Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-11-12
-SAVDUST hIPLODES.
A Cigar Box Mandatory Destroyed
by an Explosion Under the
Huge Boilers,
A Number Of Girls at work In the Up.
per stories Seriously Injured by
burning and Falling Bricks,
scenes OF Great Excite ment in the streets
IA Front OF Tho ruiiding- what
the Engineer says

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Nov. ll.--An ex-
piosion occurred In the clgar-box manu-.
factory OF Henry II. Sheep & Co., No.
1904 and 1905 Randolph street, this after
noon, which blew out the r,ar wall, badly
injuring number Of young me-, women
and girls, and imperIllng the lives OF
100 more. The mandatory Is three-
story brick structure with depth OF
$50 feet. Back OF the building are 10.
Gated a number Of sheds for storing lum.
Der used in the manufacture Of cigar
boxes. The tlrst aud second floors were
used as a planning mill and carpenter
shop, aud on the third floor were
employed about thirty girls in FASTING
paper Innings In the boxes. Just before
the explosion the engineer started up
steam by throwing large amount OF saw
dust on the fire under the boiler from the
sawdust bin, which was located short
distance of, and then started to the Ran
dolph street front OF the building. He
states that he had been there but few
minutes when he was startled BY the re-
port Of loud noise, which was followed
| by the upper portion OF the rear wall fall.
| ing ont aud the screams OF the women IN
the upper story. Bricks were dying all
directions, and in less than minute
afterwards the whole rear portion
OF the mil appeared to be In flames.
| The greatest excitement existed among
the hands employed, especially the girls,
Some Of them ran for the stairway lead.
Ing to the street while others ran to the
windows and few started 60 climb out,
but We're prevented from Jumping by
their companions. During all this time
the flames were spreading from one floor
10 another, eud the crowds attracted by
the smoke mud screams OF the women,
blocked tile street, hut the ex.
element among them was 80 great
that they appeard powerless for a
time TO assist them. Finally several
meu ran into the building aud succet ded
In getting them all out. The excitement
among he people was Increased when
the girls and the young women appeared
IN the streets, some bleeding and others
badly burned. The fire burned stubborn.
! ly despite the Efforts OF the firemeD, and
IN a remarkably short period, owing 10
the inhammable character OF the contents
the two upper stories and the shedding IN
the rear Were ahlaze. One girl, Carrie
Brnner hges1R. is missing, The follow
ing is a list Of the Injured:
i ELLA STAoKKR, aged twenty-one, badly
injured about the face and hands,
CARRw MILLER, eighteen years, burned
about the body.
EMMA MILLER, sixteen years, burnt
about the face.
MARY ERNEcHT, fifteen years, face and
body burned.
AMANDA Cook, nineteen years, burned
about the face, back and hands,
JOHN POLLOCK, seventeen years, In
jured about the head by falling brick
JOSEPH REMACK, seventeen years, hands
badly burned
JOHN KLEUGENBALFER, twenty-one
years, head cut and hands injured.
GEORGE KIMDALL, nineteen years, head
and face cut,
] DANIEL FREsoN, an old man, head
and face burned and cut.