The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-01-18
A CHASTITY SPECTACLE.

FURTHER PARTICULARS OF THE NTTRo-GLYCE-
R1NE EXPLOSION IN THE BAY.
The bodies OF the unfortunate men and boys
who were burned to death by the nitrO-glycerne
explosion on the island known as "Biack Tom," in
the bay, were taken, early yesterday morning,
to Speer's Morgue, IN Jersey City. A moro SICK
enlng sight cannot well be conjured up. We're
they deposited by the way side not one person in
a hundred VINO would pass would suppose that
they were the remains OF beings who had lived In
the nesh and borne the human form. Sutlice 1t TO
state that every man whose senslbltties are not
entirely bunted would wish from the bottom Of
his heart he might never witness such another
spectacle. When HERALD reporter visited the
Morgue last evening be was shown down into a.
cellar, sne temporary abode Of the dead. There on
a broad plank lay three objects which resemDled
logs OF charcoal. "Don't be lncredulous" said the
keeper; "these are the bodies There we're TOUR
here, but one OF tnem-tnat Of the boy Laverry-
was taken home BY bis iather TO Lafayette. 1t was
a horrible sight, ana advised the father not to let
the mother OF the unfortunate boy see it What
makes the case worse Is, the father told me he was
standing only twenty feet or when the explosion
occurred. He was tine only person lett on the
Island TO tell the dreadful tale" The reporter
asked how IL was possible one Of the charred
Jumps could be dentihed from another as this or
that mau, and the reply as:-"Well, you see this
Is smaller than that. IL is known that there were
two boys and three men at work on the island.
Laverty, whose body was taken away this morn
ing, was only seven teen years OF age. Toe other
boy was Alfred Hopkins, OF Hob0ken, and that
must be his oooy there" 1t will be absolutely Inn.
possible to identity the other TWO booles, which
must be those Of George Brown, Of No.
339 Sixth street, Jersey City, and VIII.
lam Lowe, or Brooklyn. IL Is terrible to
contemplate the possibility OF the relatives OF
one taxing TO tnelr home the BODY OF the other.
The legs aud arms are burned to stumps, the faces
and upper portions Of the skulls eaten away and
the bo0ies SO completely carbonlzed that not the
slightest trace OIL inentncailon exists The neat
must nave been intense, do the Jawpones OF one
bouy must have been cdlctned al o white heat,
showing Startling contrast to tue black mass at
tached. None OF the 1rfeuds OF these il-lated ln-
uivlduals have called YET to claim their bodies.
The BODY OF the fifth man. whose name is still
unknown, mas not been recovered. When the ex.
ploslon occurred be ran TO the BOAT and put out,
but the boat filled rapidly with water and the
man sunk TO rise no more. ~ Is supposed he
was injured by the explosion. The shed In which
the explosion occurred was twenty by ten ieet,
but nothing remains oI it, 1t was the only build.
ing on the ISLAND. Much oil the nitro gly cerne
used IN the operations at He'll Gate was man uiac-
tured mere. For weeks past the men we're kept
unusually busy. The only workman VINO was 40
sent on saturday WAS Henry Minugn, OF Lafayette,
and he mas cause Tor congratulai ion. The cause
OF the explosion is still q mystery. The only SUI
vlvor OF the SIX VINO were on the island Is the
father OF the BOY Laverty. County Physician
Stout has not yet taken any action In the case,
but 1t Is likely An inquest Will be commenced to-