Telegram-herald., 1890-07-17
A DOZEN DEAD
4 Frightfa CAtastrophs occurs
Near Cincinnati
EXPLOSION or 800 EBCS or P0ERER
Eiss's Powder -Alll ana ncnaiU-s Ia shs
Nielaigy blo~n a. Fragment -aectse
Persons hiliea aHd fouFtseH a.
g9rea-Ae f5e- ~ lt4aess sl"ty-
ANornER noEEoR


Miami railroad, tWentg-nine miles east
Of TINS eltY TAe latest sdsiees say that
t"eiFe persons allied ana fourteen
wounded
Following Is the list Of TIE killed.
hrs James Deacon. Henry Eevnols san.aei
Stephens Nrs JsIaes Moss 4nl ealla alra
Pred he-ler aad cAtlc Nl lam i'rsney tsr1ke
man. Ralph Williams. Baay E.slias. nies say
aef ana a. UnAIssl rfaa
Two empty freiCht-c&rs were belRg
rolled upon . ae-track where car
containing 500 kegs 81 gunpoWder ves
standing. AS the cars sis -NA there VAS
an explosion, ana immediately after-
Ward another car containing 500 kegs of
gunpoRder exploded William Franly.
= brakeman ia the service al lEe Little
Miami. MAS standing OF one al the
empty cars when the explo Sion occurred.
His bo1y must have been blown 10
atoms. as no trace Of it has been found.
The moment the cars crashed against
each other the explosion occurred and
the an ~as filed with flying fragments
Both cars % powder exploded simulta-
neonsiy, doing iearfal damage The
freight train, which had SO pr0yi-
cenuagly taken IT'S stand over
500 feet distant was seriously
damaged ~ flying debris pesess'
cartridge works were literally dsn.ol-
isbed by the terrible concussloa. and
IRE added 10 lie completeness of the
destruction. Fences. Trees and tele-
graph poles were torn down and sci on
FIRE. Telegraph and telephone lines Tor
fIrnT Ia
Of the railway station were totally dis
abled, SO thar no direct communication
can be bad eith thestation or any place
near IL Tie railroad track IS also de-
molished for q long distance and ala
travel is suspended. The railway sta
ton. $50 yards from The cartridge
factory, Was set OF ire and completely
destroyed.
The King Powder Company and the
Peters cartridge works have plants on
both sides OF the river along the rail
road The explosion occurred on the
south side and the destruction was enor-
nous There are number OF cottages
occupied by workmen IN the powder
factory and situated close 10 tie track.
These were shattered by the ex-
plosion and their inmates Injured.
Twelve or fifteen girls at work IN the
carriage factory were crippled by tie
explosion. The railway stations and
the freight house belonging 10 the Lit-
tie Miami railroad. together with al
the adjacent buildings, were set on FIRE
and totally consumed.
The havoc wrought by the explosion
OF these sixteen tons Of powder Is dread
ful The track and ties Of the railroad
are fairly torn up and destroyed and a
great hole H. plowed iR tie ground.
The Peters cartridge factory was
burned 10 the gnound and nothing but
mass Of blsckened. smouldering ruins
remains TO mark the spot where the
building stood.
Mr.. Joseph Proctor. a well-known
resident OF COlum bus. arrived in the
city on the DELAYED Pennsylvania train
at midnight lie was az eye witness TO
The terrible affair, and gave d very
vivid account Of the explosion. The
yentleman was still suffering from the
Effects Of his terrible experience, and
.rembled yisibly when talking. lie
aid
Il hardly know how J can describe The awful
occurrence. am still dazed from TIE orectsof
be shock. wa visiting O friend near kings
5llls, ane during the afternoon aaunfered I'D
he road 20 The carirdge factory. ] in.
pected i thoroughly and chaftod uIfb
ONE Of the worEmcn Tor quite While
Wien the freight irain came along
iarted toward ny friends boure which "a
yer The hlil overlooking the works on
eachlng the TOP Of the hiu furne1
round just The freight train Wa mat.
~ running switch 30 the tide track.
saw brakeman 90 one 81 the cars a.
hey shot on 10 the -ide-track and he was wav-
~ his hand 10 some one o. TIE train AL
lokec ssg the two detached care bumn
Esinst what Eurposed vas an empty car o.
be siot track An instant later thrre va.
rpmblug noise and then the very crourd
eneath ne seeuied - open. ] saw pur ~
noEe, followed . second later hv another aud
be- cars disappeared The station and povdrr
ouse ano dwelling scemcc so follow ou6 fhe
ord 81 destruction had oniy juri commenced
A this occurred quicker than 7 car re
.ie IT, ana stood rooted 70 the ground
bad ~ itca. ~ course. ~ vhsf had or
irred but could GOT realize a. knev that
any Ewes we're r01g out. buf vas poueriess
lend any ssslsfsuce Then dense voiunfes u
me sno smoke came pouring from fhs doors
la windows ~ fhf cartridge fsrfo-f ard
stw rner wcncu and children tearing af each
hsi in their frantic eudeavors o. escape
Inf fEpl0s-5n and the FIRE 81 tnf carriage
11ss seemed 10 he simultaneous The h8i4firs
q not catch ~ fre in 81 erC CInarf asF buf fbs
aunes seemed 20 pcnetr8fe thf 0oorf and win
'Hs from aIl sides 3 saw nun hrr ~ fhn so
en- come rsft. brt some certafuls persisted fr
70 flames 2 Dwelling house ieinu tbe
rgidre house wss bleru from ifs foundations
.o dashed - tbe Froun1 Tn fhis taudinY a
oieef enc oalio 'osi thelf iret Hcw ionr
0od dot know bBi uanaeed g. ,anse rrv
aF - fhe scene. and others rho usre in the
siEfb cod were also psthrrne Tfa
enc uas one Of fhe most awfll ever v1
seed T'1e railronl tracks were 90 .stef and
RI Ike sC much paper end ths teiefrnrf ro.ss
c wires were hsrne1 ~ ~ uucd finaef a esr
sein ces snauf s.Tty feef distant caught Hre
n uurne5 ug.
lvs eei - vo-E g. soon - possible sua
know re r0i fully q dozen roaer ana
.n fr7n fhe poedfr houae There sas
ore h1f was iujuree o. frraisse
eT seemed to he obHvi0us of tfeir sur.
anfings ana 7 0grt thinF thss rpslizsa
lat nsc occurred syrre we're burned are
asrs verr cut end bruised ~ fiis feros ~
? erpiosion T. sad - the terrible
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re in ooneef ~ being killed af arr tine
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p
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