The New York herald., 1870-04-10
TERRIFIC BOILER EXPLOSION.
Fearful Boiler Explosion in Baltimore-Sev.
ernl Lives Lost-A Number OF WOrlkmen
Fatally Injurcd-The Building n Complete
Wreck.

Fearful Boiler Explosion in BaltimOre-Sev.
ernl Lives Lost-A Number OF Workmen
Fatally Injurcd-The Building a Complete
Wreck.
BALTIMORE, April Q, 1870.
terrific boiler explosion occurred little after
twelve O'Clock to-day at the Chesapeake steam
sugar refinery, owned by Sterling Il Ahrens, and
lying between and extending from O'Donnes to
Dugan's wharf, below Pratt street. The boiler room
and kilnnouse DuRan's wharf were completely
wrecked, ana fifteen feet OF the steam bakery OF
James l,artls & Co., adjoining on the NORTH from
base TO roof was blown into fragments
Ia The loss OF lie has not yet been a5certatned
colored man named Johnson was killed on Dugan's
wharf, lmm ediatey Ill front of the re1nery. William
Mchenny, the superintendent OF the refinery, and
two workmen are missing and are supposed to be
burieo III The ruins. Three workmen have been
taken out badly injured. coored man was blown
into the dock and seriously wounded but was res
cued by fireman
Several laborers on the schooner Mary Alice. of
Baltimore, owned III Wicomeco county, were Seri-
0usly hurt The schooner was lying abfeasC the re-
nnery at Dugans wharf. All her upper lriggng on
the explosion. her sails set on fire, and her boat
stove Her deck was carried several feet win the
debris from the ruins, and timber, eighteen feet
long ana six by four inches driven through her
deck and left standing upright
There were four new boilers Of sixty horse power
EACH III the boiler room, and 1t Is supposed that two
OF them exploded. They were put up about five
weeks ago. One boiler was driven lnwards through
an eighteen inch wan and partly through second
wall. The other boilers completely covered in
the ruins. The windows and sashes OF buildings
distance of several hundred feet from the explosion
were shattered. The police and fire departments
are clearing away the wreck. The principal loss Is
In The damage to the building and the loss OF the
engines. fire broke out about an hour after the
explosion, but was soon eXtlngulshed.
Al the time OF the explosion the engineer was in
another part OF the building and the engine In
charge OF fireman.
Second Despatch-Six Lives Lost-Tw0 Bodies
Recovered.
BALTIMORE, April o. 1870.
The llieess bodies OF William Duncan and A.
Plnde have been taken from the ruins terribly mu-
tilated. They were wood cOrders and were In the
street in the of the refinery at the moment OF
the explosion. The bodies Of McKenny, the FORE
man OF the refinery and Coones, fireman. and his
son. have not yet been reached The work OF clear
Ing away the wreck progresses slowly. The rear of
the refinery Is on narrow street. bordering the
dock, blocked with corded wood and the runs OF
the explosion. Not more than two dozen can work
aJ once and the only means OF removing the debris
are by loading scOws in the dock. The killed
will not probably exceed six, and the injured about
the same number. The main building OF the re-
fnery Is unnjured. The boilers were each twenty
seven leet long, new, and turned out OF the best
terial OF the Abbott Iron Works.