Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-04-25
CHEMICAL WORKS BLOWN UP
Two Men Killed, Two Missing and Many
Others Injured.
At Least n Hundred Houses Damaged
by an Explosion in
Philadelphia.

PHILADELPHIA, April 25.-By an eXplo-
sion of benzine in Fleer's chemical works,
at 24th and Callowhill streets, today, two
men were killed two others are unaccount-
| ed for and one woman was fatally injured.
| A score of persons We're more or less seri-
| ousy injured. The names of the dead and
| missing men have not yet been learned.
| Following is partial list of those injured:
Mrs. Lizzie Donohue, fatally.
Mrs. Barr blown from her doorstep into
the street slight.
Mrs. O'Donnell and infant, blown from
doorway into the street, slightly injured.
Charles Marion, twelve years old; cut by
flying glass.
Harry Randall of Camden, n. j.; Scalp
lacerated and body burned.
Frank Giverson, aged one year; badly
burned.
Mrs. GiversOn. seriously burned.
Margaret Driscoll, cut by flying glass.
John Mckee. head and leg cut.
John Hannerhan, bruised and cut.
Thomas DAILY, cut by flying glass.
Andrew Monahan, cut by flying glass
There Were Two Explosions.
There We're two explosions. the first oc-
curing at 500 am. and the second few
minutes later. The factory is total wreck
and buildings for a distance of half a
square on both sides of Callowhill street
were partially demolished. In some in
stances windows in structures two squares
away were shattered.
| AZ far as can be learned there were but
six men in the chemical works when the
explosion occurred. One OF these was
blown high in the air and his body struck
the ground al distance or tWenty-HVe
yards from the mill. The other was burned
almost to crisp.
Adjoining F1eers establishment was
grocery store owned by Arthur Donohue
Two boarders are said to have been asleep
in the upper part of the house and tney
have not been accounted for. Mrs Dono-
hue, the grocers mother, was so badly in
jured that her death is mOmentarily eX-
pected.
Mother and Child burned
On the opposite side of the street Is the
dwelling of Mrs. GIverson. The burning
benzine ignited her clothing and that of her
child With the infant in her arms she
ran screaming into the street enveloped in
flames. Firemen and hospital surgeons
who had responded promptly to the alarm
hastened to her assistance and she was
conveyed to a hospital.
1t is impossible at this time to estimate
the loss. Fully a hundred houses are more
or less damaged, those in close proximity
to the chemical works being so badly
wrecked to probably necessit tate their
condemnation.
SalHe E. Stackhouse aged thirty-seven,
internal injuries and shock.
George Connor of Camden, n. j., hands
and arms badly burned.
Edward Galanough, aged thirteen, in
ternal injuries.
Michael Hanahan, aged thirty two, burned
about the head
Fireman, injured by falling wreckage.
Alleged Incediary Kills Himself.
BELLEFONTE, Pa, April 25.-Rather
than stand trial on the charge of incend-
iarism, Reuben Frantz, young farmer of
Worth township. shot himself just before
the opening of court today. He will prOba-
bly, die Reuben and his brother John We're
arrested on the charge of barn burning and
were under bail for court.