Evening journal., 1899-03-23
EXPLOSION OF POWDER
Duponts' Works at Carney's
Point Blown Up Yesterday.
THREE MEN MET AWFUL DEATH


THREE MEN MET AWFUL DEATH
AND TWO scoRE MORE INJURED
IN THE AWFUL DISASTER.
THREE THOUSAND POUNDS OF
sMOREGESS POWDER IGNITE
AND CAUSE GREAT GESTRUC-
TIcN-THE SHOCKS FELT FOR
MILES AROUND.
P5rmsguve, Mareh 23.-SlhoIa.y be-
fore l O'Clock yesterday ths mCsb ter
rife ana disastrous exp,osion ever
known here tccb place IN the Dupont
,smokeless powder works, at Carnsy's
Point, a shoI5 distance below hIere.
Three men killed outright, ulIirty-
five more or loss seriously inquired, and
a partial destruction clf THE plant was
the effect caused ty the explosion OF
5000 pounds Of smokecess powder THAT
went up with deaIfening Noise THAT
could be heard for miles around.
THE LIST OFF DBAD.
Isaac Layton, married; leaves wife
and five dhildnen.
Frank MdGgI, aged 20 years. uumar-
ried.
CHARLES Ford, aged As, married.
leaves wife and four ohndron.
THE ENJURED.
rFannis G. DUPONT, Sr.. cut about
head and face.
Francis DUPONT Jr. eut about face
and head.
A9sNis DuPonh lacerated Wounds q.
the face.
W1Eiiam slhubrcolos. cut ahcut head
and face probably internally injured
Frederick Gcngion, cut about fac,
and body
Ca2rles II. Munyan, cut about ihsaC
and severely injuren.
Wiiliam Facemire, cut about fac,
and head.
George Workman, cut about heaS
and face.
William Taylor, face cut, hair burn
lea off, and night hand badly burned.
WiNiam Vanderslice,, face cut.
r. Burton Whitesldas, electrician
lsllshbiy injured
Harry Rhods, cut back Of tight ear
George ClayhrOolSe. hands cut.
The uames Of ain the injured coul
net be obtained owing TO the fact tina
a number OF men who were cut an
bruised rushed terrified from THE mil,
and hurrlsd 10 their homes before tn
corps Of physicians arrived en- tn
iscene
las near as can 'be ascertainad th
Ifirss shock was felt at 1885 o,clocl
The men had been at their work abot
twenty-flve INMATES whan dull, run
? bling sound resembling the rear (
an earthquake and accompanied by
most viJrent concussion rent the al
Immsdiateiy following dhe first el
pgcE.cn four distinct shocks follows
in rapid success, and five great fiashl
of fire were noticed. In am instant I'll
$50 or more employees were pan
stricken, and the scenes which, we
enacted for a few minutes followir
the awful calamity were heartrende
ing. Men lushdd wildly from Uhe sha
n tered buildings and, with terror pi
9 twed in their faces. fed in every d
e reotion, fearing tha- the death dlsalh
explosives would uay waste the usst
3 the tnildings.
r EFFlECTS AT PENNSGROVE.
e The explosions were felt fer mil
d arouna, but in this place Their for
was appalling. Houses shook al
rocked from the tnembling of ii
earth; windows were shattered all ov
J, the town, and a few minutes after Il
1t noise had eubsided, dhe streats we
, filled with men, women and ohAlAr'
s MANY of whom had loved ones at
1t scenic OF death and ruin, their angui
re beimg mcst pitiabls. Mothers a
is wives ran aimlessEy about the stre'
v, CRYING and wninging 'uheir hands, a
for a quarter OF an lh5ur everybody
the village seemed dazed, waiting
Jhls receptions of news from Tine M
S. FlnaTy, one of THE workmen was sig.
ef ed coming from the mills en- blcy'
ie and he was quickly surrounded by al
~ sous ones deslrous of knowing W
e. were killed. The man was IN 81
ie AM excited condlyion that he could ol
err cxc,alm, 'It's awful; It's awful VIII
us ONLY served to increase THE mental
gIress of The people. i'm THE meant.
anouher messenger reached hera
search Of IIhyzicians, and I'M few m
~ utss Drs. Garrison. Summerill, Ga