White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1869-10-14

three hundred yards in no,thly d rec
tiou. striking = man on the heal % no
was standing not far from the smphi,he-
.rre. In almost Every direction sn sllsr
pie,es of the machinery was thrown, aud
the air was literally fall OF spliuters,
bolts, screws. nnts. pieces OF rods. sud
such of ,he lighter portions of the engine
Ispumershls are the stories. told OF hon
deadly missiles alishred Just 10 from, of
pso,Is. arrested by gracious Providence
10 their dendly fight.
To attempt pen picture of the scene
were folly. Imagine fifteen thousand peo-
pie, pal!ia with tear. rushing and crush
ing to AMI fro. inpeilsd by nspeless
something towards sn un,iefnabls object;
mem bearing dead and wonnasd into the
vsrions halls; womon shreking and cry.
ing for fear their hu.h.n Is. son. or broth
ssr mi zh, b. .mony tn kills i;stronz N IN
corivul,ei anil in tear. b. .sn-e tsmpora
rily separated from w'vs' anl chil,irsn.
an in .u.psase - {, their SAFETY; here
STUN bling scross the mu'ilstpd form Of q
man; there appalled, with the horrid spec
,acle Of rknil .bsolusly stripped of its
fash; here an arm. there pair OF legs;
here side OF flesh cooked until it looksi
like piece Of trips; there . pool OF clo'-
ted blood; here horse struck dead in It's
harness. With the occupants Of the car
rilgs dumb sai p.l-iei with terror. All
this, spi more, Infinitely moie. mast be
imagined to fill in ,hs details OF picture
of which it wers nett to impossible to
give bnt the f.intsst on'lines-
In ti,ns. however. this Babel and chaos
ceased. .nd ths dead AMI wounded were
gs'herel together. placed in wagons and
started for the city. where they received
every possible attention. that sympathy
and skill conli bestow.
All agre. ths, the explosion soundsd
like the discharge OF hsavy cannon. and
tbs fest impression WAS that such was
the real Cause Of the noise.
A man. walking in front of ths Ex-
srntive Hs' 'qn.r'ers. was startled at see
ing ths ssnli of man drop m front of
him. the aa-h actually scsidei of thu
bones. bnt the eyes and teeth still remsin-
iLg in The Sockets and jaws.
Several yards from the disa aster was
found pair OF legs held together hy the
mersst shrei of fash. Al one place " A.
the headless trnnk OF man; at another
Was the lex OF woman. With her boor
ami stocking and part OF her drawers still
y -f
driven into a poplar board; while not
far from Power Hal WAS seen the body
Of msn so horribly mutilsted that his
heart. stomach, liver aud lungs eonld
readily be seen. When first discovered
his hear, wss s,ill palpitstirg. and the
motion Of ths organ wa. plsiniy observed
The little daughter OF Mr. Dsw-on was
.irnck 10 th- hsai while standing near
ii. f.thsr. The girl died very shortly az
ter re.rhing home. Mr. d. lives near
Flsscher's fam. on the Psndlrton road.
A baby wagon WAS struck by piece
ct fl ing iron. and tn. wsgoo utterly de.
molisheh. hnt the child lsit unhut.
Mr.. E. A. Vinion and his daughter
were sitting in buggy shouf Git, yarts
away. looking At the running Of the
mlls. when piece for the boiler srrnek
he horse. killing him instantly sni up
setting the bnggr. throwing both occn
pants out. but doing them no serious
harm.
A piece Of mans head. showing q
part Of the forhesd. The nose and l,t
aide OF rhe face. the hair and whiskers
very black. slightly tinged with gray, W as
fonnd near the Exacu,ive Office
One Of P L D,v,s' arms was blown
over hundred yards from tn. place W here
he 'eli dead. His body was otherw Use
terribly mntil.ted.