Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-02-18

CHESTER, Pa, Feb. 7.-About o'clock
this morning an explosion occurred at the
pyrotechnlc works of Prof. Jackson, this
city. The building was badly shattered, took
fire and was consumed. At least fifteen, and
probably more lives are lost and many danger
ously wounded. The building is the old home
stead of Admiral Porter.
FURTHER DETAILS.
Anumber OF colored families lived in the
old Porter mansion. 1t seems it first took fire
and while the firemen were playing on the
flames and large crowd surrounded them,
the explosios occurred, scattering destruction
far and wide.
The number of killed is between fifteen and
twenty About twenty are dangerously and
Atty more or less seriously wounded. The
dead are being laid in the city hall and the
wounded are being cared for in the vari-
GUS drug stores, so no accurate list can be OBJ
tanned now.
THE KILLED.
The following is corrected list Of the
killed:
John Lamplugh.
Thomas Donaldson.
Thomas Anderson.
Alex. Phillips.
John Pollock.
James Kestner.
George Taylor.
James T. Doughty.
Perry Williams.
Anthony Barber.
VIM. Wood.
David Daiers.
Peter Viscati.
Benjamin Gartslde, reported dead, is still
living.
VIM. B. Franklin, VIM. Cowan and a boy
named Cakes have since died from their in
juries.
DANGEROUSLY WOUNDED.
The list of wounded is increasing. Police
officer Blizzard, VIM. ellison and Smith
Nabbitt; Fireman Alexander Hamil-
ton, Horace Lakin. A. Greenbaugh,
VIM. Ford, Jas. Clark, Jacob Rothy and John
Wood are dangerously wounded. John Wood
is brother of VIM. Wood, killed.
Eliza Watson, Dan Rothwell, Mary Weodig,
Geo. Williams and David Blizzard are painfully
hurt.
The limbs of Jane Kay Ice 'ored) have been
amputated, and her life is despaired Of
Chas Dalton, son of Chief Engineer Dalton,
is internally injured. No hope of his recov-
cry The chief g injuries are serious.
James Daugherty's head was blown off.
The families of many of the killed and
wounded are in needy circumstances, and relief
committees have been formed.
Fifty are more or less wounded, three ia
tally. Part Of the mansion has been used by
Prof. Jackson, pyrotechnist, for some years
IS place of manufacturing explosive COM
modities. The flremen after heing assured
there were no explosives in fireplace, went TO
work After playing on the flames about half
an hour terrific explosion occurred. The
bodies of men were thrown in every direction,
the air filled with rubbish and the ground
covered with victims, some killed and seriously
injured and Others badly hurt. The dead bodies
of men lay on the ground, while Others Ia
bored in the agonies OF death, number
writhing in their blood moaned and groaned
piteously for help. Many lay insensible OF their
surroundings. Others bruised and bleeding
CROPPED their way from the scene of the terri.
Bile accident. The scene beggars description.
People prayed in the open streets and the
sHRIEKs OF THE DYING
were appalling. The fire was abandoned and
everybody in condition to do 80, turned his at.
tention to alternating the distress. the houses
in the vicinity of the explosion were convert
ed into hospitals and the wounded removed
thereto.
THE INQUEST.
At the inquest this afternoon Professor
Jackson testified he was surprised, being told
of the explosion, as he considered the place
safe. There was no powder in the room and
the explosion must have originated from gas
from the stove. The stars used for filling
bomb shells was the only things of an explo-
sive character and he did not believe
them explosive. A strong conclusion will ex-
plode these stars. The shells are all six inches
in diameter and contain about two pounds
of stars. l think the explosion was caused
by these. If this defamation had been of pow
der the roof would have been blown of, but
these stars must have exploded with great
force, as the walls Of the building have been
torn down. There were probably ten pounds
of these dstonating stars in my! mandatory
this morning,
Other Boiler Explosions.