The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1894-07-25
TERRIFIC EXPLOSION IN CHICAGO.
C-i,son Expi iodes-Thrse Non KILLED
and veral Irj 1red.

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CHICAGO, JolY lG.-This aiterno2u
q ca;sson belonging to Ho!chkiss aun
of the Second Artillery exploded at For.
tieth street aud Grand Boulevard, resi-.
:encs district. The f,lloHilg ara the
casualties: Joseph Caller, fsrr:cr, Troop
B, Seventh Cavalry, head b'oTu off;
Cannaueer Donovan, Battery F., S2c-
ond Artillery, Fort Riley, Kan. killed;
jeremiah Doyle. cannoueer, Battery F.,
Second Artillery, For. Riley, Kan,
killed: Herbert Andres, irunpeter,
Troop b, Seventh Cavalry, fatally
woupd.d, taken to Mercy Hospital. In
Jared: Sergeant King, Sergeant Liner,
Private O'Sonnell, Private S.ojz, Prl-
vate Eake, Private Uoqunart, 81 OF
5 ,ttery F., Second Artlley, Fer! Riley,
Kan Several other soldiers were made
deaf by the explosion.
A lady in house Of Fcank Dtvif,
ct the corner Of Grand Boulevard and
Fortiuth street, was struck with q pro
iectile and badly wounded. She was
taken TO hospital. Seven horses were
killed aad three wounded. The battery
vas making o practice march doWa
Grind Boulevard when the explosion oc'
cured.
There is no explanation Of the explo,
sion except coDj sctu-al. The caisson
had Just rat!l-d across the Like Saore
Road track on Fortleth street when the
explosion occurred inside the caisson
sendios a hail! OF projacslles in a|l direc
lions. Every pane of glass "ithrn two
blocks was broken. It's conf :ctuted
that the jol.ing Gver the railroad tracks
ignlteA fuse or some Loose powder set.
tirg of II the shells iu The cox.
The troops lefa Btlghton Park for 9
long march around the city to exercise
the horses. They were in command OF
Captain Dodd of troop F., Third Cav
alary, aud consisted OF troop F., Fhird
Cavalry, forty men, troop E, Sixth
Cavalry, Lieutenant Tate forty men;
platoon Of Battery F., Second Ar:Ii!e.
rg, two guns, Lieutenant Gayle, tTen-
tY.three men; troop B., Seventh Cav.
airy, Captain Varnum, forty men.
The men marched in this order. Every
thing went thly and there were
no incidents until the colGma march
Ing Soath on Grand boulevard was just
crossing Oakwood boulevard then
terrific explosion occurred. The men
on the caissou supposed to be Donnovan
and Doyle, were literally blown to pie
ces and others were thrown many feet
by the violence OF the conclusion. Four
of the horses drawing the caisson tell 10
their tracks, shot through aad horribly
mang,ed, while three others were blown
| fifty feet ahesd against tae. trees on the
boulevard. The caisson vas blown to
atoms, not piece Of 1t larger than
mans hand being found. The boulevard
looked like battlefield.
There was a quick series OF explo.
sions after the Grst report and schrap.
mel shot rained like hail among the trees
on the boulevard and pierced the sur
rounding buildings. The conclusion
broke every window 10 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 csisson are strewn
over the ground. With the explosion
came great confusion OF troops and for
moment the men and officers seemed
powerless to move. To this was added
the fright of the occupants Of The sur
rounding houses " 10 ran screaming from
their dwellings only to be s!ckeneG by
the sight in the street.
A still alarm cf fire had been turned
ia and the fire department arrived with
the stock yard patrol wagon. TIE wagon
was sent back to the station and it re.
turned with twenty -6Va men under COM
mand of Lieutenant Morrissey. He
then telephoned to Hyde Park for rein
forcements and soon Captain Dollard
arrived With twenty-five more men.
Later Inspector Hunt and Fitzpatrick
and Lieutenant Bonfeld arrived. It was
sore little time before the two dead
artillery men 'uld be found. Oae of them
maueled beyond recognition, bu! sup
posed to be Doyle. had been blown over
board sign twenty Eve feet high and
was found in q vacant lot behind it. One
leg and an arm were gone. The other
man, supposed TO be Donovan, had been
thrown about 300 feet diagonailY to the
righr and was found in vacant lot near
the Lake Saore tracks. Joseph Gaylor
was found near where be was struck.
Great damage was wrought By the ex
plosion to neighboriug property. Win
dows 10 most of the surrounding houses
were broken. The damage to residences
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