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ENGLAND. “The New American Loan To Be Placed To-Day— First Quotations of the Scrip—Com- ments of the London Press. TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. Lonpon, Feb. 4—6 A. M. The new Untted States funded loan, which is to Ybe placed on the market to-aay, premises to be a ‘gteat success. Large transactions have alreaay taken place tn anticipationeof the opening of the books, The morning papers quote the scrip at %% premium, ' The Daity News says:—‘The introduction of the mew American loan is an event of great interest nd marks the steady progress of the United States In European credit. The Americans are now reap- g the reward of their financial temerity.” The Standard say! ‘The eminent position of he intreducers of the loan will doubtless insure Barge subscriptions.” —, ; THE STORM IN BRITAIN. (Reports of Many Wrecks on the Coasts of the Kingdom. TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALS. Lonvon, Feb. 4—6 A. M. Numerous wrecks are reported on the English, cotch and Irish coasts, but no American vessels ire yet mentioned, I NORTHFLEET DISASTER, ‘Whe Colliding Offender, the Murillo, in Troubled Movement. TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALB. e Lonpon, Feb. 3, 1873. ‘A despatch from Lisbon, this alternoon, says:— e Spanish steamship‘ Muriilo, which sunk the ‘emigrant ship Northfeet in the English channel, has just been signalled off this port. It ia supposed she was ordered to leave Cadiz. : FRANCE. Tniers’ Argument with the Committee of Thirty—President of State or a “Political Manikin.” TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD, Paris, Feb. 3, 1873. , President Thiers attended the sitting of the \ssembly Committee of Thirty to-day, and at con- *piderable length presented his views on the con- »ptitutional project which the committee submitted 0 him, The-President said that the scheme contained qu aene attacks on himself, but he would ac- ‘ycept tt if certain amendments, which he declared fndispensable, were adopted. After a searching +Ariticiam of the project in detail he urged the ne- jeesslty of being free to address the Assembly en questions of general policy, and concluded as fol- jlows:—“You humiliate me. I accept humiliation, ‘Mout I will not become a political mannikin. Iam only a little bourgeots, but the power your condi- ions leave me would be contemptible.” M. Thiers will again appear before the commit- "tee on Wednesday. SPAIN. “French Reports and Contradictions Concerning the Carlist Cause—Christening at Court. TELEGRAMS TO THE NEW YORK HERALD.” PARIS, Feb. 3, 1873, \. Special despatches from the south of France to ‘the Moniteur say remnants of Carlist bands are «crossing the frontier and seeking refuge on French agoll. (BHE CARLIST POSITION REPORTED FROM A SPECIAL SOURCE OF INSPIRATION, The Paris Univers has reports from Carlist sources Yepresenting that several bodies of insurgents in Spain effected a junction on the 3ist ult., under the command of Ollo Lissarage. They occupy ex- -eellent positions and are preparing to attack Gen- «eral Moriones, whose line of retreat is cutoff and «welnforcements intercepted. Baptism of the Infant Prince. MADRID, Feb. 3, 1873. ,. The infant Prince was, yesterday, christened iLouta Amedeo .Feraando. The members of the Cabinet and the djplymatic corps were present at «the ceremony of his baptism. ’ CENTRAL ASIA. ‘Prussian’ Report of a Dual Diplomacy in St. Petersburg—Count Schouvaloff’s Mis- sion to Victoria Not Sustained. TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. BERLIN, FEB. 3, 1873, \ The Post newspaper of this city intimates that in ~ diplomatic circles at St. Petersburg the assurances ‘which were lately given to the British government ‘by Count Schouvaloff are not sustained. The feel- ing is that the conditions to be imposed on Khiva ‘by the Czar will depend on the measure of her \tesistance and Russia’s sacrifices. GREECE. Terrible Catastrophe by Earthquake at Samor. TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERAL®. + ATHENS, Feb. 3, 1873, A terrible earthquake has eccurred in the island of Samos, causing great destruction of property and loss of life. BALL OF THE FRENCH OOOKS, The Socteté¢ Culinaire Philanthropique de New York holds its seventh annual ball at Irving Hall to-night. Beyond the enjoyment of the dance, and the knowledge that it is for charity, there is a gross leasure to be had in the supper that is provided by the philanthropic eooks, These three attractions should ensure a large attendance at the ball. STEAMERS ON THE EAST RIVER , A Petition is circulating in the city asking the ‘Legislature to pass a law which shall prevent all steamers navigating Long Island Sound from pass- ing througk the East River below Corlear’s Hook. ‘The following is the petition:— ‘To THe SENATE AND AsseMLy oF tmx Stare oF New Yors (. the undersigned citizons of New York and wespectfully represent that the passage of navigate Loag Island Sound throug River is fraught with great danger w the lives and prop- ‘erty of your petitioners, and to all who are obliged te Cross the ferries between New York and Brooklyn, and aaak the attention of your honorable bodies to the follow. ing statement of : Iver is only 1,320 feet in width between the ‘vier 45,"always full of sailing vessels; Soand stesmers—twenty-five in number—passing thro that reach are several of them over three hi dred feet in length. These steamers pass at rightangles Soon are te oe éa with, pascemgers and: toamns, . loaded w re er ot rstion during daylight onthe Fiver. arg.almays in motion ‘rrow reach. (from. the Hattery to feet, 4 within it there are it least renty boats, which are constantly crossing, and which, at the hour when the Sound ‘enuuere pass through it, are crowded with pas sengers. bi regulating the of Sound steamers while mit h hase fiver are constantly vielated. From these facts ‘will be seen the great danger to which be i gy by the passage of these steamers e rnestly and respect. nd from passing through the Hook. Hon. George H. Yeaman has cemmenced a series of lectures at Columbia College Law School on «Qonstitutional’ Law. The fourth lecture of the series Will be delivered this evering at eight o’cloek; subject, “Checks and Balances in Government: The Division of Government into Three Depart- ments—Legisiative, Judicial and Executive: The Functions of These and Their Relations to ach Other."” NEW YORK HERALD, TUKSDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1873.—TRIPLE SHERT. WASHINGTON. The President and Cabinet to Swing - Around the Southern Circle. A BLOW AT POLYGAMY. Belligerent Rights Asked for Struggling Cuba. ~ THE GOAT ISLAND SNAKE SCOTOHED. Defeat of the Webb Sub- sidy Scheme. RESUMPTION AND FREE BANKING. The New York Central To Be Compelled to Pay the Scrip Dividend Tax Due the Treasury— Investigator Wilson on a Tour of In- spection—The Tax on Native Wines. Wasninarton, Feb, 3, 1873, The President and Cabinct to Swing Around the Southern Circle—“Let Us Have Peace.” The President to-day assured a delegation of Georgians that after the business of Congress was over he should; in company with the members of his Cabinet, make an extended Southern tour, pro- ceeding to New Orleans via Richmond, Ra- leigh, Columbia, Charleston, Savannah, Mont- gomery and Mobile. From New Orleans he would probably proceed North as far as Memphis, cress ever to Chattanooga, and was undecided as yet whether he would return to Washington via Knoxville or Nashville and Louisville. This swinging around the Southern circle is intended as an earnest of the good will to be inaugurated with his second term, and a desire to conciliate the South by friendly deeds. In re- gard to choosing a member of the Cabinet from the Southern States he-did not leave an unpleasant im- pression on the minds of his visitors, but declined to give any positive assurance. Pool, of North Carolina, and Sawyer, of South Carolina, are the ambitious candidates. What the Wilson Committec May Re- port to the House—Horace F. Clark on Boutwell, It is now probable that the Wilson investigating committee will recommend to the House one of three things—namely, either the repeal of the charter of the Union Pacific Railroad, or the selzure of the road by the government; or the adoption of the course indicated by Senator Edmunds’ resolution, which provides for the withholding of all money for transportation until the interest due to the government is paid; unless the Supreme Court decides that the government cannot retain more than half of the transportation money, and that the Union Pacific Ratlroad cannot be compelled to settle its balance of indebtedness to the government until the expiration of thirty years, when the bonds mature. The last men- tioned course is the most likely to be pursued. Horace F, Clark will appear before the House Appropriation Committee on Wednesday to show the evil effects in the past of what he terms the raids upon the Union Pacific Railroad, at the in- stigation of Boutwell. Boutwell will also be pres- ent to say a word in defence. The Chairman of “C. M.” Committee No. 2 Off on # Tour of Inspection. Jeremiah M. Wilson, chairman of the Union Pacific and Crédit Mobilier Committee No. 2, will leave Washington for Boston direct to-night to obtain facts from the books of the Union Pacific Railroad Company, including the @Xt of the road. Returning, he will stop several hours in New York for an interview with Horace F. Clarke, the President of the company; and on Thursday or Friday will bein Philadelphia to examine the check for $19,000 paid at the Girard Bank, which check Benjamin W. Spence, formerly Cashier and Assistant Treasurer of the Union Pacific Railroad Company, a witness before the committee, said he gave to James F, Wilson, a government director, while in Boston; but it will be recollected Mr. Wil- son denied before the committee all knowledge of such.@ transaction. The chaiiman expects to re- turn to Washington by next Saturday. In the meantime the committee will remain in session. A Staggering Blow at “The Twin Relic” Ready for Delivery. As appeared in the HeRaLD Washington de- spatch yesterday, the question of the settlement of the difficulties in Utah is one which is attracting immediate consideration from its importance. To- day @ resolution was passed in the House asking the President to appoint a special committee to investigate the Utah question, and to fur- nish facts as a basis of legislation. The solution of that question seems to be embodied in the following bill as introduced by Mr. Merritt, of idaho, and referred to the Judi- ciary Committee under suspension of the rules, The essential points of the bill are:— First—The United States Marshal is to+serve all processes of the United States Courts, Second—The District Attorney is directed to pros- ecute all offences against the laws of the United States, as well as the Territory. Third—Grand and petit jurors are to be drawn by the United States Judge, Marshal and District Attorney. Fourth—In prosecutions for pelygamy proof of cohabitation, declaration or acknowledgment of more than one wife, is suilictent. Fisth—Mormon Courts to be restricted in their jurisdiction. Sicth—The Election law to be amended, so as to give free expression to the ballot and allow only male citizens to vote. Seventh—No polygamists to be allowed to be naturalized. BRighth—Inspectors of Election, Justices of the Peace, notaries, &c., to be appointed by the Governor, Ninth—All land grants made by the Mormon Legistature to be annulled. Tenth—All acts of Mormon legislation in contra- vention of the organic law of the Territory to be disapproved by Congress. This bili will most probably pass and be the death blow to polygamy in Utah. General Banks Aiming to Obtain Belli- gerent Rights for Cuba—Colone! Macias’ Mission. General Banks, the chivalrous champion of Cuba, offered to-day a resolution recommending the President to open communications with foreign governments with a view Df sdevising the most efficient means for the protection of non-com- batants, to enforce emancipation and the rules of civilized warfare in Cuba, and, finally, to establish peace in the distracted island. The resolution was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and will come up again shortly. It aims at giving belligerent Tights to the struggling patriots, a privilege which they have well carned by four years of heroic war- fare, England is one of the foreign governments specially understood by the resolution. Thanks to the noble efforts of Celonel Macias, the agent of the Cuban Republic, the Englisn government would be quite willing to help Cuba. His mission there has been a perfect success, and ever since his arrival in Washington he has been indefatigable tor the good cause of his country. He has had conversations with leading Congressmen, and his genial presence and states- manlike views have produced a good effect upon all those whom he has approached, The New York Central Railroad To Bo Pressed for the Scrip Dividend Tax. The Treasury Department has finally put its foot down and imperatively ordered the collection of the scrip dividend tax due from the New York Central Raiiroad Company, amounting to $456,000. ‘The Collector of Internal Revenue at Albany, who has the reputation of beinga prompt business man, has been entrusted with the daty, and, in default of payment, ordered to seize such portions of the rolling stock of the road as will cover the account. This claim has been pending for nearly fotr yéaty and had become a standing subject of conversa- tion at the Treasury Department, The Goat Island Snake Scotched. In the House to-day Mr. Wm. R. Roberts, of New York, offered a resolution declaring it was the Opinion ot the House that it was unwise and inex- pedient to permit any part of Goat Island to be oc- cupied for railroad purposes. Sargent moved to lay the resolution on the table, but meverthiess it was passed without a division, Defeat of the Pacific Slope Webb Sub- sidy Ring. The Webb subsidy for carrying the mails on the Pacific Ocean, which has been so carefully nursed during the past two years by the Pacific slope ring, and which they regarded as a fixed fact, came to grief today. Some of those Senators who last year voted against #& were conveniently absent today, to the dismay of Chan- dier, who has valiantly led the opposition, but he rallied enough of the incorruptible to lay the matter on the table, The profanity in- dulged in by the Pacific slope ring was terrible to hear, and they vowed that their little contingents should not thus be squeiched, More strength is to be enlisted, and the bill is to be tacked on some ap- ropriation bill as an amendment, ifit can possibly be done, Four millions of dollars 1s not to lost, even if no honor remains. Resumption and Free Banking. Jonn Sherman, of Ohio, and William Buck- Ingham, of Connecticut, were the principal Speakers in the afternoon’s discussion in the Senate on the resumption of specie payments, tree banking and financial subjects in general. Each one evidently thought that he was peated, while his adversary was an ignoramus, and he other Senators, who skirmished around at in- tervals, were evidently equally egotistical. Whether the entire crowd can to-morrow simmer down such a bill as is wanted by business men and financiers remains to be seen. And if the Senate can agree on the time for resuming specie pay- ments will the House be of the same mind? The Tax on Native Wines—Modiftication of Commissioner Douglas’ Order. Commissioner Douglas has under consideration the appeal of the merchants in New Yerk who had on hand on the 23d of January last quantities of wine made from grapes grown in the United States, into which carbonic acid gas has been injected, but which was not heretofore ruled as subject to a tax of $6 per dozen quarts. They have asked to be re- heved from that ruling up to the date of the issue of the order. The Commissioner has directed the Solicitor to prepare an order complying with the request, which it is his intention to issue to- morrow. Treasury Payments in January. The payments made from the Treasury by war- rants during the month of January, 1873, were as follows :— Civil and miscellaneous: var. Navy. Interior, To which should be added the interest paid on Pacific Ratlway bonds in excess ol the amount repaid by the several companies......... «+ $1,826,274 Grand total.... eee eeee ee $17,772,534 The above docs not include payments made on account of the interest or principal of the public debt. A CENTENARIAN GONE. Death of Captain Lawrence lffersercau, Aged One Hundred Years and Twenty Days—A Man Who Voted at Every Presidential Election Since the Time of Washington. {From the Union (Broome county) News.) Captain Lawrence Mersereau, one of the oldest citizens of Union, died at the residence of his daugh- ter, Mrs. Hannah Witherill, at about hal!-past twelve o’clock P, M. on Friday, January 24, 1873, at the advanced age of one hundred years. Hisdeath was sudden and unexpected. He was sitting in his chair, and, to all appearance, was usually well. He had taken some refreshments ten minutes pre- vious to his death, His daughter, who was the only person present, was dressing to attend the funerel of Mrs. David Messereau. He called her at- tention by saying, “I feel the wind on me, Han- nah.’’ She satistied him that the doors were closed and then stepped into an adjoining room. As she did so she heard a gurgling sound irom her father. She returned and found that the spirit had taken its fight—peacetully he had passed away. Deceased was born near New York city, January 4, 1773. He was the third son of Joshua Mersereau, who was one of the first settlers in this county. Lawrence was about fourtéen years of age when his parents moved into. this section ol the State and settled on lands near Hooper. Soon after which he enlisted, and was commissioned as en- sign, He afterwards obtained a captain’s commis- sion, He served ten years inthe army. His first vote for President was cast for George Washington, in the year 1789, when he was but sixteen years of age. t that time the laws provided that any soldier worth $250 was entitled to vote. That Lawrence might exercise this right his father gave him five acres ofland. He voted atevery Presi- dential election during his life. In 1837 Mr. Mersereaa left the eld farm and moved into this village, where he lived up to the date of his death, At the age of twenvy-five he married Hannah Christopher, whom he had ten children, five sons and five daughters—namely, Hester, Marian, Joshua, Clarissa, George W., Law- rence, Mary, William, Hannah and John (.—all of whom are how living except Hester, Mariah and Clarissa. His youngest son, John C. Mersereau, is the present Register of the New York Gold Ex- change. Mr. Mersereau was an active, energetic and enterprising business man, of more than ordi- nary ability. He always took a special interest in pep improvements. When the Erie Railway was rst projected he gave his appreval, and when it became a fixed fact he contributed a tract of land to the company. During bis active years he pur- sued farming and lumbering. He was a shrewd ee had an active mind and an indomitable will. He enjoyed excellent health until past ninet; eight years of age, and retained kis mental facul- ties in a remarkable degree. Even in the hour pre- vious to his death he conversed freely and gave evidence that his memory, Which was wondertully retentive, had by the lapse of over a century been but little impaired, At the age of sixty he united with the Presbyterian Church, and led an exem- lary life asa member thereof, He had a singu- larly erect and handsome form, a stately carriage, @ physique of Herculean mould, a countenance beaming with intelligence. His manner was uni- phate courtly, and dignified in its courtliness. He was the natural possessor of a delightful suavity, everywhere and always winning and attractive. This was Lawrence Mersereau in his younger days, and how well he retained these characteristics all well know. THE BOARD OF PHARMACY. The Board of Pharmacy held the first meeting of the present year for the examination and registra- tion of druggists’ and prescription clerks, at the office ef the Board, in the University Building, yes- terday. There were present William Neergaard, M.D., President; Francis H. Wiseman, M. D., Secre- tary, and Mankus Smith, M. D,, Paul Bailu® and Theobald Frohwein, members of the Board, There are supposed to be about ONE THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED PHARMACISTS THE CITY. Of these only 852 had appeared for registration prior to the 1st inst., of whom 451 were proprietors and 401 assistants. There have been in ali exam- ined by this Board 263 persons, of whom 26 were rejected. As far as can be learned, from forty to tifty proprietors have failed to appear, Seven were examined and passed yesterday. MEETING OF THE SPORTSMEN'S CLUB. The Southside Sportsmen's Club held its annual Meeting last night at 66 East Fourteenth street. The following officers for the ensuing year were nominated and will probably be elected at the next meeting :—John K. Hackett, President; George G. Wilmerding, Vice President; William M. Johnson, Treasurer; ‘Welcome R, Beebe, Secretary; John E. Devlin, Counsel; Alfons P. Montant, Charles Banks and Samuel Shaw, Executive Committee. The club is in a very flourishing condition. Among its lig are many of the most prominent men of e city. THE NATIONAL TEMPERANCE SOCIETY. 3 A conference of friends of temperance has been called by the National Temperance Society to meet in the rooms of the Young Men’s Christian Associa- tion, Twenty-third street, this afternoon, at four o'clock. William E. Dedge will preside. A, M. Powell, of the National Temperance Advocate, will present a brief paper, introducing the subject of national legislation, to be followed by @ discussion as to the best means of promoting the success of temperance measures now pending in Congress, ANOTHER SETTLEMENT OF MORMONS, SALT LAKE Cry, Feb, 3, 1873, Great public interest is manifested in the new Mormon settlement in Arizona near the thirty-fifth paralicl railroad, About two hundred Saints have been ordered there as ploacers. It is thought that this movement will expedite the settlement of the Indian qaestion in Arizona, and contribute much to the progress of railroads, IN A HORRIBLE HOLOCAUST. Totrific Boiler Explosion in the Ameri- can Iron Works, Pittsburg. EIGHT HUNDRED MEN JEOPARDIZED. Immense Building Shattered to Atoms and Workmen Buried. —$—+—_—— SEVEN MEN CRUSHED AND KILLED. Over Thirty Employees Dreadfully Maimed and Burned. Fearful Effect of the Flying Missiles and the Conoussion. Heartrending Scenes and Miraculous Escapes. Prrrspura, Pa., Feb, 3, 1873, A dreadful accident, exceeding in fatality any- thing that has taken place here for many a day, occurred this morning at about half-past nine o’clock, at the American Iron Works, the largest concern of the kind in the Union, and owned by Messrs. Jones & Laughlin. The works are situated in the Twenty-fourth ward, South Pittsburg, and on the 24th of February last year a fire occurred in the mills, which was the most disastrous of the year in Pittsburg. The excitement when the rumor of the explosion reached this city was intense, and people, brimful of curiosity, flocked thither to the scene of the disaster in great crowds, overloading street cars and pressing into service all manner of vehicles, while many reached the locality on foot. EIGHT HUNDRED MEN ON HAND. At the time of the explosion all the workmen tn the mill were busy at their respective duties, and, as the nail factory had commenced running to-day, many men who had heretofore been out of employ- ment secured work, and all were happy at the thought of a steady job, which would keep up for months. About eight hundred men were at work in the immediate vicinity of the boilers, which were situated directly between the rolling mill and the nail factory. They lay facing the north, and this seemed to be the direction in which the force of the explosion principally expended itself, although several batteries were completely anni- hilated and destruction was complete at the rear and on all sides as well asin front, All the de- partments had their full quota of workmen, as orders were unusually brisk, and it was necessary to run full time in order to fill the contracts. THE TERRIBLE CATASTROPHE, Without the slightest warning, at once a tre- mendous report filled the building. It sounded like the discharge of a battery of artillery, and the factory was completely demolished, and tons of nails, spikes and other rom atock were piled up in a ea Among the scattered brick which formed the wal is; huge bc am3 were torn from their places and g ‘own long distances, pieces of flying iron were hurts through houses which were hundreds of feet attere e tered around the neighborhood.” eA SNe Pirccts Opposite the machine shop stood a row of brick houses, occupied by employés of the com- pane: Moarty all of these’ had windows smashed y flying splinters and the force of the explosion, Png several! other houses were damaged. Some of an ee as if they nad been struck by , 80 large were flying iron had entered. Se Mae Oe A horse that belonged to the company, was standing about one hundred yards distant fom ne Cae a Hie explosion, was struck by & ed de: Ce ieee Pp ad in the traces, being killed SAVED BY PRAYER. te Clark, wife of one of the employés, bearing ¢ noise of the explosion, fell upon her knees and commenced to pray, While in the attitude of sup- plication a piece of the boiter weighing 700 pounds struck the house and went crashing through the room on 4 line of where her head would have been kad she remained standing. Another mass of the boiler iron, Weighing nearly eighty pounds, went lumbering through the air for a distance of 200 yards, and descending upon the door oie eke on Carson street, crashed through it as it might through a house of straw, and tell won the mladie oh a floor. Fortunately, hew- r, though much destruction of property was oc- casioned, 10 loss of life occured her pe ERS ANOTHER MIRACULOUS ESCAPE, A blacksmith, named Jacob Broonsinger, who was working in a shop in the vicinity of the explo- sion, had been standing at a certain place fixing a horseshoe. He stepped over where the horse was, and had just begun to put the shoe on when an im- mense piece of iron, weighing {fully two hundred pounds, came crashing through the roof, and fell on the spot where he had been standing a moment before, THE BOILERS. The assistant engineer, who was in charge of the boilers when the accident occurred, examined the gauge gay a few minutes before the explosion, and found that there were 110 pounds pressure of steam and that there was suficient water in the boilers, He then went towards the olfice of the works, meeting the chief engineer, who inquired about the boilers, when the assistant: made the remark that all was right. Both men are stated by the proprie- tors of the works to have been sober, steady and attentive to business, and it is generally believed that it was through no fautt of theirs the accident occurred. SEARCHING FOR THE LAST VICTIM. The men who were searching for poor Howley, the last victim of the terrible disaster, worked hard. Some of them began audibly to express a hope that he would not be found, as he might have escaped. Soon, however, a boot was found, and then it was known that the unfortunate man had met his terrible fate. few more bricks were moved, two or three kegs of nails lifted, a piece of heavy wood was pulled away, and there poor Howley was found, terribly crushed and mangled. One of his arms had been blown off, and his features were so horribly mangled as to be un- recognizable. He was a married man, forty-five . age, and leaves a wife and several chil- en, AN INQUEST COMMENCED, Coroner West has empanelied @ jary, and is now holding an inquest. The facts will not be made known until all the bodies have been examined, and this will occupy some days, ALL TO BE BURIED AT ONE TIME, The funeral of the unfortunate victims will all take place at one time, and it will be a fitting and impressive ending of one of the most terrible sac- rifices of human lile that have ever occurred in Pittsburg. The amount of damage done to the mill cannot now be even approximately stated, It will be con- siderable, however, The loss is tully covered by insurance, A BRIDE MURDERED. . A Heartless Outrage—A Party of Ruffians Pre- tending to Serenade a Newly-Wedded Couple earth some distance from the scene trembled as if it had been jarred by a shock of earthquake. Iron, brick and wood were torn from their places, and in another moment the walls of the new additions which had been built to the rolling mill were hurled to the ground, and the unfortunate victims who were around the boilers were buried underneath. Those who were in the other parts of the building became panic-stricken, Itwasa fearful scene; great, lusty men, bared to the waist, even in this cold, cheer- less February day, came rushing out like stricken deer, and, though it would be hard to find more elegant specimens of physical development than these men, yet they trembled in every limb as would a frighrened girlamid a roar of steam and in the clouds of dust. SCENES OF SORROW. Fathers could be heard calling on sons, seen like dim shadews flitting through the floating dust, in search of their offspring, while grown up boys and others under age, with looks of horror and anxiety, ran hither and thither, some searching for their fathers or friends, others secking for means of es- cape from the terrible cage. Pieces of iron welgh- ing several pounds crashed through the roof, fying splinters of wood hurled the fleeing men to the earth and the bricks of the ruined building rained down like dangerous showers on the outside, Those whe were at the scene of the horror tound themselves confronted with women, men and deli- cate children, crying and sobbing, secking fathers who were then, perhaps, buried beneath tons of falling brick, and friends and relatives who ‘ound their loved ones in some cases dropped ON THEIR KNEES AND THANKED GOD. Others again, whose people were taken out cut, bruised, or maimed, filled the air with groans and cries, and one woman, clasping the mutilated body of her son, whose leg was broken, sank on the cold pavement and fainted, By this time the panic had somewhat ceased inside the building, and groups of men began to gather round the spot where the boilers had stooa. About fifty feet of the brick bonnie fallen on the place, and on top of the débris men for the moment stood horror- stricken as they thought of the poor victims under- neath their feet. It was only for a moment, for, although sick at heart thinking of the terrible sight they must soon reveal, about two hundred men, with PAIN DEPICTED ON EVERY FACE, began the work of getting out the dead, Willing hands worked nimbly; the Dxicks were tossed to one side, heavy beams were lifted and carried off as if so many jack straws. THE FIRST CORPSE RECOVERED. After the first beam was raised there wae re- vealed the blackened face and distorted feaiures of a man, already dead, who had been pinned to the earth by the fatal beam. Tenderly he was lifted up by those around, and as he was carried out these strong men cried like children, while women sobbed as though their hearts would break. The search was renewed, and one after another the bodies were brought forth—bodies of men who but a few minutes before had been alive in all the glo- rious pride of strength and manheod, but now CRUSHED, BLACKENED, and in some cases mutilated by failing walls until they Were unrecognizable, Mr. Jones, one of the firm, Was present, and by prompt measures suc- ceeded in doing gil that could be done to get the bodies out, in order to gave any that might pos- sibly be alive. The work went on, and when six bodies had been ta! from the ruins men mignt have been heard saying, “Thank God, there’s no more!” But there were more, for a few mo- menta afterwards the body of poor Sheehan, last recovered, was taken out, and from the expr sion of agony which his distor features bore he must have died a terrible, lingering death. | Five of the men killed were married and have families, and as the bodies of the fathers and husbands were borne outside to those who waited at the 1» as the bereaved ones looked upon the mutilated re- mains it was affecting in the extreme, THE DEAD. The following is the list of killed—four of them were employed as coal dumpers and the balance were employed in different departments of the works :— 1—Charles Fay. 2—Barney McCauley. 3—Mike Snechan. 4—Patrick Howley. 5—Thomas McCarthy. 6—Mike Reynolds, 7—Anton Backus, The wounded number over thirty, none of whom, with perhaps one exception, will die, as the physicians assert that the injuries received in many cases are less serious than at first su posed. Men who Worked 400 feet distant from the boil- ers were struck down by flying missiles, which fell in showers on all sides. On Sarah street, three blocks distant, a woman had an arm broken by a flying brick. As there were over eight hundred men within a hunared feet of the boilers it is almost miraculous there were not more casualties, NAMES OP THE WOUNDED. The following {8 a list ef some of the wounded whose names could be procured. Some are dan- gerously hurt, while others are only sifghuy in- ured :— : Thomas Boyle, hurt by a splinter. Charles Ward, head severely cut. James G. Ward, head cut and hurt internally. Robert Blatchford, hurt internally. Adam Young, leg and arm broken. John Corbe, jaw broken and badly cut. stat og Long, eye crushed in and face badly burned. Robert Dulzell, head and legs badly burned, Edward Kinker, severely hurt. Tom Mahony, leg crushed. yacod Brobeck, back and spine injured and burned. Rie Nai head, face and body burned and ruised. Tommy Grant, badly cut by apiece of the boiler. Mrs, Keyser, arm broken. John Bowers, leg crushed, William Walls, face cut by a splinter, George Rose, back hurt Robert Fahey, internaffy injured. Joseph J. Ellis, hand crushed, Mike Murray, arm burned badly, BUILDINGS SHATTERED INTO RUINS, in West Virginia Shoot the Bride as She Appears at the Door to Invite Them to Take Refreshments. Ricumonp, Va., Feb, 3, 1873. IT am in receipt of a despatch from Fayette county, West Virginia, which states that a most shocking outrage and terrible tragedy occurred in the neighborhood of Mountain Cave, in that county, a few nights since. Nearly eighteen months ago the people of the same county were shocked by a fatal affray, which took place near the same locality, between two citizens, named John O’Coleman and Madison Neal, in which the latter was killed. It is unfortunately my duty nowto record the murder of a sister of Madison Neal, not more than one-half mile from the spot where her brother was sent, without warning, to an untimely grave. It appears that the lady, who was a buxom and charming mountain maid, was wooed and won by a Mr. Potter, @ very respectable, industrious and worthy man. Thursday, the 23d ult., was the day set apart for the wedding, and the twain were united in the holy bonds of wedlock. But then the course of true love does not always run smooth, and so it was with the newly-tharried couple. THE MARRIAGE WAS CELEBRATED with all the usual ceremony and festivity. The neighbors ate and drank ana danced to their heart’s content, until midnight, when the wedded two were left to retire. They had scarcely retired when they were disturbed by: the hideous sounds of a charivarl that were wafted towards them by @ breeze so Still that it scarcely disturbed the floating white in mists, As the serenading party neared nce of the married pair the discordant sounds of blowing horns and the beating of tin-pan tambourines were occasionally interrupted by the more shrill, sharp and OMINOUS CRACK OF MUSKETS, shotguns and rifles, Soon the party arrived at the house, and then the notse of their horrible in- struments, coupled with the intermittent discharges of the firearms, produced a most alarming effect on the bride and bridegroom. It was found that the serenaders numbered eight persons, so disguised, however, that they could not be recognized from any point of observation within the house. Just at this juncture it occurred to the bride, who fearing that their intention might be more hostile than com- plimentary, to ask the party in to take some re- freshments, and thus appease any animosity they might entertain. She accordingly advanced to the door, accompanied by her stepdaughter, and open- ing itshe stood on the threshold with a lighted candle in her hand, Almost simultaneously with her appearance there was a VOLLEY FIRED FROM FOUR GUNS ents of one striking the door post, glancing and entering the bride’s (Mrs. Potter's) ear, and lodging in the centre of the brain. With a shriek and acry of agony the unfortunate bride of a few hours fell to the ground, from which she was shortly afterwards removed by her husband and daughter to the wedding bed. The villains who perpetrated this cowardly and barbarous outrage disappeared in the darkness, but in a more sudden manner than that in which they came. Mrs. Potter, alter suffering the most excruciating agony, EXPIRED TWO DAYS AFTER the outrage occurred. A physician wha was called probed the wound, and gave it as his opinion that irs. Potter's death was caused by a hard tow wad discharged froma gun in the hands of the sere- nading party. It is gratifying to announce that the parties have been arrested, and three of them were committed to the jail of Fayette county for trial. The citizens in the vicinity express the greatest indignation at this shocking o rrence, and a universal wish prevails for the prompt and severe punishment of all concerned, . at her, the THE SCHUYLKILL GORGED, The Quaker City in a State of Alarm— Fears of a Water Famine=Propositions to Blow Up the Ice Not Met with Favor, PHILADELPHIA, Feb, 3, 1873, There is considerable fear in this city of damage to the Schuylkill Water Works from an ice gorge, now solidly packed just above the Water Works dam in the Schuylkill river, in the western section of the city, The gorge has been stationary for ten days past, and there have been a number of propositions to remove it by biow- ing up the ice by means of dualine, nitro- glycerine or powder. Some gentlemen who are interested in property along the river waited on Mr. Frederic Graff, chief engineer, and asked him to devise some measure to force the ice over the dam before it had collected in large masses, as the Philadelphia Water Works receives the water from the Schuylkill. Mr, Grail did not feel at liberty to do anything without consulting the company, fear- ful of invoiving the city in a prospective lawsuit for damages, The Schuylkill Navigation Company de- clined to allow the ice to be blown up, and the mat ter rests here, The gorge extends from a point opposite the boat houses of the Schuylkill Navy to Manyunk, a dis- tance of nearly five iniles. Manufacturers at Many- unk—mostly paper and woollen milis—are feartal the ice will force the water back upon their ga erty, stop their works and entail an incaiculable amount of damage, and there is a danger of DSA 4 magnitude threatening the waterworks. |S ould the present rain storm continue aed the weather suadenty ‘moderate it is generally believed the crash of ice will carry the dam away, although it is an exceptionally strong one and has withstood the elements a long time. If this dam 1s carried away there will be a water famine here, and the proba- bility of such a thing 1s causing & Widespread feel- . AS stated above, over fifty feet of the new brick addition was Liown to atoms; the gud of the nali of alarm in the city. bs gradual thaw seeus to be our only Tedemption, 7 ———— ANOTHER DREADFUL EXPLOSION. Bursting of a Foundry ‘Boiler at Conshohocken, Pa, EIGHT PERSONS KILLED. andwhich | Thirteen Workmen Wounded and Dying. Nornistown, Pa., Feb, 3, 1872. Atthe town of Conshohocken, three miles belay this place and thirteen miles from Philadelptia, there occurred this afternoon at fifteen minutes, after four o'clock a boiler explosion which has beem\ most terrible in its consequences. Lesa than ® \ year ago an accident which startled the whole community in this section took place at the rolling. mills of Mr, Moorehead, in West Conshohocken, om the west side of the Schuylkill River, by which the lives of five workmen were lost by the caving in of a wall, But since that time nothing has occurred to mar the well-being of the place, Conshohocken is one of the many small towns along the river which are largely devoted to manufactures, something like Manayunk; a few miles below are numerous mills and other produc~ tive establishments, SCENE OP TIE RXPLOSION, The sceno of the casualty to-day was the tron. foundry and extensive boiler shops of John Wood & Bros., and where about one hundred men are con- stantly employed in making mouldings and other work prepared at a foundry, These works cover an area of eight acres, and are the largestin this section, The cause of the explosion is a matter of conjecture, as are many similar events which have recently been recorded, Only a few moments BEFORE THE FATAL ORASH , occurred a man had examined the boiler and found the valve perfectly loose, there being but three auges of water on at the time, The boiler had’ en eXamined on Saturday, ana it is pro- vided with a patent low water indicator, which facts also tend to deepen the mystery. Its dimen- sions are eighteen feet in length by firty-four inches: in diameter, having two sixteen-inch flues, mill has been in operation for twenty years with- out a single accident. The proprietors, as well as the workinen, placed implicit confidence in the re- liability of the boilers, Six people in all were killed, three of them being boys. The latter were employed in the print works, distant some two hunared feet from the place of the explosion, and were standing at the doors of the works when the boiler burst. THE DEAD. The names of the killed and wounded are as fol- fs . lows :— William Hummel, Jr., dead. W. Hanna, dead. —— Carrell, dead, The names of the three boys could not be ascer- tained, THE WOUNDED AND DYING. Robert Gair, B. Woodward (foreman), Willian Kelly, William Barrett, James Clark, Jamea Schaffer, James Slattery, J, Wall, J. Cogen, Johm Larey, Robert McCurdy, Charles Dean, James Hanna, Stephen Mullen and Hugh McDonough were all severely injured and it is feared some of them will die. A scene of chaotic confusion is presented at the mill, half of which is in ruins, Two Other Victims Die of Their Injariess NORRISTOWN, Pa., Feb. 3, 1873. William Keily and William Barrett have, since the delivery of the above report, died of their in- Juries. STILL ANOTHER BOILER EXPLOSION. Syracuse, N. Y., Feb. 3, 1873, The steam bolier im Geddes’ rolling mill exploded at noon to-day, severely injuring one workman and slightly injuring seven others, The boiler was new, and the cause of the accident is unknown. ‘The building and machinery were damaged to the extent of $5,000, BURIED ALIVE IN NEWARK. Yesterday morning John Nolan, a laborer, leaving a wife and one child, was crushed to death by an immense bank of earth falling on him while em- ployed excavating, near Clinton, under Messrs, Shanley, contractors. 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