The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-09-16
TWO PERSONS ALREADY DEAD /!
DESTRUCTION OF PRoFERTYi
Narrowing Scenes in the Hospital !

fFrom the New York News, OF ThursdayJ
The explosion at the torpedo manufac-
tory of Klueber & Goldschmidt, 12G Beck
man street, short account of which was
published in the three O'Clock edition of
The Nesos, brings to the public notice the
fact that the dangerous Union torpedoes are
stored in the heart of the city, ready to deal
death and destruction on every side. as
The explosion occurred as Beekman street
was thronged with people on both sides.
A man and a boy were unloading wagon
in front of 1874 and 1876 Beekman street.
The wagon was loaded with patent Union
torpedoes. c aat
SUDDENLY A BOX FELL,
sharp and quick, on the sidewalk, and
simultaneously blaze of light and report
like that of large cannon occurred.
When the smoke cleared away several
bodies were found lying about the sidewalk
and near the wagon, which, by the way,
was now an utter wreck. Among them
was the lifeless form of
A AHANDsOME-LO0KINd BOY,
named Henry Brown, of No. l Hamilton
street. lie seemed to be struck upon the
head, and his face was as pale as sheet.
Poor little fellow, there was hardly one that
saw him that didn't feel the tears we'll to
his eyes in sorrow.
Shortly after, his wretched mother came
along wrnging her hands i'll great grief.
A cloth laid over him, and as she raised it,
she uttered one piercing cry of lament.
"Oh, my Henry !" she said, "you are
my youngest child, but loved you, my
darling darling!" and STOPPING down
she kissed and caresscd the inanimate form
of her child to her bosom, to warm it, as it
were, back to life. The scene was most
narrowing. Strong men shed tears at The
sight.
was completely shivered to atoms, and the
horses badly injured, one of them present
ing fearful sight, its head being an object
not to be looked at second time without
horror.
THE STREET,
is now covered with debris, and altogether
presents fearful sight to the eye. The
smoke was so intense Immediately after the
explosion that man who helped very ac-
lively in dragging the dead and wounded
out of the building, was obliged to crawl
on his hands and knees to effect an entrance,
and even then was nearly suifocatad.
THE LIST OF KILLED AND WOUNDED
is as follows:
e. Henry Brown, aged 13, residence, No.
Hamilton street, killed.
Unknown man, compound fracture Of
both. legs and arms, died at Park Hospital
at 2:15 o'clock.
Mary j. Burr, 10 years, residence, 81
Beekmm street, confusion Of back.
Henry Reghart, 13 years, residence, No.
l15 Columbia street, fractured leg and lac
eration of face. 1850
Michael Goldschmidt, German, residence,
No. 81 Dean street, Brooklyn, compound
fracture of leg and laceration of face.
John Nolan, 7G years, residence, corner
James and Oak streets, compound fracture
of leg.
THE BOY HENRY BROWN
was killed almost instantly his right leg
was cut almost off below the knee, and he
was fiightfully lacerated otherwise. The
body was taken to the Beekman street sta
tion-house, and Coroner Young immediately
notified. The poor little fellow was, at the
time Of the disaster, assisting his father in
putting load of coal from the sidewalk in
front of the building into the coal vault.
His father and mother, at the station-house,
were wailing over the body of their son.
The mother was still frantic, and threw
herself on the floor beside her son, who
was stretched lifeless and mangled on a
shutter.
The unknown man who died at Park
Hospital was mangled most horribly, par
ticularly about the face, and presenting a
soul-sickening sight. Both legs and arms
were broken. He was taken TO Park hos
pital gaspng in the agonies of death, and
expired IN the most extreme anguish shortly
after arriving there. sa
THE LITTLE GIRL,
Mary j. Burr, was also taken to the Park
hospital, where her injuries were dressed,
and she was taken home by her pa.ents.-
The other three victims are still lying at the
Park hospital. 1855
ACTION OF THE CORONER.
Coroner Young, accompanied by deputy
coroners Marsh and John Beach, visited
the Second precinct station to take action in
the case of the boy who had been killed.
AS soon as Coroner Young had seen the
body, he Immediately sent an officer out to
impanel jury, and expressed determina-
ton to make strict inquiry into the case,
and ascertain If there was any law to pre-
vent the storing and transportation of such
dangerous articles within the city limits.
''rhe lives Of pedestrians" he says,
"must and shall be protected, if there is
any power in the hands of the coroner to
enforce any prohibition of the sale of such
articles" The officer then started on his
th' rtses. ts
THE CROWD.
Tho !, ~oTd that gathered about the shat
tered Inn; 'iings and the station house was
So a dense IN u the police had to form the
regular f;re II i, YES, AID assistance had to be
obtained from l. Ne reserves of the adjoining
precincts.
THE DRIVER OF THE TRUCK,
was blown to the tol, of a t,n awning near e.
by, which was turned co.npietely awry ny
the force of the explos. ON. ~ ,,
All the windows in Stn 'rkes q 70. =
wine restaurant were blown to a'oins, any
the same was the case with the VA. aaows y
Fulton Market Maxwell & Parson irui'
store, Barker & DeCalnp's butter AM
cheese store; and in fact all around fM
distance of two hundred feet.
The building opposite to where the ex-
plosion occurred was all broken to pieces on
the first floor, and all the glass IN the front,
to the top floor, was shivered all to moth
ing.
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