The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-08-19

The Jersey City Explosion-ccroner's Inquest
What Mulhgan. the Bartender, Heard
and Saw-Durancey's Widow and
Son on the Stand.

tans that his son was the victim or foul play.
The first witness vandebecker, private Waterman.
sssed wa. sitting 10 the Lower facing ON
everything seemed nre also heard another explosion,
explosion started after e the explosion Ait
be boy out on the awnns the smell was SO bad
Mrs. wi u ns scS. reside No. III
heard the e1ponon husband told to where The
fire vent en- S 70 the 70 and found 90
@ Sss s r' Aa .a ns. bed w ass
me- he isfs The hOus. on Sunday .boS. O'clock
one could have opened that door except he III, had J.,
house have three gentlemen boarding with me and ali
s
hav light SsSs S Ss himself
The principal witness In the case was Hugh Null
ligan, the bartender, who, 1t Will be remembered,
was arrested on Monday morning to await the ac-
ton OF the COrOners jury. He IS remarkably intel
ligent, or. to use the barrOom phrase smart" for
his years, having quite q b0yish appearance. The
following testimony, however, as satisfactory
a was expected from him. He gave his answers
WIN great distinctness ana without hesitation, yes
more Of this terrible tragedy than he has yet re.
vealed. He testified as folows:-
rancey 4 McGhee: wen. with Darancey was with DS-
the horse hosing busines. about three months
The corner Of YORK and Washington streets and thence 10
|
wen, Into with n. about
SIX O'Clock in the morning; lett the barroom aeou.
ns % rs anss
house to change n his clothes he came back he
ferry eight O'clock
Keys ; he va: taking % aehes snsn Went
%
and three s ococs in the Darroo% Mr. Puancey ron
one hour and half; Mr. MsGhee tended Bar while
aSSu: half az hour next him between and len
ssSs ne ike ss be as nGs
shown me he had straw hat the liquors kept in
Il parts: s$ssss was
d sos o ss 10 anil
SsS.: & @ sss
mo- ss Sosss ns s hs a s
and they had to take 81 Mchee acted strangely the
Widow: fruit r had
come trouble about money mattes heard Durapcey
him to buy DursnOey key Of the safe the
IN & not a him nys Out
s s e. a s the h.
and family lived stairs; DO not know how many there
the IRE good down both Of lie partners bought
s had s Of g. know Of 70 70. chat
rowing iSIoas NJ left FL him o9.
MORN ssssesr III than On could
;hi % s
seldom MAJ conadan Of me-; he sometimes talked
'so $
be- anything with se spi
On SUNDAY: The same me any other day. have seen me-
Mcohee. father tina, he would kin John quick look at
burner the cellar centre; was good Size
sI spu :, , The Sa:
Linen "a, U;se cloth :aSwn w.n,.
Dmancey McGheel Dqrancey his boy home about
ook ii: father; aid ask him when father eli
there with him. after closing the place went right home
bed 'f% 'G a. the shifting sops @
Of $ no b. sd h.
nss sh., night It was their usual custom not to speak or
SINCE they hay: been n business. did not them
coai white hat white vest and cSecsered pants when
DSTanssy ieiI Ii. store he told me e he
boy told Mrs Darancey about could
show very great anxiety remember noticing smell Of
se s se h an. WORKED s s s% sns
lives 10 New York have seen him since the Gre he
money their tenants in had talk
% % &
Duranccy did not live together man and wife bave lived
pSrancsy; saw b. watch hanging on the wall Of
sna G he hsSns as
gunpowdef about the % % frequently mixed
tub for the the used were sugar waller
% S1S p %nfA got tor
The and dressed AZ but his shoes dd not ass
smell Of . tell w snS me
into the cellar together more than twice:
eS % D body John T.
s:, a: y rs the
the bones one s The night knee Joint
nuded and In c.umong condition, much Of the an.
sa
Side Of soft ae
Of the whole body soened as If by beat, that
@s a %
an The ma. n
entire and the surface Of the liver stomach brain
less charred than that McGhee, some portions being
S The as S1 aSd ss DsSm
burning and was fragile and easily broken the soft parts Of
in by tearing and through of these renls the
be discovered which could cause death -
Thomas Ganey testified that he started from his place
home from. Of Horizons swey store met s1sergean.
took place, which IN about five minutes after;
aSa % oos . hs su ss %
from the first floor about fifteen feet from Washington
the second explosion occurred; saw Lady Or jump
% nas s swSy s Up % an
window noticed no particular smell or smoke; the flames
baraneey that day there might the build
before explosion, but did not notice II; after the
taken Of the window could see that the
been thrown back the wall by the conclusion.
Dr. MADDEN testified that he lived at 20 Grand street, and
Of Nv Mchee yesterday examined the remains
found the separated at the knee joint
thigh dslocaled side body appeared To be
neIsed wound, 6u, no, having Instruments with h.s could
decide whether IT was made by an instrument found
the left OF the skull fracture and found The
membrane entirely bare: the body was extremely con
tTacted and required force TO turn the iinibsi
there OF violence the back: being
only requested to view the BODY, aBa not Wishing
to conflict In with any otucr physician who,
learned, had held p0stmortem examination, extended
investigation turther consequently 10
opinion whether death caused by burns
before the re being crushed
by failing timbers
Harvey corrobora,ed the testimony of Mr. Ganney
lie nusus before the explosion and smecd no
or gas that there two
cellar said they would have to stay there ne was
down Montgomery street
after twelve O'clock and saw Mcfihee
Washington about hundred aud seveny-nve
front OF the Post o1ce. going TO-
about eight ornne minutes previous 10
exploslon then went to Durancey and McGhee's
stopped there moments and then walked down
Mr. Horizons sore where met Mr.. Gannsyi do