The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-11-09

4 lie Nestu were u StTEtdllJ VI pOilCO,
the police commissary's secretary, n
policeman, ana porter employed by
the Carmaux Mining Company, who
carried the vessel to the station. The
bodies presented most gnastly spec
tacle, and many OF the oniookers
were made sick as they saw the horri'
bly, mutilated and bleeding dead car
ried out. An Inspector OF police was
MORALLY wounded. 1t is sad that the
explosive was not dynamite.
So violent was the explosion that
houses In the vicinity were shaken to
their foundations and their occupants
rushed into the streets fearing the
buildings were about to fall. Windows
were shattered and the utmost excite
ment and confusion prevailed. Two
stories of the police building were
completely ruined. The whole street
was thickly strewn with debris.
Every body left alive in the station
except the inspector, who was too
badly injured to move, rushed through
the clouds OF smoke and dust and
made their way to the street. For n
short time they could not see what
had occurred. but ms soon as they re-
gained their wits they rushed back to
save, ii possible, their missing com
rades. They soon returned, hearing
the wounded inspector, who was I'M
conscious. He was at once taken to q
hospital. The police then brought out
the bodies or the dead and sent them
to tho luorgue, where efforts were
made to restore them to a sembfance
of humanity.
EXCITEMENT RUNS HIGH.
The excitement caused by the out
IT,, f.,f -
threats are made against the perpetray
tors. The police are doing their ut
most to discover the authors OF the
crime and the best deterlivss of the
force have been detailed on tho case
NJ. Louhet. the Prime Minister; M.
| Ricari, Minister of Justice, the Pro-
curer OF the Republic and the Project
/ of Police, visited tho scene OF the eX
| plosion this afternoon, and made a
close inspection OF the wrecked build
| ing. The interior OF the structure pre-
scented "A sinister spectacle OF destruc
ton. The tlOOr OF the front room, the
first from the street, was covered with
! fragments OF glass wood and plaster
The ruorJ at thu back, where the eX
| plosion occurred was covered with
splashes of blood and bits OF brain,
skin and bone. The bodies had not
]
but were taken away aft, rward.
Fragments OF the bodies Were mixed
with the debris and the sight WAS a
| horrible one. Near tile door lay the
| body of apolicemun, the clothing torn
to shreds and the iEtesiines protrud
4 ing from II great gaping wound. Part
of the scrReanrs body wns lying in d
corner OF tho roon. 1t was unreGpg.
niaablc, save by some remaining frag
ments of tho uniform, Tho boots
| had boen torn OF the feet by the force
/ oi the explosion.
4 The heudless trunk of the porter was
found under n bench. Portions o.
4 what arc believed to have once heel
his skull were picked up In the ada
cent street. Only n mart of the trunl
of the Com mlssary's secretary wa
found intact. he head had beei
blown oil and has not been found. Tn
thighs We're crushed and the legs wer
reduced TO pulp.
Tho police station is SO badly damag
ey that the lircmen will hive to pull /
down. A gondurme Who was runnin
ut tho top Of his speed to the Subpre
lecture OF Police to notifythe Official
there of The explosion, f'il dead III Til
street. II Is supposed that the e>
citement under which he was la BORN
brought on a sudden attack OF heal
disease.