Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-08-08
THE CASK EXPLODED.
Peter Marchelti Killed and Louis SalOtti
Painfully Wounded Yesterday.
WERE LIFTING A GENERATOR
apprnr to Have Sat II Carelessiy
Ipon the GrounG-Thc Boys H"d
yot pccn Long Here from Italy
VorI.cd for GoncIIn Brothers.

shortly after 1 o'clock yesterday after
noon there was an explosion in from,
Of the fruit and confectlonery-store OF
Conella Brothers, 40. GIL east broac
street. which resulted In the death u.
Peter Narchetti. and the serious WOUND
ING ~ Louis Salotti. Both were young
Italians. who only came to Richmond 10
live a few months ago. They were en-
Moved by the firm OF Gonelia Brothers,
ana were engaged in lifting cask OF
soda-water from one Of the delivery
vagons when the accident occurred. The
receptacle was heavily charged. and 1t
IL supposed that the explosion was caused
by the young men putting 1t down care
losslv upon the street. The noise Of the
explosion was loud and heavy. very much
ike that OF a cannon firing, and the ef-
feet was to shake up the store and
rattle the windows terribly in that sec
ton.
STRUCK THE YOUNG MEN.
The generator was burst in. half, and
one part Of II went above The tops Of the
buildings near by. The other piece struck
the two youths, with the effect already
explaincd. and also tore down the avn
irg-frame In front OF the place Of bust
ness. Marchettis head was crushed Just
above the cheeks. there being most
uglw confusion across the eyes and the
bridge OF the nose. SalOtti was IN
iured by being struck above the left ear
lie soon recovered consciousness. ana
ran off for a physician TO look after the
other young man. In the mean time, the
ambulance had been telephOned for, ana
il had arrived with Drs. Parker and Lux
ford, the almshoUse physicians These
doctors did everything within the power
OF human skill to save young Marchetu,
but il was apparent from the first mat
he was MORALLY wounded.
A large crowd Of spectators gathered
around the dying man, as he lay upon
the sidewalk, where he was attendtu
until death relieved his agony. About
dozen police officers, under Sergeant
Epps, kept the crowd back from the IN
jured man. and by this means plenty Of
fresh air was afforded him.
DIED IN TWENTY MINUTES.
Marchettl died in about twenty min
utes. and Coroner Taylor was sum
mOned The latter deemed an inquest
unnecessary, and the remains were
turned over 10 Mr. Bliley, the undertaken,
TO be prepared for burial
Marchettis younger brother was en-
gagged inside the store at the time OF the
casualty. and the shock TO him was ter
rible. He and his brother were devoted
10 each other Their parents arc Joseph
and Teresa Marchetti The boys are
nepheWs Of Mr. y. Gonella, who was alb
sent from the store at the time OF
the accident, but who hurried there as
soon as the rad news reached him.
Peter Marchetti. the victim Of the ex-
rlosion. came over here from Italy 70
take the place Of an elder brother. who.
I'm order TO retain his Italian citizenship.
had TO return to his former home and
serve three years in the army.
Several years ago there was a similar
explosion of one OF these saltwater
generators. and Mr. Seapark was ter
ribly injured. and il was thought for
several days that he would die.