Year: 1865

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Trom the Chicago Times. June aol
fuss hs behodsr and render vivid the truth that in The
midst Of life arc in DEATH occurred yesterday in this
ey AbOu. afss:1 minutes p,ss twelve o'clock PeSps
terrible shock a. II earthquake was shattering the
buildings over their heads Men, women and children
Of wood iron and other debris descending like shower
Of stones from eruptive volcano. Hurried queries
rubbish That some dreadful accident had occurred
was apparent. Business men surveyed their premises
na Sese the real
alarm was made known, and then all felt thank shxg
is effects were no worse.


About fifteen minutes past noon sse tUaboat FANNY
Stafford was towing the schooner. Mazeppa down the
river when ssysoy dresy n ih front Asr 6ngon Lun,
known among 9ayiee-ors al Goose Island and there
grounded The tagboai bscked M and remained station
started rapidly forward the cable ghtened. and in the
next instant an explosion occurred the effects of which
we sna enoesvor to describe as they disastrous in
At tho moment the explosion occurred the captain.
James lame Vden was standing an in company with deck
ooZ All three thrown into the rigging OF the No.
ieppa and rescued by her crew. without much injury
supposed that his body blown into atoms up tc
this writing of it has bsen found, although the
river has been dragged in every direction.


Thomas Ferris the fireman, escaped in provi.
dental manner, which he himself can hardly describe
water, being thrown into the river by the explosion
The right side Of his head badly cut, and his face
was burned by the steam The other employees on the
tugbOat not injured The captain escaped without


The history OF river accidents does not show
frightful occurrence The pressure OF steam musy
have been very great much damage coulds
have ensued from the explosion. At the momeat Of
gagged in their usual labors They were shocked and
alarmed beyond expression at the instantaneous wreck
hour Of noon was broken If by dire decree
Of o. fate vessels stopped spreading canvas propel-
sSe ss csSss sw Of OF sSa accident sa asa 70 ,r
seemed to take possession Of everything anoaL In
instant staunch craft had been hurled into fragments
and what was moment before beautiful vessel now
noated about among the shipping shapeess mass Of
broken timbers. The became wild one. From
spot Questions were asked, but one could answer
them Over the loaded vessels lying around The Of
the explosion rushed the frantic multitude Theories
gardng the explosion advanced by the philOsopbc
but no one cared TO listen Two hours after The acc
element.


The tugboat was about two years old She wns con-
sdered of the best boats the river boiler
had been perfectly safe by experienced engi
neers She is total wreck only small portion Of her
starboard side remaining TO tell Of her existence ThC
lies sunk the spot where the explosion took place
Nearly all the afternoon of yesterday the water





EXPLOSION


The machinery timbers Of the tug we're thrown in
persons large portion the boiler struck the build
ing at the corner OF Market and Lake Streets passing
the and thru Th ws Of Ing Sssa
totered and portion Of the rear wall went down. The
upper story was occupied by the Achme Lodge of Cha
was DESTROYED, and their mystic embfems We're
scattered % sn oo am0ng the debris the broken roof
keeper in the building The mother and several
children were in tho at the moment the boiler
struck the building but maculousy escaped without
jury. The second floor is occupied by T. Gsrtner Co.
manufacturers and dealers in leather Luckily the falling
have been lost Adjoining their estabIiSImcnf on The
west Is saloon kept by Charles Hulkc which is be-
meath the shattered portion of the building. For
time after the affair occurred II considered dangerous
TO ascend the sairs but parties finally ventured and
then the fallen tilnbers werc put in safe positions How
moment to crush through tho floor on which
II rests The distance from the spot where.
than thousand Something of the force Of the
posion be imagined when the piece Of
boiler thrown that distance over the tops Of the eeva
tors on the dock weighed several tons. large iron
bar, probably from the engin, hurled into third
story window Of Messrs sawyer Bros leather store,
descending upon the walk In front OF the door, and al
most going through to the basement The bar
and portion Of the wheel OF the tug were thrown
great distance into tho air Descending, they lodged
elevator. Many other incidents might be- narrated, 70
the iron and rubbish fell in every direction.


ANOTHER ACCOUNT.


From the Chicago Republican, June 20.


The report caused by tue explosion was terrific Per-
along the wharves the bridges and In the ada
cent buildings startled by IT, and momenary
sernaton seized upon everybody in the Vicinity Ths
Board OF Trade were ut the time busly engaged upon
Change, and the CONSERVATION produced among
bers most intense The presented Immediately
after the disaster Is almost ndescrbabc Upon the
face OF the water there were no other indications Of
what had transpred except that very few pieces Of





vessels laying along the wharves rocked TO and
fro from the concussion in q most unusual
manner. But above, the sky seemed wholly obscured
by vast cloud Of timbeny boards and splintcr
which had been thrown to immense height, and
which, after brief interval splashng down into
the water and claering upon the housetops and
ments for great distance In all directions The hull Of
the tug sank TO the bottom OF the river instantly only
ragged portion Of side being left visible above the
water And with the upper works OF the vesscl-wth
the engine and boiler toothe entire crew, consisting
Of four men, hurled to fearful height In the air.
and fell headong among the fragments Of the wreck into
the river These unfortunate men, all except the eng
necr, rescued


Some Of the terrific explosion may be gathered
from the fact that massive fragment OF tho boiler
thrown completely over five story building and fell
upon the roof OF three story building the opposite
side OF the street. and breaking through the roof and
ceiling then thro gh the floor OF the third story lodged
upon the floor Of tho second story.


Brooklyn City News.
FouRrH % JULY.-The Brooklyn city authorities arc
making arrangements TO celebrate the coming annversa
~ in manner becoming the great events which have
recently transpired. The militia 70 parade, and the
veterans who have returned from the TO be suit
monstratlon but ut a meeting Of tho Board Of Oficers
recently held II decided not 70 turn out In body
but stand ready extingulsh all fires which may oc
Last Fourth Of July there were sixteen lres ano