, 1890-07-17
THE RECENT HORRORS
Names of Those Killed at
Cincinnati.
GRAPHIC STORY OF A WITNESS
More Bodies Recovered From
Lake Pepin--The List Already
One Hundred.

CiscfSsAri, July 16-Foilowine is a
list of those killed In tho explosion yes
terday az Kings mill: Mrs. James
Deacon, Henry Reynolds Samuel
stephenS Mrs. James lose and child.
Mrs Fred Miller and child, William
Franey, brakeman, X. Williams, baby
EIstine, Nick Snyder and an unknown
man. A dozen others were injured,
some of whom will die.
Among the injured is Joseph Proctor,
we'll known resident of Columbus
who was witness of the terrible
affair. io gives very vivid ac.
count of tine explosion. Tho gontle-
man is suffering from the effects of
his terrible experience, aud trembles
vlsibly when talking. II hardly know
how | can describe the awful oc-
currences," said he. ~ am still daZed
from the effects of the shock. was
visiting a friend near Kings mill, and
during the afternoon sauntered up the
road to the cartridge factory. When the
freight train came along, | started to
wards my friends house, on reaching
the top of the hill turned around just
as the freight train was making a
running switch to the side track.
saw brakeman on one OF the cars as
they shot on the side track. lie was
waving his hand to some one
on the train. As looked I saw two de-
tached cars bump against what ! sup
posed 10 be an empty box car on the
side track. An instant later there was a
rumbling noise. Then the very ground
hanaafh a1 I N
puff Of smoke, followed a second later
by another, and the cars disappeared,
followed by the station, powder house
and dwelling stood rooted to the
ground. | had an idea of course, OF
what had occurred, but | could not real
i2e it fully. | knew many lives were.
going out, but | was powerless to lend
assistance. The dense volumes OF
ttane poured from the doors and
windows OF the cartridge factory and
saw men, women and Children tearing
at each other in frantic endeayoIs to es.
cape, The explosion and the fire at the
seemed to be simul
eous. The building did not catch fire
in the ordinary way, but the flames
seemed to penetrate the doors and win
dows from all sides. saw q number
of women get out, but some certainly
perished in the flames. A dwelling.
house below she cartridge-housc was
blown from its foundation and dashed
to the ground. In this building a
mother and child lost their lives.
How long | stood do not know, but
managed to make my way to the scene,
and others in the neighborhood also
gathered. The scene was one of the most
awful ! ever witnessed. The railroad
tracks were twisted and torn like so
much paper, and the telegraph poles and
wires were burned ss so much Under.
I'VE got to work IA soon as possible,
and know we got fully a dozen women
and men from the powder.house. There
was not one but that was in
jured or bruised. They seemed
obliyious of their surround
ings, don't think they realized whut
had occurred. Some were burned, and
Others cut and bruised by the force OF
the explosion, To add 10 the terrible
scene there was constant swapping of
cartridges. The rescuers were IN danger
Of being killed at any time. | dont
know how many were killed, but am
OF the opinion that ten at least, lost
their lives The number OF the wounded
will be double that number"