St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-10-09

accident


Injured-Mary Dolan, hip hurt; Anna Do
Ian. nervous prostration; Andrew Godfrey
arm and hip dislocated: Hugh Ferry, ribs
crushed; James Ward, leg lacerated; Win
held Waters, right eye torn out; James Den
nlson, badly hurt; Frank Hollis head cut;
John Mcdowell, right arm and hand hurt;
William Logue, head cut; Charles Godfrey,
arm cut; James McClafferty, head cut; Jo-
seph Schofeid, knocked senseless; Thomas
+. Dougherty. head cut; Daniel Harkins.
supposed to be fatally hurt; Patrick ellison
badly hurt; Mrs. Maggie Dougherty, temple
cut: Mrs. Dougherty. mother of latter. head
cut; Mrs. Lizzie F. Anderson, arm broken
and injured internally; Edward Collision,
head slightly hurt.
The men who were killed were all
working in and about the magazines
and mills, and, except in the cases of
three-William r. Green, William Nc
Garvey and Patrick Dougherty-were
blown to pieces, so that only fragments
OF their remains have been found. The
body of Patrick Dougherty was found
this morning in the water of the race
along the creek shore, where 1t had
been thrown by the explosion. The
body of Green was found just outside
the ruins of the magazine in which the
first explosion occurred, and, strange to
say, was not mangled or burned. 1t is
the theory of the workmen that the ex-
ploSions were started III some way by a
soldering iron which Green was using
III soldering tin covers Oh cans of
powder. This work is extremely dam
gerous, and Green was the only man
trusted to perform it. He was
an old employe, who thoroughly
understood his work, but it
is supposed that his soldering
iron became too hot. and that its
heat fired the powder in spite of his
carefulness. Green and McGaIvey were
the only men in the magazine at the
time. Early reports of the disaster
placed Daniel HarkinS' name in the list
of those killed by the explosion, but he
was not killed, although he was severe
~ injured. When the explosion began
he was standing on the porch of the
press mill, where he is employed. and
the force of the explosion blew him
from the porch into the race. distance
of about twenty feet. Immediately aft
erwards the press mill exploded, and
had Harkins been still standing on the
porch he would have been blown to
atoms. As it was he was severely
bruised and shocked, but managed to
crawl out of the race and reach his
home, where he now lies under the
care Of a physician. He will prob
ably recover. John Dietz. James
Grant and Joseph Harger were also
reported killed, but all three escaped
without injury. John Brady. who is
employed by the powder manufacturers
as teamster, had a miraculous escape.
He was driving double team through
the powder yard when the explosion oc-
Cured and his wagon was demolished
and the horses attached to it were
killed. Mr.. Brady was not hurt. The
wounded are being cared for by the
neighbors and friends and the dead
bodies are prepared for burial. William
Green will be buried this afternoon.
The 800 or 400 homeless people were
provided with comfortable quarters by
their friends living in more favored
localities, and will be looked after until
their homes can be restored. County
Coroner Gamble is summoning a jury
for the purpose of its viewing William
K. Green's remains so that they may be
inferred. 1t may be two or three days
before he will be ready to hear the tes-
tlmony, as the witnesses are busy clear
ing away the debris from their homes
and do not wish to be Interrupted until
they have had the opportunity of saving
some of the less periShable articles
from amid the wreckage of their homes.
WILMINGTON, DEL, Oct. S.-The death
of the infant son of Thomas Dougherty
from injuries received by falling tim
bers, brings the powder mills fatalities
up to twelve. Of the injured, all are re-
ported doing we'll, apprehension of
fatal result being entertained only in
Daniel Harkins' case.