The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-09-12
FOUR VETERANS KILLED
4 GIBSON BLOUN UPfT TIE LOUIS
TILLE fHPHENT.
Two Others Painfully injured-A Third OF
Million People Greet Louis'iiies
Guests Change of Thirty Years.

LOUISVILLE, KY. Sept. li.-Four
members Of the Louisville Legion were
instantly killed this morning by the
explosion Of ammunition in the caisson
OF gun which was being driven TO
Phoenx Hill for service in connection
with the g. \. Il. parade. The VIC
Tins were Corporal A. l.. Robinson.
2Z8 Grayson street. Private G.. Woods,
1851 Vine street. Private a. Mcbride, 80
west Chestnut street. William Adams,
cOlorcd driver.
The soldiers killed were members OF
Battery \, and belonged to a section OF
six. in charge Of one gun. Captain
David Castleman was i'm command. -Four
Of the unfortunates were seated on the
calsson. Sergeant Fred Conn ana pri-
yate y. NJ. Lobbs were injured. though
not very seriously. Conn's lett hand
was lacorafed and left eye ana face
powder-burned. Hobbs back was sprain-
ed. eyebrows burned, and eve slightly
injured. Both wen are suffering from
the shock
Another membcf Of the battery, whose
name has not been learned as yet. Is
reported as missing. Captain David
Castleman. who was i'm charge was rid
ing at the side of the detail. lie escaped
injury The caisson contained sixty
pounds of powder enough to fire forty
rounds
The cause OF the accident is ineXTlica-
bic The report that one of the men
was smoking is denied hy Captain Cas-
tleman. Captain Castlcman said that It
was one of those unfortunate accidents
that cannot be guarded asa.nst.
THE CAUSE uNKSOwN.
The accident happened about 550
o'clock. The battery was proceeding TO
Phoenix Hnl 10 fire forty salufes in
honor of the G.. a. r.. and had reached
a point between Avery and Han streets,
on broadway between Third and Fourth.
when the accident occurred. The Legion
Hospital Corps was notified at once.
and FASTENED TO the scene.
Geovernor John Young Brown. who was
stopping with Major George y. Easton.
was asleep IN bed. The explosion stunned
him. and 1T was some time before he
revived. Mrs. EastOn was in the bath
room at the time. Sno saw the fash
and was knocked off her feet by the
explosion. She was badly stunned
| but as soon as she she was brought
around began administering 10 Governor
| Brown. Sheets were taken from neigh
! boring houses, ana spread pNcr the
| dead bodies.
The metropolis Of Kentucky was abiaze
with patriotic enthusiasm this morning.
| Through her wide streets and over her
/ boulevards marched rs her guests thirty
| thousand of those who once came 10
conquer. Their pathway was banked
| by over a third Of q million people. who
gave the boys in blue a reception that
| viii never be forgotten hy veterans from
| abroad. The men of Southern birth and
sentiment Joined with hhcir brethren
| from the North IN their demonstration
OF greeting. and white-haired women,
! who. thirty-Odi years ago this week,
| heard Of the approach of the blue
coats with apprehension. petted and pelt-
coats with fear and apprchen-
sion, petted and peltcd them
| to-day With flowers. it was
gigantic and sincere tribute 10 a Sell
! imont that was heard Of i'm the pro-
cession and which was worn to-day ON
| badges innumerable-"Onc Flag. one
| Country"
Owing TO the railroad blockade and tho
| consequent delay in the arrival OF many
| OF the posts that We're 10 figure iu the
| line it was not until nearly daylight this
| morning that Colonel Cohu and his as
sstants had completed the order Of the
| divisions.