Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-12-06
AHOUSE BLOWN TOATOMS
ONE PERSON KILLED AND FOUR
FATALLY INJURED.

| Conflicting Reports to the Cause of
the ExplOsiOn-A Private House In a
Town of New Hampshire the Scene
The Report Heard Fifteen Miles Dis
tant.
DOVER, n. H., Dec. .5.-Stephen Young,
oil Straford, n. H., had party at his
house last night. On a shelf in his house
was placed a quantity of dynamite in
tended for blasting. One of the party, to
scare the rest, fired a revolver, and the
jar caused an explosion Of the dynamite.
me mousse was blown to atoms and
burned up. One person, a Frenchman
employed by Young, was killed outright
and seven more were wounded. Bonds
to the amount of $4,000 and an amount
OF railroad stock were destroyed. Miss
Sadie Greenfield, of Rochester, n. H.. was
blown through a window and had her
head cut open. Several of those injured
will probably diet. AmOngfthem are DR..
stephen Young, of Rochester, and his
uncle, stephen Young, at whose house
the explosion occurred.
ANOTHER VERSION OF THE AFFAIR.
Another authentic account of the explo-
sion states that Stephen Young. a well-tO-do
farmer OF Strafford Corner, IS miles from
here, had occasion to drill through a rock
for well in the rear of his house. He
employed George L. Goodwin to do the
work, assisted by 4. Taylor Berry. A
basket OF Atlas powder cartridges was
used in boring the well, one of which
GOODWIN attached to a battery which did
not work. He placed the battery and
cartridges in the kitchen on basket
containing other cartridges. About 5
O'Clock George Young, of Lowell, Mass,
a visitor, IN company with Miss Sadie
Greenfield, took the battery in his hand
At once a loud explosion followed and the
house was demolished, the first floor
Delng blown to atoms. At the time eight
persons were in the house and all were
terribly injured.
THE DEATH LIST.
George Goodwin, aged 81, died this
morning. He leaves a wife and two chill
dren.
The following four will die:
George Young, Jr., aged 81, single.
Joseph May, aged %, lately from Phila-
Mary Anne Young, aged SO, daughter
of Stephen Young.
u. L. Berry, aged 80, unmarried.
Those injured but not fatally are Miss
Sadie Greenfield, aged 8, of Rochester;
Ella Ready, aged Is, unmarried. and Ste
phen Young, aged IS, widower.
At l O'Clock this evening 4. L. Berry.
Joseph May and George Young's deaths
were hourly expected. Mary Anne
Young may finger some days. The house
took fire and, with its contents, was
the house during tne fire, fearing further
explosion of cartridges. The explosion
was heard 10 miles away.
WORSE THAN ANTICIPATED.
DOVER, N. H., Dec. 6, 3 A. M.-The re-
suit OF the dynamite explosion will be
worse than was anticipated. OF the eight
persons injured George L. Goodwin has
already died. Of the seven surviving it
is doubtful if any will recover, excepting
Miss Sadie Greenfield. AT O'Clock last
night the death Of George Young, Mary
Ann Young, Zachary T. Berry and Joseph
May was considered liable to occur at any
moment. Ella Ready, who was thought
to be only slightly injured, is growing
rapidly worse from internal burns,
stephen Young, SO years old.
was taken i'll this afternoon, and
it is thought that his injuries
may prove fatal owing to his extreme
age. Miss Greenfield is out of danger.
She is sister of High Sheriff Greenfield,
and was soon to have been married to
George Young. Stephen Young is the
wealthiest farmer in town, and a Widower.
his daughter Mary Anne being his house
keeper. Mary Anne Young, Ella Ready,
Berry and May are being cared for at
Joseph Berry's residence. Mays face is
charred and the faces of the others are
black from the dynamite. Two surgeons
are in constant attendance. The means
OF the sufferers are dreadful to hear.
George and Stephen Young are at Frank
Young's home, close by. The scene of
the explosion has been visited by crowds.
but nothing marks the spot except a pile
of bricks from the four large chimneys,