The daily gazette., 1882-10-25
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osople MAlh9" :. st,n ma
r' zen reDpi in philadelphia ~ 'h'
ppisnniNn,, ,,.,on Of q mortar containing
. NiheeSpioasa,JIn,c during the display OF
IN last even,r5 ev,sount Park two persons
II sIlle,i. ,.Slv NV fatally. Following Is q iist
w ~ Egled d and wounded
Oavid conkley, aged 20 y years, 3Eo,o1Isnd TGsidI
Ms pa''r p.,r second street ana Woouiahu
cue loPO oon portion of his head blown
lola @.5 S n German Hospital
d'' = nonrALLY WOUNDED.
,,.or aged 20 years, Of Atlantic
BclIy po and shoulder shattered. 900,
gg srl anu Miller, aged Z years, Nd. 1923
Da9I5 ,,.ct: 1f wounded in head.
pr .lfee,I ,uIccaIrps, aged 81 years, No.
VI IN r. street, near Twenty,thiru anu
Gola ,ois ~ both legs fractured.
r1,',m ~ ,ua Love, No. sis stokes street,
ondcd in legs ,.n
III
,,,ll CoakIey, husband OF woman Ki''sd'
gFd pn,gen. !" y wife of Henry Bowen, aged
ae pOv wounded in the breast and arms.
l.l,' s,,lsrs. aged 35 years, residing at
AIiaIt t,nrth and Meredith streets, arm
@ .I ncce.silating ninputatloh' ,or
'l, ~, CHAN, aged 26 years, No. l2l7
y 'Tusenty.sIyth street, head injured.
Y y" Harrison. park guard, residing
aa' eaoant mt avenue, near Twenty-second,
ia C,ichtrul shock, and was carried
nsansible' - r.;.uo,n,
ss,, evening was made at Flat Iron
Intln lhe confines Of the Reading
VIM ,se main drive, FairmOuntavenue
s%' Sl'I lincoln Monument. Fully $4,000
ror, assembled In the immediate
N, of ,be display at nm early hour.
wy pshai,ion was under the direction of
ss,,sarlrnbcrg of No. lS0 Cooper avenue,
Sr" 'S"' lie and his three assistants had
lin Xiv shot into the air many brilliant
Y, ,''G ~ tour, six and eight inch diameter.
cara fired from mortars Of suitable
'yM Gaos When Mr.. Scharfenberg de-
,D,aaynlode the 10 inch bombs he In
~, MI arst assistant. Joseph Keefer,
,s,nJ @ 10 that part Of the work while he
S M o,hers arranged for other displays.
,iSincb bomb was hurled into the air,
.Ssn N I n hurst cries of admiration rang
.,housonls of throats. But suddenly
Y ,ral neal, like that made from some
1 |.,,5,1s cam N, WAS heard.
. M mortar which had been charged with
@,r l0ipch bomb, burst and the
.,r,s,s of iron went screeching into the
I0rrred for an instant aloit, and then
atlr descending, crashed into the midst
81 gnJe lully a square distant, upon hill
M ,ast side Of the Reading railroad,
Y,,u Tsenty.seventh and Twenty-eighth
rs Over 5000 persons were masacd
a ihis hill ut the time.
S,sant Swank of the Ninth district
y was on the hill at the time and stood
feet away from Mrs. David Coakley.
,no summoned aid and had the injured
,std to tue German Hospital, on
t.alan avenue, near Girard College,
N their wounds were attended to. Mrs.
aSly died instantly and her body was re-
NJtolhe Ninth district station house,
'vrty.thiil and Brown streets.
. .let5nlract for furnishing the pyrotech-
display was obtained by William 7.
pwr X Sons, located on Market street
.fe Fourth. Mir. Scharienberg was en-
f. |gel by this firm TO superintend the exbi-
X aOo. When he was called upon last even
| at his hotel to learn his explanation Of
,caaslrophe he was startled to hear the
tsallul result.
He covered his face with his hands and
like one bTeit Of reason. In little
bile he summoned up sufficient strength
A give this account;
n Previous to the explosion we had dis
harged ITO six-inch bombs, 30 eight-inch
pd GO i0urineh. The mortar which did
e damage was made of wrought iron,
was balfan inch in thickness. The only
a'on | can give for the accident is that the
Sler in the mortar used 10 propel the
aOB was previously fired, whcreupon both
ID lhe bomb exploded inside of the
IA. Ihtre we're In the mortar seven
a naol powder which is known to the
sRs 7 q rifle powder. The bomb con-
'a'afious chemicals, the principal being
Hsie potash, nitrate OF barytes, nitrate
@olllan and shclac. do not think
wa oyercharged the mortar, as he is
safelal and has been In my employ
I'teh years, and never had such a
ny o0ieur before. For twenty years
Y conducted this business, and it has
Ky Drcn my boast that never had an
al oa'.l 70 occur while making public OK
Sa'lse a. 'may appear, only the smallest
n'ya q mat vast assemblage which had
.yivl 10 witness the fireworks were aware
lF explosion had dealt death to some
asstciaiors.
" iai program Of the exhibition was
a1a 9at without delay, and the set
y, Which were numerous and magniii-
n u srie WI, al that had been expected. The
~ slagILgod was densely packed with
Y, y lloln all parts Of the city, and the
54ls' Going and returning, were
''lal to suilocation.