The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-12-03
Factory Demolished and the Shock Felt Twenty
Miles Away-FOur Railway Employees
Crushed and Two Injured at New York.
Five ofa Family Suffocated or Burned at
Detroit and Three in Arkansas.
Several Persons Partially Asphyxiated and the
Lives of Many Imperiled by Natural Gas
Two Victims of Barge Fire.
BLOWN TO PIECES.
Five Men Killed by the Explosion of q Dy-
Mantle Factory at Haverstraw, N. Y.

Five Men Killed by the Explosion OF q Dy-
Mantle Factory at Haverstraw. N. Y.
NYACK, n. Y, Dec "A dynamite factory
ut Haverstraw was blown up this afternoon.
The shock of the explosion was felt for
many miles. Four men employed in the
building were blown to pieces, and another
man, who was some distance from the
wrecked building. was also instantly
killed. The names of the dead are as fol-
lows: NJ. Wadsworth. engineer of the
works; Peter Carlossa, an Italian; Joseph
Williams and Joseph f. Adler. all work
men: Perry Lounsberry. of Sing Sing
Lounsberry was in boat near the shore
instantly killed. A man who was in the
boat with him escaped injury.
The building which blew up was frame
structure so by 80 feet. After the explo-
sion the building caught ire and burned
for several hours. The other buildings of
the works also contained dynamite. but
escaped destruction. as they were $50 feet
away from the scene of the explosion. The
property belonged TO the Clinton Dynamite
Company. William L. Foss. of Haverstraw,
was manager of the works. Elmer Nash,
the foreman, was OH the dock adjoining rhe
building when the disaster happened. but
escaped injury. The explosion was terrific
and the shock was felt twenty miles away.
The glass was broken in buildings in Con-
gers City, Rockland Lake and other nea--by
places. The cause of the explosion has not
yet been learned.
A later dispatch says: In the gelatine
packing house Joseph Williams and two
Italians were killed. A half minute
later the store blew up, about one
hundred feet distant. and set fire
to the boiler house. forty feet
distant. Fireman John Wadsworth, fifty
years old. having three children. was run
ming out from the boiler r-house after the
first explosion. and was killed.
fisherman named Perry LOunsberry.
from Peekskill. who was standing
on the beach. was also killed
Lounsberry's body was recovered on the
beach His skull vas crushed in, and there
was triangular wound on his forehead.
The body of Williams was also found
on the beach. There were slight
bruises aronnd the head and the back was
broken. OF WadswOrth's body only the
right arm was found. This was identified
by the absence of the little finger.
At Coroner McGOwan's barn to- night lay
the body of the dead fisherman and horse
blanket full of parts of human bodies,
including one arm of Wadswortb. two
legs, part of back and lot oi
entrails and numberless bones with burnt
flesh. The remains presented terrible
sight. all being black with powder marks
and the flesh burned Off. Parts of the
bodies are supposed to have belonged to
Wedsworth and the two Italians.
In the gelatine packing house were three
hundred pounds of gelatine being packed
in tins. In the pOwer-hOuse was $500 pounds
of giant powder and two hundred pounds
of dyDamite