The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-12-23
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A TERRIBLE EXPLOSION,
SHOCKING LOSS or LIFE FROM 4
BURSTING GIS MiIN
sccro OF Persons Probably Killed 1inuf
Of the Victims Blown into the Water ant
Drowncd-A large building Demolished

A Score OF Persons Probably Killed MANI
Of the Victims Blown into the Water ant
Drowncd-A Lnrge Duiidina Demolished
BosToN. Dec. 22.-Shortly before O'CLOCK
this evening a terrible explosion occurred ID
South Boston, by which a number OF pcrsoni
were Injured and several killed. A. yet II Il
impossible to lenrn the cause of the explosior
or the extent OF the damage. The large Gai
main running under the Federal street bride,
to South Boston, and thouce along the watoi
edge under the pavement In Federal street cx.
ploded with n loud report tearing ~ the pavo.
iuent for 40 feet or more. The street wal
thronged with persons at the time, and many
were buried under tho debris.
Crosby's grain warehouse was badly shattered
and will have to be taken down. The foreman
was instantly killed. 1t Is supposed several per
sons were blown into the water Several dead
bodies have already been taken out
The fohowingis list OF tho killed. aud wound.
cd 20 far "a ssceitained at this hour.
Edward +. Sanderson. foreman Of Sumner
Crosby's grain warehouse. residing at | and
Sixth streets, died within thirty minutes after
belng taken out - the rnins. II. N. u. komp,
chief clerk OF tho Pension once 10 Linden
street, Killed. Patrick O'Drien, u MI idle street,
iured. Timothy Sullivan, 10 Dove street, lea
broken injured internally; VIII die. Charles
Grlm, 10 Dove street, leg broken; other
Terry Mccarthy, teamster, cf Ethth street,
WA WA. ,nHSi nlown from hls team 9nd token
John Mahoney OF so Dorchester avenue, tlksn
home. severely injured, nerhaps fitally: I'd
wsrd Remington. Jr., OF GJi rnrd street. blown
into the water aud rescued, slightly injured I:
Ellen Field OF 20 Dove street and her eon.
Mlchlsl Field, slightly injured Samuel Collins
" rhird street. badly hurt about the head mud
flce; Kate Mulls Of Third street, slightly In
| his team aud hndly injured Bernard s .ecples
| cf l52 Dorchester avenue. blown Into the water
nd rescued, slightly injured Jacob Crauck and
| John 'rnald, slightly injured.
| A toamser nmed Elvel was engaged with
| Charles Grim with loaded team a. Crosby's
| warcuuHse when the cxplo ton occurred. Grim
was fatally injured nnl Elnell has not sinco
| been .een. lie Ia supposed to have been thrown
into the river und drowned.
| six or eight Der5ons known to have bson In
the vicini OF the cIulOsion arc missing and arc
| supposed t. have bsen blown into the water
and drowned. Per.ons now engaged with
graup inc irons dredging the river Tor nodies.
A. vet there IA no possible knowled'e OF the
reason for the explosion. but 1t IA supposed that
| The recent cold weather caused the pipe tn
burst ami the ground becoming impregnated
| Gated fire to the confined gas and made the eK-
| p.OsiOn.
Ine scene OF the explosion Is throngcd with
| hunireds ~ anxious hnd curious persona.
| The IN 4in pipe. about lv. inches in diameter.
| pAsses under Federal str ct bridge ana along
| the Cluscw 10 tding from IL up Dorchester
| venue Uhe continuation In South Boston of
| FEEDER. ! street,. This cau-oway IL CONFUSED ~
| three f'ct or mora OF dlft and gravel, with the
| pavement resting on a foundation Of pilng. and
on either de. for seventeen feet more. is tho
| river.
| Eve witnesses say that the n-st intimation Of
| the CXulOsiOn was a bright II ish about the mid
die of the causewav, followed by share ex0i0-
| sion, hnd Wing stones, gravel, and debris flying
| IN II are lions.
| Almost Immediately thereafter the cnueeway
| On the right-hand side, under which ran the gas
| MAN, fell over Into tho river, carving over with
| Il several T'ersOns, who were stunned. injured.
| or Killed 10y the explosion. The uumbcr OF thcs
| IA rot vet nscertained, but II Ia feared several
| were butiei under The G6Jiis at the bottom of
| the river.
Ihe pavement ws completely torn IN for a
dist IN e Of 10 feet from the wooden portion OF
the bridge to Croshv's warehouse, which Is
| built upon tilng at tho end OF the causeway on
the South Boston side. THIS building was Dauly
battered and shattered.
| Had the expl son occurred nve minutes later
| the ~ II lie would have been far greater, az
the draw nf the bridge h,d been up for some
time. and a crowd Of 40 or 40 persons ON thell
way from the cltV to their ho:ues In South Dos
ton had collected on this side, and In fev
uinutes would have swarIned upon tue cause
way