, 1876-01-05
THE DYNAMITE DISASTER.

1fr. Uoernomnnn Of philadelphia, took bis
return passage by tho steamer Mosol, Capt.
rranckc. at tho timo Of tho dynamite csplo-
zion hc WAS stauding on boaEd Tho vessel, about 8
eoupo OF paccs from tho storB OF tho saloon
door. 1Ic Huddouly foLs terrible ahock and
heard q dreadful noise NJ Of heavy artillery.
To his uitor horror mud CONSERVATION lo saw a
cloudy mass OF human boings thrown up Into
tho air ns fur ~ bis sight could reach. uo felt
an imnanse shock, as II souo pondcrous body
had fallen upon him; but he was not physically
hurt, although tho shock to his nervous systou
wRs 30 gicat TINT lie las boon sick over siuce
Ibo blackonea, b,,sned, and torn limbs OF tue
unhappy Victims fell In u ahoWar on the deck,
.bospatterina 1t With theiE blood and Bhapeloss
hesween tho sccond cabsn and tho wheel
houeo. Mr. Dootnsmann WAS thrown of hls ieet
by tho shock and concuaalon. Tho Bceno vas
horrible to witness. No ono knew what to do.
Four dead bodiea aud a largo number OF wound
ed people fell on various parts OF tho ship. 1t
seemed to be common impulse for tloao who
had Escaped unintuEed TO rush toward lAo storm
OF the ship The vesHel wRs very seriously DAM
nged forward rart Of tho bow wAa tlowl, away
mud the bulvarka rent in ptecos At tho tnomous
Of tho explosion tho steam tug slmaon camo
wagons approached her from Llogds' Hall, ono
with the mail and the other continuing goods.
Tho who!e waB taken toward Tho steamer by
hand'cartB; and when the last OF these, having
iOuE CAdtA Auu d UHEEDA uA uQATus WEB UulQAuGu
Gu the steamor, tho great explosion WAS heard.
Eighty persons were killed or haye died OF thoir
wounds, aud 200 suffered injuries moro or lous
serlous. AE. Bocrnomaun's Wlfo. eister-in-law,
and daughter were ht tho steamer, and they re-
ce,ed hin an ono given up by tho tomb.
AN INTERVIEW WITH TuoMAssEN.
Whon Cnatoln-louso Inspector Danks had fin
tshod examining the scanty, baggage OF Mr:
Charles +. Mueller, lumnn.hair merchant OF
Milwaukee, Mr.. hfuellor told the following ntory
respecting Thomnssen,
III SAW rHoatAssra, 7ua F1ENp,
on tho Moeel whiio going down tho cnbin-atairs.
hlilwaukes2' lilo said. mo, alr / an from
tho United States, but u1t from Milwaukee,
Tbl4 reply was given In dcrman-'Ich bin n.cht
staaten.' said to him, pets.asineEy, II thought
you waro from Milwaukee, He thsn said, you
may have aoen me there. ~ I havo travelled
thFongh the States pretty extensively / asked
him 4 ho was going A1st or second cab!n Us.
told bin, was going necond cabin, sIo ropllod
shat DO was going III tho saloon, and added, 'Wo
can DO together, anyway Our conversation
on N qH5an 1T st the CON-
Heporter-l suppose 5ou likcd hiB appearance
snd wore pteposseasea BY hia manners2
., Mr. Mueiler-1 ehouglt ho looked good,
thought We might hare travelled togothe. agroo-
ab!v. Ho looked scholar and q Eoniaj follow,
shon wous 10 my cabiu with my yal,oe Ia nv
hand. 4 fow minutes after tho explosion took
PLACE. It happened just as my head omurgol
while coming on dock ftoin tho cabin. Nv Hand
was about foot abovo tho level Of tho deck,
Tho oonoussion Of tho a's forced mo back,
AND YELL on THE STAIRWAY
The Bamo thing happeued to one OF the stawnrflo
asked the steward What had happened aud Lo
told mo he thought the BOILER bad burst, and 1
SAID that was not possible. as had seen bodies
walked thon AZ il ia dream aud could hardly
collect my thoughta. I then went forward aud
thw tho dcck covered with dead bodies and
poo's Of blood. The bodies wore mostly
stripped OF their clothing. 8oue wore perfectly
naked* coyoled up tho nnkolueHa Of several
OF tho doad, both mon aud wouon, | raw IL llo-
brew Oh o trunk stripped OF his clothing, AMI
apparently wounded; hts head MAS falling back
aud be Apnoalod to be auG0tatlug. ! touk some
Iedc1othes out of 4 trunk burst opon by the OK
ploa[on, and mado q comfortable scat for h!m.
F1se unutea afsern ard lie died, A8atlor kindly
brought him somo wsator, but bis mouth WAS
sWa!low tho water. / tLpn attended, Young
lady acsoaung fos hsll, denuded Of I'LL hor
clothing from her waist. ! covered her over
With SONS shcet!ag. Bhe aasd rho was wounded
in her back. .sho lad bnen struck with bar Of
fon from tho dock.rail!ngs., 30 was takcI to
nhots hots Hotel, aud ~as recovering whon wo loft
TuoxAsaESs SUICIDE.
Shortly aftor this hoard that 4 man had at
scmpted to commit sululda Rfter Locking Lila
pabln uoor. This Waa told MO by Never, tho
e.e"a!as wahtoa 70 set away from the 4hip,
na thought we MtRlt h2yo another oxplosion
sslt such, In fact, was tho general boIiet. then
went ashore to hotel, making my way through
spNo OK dead bodies, mostly torn la tlooeh.
consisting Of haaah. arms, logs aud trunks OF
H Hootes lying both On tho ship aud OIL the wharf.
t,o tnoooay Mas hurt, BY 4 p1ovidonsia' lnterroa-
Sloa, en- sho rear Of the ehlp. then went to
Lloyas Hotel, bEcneshayeu. and did no. return
70 70 wa s1lp ~ next day. aHkcd, when got
moro. what kind Of man it was who had a.
tempted 10 commit suicide, aud from the dcucrIp-
moa glTe,n s,, mo same to the conclusion that tho
maa might possibly be the individual had met
a. The cabin stairs, and that haye }ust told YOU
o.: then went 70 tho hospital to sce him, aud,
msot asking permission Of tho authorities, was
conducted 10 hls bedside and found 1t wan tha
uan had spoken 10. va.
.NIERvl1w WITH rnoAAssxs
!sata, Low do you feel !"
As looked II mo with a so,roniu]. veuricd
;.ee. snd With tears In bis eyes. Attor gaspiug
~ eateai; aoa ior breath. bs sad, ~ Hsh that
'ansesti by the effort Of speatinE,
saa3 It II wrong, sir, 10 wish that you were
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