The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-11-03
DREADFUL ACCIDENT.
Explosion. Of a Bomb Mortar Dur
ing a PyrOfecIs'aic E.cJsibitto"
at PHILADELPHIA.
Six Persons Inst lntly Killed and
Number More o. Less Seriously
Injured.

A mortar heavily charged with bombs
and other fireworks, which were eng used
in the celebration of the Penn centennial at
Paramount. Park, Philadelphia, exploded,
moving down the surrounding SPECTATORS
like Che discharge of canister into fegi-
ment, aud carrying death and destruction In
it's course A oil patch from that city gives
The following particulars of the slckening
affair: The shouts OF the co lected thons-
ands which had rent the air a few minutes De
fore because OF the ma2nfice 10 Oh play SUI
denly ceased, and above the noise MAZE
bv the stamping spectators cou DC
heard the shrleks and means OF the dying.
When the excitement follow M the expo
sion had somewhat abated ambu'an IS were
summoned and the injured removed TO
neghboring hospital Mrs.. Dny y Cookiey,
az Il - years VIII was nearest the mortar,
was struck ON the rght side of the he q ana
instantly killed, piece OF the IRON carrying
away part OF her jaw. 4 colored infant was
torn from the arms or Its mother anu Killed,
John Cannon, aged 70 years had MS skull
crushed In, and died in {. n MINUTES.
A. Gerhart and Edward PieIson, TWO young
men. were standing to- ether Just ns the
crash came, Mr.. Gerhart heard womnns
voice cry: Great God. my child IL killed
He !et q dead we ght strike against his
shoulders Turnine, ne saw an elder col
ored woman no din the bmp form OF chi
in ner arms Ii had almost d Opp'd from
her grasp but she had Gu ched II again.
she had ed the child in front of her, and
in receivirg the blow { rad saved her
lie The won n was " =. Clarlo tie Col
inns OF No 5l4 North Nineto' nth street, an
the little boy was Howard, the 3-yelr Old
son OF her daught r Mrs. Lsaoel Scudler,
% wears Cd, Sesiding on Buinb il traet
He died in q few milutes Mrs Scuddar
had been standing by Ter mot .crs side,
laugh NJ and adm ing tie FIR works Her
shoulder had almost touoeel that OF Me-.
Pierson After tn eXtlo ION she lay lifel So
at his feet. 4 fly NJ lra- nlent of the shell
ha struck htr in The IA ., near y sever ng
the lover port on from tie upper.
Two men wao had been stan ing
bv were struck by the flying
pieces OF the bomb and were Instantly
killed. The face OF the enc was beaten into
such q Snapeless naaa tina. not even IT'S a2e
could be ascertain 1T The other was young
man auout - years oil. Acr IS his face,
about the middle OF tlc nose, was trans
verse cut nearly two inches u9rr Pa, Guard
Thomas w. HAIR son, who Has stand NJ near
est To the building, was PICKED no scn-ei SIS
about - feet from his stsgio4 It's III uries,
although severe die not ape r o be longer
Gus and H. was immc0 tely removed to his
boarding pl .ce, No 2.38 Fa rmOun; avenue.
NJ. Harrison IS a soldier under Mai. Reno
il the Indian battle OF he Big Horn river, in
which Gen. Custer wa slain.
The bodies OF the two IN. nOwn men and
o. Mrs $ udder were removed to the art
build ny at the Green street entrance John
Nj. Canning one of the wounded. who was
taken to the German Hospital, died few
minutes alter his arrival
IL is estimated that there were twenty FIVE
persons injur II ser ou~ V Vi not ia ally.