, 1890-07-17
MANY VICTIMS.
An Awful Explosion
Near Cincinnati.
TEN PERSONS KILLED.
Nearly a Score of Others In.
jured.
THE DISASTER IN MINNESOTA
No More Bodies Recovered Yes
terday-The Captain of the
Vessel Blamed.

CtYctSYArr July l5.-A terrible eN-
plos'on occurred late this afternoon at
Kings powder mills on the Little Mani
railroad, twenty miles from this city.
Ten persons were killed and nearly n
score seriously injured.
Two empty freight cars were being
rolled on q side track whore car con
tanning 500 kegs of powder was standing
Asthe cars struck there was an eSplo.
sion. and Immediately after another car
containing 500 kegs Of gun powder ex-
pioded, making 1890 kegs altogether.
William Fraily, brakeman, was
standing on one of the empty cars when
the explosion occurred. No trace OF his
body has been found.
Nine other persons, supposed TO 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 and the destruction was enormous.
There are a number of cottages occupied
by workmen in the powder company,
and situated close to the track. These
NNIt hNdAANENh ny Wv NNltOeAph e"'
their inmates injured.
Twelve or fifteen girls at work in the
cartridge factory were crippled by the
explosion.
The railway freighthouse belonging
TO the Little Miami railroad, together
with all tile adjacent buildings, were Sc,
on fire and totally consumed. The
tracks and ties Of tho railroad wero torn
up and great holes ptouGhcd IN tho
ground. l'etcrs' cartridge factory was
burned to the ground, and nothing but
mass OF blackonod and smoldcring
ruins remain to mark the spot where the
building stool.
As SOON as the news reached this city
relief train was despatched 10 the
scene OF the disaster with superintsnd-
ent Peters and a large party oi surgeons
on hand and relief was offered the sui
ferers as soon as possible. The work OF
searching for the missing and caring for
the wounded is now progressing.
1t is learned definitely at late hour
that ten persons wero killed aud thirty
or forty more or less severely injured
The force of the explosion demolished
all the wires in tho vicinity and II
was impossible to get any news from
there until midnight, when /, delayed
Pan Handle train arrived, Even then
the passengers could not say Iuuch
Everything about Kings Mills was In
too demoraiIzcd u condition when they
lett for them to hear much
about tho actual state OF Af-
fairs. They described the scene In
the vicinity uf the explosion as awful
Trees and buildings "A hundred feet In
all directions from the explosion we're
wrecked. Peters cartridge factory was
litcrull demolished by the explosion and
the fire from its oombustble contents
completed the work ot destruction.
About thirty girls are Thought to have
been at.work IN thu factory ut the time
OF tue explosion and most OF them are
thought to bc badly hurt,
The passengers who arrived ON the
train say that ten persons were killed
and that 1t Is possible that more bodies
are in the debris.
LATER PARTICULARS,
ClNBIENATI, July lB.-lO \. M.-The
messenger Of the Adams Express com.
pany, Just arrived from the scene, says
that when he passed Kings Mills station
at $50 o. clock, 1t was rs bright ns day
all around. Every thing cOmhustible
was burning, and the people every where
for great distance around were fighting
the fire.
The roudmnster Of the Little Miami
road had information that there were
three families living in the little cottages
near the place OF the explosion. Dill.
gent search hos nilcd to tnd any trace
OF them. He said Furthermore, that all
was confusion there, and that such a
thing as R.ceraing the names OF the
victims was next to impossible
An incident related by him was that
eight or ten girls in the cartridge factory
saved themselves from the tlamcs 10y
catching hold OF q rope that happened
to hang from tho house to the ground,
sliding down. His story is that more
tluu tan Wara EilinI.