Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1894-04-14
MANY VICTIMS.
Eleven Men Killed by the Explo-
sion of Fireworks Factory.
Three Deaths by n Premature Blast in
Pennsylvania- Four Slain by an Ex-
ploding Boiler in Indiana-Awrul
Disaster In Memphis.
NEARLY A DOZEN DEAD.

persons were killed and half dozen
injured by two explosions following a
fire in the fireworks factory of G. 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 of; James Bryant, employs; John F..
Harris tailor; Quincy Livesey, employe;
William Parker, employe; James w. Perkins,
brickayer, head blown OFF Charles w, Ro-
MAINE proprietor, head blown Off; james Row
land, farmer OF Prince George county, specta
tor after first explosion; Robert Rowland, car
penter, body badly mutilated Capt James T.
Tosh, burned to death; Thomas Voolfolk col
ored.
The explosions were distinctly heard
| for miles, and window glasses some dis
tance 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 Romaine 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
/ Al L. Il
when the first explosion occurred and
received injuries from which he will
die. Bland and Romaine We're 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 a cam
didate for commissioner of the revenue
at an election soon to be held.
The origin of the fire is as yet un-
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 Romaine to take a
$40, 600 policy on his life but did not
succeed
PITTSBURGH, Pa, April 1O.-Twenty
tons of rock and dirt, hurled into the
air by premature blast of powder al
Brinton, Pa, Saturday, buried and
killed three men, severely injured foul
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 wa
placed in the solid earth In som,
unaccountable manner the dynamit,
cap placed on the powde
went off, but did not explode
!, the powder charge. The mel
were called back to drill for the pow
) der, and in so doing their steel drill
ignited the explosive. Twenty tons o
+ more of rock fell upon the laborers
while an equal quantity of earth wa
scattered in all directions When tn
men were extricated, half an hou
later, three We're dead and four wer
in a critical condition. OF the injured
!, Michael Crofar, aged %, unmar
ried, was the most seriously hurt
5 Both legs and arms are broken and tn
e body badly burned. David Living
stone, aged go, severely burned abou
: head and shoulders, one leg and on
arm broken. The third injured ma
: had both eyes blown out and wa
e otherwise terribly injured. The fourt
:, was less seriously hurt than the others
SPENCER, Ind, April 1O-The boile
g in the sawmill of Chris tian Weber a
t Patricksburg, small mining town
e miles west of this place, exploded Sa
t urday morning, killing four men an
y fatally injuring another. The dea
S are: Christian Weber, the proprietor
his son. Lewis; Charles Shaffer an
Rhinehnrt Lester. The boiler was a.
old one and had been used for thre
years after being condemned 1t ha
been leaking steam and was patched i
many places. For three days the fir,
l. man, Lewis Weber, had thought til
u work of keeping up steam too heav
e and he decided to pin down the safet
: valve from which the greatest leakaa
IS was observable. Saturday mornin
l. the mill was in readiness to start an
d the first log was placed on the carriag,
y when the explosion occurred. The mi
u building was blown to atoms.
o MEMPHIS, Tenn, April10 .-Sunda
: morning at 1890 o'clock the brick thre
Il story building at 154 and 1876 Bel
IT street collapsed. Four persons wei
10 killed and five were wounded, an
+ there are believed to be two others
" the ruins ALI the killed, injured an
missing are negroes of the loy
ia est class. The building was built in 1s6
ID and was regarded as unsafe because
Or the inferior quality of the materi
a. used in it's construction and the fa
1t that for years water has stood in Il
S. two cellars. The first floor of 1856 W;
te occupied as storehouse for feed by
rs Wade & Sons. The upper stories we
S. rented to two negro families, all
r, whom escaped unhurt. The first flo
Is of 154 was vacant The upper foo
were cut up into lodging a-rooms.
COUNTERFElTERS CAUGHT.