Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-01-22

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Loss OF LIFs ~ IN BlowiHa Or OF I'm rovpa
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nat &. sssnsssy Ssmssi q sE.ss cSns
killed By the giant-poWdse Sxplooion d not sb
missing fSs are sun raging snc more nSs ossr sspioo 80
stons are momentarfly expected. The scene IN
near the are Sus men css eOs Sar c sen g
fear OF their own lvee The assistant superin.
tendent is missing and is supposed TO be Killed.
workman named Oscar Torguffsky Was pulled
rom the ruins soon after the explosion, seriously
the debris, all badly hurt An the houses in .
radius OF half mile are completely shattered.
employees on the opposite side Of the hI are blown S
floor. Sheds and barns were laid nat tho
where blasting powder was manufactured were
thrown over and viii probably have 20 be rebuilt.
house is yet unknown. The other explosion s % foi.
Lowell In the space OF two minutea All the build
nSs Ing blown up were on the osysde of the hin, but
men escaped miraculously. Yesterday was the
first sunday in many months when the works were
were loaded on schooners at the wharf. driver
with team and load OF powder on the wharf
and ns as @ aSs
exploded, the wharf took IRE and burned
raRd Hospitals weTe mprOyssd in the
cared for Physicians came out from
Oakland and other towns This is the most dis
astrous explosion that has ever occurred at these
works. The total loss by reason OF the explosion
will reach not less than 800 00O the Giant Powder
$50 0C0, and the acid works OF Judson a Co. oe
$4,000 1t is impossible to ascertain the exact loss
OF lfe but Is estimated at between 20 and 90 Tho
nrSt explosion occurred about 4 O'Clock In the
packing house, In which about 300 pounds OF
powder were stored. IL is not known whether
any one was killed by the first explosion or not.
As soon as the explosion In the packing house &C.
CURED number OF Cinnamon employed In the
other departments ded for their lives, and had
reached an open space when the explosion In tho
mixing house took place, killing most OF them in
their tracks. 1t Is thought that Ferlonank Kompf.
Ihe superintendent, was killed by this explosion.
In ABOUT minute another explosion occurred In
one OF the smaller houses, followed Immediately
by fourth explosion, which doubtless killed the
surviving employees August Gorgofsky, a work.
man was very seriously injured All the other
white men have been accounted for, and the dead
men are all Cinnamon. There are some 80 or 20
houses on the point occupied 10y employees Of the
powder and acid works the windows OF which are
shattered, and the doors and sides In many I'm!
stances dashed in by the conclusion. After each
explosion the wood work OF the buildings took f1re
prevent the flames from reaching the main maya.
zine, containing an immense amount OF powder
We're happily successful. The consequences would
have been most frightful had the large magazine
exploded, as one OF the superintendents stated
that there was enough powder stored there TO have
DESTROYED every living thing on the peninsula Tie
cause OF the nrst explosion remains a mystery.
Last evening IL bodies had been counted lying in
the debris, and the coroners Investigation to- day
Will probably disclose more than double that mum.
Der force OF men were engaged last night in
extnsuishing the fire and recovering bodies.