Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-12-30
REND ROCKED.
TERRIFIC DYNAMITE EXPLOSION
NEAR PATTERSON, NJ.
Mandatory Destroyed and Three Work.
men Blown to Atoms-Fearful Evidence
OF the Destructiveness of the Explosion
Accidental Killing of DR.. Skinner at
Fort Heck-Fires and Other Casualties
TERRIFIC DYNAMITE EXPLOSION.
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TERRIFIC DYNAMITE EXPLOSION
Especial Telegram to the Globe.l
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
Whicn was felt eight miles. The works ara
the property CT the Latin Rand Powder
company, and stood at Black Oak Ridoa
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
hye feet in size, at the side of the hall. Il
was mere that the explosion occurred,
| and though only ninety pounds of
nitro glycerine exploded the effect WAS
tremendous. The shed disappeared utterly.
and where it had stood was hole in tha
solid rock on which it was built, fifteen feet
deep The frozen ground looked like a
newly plowed field. and the icy surface of
Inc ad]acent premises was covered with a
layer OF soil and rock. Big iron barrels
used for 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 Manly, Chas.
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
blotted 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
nody OF Marks whereby to identify his re-
mains could be found. Small bits of hi.
eloth'"s were picked up within 200 yards of
the explosion.
Coroner Warner collected what he could
OF the indescribable remains of the bodice.
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
dis aster IS, that quantity of nitro glycerine
mad been frozen, and that one of the men
struck it blow to loosen it.
LOSS OF THE STEAMSHIP souDER.
KINGSTON, Jamaica, Dec. 29.-rhe follow
ing details received of the loss of tho steam
ship Emily A Souder: A leak was discpy-
cred at o'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 in the evening, the
wind blowing half hurricane, and saving
the vessel became hopeless, four boats
were got out. One was found useless
The first boat, containing the first mate. John
Ohrlsten, George Scar, and five passengers.
was swamped alongside. The second boat.
IN whlcn were Engineer Booth, two of the
crew, one baby and several passengers, drift
ed away. The third boat. containing the
pnrser and others also drifted clear. At 10
O'Clock life raft was constructed. and tha
captain, chief engineer and second mate.
and two passengers left the vessel on it. or
the Blk persons remaining, Theodore Stinert,
-. A. Anderson, and one passenger
left on floating batch, leaving two
| cooks and one passenger whom it was inn
possible to help, as the steamer disappeared
three minutes afterwards. At daybreak on
the lltb Stlnert and Anderson were alone.
no boats nor bodies in sight, nothing but
the floating cargo. The two men saved were
schooner bound for Jamaica.
FEMALE COLLEGE BURNED.
CINCINNATI, Dec. pa Gazette special
says Rev. DR.. Gould's female college at Mil
lersburg, KY, burned early this morcing.
! The students lost their wardrobes. Total
loss, 100000; insurance, $4,000.
DIED OF HIS WOUND.
New York, Dec. 29.-Ofi,er Farness, shot
by VIM. l.. Palmer, lunatic, Saturday,
died to-day from internal aemorrhage.
MEMPHIS FIRE
MEMPHIS, Dec. PA fire early this morn.
ing burned the building corner of Poplar
and Fourth streets, occupied by A. & J.
Heliger's bakery and confectionery. Loss
to buildings $4,000; owned by Mrs. Slit
man; uninsured. Heiliger's loss about $500;
insured for 81 900 each in the Scottish Com
merclal, Queen q 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, hit in the head and
MORALLY wounded while witnessing the kill.
ing of cattle for the Indians.