The Portland daily press., 1871-09-15
NEW YORK.
AN0THER AWFUL ACCIDENT.
Explosion in a Torpedo Factory.


NEW YORK, Sept. 14-A terrible explosion
| occorred about two o'clock this afternoon II
the Union Torpedo Works, near Fulton Mar
| ket
| Six persons were instantly killed and eight
| wounded.
A number of large ,orpedoes, while being
lowered through the hatcbway on the prealls
es of Smith Bros, in Beekm street, peal
front street, suddenly exploded and the irag'
mepts were scattered in all directions.
over twelve persons are severely wounded
ana IL is believed that the accident has caused
serious loss. Six victims bleeding and mutil-
ated were carried to the Park Hospital where
they are receiving medical treatment.
Ihe police are how searching the premises 10
ascertain who bas been Killed. The front OF
the stoie was blown into the streeG, which Is
blocked with debris. The fire engine and a
large force of police promptly snbdued the hre.
One boy was killed and SIX men were serl-
ousiy wounded. 1t is thought three OF the lat
ter will die.
Messrs. Klueber and Golsdchmidt we've get
ti3e 10 a lot of those torpedoes, which were be-
ing carrie d in by some of the employees aud as
one of the men carrying box from the wagon
towards The store it Tell out OF his hand on
the sidewalk, which Immediately caused an
explosion. blowing the windows and doors out
OF the building ana throwing men 10 the vicln-
W some distance on every side, the driver OF
the truck being thrown upon the shed. The
police Immediately commenced a search
among the rubbish iOr bodies.
Henry Brown, aged 13, residing at No. 1
Hamilton street, must have been Instantly
killed, his legs and body being very much shat
tered. Three employees were shattered so
mnch that it was almost impossible TO recog-
nize them.
The wounded men were conveyed to the
hospital as fast as possible. One man, who is
believed to be a driver had the flesh tarly
blown off his face and body. 1t is believed his
eyes Were destroyed. Other men in the hos
pital present sights too horrible for description
Nearly all are gasping for breath. Doctors
are doing their best to allay the suffererlngs of
the wounded men. Several pieces of shatter-
ed bone have been tax n from leg OF one of
the victims, Observation-Disclosures the truck in
fragments. Two horses attached to the truck
will probably have to killed. The buildings
in the vicinity are also shattered.
This company are selling and carrying on
the manufacture Of these torDedoes in direct
opposition to law. 1t was sorroWful and heart
reDding to see and hear the mother of little
Henry Brown 10 the station house calling on
him to speak to her, while another son strove
to comfort her without avail.
Second Despatch.
Two persons, Henry Brown and Rurke
divers of the truck, were instantly killed by
the explosion this afternoon and eight others
are now in Centre street hospital three of
whom, Michael Gold chmdt, proprietor of the
CoeduiSuuCuts IlSuTt DtESudfl, GnlpI0VGS,aOd
Mary Jane Burr residing opposite, will prob
ably die. TIE Beekman street car was pass
ing at the time, and two horses drawing il
were almost blown to pieces. It is not kuown
whel her any passengers were injured. Nearly
all the adjacent and opposite buildings were
seriously damaged by the explosion, and the
loss of pronerty will be considerable.
The Troubles ofthe sxiny.
VIM. Cassidy, editor of the Albany Argus.
Sam'l j. Tilden aud other prominent Demo-
Gratis OF the State have been iu CONSULTATION
with Tweed, Connolly and Others upon the
situation OF TODAY, and it is rumored to night
that Connolly has consented to resign on con-
ditiou that he be alowe to name his success
or. He reports that The tender of the CONTROL.
ership TO Gen. Mcclellan and recall OF judge
Loew from Europe to preside al The trial of
Connolly are pronounced false.
Miscellaneous siems.
The bondsme Of postmaster Jones held
private meeting this afternoon and appointed
Abram Waerman tC take charge of 1.-The prop.
erty OF defaultlDg Assistant Posi- master Nor
ton, OF which they have already taken possess
ion.
A. X. Mickle was committed in default of
S5OQ0 Tor steal ng a pocket-book from VIM.
0. Draper OF Atlleboro, Mass with whom he
occupied a room in Philadelphia hotel He
confessed the crime.
Louis KleD,ber, PARTNER of Goldschmdt, who
owned the torpedoes that exploded TO day was
drfesteo tnlS evening. lie says there Were 30
cases on the cart, each containing 5000 torpe
does, and he bought the patent 10 manufacture
them two years ago; that "a case of them tell
from the Cart in Brooklyn yesterday but did
not explode. The powder used is supposed to
be picrate Of potassa.
viriuous spa.m.
Ey sheriff o. Brien issued a circular to day
calling for a secret meeting at Apollo Hail
to night for the purpos oforganiziDg Demo
cratic aUti-Td mmany party, Among those in
vted were Judge Led with. joseph Blumen-
tnal, ex aldermen Tueomy ana Walcb, Con-
gressman Roosevelt and ex-Judge Barrett.
Onls the last two mentioned act pied the inyi.
tation. very few persons attended the meet
ing, the proceedings of which were secret.