Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-09-07
MANY KILLED.
Two Hundred People, Mostly Factory
Girls, Killed by Dynamite
Explosion.
Five Thousand People Injured-Loss OF Life
by the Edinburg COlliery Explosion.
The London Strike.
DYNAMITE EXPLOSION.

| One Hundred and Twenty-Six Persons Killed
at Antwerp.
ANTWERP, Sept. 6.-Dynamite ex-
ploded in a cartridge factory in the
vicinity of the bourse, killing several
| persons and doing much damage to prop
| erty. Portions of the bourse were struck
by burning fragments and set on fire
! causing panic in that building, which
at the time was crowded.
One hundred and twenty-six persons
were killed by the dynamite explosion
here.
The cartridge factory was situated be-
hind the docks, upon which millions of
| cartridges were being loaded. 1t was
| adjacent to the petroleum stores, and
two large Russian petroleum warehouses
were set on fire and are now burning.
Other stores are endangered Police,
gen 'darmes and troops are assisting in
the work of eXtinguishing the flames,
while priests and Sisters of Charity are
looking after the injured. The city is
envelOped in a dense smoke.
Eighty thousand barrels of oil are
burning. Eighty persons are injured,
majority of them being workmen. Sew
eral soldiers have received injuries.
p. m The explosion occurred in the
workshop where old cartridges were be-
ing taken to pieces. Men and women
were actively at work breaking them
up, and 25 900 900 had been partly bro
ken up. The number of dead is now es-
timated at $50. The fire is still raging
and now covers two acres. The flames
shoot up to an immense height. Amid
the roar of the flames there is a contInu-
Gus succession of loud reports, supposed
to be from the ignition and explosion of
packets of cartridges.
Beyond the Russian tanks and Noble IS
sheds there are numerous houses burn
ing. The shipping at the African and
American docks is in danger. The num-
Der of deaths viii probably reach two
hundred. About five thousand persons
were injured. The loss will be many
million francs. 1t will be impossible to
extinguish the flames in less than TWEEN
ty-fOur hours. Several vessels have been
burned. Owing to the intense heat the
tiremen are unable to approach the
flames nearer than one hundred yards
The explosion occurred in the COryelIan
factory. This establishment had been
condemned by communal council, but a
deputation permanent had allowed work
to continue. The victims are mostly
factory girls. windows three miles dis
tant were shattered by theexplosion.
Midnight the latest estimate is that
there are 800 dead aud 1000 injured. Ex-
blossoms continue. At the American
docks all the ships have been saved
owing to the favorable direction of the
wind. The stained windows of the cathe-
dral are smashed and it is feared
the steepIe will collapse. The whole
vicinity is strewn with debris The dock
sheds and hydraulic cranes are greatly
damaged. Soldiers of the garrison and
large number of citizens are as
sisting the firemen. Many are drop
ping from suffOcation. The scenes at
the hospitals are heart rending. King
Leopold has sent telegram expressing
sympathy and asking for particulars.
The people are incensed at the deputa-
ton permanente for allowing work to
continue in the cartridge factory.