, 1876-04-15
Bowldels Thrown Nlilo from tie
Magazlno with Fatal Effect.
A Rock Fal1s Through a House and
s'lirfes Fhnr Feet III The Ground.
sugar-Loaf Mountain, on tho Hudson,
spouting Fivs-Foot Stream
Of Water,
Terrible Mina.Accidcnt at Canton, II.-Fioods
al Saginaw, biloxi

at4h " AZ NSAkoN1lhl Joll+ Will D6 I8ECEtl.
od in tho annals Of Salt Iako City as tho day
upon which occurred It's most feagfnl disnster.
We pcaroels mood Inform our soade,s within 10
miles Of this city That tho powder magazines on
Arsonal Hill exploded yesterday. All know It,
and hundreds aro enfforess BY tho srest easaa-
tropho, A few minutes before O'Clock lust
eyeniug deafsuing noise was hoard, aud tho
whoto city and country for milea around shook
and trembicd. Tho fearful sound had not
dicd away befoso 0 second aud louder
ono followed, aud rnotnous afterwards q
third and still louder catne. The frat
had creatsa ranto in tho upper past Of
town, which was succeeded by tlira coustorna-
tion. Pcoplo rushed nadIy IN cvery direction,
scarcely knowing whithor thoy were going. Many
women tainted aud foil In tho atreeta. Htropg
mon Wero ptostrated; toasna broke their fnstct1s
ings mud tore wildly hlthor aud yon , houses
swayed to and fro j; do6rn were syrenched from
aud ceilings toll tho siJowalku o. . East II Tompis
street, from Third aout1 10 South Templo, nato
in moment BtteHn with bita OF glass. "Day
Of Judgment VIVA shouted by many tongues.
sna, lntosd The soe@.ngly prevailing iniprca-.
mud tho WORK Of final destruction had COM
nuauesd ia Salt Lake. Soma dropped to their
kueos and earnestly began preparing for entry
into tho great hereafter, by attempting to mako
snvut ~ poaeo "isu uot.
There wore four maSaz!neh on the bill about
milo north and oaAt Of tho Temple Block. THO
irst VAS Owned by the Hazard Powder Uompa-
ny, for which q 9: n. l. ia agent The SECOND.
anohs 4vg ieGt ~ f!le fesr Of tha ilFht was uu-
hind this, and about 1U0 foot distant, and por-
maps 6o foot from eacl, Other. were two n1aga-
zines. . Quo belonging to TIE California Powder
Company tho other to the Oriental Powder
Company. for both Of which tho afoaurs. Walter
HfOtllBrd Hrc aGHhtM. 0n0 0f thAar hn1 fryn
compartments, p oa9 ttfod hy aioasrs. @. II. Scott
g 70. Tor storing Hercules powder, Of which
they ste hsenta Ibe magazines wore anbstail-
tsailY nalit ol ssono anu concfets. The dootB
slderea absolutely aate ho'taos fer tho purposo;
\, AZ tho tlma OK tho EXPLOSION thcro was nearly
a. tons Of po"dor-aporting, blasting, giant. and
llerculea-1n tho four magaznes. phoro arc
many theories 49, 70 tho oanso Of the catastrophe.
Ae one most llKely 20 10 correct Ia tho follow
1nng; fehterdey couple OF young men-Chaslcs
!nchasdson anu t1ailcts uill-uont up City
uLeek Canoa 70 aftse some cattle. Ihoy woru
tetltnin8 ny way OF the maKaztncs, and when
At some cranes that mete dying ovor. Tho dis
ethafRe ol tae ghna Waa instantly followed by
lho EXPLOSIONS; u may hsve been that the boys
slios As one o1 the magazine doors. chusina d
epaeasalpu @ m.'t ] anaesenG 70 oxpoao mo He1oulcs
ma R1ahs po"der. II mas peen tho caroleao and
unas tepfenenholo hnq dhngorous practice.
over since tho magazines wero built, to
ma4e tue ana pistol targets OF tho doors, soHlo
o. "hich oore she tndontatioha Of aooreB Of bnl~
!ets: Whesaer or not 1t was thl1 prnctlco that
uGcas'o''eu tno e1pioaion fearful Lesion has
oaen taught, r. ano 1t terrible price Of llfo and
properly; Ine !haXazlnoa wore completely do.
molehea, sna no material Or which thoy were
sah.tuoteu ncntte1eo lof mlaes N a.! directions.
noE one htone !asa on top Or another, and nhera
tne ouiio'hBs stood deep Aolss Hors torn 10 tho
eas.a; ,.o.,no,, .....
,i ~ ~ uoinne5 Kno"n thtt lout pofdonB were
ks'Eea' ana u ls believed that Others have per-
lsAoa, for1lons OF tho ctofhluE and bodtnA
teAcu w n"4o oee1 fecogn!Ae0 % thoso OF tHe
yoanG you men-H'ena5aaon y Gu % and HUI Tho former
Wa Wa tao son OF "; Darwin Nlchardson doceaned.
and aN hlrs. draco ltchnrdaon, Who renldea in the
Hii l WIS 10 yoata old. and tho son Of Mr. Archie
iIl!l Ninosoonth Ward. hlra. Mhty Jane Van
iy, Mhtss, VITO OF !. Ii. Vau Malta, Nnetoonth
Mafus Was pumping water at tho we'll OF hlr.
Mtnberg, oppoB!te her own Ioaidonoe, when d
ooMiaer etthck M nor In tho oaok' killing her In
stAn!ty rue Fock pasaed through tho body.
noIeiply efuhnlnR and naaHsltnEtt. Tlo boWtdnt
Aha beon thrown at lcaas thIca-auarters at .
Mlo ~ tteIh 5n1 maShzlno. Alastor Ja1neh II.
hhaoon, faa ~ yeafh old. IN tho Twentieth
MnFa, vas struck ny rook aud instantly
al!oa. rs tn'S t1me It RouM 70 Impossible to
aatas! all oi tle Injuries resulting to perhons
NambefS were knockod aRa'nBt walls, oehera
Hete pfulHou aaa Austs hnA hok . Tow wore hts
py 1&ll!nR stone6.
Any eas.mA's nan. =. so!a .lme or tIo amount Of
v,a.. Tbo IRA. Ky ~ "ou " H. mee9!y
SIaln stroot presontoi scono Of insirnctinn T.,
At,