The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-09-02
a Wan Blown TO Atoms BY Nitro.tssy-

Last Monday morning about II ao'cloeka
terrible nitrc.glyccrine explosion occurred
ut Housewife, Pa, resulting i'm the instant
death OF Mr.. William III. Payne, tile tor-5
pedo agent at that place. From the Titus-
vile Herald we gain the following paFtictist
lars:
Mr. Payne was. partner OF MI. James
Sanders, the agent for ;Roherts's furpetsoes,
md the firm kepta magazine on the EGlrss
farm. about one mile distant from Roslsey yilles
where is constantly kept on hand q larg0
AMOUNT OF the explosive and daug gefoas nlR-s
terial in cans. est
Yesterday morning Mr. Payne went to the
magazine with buck aboard and doub3 :tealn
forr che purpose 0g procuring some nitro
glycerine for torpedo. He had goae about
twe-thirls OF the distance aud Ind reached;
i point on the road about thirty rods eassgg
the Strong well when the can xpiodeds
Payne's body was simultaneously seat tered
over an area OF about twelV acrcs. the buck
BOARD was literally torn. into ssplinterss but
strange to say the horses were not killed but.
ran away badly singed and younde sin the
launches. The explosion was distinctly
beard four miles off. 5. ssss /
THE HILL TREMBLsD TO ITS VERY CENTRE, I
ind every building in Housewife was Shaken
| to its foundation. A man named wv iittsnt
McCandless was.working on the road aeeW
feet from where the eXp|0sion took place,
md had gore oil five minutes previously To-
yet a drink of water. Hewas on his way
back when he heard the explosion and I'd saWs
the horses rushing down the hill. Upoi, ap-
preaching to the spot he fully realized the.
errible situation and the ass q Z. III
7, .s MIRACULOUS ESCAPE y;
he had made..rA large crowd OF persons
from the surrounding wells aud adjacent
houses soon made their appearance, and the
bushes were selrched far and near for the
| remains of the unfortunate man. hat WIS
found would nottil haIfsa bnsbet nMpeasure.3 M
The. following is ::s. FL: !,
A LIST OF WHAT WAS TaUSD a
scattered broadcast, after . diii9ellt seascti !:
\ norton OF the face. including nose, finiitls,
heard. and one eve, to which was hung by y
shred u portion Of the should blade the
right hand badly m,itiIated: q portion OF the
bowels; a few broken ribs 4 snail piece OF
the spinal column; his feet without The toes,
and his boots with some of his toes in. 4 he
right hand was found at a distance sof $50
feet, and the other parts at various distances
and widely scattered. This Is NIL efflis body
chat could be discovered. Hisaatel, ,yaa
| picked up near tue right hand, badly daRl-
aged: his pocket-book was found entire,
with its contents, but his account book ssas
torn.to shreds. ,. /,
Deceased was a native. Of Philadelpbia and
was thirty-four years Of age. He leaves q
| wife but no children. He was sober ana 1it-
dustrious and highly respected ty az WHO.
knew him., He had been twenty months at
the torpedo. business, and was always afraid
of it.. He told friend OF his 1 last "a ay
that this would lie the last well that be ,Voiiid
torpcdo. and then ne would quit the business
EentireIy. The moment his wife heard the
explosion, half d mile Oh, in Rouseyille, sue
remarked that she wasisure that u ss as "a nI.
Itro.glycerine explosion and that her husband
was killed, which proved TO be only too
true. I'll. 81
was evidently spontaneous colntustlor,: !:
IThe can was square in shape, and contained
twenty pounds OF the explosive. e Hsas
:ttiohtly corked, aud was supposed to y shaye
beer, covered with wet clotts which y sne
|usraI custom. Mr.. Sanders informs tls tiiat
copper vessels with tubes are proy yided ios
The the purposeof conveying this i,igs,E gag,
eerous compound, but on this OCCASION s J, tns e
lin can, as received from the factory ana Z!
\ which had been stored in the mn ZINC ini aii
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