The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-09-12
Grand Army Encampment Fes-
tivities Marred by a Fright
full Accident.
Louisville Guards, on the Way to
Fire the Morning Salute,
Blown to Pieces.
Seven Were Killed, Some of Them
Being Hurled Over Tops
of Houses.

LOUISVILLE, KY, Sept. IA horri- |
BILE accident, resulting in the death OF
six and the wounding of several mem.
bers of the Louisville Legion, occurred
shortly after $50 q. IN. by the explosion
Of caissOn.
The accident occurred on Broadway,
between Third and Fourth streets,
where the First Kentucky artillery were
stationed for the purpose of firing the
morning salute.
Eye witnesses to the shocking acci-
dent say the explosion was caused by
dropping the caissOn OH the friction
primer of the piece The gun was sit
uated directly in the center of the Street,
pointing towards Fourth avenue. Two
wounded have been removed to the
hospitatal and their names are not OBJ
tainabIe at this hour. Two horses at
tached to the cannon We're so horribly
mangled that they will be killed.
All the killed were members Of the
First Kentucky artillery of Louisville,
which has always been considered the
finest in the state.
As soon as the accident occurred the
city ambulance was called and the
wounded men We're taken to the Norton
infirmary, where their injuries were
attended to. 1t is feared that Fred
Cohen will die. The whole left side of
his face was blown off. Even if he
should recover he will be blind and hor-
ribly disigured. Hobbs was badly
burned about the face and bruised. The
place where the accident occurred is
one Of the finest residence districts in
the city. Fortunately few people were
On the street. owing to the early hour
or the list of killed and injured would
have undoubtedly been greatly in
creased. Every window i'll the block
was blown out. Nearly everyone in the
ana conclusion caused by the explosion
| Almost Created Panic.
Half clad men and terrified wofneI
came running from their homes and ;
most horrible sight met their eyes. Th'
body of the colored driver, manglet
almost beyond recognition, fell on th'
front porch of residence, fully 800 fee
from the place where the explosion &C
Cured. Just outside the fence and OF
the sidewalk was the body of Private
Woods. Bits of flesh and pieces O
bloody uniform were scattered all alons
the street, clinging to the tree tops ant
in the shattered windows. A leg ant
half a coat were found on Third street
one block south of where the explosion
took place They must have beel
blown clear over 3-story and basemen
house. Several mangled legs and arm
were
/ Fouud on Tops Of Adjacent Houses.
1t is believed that the body of Privat
HutcmEs wfS How Ii 10 p-cces, as it ha
not yet teen founl. \ nook and iadde
truck of the city fire department wa
called and with ladders every house to-
in the vicinity WAS searched i'll vain tc
the missing body But Oh nearly ever,
house top was found portions of tn
bodies of the unfortunate young men
The body Of Howard Irwin was SO badl
mangled that it was almost impossitl
to gather it up without Il shovel.
was found a. the intersection of BroaC
way and Fourth streets, almost bloc
away.
: The battery was on its way to Phoeni
Hill for the purpose of firing a salute {
Al guns. There Were 66 pounds Of pow
der in the caiSson.