The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1878-07-23

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GAINESVILLE Enterprise 18th inst.)
AN fAWFUL CALAMITY.
fsc scEN6s Haho On SSARSHsVIhtE. "a SaRSh
4 E. /
The Planning Mill Blown to Atoms
Three Men Killed and Seven
Wounded.--The Dead Re-
moved and Wounded
Rescued. 4
An awful calamity has descended upon
Barnesville-blasting In one moments
time the lives and hopes of many, and
casting the gloom of death and sorrow
over the entire community. Wednesday |
morning at Is minutes Of 8 o'clock, a
loui, rumbling noise, like the bursting
Of buried magazine, was heard In the
southwest quarter OF the town slnstant-
ly all understood that terrible thing
had happened-aud the minds OF the
people Instantly went In dread to the
Planing Mill or FIGURING Mill. One
glance from the rear window OF our Of
fee suffio-d to tell the terrible truth -
/ Tae boiler OF Davis & Starbuck's Plan
ling Mill had exploded, and the large
structure wassleveled tn the ground A
cry of, horror burst from "a hundred
! lthroats--a sense ofaidread oppression
fell upon all HEARTS, weight OF woe,
which. while not realizing the extent of
1.-The disaster, made one feel that the very
worst had happened. Atonce the people
rushed tofthe scene Of the dieaster, and
4 the full horror OF the situation greeted
1.-The eyes of oar citizens TIE mill was
literally torn to pieces. Only at the
.Inorthern ena was there the slightest re.
| sembiance of q building standing. AN
the restHwas mass of ruins-torn Into
a million OF fragments, rended to pieces,
ami lying mass Of wrecked boards and
laths, bricks and mortsr. The tall brick
chimney stood grim and lone and silent,
like q monument over the destruction
that had been wrought. Cries Of anguish
arose on all eides Women were met
\ wringine their hands and inquiring ID
half maniacal tones II their husbands
sons or brothers had been found. Nevel
have We looked upon such scene o
agonized woe, of frenzisd despair.as wa
. pictured at that moment. The wors
had happened, and all feared that lovet
friends were lying beneath the unpityin!
I, ruins. - 9 rfG9T su 5a e i-
d 81 1 WORK OF RESCUE. '
!. Soon after the explosion the city ir
i. bells were struck, and almost the enlir
!jpopulation rushed to the scene. Tn
! firs engine, the hose company and th
hook and ladder company were proup'
'iiy on hand, and in a few moments ther
7, was q stream Of water thrown or tn
u burning places in the neighborhood
/, the boiler. But for this promptness th
:. wounded meu must have been consumes
y It was known that at least dozen me
re we're employed in the building. an
ct the work Of rescu'ng the wounded an
il removing the dead was at once commen
lied. In few moments George Z Hun
= the book keeper, Jonathan Ellis, Jot
ul Hunt, Jr, and J. W. Bonawitz emergt
or from the ruins with only slight injurie
ct Soon afterwards William Heller "
70 brought out, With severe wounds abo
y the head and apparently in a dying CO
:" dition. James Blowers was able to wa
'n out. With assistance. VIM 7, Dent, foI
Id man OF the mill, was found near the DO
hurt about the head and Internal
, with hip dislocsted snd several ribs bt
:. KEN. Sa
JOHNNIE NooRE. sa
After this there was long inter'
~ before any one was removed. Groa
o. OF anguish were heard in the southwt
of corner of the ruins, and after hard wo
NO body was reached which proved to
,rs that of Johnnie Moore. He was iyi
= on his side on car-wheel and unde
Us turniug.lathe. He was severely h'
nd about the head and shoulders. ASS
W. AS the wounded were removed they vi
nd promptly attended to BY physicians q
ted friends. s's'0 aS
- rHE wousDED.
=. II was sad to witness the terrible q
- dition in which these helpless men
en- peared, In some cases their heads "
lowered with blood, their shirts reekl
| is with perspiration, and over all coat
- ~ fine shayinps and dust which had b
81 fblown upon them. They gasp.d wea
'u for q breath of air, and quiyered Y
OF the agony OF pain and exhaustion. ~
ing we're laid upon the ground and wssl
cul. land famed and in some instances rec
Iered consciousness before heing rem
:. led to their homes. es y, -,
- SAMUEL BLOWERS aino
49,. WAS found 10 a astooping position see.
jeos lly fastenedsby timbers, but none oftt
b Jresting upon him. Axes and saws v
the freely used before he could be remos
this His head was slightly injured and
A.. body badly bruised in several pla
- al complaining particularly OF his aid
.uel While efforts we're, being made to rem
'ltu- him, Mr. Blowers nrged his rescuer
& "a lattend to another man who was iyln
we'd the ,neighborhood, and who was gr'
IN ling piteously.. "Thera is another, !
'o there worse than I am--get him out
sup then attend to me-" 2a
: the otat YOUNG ETzLER. isi H@P
o 70 This man was young Charlie ~
sat who was removed half an hour late
' or He was lying on his back with bis.
I 10 Istretched out, and large sill &C
- them, aud with his head badly cut
'''su his face pressed out OF shape by the
bers. s,.---.
JH BURcHARD
'alen was brought out OF the ruins dead
ever was found under lot of lumber and
!. chinery. His neck was lying on
siass OF timber. and held down by snt
.as piece. He was lying with his face d
8 and log across his back. His face
discolored, and cash cut in his
sold and neck. Death left on his fac
IT be. impress of brave man--a resolut
for pression, with lips firmly compre