The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-01-06
TWO LIVES BLOWN OUT
Fearful Accident Caused by Leay-
ing a Powder Can About.
TWO LITTLE CHILDREN SUFFER.
Being Left Alone In a Room with Pow
der Can They Remember the Celebra-
tion OF the Fourth Of July and Put
Match In the Can to Hear the Noise
Their Little Bodies Roasted.

One Of the most horrible accidents thar
has occurred in this vicinity for a long
time. happened yesterday afternoon in
playing with matches, ignighted large
can Of gunpowder aud were terribly
burned by the explosion. The accident
resulted fatally for both victims.
Soon after 4 o'clock yesterday after
noon. the children, Antoine and Henry
Some. aged years, and Is months, re-
spectively, sons OF Charles and Victoria
Stone, living in one of the Dvervile
Company's cottages on Manton avenue,
were left alone in an attic room in the
house for few moments. With them
was an older boy named George, six years
of age who had the care of the smaller
children.
In one corner OF the room stood can
which had formerly contained about
twenty pounds OF powder. The powder
was used Ia the ceebrat tion of July 4, and
the children still retained very vivid inn
pressions OF the loud nose made by the
explosions. Suddeniy Antoine proposed
that he start celebration on mis- own hook
aud his little brother asserting, he
secured some matches, aud carefully
lighting one held it in readiness to drop
into the can which contained about
fifteen pounds OF the explosive. George,
the boy who had the children in his care
was sleeping on one OF the beds in the
room unaware OF the great danger threat.
ening him and the little children, aud the
mother who was working down stairs in
the ktehen, did not know that the lives
OF her children were in danger.
The Explosion.
After little Antoine had the match
burning briskly he calmly dropped it In
10 the hole In the top of the can. laugh
Ing IN anticipation OF the nice explosion
which he expected Immediately there
followed a terrific explosion and the room
was filled with smoke and flying debris.
The children we're thrown violently about
aud their clothes was ignited George.
the older child was thrown from
his bed by the explosion 1d al
though badly burned seized little Antoine
aud carried him hastily down stairs.
The terror-stricken mother hearing the
explosion rushed up stairs 10 the room
ana saw to her horror the form of her
little Henry lying ON the floor His
clothing was blazing fiercely ami the lit.
Tie fellow was suffering the most excru-
ciating agony.
had aroused the neighbors, who rushed
10 render whatever assistance they could.
The Doctors Came.
Drs. j. 4. and H. w. Farrell and Payan
were summoned, and did all in their
y Oh
children. but 50 badly were they burned
that the physicians were doubtful of
their recovery, and 1t was but "A short
time afterwards when little Henry al d.
Both the children were horribly burned
aud their little bodies were blackened
and In some cases literally roasted. The
room in which the explosion occurred was
scene or the utmost confusion.
The windows OF the room were smashed
and the panes OF glass were shivered to
atoms. The door was broken into sec
tons ana the ceiling was blown out b.
the terrific shock. Lying on the floor
was the shapeless mass of tin which was
all that remained OF the can containing
powder and the room was blackened ami |
crnrred hv the smoke and ire.
The father, who is woodchopper |
w Rang in mlthtield, was Immediately |
no ified, and hurried at once to the sor- |
rJwful scene in his home. He and his |
wife are heart-broken over their loss and |
are nearly crazsd with grief.
The child Antoine was not dead at o |
o'clock this morning, but it was consid-
cred impossible that it should live ali
day.
Antoine n ied thie oftarcooo