The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-12-25
DANGER IN THE GUM DROP.
Later from the Candy FACTORY
Accident-Graphic Recital of the
Scenes Witnessed at the Place Of
the Accident.

stained tarpaulin, are the bodies of
MAN AND BOY,
which were taken from the ruins ON tie
sidewalk this morning. When found, the
bodies were living in front OF the doorway.
Both had been evidently struck with a
heavy stonecoUing, which s,ill lay .cross
the boys face. and which ii was necessary
10 liit before the body could be removed.
One boy was recognized as that uf Vim. IL.
BRADLEY. 40 Rekiord street, Brooklyn.
The mother OF the boy keeps news :, ana
a, Barclay street ferry, and sent him yes
terdav afternoon. rs usual, ior tie last e,li-
ton Of the evening papers. lie did not re-
turn, and was, il is now evident, passing the
factory at the time of the explosion.
TWO HUNDRED wcRKMEN
besides firemen are digging in the ruins,
and strong police :orce is needed TO keep
back the great crowds that are pressing
down upon them. The ruins could not he
more complete that they are, for scarcely
a fragment of the wall is standing, and in
deed none. whatever, on the ground occn
pied BY the main building space, Of about
one hundred fee; square. Early to day
MOTHERS, FATHERS, SISTERS
and friends OF the wounded and missing
besieged the por,er's room Of the New York
hospital, making inquiries tor those whom
they sought and pleading for admission
The residen; physician on duty since seven
o'clock last evening deeming i, quite neces.
sary for the newly arrived inmates, gave
orders 10 only alinit few of the appli-
Giants, directing Others to call in the after
noon when the wounded would Ice m a
proper condition to converse. Three OF the
number had been enveioped almost from
head to feet in bandagos and two had their
hair burned 30 close 10 the seal y ihat with
their swollen and blackened features they
RESEMBLE NEGROES.
Their mothers have been standing at the
door since four o'clock in the morning
making vain inquiries for their missing
children. At last, when one OF the stricken
creatures was on the point Of leaving il
despair, she encountered her daughter al
the door, The meeting was touching
After long embrace they separated and
the young girl was afterwards permitted Il
60 up to the male ward, where she imparieI
the news cf the safety Of her brother 10 on'
Of the MANNED patients, VINO had wofae.
with her in the shop.
CRIMINAL CAEELESsNEss.
The Evening P5a SAWS that in addition
there are about eighteen missing persons
whose names were reported 10 TIE police
last night. Three were reported this morn
ing. Josephene Shepard, age ID; August;
Under and John ID. Anham, age about 4
years Philip Hertsbach, engineer in ;h'
| factory, has not been seen since the explo
sion. His wife SAYS that her husband, al
his return from work Monday night, tol'
her that one OF the tubes Of the boiler @
some pipe connection WITH il, he Was no
sure which, had burSted. That be ha
spoken TO Greenfield, saving the break W.
dangerous, and might cause an explosion j
it were not repaired, and that Greerliel'
told him they must
TRY To GET ALONG
with il rs il was until Sunday, owing to IL
pressure of business. Mrs. Her'zbach sal
her husband was greatly disturbed in min'
on account of this, often referring to il dur
ing the week and saving he was afraid ever.
morning to 60 10 his work. Yesierda.
morning, when he left home, he told her IL
never expected to see her again. Hertzbacl
vas Sd wears old, ami lived on 52nd stree;
Two men who rescued two girls say the,
had been told by worhmen i'm the siarcl
room, on the second floor, that the fire wa
caused by the urSeiting OF kerosene lamI
in the room. They asserted that the finely
powdered starch used in the manufacture o
Gun DROPS WAS EXPLOSIVE,
and that the explosion was caused In thi
way. They did not believe the boiler ex
ploded, asserting it would have blown u,
the sidewalk beneath which il was situated
4 man named Stein says he went down t,
the boiler room only about five niinues be
fore the fire occurred 20 obtain a can Of wa
ter. Hertzbach. the engineer. was then a
his post aud raking ont fire. The total los,
is Si5S 900; insurance. S3I5, 900. well dis.
tributed among thirty Eastern am,
foreign companies. A legal point has beer
| M aGe by the representatives, of some of ia,
insurance companies, which haze risks in
the Gree:Ifield buildings. They hold that
inasmuch as by the terms al the policie.
companies are responsible only for damages
occasio1ed by fire, and the explosion DC
Cured before any fire WAS discovered, the
value Of the property DESTROYED must u.
pased upon its condition at the moment he
tween the explosion and the fire which il
occgsioned. The coroner empanneiled the
Jury this afternoon, bnt has not decided
when the inquest was To be held
THE SCENE or THE FIRE
was illuminated by two huge bon fires. and
twenty five men were engaged in renewing
the debris by the bssketiul from the ruins.
The firemen Were busy all this evening ill
eleven O'Clock underwriting 10 extin.uish
two large streams of fire which came from
the gas mains under the first floor ii
Greenfiields building, and so heated every
thing within a dozen feet of them that IL
was impossible TO. continue work. The
fireman finally reached the main pipes and
succeeded in stopping the burning gas.
woMAN's DRESS
and child's apron were found early in the
evening, but no traces of bodies were found
near them. Streams of wster are PLAYING
upon the ruins. A large force of police
men are keeping back the crowd who have
gathered 20 watch the searchers. Several OF
the wounded
WILL PROBABLY DIE.
The following is the list Of the missin.
persons who undoubtedly persisted m the
ruins: August Drauxler, L. J. Gresach.
Fred Koeber, Albert Krummery, John
Krnmmery, Mrs. Mary Rodham, Joseph.
inc Shepard and VIM. Stark.