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
thirty or forty houses on the point, oc
eupied by the employees at the powder and
acid works, and most of the windows are
shattered, the doors and windows, in many
instances, dashed in by the force of the con-
cussion. After eseh explosion the wood
work Of the buildings caught Ere and
burned for several hours. The efforts to
prevent the flames from reaching the main
magazine, containing an immense quantity
OF powder were happily successful. The con-
sequences would have been most frightful
hadthe large magazine exploded as one {
the saperintendents stated there is enough
powdersiored there to have DESTROYED every
dying thing on the peninsula. The cause
OF the hrst explosion remains mystery.
This evening twelve bodies have been
counted lying in the debris, and the coro
ner's Investigation tomorrow will pro badly
disclose more than double that mum Der.
force OF men are engaged tonight in ex-
uneuishing the fire and recovering bodies.
A HORRIBLE scgNE.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 2-An Oakland
dispatch says; The scene at the Grant
powder works this morning was one OF de.
vastation and death. In semi-circular ex
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Gated, The ground is covered with debris
aud timber and huge rocks thrown by the
violence the series of explosions are seen
on all sides. Lying on the ground are the
mangled bodies OF twenty-one Cinnamon.
One Chlnaman died last night in temporary
hospital. SO far rs known, at noon one
White and twenty-five Chinese were killed.
The white man killed is Ferdinand Kamp,
assistant superintendent. He could have
saved himself, but remained to try to save
the works. When the first explosion oc-
Cured he ran TO the nitro-gl ycerine house
to turn on water To extingnish the fire.
lie was killed by the explosion Of the
nitro, glycerlne house, 1t is
In the ruins. Oscar Fongewsky, 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 all
caved in, and are filled with debris. The
magazines are uninjured, and the danger
OF further explosions is deemed at an end.
MORE DEyILTRY.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. pa dispatch to
Wells, Fargo Il Co. from Carson, says: The
store at Gold Mountain was robbed Thurs
day or Friday by mounted, masked men.
The proprietor and two clerks were killed.
The road agents then went to the store at
Silver Peak and robbed it, killing the pro-
prietor and one clerk. Two of the robbers
were also killed. Gold Mountain and Sill
yer Peak are in southwestern Nevada dis.
tant from Geographic communication,
BOLD ROBBERY. =
LITTLE Rock, ARK, Jan 22.-Saturday
night McRoe Il Co. s store, at Mount Holly,
Union county, was blown open and robbed
Ofconsiderable money and 81 600 in govern.
ment bonds. The robbers stole two horses,
rode to Camden and took the train for
Gordon, eluding pursuit.
EXPLODED.
ELRTos, Mp, Jan 2!.-This morning the
boiler at the Ledger paper mills exploded
with terrific force, wrecking one.hali OF the
immense 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 & Nixon, on
Glenway avenue, Clifton, burned early this
morning. The inma az escaped. Loss,
$4,000 insurance, Sc Co.,
A COLD DEATH.
New YORK. Jan. 22.--Charles Wilson, of
Philadelphia, expressed q trunk and valu-
abes to Edwin Selwegc, New York, this
morning, and then jumped from the bridge
aud was carried over the falls.