The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-01-19
Ono Fatally and Ten Others Seri-
ously Injured.
PHOENIX POWDER MILLS EXPLODE
At Central City. West Virginia, with
FriGhtful Enoct.--Tons of Powder
Touched OF, Shaking tho Earth for
Miles Around...Th Third Explosion
In tho History ofthc Company.--The
Loss SO Grcnt that tho Plant will not
Likely be Rebuilt.
eetql Di,pa.ea 70 DC Intelligence. al !.

Peclai D"po'eh 70 me !n'eai0e''er' a.o'''
HUNTINGDON W. VA, Jan. ls.-Ihe
Phoenix powder mill, located at Central,
w. Va, near Ccrcdo, exploded this
;.. LINE, a., -, t.t,,,,.
inofnihs' A,ti.iis iso llotl, ia.atiy muir
ing one ana lnnlctlng SERIOUS injuries
on ten others.
The shock from the exnlosion was
f.,t for m;le, Fiftoon hr;,d;nna 10
e.' ~ Ia' M oA Dss W
longing 10 the company were totally
demolished and the wreck presents an
awful sight, Nothing remains OF tho
,lont excont +ho or,;no bor,o ,rd tho
. r,"-' -. n ~, oso .,o . ~
press mousse. Inc latter stanas ny ltaeif
two hundred yards from tho rest, and
TWENTY-FIVE tons of powder arc stored
IN u 7I-1
Tho NOV 1.;,,,d ~. roh;, I;,,;
oton V snnnr;ntnndont n,o NuI no b,onu % 70 n;onas
o,U, oud ,nIi 1I roao.n;rsd .a.u' o" hJ ioSos,
~ saatay,. vy ,o.oMHSu i i,a .n n" 49, no mas
tho " oomnnn,, "nu fs.t LUZ n.r,nisnd nSu o sAueo
'tG TdUarpd dip1iy {ynrson n.so oG,iLu G;ha onn,,,
- IuMu WI. utu ~, mar.oh, 'ie eHsineor, WHO
onr;nos @ @ Ho f b,J H ;nst h .tannad % wv ~ h tho
maaos;no i,ofora ~ y ~, oaa,,.S o .n'
Stronno - % SaU ,hn bodp ,nao hut UtIJ;ls ai;as,t
=, ,iEG ,pt;,a,e " sdy' 'ho pou was Du' siisht-
Iahn unu p"nt,
,,ouaiaa n' VIZ e'"' AAA"i' '"i' "aa pauiy
iiiIt 1nSn G,h,o,,,,. 8, a.
,ou,, 49, iN'a'eA' . ~" Luz 4 ~ TUG iae-
fh,u,ou c.,. o,,
,.;iinJ ,lus sJo1'' aiso y "orAtnan' TIKI was
Nt15eL ou.tish'' -,
ontS;Je nGJc't 49, oo4h, y Slaze mn Hano, was
] s;on ooor.,oI suv IuiiIs H;ls ,t, mien 'ne eHp.o-
siT oT anS 1Gueu La;ro ~: Giosnlns was Iorn
un tho anu aIIan;s nlii anu MINISTER'S singed. Mhen
U III IOs,oh o oSGuttEG III CT?a iua TWO
IIt tuiiuteu yatus anu iei' ~ iiI1lS stream.
In III wa; ~ ''1hen G ou1 anu 10 sun awe Dut
WI. Min uie. ne rs n married man and
Trea Tbe ;ninred m,lo anu aao: cit,u Poc,o p,.o
al o i, nra, ,.tJGtsu 'se Meece Es.ep; in1ur-
vJ & tn pto'tous ~, gus e1pios;on john oastlce,
VIII tho 'Io IL, ntss GApios.on ocSurreu was
i.asa in s.o s.aAo hiiil mucie eiSht nunured
k.,;fs;l hufs Gn poWaer were stTfea. Inc other
.udns pulndtnss were oellonshe9 ana the
io,J pUIuI of Mpioueu u1;eiwarus. "a car
49, .o.o " HoMuer s'anui1is 'li on INC slde
''ITn M lui.oMcui
,,..t tnousahus ~ ol people Vlslteo tne Wreck,
.,;,;,, ua; .ne suarus surrounaea II, ana
;.na n Tt' h9s uu3"eu ncaE me oulla- [
inss. 81, inis MAKES n,i tne tnlrd tlme IN BY
aioi't's nI sne n th%nlA MUS nave e3plod- !
,a.,;ohe ou, a. ItsS oiiy one puliaing was &C, ae-
.nou .aoanI .iu tufee iieh hil!eu. Inc
sesomd sso , y, eHptosion Jpo occurred SIX weeks
w aS "ueh T,.i IGo pounus ol poWuer went
on. , .in tno @ .nira explSnslon M tnls morning
was o,5n .i,e oi5 Molss 81 ali. Inc amount t. OF
power ekplodeu was several tons, Tho
GAac: IA. ioss 10 inc company Is not known,
!I, DuE IS SO serious, however, that they