FOURTH OF July AccIDENT.-We received the
following by the mail yesterday. We give it pre-
cisely as it came to us.
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following by the mail yesterday We give it pre-
clsely as it came to u.s.


From the Ithaca Journal, July 4.


MoRE Loss or LIFE !-HoRRIBLE CALAMITY .-Aro.
Their TArAL EXPLOSION 1T is again melancholy du-
to record another fatal explosion Of cannon and the
death OF three of most valued citizens. About 10
o'clock this morning. the drawn to the brow
marching Of the the place ofhearng
ton Gen. Boyd, active young officer, who was one
of his assistants despatched by the marshal
cute order to the and seeing they about
ted young animals, dismounted and standing lean
ing with his right arm upon the horses shoulder with
his chapeau his left hand looking calmly the scene
his horse being held at the bit by Mr. S. Benjamin. sad
to difficulty with the match and all eyes
ed to the handsome and noble figure of the young
eral, when tremendous explosion heard, and the
promising officer launched into eternity, iu the
prime and vgor Of manhood and his body stretch
ed horribly manged the body Of his fallen steed
which had been stunned by fragment of the gun. A
piece weighing about 80 pounds struck the general in
the left breast and caused instant death Mr.. Bena-
min escaped with a severe confusion in the abdomen.
In another direction stood collection of men, through
the midst Of whom another fragment sped, charged
with death, and selected its victims two valuable
citizens, Professor $. Quimby and John Nix Esq Mr.
n was killed almost instantly being struck in the groin
the piece tearing the parts in that region and laying his
bowels entirely open. Professor q. taken to the
house of Mr. Devanport when he tainted. He expired
in great agony about five PM This sad has cast
agoom village and the rejocings Of the day
greatly checked by the Of this unexpected
catastrophe The gunners and those spectators near
the piece, were uninjured. A piece Of the gun was
thrown to great distance and pierced the roof of the
Ithaca Falls woollen factory, slightly grazing the
stceple of the African church in its course Another
passed through the bee house of Hon. T.. Mack demo.
fishing several hives The accident is attributed to
carelessness in overlooking the piece