New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-10-08
BLOWN Up WITH POWDER.
IN AN EXPLOSION AT TIE DUPONT
MILLS.
4 LITTLE VILLAGE IN IUlNS-HOW TIE SERIES
OF EXPLOSIONS STAETED-rOECE OF
TIE CONCTS>IOE.

TIL. tONCtN>1ON.
Wilmnston, Del. oct. "A disastrous cNplo-
: sion occurrcl to-day AZ tie Dupont Powder Works.
! on the Erandywinc River. three or toTr miles
from Ills CITY, an1 AZ least iwelV" !N.S wci"
lest. while over twenty persons were injured NOR"
or less severity. Several startling explosions in
! quick Succession. ri half past th'S alter
noon. annonnc"d To IN" people OF Wilmington that
some great accident: had taken place at the powder
works. hnt it wns impossible for some time 7"
! -c"urr any "details. all communication hv t"lc-
! arh aud rlrphonc had been instantly DESTROYED
{ lv the force of the rNplusion The wh"l' Scc-
, 'ion ui tie works kn"wn tho upper vard Ii
/ a complete wreck the o.licc Of the company !,
totally destroyed. anl for >iN miles houses ami
/ bail iin@> re wholly "r partially dcSfr"y'd y"
! great the strength of the concession. HE
! dead men are all employees oi the mill. ard were
! IL wo.l ~ The tim, of .hc accident. several
wur.i;ncu az MISSING. and il is believed that th"v
: have lr,.l hlown ;'o fragments or crushed h"
/ nrai'I a." iUhn tlinbcr>. Had i,,er" not i'"n
q a"r"rll AMI instant cNo'lr> ot ~" people from
! rr ho,>r> ~ tie ii:-i surk ~" dratl'-l>i world
! l.,,c lrrn m.ur'i hca,l"r ~ many would hay"
! i,'r rri>lic ~ the ruir. ni their dwellings,
Following j. p'rinl Ii~r Of IN" killed:
Martin Do',n. .Ia',c> Dolan. William MrGarvcy.
John IaItygrn. John IIrrlih". john N"wcll.
! William Drnnison. JOHN Dictz. Thomas IIurikr.
! nitrirl Dolshcriy. William Green. and Pose
/ D"I.hrriy w"unn.
TIE n"i" .rrio>iy injured. :" far rs learned. ar"
p.dl.l lI.rl,Ir>. William Inarn t,vill probably.
DE Amrir and Marie n"ian. daughters OF James
! lhl,n wi" is am"nr tlr killed: Jom"s Ward.
! lcp hr,k"n. and lur internally; Hugh Ferry.
| r,r'rl - uirronsri,ris. Injuries unknown: John
Nrlpnwr,l. bead bally hurt: Mt>. william Me-
u,-ou .,r rq, on and lr J. badl, emf: her two
,,u..,lI d.o.it.r u.rro,.I, Injured; a,rl LYDIA
| ,r,,,.,,,r arm, hr,krn and h,U, h;,,>"d
IT, I,r.,. Of n cn,i...,,,,n hrnL.. windows in
,,i, u,r;> Of Wi!Ii,,.,n f,I: o- iiyr miles away.
) >,.,rr Inrnln.r> at tl.. Dupont firm
/ l.rrI hy f.:n- walls and hr;rn .l'.,. b = NOM
/ Il IA III ,"ii"l> ). N"""! we Ni'-"' H'l'''"
arc, I'-ric DGp,n'. the h, - "t the lrn, Fr'n"s
| g. nHpri and 'iHil"> |. l)HpnHt They and
.r,r1l rct.> N r'r office Nrr" cui hi tr1::nrni,
# hro.rn si'>|. l"' NOM e" 'h"in ,-r."r~s'.
u" nr>' ">r|~"n "''r'r'' III "'" ct ih' p'"L-
n's r'' "h"h W"r n''d n"in'' "I'" Vs. r''
80 '''- 60" = ''> P'"''' ~ ~ mp r''
''' ''' '> ~ '' ''' - '''' '''" '''' 80,
N''' "' - ,,.''' ''''''''''' - w. '',' '','
! II hhW up Ih'''h'| 'I' i'" hi'- MA "\p'""'"'
''" f"' "'''T "'''> IA -" upper N''"> N'''' 81
r!".r - nH"h"i. "\pl ''". >''''>>.t"!' al in'"'-
,,., oi .c,, i.,,. "n. >-,..,.. AZ ,l",. r>rrp "nc
| ~ .,r,... ,..~ -, .,rh ,hc IA.
| "''
-'''".'> ct f.r''' "' re pm very"
h. inr .,,fnn OF .r.iI,L r...c., "t
,,onc ,uriin! .!o,yl, around a central post
|
80 ".'' "'''."'''. J. "I'f'" 'N "''l P""''
: Tie odd n.l was "mi\luS NIL. lmmc-
,lr. .trrr ire g, pl",ion i ~, hnhi.rr known
=. . ,......, ,c,- -. ,c.,,, -, ,I. ,-,lio ..
&C., i H. -
'"'> hf" u "'N " ~ '''i "i ~" ""l "'f" y
q" "."." r"r..''"' ''.'' i.'- iii' ~h".'' 20" "\-
,......~l ,l t, Il. = ,,...,.ii.r ted witt .L. ,,y.ir.
, L..,i.,,.. .,,,,,,J W,r ,',..t l,.,, m ri.,lt
/ ,...,.. 49,. ...r.,...r,. ,.,,.,.
! r.r Iur> "il.r had r''ti {" r""i. II vs.
...t .,l , l,.,r.. ,...s ,,,I ,..,,l.:t,u
l..,,t, IT,
! '' ne "''"'" ""'' ''. '.'' " r''''"' '-"'' -"
o." r''i i'll'n !" u - '"Hh'iH! Il 'iy man, Woman
90, .,l.i r. tie >I,inl,y wouH l,,r escaped death
,, .,,...... ,,..,,
N"'f "''' ''.''.''' "" ''''"I'' ''''"',I
-" disaster. "n! i"'"' II f''" 49," =" '''|'I ''
~ terrible disaster "t iho~, t." >"'"i> - -
,,,I. .......... -, .l.,. ,i. ,r ,r vt,,
N''' h'''N '""S' ."'N "' "'.'' ''' "' - "'''
| t", ar' H"."s lie . ";r' "" h'nt :''"'h''
into tIc lo.pitI lui,Iliy conrlr,t.d with -.
, . . anil ,ir
""I">' "''' "'' ]" ''''- 80 " '"' ''' ~
al" - '"'' ~ - ,... am,
u ., ,,, ., ,l.
. H., h
i,,Tt H. '',' . r',. -, iL,. v, u ,r,r,L,u. r o..
,',is,,. or ,,,.ri,Ii.n. the .>i.u, Of the lruIr
,luI. H. pr"i".rit Gu'll IIynrf
! Ir.rpluu, rr.intnl'. ,iI"u wltu ~" woh' i"i-h
, huiinul VS. h."""u % ~ ih" r\p'"N'"H. I"'
! l'"-l hPh "h. l''I"'' ''''''H Al " "'-' '-' -
/ '"'" 't>'-''' W. ~ 80 80 ,,,ri ,n,,,,',,,..
vi , f,,. tIr, =, .. II, .i>pl>r ln,lcriakcr> haI.
,,. a. = from " l,,l,:!!.nn In give their >rrNI'c~
| in prrutriu. tine dead tul hitHl. Will" SIrcrbi>
| from ih!N city were prompt 10 harry I" 'H' Hp"'
| 10 "i"i ihrIi hI'I =, =, ,.,,
| - ""N ,"', ~ ~ III VI ~ " -, I,r,,,'t,.u;,.
! i'''.' VI ~ % H., s.,' -, ,Ir ,li.,s,cr
! I'""' = mn" "'';' ''' - ~ -"
! lraN been 'ulil"'lA N'tN''' ~ Wv vary,
! Here hic about IIn people ih'ir, mostly ma ~,
| ll.,Ic, and ~ tie l,ila,r large paper mn
! ~, r.i h, ilt. Ic,sup A Moore tuiup'N;. lh,,''
r.,.,,. ,.,. ,rr.,r..t L,.N,.rI ., to the i"
! 'P"' WI .,i T. ,,,,.I ,Lis I.,u,.,, i..Iu.
/ of ,j.. ,,ill,