The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-01-04

Inc DyuuulAte AAplOHAVHs
The following particulars respecting
the dynamite explosion at BrelneFhnfehl
arc from the Weiser Ztilung, II appears
that Just before the Moscl'was abou. 70
sail a cart, containing four cases and q
barrel, was being unlOaded for shipment.
Suddenly terrible explosion occurred.
The effect was horrible. The quay was
then throngSd with people, partly belong
ing to the steamer, partly spectators, and
partly passengers whohad remained there
10 take last farewell Of their friends
An eyewitness, who stood on the gang
way Of the Mosel, on hearing the terrible
reDort. saw a number Of black Jumps n.y..
inc about in the air, while very few OF
the persons ON land remained visible.
Appfehcnding a boiler explosion, he
threw himself flat on deck, where here
cciyed volley Of sand, broken glass,
fragments Of flesh, bones, &c. The devns-
tation on board the MoSel was terrific.
No skylight was left; the cabins aft, star
board and port, were either crushed in or
buIged out by the pressure or altogether
smashed; the side plates OF the ship were
burst; the ports, with. their glasses and
riyets, forced inwards, and the whole ship
was bcsmeared with blood and stuck over
with pieces Of ilesh aud 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 recelv-,
ed some limbs through the open hatch
WAYS. The sides OF the hatChways were
burst by the pressure, and the front OF the
navigation cabin on deck stove in. The
whole ship was Uttered with glass shreds,
which even filled the dishes from the
steam kitchen as they we're being served
to the tween deck or steeragc passengers.
The tug got of comparatively unhurt,
being so much more below the quay line
than the Mosel; still, the whole oil its deck
was destroyed. The crew came oil with
mere fright, only the engineers and
stokers having been hurt slightly. On
land, where the package had been I'M
loaded, n hole had been produced from
six 10 seven feet dcer. The whole place
was strewn with limbs, shreds Of dress,
&c. In large, rocking pools OF blood you
might see here an arm, there calf, intes-
tines, mutilated busts, &c. Amongst the
most horrible details OF this calamity is
the fate Of the Elmer family, who were
seeing of one OF their sons to Cali
fornia. The father, mother, son, and
son.in.law areS'dead, all four; the daught:
er.in-law has had her arm, aud her child
It's hand blown of. The case which en-
pIoded had been in the care Of the car:
rier Wcstcrmann, for DemefhdfGn, and
was accompanied on its way. TO the
steamer by u Mr.. Tnmforde, OF whom it
is said ali trace has been lost. The cart
has been shattered into thousands OF
splinters, and the poor horse has had his
four feet blown of near the hoofs. The
authorship Of the terrible catastrophe Is
now traced to W. X. Thomas, passen-
ger Of the Mosel. Thomas has acknowl!
edged that he was the owner Of the bar.
rel which exploded, and that he intended
TO take this barrel OH board the vessel
for the purpose OF sinking her. The mo-
tive Of this diabolical wickedncss appears
to have been the hope Of gaining large
sum by means Of exaggerated and ticti-
tious inSuranccs, pnd the sum thus OBJ
tanned was 10 have been shared by others.
He is perfectly conscious, and answers
all questions put TO him. lie is in the
same room with manly OF his victims. Ac-
cording to information ut present in pos
session of the police, Thomas has prerar..
ed only one barrel for the carrying out Of
his horrid work although report had
spread in Bremerhafen that a num-
Der Of machines had been put on
board the Mosel.. This barrel was
made for Thomas by the master
cooper Delyendahl. 1t was made OF
strong material, and was divided BY
means Of partition in the middle,
through which there was u hole. In the
one division it is assumed that he had
placed the igniting apparatus, and the
other was filled with dynamite. lie ac-
companied the barrel when it was taken
to tile depot OF the North German Lloyd
Company, and told tho porters it should
be handled with care. II 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 he arriTcdin Southampton,
to which place only he had booked. 1t
appears that he intended to sail with the
i'll fated Deutschland, but the apparatus
for cifecting the ignition was not compile
led in time. The number Of the victims
is constantly being increased. According
to authentic information the list OF
dead and wounded amount to 10 per-
sons. W
The scene at the hospital dead house
was OF the most narrowing character.
The mutilatcd remains filed large bas-
kct which four strong men could hardly
carry. There were also%a number OF
heads, which from time to time were in
spccted by people looking for friends or
relatives. About thirty wounded persons
we're in the hospital; many others were
in private houses. Nearly every family
in the little town has suffered severely.
BELLAIRE. LocALs.-The manager Of
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