Huntsville gazette., 1894-07-21
AN AWFUL ACCIDENT.
Grand Boulevard, Chicago Looks
Like a Battle Field.
The Result of the Explosion of an Ar
tillery Caisson-Dreadful Carnage
and Destruction Among Men,
Horses and Property.


and she'll wrought sickening carnage
among soldiers, civilians and horses
yesterday afternoon ON Grand boule-
yard, one of Chicago's finest driveways.
| The bodies of four United States
soldiers were pierced by projectiles and
| torn apart SO that they died instantly,
being blown far from the scene of
| slaughter. Two of the wounded sol
diers are not expected to live, eight
more were burned and struck with
1eaden and wooden missiles and half
| a dozen civilians were injured.
THE KILLED.
Edward Doyle, cannonier, Second
light artillery, Battery T, from Fort
Riley, Kas.: blown from the caisson, or
ammunition chest, which exploded.
jeremiah Donovan, cannonier, same
battery; blown from seat alongside of
| Doyle.
Joseph Gaylor, farrier, Troop B, Sew
! enth cavalry, Fort Sheridan: body rid
| died and torn by shot and pieces Of gun
carriage.
Fred Stolz. wheelhorse driver of Bat
terry T, Second artillery, body pierced
by shot and wood. Died at Michael
Reese hospital at s p. m.
NoRTALLY WOUNDED.
Martin O'Donnell, cannonier, Bat
| terry f, Second artillery; body pierced
by fragments of wood: burned by
powder; taken to Mercy hospital.
Sergt. Leiner, same battery: inju-
ries similar to O'Donnell; burned more
seriously; taken to Mercy hospital.
INJURED.
Fl. I. Ants, bugler Of Troop B, Sew
enth cavalry, Fort Sheridan: right
shoulder shattered by shell; in weak
| condition and recovery doubtful; taken
to Mercy hospital
J. W. Allen, cannonier, Battery +,
Second artillery; upper part of body
| burned.
George Hoffman, sergeant, Troop j.,
Seventh cavalry; chin partly shot away;
| taken to camp.
Anthcny Kane, sergeant, Troop b,
| Seventh cavalry; half of ear blown off;
| taken to camp.
Driver Encke, Battery f, blown from
| his horse to the ground and head hurt;
| taken to camp.
Driver Pinowski, same battery: blown
from horse; top of head torn away by
| shot.
Cannonier Urquhart, Battery F; face
and neck burned by powder; left foot
pierced by bullets; wounds dressed at
Mercy hospital and taken to camp.
Trooper Huyck, Seventh cavalry;
| blown off horse and rendered deaf;
| bruised and burned; taken to camp.
Ralph NJ. Byers, boy, living with par
ents at 377 Oakwood boulevard; leg
pierced by two bullets and blown off
bicycle; fell on grass plot forty feet
away; wheel not damaged.
| Mrs. f. A. Howe, 1891 Grand boule-
ward; face and head cut by flying glass
while sitting at window.
Mrs. S. c. Griggs. visiting her mother,
Mrs. E. C. Huling, $3.50 Grand boule-
ward, knocked down by explosion;
wrist and face cut by glass.
| Unknown man and sister, driving on
| Oakwood boulevard blown from bug
gy; mans face cut; taken in carriage
| to home in South Chicago after wounds
were dressed; horse ran away and We
hicle demolished.
Another unknown woman was seen
| lying on the stone sidewalk of Grand
| boulevard after the disaster. but the
extent of her injuries could not be
| learned, because she left the scene
without waiting for medical aid.
Many other citizens who followed
| the military column were thrown to
| the earth, more or less bruised by con-
tact with the ground and their hearing
temporarily destroyed. They were
too glad to escape with their lives to
wait for reporters to get their names.
| At least S25, 900 of damage was done
to the property of the residents on both
sides of Grand boulevard for half a
block north of Oakwood boulevard.
Houses in adjoining streets were also
damaged, principally by broken win
dow and door glass.
| The ill-fated body of troops were
proceeding south from the lake front
camp along Grand boulevard at a trot
Having no rioters to quell or property
| to protect, the soldiers were out to
| drill ana exercise tdpt. DOGd OF
Troop F, Third cavalry. from Fort
Riley, was in command of the mounted
column, and was riding in advance of
all. Lieut.. Lyon, of the same troop.
rode beside him.
| Capt. Varnum of Troop 3, Seventh
cavalry, proba bly, owes his life to the fact
| that he had left his command tempora
rily, and was riding abreast of Capt. Dodd
when the terrible explosion shook the
ground like an earthquake. Next to
the three officers came Lieut.. Tate. in
command of Troop F. Third cavalry,
from Fort Riley, comprising forty me n.
The Fort Riley cavalry-nen were i'm
mediately followed by Troop H. Of the
Sixth cavalry. from Fort Niobrara,
Neb, Lient Hyer and forty men.
The third detachment in the column
was the ill-starred S, ction of Battery
T, secpnd light artillery, from Fort
Riley, Lieut.. Gayle and fourteen men,
bearing two Hotchkias field pieces and
four caisaons filed with shrapnel. COM
mon sralI ard baps Of rornrr, trailing