The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-12-06
CASUALTIES.
DYNAMITE ACCIDENT
Several People Fatally Injured at straf-
ford, New Hampshirc--Harrow
Detaiis-Ex plosion OF Nntu-
raj Casa Mystery.
Dynamite at a Danee.


DOVER, n. H., Dee. 5.-Later particu.
lars from Strafiord show that Stephen
Young, in whose house the explosion
previously reported, occurred, had u
party last night. There was dynamite
for blasting purposes, on the shelf, and
one of the party, to scare the rest, fired
a revolver at the jar, aud caused explo-
sion of the dynamite. The house was
blown to atoms and burned up. One
person, Frehchman, employed by
Young, was killed outright, and seven
wounded. Government bonds to the
amount OF $4,000 and an amount of rail.
road stock We're destroyed. Miss Sadie
Greenfield, of Rochester, was blown
through u window and her head cut
open. Several Of those injured will
probably die. Among them is DR.. Ste
phen Young, of Rochester, and his
uncle, stephen Young, at whose house
The explosion occurred.
NARROWING DETAILS.
DOVER, n. H., Dec. 5.-An authentic
account of the Stafford explosion states
that stephen Young, woll-to-do farmer
of Stafford Corner, eighteen miles from
here, had occasion to drill through a
rock for a well, in tho rear of his house.
He 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, ono of
which Goodwin attached to battery,
which did not work. He placed the bat
terry and cartridgesin the kitchen on the
basset containing other cartridges.
About O'Clock George Young, OF
Lowell, Massachusetts, visitor, in
company with Miss Sadio Greenfield,
took the battery In his hand. Instantly
a loud explosion followed. Tho house
was demolished, the first floor
being blown into the cellar and the back
part Of the house blown out. At the
time eight PEI sans were in tho house,
and all were terribly injured. George
l.. Goodwin, aged n, died this morning.
He leaves q wife and two children. The
following four will die:
George Young, jr., aged "a; single.
Joseph May, aged %; lately from Phil
adelphia.
Mary Young, aged So.
y. Il. Berry, aged 30; unmarried.
Those who are injured, but not fatally,
are:
Miss Sadie Greenfield, aged 25, of
Rochester.
Ella Redy, aged is; unmarried.
stephen Young, aged 70; widower.
At / p. M, Il. n. Berry, Joseph MAY
and George Young's deaths were hourly
expected. Mary Young may linger
some days. The house took ire, and
with Its contents was burned to the
ground. Everybody was afraid to go
near the house during the fire, fearing
further explosion. The cartridge ex-
plosion was heard distance of iifleon
miles. Money and notes of consldera-
ble value we're lost.
LATER-pEArH CoMISG.
or tho eight persons injured, Goodwin
has already died. or the seven
survivors, II Is doubtful II any
recover, EXCEPT Miss Sadie Greenfield,
Tonight the death of G. Young. Mary
Young, y. Il. Berry and Joseph may
be expected at any moment. Ella
Ready, heretofore thought to be
only slightly injured, il growing
rapidly worse from internal burns. ste.
phon Young, aged s3 years, became
prostratc this afternoon from wound
and IL is thought his injuries may prove
fatal, owing TO his extreme age. Miss
Greenfield is out OF danger. She Ia q
sister To High Sheriff Greenfield, ,,and
va s0on to bo married 10 Geo. Young.
stephen Young is the wealthlest farmer
nv the town.