The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1891-12-24
ANTWBRP'S HORROR
The Dynamite Explosions
Terrible Result.
NUMBER OF THE DEAD GREAT.
Horribly Nudlated Portions Of Many
Bodies Pound by the searChers

~ is Expected that Many Moro Bodies
We're Thrown Into the wator by tho
Force of the Explosion-The ship Had
Boon Found Abandoned by Fishormsn.
who Tried TO smugnle Dynamite Into
the city for the sake of Larger Profit.
ANrwERr, Dec "a The loss of life
occasioned by the explosion Of the cargo
OF the French dy Mantle ship is greater
than was at first su pposed, although
the exact number Of killed will never
be known, for the explosion must have
k illed many strangers about the ship
and about the quay where the shattered
vessel was moored.
The ship was found by fishermen in
the North Sea, abandoned, and with
30 600 kilos OF dynamite on board. The
fisherman towed the derelict to tn
river in Antwerp. On arriving at the
wharf they knowing that dynamite was
not allowed to be kept in any vessel t
the docks in Antwerp, pretended TO un
load all that was on board for speedy
removal They concealed half the dy-
Mantle, however, on the vessel, intend
Ing to smuggle it into town, and make
a large profit on the sale. One Of the
fishermen, who was nervous on account
of the deadly character OF the stuff,
dropped in the hold a package, which
he had picked up for smuggling.
Immediately a most terrific explosion
occurred.
The horrors of the scene can hardly be
described.
Crowds Of people surrounded the
ruined district immed lately after the
explosion. The number soon increased
to such an extent that troops had to
be sent for to maintain order aad all ow
the seurcbers to attend to their work.
Fragments of the ship, intermiXod
with human remains, are scattered here
and there about the scene Of the explo'
sion
Shattered legs and arms hands and
feet, heads and other portions Of human
bodies, are scattered about on all sides,
and are being gathered up in barrows
by police and workmen sent to the sp o I
by the municipal authorities.
The neighbOring wharves are strewn
with debris besmeared with blood and
mixed with pieces Of human flesh
Wheelbarrows full Of pieces Of dead
bodies have been taken away.
the quay is greatly damaged
There are the usual strange freaks Of
explosion recorded. One of the ships
masts is said, by people who witnessed
the explosion, to have been shot up,
hundreds of feet into the air, and to
have fallen down, like an arrow 1t
Is now said to be stuck deep in the mud
of the barbor..
Another portion Of wreckage was
hurled through the walls of house,
making a hole similar to that which IA
shell fired out Of heavy gun would have
made.
A human head was found TIVE
hundred yards from where the shil
blew up 1t had landed on the roof o
house and then rolled into the stree
below OF course, it was c rushed be
yond recognition.
One man was killed by ships block,
which passed entirely hrough his body
The force of the explosion was 81
great that the whole neighborhOoC
seumed to rock and tremble. Ever,
window within he sweep of the Concus
sion was shatter ed; doors were blown II
and crushed as if by batterng rams
people at a Considerable distance from
the quay where The ship blew up wer
swept off their feet and hurled, bruise
and bleeding, for yards.
Many are so severely injured that the.
cannot recover from their injuries
many others are badly cut by falling
glass and by falling pieces Of the wreck
age.
The remains of 25 bodies have been 3
far discovered, and it is expected tina
many many more will be found in tn
water,