Evening journal., 1893-12-22
THEHUMAN WRECKS SUE
Italians Manned at Wooddale
Want $4,000.
SUIT TO BE BEGUN IMMEDIATELY


Two of the Men Lost Their Arms aud
Eyesight by Blast OF Dynamite-The
other Not So BADLY Injured-The wills
Were Signed by Holding the Pen Be
tween Their Teeth.
John Redo, Dinzenzo Dl Natalie and
Luciano Mangerso, the three Italians
blown up and terribly injured by dyna-
mite at Wooddale quarry, In Mill Creek
hundred, on October 90, have instructed
their attorneys to bring suit for SO, 900,
OF So 600 In each case The action will
be taken late this afternoon or to- morrow
morning David Connell, who owned
the quarry at the time OF the Rcci-
dent, but who subsequently sold part OF
It 20 the STANDARD Lime and Stone Com
pany, Of Baltimore, is named as the de-
fendant. The ground laid for the suit is
that he and his agents were responsible
for the men being placed in such a
dangerous position. The case Is one Of
the most pathetic IN the annals Of the
court.
Story of the Explosion.
Redo, Di Natalie and Mangerso, aged
AZ, 3S and 20 years respectively, were
employed In the quarry. 1t was the
custom there TO set off a number Of dyns
mite charges at noon every day. On
October 20 three holes were drilled In a
rock and charged with dynamite One
of the charges "blew out, an expression
used when the rock is not split by the
explosion. The men, ignorant Of the
fact that one of the other two charges
had not beenaset of returned to the rock
and began TO "sw0b' out The hole ia
which the dynamite had blown out
without OBJECT.
While they were thus engaged, the
charge in the other hole In the
rock was set of and in an
instant three men were ruined for life
They were hurled violently to the ground
and, when reached by their fellow
workmen, we're almost unrecognizable.
They we're carried 10 a shanty near by
Dr. John B II, of Falkland and Dr. John
Mitchell, Of Hockessln, were summoned.
Mr. Connell. the proprietor, telephoned for
the Delaware Hospital ambulance As
soon as the physicians arrived. they
ordered the sufferers to the hospital
Extent Of the Injuries.
It was found. necessary to amputate
the arms Of both Msngerso and Di
/ Natalie. and that the latter had lost his
eyesight. to say nothing Of the cuts ana
bruises
Mangerso's Eyes Were Slightly injured.
Redo was more fortunate. One arm
was blown of and it WAS necessary 10
remove all but two fugers Of his re-
D naming hand. Both eyes were destroyed,
4 bis lower lip split and his left shoulder
was full of pebbles blown into il by the
| force OF tEo evniosiou
I5 was hought that their injuries
we're fatal, but good attendance and
5 strong constitutions carried them
| through.
! Testators Sign Under DImcuiiios.
On November the two men last re-.
ferred to. thinking they could not pull
{ through the ordeal and wishing 10 pro
. vide for the emergency of death, sum
moned q lawyer and made their Wills
r ia the hospital Each man was worth
about 81 000 part of Di Natale's property
} being In Italy. He left /, all to his
: young wife, to whom be had only been
married about six months The terms
Of Redo's will could not be learned. but,
3 as he has no wife or children, he prob
+ ably bequealhed it to his nearest OF kin.
s After the lawyer had drawn the wills
B in accordance with their Instructions.
| ana lue PROVISIONS AAu uttu interpreted
to them the question arose as to how
? they were to sign, being blind ana with
out hands TO use. At length the poor
, fellows were propped up in bed. Each
took the penholder In his mouth aud, by
% moving his head, made his mark on the
I spot designated by the attorney. All
+ the motions had TO be directed and the
marks of the testators were duly wit
messed by those Ia attendance Never
p were wills made under more tryi0g and
pathetic circumstances. What personal
e effects Of value the two men had we're
D put in the vaults of the Security Trust
and Safe Deposit Company, pending their
recovery.
After this Redo and Di Natalie felt
z better satisfied and continued TO recover
o as rapidly as the nature OF their wounds
7 would permit
4 At present the men arc able to walk
v around the hospital and will be dis
q charged in a short time.
- Their appearance upon the witness
D stand will doubtless plead their cause
!. more eloquently than any lawyer could
u do
who is Responsible?