, 1881-12-05

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by Crocler. F!sk & Co., which, exnloflef.
killing Nell Frcdorfcks. Firat Assistant En-.
Rlneer Of the Fire Department The f1rn
then communicated 10 the Emn}re Nfill.
owned by l.. +. Watson. of Mnssncttt.
sets, and operated by G. A. I'Ifts-
bury & to. A. atreet having i,cen reoc],nI
ut thta point, tho fro was oot
Under control, but tho brands from the eon-
taeratjol, falling i,non ,he ronf ~, ~ ~ III III
toIl mill near by. owned by Dnrlllns Norri.
son, It was also consumed Thns far fonr
Touring mills and ort. cnttnr IN III ,voro oo,,
sumed, with the railroad on the trcstlevor,c
iii tho rear of the mills, and several freight
cars filled with wheat. Fire hid cotu1nnni.
Gated to tic Mill Of Ceockcr. Fisk q Co..
when the explosion occurred, and leye1eti
tic walls Of the structure, crushing the Gle.
waited raIlroatl-track III front OF the mill. and
killing three persons, anti uoundlpg another
fatally, ,'a1td severnt Others in less degree.
1t Is possib1e that moro tAau three fataIttfes
have occurred As tile result OF the explosion.
but how many cannot now bo dutinltly
stated.
AMONG THE NuMnEn K11tEp
were Asslstant-Chef Engineer Neil Fred-
er1cks md n member Of a hook and ladder
company named Avery, WHO with other fire.
men occupied II place on the elevated rail-
road'track Immediately In front OF thu mill.
Several other OF the itre1nen similarly en-
RnRcd were Injured, arld tho force at the
flames was somewhat tlfsorgunlze1 in cot1se.
1ncnce. Il third person, who 1Ias not yet
been identified, and who occupied place Ii,
front Of tile Office Of piItsbury d. Co., was
Killed by flying missile and ono other per-
son, who was standing under tho elevated
fAjjrnnff anft .xto .rns cr,uIott L., ,3o..t.
tue Wills atld tlLnbers Of the rutlroad-track,
Is known to have boon killed.
Tie explosion was one Of great violence,
shatterlng windows rs far as tot, blocks away
from the scene, and sturttng people
from their carly slumbers in all parts
OF tho city. Tho cause Is all n
matter of speculation thus far.
| The mill had been au,t down for sone TINA
and the explosion Is as likely to hive l,ern
from confined gus ~ from flour dust IN
| wlIici, tie Washburn mill explosion was. at-
| tribl.ted. The explosion. violent NJ IT nroved
| to be, did not topple the walls Of the Emntro
Mill. but spent its force BY blowing the roof
into the air and tho front and rear walls ont
the debris leyellng In its progress the grant
tilnbcrs of the railroad track in front md
rcar of the mills. The capacity Of the mills
burned was 9. 400 bnrrela 'rhe total conncrtv
OF all the Minneapolis mills is $500 barrels.
the mills destroyed representing about one
tenth Of the whole.
TIE KILLED.
Cornelius Fre.lerIcks, ths assistant chief
engineer Of tie department, was crushed nm
der The failing walls OF the MInneaoolis Mill
aud Instantly killed.
john Lucy, member OF Hook 4; Iadder
Company No. 8, killed.
Alexander Burk, sweeper IN the pl]1sburv
3 Mill, was standing OH the stops Of tho oI1ice
OF c. a. PllIsbury L. Co. when the explosion
occurred, lie wns struck M tho heati viii, n
stone aud died from the Injuries.
An unknown citizen was found killed out
| right. :: :; /
TIE WOUNDED.
Daniel 11orbach, Il frenan, was bndly
/. bruised and cut about tho head aud face BY
slass and flying DEBRIS.
+. I. Coulter, also fireman, l,ad his left
arm ofokens Its right cnr severed, Qnd sus-
talned other soycru injuries.
Fred Rc!kc, fireman, was struck on the
leg by d flying rock and badly injured,
though not fatally hurt
Mr. II. Snyder, foreman Of tho Pittsburgh
MIL. received bad scalp wound, and was
hurled into tile canal, but escaped with Ills
lifo. =: -..
Thomas ". Mullen. tho assistant miller.
who was standing near A[r. Snyder, was nlso
thrown Into the canal, receiving no otl,er III
Jury tlIan severe cut across tie back OF the
left hand, inflicted by flying glass.
TILE PROPERTY DESTROYED,
The Pillsbury Mill, owned ty G. a. Pills.
bury s. Co., was valued OIL tho books of tl,o
firm at slio, 600. Which included the site. The
Empire, owned by l., s. Wntson of AInssn-
chusetts. was worth s,95 mn. tha Excoc1or