Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1894-04-12
MANY VICTIMS.
Eleven Men Killed by the Explo-
sion Of a Fireworks Factory.

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eleven Men Killed by the Explo-
sion Of a Fireworks FACTORY.
Three Deaths by Premature Blast II
Pennsylvania-Four Slain by an Ex-
pioding Boiler In lndiana-Awful
Disaster In Memphis.
NEARLY DOZEN DEAD.
PETERSBURG. Va, April 10. Eleven
persons were killed and half dozen
injured by two explosions following q
nre IN the fireworks factory of C. N.
Romaine & Bro. Saturday afternoon.
Among the killed are several of the
substantial and esteemed residents Of
the city. The total loss by FIRE will
be fully 100000, partly covered by in
surance in northern companies.
The dead are:
John r. Bland. jaw broken and right leg
blown on: James Bryant, employee; John r.
Harris tailor; Quincy Livesey, employee:
William Parker, employee; James w Perkins
Drickiayer head blown off, Charles W. Ro.
maine. proprietor, head blown on: James Row
land, farmer Of Prince George county, specta.
tor after first explosion; Robert Rowland. car
penter. body badly mutilated; Capt James r.
Tosh, burned to death; Thomas Voolfolk col.
ored. -,.5
The explosions were distinctly heard
for miles, and window glasses some dis
lance away were broken. As soon as
the first explosion occurred the entire
building was enveloped in flames,
which were communicated to an
other structure near by in which
were stored fireworks and powder.
Then followed the second explosion,
and the flames shot up distance OF
several hundred feet. The blaze spread
across the street to the large trunk
factory OF Romano Bros, thence to
an old whisky distillery and to the
large. tobacco factory of John D.
Bland, all which were totally de-
stroyed.
When the alarm of fire was sent in
Chief Engineer Farley went rapidly to
the scene. He had just reached there
when the first explosion occurred and
received injuries from which he will
die. Bland and Romano were killed
outright at the first explosion. They
were both members of the city council.
Capt. Tosh was SO badly mutilated that
his remains were identified only by his
watch. He was on the staff of Gen.
Colston during the war and was cam
didate for commissioner of the revenue
at an election soon to be held
The origin of the fire is as yet I'M
known. The total loss is estimated at
from $4,000 to 100000. and is only
partially covered by insurance. An in
teresting coincidence is that an in
surance agent on Saturday tried for an
hour to persuade Romano to take q
$4,000 policy on his life but did not
succeed.
PITTSBURGH, Pa, April 10.-.,wenty
tons of rock and dirt, hurled into the
air by premature blast OF powder at
Brinton, Pa, Saturday, buried and
killed three men, severely injured four
others and bruised and cut ten.
The men were all Austrians. They
were engaged in excavating for the
foundation OF the new electric plant.
A heavy charge of giant powder was
placed in the solid earth In some
unaccountable manner the dynamite
cap placed on the powder
went of. but did not explode
the powder charge. The men
were called back to drill for the pow
der, and in SO doing their steel drills
ignited the explosive. Twenty tons or
more of rock fell upon the laborers,
while an equal quantity of earth was
scattered in all directions. When the
men were extricated, half an hour
later, three were dead and four were
in critical condition. OF the injured,
Michael Crofar, nged %, unmar-
| ried, was the most seriously hurt
body badly burned. David Living
stone, aged 60, severely burned about
head and shoulders, one leg and one
arm broken. The third injured man
had both eyes flown out and was
otherwise terribly injured. The fourth
was less seriously hurt than the others.
SPENCER, Ind, April 10.-The boiler
in the sawmill of Chris tian Weber at
Patricksburg, small mining town 10
miles west of this place, exploded Sat
urday morning, killing four men and
fatally injuring another. The dead
are: Christian Weber, the proprietor;
his son, Lewis; Charles Shaffer and
Rhinehart Lester The boiler was an
old one and had been used for three
years after being condemned. It had
been leaking steam and was patched in
many places For three days the fire.
man, Lewis Weber, had thought the
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and he decided to pin down the safety
valve from which the greatest leakage
| was observable. Saturday morning
the mill was in readiness to start and
| the first log was placed on the ca-riare,
| when the explosion occurred. The mill
building was blown to atoms
MEMPHIS, Tenn, April1O Sunday
| morning at 1920 o'clock the brick three
story building at 1874 and 1855 Beal
street collapsed. Four persons were
killed and Ave were wounded, and
there are believed to be two others in
the ruins All the killed, injured and
missing are negroes Of the low
est class The building was built in 1860,
and was regarded as unsafe because of
the inferior quality of the material
i . rs :
used in its construction and the fact
that for years water has stood in the
| two cellars. The first floor of 156 was
occupied as storehouse for feed by j.
Wade & Sons The upper stories were
rented to two negro families, all Of
whom escaped unhurt. The first floor
Of 1874 was vacant. The upper floors
were cut up into lodging rooms.
COuNTERFElTERS CAUGHT,
Arrested In Milwaukee While Passing Bo.
| gus Money In saloons.
MILWAUKEE. April 10.-Collin Nc
Donald, a Bay City (Mich.) saloonkeep-
er, Frank Westbrools, alias Malcomb,
and .Hi'' Weed, an unknown, were ar
rested early Sunday morning while pass
ing counterfeit money IN the all-night
| en1o0nc ~ f1,o west aida w IN IN o;r nov.