The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-01-23

very seriously injured. All other
whites have been accounted for, and de-
ceased are all Cinnamon. There are some
thlrty or forty houses on the point, oc
cupied by the employees at the powder and
uc'd works, and most Of the windows are
shattered, the doors and windows, in many
instances dsshed ia by the force of the cou-
cussion. After esch explosion the wood
WORK Of the buildings caught Ere aud
burned for several hours. The efforts to
prevent the flames from reaching the main
magazine, containing an immense quantity
OF powder We're happily successful. The con.
sequences would have been most trightful
hadthe large magazine exploded; as one {
the superlntendeuts stated there Is enough
powder stored there 10 have DESTROYED every
living thing on the ptulnsu "a. The cause
ol the hrst explosion remains a mystery.
This evening twelve bodies have been
counted lying Ia the debris, and the CorO
ner'S Investigation tomorrow will pr badly
disclose more than double that number.
4 force OF men are engaged tonight in ey-
tneuishing the fire aud recovering bodies.
A HORRIBLE SCENE.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 22-An Oakland
dispatch says; Tue scene at the Grant
powder works this morning was one OF de-
vastation and death In semi-crcular ex-
caVation, where the packing houses are To-
Gated, the ground is covered with debris
ana timber and huge rocks thrown by the
violence of the serie, Of explosions are seen
on all sides. Lying on the grouGd are the
mangled bodies OF twenty-One Cinnamon.
One Chmaman died last night in temporary
hospital. So far as known, at noon one
white and twenty-five Chinese were killed.
The white man killed il Ferdinand Ramp,
assistant superintendent. He could have
saved himself, but remained to try to save
the works. When the first explosion oc-
Cured he ran 10 the nitro gJCer.nc house
10 turn On water 10 extiuguish the fire.
lie was killed by the explosion Of the
nitro glyoerlne house. IL is
thought eight or ten bodies are
III the ruins. Oscar Fongewslly, the ouly
white man wounded, will probably recover.
Thirteen wounded Chinese are lying in the
quarters of the Chinese. The greater num-
Der of them will recover The cause of the
explosion still remains mystery. Whether
the powder in everyone of the packing.
houses exploded cannot be told They ali
cayed in, and are filled with debris The
magazines are unuiured, and the danger
oil further EXPLOSIONS Is deemed at an end
MORE pEyIITRY.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan, IA dispatch to
Wells, Fargo a Co. from Carson, says: The
store at Gold Mountain was robbed Thurs
day or Friday by mounted, masked men.
! he proprietor and two clerks were killed
The road agents then went to the store at
SILVER Peak and robbed it, killing the pro-
prletor and one clerk. Two of the robbers
were also killed. Gold Mountain and sill
yer Peak are in southwestern Nevada, dis.
tanl from Geographic communication,
BOLD ROBBERY.
LITTLE Rock, ARR, Jan. 22,-Saturlay
night McROe Il Co. $ store, at Mount Holly,
Union county, was blown open and robbed
oiconslderable money and 81 600 in govern.
ment bonds. The robbers stole two horses,
rode to Camden and took the tain for
Gordon, eluding pursuit.
EXPLODED.
ELEroN. MD, Jan. 2a-This morning the
boiler at the Ledger paper mills exploded
WIN terrhc force, wrcCking one-hal, of the
inmenSe building. Patrick Mccormick
was Killed, aud John Garrett is missing,
Eight others are injured, one of whom will
probably die.
HOMELESS.
CINCINNATI, Jan. - The residence of J
Il. Smith, of the firm Of Smith x Nixon, ON
Glenway avenue, Clifton, burned early this
morning. The inma cs escaped. Loss,
$1,000 insurance, So CO.,
COLD DEATH.
NEW YORK, Jan 22.-Charles Wilson, of
Philadelphia, expressed trunk aud vulu-
ablcs to Edwin Selwegc, New York, this
morning, and then jumped from the bridge
aud was carried over the falls.