The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1901-08-09
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BLOCK OF BUILDINGS
BLOWN Up.
a TEINlHl.E C.lTASTNOrl,t. IN PUIT..
0D)c!pIIIA.
T"n or twenty or Nor" Tt"p'c fNlcd md
Som" Fatally Injured .rronia q! III"
buildings Ilowu Out, NhilH lhC
I',"nrr, t,i!iuGs ava it"1f nr"
blown towards ANA them
EnIi TO tao RrUIiun.

u' tNl'lof'ioil III u bioCh " 6iA Iuilil'
ingH on Locust street, nhoyn Tonth,
tonight completely wrecked five
structures and caused tho death Of
from ton to twenty OF moro persons.
Over two score Of others WCr0 moro
or lrs3 seriously injured Somo Of
those taken to Tho hGnpitnl will die.
1t il estimated that at loust thirty
five persons wore in tho five buildings
when tho explosion occurred and tho
exact number Of doud will prohuhly
not ho known for twenty. four hours.
Tho buildings wcro occupied as
follows: Locust street, No. ,OOS,
IIouscman's pool and billiard rooms;
l,OlO Morris Roscnthaps nccond-
hand clothing storo, occupied hy
RosNnthal, Lis wife and iivo childron;
1,Ol2, William Joncs, colorod rcstnu
rant, occupied Ivy Jones and about
15 boardcrs; |, l,Oll, George McClom.
my's grocery store, occupied by Nc
Clommy, clerk and servant girl;
l,0lH, Patrick Nniglcy'" grocery
store, occupied by Quiglcy, his wife,
three children and his unclo; l,OlN,
Albert Monntain's grocery and meat
store, occupied 10y Mountain, moth.
or, sister and clcrk.
rho explosion occurred about $3.50
O'clock, What exploded and
HOW IT HAPPENED Is Nur KNOWN
ut this timr, but it is beloved to
havo boon barrel Of THaoiiuo in ono
OF tho grocery stores. With tho OK
ccr'ion OF No. ZOOS, tho front waits
Of tho buildings wrrc blown out.
ward into tho street, whilo tho floors
and tho roofs were blown upward
nnd fell straight TO the ground Al
most ov"ry building in radius Of
two ilucks about tho sconn OF the
explosion head window pnuos SHAT.
tered and wus otherwise danancd.
Evory building on the opposite s,dc
OF Locust street wuA mUrn or loss
wrecked, bat none Of them folI
TERRIBLE CEY WENT Vr
from the ruins tho moment tho uX-
plUsion occurred. WOnrn, children
and men, occupants Of TIM wrecked
houses, could be soon crawling from
tho ruins, while tho nEonizing cries
Of others worc hoard in tho wreck.
ago. From all tho surrounding build.
ings injured pooplo cuno running
and foil in tho street, unconscious.
70 add to tho horror, liro broke out
in tho wrockugo tho momont IT not
tlod to tho ground, and in loss thnn
five minutes tho great pilo WAS buru,
ing hrrcoly from end to rnd. a
Sonrral alarm WAS turnon in for hrr
apparatus and umhulanccs, and in
tho meantime tho work Of rrscuo WAS
voluntarily begun 10y those in tho
noighborhood who wcrc not injured.
Hero and thoro Il person was
DRAGGED FROM THE RUIN
before tho fire could roach tho vic
TIM, several lives hoing saved by this
prompt work. When tho tircmcn
reached tho scono tho flames had
made great Roadway and wore ignit-
ing tho buildings across the street.
Tho fire, however, was soon un,l,r
control, and with tho exception Of a
small blaze horo and thcre tho tire
was eNtinguishod in Il fow minutes.
DIGGING AWAY THE RUINS
was then begun in earnest, Near IN,
edge OF tho wrockage several colorcd
mon woro taken out and scnt to tn,
hospitals. Whilo tho iircmou and
polcemon wero digging into tho
dcbrls and hauling away heavy tim.
Dor in several sections Of tho wreck.
ago cries wero heard coming from
tho cellar Of Mountains groc,rv
Store. Fifty mcn with rope and
tackle wero immediately put to work
a. that point, and pulled away tho
roofing md flooring, which had fallen
into " massed heap From tho bot.
tom OF 40 pile, doubled up, were
taken man and a woman. Tho man
was able to speak, but tho woman
was apparently dead.
WHILE THE WORK OF RESCUE
was going on in tho exploded block
hospital attendants and others made