the expense
u3 ;hc city. lie leaves wife and several
gs.,I;cu, very poor. Continuing their
work, the men next came to the mutilated
'ej!es u Adj Finlall and James ". Dun
can, the former a wcllknown wood-dealer,
nai the latlera wood inspector. They both |
leave large families. Unconscious Of i'm
lending danger, they were on the dock at
;rniing TO business, and with the colored |
man were buried in the ruins and met |
Stocking death. Mr.. Pindull had his jaw
~" broken. and was otherwise terribly |
'.oeh.i. Mr.. Duncan was also badly |
,H.-Gci.
Ihcparty engaged in removing the fallen
timber, continued at work the cntiee night,
and shortly after II O'Clock succeeded in
getting down 10 the boilers, in the vicinity
Of wh'ch were found the bodies of Mr.. Will
liam Mckinney, aged forty three years, the
foreman; MIR. James Cooney, the fireman,
and small boy named Riley, about ten
Eears Of age son of Michael Riley, residing
yH Front street, workman in the sugar re-
'@"ry. The poor boy had carried dinner
u hi father, who was in another portion Of
t.e I'Uilding when the explosion took place,
and escaped injury. Mr.. James Dunn hav-
1g been missing since the accident, and
lgrucs in the vicinity at the time being
goAadent that they saw man passing at
tie time blown into the dock, O party yes
t"riay morning commenced dragging for
the ho ", and succeeded in finding it. The
body proved 10 be that of Mr.. Dunn. It
va, terribly lnutilated. This makes seven
Ives in al lost by the explosion.
INJURY TO a VESSEL.
The schooner Mary Alice, from Wico-
~.co, was lying in the dock discharging
tA'-o Of wool In front Of the refinery, and |
-,T",al Of her crew were badly hurt. A |
y.,prcj man on deck At the time was blown !
!a'o the water and had bis arm broken, but |
wa= rescued. All the rigging Of the
schooner was carried away, her lnasts, |
bvcks &C., injured, and she was set on |
lie by the cooks stove, which was upset |
lie fire, however, was soon put out. A
iI,ce Of timber eighteen feet long and six |
~ four inches thick was driven entirely |
through the deck, where it was still stand |
Ing yesterday. Her entire decks were filled |
".ih bricks and mortar, and it seems almost |
miraculous that those or board escaped with |
hcir lives
THE CAUSE AND EFFECT.
1t appears that bu, one of the four boil
''a IN the refinery exploded. The engines
were each Of four cylinders and about 40
ho'Fe power. The engineer had only few
minutes tcfore examined the engines, leav-
:A'' 1t "as supposed, u suiiicieucy of water
~ rcln, and had gone to distant part of !
'Ae building about two minutes before the
eliios On, leaving the boilers in charge of |
,~'9hrr, the fireman. The boilers had only
'ven placed in the builiing about four
weeks previously, having taken the place |
o' Old ones. The most Of the exploded |
'''ief was driven through strong eighteen
lfch wall-a part Of 1t now lies on the dock,
D"' Il portion cannot be found, the supposi-
%9n %& Icing that it was blown into the water.
i1e shock was felt great distance Oft,
'~ur!hg The very earth to tremble like an
earthquake for several squares around.
A".on2 the colored draymcn and wood-saw-
!'fs on the dock the excitement was very
great, even after the cause Of the noise had
"eea ascertained.