The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1888-05-23

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The base ball club connected with this
Association, are now ready to fix dates
with organized clubs. The cricket club,
also Of the Association. are developing
themselves into first.class eleven and
will show up to q good advantage.
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Rev. c. w. Pitcher, of Ringoes, had
valuable horse, wagon, &C., stolen from
his stable on Monday night. No clue has
been found to the thief. Mr.. P. has is
sued the following description of the pro-
perty taken:
STOLEN.
From the stable of the Presbyterian
Parsonage, Ringoes, N J., Monday night,
May 2fst, 1888, light brown mare, dark
brown legs. slightly notified, 154 hands
high, pony built, without blemish, white
saddle mark on back, one of froat hoofs
little cut near heel; also, an old set of
harness, black Wolf robe, summer robe,
&C., and new buggy wagon, side. bar,
Crow springs, rubber top, dark green
lined. made at Stamets', Ringoes, leather
seat cushion and back $50 reward will
be paid for the restoral of this property,
and $50 for the arrest and conviction of
the thief
Explosion at PrallsvilIe.
E Last Thursday morning, about 7:S0
O'Clock, this city was startled by loud
and sudden explosion, followed by great
conclusion of air. Crowds of people
flocked into the streets, and it was suppos-
ed that boiler in some one of our man
ufactories had exploded, but it was soon
ascertained that q powder house at Twin
ing Brothers quarries, at Prallsville, four
and a-half miles above this city, and half
mile above Stockton, had exploded.
1t appeared that James Wafer, fore
man of the quarries, had but a moment
before the explosion entered the powder
houseto arrange some powder cans. How
the explosion occurred will forever re-
main mystery. His body was torn to
atoms, nothing remaining of 1t but pieces
scattered all over the fields, none larger
than walnut
In the powder house was stored $50
cans of powder and 105 pounds of dyna-
mite. Where the house stood there was
a hole in the ground five or six feet deep
and twenty five feet across it.
To the north of the powder house. fifty
or sixty yards off, stood blacksmith
shop. This was shattered into kindling
wood and three men who were in it,
James Dean, Thos. Lawler and Thos. |
Corcoran--were pulled out of the ruins
considerably injured, but not dangerous
ly. Their escape was almost miraculous.
East of the powder house was large
stable. This was blown to pieces and
the contents took fire and burned up.
About one hundred yards in north
westerly direction was stone house. oc-
cupied by Thomas Smith and family.
The roof was displaced and every window
and window sash blown entirely out.
The floors we're also crushed down and
other damage done. The family, consist
ing of four or five, were at breakfast at
the time, and how they escaped without
injury is a wonder.
Directly west of the powder house, I'M
der the hill, one hundred and fifty yards
away, stood large frame tenement. -
This was badly crushed in as was also the
engine house along side it.
Three or four hundred yards away, to
the northwest, is Jos. Smith 6 Co.'s
flour mill. The windows were blown out
of this, and the roof damaged. The glass
was thrown among large lot of feed,
&c. Their loss will reach about $1,000.
The residence of John Smith, of this
firm, near by, was also seriously damaged.
Added to these we're numerous sheds,
barns, &C., in the vicinity, the roofs of
which were partially blown off and other
wise damaged.
Scarcely house in Stockton, half
mile away, but had windows blown ont.
In some cases, the sash was also blown
in. Across the Delaware, at Centre
Bridge, Pa, window glass were blown
out and in one house lady was thrown
down by the concussion.
Hundreds of people visited the scene
during the succeeding days of the week,
and on Sunday the neighborhood was like
fair ground, people coming in carriages
from all the surrounding country.
The loss of the Messrs. Twinings is es-
timated at three or four thousand dollars
The powder (about 5000 WORTH mostly
belonged to Dlpont's, who had 1t there
on storage.
AS most of our readers have already
been fully informed in regard to this ac-
cident, we do not think it worth while to
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