Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1890-10-08
ESCAPED DEATH.


/ Story ~ the Injured People Miraculous
Sssapes-nfsdical Assistance.
The story as to the manner In which
the injured people received their wounds
is full Of interest.
William Logan was employed In the
pper magazine. When the shock came
he was just outside and was struck on
Il g head by rock. in9icting scalp
wound foar inches In length and one half
inch or more In depth.
Kate ard Annie Ward, sRed respec-
lively 2 and 3 years, were standing in
their homo with their mether, on the
lower street. Of the hamlet. When the
building crashed in the mother and
children eRaeayored to escape. but be-
fore they could do so the two children
were seriously injured aud It Is feared
that they will die. Katie vas cut ON the
face very baSly and injured on other
parts of tho body.
James Dennison was engineer at the
yard. His plaoe, when at work. was
directly between the two magazines. and
1t Is almost miraculous thai be escaped
alive. Whom the explosion occurred he
was at work at his pest and the engine
house was badly wrecked Dennlson es.
capped with oaly few cuts, and bruises.
although he WAS half buried Ia the ruins
aud had to be dug out.
James WeSd, whose leg was broken,
also escaped death in a manner which
bordered on the marvellous.
! John DeerT who was standing by when
the accident occurred was struck by fly
ing board and cut slightly
Mary and Ann Doian were the
daughters OF Martin Dolan who was
killed. Mary was cut slightly and Annie
was slightly injured internally. The
grief Of these two girls over the death
of their father was ptlful IN the ex-
treme. There own injsriss were un-
thought Of IA the presence Of greater
grief.
The coolress Of William Logan who
received q. terrible wound on the head
was wonderful He was conscious OF the
danger OF bis wounds but to quiet the
fears Of his wife and children, he talked
and joked and laughed as DR.. Pyle
dressed his wound, inst as II "a llttls
scratch like that as he called It was an
every day occurrence.
James Hunter, who was employed as o
messenger at the yard, was slightly eui
on the head by being struck by iyine
materials
Patrick Wilson, who was employed in
the upper yard, escaped with few
bruises, in wonderful manner, as the
stones AID timbers from the damaged
buildings fell all around him.
Mrs. William Mcdowell was in hei
home when the building crashed In upoI
4 her and one Of the tlmbers struck he
F.. upon the head, almost severing one o
2 her ears. Her two-year-old daughte
. was very seriously, and probably fatal,
) | injured.
8 John Mcdowell recelvsd a slieh
wound on the scalp from being struck b,
] flying stone he narrowly escapeC
( having his skull fractured.
Q Mrs Moses Moore was very slightl,
4 bruised while standing In her doorway
by being struck by falling rock
s Mrs Kate Ward was slightly iuiure
Q on the head by being struck by som
falling material
J, Lydia Anderson had her arm broker
by a fall and blow.
Q John Freeman Andrew Godfrey, viii
liam Mckinley and Charles Band, al
t workmen employed by the firm ware
I, seriously injured by being struck b,
It flying material and having portions o
II the building in which they worked fall
], on them
9 Henry Bl.dien, Frank Hollis, sAnni
Q Harklns, Hugh Ferry and A. D. LeCar
3 penter were slightly injured by debris.
Assistance Arrives.
When IL became known in this cit
that an explosion had occurred, hundred
left Immediately for the scene Doctor
s with restoratlves and medical appliances
hurried to assist the suffering victim
Drs. Csntwell, Fancy, Pyle, Palmer
q Morgan, Corkran and others, wer
quickly on the scene ministering to th
! wants of those who were injured
g Fathers Lyons, DonaghY and Fallo
g we're there to attend to the spiritus
! wants Of those in danger Of dying, liver
:. stable owners sent their carriages I
q convey the wounded to the hospital.
Amid all the ruin and devastation an
n destruction of lives and property ther
= were some narrow escapes which coul
u hardly be called other than miraculous
= crowd Of children were in close prox
y unity TO the packing house, at play, Shel
ie the gigantic explosion occurred, an
= although fragments fell around them a
u If the heavens were raining down, mud
% stones, trees and shingles, they stoo
" looking on with the utmost composurt
IT and none of them were hurt
A man stood ia mill door; the mi
10 was blown to atoms the man escaped
It A man named HanleY was in anothe
d building that was blown to atoms Will
IS he escaped uninjured. Escapes lib
K thesy were numerous, but the terrific
e people we're so dazed that they could n,
e | raolfga hon uaar fhau hod baay, - IaofI