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wcxka explode outride .of-tho building before It caught £re,ihd EdwrdM, fitebbios, aiU • • taxy storekeeper confirmed this fhct.-The Jury} aft hr xaMton ofcbtratioa, return -®a„tho follepJogTcrdicitla each case; 'Tbitthe body of a female camo to h death by the explosion of the laboratory of tho: Washing^ ton Arsenal, where she trss emylojed choking cartridges} that the' eaid oxploeloa took piece about ton minutes: to twelve m., and it was caused by the superintendent, Them-us M.Bfovm, placing three mataHc pans some thirty faetfrcm the laboratory, contain lug - 'Chemical prtpiratioas Intended ftr the man--ufacturo of white and red stars} that the son's rays operating: on the metalis pass caused aspcntanecoa combustion, scattering the firs . ~ Shf ercry direction, a portion hying Into the choking room of the laboratory through the open window?, Igniting the .car-' tridgw and causing the death of said deceased* Tho joryaro of the opinion that tho superintendent, Thomas B. Brown, eras guilty of the moat calpablo careleMney hnd negligence inPlCctog nlgHlyeombustlMo enbstanoea to near '• building tilled with human beings, indicating • moat reckless disregard for life, which' ;»hoild be severely rebuked by tho govern-mentr- They also Cad that the docesed had “no. property.”41 la the cases of the two recognised bodies,-Instead of using the term a female,” the verdict was made to read, the body of Johanna Cjnncr, aged about ?0 years, and Margaret•Bonuu’ ’■ ’The iatexment of tho bodies took place at Congressional Cemetery, in a spot selected for the purpose, with the view of erecting a monument to the memory of those who have thus perished In the Government employ. Tho . whole arrangement and ceremonies of the funeral wore conducted In an excellent manner, under tho auspices-of-a committee appointed at* meeting of tho workmen ef all branch os In the arsenal} and at which It was resolved that every man in the arsenal contribute one daj’s p*y to defray expenses.was a graiton Coilegi a response held latte the retanCopperheaot bosks alustily-for Iheso prolt; of the lojshow the f doot wottlcquantity eis. the wwcannon,” 33 of Ye trom two fired. Frt Northern ^Honest ( Grant and Emaaeipat was then f stare and tho Profe« It keeping and spirittheenthasMInfonrn Wo giveCongrcssonmnerora“ A drafiallc to lt;future callt thaU be atake place liable tof doriny A draft, notSccsnri Aliens, and bo rice} also
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Pittsburgh Daily Pittsburgh Gazette
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US
Wed, Jun 22, 1864
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