Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-05-11

and were lying back to back with heads to-
gether. The bodies were in the best condition
Of any yet found. August Smith was swollen
somewhat, but not enough to prevent an easy
recognition by his features.
It is supposed they must have been sitting
in window or standing near one, on an upper
floor, when the explosion occurred, end thus
been blown into the canal. A lantern and
broom was found near them. The remains
were taken to Warner & McCleyc's undertaking
room, where they are.
1t is thought they may find some moro, if
not Ill the other bodies, in the canal.
Cor0ner's Inquest.
At two o'clock yesterday afternoon the
ooroner's jury reassembled at the board Of
trade room in tho city hall building for the
purpose of continuing their inquiry into tho
cause of the terrible explosion of the Wash
burn big mill on Thursday evening, May I'd.
The proceedings commenced by calling
HENRY STEVENSON,
who was sworn and testified as follows: Was
on the lower bridge at the time Of the explo-
sion was about half way across and had turned
around to come back when l saw the fire come
out of the east basement window Of the Wash
burn (A) mill. Saw the flame shoot out and
then it was sucked back as if by draft.
Saw the flames go from one story to the other
until it reached the top, and heard a
then the main explosion occurred; could see the
big mill plain1yswhen first saw the flames; all
the different reports were NIL in the big mill,
the last report was the heaviest; it was the one
that took the roof off and also the roof of the
elevator, there could have been smoke between
the big mill and elevator and not have seen
it. My wife was with ME. She saw the fire
first and called my attention Ito it. Saw the
roof go up after the explosion, but did not see
the walls fall, did not or hear anything Of
the explosion Or fall Of the Humboldt, or Hen
nepin mllls could not have seen them from
flames come out of the basement
window of the Washburn Gay mill
first and then it ascend from floor to floor,
and heard a sharp report or crack as it reached
each floor. and when it reached the top floor,
heard the loudest report and saw the roof go
off.
JOHN sANBoRN,
Waterman at Russells mill: Work at
Russells mill; I down from
supper about o'clock; took the platform
watchman's place while he went up town; did
not know any thing until I heard Kissing
noise; looked around and saw the fire and
heard the explosion at the same time; the
mill walls standing when
l first looked, but it fell Immediately; saw fire
oil over the mill; heard two explosions; did not
any other mill fall; they were all on fire;
think both explosions were in the big mill; the
first explosion was the loudest; it was the one
that knocked the mill down; could see dust
boxes or bran bins in the Washburn mill after
the walls had fallen; saw the fire set into the
Zenith, Ankeny, and Petit, Robinson Il Co. S
mill about two minutes after the second explo-
sion; had been standing on the platform about
rs minutes and had looked toward the Wash
III xa had
been any would have seen it.
JAMES HOYT.
Work at the new Morrison mill; stopped at
the corner of Sixth avenue south and the plat.
form, talking with Sanborn; was there about
five minutes when I heard report and looked
around and saw the flames coming out of the
second and third story windows, and almost at
the same time the walls went to pieces; was not
looking at the mill before; there might have
been flames or smoke and l not have seen
it; heard only one explosion.
JOHN sPECkMAN.
Am watchman for the Minneapolis Mill com.
pany's elevator; was cleaning out the office OF
the big mill; after leaving there was walking
on the canal near the elevator; thought smell
something burning; went up to the elevator
posed to be oil or bran burning; went into thu
elevator and looked at the shafting to see if il
was heated; it was not, and I went out and go
about twenty feet from the elevator
when IN explosion occurred which
covered me with debris; I got out the best
could, and few minutes afterward the secone
shock came, which was followed by a fam'
looking like a flash of lightning; it was no
more than two minutes after smelling the OF
or bran before the explosion of the big mill
did not see any smoke or flames before the ex
plosion; if there had been any smoke from tn
big mill, could have seen it from where was
did not see anybody on the canal at the time
passed from the Washburn mill to the elevate
office; heard but two explosions; the first wa
the one that blew the big mill up; dom t know
where the second was from; thought it wa
from the two mills toward Second street from
the big mill; am positive I did not see an
smoke; there might have been smoke comin
from the spout in the basement and not hav
seen it, for I was watching the spout higher up
don't know that the elevator exploded, but tn
first explosion tore off the whole of the gabl
end of the elevator next to the big mill.
JOSIAH RHODES.
I am the father of the young man that
missing and supposed to be buried in theruin.
Was in my yard on the corner of Eighth avenu
south and Second street with my son, who wa
wheeling my grandson in the baby wager
when he turned to me and said there was
jehovely fire down to the Mills said / CUES
HOG. L tuCuSuG IL WIS lIOlu Luc paper HILL, on
he thought not and he went immediatel
down Second street to where the fire was, an
that was the last I ever seen of him. I too
the baby into the house, and started towar
the fire; when had got on Second street turne
toward the Washburn mill wien the first e.
plosion took place; the first was not very lout
saw smoke between the big mill and elevat,
before left the house; it was rather of a ligl
color; it rose about 20 feet high, and filled Il
gap between the mill and elevator; often sa
smoke from the paper mill settle dow:s in tn,
way, but not among the mills; the first G.
plosion did not knock the mill down. b,
could see fire and smoke come fro
the roof; the second explosic
tore the mill entirely down and the roof off Il
elevator, and Immediately all the building
we've covered with flames; heard third e
plosion which seemed to come from the san
place; think it was at that time that the tv
smaller mills fell; the second explosion was Il
loudest; am sure the third report was from I'll
big mill and not from any other; the explosion
as they arose, appeared as if the center of Il
column was of a clear light color and the outsi,
was composed of the debris and black smok
did not see any locomotive on the track ne
the mills; the smoke could not have been fro
a locomotive; am carpenter by trade; help,
build the big mill; knew the situation of
exactly.
JOHN JARVIS,
rscalled: The cars on the tracks on Seco,