The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-04-19
EXPLOSION OF NITRO
six Men Killed mt the Forcite Works, Near
Keuyll.

KENv1L. N j.. April 1S.-An explosion in the
nitro-Rlycerine department OF the works OF the
American Forcite Powder Manufacturing Com
pany ut Hopatcong Landing near the lower
end OF Lake Hopatcong. this afternoon. killed
six men. The killed are:
BArH, JANIS, laborcr. rs years old.
CARLSON. Dawn. lnborcr. 40 years old.
JOHNSON. AUGUST. laborcr. IS years old.
PIERCE. HESRr. laborer, IS years old.
ssirH, JONI D., superintendent 81 years old
WALLER, GopyREr lhborer % years old.
The injured is:
CASHMERE. aborer 20 years old cut abou. head and
body with flying glass and splinters.
The works consist OF forty small wooden
buildings on the lake side Of Rockaway Hill
Tho buildings are about fifty feet apart. Nitro
glycerno was made in four of them.
The explosion occurred about 2:45 o'clock.
Superintendent Smith had just made the
rounds OF the buildings. and had gone to the
place th$re was q bis hole y in tie 'I Side
partmoSt romnI"ed. n oSsr baildn ns
tsr s III tho s s ennoaG n
Nit $ sif" Vas ss% VIZ
feet in front Of the, nitro.glycerine buildings,
The. upper part Of tho head and the right
leg Of one were gone. and all that remained
q tho other was, tho head and trunk.
tsctor and undorsRirt and Wits Wits shi t3
DR.. TAYLOR. the powder works physician,
given to sur"rntendent Smith Us The face e Of
the other body was but little. bruised. and it
Wnsr easily sy fsc %ss as that Of Godfrey
Wnllcrwas Swcdc and unmarried. Carlston
and johnson were swedess and married.
and was, nm American, The bodies Of Smith
az d Waller in Of Ss
place shortly after the explosion. Ho will i'm
panel panel lHry to-morr;'tWS w. om,,,,, .,,-,.,
superintendent the search for tho bodies; One
q. q the werkmen told him that minute before b
and Cnrlston standing in front Of the house
other men supposed to hc killed Capt, Evans
said he had learned were in the other houses
OF the nitro Rlycerine department whom the OK
plosion occurred Cnssinore. the only one, Sc
and sruck By the yns May pe eS u glass
Tho EXPLOSION was felt for thirty miles
on the Delaware. aekawanna and Western
l Hairoad COMING into Hopateong landing were
neighberine towns were broken.
The four buildings containing the nitro
GIyeertne were known tS as the
ing house. and tho tank house. In the mp
pa Para u hGnns tie glycerinIe and the acids
From that house the mixtures were Carried
washed. and thence to the separating
house. There the pure nitro-Glyccrine
Acid was carried through lead pipes to
the tank house. From tho tank house
workmen brought the nitro lycerino in lead
pals to the other buildings. where it was used
at the time. OF the explosion we're 1900 pounds
Of nitro Glycerinc. Every prccaution was
Said Can't. Evans to 4 Sun reporter:
-, SUPERINTENDENT Smith was very careful. and
the workmen we're scrupulous. for they were
well aware what would happen in the event Of
with SUPERINTENDENT Smith about the
possibilities of an explosion. He told
me TINT We need never fear that
an explosion would result from concussion.
SO carefully was the nitro Glycerine handled.
cannot imagine what cnused the explosion.
and there is every probability that it will never
be known how It happened"
The damage done by tho explosion Capt.
Evans said. would not amount to $4,000.