The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1893-01-03
Terrible Dynamite Explosion.

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injured by falling timber>, glass. etc.
The explosion was 50 terrific that
nearly every building TN jackson
avenue, from Fifth street to BORDEN
avenue. was either destroyed or badly
damaged. The structures include the
post office and Sylvester " Cos. fac.
tory. \ fire Immediately started in
the debris and is now burning.
LIST OF THE CASUALTIES.
80 tar Us learned three persons were
killed outright and score of persons
injured. Names of killed:
Mary Granden, - years, Long
Island City.
Mrs. Roccr, Long Island City.
Henry O'Brien, aged 3:i. clerk,
Lond Island City.
INJURED.
William krepp. Green Point.
John Palmer, Williamsburg.
Minnie Davcn. agei 49,
John W. Dayen, reporter.
Mrs. Maber.
John Maher.
John Hopkins. internally injured
and horribly cut about the hca and
body: viii probably die.
Edward }. Delaney, cut about the
head and body; face bruised.
Mary Crane. cook. ,er.ibl, burned;
viii rrohablv die.
Unknown Italian employed in the
tunnel. will die.
Mrs. Henry. post flee employc.
badly injured.
Mr~. Mary Ryan. pot o lice en-
p!oye; severely cut.
The Daven- and MahcrS belong in
Lon. Island City. They were iniur-
I'd about the h al by falling timber>
and broken glass. The people living
in the vicinity where the explosion
occurred. We're startled shortly after
'oclock by the noise o:' iaIlin" timber>
and the cracking of glass. Fora square
about. the ground qiivered, buildings
,wayed To and fro and the terrified
people of the district rushed out %
their houses, fearing Their homes were
about tea collapse. In few moments
The usually quiet neighborhood was
thrown into the greatest excitement.
The buildings adjoining the tunnel
ruught fire and the fire department
was soon on the scene. So soon did
The fire break out after the explosion
hat it Is not certain. if the residents
II the adjoining tenement escaped or
were
BIRNED IN THEIR Residences.
i,c-idents of the neighborhoodS say that
the shock that followed the explosion
was like an earthquake. The Post
office WAS in M. - The mails are
buried beneath tons Of ruins and thew
are certain To he ruined by water, if
not consumed by the flames. When
the explosion occurred the letter case,
were Knocked into strips and the
clerks were hurled headlong in the lie
briS. y wave III flames seemed
To sweep through the lower
part and t" demolish thing.
immediately after the crash. some
ut the tenants managed tocrawl to the
windows and make their escape in
that way. The three people killed
were all in their homes, which were
10 the scene of the exploS-
on. Some of the residents of both
tcnementS had To he carried out BY
the iiremen. many were too severely
injured To help themselves to es-
rape. while Others were toe frightened
Ia move. At st. Johns hospital, six
victim>of the explosion were received.
MI were badly injured. The wards
If New York and Long Island tunnel
OF which William Steinwav
l. President are bounded by jackson
mi Vernon avenues. Tenement
i"u>e> of brick and frame and stores
Inc both of these ihoroughtare<
TIE CAUSE
i"t cApi">ion Wa> directly IN the I
ear The company is building a tun-
iel between this city and the New
DIRK Central depot. \ great deal of |
dynamite Is being used in blasting.
.ast night the dynamite froze. This
morning the workmen needed some
nd placed some of the explosive in
'osltion To he thawed. The fire burned
earer To the dynamite than was in
ended, and the result was the terrific
nd disastrous explosion.
THREE MORE DEAD.
Three of the victims of the explo,-
IN died at st. Johns hospital this
fternOon. They are: John Hop |,
ins, Joe Delaney and Barber Rock. 4
Coughing Leads to Consuurtsoo