The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-06
NFERNTURNEDU)OSE
All Horrors OutdOnG by
That at Santander.
HUNDREDS BLOWN TOATOMS
The Greater Part Of the
Town in Ruins.
H SHOWER OF HUMAN FLESH.
Bloody Bits Of Mangl8d Bodies
Fall Near and Far.
LIKE The CRACK OF DOOM.
Crazed With Terror the Survivors Rush
to The Woods.
A HUNDRED SHIPS sunk.
The Awful Force of the Explosion
Crazed With Terror the Survivors Rush
to The Woods.
A HUNDRED SHIPS sunk.
The Awful Force of the Explosion
Sends Them to the Bottom.
DYNAMITE SNEAKED ABOARD.
The Fire Fighters Given no Warn
ing of $50 Kegs in the Hold.

Not a Man Aboard the Ill-Fated Yes
sci Left to Tell the TaIe-The Gov
ernment to Prosecute the Men Who
Loaded the Explosive and Concealed
It's Nature-Hundreds Made Insane
by the Horrors of the Scene-Many
of Those Thrown Into the Water by
the Explosion Carried Out to Sea
and Drowned-Ths Loss of Life Be-
lieved by Soma TO Run Into the
Thousands - Others Estimate 1t at
800 or Less.
Copyright 1898 by the Associated Press.)
Madrid, Nov 5.-The terrible disaster
which has wrecked the port of Santander
and destroyed hundreds Of lives, has sent
thrill of horror throughout Spain.
Telegraphic communication with the
death and fire-stricken locality having not
yet been reopened, the particulars con-
corning the horrible calamity reach here
in driblets and by a roundabout way,
such as dispatches from outlying towns.
The Associated Press, however, is en-
abled to furnish what is regarded in this
capitol as a complete story of the disas-
ter, so far as known. Every piece of
news which reaches Madrid not only con-
firms the most sensational reports re
ceiyed, but pictures the disaster in more
vivid colors than hitherto portrayed.
CONTRABAND DYNAMITE.
The story of this great disaster in brief,
as gathered for the Associated Press, is as
follows:
TIL Cabo Machicacho, Spanish steam
ship belonging to Bilbao, caught fire at
about o'clock Friday afternoon while
the steamer was alongside the quay dis
charging part of her cargo, which com
prlsed nearly 2, Geo tons of different mer-
chandise, though the main part of this
cargo was iron ore, and a number of sacks
of flour, barrels of wine many cases of
petroleum and over 800 cases of dynamite,
OF which only twenty cases were declared
on the steamers manifest. The remain
ing 4S0 cases Of dynamite were contra
band, and to the shame of the shippers of
this contraband dynamite it has caused
immense loss Of life and vast damage TO
property.
DISCOVERY OF THE FIRE.
The fire was first discovered in the coal
bunkers, and it is said to have been due
either to spontaneous combustion or to
some carelessnessness upon the part of
the engineers or firemen. In any case,
names broke out from the bunkers at about
the hour mentioned, and soon ragged so
nrcely as to be beyond the control of the
crew, though the latter promptly took
steps to smother the fire. Finally seeing
That the fire was spreading in the bunk
ers and the fire was driving the crew
from below, the authorities were notified
lne hre department and Il detachment of
me civic guard being sent to the scene
ne leading municipal authorities headed
tne hremen and guards in the effort made
10 save the steamer.
WHERE THE CRIME CAME IN.
The provincial governor, who was one
oI the first TO reach the spot, displayed
the greatest activity in directing the OPP
efauons, and, upon learning that the
sHIp manifest showed that there We're
twenty cases of dynamite on board the
!i.ieruen We're directed to assist the crew
tu utilAlng this quantity OF explosive ma
y1trldI ashore This was done in safety
~ was believed that no more dynamite
Unnamed on board and a tug, which had
oCGu hastily summoned to the spot, was
V.uered to tow the burning vessel out into
vHt pay,hn order that the flames might
~. communicate TO the wharf and to adj
lining property, which was of a decidedly
% In US Ilole nature, many of the buildings
INSISTING Of every variety of old houses
"I'lcn few sparks might set on fire.
THOUSANDS FLOCK TO THE SCENE.
In IN The meantime, thousands Of people
Iuu crowded down to the wharf and
~ toIgeu the promenades contiguous to
~, 1Olfacted by the fire on board the
s,galner soa1 for the blaze from the bunkers
M M dcIed as beacon, which drew large
e5l'ers OIL inhabitants to the waters
M anxious TO see this really novel sight.
t.. news soon spread throughout the
W. ~ mat the civic guard and hremcn
''V engaged in a struggle on the quay