The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1894-07-21
Explosion Of an Artillery Ammu-
milton Wagon.
MEN AND HORSES MUTILATED
The Remains of Two Dead Artlllerymen
Found, One of Whom Was Fright
fully Mangled'

Terry +, Second artillery, Unlted otate
army, exploded with terrible fore
shortly after ! o'clock this afternoon a
Grand and Oak wood bouievards. Tw
artilierymen and one trooper were In
stantIy killed. Nearly score OF othe
rersons-,roops, residents in the vicini
~ and passers by-were injured, som
fatally.
List Of Killed and Wounded
Killed.. Donovan, private. Battery
F, Second artillery; Edward Doyle
private, Battery f. Second artillery
Joseph Gaylor, farrier, Troop B. Sew
enth cavalry.
Wounded-Sergeant Teine-, Battery
F, Second artillery, badly shot through
the body aud severely burned by pow
der; Fred Stolz. private, Second artil
lery, badly burned and wounded aboa
the legs. will recover; John Allen
Second artillery. shot in the head and
neck, fatally injured; Maurice O'Don
nell, private, Second artillery, shot in
the head and powoer-burned. may re-
cover; c. Encke. driver, private of the
Second artillery, blown from Ills horss
and badly injured, will recover; John
Urquhart, private, Second artillery.
slight bullet wound; Herbert Antes,
bugler, Troop u, Seventh cavalry, shot
in the shoulder and leg and arm,
will recover; Sergeant Anthony Kane,
Troop B, Seventh cavalry, ear shot off;
Sergeant George Hoffman. Troop B,
Seventh cavalry, shot in the chin;
Corporal Abraham Riley, Battery F,
Second artillery, thrown TO the ground
and badly bruised; Sergeant King,
Battery +, Second artillery, thrown
from his horse and bruised; an un-
known artilleryma thrown from his
horse, picked up unconscious, injuries
slight; an unknown boy. thrown from
a bicycle, injured about the legs; Miss
Alice York, 4l,31O Grand boulevard,
tendon of heel severed by q bullet;
Mrs. G. Huling, $3.50 Grand boule-
ward, severely cut and injured by fall
ing glass.
Story of tho Explosion.
The troops left Brighton Park for q
long march around the city 10 exercise
their horses. They were in command
of Captain Dodd of Troop r, Third
cavalry. 40 men; Troop f, Sixth cav
airy. Lieutenant Tate, 40 men; pla-
toon of Battery +. Second artillery. two
guns, Lieutenant Gayle, % men; Troop
B, Seventh cavalry, Captain Varnum,
40 men. Everything went smoothly
until the column marching south on
Grand boulevard VAS just crossing
Oak WOO d boulevard. Then terrible
explosion occurred. The men on the
caisson, supposed 10 be Donovan and
Doyle, were literally blown to pieces,
and others were thrown many feet by
the violence of the conclusion. -Four
Of the horses drawing the caisson fell
in their tracks, shot through and
through aud terribly maEgled, while
three others were blown SO feet ahead
a gainst the trees on the boulevard, dy-
ing instantly. Tie caisson was blown
to pieces. not piece larger than a
mans hand being found.
Like O Battlefield.
The boulevard looked like battle
field. There was quick series of ex-
| losions after the first report and shrap-
nell shot rained like hail among the
trees on the boulevard and pierced the
dwellings. The concus-
sion broke every window in the houses
for blocks away. The walls and roofs
showed the terrible effect of the ex-
plosion.
The rear part of the caisson lay scat
Tered over the ground. With the ex-
plosion came confusion of the troops,
and for a moment men and officers
seemed powerless to move. To this
was added the fright of occupants of
houses, who ran scream.
ng from their dwellings. only to be
,ickened by the sight in the street. n
till alarm of fire had been turned in
and with the department Came the
stock VI ards police patrol wagons. The
wagon was sent back to the station
md with 1t returned 25 men under
command OF Lieutenant Morrissey.
He then telephoned to Hyde Park for
endorsements and Captain Dollard
arrived with % more men. Later In
!. ectors Hunt and Fitzpatrick ard
Bonfield arrived.
Mangled Remains Found.
It was some little time before the
wo dead artillerymen could be found.
One Of them, mangled beyond recog-
nition, supposed to be Doyle. had been
blown over board sign Is feet high
Ind was found In vacant lot behind
1. One leg and an arm were gone.
One other man. supposed to be Dono-
'an, lad been thrown aboU, 300 feet
to the right and was found
a vacant lot near the Lake Shore
racks. joseph Gaylor was found near
where he was struck.
General Miles directed Captain Mich.
er and Colonel Willitson Of the com.
nissary department., the former COM
nander Of the battery. to the scene Of
he accident to secure o report of the
flair. On mis- return Wiilitson gave
he following account of the accident.
to writing his report:
How the Accident Was Caused,
"The command, under escort of cav.
Try. was taking its marching exercise.
The 4caisson consists of timber one.
which is q chest, and carriage con-
aiming two chests more Ct ammuni. ,