Wilmington journal., 1874-01-09
3 AGeIVE.A. g
Horrible Deaths OF board the Ger
man RarduontiI1e A9oGp!l-
Three men dead and two
others dying from Coal
GaS-Euii particulars
OF tNe affair.

Our entire community was greatly
shocked yesterday morning by the in
| teihgence that three men on board the
| German barque AdoIl2H, lying at the
lower depot of the Wilmington & Wei
don Rail Road, lad died from the
effects Of coal gas inhaled by them,
| and that Two others we're lowering be-
tween lie and death. The particulars
Of the sad affair, as nearly as we could
learn them, are as follows
The German barquentine 4dolph,
| Capt. Heinreichsen, arrived here on
Friday, from RichmonI, in ballast, to
! Mr.. E. peschau. The vessel had been
| eight days on the passage and had en-
countercd some very heavy weather,
and the crew, consisting OF five fine,
stalwart men, besides the mate and
captain, We're pretty well broken down
with their 1abors. On Friday night
all hands retired early, SO as to get Il
good nights rest preparatory to dis
! charging the vessel Of her ballast
yesterday. Early IN the morning,
pursuant to IN engagement made with
him, the stevcdOre appeared for the
about o'clock and as none Of the
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arouse them. He found the door of
the forecastle fast and there being no
response to his calls, lac was compelled
horrible sight met his eyes. Two of
the five men were dead in thtir hunks,
Il third, the carpenter, Was lvirg on the
floor, about AZ tie last gasp, and the
remaining two wore in their hunks,
with eyes closed, senses fed and
breathing heavily. The Iorritied
mate. whose name is Heinrich II.
Eahrbrod, staggered out into the open
air and called for assistance. when the
men were all Drought ont and lais7 III
the open air on the deck. The two
who were dead we're cOverel with can
vass and : messenger was hastily dis
patched for physician. lie returned
with Doctors T. +. Cutl::r. +. c. Wal
ker, W. V. Lare ana Y. J. II. Bella
my, but before thcr arrived the thru
man had. ,znlred. Tho physicians
at once began 20 apply remedies to The
two men who were still aliv2 but at
niehtfa!l there vas no improyem ut
noticeable III their condition.
The names of tho deceased men
ere az follow: Wilhelm Nichoi.s
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