, 1890-04-03
BURIED IN The RUINS.
A Disastrous Explosion at
Chicago.
A SCORE OF WORKMEN INJURED
Three OF the Victims Dead-A Wild
Scene OF Panic and
Confusion.

CutctGo, March ia disastrous eN
! plosion occurred this evening in th,
/ Chicago Sugar Refining Company
| plant, on TAYLOR aud Beach STREETS. ON,
many was fatally hurt and twenty otheri
were severely burned. The explosion
occurred in the starch drying room and
Is supposed TO have been caused by
spontaneous comnustion. \ similar OK
plosion occurred year ago, resulting IN
the fatal injury Of one man,
| The building where the explosion oc.
Cured to-day X u two-story brick, acpar-
ated from the main thirteen atory build
| ing. Twcnty-sovcn men worU at work in
/ the starch room, when, without
warming, thero came u tremendous
report, followed by flashes of lire and
! the rumhling OF the falling timbrrs ui
the shattered portions Of the buildings.
The machinery was hurled Ia every
direction, and the workmen buried be-
Meath tho mass Of debris which took
fire.
The two hundred men employed in
the main building were panic-strckcg,
and rushed into the street as rapidly ns
possible. Tho cries of their Imprisoned
fellow laborcrs brought thom TO their
senses, and with the aid OF eighteen fro
engine crows the fire was subducd, and
| in u short time the bruised and bleeding
victims were being cared for In tho
company's laboratory. Wild mmors
few about the city. and Tor d time Il
was understood that the main building
had been wrecked and scores Killed.
Thousands of people fastened to the
scene, among diem being the wives,
mothers and children Of the employees.
These latter fought their way through
the mass Of spectators, and clamornd for
admission to the laboratory.
Louis Nettshorst was the victim whose
injuries were fatal. General Manager
iiohr and Foreman llolsDldt were fear.
fully burned about the face and hands.
Tho other men, while painfully burned,
arc not thought to he In danger of death.
Tho pccuninry loss by the explosion
is about $1,000,
LATER PARTICULARS.
Three lnhoFers arc known 10 have been
killed. and six other men injured, Three
worl,mcn are missing at late hour to-
night.
Thu dead nrc rs follows; Franz Cert,
John Iicdcmln and one unknown.
Louis Ncltshorst and Frank linptisto
are probably fatally injured. Albert
Pcss Frank Iloilish and Michael Ham
are mIssing.
Miss spouslcr is buried in thc ruins.
She Is seriously injured and may not
recover.
The strceta present dcsnlatc appear
ancc, being filled with debris
uEruRTrIs SHOWN so couutlHuH.
Great officially is experienced in get
ting iuiurnl'ion with regard To- the ca
tastrophc. Reporters were refused access
to tho lists of cmploycs. Fulse sfite-
mcn,s were tomehow scat ailrgt, and
sttpHrRufIg stuFt tlutmfs Kvn4 .NnHtHa d.
tiwHrt the collection of lUcW. The
same policy was pursued Ht the acct
dent Is yCrr aEu.
Tho curusrs found to night wcrc come
upon by the iircmcn In the ruins ono hy
one, and %, long intervals. thcy Neio
terribly mutiln'cd. W. 80 q latp hour
none pf the Oil siuls ul tIu company had
appeared 10 tne scene, or in amy way
,esmiuBiy taken an Interest !n the ca.
lamity.
LATEp PARTICULARS.
CmcAoc, March 2S.-Thc scarrii Of tho
ruins Of the builiiugI wrecked by tho
explosion OF the sugnrrciinGry yesterday
was completed this evening and IL IS
now known that nine were Killed and
thirteen injured. All the dead were
laburcrs.
The names of the dead are.
August Herman.
Albert liuss.
Frank Wullisch.
John otto.
Henry liubelbert,
Michael Homer.
Morris Flynn.
Albert Witzks.
Fred Gran.
Most OF tho bodies were partly con-
sumcd, or terribly mutilated, and some
of them could only be identified by frng-
nents uf the clothing remaining intact.
Great crowds surrounded the place all
day, most of them being anxious fcla.
tive, and friends, aud whenever T. body
was taken ont and identified tho lamcn..
tations of the Immediate relatives were
henrtrcnding. one o. two Of heiHjured
may yet die, being very seriously
burned.
The coroners jury will meet Thurs
day.
Tho officials of the sugar refinery pnr-
sue their policy OF yesterday refusing to
give any Information they may have.