Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-01-23
Adailsonai Particulars.

BERKELEY, January 21.-It is now know.
that the number of Chinese killed is not a:
great as at FIRST reported. Mol over thirty
are missing. The Ere is still raging, and
more explosions are expected momeat~siis,
The scene in the vicinity fsferTfb.e. Bodies
can be seen lying near the line OF the IRE,
but the men dare not rescue them Tor fesr Of
their own lives The assistant superinleud-
ent is missing, and is supposed to be killed
The superintendent was not at the works. A
workman named Forguffsky was pulled from
the ruins soon alter the explosion, seriously
hurt. Seven Chinese have been taken from
the debris, all badly hurt. All the houses in
a radius of half mile are completely shat
tered. The doors and windows of the DWELL
ingheuses Of the employees on the opposite
side of the hill were blown in and most of the
occupants thrown to the floor and The sheds
and barns laid fiat. The buildings of the ind
son works on the side of the hill, waere
blasting powder is manufactured, were thrown
over and will probably have TO
be rebuili. The cause of the first explosion
In the mixinghouse is yet unknown. The
other explosion followed in The space of two
miuuie'. All buildings blown up were on
the bsy side of the hill, but fires crept
rapidly arouud. Now (at 8 O'Clock PM a
larger mags zine is in danger. No attempt
- been made to check the fire, owing to the
danger. Many workmen ped mIracu-
lousy. To-day is the first Sunday in many
mon BIS that the works were running in full
blast, and orders of seventy-three tons were
loaded Oh schooners at the wharf. The
driver with team and load of the powder
on the wharf jumped when the first explosion
was heard into the water aud escaped, when
tie wagon-load exploded. The wharf has
taken fire an1 is burning. Hospitals are
INN via tHa I'D II
the wounded cared for. Physicians have
come out from Oakland and other towns.
This ia the most disastrous explosion that
ever occurred at these works. Should the
magazine explode ali the houses in Berkeley
would be dsmsged. An effort will be made
10 subdue the flames and avoid this danger.
Lotr.-The total loss by reason of the tx.
plosion will reach not less than 500, 900. TIE
Giant Powder Works sustain damage of
500, 600, and the acid works OF Judson q
Co. $4,000. 1t is impossible to ascertain
the exact loss Of life, but it is estimated at
between thirty and forty. The fret explosion
occurred about o'clock in the packing.
house, in which about 200 pounds of powder
we're stored. 1t ia not known whether any
one was killed by the first explosion or not.
As soon as the psckipghouss exploded a
number Of Cinnamon employed In the
other departments fed for their lives, and
had reached the openspsce when the mixing
houses exploded, Killing most Of them in
their trat ks. II is thought that Ferdinand
Kompf, superintendent. was killed by this
explosion. In about minute one Of the
smaller houses exploded, followed immedi-
ately by fourth explosion, which doubtless
killed the surviving employees. A workman
man named August Forguffsky was very
seriously injured. All the ether white men
have been accounted for, and the dead are
all Cinnamon. There are some thirty or
forty houses on the point occupied by EN-.
ployes at The powder and acid works, and
most of the windows are shattered, and the
doors and sides of many houses were dashed
in by the force of the conclusion. After each
explosion The woodwork of the buildings
caught FIRE and burned steadily for several
hours. Eforls 10 prevent the flames reach
ing the main msgszine, containing an i'm
mense quantity OF powder, were happily cue
cessful. The consequence would have been
mos. frightful had the large magazine ex-
ploded, as one OF the superIntendents stated
that there is enough powder stored there to
have destroyed every living thing on The
The cause OF the FIRST explosion
remains a mystery. This evening twelve
bodies have been counted lying in the debris,
and the coroner's investigation tomorrow
will probably disclose more than double
that number. A force OF men is engaged to-
night in exlinguishing the fire and recover
ing the bodies,