The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1872-11-25

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CAPE OF PASSENGER TRAIN-A
SCENE OF GENERAL DESTRUC-
TION.
E'Ths nitro glyecrias magazine Of The Rob
er.s Torpedo Co., some ten yards from the
track of the Allegheny Valley Rs s,lrosd
about one half mile above Sorubgrass, tX'
: ploded at half.psst nibe o'clock Saturday
morning.
Mr. r. A. Wright, fsmilisrly known es
doc Wright, the Torpedo Company's
| agent ior the scrubsrass district. sccom'
panied hy MIR. Harry Noble, the Western
Union telegraph operator at Scrubgrass, left
shat place early 10 the morning in a sleigh
10 visit the magazine. The purpose Of their
visit wa, 10 procure some of the hitrs .gly-
ceIine with which 10 Gil some CASES ths
Mr.. Wright intended exploding In well
tha, day.
THE EXPLOSION.
The facts Of the explosion, or by what
mischapce IL occurred, can never b. known
.ill the great day when all ,hings shall be
revealed. The last seen Of the men they
were in perfec, health and spirits, aud en-
tering the sleigh they drove gsily on their
way TO meet sudden and awful death. As
they had taken hs,cbet with Them it may
have been possible shat the explosion rssul-
It'd from careless attempt 10 opea one Of
tie cans.
Tue MAGAZINE.
The magazine, as has been stated above,
was situated about one half milo up the
river fiom Scrubgraas, and ten yards from
the railroad track. The plees was uaIre-
quented, and located with a view 10 the
safety of the neig bborhood should an cxplo-
son occur. At the time Of the accident
il contained eight thirty Ave pound cans
of the explosive agent.
THE SHOCK
was like that of an earthquake, sccompsn-
led By sharp peal Of thunder. Toe OH
City accommodation, due at Scrubsrass .,
9:20, pulled out st $3.50, and had advanced
about ons hundred yards on its vay when
the terrific explosion occurred, shaking the
solid ground on q sid0s. The conclusion
Seemed TO strike the wheels Of the locomo
tive and Gals, and Tor q moment 10 cheek i,s
headNsy. The g!4.s in tie xiDiows was
shattered to tragmenls, and the frightened
passengers were impressed with the belle
that the boilu Of the locomotive had blown
up. II seemed u If old earth had concluded
to 90 % spree for brisf period, and ch.os
would rseums lis sway. Tie concussion
seemed to 60 dlcgoraily across the river
and evidensly followed the COARSE Of tbe
same for sons distance.
AFTER THE EXPLOSION.
The grouad whore the magazine had stsod
was Torn up ~ by some convulsou OF nature
The trees aud bushes around were shattered
and diverted Of their Limbs, and the tops OF
large cd trees we're twisted of a. II they
bad been mere twigs. The site looked IS II
a whirIwind bad envsloped IL and exhausted
Its power tor harm.
THE REMAINS OF THE VICTIMS.
Ae soou as the explosion occurred, men
from Scrubgrass and the neig hborAsod rush
I'd FOR the magazine. A terrible scene INST
the view, but without wsiting to examine
tho site, they proceeded to search ior the
bodies of Wright and Noble. They wore
/ literally blown to Fragments, aSa only oc.
cas'onally oonid bi. OF flesh, bone or cloth.
ing be found. Up to one O'Clock 10 the
afternoon The only remsins fennd won
scarcely iill cigar box Bits OF clothing
we're found on The trees and bushes sur
rounding the cave on the river bank u,ed
Tor The magazine. So complete was the work
OF the destroyer it is supposed the bodies
s"ere tlswn into at.m which fell iu the
rysr.
THE NEWS OF THE DISASTER.
Mr.. Wright was . man about for.y ye,rs
OF age, and leaves young wife whom hs
married last winter, aud who was at tie
Gregory House, Scru grass, Al The time q
tie accident. She nseied no human mes
senger 10 bring her the sod tidings. The
same cruel slOck that hurlad ber bnsb.,a