Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-10-23

nave been much m0rs damage done if the
large msgaziue had gone up, Witnegs'
mouse was as near to the large magazine
; IS IT was to the wrecked buildings, and
ne would not anticipate any greater dem
age from its exploding than the damage
resulting from the explosions of last
week.
Charles I. du Point was in the yard at
tue Time OF the explosion, but could not
say what caused it. The serews in the
tops or the boxes were screwed in so that
the heada did not project. The bottoms
were nailed on and the nRil heads driven
IL. Witness was in the large magazine
on Monday. Kegs were usually piled
seven high. II was iDeonvsnient 10 pile
chem higher. There arc about so or 60
tons in the large magazine. As far as he
could estimate, about 100 tons were de-
stroyed by last wesk's explosions. Seven
buildings were blown up. Did not think
that the explosion Of the large nlagazlne
would have caused any sraates damage
than had been done. At er g certain
amount had been exploded the air could
DO compressed no more.
George pougherty, whose two years
Old son received injuries which resulted
u death, testified that he had worked for
the du Points about Is years. Witness
was working Ia one Of the prigmatic |
press mills at the time Of the explosion
ana could not say what caused it. The /
MIL N which witness was at work did not /
explode. Rad helped Mr.. Green handle
the boxes in the same manner that other
witnesses had testified. Had seen My.
Green soldering irons red hot and had
seen sparks fly from them. 9ometimes
he had used them when red hot. He
never allowed anyone else to handle an
iron. Witness had spoken 70 Green
ABOUT his irons being too hot Green
s-ld thAt there was no danger. He had
used solder that the firm did not alloW
70 be used without their knowledge aud
Aad 20 have Ills iron red hot to melt il,
ae would hide il whsn any of the Arm
annroached. Witness spoke TO Green
about using this hard soi5er and had moi
seen him use it since. There wa, about
Z 900 pounds ii the mill witness WIS
working ia. witness would hgye re- /
ported Green, but he stopped using the
a9fd solder, at least, whan witness was
hoping him. The hard solder would set
quicker. he worked by tho day and rot
y piece work, SO there was no induce. !
nsnt to hurry.
John Moore had worked for u. /.
Ia Font Il Co. for is years and was at /
york near he iron bridge IL the time OF 1
he explosion. Had helped Mr.. Green
uiaet the cans, Thought lao was cars a
~ man or would MOI have worked with =
I'm Never knew his iron to bs red. :
'ott colder was usaa OF the caug. Never 4
new him TO use any kind but that n
uthoElzad by the firm. The last vine
yltuGSs helped M Green t,as fam mr. 3
" mohtha ago. 10 al, witness had e
elpea Ar. Green Aboul a week. j,
J9rymen W. Il. Long asked CHARLES I. :,
2 Font If heat from red hot iron H
ould be conveyed through tine tin suili.
eat to ignite the powder. Mir. dn Font III
u not think so, unless it was held en- q
70 thu long while. M. du Pont had
sard that Mr.. Green hsd used other q.
'ider than that furnished to him. Mr.. II
fean bad also asked about using it, but
I'd been told not 10 Ia 40. tn
Francis du Pont stated that 1Ir. Green
q told bin that he had used hard
lideE as an experiment two or three De
mes, not surrelttiously, and knowing
eat ha YVES doing. Mr. du Point thought th
ghty OF Mr.. CIR en- and considered him ~
man OF exemplary character, and dc. +, ~
led to say that the Holdoy matter was no ia
pension againet his character. Hs felt n
ntdent that aEsen was not using hard an
ldef when the explosion took place. tni
10 was rev after 2 O'Clock and the GU
ne for Daniel Harhina funeral Was 70 ~
ar. Nearly ali cs the witnesses de- IN "A,
cd to attend ard the Jury therefore III
journed uatiI Friday afternoon at 2 Ia,
'looK, TO meet at tha ecgonef's otfica. col