St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-02-25
IN THE ZENITH CITY.
Continuation of the Inquest on the
Dynamite Explosion.
WHAT SOME WORKMEN SAY.
The Men Killed to be Buried To-Day
---Epitome of Yesterdays
News.
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Lunberg, the foreman, in view of the
circumstances developed at the inquest,
was allowed TO go home without bail
last night. The first witness this morn
ing was August Anderson. He was EN-
ploVed drilling most of the time. He
said: Il did not drill either of the five
holes, but was drilling on the hole that
exploded when il went OFF. 1t was
o'clock Tuesday when began work on
the exploded hole. / was working the
drill. | had hold of the drill when the
explosion occurred. When Lunherg
asked me to work on the hole after the
second explosion. | objected. and so did
the DayiSOnS. Lunberg aid we must
drill if. | thought there might
be dynamite IN this hole, and wanted to
drill another hole few feet away. |
told Lunberg it would be just as easy
10 make Il new hole as to 90 down i'll
this one. When began to work there
was clay and loose rock there. After |
had worked awhile | saw that it was the
old tamping. The clay was scratched
out part of the time by Lunberg. The
old tamping was not found at first, but
after | had worked awhile. Tuesday
we complained TO Lunberg that we did
not want to work there. Lunberg
SwOre at Us and told us there was no
dynamite in the hole. After that we
thought Lunberg might be right. Lun-
berg had previously said that that was
the right hole and we must go down i'll
il. He told Us how long he had worked
al this sort of thing. When we found
the old tanping We said we did
not want TO work there. Lunberg said:
Il will 90 to hell If there is dynamite i'll
that hole. l have worked six years on
rock. l never loaded 4 hole with dyna-
mite here, but have in Sweden. Lun-
berg did not threaten TO discharge us
when We said we dad not want to work
there, but swore AT us and said we
must work.
MAGNCS DAWSON
was the next witness. He drilled the
hole when il exploded. Il did not see
anything of the drill after the explosion
happened. ! told Lunberg | did not
want to work at that hole. He said:
That is a deviliSh good hole: we must
get it up We complained again We'd
neSday morning. Lnnberg said: We
must shoot it Off | was not much
afraid on the day before because LWn-
berg seemed so sure in the natter
The inquest was continued this after
noon.
HENRY STANLEY
being the first witness. Il am a team
Ster. rand worked on Fourth street
Wednesday. Ole Lunberg was the first
man | saw after the explosion. | was
lying on the ground with a rock on my
foot. and | think Lunberg took it off,
and | know Lunberg did it as carefully
as he could Hugh Fitzpatrick, a
brother of the contractor, testified that
he had worked OH the dock for ten
years. Il paid no attention to what
was going on at the point where Lun-
berg was engaged" He then explained
the system of exploding dynamite. 81
have known dynamite to explode with
out any disturbance of rock. | have
known dynamite to burn out, but never
TO explode from heat of cartridges. [
have seen enough of Lunberg to know
he is thoroughly competent man.
Charges frequently miss fire. 1t has
been my custom to put another charge
of dynamite a foot above the first
charge. If the men had complained of
danger to me in the case l would not
have allowed them to go on working in
the hole"
OLE LARSEN,
a workman, testified: Il heard Lun-
berg disputing about danger from this
hole. ] would not have worked it if |
had been asked" Several other wit
nesses were examined, and Alfred
Davis. one of the drillmen. was the last
witness of the day. He said: Il was
drilling in the hole when the explosion
occurred. | fell from the lock into the
cut. Do not know what became Of the
drill, / was blown far away from the
hole. Do not think | would want to
work under Lunberg again. He said
if there was d dynamite in that hole he
would go to hell. l asked him if [
VVOuld have tn work in that hole and 10
said yeS.''
The bodies of the four unfortunate
men killed by the explosion will be
buried tomorrow at 1870 o'clock, ser
vices being held from the Norwegian
Danish Lutheran church, Rev. Grotheun
conducting the services. The four cof-
fms are alike, and each bears the words,
AT Rest" Contractor Fitzpatrick says
he Will pay the funeral expenses if the
relatives are unable.
SHORT PARAGRAPHS.
Capt. Quinn, United States engineers,
has received copy of bill from w. c.
EndicOtt recommending congress to ac-
cept the lots covered by the Duluth
canal, and make provision for the main
tenance and improvement Of the grant.
The Standard Oil company is prepar-
ing to build three tank boats to carry oil
from Cleveland to Duluth. The boats
will be built so as to carry return
freight. Plans for these boats have al
ready been submitted to the country.
Another effort is being made to organ
iZe real estate exchange. John Ste
phen. of the Tribune. circulated paper
to-day asking for signatures, with this
end in view. If the exchange be organ
lied, Stephen will probably be made
secretary.
A fire did slight damage this morning
at \. Works clothing store on Superior
street. Both hose companies reported
and did excellent service, shortly get
ting the flames under control. Great
difficulty was experienced in protecting
the stock from sneak thieves.
The Duluth -four mill will be sold
March for the benefit of creditors. This
br0ken-dOwn plant was foiSted on Du-
luth's people some time ago at high
price, and the machinery was so poor
that 1t never paid.
Miller, who was killed on the Duluth &
Iron Range road Tuesday, was robbed
of 800 before the body was taken to the
mOrgue.
A banquet complimentary to Grand
Chief Photographer A. ID. TburSt0n will
be given by the Order of Railroad Tele-
graphers at BOyle's restaurant, Satlr-
day. the 18th.
The Loyal Temperance legion pre-
scented "Old WOman's Shoe" and
Mother Hubbard's Dog" at the First
NJ. f. church Tuesday night.
a Republican meeting was held Fri
day night to arrange assessment Oh the
members and discuss method and organ
ization for the campaign.
A paper will he circulated among Su-
perior street property owners asking
that the street be paved this season.
A. w. Wright, of Alpene, Mich, and
president of the Merchants National