Isaac died in an explosion, that occurred on a barge in the Erie Canal in the village of Syracuse.
From a contemporary article:
On the evening of Friday, the 20th of August, 1841, occurred the ever memorable explosion, at which time twenty-six of our fellow-citizens were launched unwarned into eternity, and ten others dangerously, and forty-three others severely wounded. A fire originated in joiners shop, on the towing path side of the Oswego Canal. Here had been stored some twenty-five kegs of powder, which exploded with the most terrible consequences. A gloom was cast over the village and the county, which betokened sorrow, and mourning was manifest upon every countenance; sadness pervaded every dwelling, and melancholy every heart. The effects of this explosion were felt for more than twenty miles around. A man upon the deck of a packet boat at Fulton, twenty- six miles distant, heard the report. At De Witt and Jamesville, five miles off, persons were started from their sleep, supposing their chimnies had fallen down. At Manlius, ten miles distant, the earth trembled, and crockery upon a merchant's shelves rattled for the space of several seconds, like the shock from a clap of thunder. At Camillus it was compared to the crash of falling timber. At Onondaga it was supposed to be an earthquake. Although the concussion was tremendous at Syracuse, the report was not so loud as might have been supposed. Glass in the windows a hundred rods distant, were broken. Papers in the County Clerk's Office were thrown from their places upon the floor, and several buildings were more or less injured. The instant the explosion took place, the air was filled with fragments of the building, bits of lumber, &c., which lighted up the heavens with the brightness of day; but in a twinkling it was total darkness. The explosion had extinguished every particle of fire. The scene at this moment was horrible beyond description; men, women and children, screaming in horror; none knew the extent of the calamity, and all were anxious to learn the fate of their friends. Quickly some three thousand persons were gathered, anxiously looking for those whom they most regarded. Very soon lamps were brought, the wounded were carried off, filling the air with sighs and groans. The dead were sought and found, many of them so much disfigured that they could be recognized only by their clothes or the contents of their pockets. For a long time clumps of persons could be seen with lights in all directions, carrying either the dead or the wounded, to their homes. The scenes of the fatal night will long be remembered by the citizens of Syracuse and the county of Onondaga. The next day the village was shrouded in mourning. The stores were all closed, and business was out of the question. On Sunday the unfortunate victims were consigned to the tomb admidst the sympathies and tears of the afflicted community. The Clergy were most solemn and impassioned in their addresses, and the deepest sadness prevailed, as the several processions wended their way to the lonely tomb.∼Isaac married Adaline A. Walker 10 Oct 1830 in New York.
From a contemporary article:
On the evening of Friday, the 20th of August, 1841, occurred the ever memorable explosion, at which time twenty-six of our fellow-citizens were launched unwarned into eternity, and ten others dangerously, and forty-three others severely wounded. A fire originated in joiners shop, on the towing path side of the Oswego Canal. Here had been stored some twenty-five kegs of powder, which exploded with the most terrible consequences. A gloom was cast over the village and the county, which betokened sorrow, and mourning was manifest upon every countenance; sadness pervaded every dwelling, and melancholy every heart. The effects of this explosion were felt for more than twenty miles around. A man upon the deck of a packet boat at Fulton, twenty- six miles distant, heard the report. At De Witt and Jamesville, five miles off, persons were started from their sleep, supposing their chimnies had fallen down. At Manlius, ten miles distant, the earth trembled, and crockery upon a merchant's shelves rattled for the space of several seconds, like the shock from a clap of thunder. At Camillus it was compared to the crash of falling timber. At Onondaga it was supposed to be an earthquake. Although the concussion was tremendous at Syracuse, the report was not so loud as might have been supposed. Glass in the windows a hundred rods distant, were broken. Papers in the County Clerk's Office were thrown from their places upon the floor, and several buildings were more or less injured. The instant the explosion took place, the air was filled with fragments of the building, bits of lumber, &c., which lighted up the heavens with the brightness of day; but in a twinkling it was total darkness. The explosion had extinguished every particle of fire. The scene at this moment was horrible beyond description; men, women and children, screaming in horror; none knew the extent of the calamity, and all were anxious to learn the fate of their friends. Quickly some three thousand persons were gathered, anxiously looking for those whom they most regarded. Very soon lamps were brought, the wounded were carried off, filling the air with sighs and groans. The dead were sought and found, many of them so much disfigured that they could be recognized only by their clothes or the contents of their pockets. For a long time clumps of persons could be seen with lights in all directions, carrying either the dead or the wounded, to their homes. The scenes of the fatal night will long be remembered by the citizens of Syracuse and the county of Onondaga. The next day the village was shrouded in mourning. The stores were all closed, and business was out of the question. On Sunday the unfortunate victims were consigned to the tomb admidst the sympathies and tears of the afflicted community. The Clergy were most solemn and impassioned in their addresses, and the deepest sadness prevailed, as the several processions wended their way to the lonely tomb.∼Isaac married Adaline A. Walker 10 Oct 1830 in New York.
Isaac died in an explosion, that occurred on a barge in the Erie Canal in the village of Syracuse.
From a contemporary article:
On the evening of Friday, the 20th of August, 1841, occurred the ever memorable explosion, at which time twenty-six of our fellow-citizens were launched unwarned into eternity, and ten others dangerously, and forty-three others severely wounded. A fire originated in joiners shop, on the towing path side of the Oswego Canal. Here had been stored some twenty-five kegs of powder, which exploded with the most terrible consequences. A gloom was cast over the village and the county, which betokened sorrow, and mourning was manifest upon every countenance; sadness pervaded every dwelling, and melancholy every heart. The effects of this explosion were felt for more than twenty miles around. A man upon the deck of a packet boat at Fulton, twenty- six miles distant, heard the report. At De Witt and Jamesville, five miles off, persons were started from their sleep, supposing their chimnies had fallen down. At Manlius, ten miles distant, the earth trembled, and crockery upon a merchant's shelves rattled for the space of several seconds, like the shock from a clap of thunder. At Camillus it was compared to the crash of falling timber. At Onondaga it was supposed to be an earthquake. Although the concussion was tremendous at Syracuse, the report was not so loud as might have been supposed. Glass in the windows a hundred rods distant, were broken. Papers in the County Clerk's Office were thrown from their places upon the floor, and several buildings were more or less injured. The instant the explosion took place, the air was filled with fragments of the building, bits of lumber, &c., which lighted up the heavens with the brightness of day; but in a twinkling it was total darkness. The explosion had extinguished every particle of fire. The scene at this moment was horrible beyond description; men, women and children, screaming in horror; none knew the extent of the calamity, and all were anxious to learn the fate of their friends. Quickly some three thousand persons were gathered, anxiously looking for those whom they most regarded. Very soon lamps were brought, the wounded were carried off, filling the air with sighs and groans. The dead were sought and found, many of them so much disfigured that they could be recognized only by their clothes or the contents of their pockets. For a long time clumps of persons could be seen with lights in all directions, carrying either the dead or the wounded, to their homes. The scenes of the fatal night will long be remembered by the citizens of Syracuse and the county of Onondaga. The next day the village was shrouded in mourning. The stores were all closed, and business was out of the question. On Sunday the unfortunate victims were consigned to the tomb admidst the sympathies and tears of the afflicted community. The Clergy were most solemn and impassioned in their addresses, and the deepest sadness prevailed, as the several processions wended their way to the lonely tomb.∼Isaac married Adaline A. Walker 10 Oct 1830 in New York.
From a contemporary article:
On the evening of Friday, the 20th of August, 1841, occurred the ever memorable explosion, at which time twenty-six of our fellow-citizens were launched unwarned into eternity, and ten others dangerously, and forty-three others severely wounded. A fire originated in joiners shop, on the towing path side of the Oswego Canal. Here had been stored some twenty-five kegs of powder, which exploded with the most terrible consequences. A gloom was cast over the village and the county, which betokened sorrow, and mourning was manifest upon every countenance; sadness pervaded every dwelling, and melancholy every heart. The effects of this explosion were felt for more than twenty miles around. A man upon the deck of a packet boat at Fulton, twenty- six miles distant, heard the report. At De Witt and Jamesville, five miles off, persons were started from their sleep, supposing their chimnies had fallen down. At Manlius, ten miles distant, the earth trembled, and crockery upon a merchant's shelves rattled for the space of several seconds, like the shock from a clap of thunder. At Camillus it was compared to the crash of falling timber. At Onondaga it was supposed to be an earthquake. Although the concussion was tremendous at Syracuse, the report was not so loud as might have been supposed. Glass in the windows a hundred rods distant, were broken. Papers in the County Clerk's Office were thrown from their places upon the floor, and several buildings were more or less injured. The instant the explosion took place, the air was filled with fragments of the building, bits of lumber, &c., which lighted up the heavens with the brightness of day; but in a twinkling it was total darkness. The explosion had extinguished every particle of fire. The scene at this moment was horrible beyond description; men, women and children, screaming in horror; none knew the extent of the calamity, and all were anxious to learn the fate of their friends. Quickly some three thousand persons were gathered, anxiously looking for those whom they most regarded. Very soon lamps were brought, the wounded were carried off, filling the air with sighs and groans. The dead were sought and found, many of them so much disfigured that they could be recognized only by their clothes or the contents of their pockets. For a long time clumps of persons could be seen with lights in all directions, carrying either the dead or the wounded, to their homes. The scenes of the fatal night will long be remembered by the citizens of Syracuse and the county of Onondaga. The next day the village was shrouded in mourning. The stores were all closed, and business was out of the question. On Sunday the unfortunate victims were consigned to the tomb admidst the sympathies and tears of the afflicted community. The Clergy were most solemn and impassioned in their addresses, and the deepest sadness prevailed, as the several processions wended their way to the lonely tomb.∼Isaac married Adaline A. Walker 10 Oct 1830 in New York.
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