Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-09-10
WAS BLOWN TO ATOM
Five People Killed and others
Wounded from Discharge Of
Deadly Dynamite.

Minneapolis. Mimi, Sept "a fright
full accident, resulting in the death Of
five persons, occurred Yesterday at
Milwaukee road. twelve miles above
Dubuque, Iowa.
A. Kirschner of Fountain City has
the contract for putting wing dams in
the river and has large force OF men
employed. These men boarded In a
large shanty run by Edward I.athsaw.
whose home is in Victory. Wis.
Yesterday morning Fireman c. II.
Owens was passing the boarding house
when he noticed one OF the Lathsaw
boys firing u rifle near the house, which
was raised from tha ground and had
under II a large amount OF dynamite.
owens pointed out the danger and the
lad promised to stop firing the gun.
owens passed along and got about
fifty feet when the gun was again fired
and an explosion OF dynamite followed.
There were seven people In the build
ing, which was blown to atoms. OF
the seven four were killed. also the
boy who fired the fatal shot.
The killed are:
EDWARD LATHSAW.
CHARITY LATHSAW, his wife.
RAY LATHSAW. his son, aged ~.
MAT LATHSAW. his son, aged s.
HANS BJoRNsTEN OF La Crosse.
Mabel Lathsaw, aged Is, had her
skull fractured.
Matt Faber of Wabash suffered Sc
we're Commissions.
I'd Bench OF Lansing had his eye
blown out and suffered other severe
injuries.
4 little girl. aged 6, standing outside.
had her clothing entirely stripped from
her, but was not injured.
Word was telegraphed to Dubuque,
and in a short time doctors were IN a
special train which made the twelve
miles In thirteen minutes. The Injured
were taken to the city and placed In
a hospital. 1t Is thought one Of the
men and the girl will recover.
The scene OF the explosion Is little
hamlet containing only hotel, depot,
warehouse and few shanties.
The force of the explosion tore n
hole fifteen feet deep In the solid rock,
wrecked the building above It and
damaged nearly every other building
in the place. The mother. two daugh-
ters and youngest son were found in
the wrecked house. the baby girl lying
across her mothers dead and mutilated
body. crying plteously for her.
I.athsaw's body was found 200 yards
away, his head partly buried In the
earth.
The boy who did the shooting was
thrown over the top OF a high tree.
falling to the earth shapeless, unrec-
ognzable mass
Hans Bjornsten's body was found 100
feet from the building, every bone
broken.
Mrs. Lathsaw's head was crushed to
a Jelly, while her body bore no marks
OF the terrific explosion.
In sprechtz' hotel every window was
shattered and the building otherwise
damaged. The side ~ the warehouse
caved In, and another small building
near 1t was unroofed. Barges moored
on the other side OF the river were
50 much damaged by the conclusion
that 1t is feared they may sink. The
hamlet has every appearance OF being
swept by a cyclone. there being scarce
~ a sound building LETT. The noise
Of the explosion was heard at PIatts-
VILE. Wis, ten mlles away. and parties
six miles Up the river thought a steam
boat had burst her boilers. Every boat
and train that could be had was busy
carving people TO the scene. and dur
ing the day thousands were there The
wounded people IN hospitals here are
doing well. The bodies Of the dead
were taken TO Dubuque.