The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — 1841-10-05 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

THE L ATE DREADFUL ACCIDENT AT PENYDAAIRAN WORKS, MERTHYR TYDVIL.  • (A bridged from, the Merthyr Guardian. The tidir,,s of this distressing accident having only reached us last week on the eve of publication, we were unable to give as full an account of it as could be desired. The main facts, as stated, were, however, correct. On Saturday last a jury was summoned by the coroner, William Davits, Esq. ; the only duty which they performed was the distressing one of viewing the bodies, in order that they might be Pried ; it was then adjourned till Wednesday. The funerals of the deceased workmen took place on Saturday morning last ; the unfortunate woman who met her death was interred the day following the accident. On Wednesday morning we paid a visit to the Penydarran Works, and the scene of the awful catastrophe was such a one as we shall never forget. The interior of the premises are almost completely demolished, one large and very high stack towering over the ruins. Had this stack fallen, the consequences.must have been far more disastrous even than they were ; prOvidentially it withstood the shock. It is impossible to give our readers any accurate ides of the present appearance of the Pennydarran Works. The immense boiler which burst, and which weighed upwards of twelve tons, with the tube, lies 45 feet from its original stadon, it having been blown to that distance ; the boiler tube was projected about the same distance in a contrary direction ; four stacks were knocked down, and one has been taken down since; the iron roofs are bent in all directions; immense masses, and beams of iron, are lying about in the place.% to which they were driven by the explosion, and the whole. place is filled with a network, if we may so speak, of masshre iron bars, beams, &c., almost inextricably blended together. The surrounding houses are also much injured, many of the roofs being full of holes, caused by the fall of bricks aid pieces of iron. The ac...munt given as by the individual who attended us through tfie works were most heart-sickening. In one place we were told that torch a man had been killed there; that in another spot a poor workman had been literally broiled alive; that here a poor wotnan had discovered her dead husband; and there a child ha d in vain sought for a missing parent. The narrow escapes, t..ro, which some of the workmen experienced, were most wonderful. One young man told us that an immense quantity of iron fell around him, but be did not receive a scratch. Sev era], who were close to the boiler when it burst, escaped, w .hilst others at a distance were either killed or seriously injuredOn Wednesday and Thuitsday an inquest was held on the bodies, and after a most Si torching inquiry, the coroner addressed the jury, and stated that he would read over the whole of the evidence if they reqrdied him so to do. This, however, they did not desire. On the conclusion of the coroner's luminous address, the jury retired, and, after remaining in consultation for about two hours, returned the following verdict of " Homicide by misatlventure; they find that the death of John Williams was occasioned by the projected part of the tube, which fell upon him they find also that that explosion was occasioned by an insulAcient supply of water on the tube, whereby it became heated, and that that insufficiency was produced partially through the ig.noranee of the engine tender and superintendant, and they affir. a deodaad of ss. on the part of the tube causing the death. The jury recommends to the notice of the proprietors that signal whistles should be adopted. which, by being properly attached to the boilers, will give timely warning of approachii:g I danger.  CONVERSIONS TO PROTESTANTISM .—OR Sunday, the 26th ultimo, in the parish church of St. Audoen, Dublin, twelve persons conformed to the holy apostolic church of Ireland. The Rev. Thomas Scott preached on the occasion, from the 16th chapter of the Acts of the Apostles, 30th and 31st verses—"Sirs, what must Idoto be saved ? And they said, believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved and thy house." He administered also the outhS, abjuring the errors of Romanism. The church was crowded to suffocation.