, 1869-10-02
SAD CALAMITY.
Nineteen Persons Killed and One
Hundred Wounded,


Special Detratch to the Chicago Tribune.
INDIASATpl1s, uct- /.
The attendance Ut the State Fair today vas
not up to yesterday, but wa1 quite large.
About O'Clock q terrible explosion occurred On
tho xeas side Of the t4lr grounds,
caused By The bursklng Of portable
e1sine from Slnkess naeh.ne works,
Of thA citr, which had beeu running
q circular saw In race with some mil! nachlIes.
The explosion sounded like = htaSy piece Of
srtlllesy, and scattered the boiler about promts-
caously, th1os1nK heayJ pieces kevcz7s hundred
yarts. ] liz kceIt ttnt followed oeEKAra deAcrp-
Of t.asttr. Wild and sFno.ic with fear and snsety
for the safety Of friends. Eeervtnlng Was in
great coctuAi6n, however. The rema.ns OF the
ana r. I'D e.
stu,r ard City i.o'riia1, where 1t was found thst
sone t~enty persons had BEEN killed outright,
kled ~ p.ecea Of non from the machinery, which
IL . total wreck, most Of It being blown q con-
crowd on the grounds and around the machinery,
TIE mail nuussf Asa sa4 1onpasa tnss Essss
s1e reia.te Sy ;nose rrrssnI some q lie victims
'ennrs "i, ' Tsre collected sescther ion various
The ttoutest hearted Without = snudder. Many
ladles IN the immediate vicinity 81 the explosion
tainted, soDe Of \ hom had 70 be removed from
tt Z gFoun6s in catriuEeA
The Corontt's jary was empauelcl tonight,
but the investigation as to the causes wa!ea leti
The iolfoWlre list Of the kllled and wounded Is
teheyed TO DC coHrGt:
Lit v kiued:-P.I- Dav.s. carpenter and mill.
Fl, aeni Ras s}; }Ee5crJ, { q ra1sFSa. oisaa eoan
| 4. r. Jaetson. Memphis, CLARK County: Pni!o 4;
ierham. Fo1t WaJne; Ls.n Mnson; .,n :, paoe' .le
My1oui il Mcvey, It Warren township; Peter
KIe1izer; jerome sptaxae. teo;orra,: chm D"w'
1hefs ase tonE ..odies lying At Viewers under
| taking establishment which were not identified
One q these - trrpo.cd to BE- the % son Ct t uon,
The following were reported a. being klled
iqs Gts + Keaea a ssq ass
3. snyder, residence not knoEn. One man WI
reported 10 h.xe died In The Jenelsonvi!!e DEPOT
Lit qy the FoHnded.-The number OF Honndet
It Is impossible aseertain With absolute certain
". nj. E T. slnker, Mn; E 7. Sinket. stunned
and i nesa wound IN: the lip
Ass: sta!ey rete,yci bad nesh st !!
carpenter; John smithers; Mrs. Dunlsr Colum
esei e.es papy a1d n!ps; ii. aad Mrs Tescy, Mr. !
MouIoea 1n t4e atnu aug seeesss5 nuii - ~ ~ ~
tnEsd Gtnfre Wr:aE, Of st. FauI. sheiG1 Goant1
fS,no 1'ie<.c n inn InTkhenit I:ts1 Thnm
nnx a - innisnsnnii.. reorue' Il .ntnn
Of Hanui ton county; Nr. Roa.labaugh. Of Greer
castle; Mrs GIusheimer, Of Indianapolis;
Coleman. ctt!; William SAMPLE 80 aSd 4 I1du s
1aaaocR n,s ne c,ty! WEI =. wss.oa. P,snas,d, iie1
.iasner i,"ss' I eit1: Geo.Re Reitz EixspeintoWn
l WilI,sm% % %hirase. Gtesneas,e. IN the toee: Jon1
= !: sssos: dTsenss.,ls' t ri y ID as:a
a, Of sneey c9u5 IN Tue nssd a, s9a ess sexs rsI
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Ely Ian' 1 an1 ~ ~ ishn,,ottesT;,r t,nrt IN III Il
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iSp!AsAIuIs, Ut - ,ss set1,es ,t,.r asrea' ~ y
'er II +: snser sn W Co. q his city. e1ploded
minrtes betoEc o'clock; 1nese "a an a'.an lnmea.
oHa On r1e Gnouh1 s ~ ~ sn9 n ~ A9 s
and Il u olnS9!t 10 - tss,sni'k .,it.t ~ -
n1IapS. eoI1s W. ,Tn. scre7ert - the =.
nHna. ,sa ai,efnoon 4 he moat seatren
taU .e'D" ,hat ut h.s e7cr e. y occurred -
,h9a x,c,nitr ami has Cit
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eeunest lcr m.au;es beiose o;clocf, when i
as,sehs Tf osasH ii .s. I1a " %e.sr, snSer
O. Of tn,s civ. md nsd las, Seen trei IN Tor Il
snesasai. - nsde 70 ..5s e 1 y = zen p!
es M ,ne5s 9,ss Wsic Sineseea te
,a,eq,, ~ e,ts,n c,Tyer1 ia of IL 1on1
10. 4. I. ,hon~ht 70 H. nnnSsr Tt II rrssb e.i
ea, one pas anndsed 4 = '' hue D''4 ~ 'e4 As -
h1hpIInes IT o Rsninn 1nS easa ~ i,
B1Elf o. 1aoanarol M 1I;, A. ~ ~ t1ton, o. s.
Dsa!ei Long. Fsyssseshle. Id: 1zx.s wis
! Of Indianapolis; MI RoAstef. o. lndlanapol