The sun., 1878-08-18
PRICE THREE CENTS.
SHAKEN BY AN EXPLOSION.
LIGHTNING STRIKING POWDER MAO
AzINE NEfR POTTsvILLE
Nearly Every House In tho Town shatterea-
one Man Disemboweiied aud hoy Bs-
headed by Flying stones-Mnny Iniurea.

hehneu by tiyinG Stones-Msny Iniured.
PoTrsvTLLE, Pa, Aug. 17.--At 4I5 p. M. q
powder magazine of tho Dupont Powder Com
pany. situated Just outside the borough limits
was struck by lightning and exploded. The
magazine contained about 10000 pounds Of
powder and dynamite. The building was
strongly built OF stone and iron. yet there Is nos
avestige of it left. Tho force Of the explosion
in tho town was fearful. Window sashcs wore
blown out. plate glass fronts shivcred to atoms.
and every house shaken violently. MANY
persons were thrown down in the streets.
ana many others were thrown from carriages
ana wagons. For a distance OF n quarter OF Q
milo around tho magazine everything Ia do
stroyed-houses are demolished. trees uprooted
ana carried away. and the ground torn up In
all directions. Some Of the stones Weighing
hundreds OF pounds. were hurled one-eighth OF
mile ; passing completely through one house
anu crashing into another. In the western part
OF ne town there Is not house in which tho
mile away was killed. by q large stone and
many were stunned by the shock. The Latin
Rand powder magazine one hundred ynrda
away. was unrooicd and badly shattered but
was not ilred Ii contained a large quantity II
giant pdwder and dualn.
Alter tho explosion the excitement was in.
tense, but II was soon learned that the killed
and injured werc fewer than rumor placed
them. Mrs. Stable and her husband were eat
ing supper when their house was totally de-
moisned. Mrs Stqhle's skull was crushed.
and sho will die. Her husband Is scriously
Injured Jacob Rinderknccht was hadly cut by
lying fragments. woman named Watson and
her little son wcre both struck by the same
were cut and bruised. Hchard stevens hada
leg crushed. and il will have TO be nmputated.
VIM. Rsese's foot was mashed and 1t was am
putated by physician EnOs Black. Sadie
Brnzicr Terrence Smith. and largo number
OF others were injured most Of them very seri-
a p,ouiJ part; II a grove ncnr tho magazine
were preparing to cat supper when tho OK
piosion occurred Thomns Vaughan young
disenlboweing and killing h m INSANITY An
ar W tialligan, 10 years old. who was sanding
neck by sharp stone and his head was COM
pIetely severed from his body aud fell ut tho
i,trt oi his young companions. The physicians
bic and worked arduously II is estimated that
many times the number reported are injured.
and II T. thought by tho physicians that three OF
four viii die tonight.
The ground was shaken for miles around.
Al Tamaqua. seventeen miles away. the shock
WAS iclt Ike an earthquake. Many buildings in
the centre OF the town are badly shattered. The
Igurt House has net a whole, window in Il.
ierers. In nearly every instance they are OF
the tth working class. who's whole possessions
been ruined. many OF them beyond repair.
ASSOCIATED PRESS ACCOUNT
PoTTSv1LLE, Aug. 17.-During storm. about
oi H. a. Nelny to., on thn outskirts OF this
place. was struck 10y lightning. There were
eleven hundred kegs of powder stored in tho
building. and a terrible explosion Immediately
ensued. completely drmolishng tho magazine
and scatternls tho debris with terrina
iorcc in an castcrly direction. making Il gap
In the woods MY feet wide. picnickIna
party wos assembled in the woods a short dis
thnco below the magazine and several of the
uarty we're more or less injured by the flying
stones imbers. g.. John Wasler n boy named
Vaughn. AMI son II Andrew Gallngnn vera
killed daughter Of William Brazicr had hor
limbs crushed So badly that ampuiation IL nee
.s-tfy Richard stevens leg badly cut. David
Thomas, foot crushed: Henry james bruised
about tho body and legs broken: and William
km-". log crushed and amputnted.
The hou-uo Henry StcHlcy wa, nearly torn
down md Mr. and Mrs Stculey both received
wounds about the head Many cattle in ths
vicinity wrrc. So badly injured that they had to
be aitcrward killed. Latin Rand'- magazine
near 10y. combining several hundred Kegs oi
powder was badly shaft red hut fortunately no
explosion occurred there. Fishers coal break-
rr, one huudrrl yards west Of the Wcldy mag.
uIlnr. was also badly damaged n portion Of the
engine house being dcmulishrd
h' cNul! !9lun was heard eleven miles distant
ana caused grcat excitement In tho city This
,arge plate -gln-S windows Of the plttsvRle
Bank and Of the Mountain City Bank lwcre
hrokcn, Hs were also many windows in tho Cou1
House, The ceilings in a number ~ res idcnccs
were thrown down. The house OF James Gal.
hraih. at Mount Hope. is u complete wreck
The total loss Is estimated at sij. 900 The Cor.
oher VIII hold an inquest morrow morning.