The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-12-11
Dynamite nc . Dance.

DovKR, N. H.. Dec. 6.-Later particn-
lars from STAFFORD show that stephen
Young. Ia whose nuuso the explosion
previously reported. occurred. had n
party last night. There was dynamite
for blasting purposes, on the shelf, and
ono OF the party, 10 scare the rest, fired
revolver at tho Jar, and caused explo-
sion of the dynamite. The house was
blown TO atoms and burned up. one
peTson, u Frehchnan, employed by
Young, WAS killed outright, and seven
wounded. Government bonds 10 the
amount of $4,000 aud An amount of rail
road stock were destroyed. Miss Sadie
Greenfield, of Rochester, was blown
through window and her head cut
open. Several of those injured will
probably die. Among them IL DIR. Ste
phen Young, of Rochester, and his
uncle, stephen Young, NJ whose house
tho explosion occurred.
NARROWING DETAILS.
DovEE, N. H., Dec. 5.--An authentic
account Of tho stafford explosion states
that Stephen Young, u well-to-do farmer
here, had occasion to drill through a
rock for we'll. In tho rear of his house.
lie employed George l.. Goodwin to do
the work, assisted by u. Taylor Berry.
A basket of Atlas powder cartridges
were used in boring the well, one of
which Goodwin attached to u battery,
which did not work. He placed the bat
terry and cartridges in the kitchen on the
has.et containing other cartridges.
About O'clock George Young, OF
Lowell, Massachusetts,, a visitor, in
company with Miss Sadie Greenfield,
took the battery In his hand. Iustantly
u loud explosion followed. The house
was demolished, the first floor
being blown into the cellar and tho back
part of the house blown out. AT the
lime eight Do sans were in tho house,
and all were terribly injured. George
L. Goodwin, aged n, dird this morning.
lie leaves wife and two children. The
following four will die:
George Young, jr., aged 27; single.
,Joseph May, aged 25i lately from Phil
adelpbia.
Mary Young, aged SO.
H. II. Berry, aged 81; unmarried.
Those who are injured. but not fatally,
ares:
Miss Sadie Greenfield, aged %, of
Rochester.
Ella Redy, aged Is; unmarried.
Stephen Young, aged 10; II widower.
At y. M, u. n. Berry. Joseph May
and George Young's deaths were hourly
expected. Mary Young may linger
some days. The house took Dire, and
with its contents was burned to the
ground. Everybody WAS afraid to go
near the house during the fire, fearing II
further explosion. The cartridge ey-
plosion was heard distance of fifteen
miles. Money aud notes of cOnsidera-
bic value were lost.
LATER-DEATI COMING.
or the eight persons injured, Goodwin
has already died. or the seven
survivors, it is doubtful il any
reco YER, except Miss Sadie Greenfield,
Tonight the death Of &. Young, Mary
Young, Y. +. Berry and Joseph may
be expected ut any moment. Ella
Ready, heretofore thought to be
only slightly. injured, is growing
rapidly worse from internal burns. Ste
phen Young, sged SO years, became
PROSTATE this afternoon from a wound
and it is thought his injuries may prove
fatal, owing to his extreme age. Miss
Greenfield is out of danger. She Is
sister to High Sheriff Greenfield, ,and
WAS soon to be married to Geo. Young.
stephen Young is the wealthiest farmer
in the town.