The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-01-01

Terrible Roller EXEsfosiOn.--7'isrcc Per
Cons KILLED and Several Knjurctl---To-
tai destruction OF Il Pfanins-N1fiE--
Narrowing Scenes and Incidents.
Losses Of Pr0pcrty--.Ensurancc, DC.
From the Baltimore Sun.
Shortly after 10 o'clock yesterday morning
the boiler in the saving, planning, and mould
inS establishment of MeSsrs. Harrington
Brothers, corner Of Pratt and Fremont
streets, exploded with Ii terrific noise. calls-
ing the death of three persons and lnJul1nS
eleven others. The explosion was OF such
force as to cause people in the neiShborhood
to think that the city had been visited 10y an
earthquake. Considerable excitement there
fore enSllcd, and crowds flocked to the scene
from whence the noise emanated. The rear
portion of the building was literally blown
to atoms. and several persons in the cstab-
lshment at the time were buried in the de-
bris. The explosion Of course caused the
shattered building TO take fire, and al alarm
being sounded, the department responded,
and at once, with the assistance Of the police
force present, went to work to eXtnguish the
flames and to rescue those buried beneath
the ruins.
RESCUING TIE BODIES.
A number of the workmen who were
!, slightly injured We're soon rescued, and after
'-sx0saspg about nm hour tile: dead, mangled
body Of a man was takdfFout (which proved
to be that Of William Harrington, senior
member of the firm. The body was taken
to the late home of the deceased, corners of
Pratt and Parrish streets, where the scene
that ensued when the wife and tive children
were appraised of Mr.. Harrington's sad fate
was heart-rending. He had only few hours
before left his home and family in the vigor
of health. The fremen who had succeeded
in recovering the body of Mr.. Harrington
continued their work, and in about mn hour
afterwards rescued boy named George
Frank, who was badly scalded about the face
and body.
OTHERS WERE MISSING,
and the 3firemen and policemen continued to
work vigorously in removing the debris
Soon after Il. i. Scarborough, a carpenter,
who had gone to the establishment for the
purpose Of procuring some finished work,
WAS taken out. His nose was broken and
his body badly scalded. Charles Lyle, a
workman, was also resued. He was cut
about the head and legs, and was much
affected by the shock. While some of the
tiremen'were thus working to relieve those
who had been buried beneath the debris,
others were engaged in
PUTTING OUT THE FIRE,
and soon had it under control, and by their
sseEorts saved the surrounding property from
destruction, after endangering their own lives
ssShEae working near and under the tottering
ssalta. The engineer of the establishment,
William Gfayson Jennings, was missing, az
MO q boy named William Clark, about seven
teen years Of age, who had been engaged at
esgSsrk in the establishment Us an apprentice.
SRt Eremen worked vigorously to effect
sthefrpesclies ard fer laboring5ant about 5
spelock 81 ss I'LL .ba6dyS ef JENNINGS was
.apaad, and presented 4 shock spS'sarance.
'Ti'he1eft, d u s,s az 81
LEG Was BURNED OFF ~. 49,
sup as far as the knee, and Tire right leg was
slgutially burned off His face was burned
nearly to crisp. He could only be recos-
nned by HIS clothes. The deceased was about
thirty years old and unmarried
Search was continued sfor the boy Clark.
and about qtiaYterto o'clock his body was
found near the engine. all doubled up by the
pressure of the debris upon him. His body
:sysis rot burned or much mutiated. 1t ap-
gsared that he ~ s,lz. 5..s
ss5 lad BEEN suFrocATED.
lie was q son of Policeman Clark, who was
stsNs3 aoiASs kasaiU eHlST ny huscy. ucIe DcluS
no other persons missing, the work OF. re-
ltioYing the debris was discontinued after the
ssssslisg afs The body Of the boy. I'd ssa 3. !
a. = tYls4 ~
#:ss u PERSONS INSURED
are as follows Martin
3as. Henry Reilninger, hurt
stsl ljanin Murray lceloled,
feltresh & Son, who was
the purpose OF hauling
80 .s.a biz bead and Gee hurt