Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1890-10-10
SCENE OF THE EXPLOSION.
WHAT IS GOING ON AROUND THE
RUINED BUILDINGS.

: Interest in the ruined scenes about tn,
} Upper Banks is still as great as ever,
From the city people leave in hundreds
TO catch glimpse of the place, which
however, is rigidly denied them. For at
| every point is found guard with strict
} orders to let no one pass. The road
which leads from the highway half 9
mile above the office is roped in and nc
one without pass is allowed to enter.
1t was curious to see the strategies
adopted by many asightseers yesterday
failed at every point. where entrances
might be obtained, women young and old
climbed over fences, waded through
marshes, crossed streams. and walked
the woods for several hours trying to
gain the hill top just above the ruins.
A few were successful, but night had
fallen before many were able to gain the
wished for spot.
Coroner Gamble. portion OF his jury
and an EVENING JOURNAL reporter were
the only persons allowed within the
yard. except the employees, yesterday.
There was little new to be seen. A few
workmen were engaged in carrying
away the ruined buildings. The regular
| work had not begun and the progress
was slow. Here and there could be seen
men gathering canisters of unexploded
powder, which had been hidden In the
debris. A few women who accompanied
the party became very nervous on seeing
them and wanted to turn back. Their
fears were quieted and they were per-
suadsd to go on
a big hurly fellow now approached the
| party, aud addressing the chief clerk.
I bn fad 4
authority he presumed to allow stran-
| gers to enter those grounds. The clerk
referred him to Francis DUPONT and the
fellow was pacifed Beyond the river
stood crowd of people viewing the
ruins from Charles Banks. This is the
only spot from which it Is now possible
to obtain view, as the strictest orders
are given to the guards to allow no one
| to enter.
When Coroner Gamble approached the
| guards yesterday he was challenged and
his team promptly stopped. He an
nounced his mission, but the guards
either did not know him or were too
ignorant to understand his authority,
and told him plainly he could net pass.
After receiving insults and abuse from
one of tue guards he was permitted TO go
alone to the office. A messenger was
hastily dispatched from there and the
coroners team brought in. Mr.. Barnhill,
the deputy coroner, who, with two ladies
had come up, was allowed to pass.
Francis DUPONT then came up and the
coroner announced his mission, which
was to collect Witnesses from among the
workmen. Mr. DUPONT expressed his
willingness to assist him as far as he
would, and sent his chief clerk to intro
duce him to the workmen. After inter
viewing some of Green's comrades, the
party was conducted through the ruins.
Mr.. DUPONT informed them that the
public was kept away because the work
Of reconstruction, which they wished to
hurry forward, would be considerably
retarded by the visitors, who, prompted
by curiosity, would keep the workmen
! all the time engaged In answer
ing their questions; besides, there
are thousands of unexploded canisters
Of powder scattered through the places
and there Is very great danger OF that
account, in allowing strangers. who may
carry matches to enter, and perhaps
cause another "a plosion, but the princi-
pal reason why the people were first kept
out, was the shameless conduct Of un-
scrupu,ous thieves who are too often
called relic hunters. Household effects of
the posr homeless families have been
snatched up and taken away, by these
relic hunters. and many articles which
were not injured were broken up and
carried of by the human hogs.
The contract for rebuilding will be
given to Daniel T. Stewart, and the work
will be pushed forward as rapidly as
possible. Work on the new magazine
will be commenced first. The barns,
stables and those houses which are not
totally destroyed, are being repaired and
crowds of workmen are engaged upon
them. Work on the shattered houses in
the ruined hamlet will begin at once, but
many who have lived there declare they
will never return. Mechanics are also
engaged in repairing the houses of
Colonel Henry and Eugene Dupont,
which were badly damaged by the ex
plosion.
John Gallaeher's Grief
John Gallagher, school fellow of Pat
rick Dougherty's, who accom- panied him
to this country from Ireland nearly
thirty years ago, and who wrought with
him for some time in the powder mills.
came here from Chester to see the BODY
of his life long friend. The grief Of
Gallagher was intense. He SIT all yes
terday afternoon on the banks Of the
Brandywlne relating incidents of their
school days in Ireland, and recalling
events when both lRbored side byside Ia
the mills twenty years ago
Among the ruins are to be seen many
things of interest. There is the stove
against which little Baby Dougherty was
hurled and on which he received that
blow which afterwards proved fatal; the
boards Of the demolished cradle, where a
little while before he slept so calmly
the battered and ruined homes of the
Dolans and Doughertys, and the baked
bread in the open oven in the house
lately occupied by Patrick Dougherty
Several teamsters are still engaged in
carting away furniture Some have
taken up their abode In the vacant
houses at Squirrel Run, others on
Charles Banks and many have removed
TO this city. Several persons could be |
seen around their houses yesterday |
afternoon, collecting what little Of their |
effects it was possible for them to find
Burial of Baby Dougherty.
The burial of little Thomas Dougherty
took place from Rockland, yesterday
afternoon Charles b. Dougherty, under. !
taker. of this city, had charge Of the
funeral 1t was large and mournful |
procession, and as the remains of the |
little victim were laid to rest IA st. |
Joseph's Cemetery. all eyes were |
dimmed with tears
In quiet grave in Green Hill Gene
terry, little while before. was laid to |
rest all that was mortal Of poor William