The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-11-07
FORTY PERSONS KILLED
AND TWENTY BOUNDED ~ a
wREcKED BUfLDINs.
A Boiler In the journal once Explodcs
With Terrible Enect-Ghouiish
Work of Undertakers.

DETROIT. MICH. Nov AT 9o'clock
this morning one OF the steam boilers
connected with the Journal plant ex-
ploded with terrific force and terrible re-
suits. The boiler was located In the
southwest corner of the building, no. ~
west Larncd street.
The first floor was occupied by the
Journal mailing department. IN when a
force of fifteen men and boys are usudhy
employed The second iicor was occupied
by the Rogers Typograh supply |onl-
pany. employing seven or eight men. ne
third floor was occupied by Killers boVA-
binding establishment, WHOM employ
fully twenty girls and men. The fouftn
floor was occupied BY W. kohIDranu, Al
engraver, and on the NTH moor Was IL.
stereotyping department OF the Journal.
only three men were at work IN this de-
partment when the explosion occurfed-
The building, No. -. occupied by sohn h
Davies. grOcers supplies, was also COM
ple.cly wrecked. only five or six persons
were a. work there, however. wnen the
disaster occurred, and the loss OF life IN
that building viii be small In an instant
the buildings were a mass OF RUNS, under
which Were buried many human beings.
The explosion shook the surrounding
buildings, and glass I'm the radius or
block was shattered IN an dlrecuons'
many employees of adjoining buildings be
ing severely cut by the nying glass.
Half an hour after the explosion oc-
CURED fire broke out In the debris. ana
the fremcn had TO suspend the WORK or
rescue and devote their attention TO put
ting out the flames. Just before the
flames started one poor fellow was iound
with the lower part OF las BODY plhone2
tightly. He was conscious. ana begged
the rescuers to get him ont. They work
ed like fiends 10 release the unfortunate
victim. but all tokno avail. The flames
suddenly shut up around him, and he had
TO be left 10 his fate.
Up TO noon eight bodies had been taken
from the ruins and two more were m
sight Most OF the bodies had been
burned beyond recognition.
The Rogers topographic supply PANT
which had just been leased by the Nier-
genthaler Company 10 William Dunlap,
and which was located on the second hoor
Of the wrecked building, was entirety d,-
strOycd and the loss cannot be estimated
The destruction Of the plant cuts or all
supplies 10 papers using the Rogers typo
graph machines.
While the work OF recovery was at its
highest two rival undertakers had
quarrel over the possession OF body.
While the undertakers were pulling AT
the body the police. whose attention was
attracted 10 the inhuman spectacle. rush.
ed up and separated the men Another as
sistant came up with a coffin. put the
body I'm the box. and commenced screw
ing down the ia. Fireman sullivan IN
terfered He had assisted I'm dragsins tne
body from the ruins. and SAID the man
although burned so as 10 be almost un-
recognizable. was still alive. The man in
charge OF the body refused 10 open the
coffin. and Sullivan. thoroughly enfaSen'
threw everybody aside and unceremoni-
ouslv kicked the coffin I'D Off, smashing
I'm one end az the same time. \ hasiy eN-
animation proved that sullivan was right.
The man. for n was evident that the pod,
was that Of an dult was sull alive nhl
he was taken out and placed In a Ma,
~ine Hospital ambulance. The driver ana
an attending physician FASTENED TO the
hospital. but the man died on the way
The list OF the casualties seems 10
grow and II Is now supposed that az least
forty pcrsons were Killed and twenty
wounded The money loss VIII reach
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