New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-09-26

headed. l do not think the accident due on 10
"nroiessness as the sergeants D9nleyy anu
f Teifer, we're careful men, and the ,h laGr
,h"mhs burned shows that they were doing thei.
dnty i'm stopping up the vents tnis l''tS. 20 o.
great importance as saiegnaru as g , ~ ron
ihe guns those always use tor saite d e 10
cept sometimes sx-ponnd held oas,e9' We have
the field battery loaded now 80 hre salute shouIu
The French Admiral land today"
First sergeant Joseph Heifer. VINO mao charge Oh
o,,n No q said: " The men were all at their posts
snd the corporal had his thumb over the vent. ne
cartridge exploded In the bore when lew l Sn
from the muzzle and the men at the innz%ae dv vi
down The men at the side sprang away ana
the corporal was blown through the aHor"~y
to the veranda The whole cause of the eN-
nioson. | think. was the strong wind blowing
iron the north into the cmbrGsuies Ihen tne Sui s
are Old ones. and the bores are rough from luSu %
usage Part of the Ignlted cover OF the We ~
,nust have remained lii the BORE III sPl.e VI 'Io
sponglng, and exploded the next calii"s0 40
soon as IL reached IT,. ,,,1 rho do
taehInent that loaded gun No l. lie Sald IL was
hard 10 lay the blame on any one me sIn vi
sDongcd and the vent covered. Inc guns WcIc uscu
orponf six weeks ago to fire salute to PRESIDENT
Arfhur A piece 81 burning clOtu must nave re-
,,,a,ncj IN the bore SAID the sergeant. II ara
The explosion and saw through the smoke No. l3ii
to the floor said: My God, what has happened
Then the rest carried the Two injured men out.
lis too bad they were good men, ali OF them
All OF the wounded men We're too badly hur' 10 ne
able 10 talk with anyone, except NoIpoIals N'race
and Irwin. Corporal Grace SdIu. a. 'Ho
the explosion | was thumblng the Vent NY
thumb was torn and burned and NY leg ll9uieu'
Just rs quick our piece went oH-lhere " 81 "a
moment Detween-the other piece went on Hii's
with he same effect, except that one man was HoJ
Instantly the ramrod striking hlm on iDe ncduI an
breaEing into pieces. When / was khOchSu o"NH
from the cannon the gun carriage TOOK on INC SUI
nf NV shoe as clean as a whistle. IL took lie some
lime 10 recover trom the SHOCK. The cannon are
old, have been condemnel auu were H9 VI S,,
they ought never to have been used. Ii WAS " iioi
rIbie slaughter. NJ, ~, .,,o ~
Corporal lrwins story was essentially the same as
thai OF Corporal Grace. lie was Dady shaNon up,
and when seen by reporter was ~ ing on MS ueu
having his thumb dressed
THOSE FATALLY INJURED
Following is a list OF the soldiers who were Killed,
with brief account of their lives;
MALEY, JOIN. private of Battery H. ON Artlley was
eyes were destroy cd his face, Lair ana eyeiasaes
burned and The bone of the night arm 6roacn IN
several places. His Iisht side Was burned anu t t
thumb of ns right hand completely torn from its
socket and the Whole hand shattered Ills Hsnl
lcs was badly burned anu me rDs on MS rSh. elue
He died upon reaching Che hospital lie had Deth
hospital cook Tor some time. he nad nSen III III,
artillery service for tWeny-scyen years ana was con-
sidered very able soldier. He was born III county
GALWAY lreia1d, hg Sa hsSd Vn ps IN itS DTme
Maley mad only one revolver nj the Time ana oiIl
one cartridge IN 1t al that. Ills revolver missed ne,
bui Maey Kept the weapon pointed At the guerrilla
head. aud tne man finally surrendered. Malei lounI
two iaded divers il the guerilla' Possession ana
could MOI resist the temptation 10 tell the gderlHa
how e0.ly ne nad been captured.
WuYfAS Holm. private. of Battery H. was lataliy III
inr.d His r. gt arm shot Oh just below lhe Ell
'pnw mis- face was burned, and his right slde, rlglt
leg and right arm all badly burned he dleu III
tl,r afternoon. lie native OF Waterford LhS-
land. lie enlisted in Buffalo. Where ne formerly
lived He worked in tue grain elevators III thdl cy'
Iaier ne lived III Rochester At one tlnc hV stINeu
IN the lOta GIcuadioT Guards OF EIGlahu remaining
one ana One-nal years in that service.
THE WOUNDED MEN.
The list of the injured soldiers Is as follows:
ClrNos. JOHN A. private, OF Battery A, was badly
,y,uuded He had his left arm shot OH just above
me elbow and Suffered "a confusion OF the lett le.
Thc shock To his nervous system very great. lie
is "a native Rochester, ana had been Two ana oie-
la vrnr. i'm lie service. He enlisted al Buffalo,
near which at one time ne was engaged IN failnlng'
lie came 10 the Governors Island post recently
from 81. Augustine, Ila -. .,.,
GRACE, JOSEpH corporal, OF baileN H. h"u MS nuiup
badly burned, and the flesh torn from II. lis leg
also injured - 49,,
IRWIS GIoRGE corporal. Of Battery Il, had his thumb
badly burned and received shock from the eA-
plOa1On
SIpSER, CHAUNCEY. private, was very severely III
iured. He had his left hand shot OIL, ana suffered III
iulirs which will probably prove fatal Inc sponge
stan. by means OF which Tie cannon IS cleaned
passed between his arm and body. He served hFc
wears in the Sth Cavalry. lie was quarttrh0st eT
Sergeant OF his company. He was born III crawford
Comfy, ONO, and twenty -nlnc years OF axe lio
had served several years with MS company IL
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