Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1883-01-23

Vent down from berkeley and west
Bsrkslsy. The fire Is still raging. The
large magazine, containing over 200 tons
OF powder, Il still safe. About eight tons
exploded. The loss cannot be estimated.
Dwelling houses on the east side Of the
hill are safe, but all glass is shattered.
yuRrHkR PARTICULARS.
San FRANCISCO, Jan. 2l.--Total loss
by reason Of explosion will reach not
loss than 600, 900. The giant powder
works sustained damage of SGO, 600,
die scid works of Judsop L Co., $40,-
600. It il inlpossible TO ascertain tile
exact loss Of life. but is assumed to be
bstween 30 and 40. The first explo.
sios occurred about 4 O'Clock in
tho packing house In which
about 200 pounds Of powder were stored.
II Il not known whether any one was
killed by the first explosion or not. As
soon - the packing house exploded,
number Of Cinnamon, employed in other
Department., led far their lives and had
reached an open space when the mixing
house exploded, killing most Of the men
In their tracks. II il thought that Ferdi.
maud KonGf, superintendent was killed
by this explosion. n about q minute
one Of the SMALLER houses exploded, fol.
lowed immsdistsly by fourth explo-
sion, which doubtlsss killed the surviv.
ing employees. workman named Au.
E Isssd f'' 2ll ss'' %sa h. IN.
e. sss' ii is's CHI, e.. ' are . ssss
thirty or tes Suses on the
point occuptsd employees,
At the powder - ~ works, and most
Of the windoFS ars stored. and the
doors and sides 10 ma1f distances dashed
in by the force OF the discussion. After
each explosion the vpodwork of the
buildings caught tire - burned stead.
ily for several aes evts to prevent
the flames READ qlein magazine,
containing an quantity Of
powder, wsrs successful.
The consequences W6al6 heve been most
fearful had the lagNp ma9asine exploded,
" one Of the superintendents stated.
there il enough powder stored there to
have destroyed every living thing OH the
peninsula. The cause Of the first ex.
plosion rsmsins q mystery, This even
ing twelve bodies have been counted
lying In the debris and the Corouer's in
vsstsstiou tomorrow viii probably dis
slose moro than double that number. A
force Of men IL engaged tonight eEtin-
gushing the fire and recovering bodies.
sTrLL yURrHHR PARTICULARS.
sxu FsANmsco, jan. Gilt is now
known that The number Of Chinese killed
Il not u great ~ was first reported. Not
over thirty are missing. The fire il still
raging. and more explosions are expected
momentsrily. The scene In the vicinity
Il terrible. Bodies can be seen near the
line Of the FIRE, but the men dare not res
cue them for fear Of their own lives.
Tks Assistant Superintendent Is missing
and & supposed 70 be killed. The Su- |
perintendent was not at the works at
the time. The workman named Oscar
Fergoffsky was pulled from the ruins
soon after the explosion, seriously hurt. |
Seven Chinese have been taken from the |
debris, all badly hurt. All the houses
within o radius at half mile are com
pletely shattered. The doors and win
dows Of the dwelling houses Of the EN-
ployees, on the opposite OF the bill. were
tlown in and most Of the occupans
thrown to the a6or.' The aheds and |
barns are laid fat. The building Of the |
hudson Works, on the side Of The hill |
where the blasting powder u manufac- |
tursd. was thrown over and will probably
have to be rebuilt. The cause OF the
first explosion In the mixing house is as
yet unknown. Other explosions foi.
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