The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-08-29
A Man Blown 10 Atoms By Nitro
GlJceflhe.

GlJceFihe'
Last Monday morning about eleven
O'Clock a terrible niuo-glyesrns eTplo-
sion oocufred n Housewife, Pa, resulting
10 the Instant dead Of Hr. Wn. II. Payne,
the torpedo agent \, that place, From
the TlIusvil!e HsrdH ne gain The PILLOW
Ing particular
SIR Payne was partner 81 Mr. james
Sanders, the agent fJI Roberts IDrpatOes
and the firm KEEP; magazine on tho Toll 5
farm, about one mile distant from Rouse,
vile, where IL constantly kept On hand a
large amount Of the explosive and dan
ger0us material In cans,
Ycsteriay morning MI Payne wen, 70
The magazine with buck board and d1u.
bic team, i0F the purpose Of procuring
some nluO-glyCerine fgr torpedo He
had gone about two-thirds Of the distance
and had reached point on the road about
thirty rods east Of the Strong well, when
the can exploded. MT. PAyBe's body was
simultaneously scattered over an area Of
about twelve acres, the buck board was
literally torn into splinler but strange To
say the horses were not killed, but ran
away badly singGd and wounded in the
launches. The explosion was distinctly
heard four miles OF.
THE MILL TgESfELRD TOTr5 VERY CENTER,
and every building in housewife was
shaken 10 IL foundation. A man named
William hcCandcss was working on the
road few feet from where the explosion
took place. and had gone of i've minutes
previously 70 get u drink d water. He
Was on his way back when he heard the
explosion, and saw the horses rushing
down the bill. Upon approaching 10 the
spot, he fully realized the terrible situa.
ton and the
MIRACULOUS ESCAPE
he had made A large crowd of persons
from the surrounding wells and adjacent
houses soon made their appearance, and
the bushes were searched far and near Tor
the remains Of the unfortunate man
What was found would not I'll half
bushel measure. The following Is
4 LIaT or WHAT WAS POUED
scattered broadcast, after diligent search:
\ portion Of the face, including nose
mouth, beard and one eye, TO which was
hung by shred a portion Of the shoulder.
blade; the right hand badly mutilated: a
portion Of the bowels; few broken ribs;
small piece Of the spinal column; his
feet without the toes, and his boots with
some Of his toes in. The right hand was
found nj Il distance Of 800 feet, and the
other parts at various distances and wide.
ly scattered This Is all OF his body that
could be discovered. His watch was
picked up near the right hand, badly
damaged his pocket book was found en-.
tire, with is contents, but his account
book WIS torn 10 shredS.
DcCcRssd waaa native Of Philadelphia
and was thirty-iour years Of age He
leaves wife but no children. lie was
sober and industrious and highly respect.
ed by all who knew him. He had been
twenty months at the torpedo business,
and was always afraid Of it. He told a
friend Of his last Saturday that this
would be the last well that he would tor.
pcdO, and then he would quit the bust
HNoa Nl'llGl)' lHC LlOLllCut HIS WIZ HChTu
the explosion, half a mile Of in Rouse
vile, she remarked that she was sure that
it was nitrO,glyCerine explosion and
that hUI husband was killed, which
proved to DO only too true.
THE CAUSE OF THE EXPLOSION
was evidently spontaneous combustion.
The can was square in shape, and con-
tanned twenty pounds OF the explosive.
1t was tightly corked and was supposed to
have been covered with wet cloth, which
is the usual custom. Mr.. Sanders informs
US that copper vessels with tubes are pro-
vidcd for the purpose Of conveying this
highly dangerous compound, but on this
occasion the tin can, rs received from the
factory, and which had been stored in the
magazine all winter, was used