Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-04-14
HORRIBLY MANGLED
Seven Men Killed by a Powder
 Explosion.
FoUR oTHERs BAD1Y 1URNED.
The Bodies of the Victims Scattered in
 All Directions.

0na nTan Hurled Four HUndrsd Yards
 Hands and Legs Burned OH-The Re-
 mains Gathered TOKethar and Placed
 in Boxes-The Mm Contained Six Hun
 dred Kegs of Powdor-DavId Billing
 toms Story.
 SCRANTON, Pa, April 14.-The glazing mill of the Moosic Powder Company, located on the outskirts of the village of Moosic, five miles south of this city, exploded with terrific force shortly be- for Il o'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 80, single; Moses Tucker, aged 81, single; Allen Schmale, aged 50, leaves . wife and four children; Caradoie Reese, aged 30, single, John Gibbons, aged 98, single, Edward Van derburgh, aged SS.
 Iniured-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. Their 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 explO- | sion.
 The body of Reese was not found until after 12 o'clock. It had been hurled | fully 400 yards away, and nothing re- mained of it but the limblesS trunk.
 The corning mill, about 400 away from 1 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 l door, the other man, William Green, was hurled into Spring Brock. David Bill l lington, one of the men in the Corning mill, gives the following story of his experiences:
 II was at work at the press with The ron Coolbauxh. 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 saw George Ellis all on nre. He wal running aronnd, and when he saw me hea shouted: Dave, pull off my clothes Oh, hurry and help me- ran up tC him, and in an instant my clothes wor' 1 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, cannot tell | tried to tear my clothes off and tough the fire as hard as could. Then Will Eliam Weir, who was washing in tht wash shanty, came running out witl two coats that had been soaking in tn, trough, He said; Lie down quick Dave.' did so, and he threw th' wet coats over me. This put the fire ou and I was saved except as to my feet My work in the press was to shovel pow der, and my shoes for that season eAs! to be set affire. The flames were worst about them. and that is the reason m. toes are so badly burned. Weir anC Coolbaugh also succeeded in helping Ellis, but he was badly burned"
 Ellington has . wife and family.
 Caradoio Reese's arms had been burned off to the elbows and his face greatl! disfiRured. His appearance was stil more terrible on account of the fact tha the culm into which he had fallen mad him still more blacker than the devas tating powder had originally made him His body was nearly burned in two a
 abdomen.
 All the victims were drawn up, am the frightful scorching through whic they passed was apparent all over them ; The hands of some and the legs of other had been burned off. One hand lay be
 side the body of Allen Schmaie, and is supposed that it was his.
 Whatever of the remains of the vic tims could be found were gathered tC gether and placed in rough woode boxes.
 3 The mill in. which the first explosio
 occurred contained 600 kegs of powder l The loss to the company will not excee I&ll Oll0 -