The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-10-09
THE Big DISASTER.
Eleven Deaths and Many Injured
by the Explosion at
WILMINGTON POWDER MILL.
Terrfbio Destruction OF Life and
lropcrty...Namcs orthc Victims,
The Probable Cause of tho
Frightfui Accident.

l WILMINGTON, DEL, Oct. S.-Follow
Ing is corrected lst OF the killed an,
injured in yesterday afternoons explo
sions at tho Dupont Powder mills:
klLLED.-W. X. Green, solder, workc,
Ia the magazine, leaves u widow aud fou
children; body found entire.
w. McGarvey, laborcr, aged 40, single
head blown oil, body found.
Martin Dolan, aged G5, employed in
one OF the graining mills, leaves a family
James Dolan, aged 80, single.
!: Il. uarriran, aged 80, married.
Michael Ilarrigan.
Patrick Dougherty, aged so, married
John Newell, aged so, employed in The
yard, leaves family.
John Herther, laborer,
Michael Herther, laborer.
Mrs. Rosie Dougherty, aged 60, found
In the garret Of her house crushed by the
roof; died from her injuries shortly
after the accident.
lSJuRED:-Mary Dolan, hip hurt;
Anna Dolan, nervous prostra.ion; An.
drew Godfrey, arm and hip lacerated
Hugh Ferry, ribs crushed; James Ward,
leg lacerated; Winfield Veters, right eye
torn out; James Dennison, badly hurt
Frank Hollis, head cut; John McDer.
mott, right arm and hand hurt; William
Logue, head cut; Charles Godfrey, arm
hurt; James McClaterty, head cut;
Joseph Scoield, knocked senseless ;
Thomas F. Dougherty, head cut; Daniel
u arkins, supposed to be fatally hurt
Patrick Gillison. badly hurt; Mrs. Mag.
gle Dougherty, temple cut; Mrs. Dough.
erty, mother.in-law Of the latter, head
cut; Mrs. Lizzie F. Anderson, arm
broken and injured internally.
HOW IT OCCURRED.
The men who were killed were ali
working in and about the magazines and
mills, and, except in the cases Of three
W. r. Green, NJ. WIN. McGaryey md
Patrick Dougherty.-were blown to pieces
80 that only fragments Of the remains
have bean found. 1t is the theory OF the
workmen that tho explosions were
started in some way by a uoldering iron
which Green was using in soldering tin
covers on cans OF powder. This work is
extremely dangerous. and Green was
the only man trusted to perform it. He
was an old employe who thoroughly
understood his work, but it is supposed
that his soldering iron became too hot
and that its heat fired the powder in
spite OF his careiulness.
John Dietz, James Grant, Daniel Har.
kins and Joseph Harges were reported
killed, but all escaped without injury,
except Harkins, who was severely
burned.
The wounded are being cared for BY
the neighbors and friends, and the dead
bodies are prepared for burial. The 800
or 400 homeless people were provided
with comfortable quarters by their
friends living in more favored localities
and will be looked after until their
homes can be restored.
County Coroner Gamble is summon
ing jury this morning for the purpose
Of viewing tho remains OF w. r. Green.
1t may be three or four days before he
will be ready to hear the testimony, rs
the witnesses are busy clearing away the
debris from their homes, and do not
wish to be interrupted until they have
had the opportunity OF saviny some OF
the less perishable articles from amid
the wreckage OF their homes.