Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1895-09-13
BITS OF FLESH
Scattered for Blocks and Hanging in
Trees Along the Streets of
Louisville
BY A CAISSON'S EXPLOSION
Members Of Battery A Of the Ken
tncky National Guard Killed
Several Wounded.

LOUISVILLE, KY, Sept. 11.-A horri-
BILE accident, resulting in the death of
six and the wounding of several mcm-
bers of the Louisville legion, occurred
shortly after 5:3O this morning by the
! explosion Of a caisson. Those killed
are: Corporal A. l.. Robinson, Priyates
Charles Oestrich, Chas. Woods, Nc
Bride Ilutchins, Howard Irwin, Driver
William Adams (coloredl. Wounded:
Fred Cohn, eyes and face badly burned;
William Hobbs All the men except
the coiored driver were members re '.,hn-
terry A OF the Kentucky National Chords,
The accident occurred on Broadway, be-
tween Third and Fourth streets. where
the First kentucky artillery were sta
toned for tho purpose Of firing the
morning salute. Eye witnesses say the
explosion was caused by the dropping
on the caisson of the friction primer
of the piece. Two bodies were
blown over the house tops and
most horribly mangled.' The wounded
we're removed to hospita's Two horses
attached to the caisson were so terribly
mangled that they will be killed. The
whole left side OF Cohn'e face was blown
off. Even if be should recover he will
be blind and horribly distigured. Hobbs
WIS badly burned about the face and
bruised. Fortunately few people were
on the street, owing to the early hour, or
the list of killed and injured would un-
doubtedly have been greatly increased.
Every window in the block was blown
out. Nearly everyone in the neighbour
hood was asleep, and the noiso almost
created panic, The body of the colored
driver, mangled almost beyond recog-
milton, fell on the front porch of a resi-
dence fully 800 feet from the place where
the explosion occurred. Bits of flesh and
pieces of bloody uniform we're scattered
all along the street, clnging to tree tops
and in shattered windows. A leg and
half coat were found one block
south of 0here the explosion occurred,
They had been blown clear over the
three-story and basement houses. Sew
eral mangled legs and arms were found
on the tops Of adjacent houses. 1t Is be
lieved that the body of Private Hutch
ins was blown to pieces, as it has not YET
been found. The body of Howard Irwin
| lnl tn.,t II
eib!e to gather it up without a shovel; il
was found a block away. The battery
was on the way TO Phoenix Hill for the
purpose of firing the salute, There were
GG pounds of powder in the caisson
Richard Cogan, who was about tive
! blocks from the caisson when II blow up
said buildings even at that distance were
shaken and windows shattered; in few
minutes everyone in the neighborhooo
was out. Many women, Cogan said
tainted. The accident hG9 cast
gloom over the city, rs everybody hac
been prepared for grand and joyous
event. The regiment to which The
young men belonged was made up ot
the pick and flower of Louisville, Many
OF them are society leaders and members
OF wealthy families.
Capt. Castleman was riding at tine side
of the detail. He escaped injury, The
report that one of the men was smoking
| is denied 10y Capt, John B. Castleman oi
Z the First infantry, to which battery A
belongs. lie says il was one of thost
unfortunate accidents that cannot bG
guarded against, Gov. Brown, who was
! stopping with Maj. Easton, was asleep
The explosion stunned him and it was
some time before he could realize what
had happened. All the furniture in the
house was damaged by the explosion
which also shook ali the leaves oil the
trees in the front yard.
Following is the corrected list Of tht
dead and iniurea;
Dead-Corporal A L, Robinson, Pri
vate Buchner, Private Mcbride, Drive,
Adams (coIoredJ.
WouuJed-sergt, CohD, Private +, "
Hobbs.
The report that Privates Oestrich an.
Hutchius were killed proved untrue
Both have reported for duty,
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