The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-08-31
MEN BLOWN TOATONS.
Dynamite Explosion Kills Six
and Wrecks Mine.
Parts of Remains Hurled Hundreds Of
Feet Into the AIT.

Feet Into the AIT.
Joplin, Mo, Aug. PA terrible
dynamite explosion took place to day
in the zinc mining belt, resulting in
the death of six men and the de-
struction of the plant at the Mar
guerite mines, near Prosperity. six
miles from Joplin.
Five bsxss OF dynamite exploded. /.
hurting men, machinery, timbers and /
rocks in every direction. Legs and /
arms were blown of, one man was
torn to pieces and anothers brains
were torn from his skull. A more
terrible sight could not be imagined.
The accident occurred al 4:30 p. N
Henry Gilbert, one of the owners
of the mine, was there with David ].
Sinclair of Duluth, MINI who was
here in the interest of Boston syn
/ dicate, to buy the mine. G. Il Rob
bins, SedsIia real estate man, was
with Sinclair looking at the mine
Frank Huddleston was engineer and
William Holman was the ground
foreman. The hoisterman and one
man who was down in the mine were
the only persons who escaped. The
hoisterman was blown several feet
into the air, but got off with only a
few bruises.
Nobody knows just how the dyna-
mite exploded. Gilbert had called
the men out of the ground to put in
several shots and was opening a so
pound box of dynamite when the
explosion occurred and four more
boxes Of dynamite that were in the
power house close by added their
forces to the terrible shock
A blue fame was seen and flying
human bodies, arms and legs were
thrown high into the air. A dense
column of smoke followed and the
Marguerite mining plant, or what
left of 1t, burst into flames. The
explosion was heard and felt for
several miles.
Gilbert was cut in two, both OF
his legs both of his legs being found
200 feet from his body, his intestines
were scattered about, his head was
split open, part of his face and one
arm were blown OF.
Sinclair had both legs torn of
below the knee aud large hole was
cut in his throat.
Frank Huddleston was thrown
into the air 100 feet or more and
landed on pile of rocks 100 yards
away. Both legs were of at the
knees, his face was torn away the
top of his head Was gone and bis
? brains were scattered about His
liver was found thirty or forty fee;
. from his body.
G. q. Robbins lad one leg blown
off and big hole in his side
8 William Holman's body was badly
!, mangled-
) A horse that stood hitched 10
, buggy at the blscksmith's shop
q sixty feet away. was killed. Tbs
| Marguerite mine had just stsrtec
y up Everything was new about 1t
2 IT'S HORRORS IScBEAsE-
! Joplin, Mo, Aug. 25-Tne nor
= rors of the big dynamite explosion
at the Marguerite mine were a.! The
more apparent to-day when the hr'
had burned out and persons could
view the scene at closer range.
: For nearly quarter OF 8 mile
D timbers, boards and fragments o.
d machinery were scattered in ever!
!; direction Small particles OF human
= flesh and bones were gathered TO
!. eether and put into a cracker bo1
> It was not only impossible to sscer
l. tain IN which of the six victims thes'
;; burned and bIackeued fragments o
flesh belonged, bat it was impossible
!. To even tell from what part OF th'
:. human anatomy s3me of the sTnsl
. stripy of flesh and particles q 5one
ware torn. About half Of tie Il an