The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1878-09-19


Safe Of Nitro Glycerine and are Torn
| to ShredS.
At Bradford, Pa, on tho 18th in
slant, occurred II terrific explosion.
There arc large iron safes or maga-
zines i'll the ncighhorhood contains
ing nitro glyccrinc for mining pur~
poses, The locks Of one Of these
having been tampered with, the
superintendent took three men and
went to make the fool-hardy at
tempt Of blowing them opon. A.
short time after they wore soon
going in the direction Of the maga-
zines u most terrific explosion
occurred, which rent tho air and
shook the earth. IT was heard
several miles away, and large pieces
OF the monstrous iron safes and
missiles Of every description, as
well as the flesh and clothing Of the
poor victims, were sent flying in tho
air aud were scattered in every
direction about the place whore the
accident happened. Immediately
hundreds of people were running in
the direction Of the explosion, and
when thorc II most shocking spccta-
Gle was presented. Pieces Of hu-
man flesh, with portions Of tatterol
clothing, wore found strown all
about the ground for half Il mile,
while pieces Of tho victims mutiIa-
ted bodies and their clothing woro
now seen suspended from the limbs
of the ncighhoring trocs. The
heart Of one of the poor unfortu-
nrtcs WAS found OH a stump a quar-
ter Of IL milo from the sccro Of the
catastrophe, still warm and quivcr-
ing, The coroner was su:lmuncd,
and after cmpancling Il iur: ron
dcrcd Il verdict in accordance with
tho evidence clicitod from persons
who were first on the scene. Then |
followed the Identification of the
remains, which was difficult task.
but after gathering the scattered |
flesh and garments and comparing
the sizes OF tho hands and feet ana |
the fitting Of broken skulls and
bones, they were placed in boxes
and taken to Bradford and put in
tho caro- Of tho undertaken, to be
placed in cotlins and there to bo
kept until tho arrival Of relatives
and friends. Colonel Prescott, who
has been in the nitro -glyccrine |
business for many years, and who
was also all through tho late war,
says this is by far the most disas-
trous accident that ever occurred in
the oil regions, and the most terri
bio mutilation Of human beings
which he has cvor seen. Some ten
physicians and surgeons wcro on the
ground in ~ short time, ard each !
said he nevor saw such bodies, even
in the dissccting room. The men
were all industrious, sober and good
citizcns, and accustomed to hand
ling the dreadful explosive in all
shapes for many years.
While Judge r. j. NIackoy was
holding court in Aiken, an intoxi~
catod fellow walked into the
court room, and approaching his
Honor, said: "Judgc, docs you
allow spectators in this court q
eyes, sir ; You may take seat"
replied the Judge. The scat was
taken, but aftor short silence tho
court was nstonishcd with pcrem-
tory demand that ''This court will
now como to ordcr," coming from
said individual. "Mr Sheriff." said |
the Judge, ''put this man out gently, |
for he is practitioner at tho bar,
yet it is evident he has not lcarncd
the rules of court"
Miss Martha Atalant9 Lumpkin,
daughter Of OK Governor Lumpkin,
is at present visiting Atlanta, Ga,
which city was named after her,
being first called charlottesville"
and then "Atalanta," tho second "a"
being dropped aftor whilo.
"How SO fair, stood she there
because to her comelincss of form
sho added a most captivating beauty
and cnviable clearnoss of cons
plexion produced by tho use of DR..
Bulls Blood Mixture.
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