The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-09-07
FEARFUL ACCIDENT.
TWO HUNDRED KILLED AND FIVE
HUNDRED WOUNDED.

Dynamite r>pio.ion az tntwerp-iire
succeed, the Explosion aud the FLAMES
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-i~t.-ccneral Foreign News.
ANTWERP. September GA large
quantity Of dynamite exploded IN
cartridge factory here to-day. totally
demoIsbing that portion OF the build
ing in which the explosive was kept.
TIE factory was locate IN the cini y
OF the BOurse. which. at the time Ci
the explosion. was crow ded. Burning
fragments OF the factory were hurled
against the B0use. setting 1t on hie
and creating panic amoug the MEM
bers. several Of whom were injured.
OF the employees of the factory one nun
dred aud twenty six were killed. aud
many others in and near the building
were badly wounded.
FATALITIES, INJURIES. AND LOSSES
LARGELY INCREASED.
The number of killed is now estima-
ted al 200 and Of the injured at 500 peo
pie. The damage to property viii reach
many millions. The fire is sill burning
fierceiy. = veral vessels have been
burned at their docks. The flames cover
two acres of ground and rise to an I'M
mense height. Amidst the fierce roar
IF tine flames are head from time to
time the reports OF explosions, 90 which
there seems 10 be no end. Those eXplo-
sions are supposed To be of packages of
cartridges stored IN the buildings.
GERMANY IEoIsLArING oN LABOR.
BERLIN. September G.-The various
parties II lhe R-ichstag are preparing
independent bills upon the labor ques
ton. in addition to the government
mea lures for the detection and pre-
ventiOn of strikes. The indications are
that this subj ct Will occupy much OF
the time o. the coming session.
FDNBURG. September G-F1ity dead
bodies have been taken from the hau.
rice Wood colhery. at Penlculck. IN
which an explosion occurred yester-
day.
MANCHESTER September g. Owing
% the squeeze i'm the Liverpool cotton
market. and ndicltious that the cor
ner will b. successfully carried out. The
United Cotton Spiunels' Society at q
meeting to-day. adopted resolution &c
work the mills on half time, beg AnIn.
next Monday.
EIGHTY THOUSAND BARRELS OF BvRNlN,
PETROLEUM
The explosion occurred in factory
eitualed immedi,tely back 0f the docks
uDon which millions of cartridges wer'
being unl0adel. Large petroleum
stores stood ad 9cent o. the factory and
these were set on fire by the burning
fragments and are burning ficfccly
The city is enyelOpcd in smoke. toi
tunately the cartridges on the dock'
uere not affected by the explosion
Eighty thousand barrels OF petroleum
are burning. \ majority of the eighty
wounded are wofkmen. but the nnmpe
includes several soldiers.
THREE HUNDRED PERISH AND a THOU
SAND INJURED.
ANTWERP, September At an earl,
hour this morning the fire l. stil
raging with undiminished fury. ane
/ the military are assisting the fire
men in preventing the sprea,
of the c0nnagration. 70 is nov
certain that fully 800 people hay'
peri.hel and mo- less than thOnsan'
are injured. The scenes at the Hosp
/ ,al's where the wounded have been ,on
veved are heartreniing. the ships "a
/ the American dOca 3 awere saved. tia
wind being favorable.
SO QUARTER TO B)ULANGiSrs'
LONDON. September The Frenc
Ministry. as the elections approach ar
more than ever deter'lired to show %
quarter 70 Boulanger and his partisan.
Yesterday in Paris alone. the police az
rested twenty three men, who wer
posting Boulangisls placards and in th
provinces the police are equally waici
ful lest the recent mamie ITO OF Oh
/ London exiles should SEQ the light q
day.