Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-01-26

along the road leading to Oakland,
and, as rule, giving the widest
estimates of the number killed, and
the amount of damage. Arrived ut
the Won rs, all the outhouses were
blown to pieces, and shattered
portions of human bodies are >tlewn
on the ground. The glare of the
lamps borne by the searching parties,
revealed the
HORRIBLY MANt,iFD FORMS
OF several Cinnamon. Their surviving
roun'r!men kept up continual
jahbernG. and gradually summoned
up enough courage to approach
within q safe distance from the
blazing ou,houscs. which mad been
i9nit,d 10y the explosion. Acursory
view OF the situation was enough to
convince those who returned that
any attempt at rescue might he at
tended with serious results, as the
fire threatened the magazine. in
which al unusual quantity of powder
and nitro-Slycerine were stored
Workmen who have been detailed
to keep the flames within c,ltain
limits, abandoned their perilous
post, and, bu, for a fortunate lull in
the wind which prevailed at the time
of the explosion, the magazine would
have been reached and the conse-
quences impossible to foretell.
1t had been the custom to close
the works on Sunday, but in conse-
uuence of large order, consisting
of 5000 boxes for Oregon, large
force of men were put to work, either
manufacturing powder or loading a
schooner which was to have LETT for
Portland about the middle of the
week.
THE FIRST EXPLOSION
Occurred in the packing house, but
IN what manner is unknown, as those
engaged there, with one exception,
are dead, and he is unconscious. A
large excavation has been made in
the brew of the hill, where the pack
ing houses We're situated, about
twenty feet open space intervening
between each
1t is supposed that the flying
embers and the conclusion from the
first explosion caused the others.
some exploding simultaneously
This theory is borne out by the fact
that the packing houses, ten in
numl er, are completely demolished.
The fire then made way to the rem.
nants of the dipping houses, where
.i"ht Cinnamon were found living in
Il heap. About q hundred feet from
this point headless corpse and
horribly disfsured remains of Il
Chinaman were found by the reflect
ed glare of the fire, which rapidly
gained in the direction of the maya.
zine.
WERE KILLED.
The total force consisted of 10
men. 1t is believed, from a super
fetal examination made, that fort,
Cinnamon were killed, and one white
man, Ferdinand kumpf, foreman
who had been through two explosions
of the same works, was killed. Os
car Fcrgofshy, foreman of the pack
ing house. is badly bruised, and Iii
ears were blown off. He is not ex
pected to live.
Damage to the giant powder work.
is estimated at 100000. The Sal
Francisco chemical works were alst
badly injuled-to the extent o
$40 900.
Another DisastSr.
SAN FRANcIsco, Jan. 23.-The Syd
ney Hrald says Of the disaster a
the Australasian mine, Dec. 18th
that the water broke into the oil,
shaft and in few moments tn
lower levels were flooded. Twenty
two persons persisted. The Who'll
party had been caught in the drift
the water rising 50 high that only b
cllnSinS to tinbers could they keel
their chins above water. One b.
one. during the 60 hours struggle
they had dropped off exhausted an,
were drowned in the flood, tn,
strongest only holding out until relic
came.
The bodies were found lyin
about the floor of the drift. Tn
victims were inferred on the 10th
and the day was observed rs u holi
day.
Disaster ON the Southern Pacific.
San Francisco, Jan. 20.-Earl
this morning the city was throw
into a state of excitement bordering
on frenzy, by the announcement
that terrible accident had occurre,
on the Southern railroad line.
seems that the regular EXPIRE SIS trail
which left this city at "a. NJ. yester
day had reached point four mile
from Tehachap', at an early hou
this morning. The train consiste,
Of seven cars, four sleeping coaches
two baggage cars, and the mail an
express cars, and was i'll charge q
Conductor Reed, an old and exper
fenced emplove. The usual tim
was made to keene. aud ut IL station
u few miles below the help en.in
was attached. to assist in pullin
the train up Tehachapi summit. TIN
grade is several miles long aud la
an average Use Of ll6 feet to tn
mile. Arrived ut the summit, til
engines were detached from the trail
to allow the LelpinS engine to side
track and return. immediately til
train began to move back on the tel
,ible grade, and gradually increasing
in speed, soon got beyond control q
the brakeman and the other trail
hands, and went flying down til
grade ut lightning speed. The run
away caused the greatest terro
among the passengers, who kne,
not what the end would be. On an,