The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-06-06
NsTR0-GLYCERINE HORROR.
Fearful Explosion at Putnam---A
Man ana woman Dangerously if
not Fatally Wounded.

not Fatally wounded.
One of those terrible nltro-glyccrne OK
plosions that have been so frequent Of late,
occurred on the lake, opposite Paterson's
Landing, at Putnam, on Tuesday evening,
June Cd. The facts of the case are as fol
lows:
David Deyo and his wife are employed
by j. l.. Purple, Il subcontractor on the
New York and Canada railroad Mr.. Pur-
pie has the contract for building fences
along the new road He employed several |
men, all of whom live on the boat where |
the explosion occurred. Dcyo himself |
was at work for Mr.. Purple, while his
wife kept the boarding house boat The |
boat itself is canal boat with shanty |
built on the upper deck. The same is di-
vided off into compartments, where the
people abroad cat and sleep.
Last Thursday afternoon, Dcyo picked
up an old tin can, which he took aboard
the boat. He had succeeded in tearing the
!
collar for a stovc-plpc hole. He called his
wife to assist him to hold it down with
both hands, while he, with a long iron
! chiscl proceeded to cut hole in it, Deyo
noticed that the can appeared to be greasy,
but gave it little thought. He had struck
several blows when fearful explosion
occurred. The greasy substance on the
tin proved to be nitro-glyccrine. Mrs.
Deyo was blown into the lake, while Dcyo
himself was blown toward the stern of the
I'hoat. Three young men, II. Purple, Fout,
Tyrcll and Wickcs were inside the shanty,
as pieces Of the tin went whizzing by
them, having been blown through the
hoard partition. The three young men
rushed out and observed Mrs. Deyo spin
ming around in the water They immedi-
alcly got down by the boats side, and
caught hold of the unfortunate woman.
Mrs Dcyo seized hold of one of the mems
lcg, when the others took hold Of her
and drew her aboard the boat. Her cloth
ing was completely blown off from her
body She presented n horrible sight The
flesh covering the abdomen was cut open
from point Just above the groin to the
left hip bone, completely exposing the in
tcstincs, leaving u terrible looking cash.
On both arms the flesh was literally dug
cat on the other side, disclosing the chords
and bones The hands were shockngly
4 Of ,,,1
on The hand being blown off entirely
There WAS Il bruisc ON the chin which
looks as il it was made by the sharp edge
of d piece Of tin. When the woman was
taken aboard the boat she tainted. She
laid in that unconscious state for over twc
hours. We saw the remnants of clothine
that she wore at the time Of the explosion
; aud there is nothing but Il few strips left
Deyo was found TO be badly wounded, al
though not so dangerously us his wife Th,
fatal explosive dug its way into the ileshy
thigh OF the left leg. The powerful sinew:
and cords were laid bare. The flesh was
l torn up, producing a wound nearly as large
rs Il mans two hands. There is another
. wound just across the top of the righ
knee. The explosion seemed to tear be
meath the flesh, turning the skin and flesl
back, but not carrying any of it away
Dcyo's arms were both cut on the unde
side, similar to Mrs. Dcyo's Ii is cvdcn
that the tin was blown into small pieces
as Deyo's face, lips and forehead, seems tc
, be cut in places. The wounds look as i
: they had been done by small pieces o
metal. The wounded! man and woman
! were taken into the shanty. Robert Pater
son, hearing the explosion, went immedi
= atcly to the Loaf.
Some one was dispatched to Orwell, who
succeeded in obtaining the services of DIR
| Gale. With the assistance of Mrs Wrigh
Q of Orwell, Mr. Paterson, Mr. Purple and thu
young men mentioned. the wounded coupl,
were kindly cared for. While the woman
wounds were being dressed, she came t.
her senses. She asked 'Nhat is the mat
ter She was told that the tin can con
tanned ntro-glycerine, and had exploded
4, She Immediately replied that "shc rcmem
bcrod holding piece of tin for David t
cut, but she had no remembrance of it
, exploding The next day "wednesday
after the occurrence, it was though
advisable to bring the boat to Whitehall
as better facilities and more skillful medi
cal assistance could be had. On Wcdncs
day afternoon the boat arrived here an,
tied up in the Delaware and Hudson Com
= pany's slip.
i, In company with DIR. lIebcrt, who is til
attending physician, the editor of th
, Whitehall Times visited the boat on Thurs
day. He saw the horrible wounds on tn
limbs Of Mr.. and Mrs Dcyo, The woma
IS slightly built, while the man has
strong, powerful frame. The suiferings o
both are intense, although they are KEEP
Under the influence of morphine. Grea
fears arc entertained that modification
= may set in and prove fatal TO Mrs Deyo
= Mr.. Deyo will no doubt recover, as his in
y jurics are flesh wounds, Mr. Purple
doing everything to alleviate the suffering
> of Nh and Mrs. Deyo. lie seems to b
anxious to have everything provided fo
= their comfort.
u The powerful effects of the explosion
shown on the cabin of the boat where til
tin lay when it exploded. a hole abou
six inches in diameter was made in tn
j. roof of the cabin, which is three inches i
u thickness exactly. The board partition q
y the shanty is shattered and rddled at tn
II point where the explosion occurred. TIL
:, chisel that Deyo was cutting with, whicl