The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1891-05-22
EIGHTEE N MEN BLOW TO PIECES.
BY an Explosion of Dynamite.

About two tons of dynamite on a New
York Central construction train exploded
near Tarrytown.N. Y. at II 80 on Tuesday
morning. killing Is men and injuring about
| 90 others. The scene of the accident is jus
| below Tarrytown, two miles and half above
IrvingtOn. The shock of the explosion was
felt for miles In all directions and it Is impos
| sibe to indicate the extent of the damage In
Tarrytown and vicinity. The ground was
literally tunnelled by the force of the explos
Ion. There are great gaps under the track
which was Torn up In sections for long dis
lance. There were about 40 Italian labOrert
on the fiat cars and they were just preparing
to unload the dynamite when the explosion
| Look place. The scene which followed cannot
be adequately described. A derrick train in
command of VIM. Brannigan, was passing on
side-track at the time. He saw curl OF
smoke, heard rumbling noise and then a
| terrific explosion. The next instant the air
was filed with human forms, and the unfor.
tunate Italians were blown in every dIrec-
| ton. Engineer Herrick and Leonard Pan.
| his fireman, were Doth blown distance of 90
| feet, " here they were found within a short
| distance OF each other, alive but badly hurt.
| Some of the victims were hurled to a great
| locomotive of the train was blown
with the tender into the river below.
After the smoke of the explosion cleared
away. a horrible sight presented itself. Parts
| of human bodies lay scattered about in every
direction. In one place there was leg and
arm. while masses of bones and flesh were
strewn over the track ard along the sides of
the rails. The bodies of some of the victims
were blown into neighboring swamp. and
when the water was drawn off they were
found sticking In the mud. The few persons
who lived to give IN account of the terrible
affair say they saw a number of bodies
blown into the Hudson river, along the bank
n In r.tlr be
Different theories are advanced rs to the
cause OF the explosion. One is that rope
attached to the fiat car caught fire from the
engine and In this way ignited one of the
boxes containing the dynamite cartridges.
Another theory IL that fire was communicate
ed to the dynamite cartridges bv one of the
ltaliaDs smoking pipe. Smoking, however.
on the dynamite car was strictly prohibited.
and the railroad officials do not seem to
think that The explosion originated In that
way. The most plausible theory is that the
dynamite was exploded by conclusion In
some unaccountable way. About three min
utes before the explosion occurred the Chi
cago limited express, having on board many
passengers. passed this point The force of
the explosion was heard and felt as far down
the river as YOnkers and lSpuyten Duyvil,
and up the river as far as Peekskfll. Win.
dows were broken In 1rvington, Dobbs Ferry
and villages surrounding Tarrytown.
DANA's absolutely CURES DISEASE ~
The defalcation of Cashier Perciva of the
Shoe q Leather bank of Auburn, Me-, foots
up $50, 1l5, making a net loss to the bank be-
sides the bond and property secured of SSS,-
COZ.
Eva Mann, the alleged widow of Ray Ham,
iton Is taking lessons TO 60 on the stage.
tragedy of the southern type was enact
ed In a probate court room at Hager, w. Va,
a short time $50. The Hall and Steele fami-
lies had been enemies for some time. Fur
of the Halls were In the court room and two
of the Steeles. One of the former made
statement as witness, and the lie was given.
Then the firing began, and the court room
was ceaTeJ. When the fight was over IL |
was found that the two SteeIes and two of |
the Halls were either killed or bad been IA |
tally wounded.
George Rood. of Jersey City is suffering |
from intense agony from a peculiar trouble. |
He was recently hit by a thunderboi and |
badly burned. His W ole body Is so charged |
with electricity that when he puts lis haods |
together they stick, and only by violent rub |
bling can they be separated. IL his feet 1
touch, II l. the same.
Mrs. James g. Blaine. jr.. Is at Sioux Falls,
$. ID for the purpose OF obtaining divorce 4
under the loose laws of that state. Ii u said
that she will marry the physician who has
been attending her during her Illness.
Dana = u "erARANTEED TO CURE
Medad W. Stone. president Of the Ameri-
AN D,cks, snd Trust company. who died at
1is home on Staten Island on Good Friday. i
1as been discovered to be a aefsuier. The
mount is about $4,000.