The New York herald., 1875-12-23
THE KILLED AND WOUNDED.

BosToN, Dec. OIL p N.
The following is list OF the killed and wounded
far as ascertained, at this hour eleven O'Clock ny
by the explosion this evening at the Federal street
Bridge:-
Edward F. sanderson, foreman Of Sumner Crosby's
grain warehouse residing at and Sixth streets, died
within thirty minutes after being taken out OF tho
ruins
H. N. D. Kemp, Chief Clerk OF the Pension ONCE No.
10 Linden street, killed.
Patrick o Brien No. "a Middle street. taken to his
residence; supposed fatally injured
Timothy Sullivan, No 80 Dove street, leg broken; in
jured internally: will die
Charles Grim No 126 Dove street. leg broken other
wise badly hurt; supposed fatally injured.
Jerry Mccarthy, teamster, of Eighth street was
blown from his team and taken up unconscious. 1t is
thought he will recover.
John Mahoney, OF No. $40 Dorchester avenue, taken
home severely injured, perhaps fatally.
Edward Remington, Jr., of No. 354 Third street
blown into the water and rescued slightly injured.
Ellen Field Of No 20 Dove street, and her son,
Michael Field, slightly injured
Samuel Collins of Third street. badly hurt about the
head and face
Kate Mulls OF Third street. slightly injured
Thomas Grim, teamster, thrown from his team and
badly injured.
Barnard Steeples, of No. 152 Dorchester avenue
blown into the water and rescued, slightly injured.
Jacob Cranch and John Fernald slightly injured.
teamster named Elwell was engaged with Charles
Grim with loaded team at Crosby's warehouse when
tho explosion occurred. Grim fatally injured and
Elwc has not since been He is supposed to have
been blown into the river and drowned.
Six or eight persons, known to have been in the
vicinity of the explosion missing and supposed
to have been blown into the water and drowned Par
the river for bodies
CAUSE OF THE DISASTER.
AS yet there positive knowledge of the cause OF
the explosion but it is supposed that the recent cold
caused the pipe to burst aud the ground be-
coming mpregnated with gas ignition from some
communicated nre to the confined gas and caused the
explosion
The Of the explosion Is thronged with hundreds
of anxious and curious people. The main pipe about
five inches in diameter passes under Federal street
bridge and along the leading from 1t up Dor
chester avenue thc continuation in South Boston of
Federal street, This causeway is composed OF three
feet of dirt and gravel with the pavement
ing foundation Of ptng and on either side for
seventeen feet more is the
Eye witnesses state that the first intmation OF the
explosion bright flash about the middle of the
causeway, followed bya snarp explosion, and paving
stones, gravel and debris lying in all directions.
cAUsEwAY BLOWN UP.
Almost Immediately thereafter the causcway on the
right hand side, under which the gas
main, fell over into the river carrying
with it several persons, who were
stunned, injured killed by the explosion. The
ber of these is not yet ascertaned but is feared
eral buried under the debris at the bottom of the
The pavement was completely torn up for dis
tance Of 175 feet FROM the wooden portion of the bridge
to Crosby's warehouse, which is built upon
piling at tho end OF the causeway the
South Boston side. This building badly
battered aud shattered Had the explosion occurred
five minutes later the loss of life would have been far
greater the draw of the bridge had been up for
time and crowd of 300 or 400 persons, their way
from the city to their homes in South Boston, had col
ected on this side and in few minutes would have
swarmed upon the causeway