The sun., 1872-11-27
!, boston and Ncw York Railroad.

A Boston and New York Railroad.
Wooa Shcr. the boys wen, shooting.
y. spot nher mn stood when he dropped the stone.
4. Hole made by the EXPLOSION.
,Se on wN' @ & Sody conr s1 pSd ,nS
n spot where hill's kneesap snd part VI his brains
l. Two rocs. between which the body Of G,nishsn
X. M futon's farm 10 which Terry after the
On Monday morning. at twenty-five minutes
past II, the family Of Mr. Fulton, residing on the
Carm, marked X, were startled 10y tremendous
explosion, which shook the house and broke
the windows. Mr. fulton endeayored TO allay
the excitement which so strange n Circumstance
naturally created, by saying that II was perhap.
\ blast on the rsilroad Of more than ordinary
magnitude. At the same time however, from
the terrific noise and the violent shock. bis mis-
givinEs were aroused. Before seeking TO dis
covcr the cause Of the explosion, Mr.. Fulton
wtlHcd from his house to the main road with .
A. Mr. Fulton returned to the house he saw his
. soachman bcckoning to him from the coach
aud a. the former passed the corner Of the
dwelling lie saw lad, with blood streaming
downward, standing at short distance. A
Mr.. Fulton approached him he saw blood flow
mouth, aud both ears. The boys face was
bruised and blackened. "Good God =" was Mr.
fuiton's nrst exclamation. What IL the mat
THERE, is rHE WOOD"
The hoy. who was half bew1ldered and { .zed
rtammetcd out, "Nitfo-giycerine there, up In
Anybody hurt hut yoursenf" asked Mr.. Ful-
ton, who " full Of energy and action.
There were three Of us the boy said feebly :
and Mr.. Fulton, observing that he was suffering
nom nervous prostr ,ti4n II from nothing mors,
helped him toward tho barn and placed him In
seat near the stove.
"Now let Us know Al about it," Mr.. fu'ton
said, so that We may he able 70 give all the
help possible"
The 10y was so shaken and utterly pros
trated that he could not give many particulars.
Mr.. Fulton however hearing that there had
been three persons, set on at once with two men
10 the wood. As soon as they had reached the
railroad track there was not much dificulty ~
nnding the trail made by the poor lad who had
found his way down 10 the farm. Tho path hs
hal taken was marked In blood, ana following
the crimson line along the track they soon came
g. the spot, where slams Of an awful calamity
lay around
WHAT wAs sEEN N TnE WOOD.
The first object that met their view was a
naked human being rolling IN agony on the
ground about thirty yards from the track. aud
utterlng pi'"ous modns. They haStcncd toward
the s1fcrcr and raised him up; He was youth
about nineteen. As soon A. he saw Mr. Fulton
and the mon he cried out:
"Oh take me away. for Gods sake don't leave
on Mr. Fulton's approaching, he found that
the lads pantlnois had h-el stripped from
him. end that one ley was hadly torn and
bruised one eye vas also injured and the side
Of hp face was scratched sni bleeding. ON he
INC raised from the ground the lad cried out Ia
great pain Mr. futon sent one Of his men 10
get a wagon. and directed him Co take II to the
nearest point on the road below. As soon ~ the
wagon WAS ready the wounded lad who gave b r.
naina as John Dunnelly, wa dressed Ia pants
and coat furnished by Mr.. Fulton. and was ten
derly carried acru-s the trsrk. lifted over the
fencS and borne DOM. dGrm 'ne l"t I. ths wason.
they had got him into the asun Try aud sit
up.
let me lie down. | know l cant live 80 IL
don't matter
WHAT THEY ToUNp BrJwEES TWO ROCKS.
rhe wagon was driven OF 10 Yonk"rs Infor-
nation was lodged at the police station. and
Hospital
A. soon A. the wagon with it, load was gone.
MT Fulton amt tNc uieu returned ~ the wood
where the ac dent had h,pu,uel, aud COM
nencsd search. A IN f,et from the railroad
track, at the point rnurNed In the diaaram L
they found the body ot young boy. There
;ssmsd I In bsISeSn % SoNr Two tocs Inv stbs n". w%
lure, with the knees aeaiiist the ohest: Tho
head was mashed 20 a Jelly. The body wa
Mtcrwatd ldcntlhed as that OF Michael Cal
iaghan, aged l6
Tue three persons supposed % have been pres
counted for ana Nr. Fulton and the mon con
seguently returned to.the farm. When they got
OF the disaster gave his name as William Terry
and, having recovered somewhat from tho viO-
lent shogN, was able I" giNca better account a
he accident.
Still ANoTHTR VICTIM.
Now he Informed Mr. Fulton tha, there were
four Of them in the wood at the time Of the ac-
cIdcnt, md ". Fulton and the men thereupOn
IcJNrncd a. the wood and commenced a search
for the remains Of the missing youth. A. the
spot marked IN tho diagram r. i5O yards from
the hole Whtre the glycei1ne exploded they
the whole face blown away AronnJ lie neck
was the collar of coat, the only fragmeu I ui
ciothing on the body. Thirty Yards away;
d Knee cap and portion OF the brain. Looking
around again they discovered at the point
up fra-mcnt- Of clothing and lntcstlnes After
searching for spue Time logger they returned to
About O'Clock the Coroner arrived, and at.
tonded hy several residents Of the neighhor
Fulton, b. permission Of the Coroner. removed
the body Of young Gallighan aud sraigLtensd
Of tho other victim, whose name was ascer med
TO DO George Hin, aged Il, were gathered To-
ascend the tree and secure the clothing and In
testtnes. gun with the stock blown on wa
Sound lying near the railroad track.
VISIT TO Tue GLOOMY WOOD.
Yesterday afternoon a Sun reporter visited
the wood where the explosion happened. As
already stated, IL is about three miles from Yon-
Boston and New York Railroad runs across the
e'He!d bottom OF IL Driving past the snow-ooyered
nakes falling thick and last. The reporter stopned
Al Mr.. Fuit"n's farm. Mr. Fulton kindly accom-
panied The SuN man To the scene Of the eIpla.
Lon; over high fence, which Mr.. Fulton TOOK
nimblyi the suS man as matter " duty; up a
steep hlIi over stone wall, green and slippery
thIough swamp, concealed by ueacherou'
snow; and then along the white and slush,
lIaoh Nhlle, except mere and there where tho
blood that lay beneath showed its deep crimson
through the thin and sp0tless covering up ths
Tark Tor 400 yards or so, and then pause.
Here Is the hole" said Mr.. Fulton, pointing
70 the spot marked on the diagram Z.
wHAI CLEANED THROUGH THE SNOW.
The death-trlp was about ten feet long six
Wild, and perhaps four deep, Yesterday III. fs
was Waler IN IT at the time OF the explosion
llnTe Was none. The earth stood In mounds
Mo1hd ~ II looked as though il had been
ueshlY hunI there In hurry. AT tho further
shd OF tne hole ware two big rocks, each a load
Inr d r1ruad truck, driven there by the explo,
~, hald 70 nave been produced by the ZANE
cAuse' IL contained water. Down 10 the le II,
az polnt marked |, were two small rocks
Around and upon them there wal blood which
the snow tailed To COnCo al. Where Uill's re-.
mains were found the earth was crimson In
In the tree marked q, u fragment Of the moor
youths clothing still hutteTed In the wint ~
blast The bark was torn from the trunks OF liz
snrrolndlny troes. The shrubs around wero
ragged and bruised. Fractured branches lay
scattered about. The stiffness Of death rast e,i
on the desolats landscape. And here, there
syerywhere around the awful spot, blenilshes oI
blood cleaned through the snGw
S Mr Fulton and tho reporter quilted the
seAd' Ihe foIner pointed up the track. About