The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-07-23
EXPLOSION OF a CAIsSON.
Three Soldiers Killed and Half
d. cn EtndIx WOmnded.

Chicago, July 1G.-This afternoon a Gals
son belonging to a Hotchkiss gun of the
Second regular artillery exploded at Forti-
eth street and Grand Boulevard. fine res
idence district. Following are the casual
ties:
JOSEPH CALLER, farrier Troop i, Sew
enth calvary, head blown off
CANNONEER DONOVAN, Battery f,
Second artillery, Fort Riley, Kan, killed.
JEREMIAH DYLE, cannoneer, Battery
f, Second artillery, Fort Riley. Kan, killed
HERBERT ANDRES, trumpeter, Troop
b, Seventh cavalry. fatally wounded; taken
to Mercy hospital.
acknowledgement King, Sergeant Liner
Private ODonneU, Private Stolz, Private
Enke, Private Urquhart, all Of Battery f,
Second artillery, Fort Riley, Kan.
Several other soldiers We're made deaf by
the explosion.
A lady in the house of Frank Devil at the
corner of Grand Boulevard and Fortietn
street, struck with a Crojectile and
badly wounded She was taken TO q hopital
Seven horses were killed and three wound
ed.
The battery was making practice march
down Grand boulevard when the explosion
occurred
There is no explanation Of the explosion
except conjectural. The caisson had just
ratified across the Lake Shore railroad track
on Fortieth street when the explosion oC-
Cured, sending prejectes in every direc-
ton Every pain of glass within two blocks
was broken. 1t is conjectured that the
jolting over the railroad tracks gnited
fuse or some loose powder, setting off all the
shells in the box.
The troops left Brighton park for long
march around the city. They were in com
mand of Captain Dodd, of troop F, Third
cavalry. ana cons sted of Troop f, Third
cavalry, forty men Troop p, sixth cavalry
Lieutenant Tate, forty men; platoon of
battery f, Second artillery, two guns, Lieu
tenant Getlong and twenty three mem
troop b. Seventh cavalry, Cat Narnum and
forty men. The men marched in this
order
Everything went smoothly and there were
south on Grand boulevard, was just
crossing lakewood boulevard.
Blown to Pieces.
The men on the caisson supposed to be
Donovan and Doyle, were literally blown
to pieces and others were thrown many
feet by the violence of conclusion. -Four
of the horses drawing the caisson fell in
their tracks, shot through and through,
horribly mangIed while three others were
ward. The caisson blown to atoms,
not piece OF it larger than mans hand
being found. The boulevard looked like a
battlefield.
There was a quick series of explosions
after the first report and Shrapnel shot
rained like hail among the troops on the
boulevard and pierced the surrounding
The conclusion broke every window in
the houses for blocks around. The walls
and roofs of the dwellings, showed the
terrific effect of the missiles. UneXploded
shells of the rear chests of the caisson are
StreWn over the ground.
With the explosion came great con-
fusion of troops, and for moment the men
and officers seemed poWerlesS to move. To
this added the fright of the occupants
of the surrounding houses who ran scream
Ing from their dwellings, only to be sicken-
ed by the sight in the street.
A still alarm of fire had been turned.
and with the fire department came the
stock yards police patrol wagon. The wa
gon was sent back to the station and it
returned with twenty-five men under COM
mand Of Lieutenant Morrisey. He then
telephoned to Hyde park for reinforce
ments, and soon after Captain billiard
rived with twenty-five more men. Later,
Inspectors Hunt and Fitzpatrick and Lieu
tenant Bonfed arrived.
1t was no little slime before the two dead
artillerymen could be found One of them,