Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-05-12
GRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
DYNAMITE EXPLOSION.


DEADwoop, May lI.-An explosion of Eve
boxes, nearly hundred pounds, Of giant pow
der occurred at the blacksmith shop of the
High Lode mine Central City, this morning.
instantly killing Samuel Kimble, foreman of
the mine, James Trudel snd Joseph Gilmore,
employees. The bodies were most fearfully
torn to pieces, the county for the area of a
mile square being strewn with small fragments
of flesh aand ruins Of shops. Kimble and
Gilmore hail from Janesville, Wis.
LATER-Further particulars of the explosion
at High Lode mine, Blacksmith, near Central
City this morning, show that there were four
full and one partly filed boxes of giant powder,
and over a hundred pounds in the building.
At the time two men were sharpening drills.
and the other was Gaping fuse. 1t is sup
pused O spark few from the anvil and exploded
the powder. The names of the killed are Samuel
G. Kimble, Jas. Gilmore and L. TrudeIl. The
two former from Janesville, Minn., and the
latter from Nicollet Canada East, where he
leaves wife and family. Kimble leaves a
wife and two children here. Gilmore is un-
married. The bodies Of all three were blown
into atoms, and beyond recognition. Pieces OF
flesh, bones, etc., were scattered over mile
square in5 all directions, the largest piece
found being man. s head. The sight beggars
description, being the most horrible and sick
ening accident witnessed in the Black Hills.
sHRAPNELL EXPLOSION.
BALTIMORE, May IA terrible explosion
occurred late this afternoon, just outside the
north wall of Fort McHenry. which resulted in
the instant killing of six persons and wounding
of two others. David r. Shannon & Co., junk
dealers, purchased quantity of congealed
shrapnell shells at the fort, and took part of
them outside to break up. Francis 3. Shannon,
a brother of David R., Herman Bush, John
Farbler and Henry Hamlin were the men
engaged in the work, and Robert Steinman,
boy named John Burke, an unknown boy and
a German man were present, looking on. An
anvil was used for breaking, and one of the
men held the shells on it while another str uck
them with heavy sledge hammer. Before the
shells were subjected to blows water was
poured on them. One or two shells had been
broken when policeman appeared, and
warned them of the danger. Shortly after a
she'll was struck and exploded, when
the boy John Burke, Herman Bush,
John Farbler, Robert Shannon, and the
German who was present and the other boy
we're instantly killed, and Francis Shannon
and Henry Hamlin severely wounded. The
bodies of all the killed were badly mutilated,
and that of the unknown German, who stood
near, was literally blown to atoms. Portions
of his body were found in every direction and
the largest discovered was an arm. An official
investigation will take place. The report of
the explosion was heard distance of five
miles.
FIENDISH WOMAN.
BRIDGEPORT, Conn.,, May 1.-Edwin Hoyt,
under sentence of death. was informed this
morning by the sheriff that the governor re-
fused to interfere and he would be hanged TO-
morrow he said he did not believe the gov
ernor had declined to grant reprieve, it was
all newspaper talk. Hoyt's wife visited him
yesterday, and when leaving, asked the jailor
to show her the preparation for the execution.
She was taken to the enclosure where the hang
ing will take place, and remarked: II am glad
he is to be hung. I would like to see him
hanged now." Four hundred tickets of ad.
mission to the enclosure will be issued.
MORTON, THE FoRaER.
ST.. LOUIS, May 1.-The habeas corpus case
of Gen. B. A. Morton, alleged forger, was
called in the court of criminal correction at
1:3O o'clock to-day, and to the surprise of
everybody Morton's counsel withdrew the ap-
plication for a writ. Judge Cody then re-
manded the prisoner with orders to the jailor
to turn him over to John s.. Mcbride, sheriff
of Jasper county, who will take him to Joplin,
where he is to be tried.
CREMATED IN LODGING HOUSE.
ST. LOUIS, May 11.-Tho cheap lodging house