The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-04-14
HORRIBLY MANGLED
Seven Men Killed by a Powder
Explosion.
FOUR OTHERS BADLY BURNED.
The Bodies Of the Victims soatterod in
laa All Directions.

One Man Hurled Four Hundred Yards
Hands and Legs Burned OG-Tho Re
mains Gathered Together and Placed
IN Boxes-The MIN Contained Six Hun
dred Kegs of Powder-David Billing
tons story.
SCRANTON, Pa, April IA. The glazing
mill of the Moosc Powder Company,
located on tue outskirts of the village
Of Moosic, five miles south of this city,
exploded with terrific force shortly be-
for II clock yesterday morning. Seven
men were hurled to instant death, hor-
ribly mangled and charred, and four
others badly injured. The victims are
Killed-David Parry. aged 2S, married;
Aaron Coolbaugh, aged 30, single; Moses
Tucker aged 81, single; Allen Schmale,
aged 30, leaves wife and four children;
Caradoie Reese, aged 30, single, John
Gibbons, aged 80, single, Edward Van
derburgh, aged 35.
Injured-George Ellis, badly burned
from head to foot not expected to live
David Billinggon, burned on body and
feet charred; John Green, feet and legs
burned; William Green, hurt on shoulder
and back.
The victims Of the explosion met with
terrible deaths heir bodies, excepting
that Of Reese were found within the
enclosed yard of the powder works.
Their bodies were quickly recovered by
the villagers, who were on the scene
within a few minutes after the eSplO-
sion.
The body of Reese was not found until
after u o'clock. 1t had been hurled
fully 400 yards away, and nothing re-
mained of it but the limbiess trunk.
TIE corning mill, about 400 away from
the glazing factory, was shattered by
the first explosion, and some Of the
burning timbers hurled from the glazing
mill caused fifty kegs of powder to
explode.
Four men were in the Corning mill and
three OF these were blown out of one
door, the other man, William Green, was
hurled into Spring Brook. David Bill
lington, one Of the men in the Corning
mill, gives the following story of his
experiences:
81 was at work at the press with The
ron Coolbaush We heard the report
from the glazing mill and we ran out.
Then the Corning Mill blew up. We
dashed wildly into the woods, expecting
that the press would 20 next. There we
saw George Ellis all on fire. He was
running aronud and when he saw me
he1 shouted. Dave pull off my clothes
On, hurry and help me- ran up to
him, and in an instant my clothes were
ablaze, too They were my powder
clothes. Whether the caught fire by my
placing my hands on Ellis or whether
the burning grass did it, l cannot tell
l tried to tear my clothes off and fought
the fire as hard as | could. Then VIII
liam Weir, who was washing III the
wash shanGy, came running out with
two coats that had been soaking In the
trough, He said Lie down quick,
Dave l did so, and he threw the
wet coats over me. This put the lire out
and l was saved except as to my feet.
My work in the press was to shovel pow
der, and my shoes for that season easy
to be set attire. The flames were worst
about them and that is the reason my
toes are so badly burned. Weir and
Coolbaugh also succeeded in helping
Ellis, but he was badly burned"
Ellington has wife and family,
Caradoie Reese's arms had been burned
off TO the elbows and his face greatly
dishgured. His appearance was still
more terrible on account of the fact that
the culm into which he had fallen made
him still more blacker than the devas-
tating powder had originally made him.
His body was nearly burned in two at
abdomen.
All the victims were drawn up, and
the frightful scorching through which
they passed was apparent all over them.
The hands Of some and the legs of others
had been burned off. One hand lay be-
side the body of Allen Schmale, and it
is supposed that it was his.
Whatever of the remains of the vic
Tins could be found were gathered to-
gether and placed in rough wooden
boxes.
The mill in which the first explosion
occurred contained 600 Kegs of powder.
The loss to the company will not exceed
$4,000.
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