The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1886-09-04

At 9:15 O'Clock on tie morning OF
the 29th, in the midet OF a heavy thun
der storm, the powder magazine be-
longing TO the Lafin-Rand Powder
Company, at Chicago, was struck bv
lightning. An explosion followed
which destroyed property valued at
1000, besides killing one person
almost instantly, fatally iniuring
three and lnfilcting painful injuries on
several others. The dead and fatally
wounded are: Miss Carrie Aherean.
Werth, killed instantly; Peter Kenn, a
farmer, ribs broken and fearfullv
burned John Gunl, teamster for the
oriental Powder Company, ribs frac-
tured, right leg broken in two places
internal wounds; Mrs. Guhl. skull
crushed; Miss Eliza Devine, right leo
crushed TO q Jelly; breast transfxed by
z strip OF glass. Besides the one
dead and four who cannot survive. the
following Is a partial list OF those who
are known to be seriously injured.
geCer Ham, % years old, gardener;
James Shannon, Is years old: Kelly
oroehers, ii and 16years old, parents
resting on Western Avenue; - Mad
on, small boy, whose parents reside
OF Ihlrty-eighth Street; Philip Bowler,
423 South Union Street, arm crushr1 /
by Tying stone and amputated; John
Lordev, Jr., II years old, OF l65 Ca
nalport Avenue, leg badly crushed:
-jobn Jung, 50 years old, gardener. re-
si9es south of Archer road; Mrs. Jung.
40 years old, wife OF the former; Miss
Kennedy, Is years old, parents reside
on Johnson Street, a quarter Of a
mile from the scene. The shock Caved
IN the two magazines Of the Oriental
PoWder company, and also those b,
longing to the Warren Powder Compa-
ny, the Hazard, the Dupont Compa-
Mes and the Forcite dynamite store
house. The Lahin-Rand Companv's
Was the only one which exploded
Where 1t stood is now an immense ex-
eavatiou nearly fifty feet in depth.
The exploded magazine contained
it is estimated, 10000 pounds OF
powder and half as much dynamite.
IN the neighboring ten storebouses
was 100000 pounds OF dynamite and
twice as much powder. Not one OF
the e'even buildings had q lightning
rcd or conductor. The board Of
sf&de building seven miles from the
seene OF the explosion was greatly
affected by the disturbed condition OF
the atmosphere. The main hall on
the second floor is lighted by three
sheets OF plate glass, each about
twelve feet square. The upper and
lower OF these sheets were shattered
none OF the fragments being larger
tnan 5O-cent piece. The man VINO
cleans the electric-hght lamps was in
the tower, which is $50 feet high. doing
his work when the explosion occurred.
he states that the tower swayed in a
way that led MIN to fear that the
structure would topple over.
The shock OF the explosion was dis
tInctly felt at the Palmer House, and
caused sudden extinguishing OF al
the lights in the barber shop. The
substantial structure was shaken from
the root to the foundation. In the
Union Building, in which are located
the general offices OF the Associated
Press, many windows were broken.
The force OF the explosion Travelled
across the city in a northerlv and
easterly direction, and left a trail
about three-quarters of mile wide
Ihe shock was distinctly felt In all
parts OF the city, and many DeonIe
were greatly frightened. The explo-
SION played sad havoc at the brideweI!.
The building was shaken to its founda-
Ilons, the inmates were thrown to the
moor, and over window panes were
broken,