Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-12-28
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THE SCANDAL REVIVED.
M0ULT0N SUES BEECHER.
MRS. TILTON TO BE A WITNESS.
THE CUBAN CONFLICT.
THREATENED EUROPEAN NTERTEyU9y.
TIE DYNAMITE TORROR.
EFSIERN HRTHlDlSTS AID TaIRD TERN
MOULTON SUES BEECHER.
MRS. TILTON TO BE A WITNES.
THE CUBAN CONFLICT
THREATENED EURePEly RTERTEyn9y.
TIE DYNAMITE HORROR.
WESTERN HETHlDSIS AND THIRD TERN
THE DYNAMITE PLOT.
Terrible Details OF the ExnloSIo,

Nkw YORK, Dec. 2s.-The following paritc-
ulars respecting the dynamite explosion at
BremeThaven are from the Heiser Zeitt0lg -
IL appears that just before the MoseI was
about TO sail, a cart containing four cases
and barrel was being unloaded for shin
ment- suddenly terrible explosion oc
CURED. The effect was horrible. The quay
was then thronged with people, partly be-
longing TO the steamer, partly spectators
ana partly passengers, who had remained
lhere 10 take last farewell of their friends
AN EYE WITNESS,
who stood under the gangway of the MoSel
on hearing the terrific report. saw a numhar
OF black Jumps flying about in the air,
while very few of the persons on land re-
manned visible. Apprehendlng a boiler ex
plosion, he threw himself Hat on deck, where
ne received volley OF sand, broken glass.
fragments of flesh, bones, &C. The deVaSta
ton on board the Mosel was terrific. No
kylight was left. The cabins aft, starboarf
AID port were either crushed In or bulgad Out
by the pressure, or altogether smashed. TIC
side plates of the ship were buTsted; the ports
with their glasses and rivets forced inwaris
and the whole ship was besmeared with
blood, and stuck over with pieces of flesh
and other
HUMAN DEBRIS.
In the hold and all parts OF the ship were
found arms, legs. and other portions of the
human frame, thus the lower hold received
some limbs through the open hatchway.
The sides of the hatchway were burst by the
pressure, and the front of the navigation
cabin on deck stove i'm. The whole ship was
the dishes from the steam kitchen. as they
were being served 10 the tween deck or ster-
rage passengers. The tug got of compare
lively unburt, being so much more below
the quay liz than the Mosel, still the whole
OF its deck was destroyed. The crew came
of with mere fright, only the engineers aud
stokers having been burnt slightly. On
lard, where the package had heen unloaded,
hole had been produced six to seven feet
deer. The whole place was
sTREwN WITH LIMBS,
dc raE. Il, L.
OF blood you might see here an arm. there
Calls intestines, mutilated bustS, sc
Amongst The most horrible details OF this
calamity is the fate OF the Elmer family,
who was seeing off one o{ their sons 10 Cali
lornla. The father, mother, son, and son-in-
law are dead, all four. The daughter-in-law
had her arm and her child's hand blown OF
THE CASE WHICH EXPLODED
had been in care of the carrier, Westerrnann
of Blemerhaven, and was accompanied on its
way 10 the steamer by Mr.. Tumforde, OF
The cart had been shattered into thousands
OF Spllnters, and the poor horse had his fore
feet blown of near the hoOfs. This barrel
was made for Thomas by the master cooper
Delvendahl. IL was made OF strong material
and was divided by means Of a partition in
the middle, through which there was hole.
In the ore division, il is assumed, he had
placed the fgniting apparatus, and filled the
other with dynamite. He accompanied the
barrel when II was taken TO the depot of the
North German Lloyd company, and told the
porters IL should be handled with care
THE SCENE AT THE HOSPITAL
dead-houSe was OF the most narrowing char
acter. The mutilated remains filed a large
basket which four strong men could hardly
cary. There were also number of heads
which from time 10 time were inspected by
people looking for friends or relatives. About
thirty wounded persons were in the hospital
many Others were in private houses; nearly
every family in the little town has suffered
severely. A Berlin special TO the London
Tunes, dated December Is, says
THoMAsS' WIFE,
with an infant four months old, has been
conveyed to Bremerhaven from Dresden
where she has been staying with her husband
for several months. Yesterday, when some
forty were buried, some chests full OF heads
legs, arms and hands were likewise lowered
into the earth. Whole families are DESTROYED;
others have not single individual left an
manned.