The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-16
RUIN0US BLASTS.
JoHHsTowN PEOPLE OBJECT TO THE
USE OF DYNAMITE
In Blowing Up tho Rubbish at tho
Bridge, for They Claim Il IL En-
dangoring the Frail Walls
OF the Buildings.

JonNsrowN, Pa, juno lj.-Maj. Phil.
lips dynamiters have had Johnstown in a
state Of nervous terror all day, aud this
evening General Manager Fulton. Of the
Cambria Iron Company. dictated iorci.
Bile protest 10 GOV. Beaver, stating that
the mills aud offices Of the company wcro
being ruined by the blasts; that Adjutant.
General Hastings had paid no attention TO
two requests for IT, disconiinuance and
that the State would be held responsible
for any further damage done. The mes.
sage was filed in the telegraph Office with
instructions that Il be put upon the wire
rs soon Us another blast was fired. In the
meantime Adju,ant-Gencral Hastings had
gained communication with Mai. Phillips
and an order 10 discontinue the blasting
went into effect. The message did not 20
10 the Governor, but General Manager
Fulton showed II 10 tho press representa-.
tiycs aud said: do not hold
Gen. Hastings responsible for this
dynamiting. II is the hight OF nonsense,
however, TO use such heavy blasts 30 near
valuable buildings. My superintendent
reported that the damp walls Of the mills
are giving way under the shocks, aud
here in my own Office the ceiling has
opened quarter Of an inch within the
past three hours. Buildings in Johnstown
arc in too delicate condition 70 be trillcd
with by dynamsters
Maj. Phillips has been engaged since
Wednesday In blowing ont the wreckagc
IN the channel OF the Concmaugh above
the stone bridge. lie was anxious 20
have a passage for the water By this even.
ing, and TO that end put In a 5OO-pound
blast Of dynamite at noon. The blast was
placed under two buildings, one Of which
was lying upon the other, and both Of
them covered with logs The explosion
was terrific, and one log, large enough for
mainmasl, was hurled 900 feet In the
air. The next blast not being placed 40
deep, was 400.poundcr. This one did
oil the damage. The report was awful
aud the strongest houses In the city trem.
blcd like leaves. All the glass was blown
ou, OF the windows Of Odd Fellows Hail,
which seems 10 have stood over n strata Of
unusual disturbance. In the same neigh.
borhood the rear wall Of the hali-wreckcd
Catholic Church fell upon the Baltimore q
Ohio tracks, blocking them. Chimncys
ratified down MI around, and dishes were
broken In houses in Kornyille, half mile
away. Asked about the matter, Mai.
Phillips said. 1--WE have used only 1000
pounds Of dynamite today. have ordered
several tons Of H. Tho charges will not be
40 heavy hereafter. ! had no idea we
were doing any damage. so far as know
no persons we're injured"
Soon after the blast, which opened the
channel OF the river, tho logs formed q
gorge. A gang Of lumbermen were put 10
work with hooks 10 clear the stream.
Acknowledgement Hastings Is In receipt
OF the following:
EilIeifr RHINE CnfF, oS IIrDioS. June 10, 1859.
Nv Dear Goneral-on my return 10 my
country home ! find that my little girls,
from eight 10 fourteen years Of age, have
been hard at work since the terrible disas.
ter at Johnsiown In making articles Of
clothing for the poor homeless children
who have survived the recent foods Ia
your State. am forwarding today, by tho