Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-01-12

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port, were either crushed in OF .bulged
out by the pressure OF shogsiher
smashed the side plates of the ship
we're burst the ports, with their
glasses and riyets, forced inwards,
and the whole ship was besmeared with
blood and stuck over with pieces OF
flesh and o.her human debris. In the
hold and all parts Of the ship we're
found arms, legs and other portions Of
the human frame; thus the lower bold
received some limbs through the open
hatchways. The sides of the hatch
ways were burst BY the pressure, and
the front Of the navigation cabin on
deck we're stove in. The whole ship
was Uttered with glass shreds, which
even filed the dishes from the steam
kitchen as they we're beng served to
the tween deck OF steerage passengers.
The tug got of comparatively unhurt,
being SO much more below the quay
line than the Mosel still, the whole Of
its deck was destroyed. The crew
came of with mere fright, only the
eng,ueers and stokers having been hurt
slightly. On .aud, where the package
bad been uuioaded, a hole had been
produced from six to seven feet deep.
The whole place had been strewn with
limbs, shreds of dress, &c. ln large
reek:ng pools Of blood you might see
here an arm, there calf, intes:ines.
mutilatsd busts, &c. Among the most
horrible details of this calamity is the
fate of tie Elmer family, who we're
seeing off one Of their sons to Califor-
mia. The father, mother, son and SON
in law are dead, sll four; the dauth-
ter in law has had her arm, and her
child its hand, blown of. The case
which exploded had been in. the care
of the carrier, Westermann, Of Brem-
erhaven, and was accompanied on its
way to the s-eamer by Mr. Tumforde,
of whom it is said all trace has been
lost. The cart was shattered into thou
sands of splinters, and the poor horse
has had his four feet blown of near
the hoofs. sG
The authorship of the terrible catas-
trophe is now traced to W. K. Thomas
a passenger Of the Mosel. Thoma, has
acknowledged that he was the owner Of
of the barrel which exploded, and that
be intended to take this barrel on board
the vessel for the purpose of sinking
her. The motive of this diabolical
wickedness appears to have been the
hope of gaining large sum by means
of exaggerated and fictitious insurance,
and the sum thus obtained was to have
been shared with others. He is per-
fectly conscious, and answers all ques-
cions put to him. He is in the same
room with many Of his victims. Ac
cording to information at present in
possession of the police, Thomas bad
prepared only one barrel for the carry
ing out of his Sorrid work, although a
report had spread IN Brsmerhaven that
a number of machines lad been put on
board the Mosel. This barrel was
made for Thomas by the mastercooper,
Delvendahl. 1t was made of strorg
materials, and was divided by means Of
a partition in the middle, through which
there was hole. In the one division
it is assumed that Thomas had placed
the igniting apparatus, and the other
was filled with dynamite. He accom-
panied the barrel when it was taken to
the depot OF the North German Llyod
Company, ard told the porters 1t should
be handled with care. 1t is supposed
that his plan was to effect the ignition
BY means of a clock work apparatus,
which in all probability was to have
been set in motion when be arrived at
Southampton, to which place only he
had booked. 1t appears that he IN
tended to sail with the i'll fated
Deutschland, bat the apparatus for eff
fecting the ignition was not completed
in time. TIE number of the victims
is constantly being increased. 40
cording to authentic information the
list of dead and wounded amounts to
ITO persons. The scene at the hospit-
al dead-house was Of the most barrow
ing character. The mutilated remains
filled large basket which four strong
men could hardly carry. There were
a number Of heads, which from time to
time were inspected by people looking
for friends or relatives. About. thirty
wounded persons we're In the hospital,
as many others we're in private houses.
Nearly every family in the little town
has suffered severely. a
Railroad War in New Jersey.
Intelligence frcm New Jersey repre-
sents that the difficulties between the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company and
the Delaware and Bound Brook Rail-