New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-12-29
TIE BREMERHAVEN EXPLOSION.
INCIDENTS OF THE DISASTER.
SHOCKING SCENE ON THE MISUNDERSTANDING FL
FECT or THE EXPLOSION on LAND-IIH CRIME
NALS STORY.
From The london DIifv ys,rg, Dec. 10.

SHOCKING SCENE ON THE MOSEl-DESIElC llNE FL
FECT or THE EXPLOSION or LAND-IIE CRIME
F1om Tie London Dliiy Ne,cs, Dec 10.
The following particulars respecting the ex-
u'oi0n are from the cc Zeitag IL appears that Just
before the Mosei about 10 set SAL cart containing
TOUR eases and a barrel. was being unloadcd Tor
sInmsnt' snilonly q tcrribi, explosion occurred.
TIE eject horrible. The quay was then
5rDugd with pe0ple-partly belonging to the steamer.
parly spectators, and partly passengers VII" lad Ic-
manned ilere TO take last farewell oi their friends An
eyewitness who stood under tie -tngwav OF the Mos-l,
ON hearing tho terrific report saw q number ~ black
unIS wing about In the ar while very Few OF the per
SONS On land remained visible. Approaching boiler
e1nOson he threw himself fiat on deck, where he re-
ccved a v0ey OF sand broken glass. fragments oi flesh,
was terrific No slylisht was left the cabins, aft,
siarboaId and port were either crushed IN or
side a;es Of tie snip we're burst The poris Win lcir
glasses and iy,t forced inward; ana the whole snip
sn and other human debris. Ia the hold and All parts
o the ship found arms legs, and other portions OF
the human ifdinc; thus Inc lower hod received some
limbs through the open haCDNals. Tie sides on tHe
batcways burst by the pressure and the fIOn 0f
tie navigation CABIN Oh d,cK stove VI; me WIZ My
ship was Uttered with glass -hrcds which even tilcd
the dishes from the steam kitchen as they Wele beng
served TO the t"eeh i'ck or Slceiasc Pissosels nc
tug eot or comparative unhurt being so much more
deck was destroyed. Inc crew came On WIN " meIe
fright, only the engineers and stokcs having been hurt
hole had peen produced from Blk 10 seven feet deep
The whole place trcwn With limbs sTeds OF dress.
fate OF the Elmer family, who we're sclug OF one OF
Their sons California. The father mother, son. and
Itafl
had her arm and child its hand blown on The case
which exploded had been in the care OF the carrier
Westermann Of BremeIhaycD. and was accompanied on
iti way steamer by Sir TuuiOIte, OF whom II IS
said All hds been lost Inc cart mas Dec shattered
into thousands ~ spners and the poor horse has had
Lls four blown of the hOOiS.
From the Heser ZeituHg of Tuesday we obtain The
following additional particulars The authorship OF tie
terrible catastrophe is now traced 10 w n lhoinds
passenger OF the MOsel Thomas has kno~ledged
mat he the owner OF the barrel winch exploded.
and that he intended TO take this barrel on board the
vessel for the purpose of sinking her. The motive
OF this diabolcs wickedness appears to have been
the hope OF gaining large sum by means
of eyagleraed and fictitious assurances. Aud the sum
thu, obtained have been shared with others He is
perfectly conscious, and answers all questions put 10
him He IS in the with many OF his Yiciius
According Information at present in possession Ol
the police, Thomas had prepared only one barrel
for the carrying out OF his hOrl1d work, although
report had spread in Blemerbavcn that number OF
machines had been pat on board the MOscl rms
barrel made for Thomas by the masttf-cOOpcr
UClVendthl. IL made of strong material, ana WAS
divided by partition in the middle. through
mad placed the ignng apparatus, and the other
Illlod with dynamite. lie accompanied the barrel
when il taken TO the depot OF the North German
Oyd Company, and told the Orters IL should bo handled
with care. II supposed That his plan to eec the
ignition by OF cOckwOrk apparatus which ia all
probability to have been set IN motion when he
rived SOuam tOn To which place only he had booked.
Ii appears that intended to sail with the Inflated
Deutschland but the apparatus for cf"ctlng the ignition
was not completed The number ~ the victims
rs constantly being increased. According To authentic
information the list OF dead ana wounded amounts 10
40 pcrhOns.
A cOircspondent OF the same paper states that the
the hospital dcadhouse was OF the most hai-
hospital others In private houses Nearly
every family in the little town has suffered severely