The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-07-16
TWO TONS OF POWDER
Explode and Blow Ten People Into
Eternity.
Sad Results of Careless Railroad
work-Thousands OF Dollars
Worth of Property De-
stroyed.

CINCINNATI, July ia terrible cxplo-
sion occurred late this afternoon at Kings
powder mills on the Miami railroad, ~
miles east of this city. Ten persons
were killed and nearly score seriously
injured.
Two empty freight cars were being
rolled onto side track where a car con-
tanning 5OO kegs Of powder were standing.
As the cars struck there was an explosion
and Immediately after another car con-
tanning 30 kegs Of gun powder exploded.
making 80 kegs altogether.
William Fraulcy, n brakeman, was
standing on one of the empty cars when
the explosion occurred. No trace of his
body has been found. Five other persons.
supposed 10 be employees Of the powder
company. were killed.
Kings Powder company and Peters
Cartridge works have buildings on both
sides of the river along the railroad. The
explosion occurred on the south side aud
the destruction was enormous. There
are q number OF cottages occupied by
workmen of the powder company and
situated close 10 the back of these which
were shattered by the explosion aud
their inmates injured.
Twelve or Is girls who work
in the cartridge factory were crippled
by the explosion. ] he railway
Miami railroad, together with all adjacent
buildings were set ON fire and totally con-
suned. The tracks and ties Of the rail
road are torn up and great hole ploughcd
in the ground.
The Peters Cartridge factory was burned
to the ground and nothing but "A mass of
blackencd, sinouldering ruins remains Ia
mark the spot where the building stood.
As soon as the news reached this city a
relief train was dispatched tn the scene of
| the disaster, with the superintendent aud
| "A large party of surgeons on board and
relief was afforded To sufferers as soon as
| possible. Work OF searching for the miss
ing and caring for the wounded is now in
progress.
The force of the explosion demolished
all the wires in the vicinity and il was
impossible Ia get any news from there un
ill midnight when the delayed Pan Handle
train arrived. Even then the passengers
could not say much and everything about
Kings Mills was in too demoralized q
condition when they left 10 learn much
| about the actual state of affairs. They
| describe the scene in the vi
cinity of the explosion as awful
Fences, trees and buildings for hundred.
of feet in all directions from the explosion
were wrecked. The Peters cartridge fac
tory was sseraliy demolished by che explo
sion, and the fire from its combustibl,
contents completed the work of dcstruc
ton. About thirty girls are thought To hav,
been at work in the factory AT the time o
the explosion, and most Of them ar,
thought to have been badly hurt. Pas
sengers who arrived on the train say II
persons were killed and that IL il possibl,
more bodies are i'm the debris.
| A. Nj. messenger Of the Adams Ex
press company has just arrived from th,
scene and says when he passed King
Mill station at II 30. il was as bright az
day all around. Everything combustibl,
was burning, aud people every wher,
for great distance aroun,
were fighting the fire. The roadmaste
of the Little Miami road had information
that there were three families living il
little cottages near the place Of the ex
plosion, and that six were lost. Dilligen
search failed To find any trace Of them
He said furthermore all was confusion
there. and such things as ascertaining th
names was next Ia impossible.
An Incident related by him was tba
eight or ten girls in the factory save
themselves from the ilames 10y catchin
hold II rope that happened Ia han
from the house Ia the ground, sli,lin
down. His story is that more than |
were killed.