Daily globe., 1878-05-16
A DUBLIN DISASTER,

A DUBLIN DISASTER.
Frt9Ntfmt Boiler Explosion, and the Thole-
sale Slaughter OF Men aud Homen.
A telegram from Dublin, April 28 says;
On Saturday afternoon a most disastrous
. boiler explosion occurred in Mr.. Strong's
foundry, Hammond Lane, at the rear of the
-Four Courts, by which q unmber of lives
were lost and large number of persons
seriously injured. .rAA.- faa,ndry~and iron
works of Mr.. Strong are situated in narrow
thoroughfare, and are surrounded by tene-
ment houses of the poorest class. The boil
er, which was used for the purpose of
driving powerful machinery, was a very
large one. The greater number of workmen
had fortunately gone to dinner when the
catastrophe occurred. The boiler exploded
with great roar, and was shattered into
fragments, one end Of 1t being imbeded in
house on the opposite side of the street, and
portions of it crashed through the roofs of
adjoining buildings. The part of the foun-
dry in which the boiler was placed was COM
pletely demolished; while public and two
tenement houses which stood beside it
were also blown into the air, carry
ing with them nearly twenty
persons, including several women and young
children. A large number Of other houses
in the street were shattered, and some of the
occupants injured. Stones, states, etc.,
were hurled great height into the air and
some of them fell into the yards of the Four
Courts, and the greatest CONSERVATION pre-
vailed in the district, as other houses in
which there were many tenants, threatened
to fall, and the inhabitants fled in terror.
The newSof the calamity spread rapidly,
and the streets adjoining were SOON crowded.
many of those present being relatives of the
unfortunate people who were buried beneath
the mass of masonry, furniture, and ma
chinery. The scenes witnessed were heart
rending, as mothers, wives, and children
came wildly in search of lost ones. Several
priests from al adjoining chapel directed
the people what to do. About hundred at
once set to work removing the debris, in or
der to extricate the sufferers if possible.
This was attended with great risk and
difficulty, and at one time fire broke out.
The arrival of the fire brigade, however, put
an end to all fears of that kind. Both the
people and the fremen worked with great
courage and energy. The lord mayor and a
large force of police arrived twenty minutes
difficulty in restraining the relatives, and
when the first mutilated body was recovered
the excitement was intense. The remains
! were 30 blackened and bruised that
they could not at first ,><be identi
| fed and as they were driven ava,
to the hospital large number of people
rushed after them. These scenes we're re-
peated as body after body was brought tc
the surface. The narrowness of the thorough.
fare greatly impeded the work The crowds
were in great danger, owing to the totterine
state of the adjoining buildings, and it was
found necessary to send for soldiers to assist
the police. A detachment of the 73d High
landers quickly responded to the summons
of the lord mayor, and they rapidly set to
work on the ruins with hatchets and pick
axes. Several workers were injured by fall
| ing materials, and others were overcome by
their exertions and the suffocating clouds Of
lime. Others quickly took their places,
cheered on by the spectators. Several hours
elapsed before the victims were reached, and
it was not until late in the evening that
what was supposed to be the last body had
been recovered. Many of them were in a
frightful condition, and some of them, al
though alive when the work of excavation
| began, and able to cry for help, were dead
before they could be recovered. In
the case of one poor man, he was partially
extricated alive and the men were busily at
work trying to extricate the lower part OF
his body when they were obliged to desist
owing to the falling of wall beneath the
ruins of which the poor fellow was buried
the owner of the public house, person
named Duffy, and his daughter were killed
The latter was taken out alive, but died soon
afterward. -Four others were dead when dis
covered. A large number are in the hospital
suffering from broken limbs, fractured ribs
etc. It is feared the wounds, in several
cases, will prove fatal. The partition wal
of the adjoining house was blown away
leaving all the apartments exposed. There
were several persons in the rooms, and, al
the staircase was carried away, they were
rescued with great difficulty. Some of then
were injured, and one fell with the wall
There were several persons drinking in the
public-house when the explosion occurred.
Five more dead bodies were recovered to
day, making thirteen in all, and three per
sons are still missing, and are supposed t.
of whom are so seriously injured that the,
are not expected to recover. The total mum
Der of killed and injured is about fifty. Elk
cavating parties worked all last night, ant
to-day the district is in a great state of ex
citement, most of the people have remained
up all night. The priests rendered mucl
service in directing the relief parties. AS tn
excavators came upon one of the untortunat
men he could only be reached through
hole, and through this aperture the prizes
put his hand and anointed him. DR.. O'Leary
NJ. F., who was present, also administers
some whisky. The man was subsequent
got out alive, and none the worse save fo
the fright. BE turned out to be Mr.. Duff
cellar man, and was in the cellar at the time
and was only reached by making a hole i
the wall of an adjoining house. His fe,
hours confinement made him look almos
twice his real age.
The Honest Money Deception.
DAVENPORT, Iowa, May 15.-At large NEE
! ing of citizens held in the German theatre, tt
: preliminary organization of a society auxilial
to the honest money league of the Northwes
was effected. Hon. II. r. Claussen preside
3 Speeches were made by prominent citizens, ar
I much interest was manifested. Another NEE
: ing will be held soon.