The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1882-10-27
DREADFUL ACCIDENT.
Explosion of q Bomb Mortar Dur
i9lg a PyFOtecHleic Exhibition
at Philadelphia.
Six Persons Instantly Killed and @
Number More er Less Seriously
Injured.

A mortar heavily Charged with bombs
and other fireworks, which were Icing used
in the celebration of the Penn centennial at
Paramount Park, Philadelphia exploded
moving down the surrounding spectators
like the discharge of canister into regi-
ment, and carrying death and destruction in
its course A di.patch from that city gives
the following particulars Of the sickening
affair: The shouts OF the collected thOus-
ands which had rent the air few minutes be-
fore because of the magnificent display sud
denly ceased, and above the noise made
by the stamping spectators coud be
heard the shrieks and means OF the dying
When the excitement follow ng the eXplo-
sion had somewhat abated ambulances were
summoned and the injured removed to d
neighboring hospital Mrs. Dav S CookieT,
ag d ri years who was nearest the mortar,
was struck on the right side of the he d and
Instantly killed, a piece of the iron carrying
away part of her jaw. A colored infant was
torn from the arms of its mother and killed
John Cannon aged 35 years, had his skull
crushed in and died in ten minutes
A. Gerhart and Edward PiaIson, two young
men, were standing toe ether. Just as the
crash came, Mr.. Gerhart heard woman's
voice cry: "Great God my child is XII led. "
He felt a dead we ght strike against his
L -
ored woman no ding the limp form of a chi d
in her arms. 1t had almost d oppad from
her grasp. bu5 she had clu ched it again
she had ed the child in front Of her, and
in receiving the blow it had saved her
life. The won n was Ms Charlotte Col
inns, Of No. 514 North Nineteenth street, AMI
the little boy was Howard, the 3-year- old
son OF her daught Il Mrs. Isabel a Scudder,
27 years 0 d, residing on Bainbidee Street
T He died in a few minutes Mrs Scudder
had been standing by her mothers side,
laughing and admGing the fireworks. Her
shoulder had almost touched that of Mr..
Pierson. After the exI losion she lay lifel So
at his feet. A flying fragment OF the shell
ha struck htr III the face, near = sever ng
the lower portion from the upper.
Two men w4o had been stan ing
pieces of the bomb and were instantly
killed. The face of the one was beaten into
such shapeless mass that not even his age
could be ascertained The other was young
man aeout 25 years old. Across his face,
about the middle of the nose, was trans
verse cut nearly Two inches deep. Pa k Guard
Thomas w Harrison, who was stand no. near
est to the building, was picked up sensel, SIS
about 30 feet from his station. Els injuries,
although severe, did not apnerr to be danger
Gus, and h was immedi tely removed to his
boarding I'll ce, No 1913 Fa rmount avenue.
/ Mr.. Harrison WIS q soldier under Mai. Reno
iii the lndianbattle of the Big Horn river in
which Gen. Custer was slain.
The bodies OF the two unknown men and
OF Mrs S udder were removed to the art
building at the Green street entrance. John
N. Canning one of the wounded, who was
taken to the German Hospital died few
minutes after his arrival
1t is estimated that there were twenty five
/ persons injured seriously If not fatally.