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Show Explosion of a Powtfer Magazine. New Yobk, February 3.--At 2:20 this morning the powder-house of Shanley. Far-rell Far-rell & Co., exploded at shaft No. 22, of the new aqueduct on the Forham Landing road, shattering the. boarding .shanty and severely injuring two men. Michael McGmnis, who was in charge of the powder-house . is miss-inff miss-inff The cause of the explosion is un- ! known The shock was felt for a radius of many miles in all directions, and the damage to the surrounding neighborhood is heavy. . People ftought an earthquake -was upon them and many left their houses.' It is stated that-one man was killed outright and another badly injured. . These two were in charge of the magazine. |