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Edition*.The Washington. Arsenal jEx plosion.Below ere aomo of the particulars of [theihveitigatioa Before the coroner's jury ofthe causes of (bo Washington Arsenal explosion: ,MA Jmrrowlag spootacle was presented in vlev of the Coroner’s inquest When the sev-extent bodies dnd detached remains; whichhad been collected-from the burning, 1*7 ^gathered on -boards and in boxes for that purpose and identification. Generally only the charted (rtttikoftbofcody remained, the Iimbi'belng fa tosSy bases burnt away for the mosi part on-^etiched, and;in Some ‘caser*^ great portion of the bead. It was .necessary toplaha a numbs* of these dlssey* ;; ered members logo Eher fa* box„”..''•The cd^onttrs jury examined Thomas B. Browa,pyrdUchnIat,who- manufactured the *• atari/' which were put to-day outside the. building, and' which are supposed to hare igtUted .^tn Kni oi the sun. Ha was present at the time of tho explosion, with Major 8 tebbins and Mr; Co x, as a had chargeof the laboratory. He would not Say whetherthe explosion-originated from the stars or thecartridge* inside. Mo had. freequenU7 driedtheiUrsis the ssn before, and no accident occurred.—':.i; '11 Major James G. carton testified that If the stars exploded there would be a white deposit, and the plan being examined, a whitedeposit was found and shows the jury. He had thought. Mr.- Brown generally, careful, but it was an oversight in him tc place the stars so men the .building in Urge quantity. .Hip^auaed Mr. Brown did not fenor thej would explode: by spontaneous chmbustioa, and stars had bsen dried there before. Hen* tj Sasffo^. employed,in, tie building at the time, aid Andrew Cox, assistant; of Mr.. rown, also in tho building, 'testified to see* .log a flame pass in front of thowindow, when (hey rushed out, helping to save some of tho girls. Cijnton Thamas.teatified to Seeing 2ro 'wotka explode outside nf-dho building before It caught fire, and Edwrd M, fitobfalns, miu tary atorekooper confirmed this fact. ■ .B; to t fir ton ticn trfbt FairT1 the full 1sour' few: killsso ait iolt; crop othebo ta antiiyleli In 3 so mlt;ago'coothnfalatedoesonus if, w otter Grasthou,ossato a•carepricebioptactof abe dcony•killequalOswaston C
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Pittsburgh Daily Pittsburgh Gazette
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US
Wed, Jun 22, 1864
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