Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1901-08-10
LOOKING FOR THE DEAD
Hundreds Searching Ruins for Vic
tins of Philadelphia Explosion.
AT LEAST SEVEN ARE DEAD
-Four or Five Others May Die In the
ttospltsls, and Police Expect to Find
q Dozen More Bodies Under the
Debris When All Is Gone Over.

Philadelphia, Aug. 7.-Seven dead,
tAree or four probably fatally injured
Aaa more than so other persons hurt
more or less seriously is the latest
revised record of Monday nights ex
paosion in the block OF buildings on
Locust street, above Tenth. in this
Gey. How many more victims, IL any
efo still in the ruins will not be known
1Adl all the debris has been cleared
away, which win require many more
eours OF hard work. The latest find
Raa made at s o'clock last night. when
xhs badly burned remains Of colored
unan was found in the wreckage on
khs sidewalk.
The list of dead il as follows:
Elizabeth Mountain. aged 3S years.
frederick Lee, aged 40 years, col.
prOd
. years.
Unknown colored woman, aged
asout rs years. and three unknown
ssaored men.
The most seriously injured. who are
nksly to die, are: Mrs. Patrick Quig.
tsy. Samuel Gales (colored), Lizzie
Watkins icolored) and Morris Rosen.
NAL The escape from death OF Lizzie
watkins is considered remarkable. She
Was buried almost a dozen feet under
NE debris, with fire all around her.
She was taken from the ruins four
and half hours after the explosion
occurred. She was badly burned an
bruised and her sight was DESTROYED.
Undeterred by the incessant rain.
the work Of searching for the dea 4
has been kept up continuously since
The explosion took place. The only
person who was positively known TO
ssos in the ruins was Elizabeth Noun.
lain, and a large force of men was
Kept constantly at work in the debris
where her mothers house had stood.
Tho efforts of the searchers were re.
warded at 4 o'clock yesterday after.
noon, when, in a corner of the cellar.
covered partly by broken bricks. the
xsmains OF the unfortunate woman
we're found. Her mother and brother
Rad stood by during the entire night
and day watching the searchers.
One colored man was found I'm the
Euins of the restaurant. which was
eatronized by negroes. He was sup.
posed to be a helper in the place. but
no one could be found to identify him.
tzhs man found last night was about
% years OF age, and had on the mi.
dorm OF bootblack.
Today 200 men, under the direction
q the department of public safety. are
vigorously pursuing the search MANY
"a the residents OF the neighborhood
eslieve there are more bodies In the
~rsckage. There are several persons
sSill missing, but as some OF these
s0Ad no known permanent place OF
residence 1t cannot be stated to a
seertainty that they are buried In the
SSins. The police and fire officials
senn give no opinion except what they
Weather from those who live In the vi.
tranity of the disaster.
The police and fire offlcials are also
making search for the cause of the
s<plosion, but up to this morning thew
nave found no positive proof az to its
|s&use. They hold to the theory that
gAsoline did the damage, and that Il
nad been stored in one of the three
erocery stores. The oficials ara In.
.enned to believe that the explosion
secured in the McClemmy store
Alch was in the middle of the block
NeClemmy who is badly injured
saAimed that he had only a gallon OF
s0e OIL In his place and that he kent
- ~ Iae rear OF the building.