The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1886-09-07

Guhl and his wife were carried TO the
residence of DR.. J. Lee Mills, where they
were treated and were then removed to the
city.
HOUSE OF AN OLD LADYJwRECKED.
Directly south of Latin & Rand's pow
der house facing the Archer avenue road to
the northwest stood the modest little frame
house of Mrs, Eliza Deyine. Ii had only
one room but was enough for its only oc-
eupant. She had reached the age of 90,
had seen her children marry and had
hoped to spend her remaining days in the
peace and quiet of her little home. What
little was required for her support she
earned BY making dresses for the women
in the neighborhood.
What the old woman experienced when
the explosion took place, about seventy
five feet from her, will never be written.
When the frightened neighbOrs were satisfied
that the rain nf st mes had ceased they
found Mrs. Devine's house was total
wreck. Ii did not have the appearance
which characterized the ruins of Guhi's
house that of having been blown away by
a strongwind-but il had simply collapsed
-melte", as il were. The debris was moi
scattered. but il occupied the same amount
OF space rs did the house before the ex-
plosiOn.
TWO PERSONS FRIGHTFULLY HURT.
The presence OF stone weighing about
three hundred pounds on the top of the
ruins indicated that the hOuse was squeezed
together like shell and It's Inmates caught
without chance OF escape. Willing hands
were soon a: work, and after much labor
she was extricated. Her right leg from the
knee down was crushed into a shapelesS
mass Of flesh and bone. 4 large piece Of
glass had entered just under her left collar
bone. and had been forced out through her
arm pit.
Peter Kenna farmer from Orland was driy-
ing past in hi wagon on the Archer road,
aud was Immediately IN II. ut of the great
magazine when the bolt struck. He was
blown 200 feet in the corn-tield, and when
picked up was found to be frightfully in
iured. One of his horses was killed out
right and hurled into ditch at the side of
the road. The other animal was badly
hurt and the wagon was reduced TO bits.
Kenna's ribs were fractured and his face and
body terribly smashed. Dirt and sand
blown into the cuts rendered his agony
terrible. The mans tongue was swollen
until he could hardly breathe Every
gasp told OF frightful internal injury. At
the county hospital tonight, however, he
was still alive.
JUSTICE TTERSAS's WRECK.
The exploded magazine contained, il Is
estimated, 10000 pounds OF powder and
half as much dynamite. In the neighbor-
ing ten stCre-houses were 501,0 900 pounds
OF dynamite and twice a. much powder.
Not one OF the eleven buildings had a
lightning rod or conductor.
Justice Tiernan's house was 4 wonderful
looking assortment OF ruins. The east
wall and the roof were blown down, and
the greater part of the material composing
them had disappeared. The second floor
OF the main part or the connections house
was let down on one side and the furniture,
bed clothes, toilet articles and wearing APP
parel were heaped up IL IN an indescrib-
able mass.
The most marvellous feature OF the explo-
SION is the miraculous escape CT Mr.. and
Mrs. Herman and their six children who
came through the disaster almost without
injury. They were all IN the house, and
their faces were blown full Of glass, and
they resembied convale-cent smallpox
patients, bur not one Of them was seriously
hurt
Glass >FVES MILE AWAY BROKEN.
The board vi trade building. although
seven miles from the scene OF the explosion,
was greatly affected 10y the disturbed con-
dition Of the atmosphere. The main hail
on the second floor l. lighted by three
sheets OF plate glass. each about u feet
square. The upper and lower OF these
sheets were shattered, none OF the frsg-
meu5s being larger than 50 cent p zee.
The man vino cleans the electric light
lamps was IN the tower. which 10 $50 feet
high, doing this work, when the explosion
occurred. He stated that the tower swayed
in way that led him TO fear that the
structure would topple over.
The shock Of the explosion was distinct
lv felt at the Palmer house, and caused a
sudden extinguishment Of all the lights in
the barber shop, while the substantial hotel
was shaken from roof To foundation. The
same may be said OF the Grand Pacific
hotel.
LIST OF THE INJURED.
The dead and fatally injured are:
Miss Carrie Ahernworth, killed in
stautly.
Peter Kenn, a farmer, ribs broken and
iearfully burned.
John Guhl, team>ter for the Oriental
powder company, rib: fractured, right leg
broken in two places, internal wounds.
Ms. Guhl, skull crushed.
Mrs. Eliza Devine, right leg crushed TO
jelly, breast transfxed by a strip Of
glass.
The shock cayed in two MAGAZINES nj the
Oriental powder company, also those
belonging to the Warren powder company,
the Hazard and the Dupont and the For.
cite dynamite store house. The Laffiin d
Rand powder company's was the only one
which exploded. Where it stood Is now
an immense excavation nearly fifty feet in
depth.
Besides the one dead and four wao can
not servive, the following is partial list
of those who are known TO be seiiously in