The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-07-22

cuSsiOn is miraculous.
The hundreds of people who gathered
about the gates Immediately after the ex-
ploslon witnessed a grewsome sight. Six
dead bodies, blackened with powder and
frightfully mangled, almost beyond recog-
milton. were lying on the floor Nearby
two injured men were writhing in agony,
and all about were men running with their
faces and arms bleeding from shot wounds,
unmindful of their injuries, but trying to
assist others and quell the confusion. Ow
ing to the number of girls who were car
ried out in a fainting condition, it was
believed that many of them were seriously
injured, and there was a great feeling of
relief when it was found that in most
cases they were unharmed.
The dead are:
WILLIAM f. BAUMERSTER.
MRS. MARY BAUMERSTER
MISS JOSIE BRENNAN.
MISS IDA BROWN.
WILLIAM HILL
MISS TRACY CONROY.
The fatally injured are:
GEORGE BARDERF.
EDWARD BARDERF.
The explosion occurred In the loading
room. Employed in this room were $50
hands, two-thirds of them girls or women.
Nearly all of the female hands are en-
ployed on the loading machines, each of
which requires three operators. The full
complement of hands was at work In the
room when the explosion took place. Forty
feet Of the side of the building was blown
out, and fragments of human bodies were
scattered in sickening manner.
hurried call was sent for all available
physicians. The fire department, the po-
lice the ambulance and hospital corps
were speedily summoned and the work
OF caring for the dead and injured was
begun.
narrowing scenes were witnessed by the
throng congregated about the place. AS
rapidly as possible the injured were cared
for.
IN two instances the suffering of the
wounded was frightful. One was partially
ulsemooweled. AS rapidly as victim was
'ee" 10 be alive, the sufferer was tenderly
''ieu Ior' made as comfortable as possible,
ana conveyed with all possible speed to
AIS nome Two of the bodies had been de-
0SpiIaIed. Others had been partially torn
"suhder and still others had been dismem-
Inc ofhcials of the company ex-
'e"ueu every effort to assist in the work
Of relief.
e."aps the saddest scene was the one
"a''ea when John Baumerster learned
MS wife was among the dead. He
o !" Hampden and had been but re-
'y married. At the time of the ex-
Poslon he was at work. but a few foot
Instant from his wife.
MARY Baumerster was but 1s wears
~ anu mad been in the factory but three
She was married a little over
-" ago and she and her husband
A. "uJoihing machines The girl was
-, Iully fifty feet, and so crushed ON,
,s.~.'.pe mat 1t was almost impossible To
,' her. The husband, curiousIv
saze" was apparently blown with the
yo,s .0'ce and by the same blast. and
IT,. one OF the least seriously injured
~ .''uoN the ground but few feet shor,
a.. explosion did not cause anv a.,
for,s -, department confined its ef-
m 1'u'hg in the work Of RELIEF
detsrr.,se 1se OF the explosion has no, aeeo
new. ana perhaps it's source may
IN - ' Ahown. Some Of those ar ,yor,,
din. room at the time say that ~ ,,a.
CESS ~, ,'' iae' that cartridge in pro.
ed In =, 'o'aing had been improperly plac.
+" 'he machine. ''''S-
bInIir. soie TO talk remember ori,. "a
eXpl1sio, n' sr some did not even hear ,ha
side by .if. ne TWO Barderf bows. worlsins,
ono side of ~ te thrown at tangent out
ground o,,t, ule building. They struck ~
20 crp,S.y " thirty feet away The, ,,,s,.e s,ae
de- ana mangled that thev Nh,
bic macblna' working ten feet away ~
The roof was sent upward tbro,,fsh
broken hoe iell on an ash mean v,ith
DIS legs TUT. ana fractured skui, ana
cay De. too 1 WIN ont %,t Of shape. His doctors
10 m" ara Barderf dlea as,o,. ..,-
rae hospital U's' aiter being taken
came h." o., one OF those kilied o,,,,,.s.,
her par,rt. Detroit, Mich. In Wbies 81, 49,,
siid. we ~. president OF the conpanv
loading mas tnaFe been running auton,asis
twenty vears ior something moro than
slai any one bu aHu this Is the nrst time
Since ~ mas been Injured IN thnt. III III
have ~, adoption OF thosc ~ ~ ti.r ei,elr use
gln DovlctV ;. accident IN the usc 81 hi.s's
account on tt. expressed the belief thst -,
f powder he earelessnoss Of me oner, ~. ~,
nai been oyc,. the machine that el.pioded