Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1895-09-14
DYNAMITE AND DEATH.
A Series Of Fatalities from Vari-
Gus Causes.
Five Persons Killed by Dynamite In Minne-
sota-Fearful Mine Disaster In Michi-
gan-KHied whiie Hast
ing q Well.
Five Killed.

| MfNNEAPoLlS, MIMI, sept VA
frightful accident resulting In the
death Of Eve persons, occurred yestcr-
day at Specht's ferry, q small station
on the Milwaukee road, ~ miles above
Dubuque, Ia. A. Kirschner, OF Foun-
tain City, has the contract Of putting
wing dams In the river and has large
force of men employed. These men
boarded In large shanty run
by Edward Latshaw, whose home was
In Victory, Wis Yesterday morning
Foreman C. ii. Owens was passing
the building when he noticed one
OF the Latshaw boys firing rifle
near the house, which was raised
above the ground and under 1t
600 pounds of dynamite was stored.
Owens pointed out the danger of
an explosion, and the lad promised TO
stop firing the gun. Owens passed
along and got about 80 feet when the
gun was again fred and an explosion
of dynamite followed.
There were seven persons in the
building. which was blown to atoms.
OF the seven four were killed, also the
boy outside. who fred the fatal shot.
The scene OF the explosion is little
hamlet containing only hotel, depot,
warehouse and n few shanties The
force of the explosion tore hole 10
feet deep in the solid rock, wrecked
the building above II and damaged
nearly every other building In the
place. The mother, two daughters
and younger son were found in the
wrecked house.
>mothercd In Mine.
HouGHToY, Mich, Sept 9-liuCe
volumes of smoke are still issuing
forth from the mouths of shafts No. /,
land 8. showing that the awful fire
which started in the osceola copper
mine shortly before noon Saturday is
still raging fiercely, and the bodies
Of the thirty miners cntombed IRE
still lying somewhere below the SUR
face. without doubt dead. sutfocated
by smoke and gas. Capt. r. Richards,
with gang of seven men, went down
No. 5 shaft yesterday evening and
went about 200 feet toward No. shaft.
when they had to turn and flee for their
lives, on account of the smoke and
gas
lIorGnToy. Mich. Sept l0-Iiuge
volumes of smoke are still issuing from
the mouths of shaft No. /, and 3, at
the 0sceola mine. showing that the
fire which started shortly before noon
Saturday is still raging ficrcely. II is
probable that the bodies of the thirty.
two miners entombed will never lie re-
covered Capt. r. Richards. with seven
men. went into No. shaft last even
ing 700 feet toward No. shaft, when
they had to turn and flee for their lives
on account of the smoke and gas.
This Last shut.
HASTINGS. Mich, Sept. 9.-lIenrv
Ragley, of this city, hired Robert
Bryan. of Coates Grove. to drive u well
for him, AMI the well was down %
feet when Raglcy, his wife and n Miss
Whitney went out TO see Bryan drop u
dynamite cartridge into the well and
score the century mark. which Bryan
said would bring water. They were
all clustered around the well driver.
who was standing at the opening
with dynamite cartridge in his hand.
Just how the accident happened does
not seem to be known, but the dvna-
mite cartridge suddenly exploded
bryan was literally blown to pieces. one
of his arms being carried 80 feet, his
body torn open longitudinally, his head
blown off and he was otherwise terri
bly, mangled. Mrs. Raglcv was seri-
ously. IL not fatally. injured. Miss
Whitney was made unconscious from
the explosion, and Ragley was blown
20 feet