, 1875-03-17
fhe austin Powder Company's Mills
Scattered Far and Vida.
Ihrea Pcraons Employed Therein
Blown to Atoms.
Much Damage Done to Buftdjnos in
Cleveland, Five k1i'cs Distant.
TIE Loss in That City Estimated at
$4,000
Record of Minor Cnsunlt1es
TERRIFIC EXPLOSION,


sr'efot Disp1teh 10 Tie Chieu7o TY&b.tst
CtgsEtA.p, o., March 10.-The unills Of tho
Austia Powder Company, located five mics
south Of this city, biew up to-day, entirely de-
s:foytnR the woiks aud killing tLres meu, Aoae
mAngled remains were srenu over an area OF
aeTefal acres. At exactly o'clock In tho aftor-
noou, sudden aud hoayy ahoek Was heard, and
hardly had 1t censcd before II was followed by
three OF four othera, which came go near together
that they might almost bave bcen counted az
onc. Tho asat thought Of mose PEG.
pie was that the siaut pow1o.. brought
here to be used il clearing tile
liver Of ice bad Escaped control, but glance 10
ths soathxess, over Cnivotsty Heights: rhowod
denee column OF white smoke riA!ng from tue
district where thu Austin Powder Works arc To-
Gated. Athtrd. but less violent. explosion fol.
lowed some minutes after the tlrat tso 10 tll:t
"a fhoaHht tho destruction Of the compauy's
woiks must l'e complete.
THE sHocx FELT IN the CITY
was terrific. Heavy brick buildings sraycd aud
grated ~ though heavsd by sn earthauake. TLo
pisse-siasa 1tud9ws Of tue new city building, tho
d Co. = Hhow windows, those OF Z. II. Halo /
Co-s bank, aud doubtless many others, wcso
ahi7erett 10 atoms. Throughout the cily the
daaaee was very great. md 4 wtla require solae
daEn before 1t Gun bo fullv estimated. Cleveland
aAs heretofore been visited By oue or tao Garth.
4u"kcs. aud laA also passed through, oil aud
poEdor explosons, but mono Of them have cycr
beioFe cauzod 80 much damage or created such
acommot'on auon. lie topic. Once upon tho
hoet, lilo eye caught HS!t III
!, scE:iE or DESTRUCTION AND RplS
tnas cauhot % described, mud t5as could hatdIY
TO foalzcd when aeon. Tie works cvyo,cH r.,
area OF scme so or 100 acres that lay IN a
hollow on the bAnk OF the canal eud oatvoen
the hisl, BILLS on each sto Of Ito river. Scsi.
tered IN MI directions uaso the ruiae OF sons
ttfteen Or twenty buildings, sud the undergraduate
wreck md rubbish that nre produced ouly uy
some violent o1p!osion or sudden nphaaval. In
!nAhV places tic rnlns we're OF fire, and thu
i1oavy clouds Of auoke tEat lifted and fell in tie
steady breeze ttiat ras blowing served Gully to aid
TO tho confusion aud horror Of tho sceuo. The
,hrst explosion was in the rifle corning MIL
which IL situated tn hollow On the side bill
Thus waa followed almost instantaneouslg by tha
blowing up Of tho Fltla prase. which was si.ustet
fow yards away. The rifle glaze mill followed.
and the cindczs from tho exploded naas tc!j
uron tue packing "louse, soudlnG II into the 1ir.
1t MaE followed by rho glazing and blast corning
mills, AID
THE LAST EXPLOSION,
which was heard foT moments after the frrt
eerics. was caused by the biowinG up Of tue h.
tlTsulic press. 1lia building uas situated Houe
Eoda away from tie others, and did not blow M
npt! after the burning brands from acme OF The
other buildings fell upon tho roof mud a.o
through to tho powder beneath LOSE es.ua.cd
It 35v. 600. No inBurs,Ice. The singular cJic.::
three years aKo to-day. killing throo mcu.
10 khs 4iasaclnttd J'rrss.1
cLEyELAxp, O., March 18.-The Austin Pow
der Comnany's mills. located noar tho canal. S
with series Of terrific explosions. Tho worEr,
which comprised ten OF twelve bui!dtngs, rcro
completely demolished, large fragments Of tin.
ber aud haAvT nlachiutTr being ti,.oHn coneder-
abIa dlstauce. Tnern we're eight or ten men at
work in aud hbout tie mills Ut the time o. tho
explosion, three OF whom vera killed. tic reps
escaping with few slight bruises. Tho nAmes
Of tho killed aru Fred Putnam. aged 3s, Who
leayeA wife and lwo chidron; David Lamoou.
1eed q. leaves wife and fonr ohlldson; Angus.
Nedclln. aged 10, unmarried tho two 1naga-
zines In whcl aEo rtorsd largo quantity OF
powder, 0t,,ated about 10 aud 80 rods from tie
nearert exploited mill, did not explode, although
the roof mud wall Of The nearest MAS badly torn
by the concussion Tic toss 10 tho Powder COM
rany cannot now' be estimated. but will ba heavy.
Tho buildings. With ths exception Of tho cngino-
house. were Of llttlo ya!rc. The extent Of tho
damage to the machinery ia not known. The
cause Of tho e1plosion Will probably nover oe
known, % tho man It the corning mill
.te1e Tie first cxploaoa occurred-waa
killed. in tho Immediate uaighborhool
s'indowa being broken and piastoriug torn on.
In the city The widest excitement prevailed
roany thinking tho detonRt!ons were caused hy
earthquakes. ffonHes ruckod and Bloo1. peop.o
ruhhed into the ssreetF. horses bocatno fright.
ened. eddiue to the alarm bJ thcr plunains.
Much damage to Windows WAS doue. t4e large
plstc-eaRs iron!a tn 1tyders photograph roon,p,
Daldwins 1ry-goodB store, now Gitv- -lIAH Cilsk.
iug'H Block, kla0daIl Block, md several OTHER
places, being klattorod. The damage In tin cily
Is estimated at from s2s. QUO to $50. .)to An OK
tt,,ee wears ago. but little dsmago was done to
property except shas owned by tie powdar Com
pAnr.