The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-09-11
LAST
EDITION
4:45 O'CLOCK.
GUN BURST.
Six Soldiers We're
Killed.
And Several Others We're
Severely Wounded.
The Terrible Accident Happened IN
the Streets Of Louisville.
Some of the Victims Were Blown
Over the Housotops.
And Several Others We're
Severely Wounded.
The Terrible Accident Happened In
the Streets OF Louisville.
Some of the Victims Were Blown
Over the Housetops.

LOUISVILLE, KY. Sept. IL. "A horrible
accident resulting in the death of six
and the wounding of several members OF
the Louisville Legion, occurred shortly
after $3.50 this morning, by the explosion
OF a caisson.
Those killed are:
CORPORAL A. L. ROBINSON.
PRIvATEs CHARLES OEsrRIcH AND
CHARLES WOODS.
MCBRIDE HuTcHINs
HOWARD IRWIN.
DRIVER WILLIAM ADAMS (colored.)
Wounded:
FRED CoHN, eyes and face badly
burned.
All the men, excepting the colored driv
er. were members of Battery A, OF the
Kentucky National Guards, and all reside
in Louisville.
The accident occurred on Broadway, be.
| tween Third and Fourth streets, where
| the First Kentucky Artillery were ata-
toned for the purpose OF firing the morn
| ing salute.
Eye-witnesses to the shocking accident
| say that the explosion was caused by
dropping the caps on the friction primer
OF the piece. The gun was situated direct
| ly in the center OF the street, pointing
| toward Fourth avenue. Two OF the bod
les were blown over the honsetops, and
were horribly mangled. The wounded
have been removed to the hospitals.
Two horses attached to the cannon were
so horribly mangled that they will be
killed.
As soon as the accident occurred, the
city ambulance was called, and the
wounded men were AIKEN to the Norton
Infrmary, where their injuries were at
tended TO. 1t is feared that Fred Cohn
will die. The whole left side OF his face
was blown of. Even il he should recover,
he will be blind and horribly disfgured.
Hobbs was badly burned about the face
and bruised. The place when the acci-
dent occurred is one OF the finest resident
districts in the city. Fortunately few peo-
, pie were on the street, owing to the ear
ly hour. or the list OF killed and injured
would undoubtedly have been greatly in
creased. Every window in the block was
blown out. Nearly everyone in'the neigh
borhood was asleep, and the noise and
conclusion caused by the explosion al
/ most created panic. Half clad men and
terrified ysemen came running from their
! rooms, and most horrible sight met
their eyes. The body OF the colored driv'
er, manged almost beyond recognition
| | fell on the front porch OF o residence
) ! fully 300 feet from the place where the ex'
E plosion occurred. Just outside the fence,
and on the sidewalk was the body OF Pri-
vate Woods. Bits Of flesh and pieces Of
bloody uniforms were scattered all along
the street, clinging to the tree tops, and
' the shattered windows. A leg and half {
n coat were found on Third street, one
!, block south Of where the explosion toot
! ! place. They must have been blown cleaI
y over three-story and basement house
Several manglcd legs and arms were
found on the tops OF adjacent houses
II is believed that the body Of Private
Hutchins was blown to pieces, as II hs'
. not yot been found. hook and ladder
y truck OF the city fire department wei
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