Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-12-30
TERRIFIC DYNAMITE EXPLOSION.
Especial Telegram to the Globe J

lSPeeAaA AeiesiaHl 10 Inc uIODe.
NEW YORK, Dec. 29-The J. L. Rand
hend Rock works in Passaic county, N. j.,
were destroyed this morning at o'clock by
an explosion of nitro glycerine, the shock of
which was felt eight miles. The works are
the property CT the Latin & Rand Powder
company, and stood at Black Oak RIDGE.
about seven miles from Patterson. The
buildings are at distance from any other.
The rend rock or dynamite powder was
! manufactured in shed twenty or TWENTY
five feet in size, at the side of the hail. It
was here that the explosion occurred,
ana though only ninety pounds of
nitro lycerine exploded the effect was
tremendous. The shed disappeared utterly,
| and where 1t had stood hole in the
solid rock on which it was built, fifteen feet
deep. The frozen ground looked like a
newly plowed field. and the icy surface of
the adjacent premises was covered with a
| layer of soil and rock. Big iron barrels
used Tor composition of the materials were
torn to pieces like paper boxes, though thew
lay at quite distance from the scene of tho
explosion. Two of the storehouses were
destroyed.
AT the time of the explosion there were
three men in the shed, John Manty. Chss
Henshel and f. Marks. They had been at
| work since early in the morning, in order to
get through early and go home. They were
plotted out like the building. In the south
ern part OF the works lies small lake. and
here bits of two of the bodies were found.
Later half the head of one and the foot and
boot of another. Not one vestige of the
BODY OF Marks whereby to identify his re-
mains could be found. Small bits of his
clothing were picked up within 200 yards of
the explosion.
Coroner Warner collected what he could
OF the lndescribable remains of the bodies.
lmpannelled jury. and will hold an INQUEST,
The cause of explosion is left to coniec-
ture: The only theory which any of the
employees give concerning the origin of the
disaster IS, that quantity of nitro-glycerine
had been frozen, and that one of the men
struck it blow to loosen it.
LOSS OF THE STEAMSHIP soUpER
hINGsToN, Jamaica Dec 29-Ihe follow
ing details received of the loss of tho steam
ship Emily A Souder: A leak was discoy-
cred at . o,c clock on the morning of the 10Th,
and the deck load was thrown overheard. At
IL the crew began throwing overheard the
cargo In the hold. AT s in the evening, the
wind blowing half a hurricane, and saving
| the vessel became hopeless, four boats
were got out. One was found useless.
Inc hrst boat, containing the first mate, John
Christen, George Scar, and five passengers.
was swamped alongside. The second boat.
Id Wblcn We're Engineer Booth, two of the
crew. one baby and several passengers, drift
cd away. The third boat. containing the
pnrser and others also drifted clear. At 10
O'Clock life raft was constructed, and the
captain, chief engineer and second mate
and two passengers left the vessel on it, OF
the Blk persons remaining, Theodore Stinert.
y. A. Anderson, and one passenger
lett on a floating batch, leaving two
cooks and one passenger whom it was i'm
possible to help, as the steamer disappeared
three minutes afterwards. At daybreak on
the lltL Stlnert and Anderson were alone
no boats nor bodies in sight, nothing but
the floating cargo. The two men saved were
rescued at O'Clock in the evening by
schooner bound for Jamaica.
FEMALE COLLEGE BURNED.
CINCINNATI, Dec. ga Gazette special
says Rev. DR.. Gould's female college at Mil
lersburg, Ky, burned early this morcing.
! The students lost their wardrobes, Total
loss, $120,000; insurance, $4,000.
DIED OF HIS WOUND
| New YORK, Dec. 29.-Oficer Furnesz, shot
by VIM. L. Palmer, a lunatc, Saturday,
died to-day from internal lemorrhage.
MEMPHIS FIRE.
MEMPHIS, Dec. pa fire early this morn
ing burned the building corner of Poplar
and Fourth streets, occupied by A. g. J.
Heliger's bakery and confectionery. Loss
to buildings $4,000; owned by Mrs Slit
man; uninsured Heiliger's loss about $500;
insured for 81 600 each in the Scottish Com
mercial, Queen d Home, of New York; and
$500 in the Hoffman, of New York.
POST SURGEON KILLED.
DEADwooD, D. T., Dec. 29.-News was re-
ceived yesterday that Dr. Skinner, post sur
geon at Fort Heck, was hit in the head and
MORALLY wounded while witnessing the kill
ing of cattle for the Indians.
Relief Organization xpires-