The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-04-22
BOMB EXPLOSION.
PROFESSOR FERROUILLET MORTALITY
WOUNDED AT THE FAIR GROUNDS.

Last night about o'clock whilst the pyro-
technic exhibition, given at the Fair Grounds
by the Sons Of Louisiana. WIS In progress. Prof.
Ferruilet. under whose charge the display was
placed. received mortal wound from the ex-
plosion OF q mortar In which bomb had been
placed. It seems that the Professor had just
putthe missile in the mortar, and had lighted
the bomb when suddenly loud report fol
lowed by vivid flash of light. was heard, and
the unfortunate man fell back ssnseless.
HE WAS PICKED UP
by his brother. placed In cab. and driven to
his residence, on st. Peter street between Miro
and Gaivez.
DR.. Bezou being summoned at once, aseer-
tained the extent Of the injuries. and putting
the Professor under the influence Of ehloro-
form, brought him over TO the Charity Hos
pital.
Dr. Pratt resident physician OF the hospital
and DIR. Bez Il then examined the wound. The
injuries sustained by the unfortunate man are
hgrrble, Els right leg. from the knee to the
limb is. cut to the bone, and the flesh hangs in
auivering and bloody shreds from the gaping
wound.
SMALL PIECES OF BONE
the physicians do not deem it prudent TO dress
the wound, as the victim Of this disaster is in
such high state Of nervous, excitement from
the terrible shock he received that 1t would be-
dangerous to touch the wounds ut present.
Besides this liberation of the leg there is also
a severe eoneuss ioh and bruisng Of the right
side just below the last rib.
Drs. Pratt and Bezou declined to. give any
opinion as t. the nature of the wound, but pre-
fer to wait the cessation Of The patients ner-
vous paroxism. which will probably take place
in the morning when the climax OF his suffer
ings will have been reached.
These facts Here obtained by q representative
OF ths DEMOCRAT both ut the Fair Grounds and
at the Charity Hospital, in conversation with
the brothers Of the vic i'm.
When our reporter reached the lower corridor
OF the hospital he was startled by sudden cry
OF anguish so painful, strange, and 50 full OF
acute suffering, that cold shiver ooursed
through bis veins, Going. in the direction Of
brother Of the unfortunate man who stated
that he considered his brothers. case hopeless.
You sec" said he, Joseph fths wounded
NAM was too careless; the mortar he used was
an old one, belonging to our late father; 1t
had served Its purpose hundreds Of times. but
since it has been rescued from the ruins Of n
fire Mt my fathers house always considered it
dangerous.
The mortar was OF cast iron and much too
large for the bomb which Was placed in it, The
bomb exploded Just as 1t was leaving the NOR
tar. and as a consequence, the latter being
weak, broke into a thousand pieces.
This con versation was held In n low tone In the
corridor adjoining the supper room. and from
time to time an unearthly and incoherent muir
muring could be heard proceeding from tho
room. At | O'Clock this morning when our re-
porter lett the Charity Hospital, the wounded
man seemed 1nietsr,
Prof Ferrouillet Ia the son Of old Ferrouillst.
who died some days ago. and who was al ways
connected with every display of fireworks at
the Fair Grounds.
The victim Of this sad accident is only TWEEN
~ three years of age. He has two brothers who
follow the same line of business