The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-07-12
Crimes aud CASUALTIES /:
DREADFUL EXPLOSION OLA PowDEa-MAGAzrNE
AT BoDiE, CAL1FoRNrA-THREE PERSONS

Crimes Rni CASUALTIES
DREADFUL EXPLOSION OLA PowDER-MAGAzrNE
AT BoDIE, CAL1FoRSIA--THREE PERSONS
KILLED AND MANY WOUNDED.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 11.-At Bodie to- day
4 terrible explosion OF powder.magazine
occurred near. the. old Standard Incline
Works, which were blown to atoms. The
Summit Works, a snort distance off, were
shattered to pieces. AS nearly as can be
learned at present, the following persons
were killed: Frank Fyde, Thomas Fla
herty, William O'Brien, and several others
whose names have not yet been obtained.
The wounded are: A. d. Pierce, slightly;
Ihomas Murphy, arm fractured; Mr.. and
Mrs. Chaff, slightly. Sullivan, engineer at
the Standard Incline, had both eyes blown
outand bis skull fractured. He cannot live.
VIM. Hedge had leg broken. A Chinaman
was buried under the ruins. His body has
not yet been found. Thomas Gill was hurt
in the face. Richard Palmer was hurt in the
arm and body. Hugh W. Willen had leg
broken and was injured internally. j.
HICKEY, the foreman, was hurt In the foot
Kinney and her child were buried in the
ruins OF her house, and were extricated
with difficulty. John Mcmillan was burned
in his Cabin and taken out slightly injured.
The whole town is hospital. Every mo-
ment news comes OF more deaths and iDiu-
ries. AS far rs heard from eight persons
are known to be dead; over forty were
wounded, with Il prospect that many will
die from their injuries. Women and chill
dren are crying and searching for tile re-
mains OF loved ones. 1t is probable that
many were blown into the air and their re-
mains scattered broadcast.
FATAL EXPLOSION OF A BALTIMORE BOILER
TWO MEN KILLED AND OTHERS INJURED.
BALTIMORE, July ia boiler exploded
this morning In the planng-mill and box
factory OF C. p. Stevens & co. The boiler
house, n small onc-story brick building at
the rear OF the factory, and the three-story
brick building adjoining the boiler-house,
used rs q boX-factory, were completely
wrecked. a portion OF the wall Of the
main factory, large fiye-story brick build
ing, was blown out from the bottom to the
upper story. Large plate-glass fronts and
windows for a distance OF two squares
were demolished. At the time OF the ex-
plosion but few hands were in the factories.
August Zetger, one OF the proprielors, and
Henry Ulrich, an engineer, were instantly
killed. Six or eight persons are said to
have been iniured-some seriously.
LATER.
BALTIMORE. July 1.-the damage by the
explosion at Adams & Zetger's factory this
morning ia now estimated ut $4,000. No
other bodies than the two already men
toned were found. Eight men were hurt
one fatally.
ENGINE THROWN DOWN AN EMBANKMENT on
THE LEHIGu VALLEY RcAD-ENGINEER AND
FIREMAN KILLED.
WILKEsBAREE, PA, July 11.-Train No.
Is, of the Lehigh Valley railroad, which left
here at 1850 O'Clock this morning, met with
an accident at Fairview, caused by mis-
placed switch, which threw the engine
down an embankment. killing Augustus
Helker. the engineer, and the fireman, Ed
ward Kneell. No one else was hurt.
4 FIGHT IN LoU1sIANA-Two MEN KILLED AND
ONE NOTABLY WOUNDED.
NEW ORLEANS, July 1l.-A Lake Provi-
dence dispatch reports the killing Of Post
master Austin by Squire Leesk, of West
Carroll, and the mortal wounding of S. L.
Austin, Jr., parish Judge. w. Ii. Smith
(colored), who was crossing tue street du-
ring the melee. was struck, it is alleged, by
a stray bullet and instantly killed.
ACCIDENT FROM A FALLING WALL.
BOsToN, July 1.-THE wall Of an old
building in process Of demolition on
Charles street fell to-day and buried num-
Der of children who were picking up bits
of wood at its base. Several were injured,
but none fatally.
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE OF STEAMBOAT NATE.
| NEW YORK, July 11.-Sanuel Bailey, for
merry mate Of q steamboat, made an EXTRA
ordinary attempt to commit suicide yester-
day by beating the top OF his head with q
small hammer. He cannot recover.
DEATH FROM AN OVERDOSE OF LAUDANUM.
WILMINGTON, n. c., July 11.-Thomas
Biackev, master of the bark Florence Mar
garet (British), which cleared from this port
for Glasgow June 2Sth, and returned to
Smithvie with a broken thermometer july
4,h, came to this city, and was found dead
in bed to-day. The Coroner's jury found
that he died from an overdose of laudanum
administered by himself.
NOT GUILTY OF MURDER.
MACON, GA. July 1.-THE jury in the
trial of A. +. Gibson for the murder Of D.
w. Coleman, OF New York, returned a YER
dict Of not guilty after being out nineteen
hours.