The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-05-13
Train Load of Naphtha ExplOdes
at Sheraden, Penn.
Twenty One Persons Killed and
800 Injured.
A LOSS OF 100000.
Blaze Travelled a Mile and a
Half by Water.
Many Rendered Unconscious by
Fumes and Heat.
Fifty Of the Hurt Are Expected
to Die.

Pittsburg. Pa, May 18.-The sher-
aden yard of the Panhandle railroad
was the scene last evening Of the most
disastrous explosion and IRE known in
this section for many years
Twenty-one are dead and not less than
800 others injured as the result Of the
accident of the 300 injured the physi-
clans say at least SO viii die.
At $50 o'clock this morning nine
bodies We're at the Pittsburg morgue
and five at the Carnegie morgue The
last body was brought in at 3 o'clock
this morning. A list Of the dead fol-
lows:
THE DEAD
JAMES KEENAN,, aged 20, single,
Carnegie; clerk on wreck train, died at
Mercy hospital
CHARLES HEARTIG. aged 18
Chestnut mines. Pa. died at Mercy
hospital
w w. TAYLOR. aged p. brakeman.
0Giller's station, Ohio, died at Mercy
hospital
HARRY F. SMILEY. aged 20
Uriohsville, o., level man on Panhandle
railroad, single died at Mercy hospital
FINNERTY. Sistersville W.
Va, aged 40. died at Mercy hospital
@. f. HUNTER married. aged IS,
five children. freight conductor. Shera-
den, killed at wreck, body taken to
McDermott's undertaking rooms, Car
negie
WALTER E. WRIGHT. aged 26,
Sheraden, killed at wreck, taken to Nc
Dermotts undertaking rooms.
DALLAS NJ. BYRD, fireman, aged Is,
Sheraden. killed at wreck. taken to Nc
Dermott's undertaking rooms, Carnegie.
PASCAL AIADEER. Is years old, sec
ton foreman, badly burned, died at
Allegheny general hospital.
UNKNOWN BOY, badly burned.
taken to Allegheny hospital, died IN
DONALD SMITH. aged 10. sheraden.
son Of Jerome Smith train dispatcher.
badly burned, died at Allegheny gen
GEORGE WILSON. aged 10 mes
senger Of Sheraden, body almost
cooked, died a 2.20 this morning at the
Homeopathic hospital
NJ MARION teamster. aged "A
single % CHARTERS avenue. McKees'
Rock. died at Homeopathic hospital
JOHN SWAN, brakeman, aged 30
years
ALBERT AdcKEAV. aged p. brake
man
HUGH FLAHERTY. aged 65.
TONEY LEO, laborer. aged 30.
- LEWIS, burned to death on the
UNKNOWN BOY. found in potato
field on farm of ]. r. Douglass, burned
so as to be unrecognizable
UNKNOWN WOMAN. burned to
death on hill overlooking scene of ex-
plosion
LAWRENCE KEENAN,. clerk, Car
negie
Many Of the dead have not been re-
ported to the coroner and correct list
cannot be obtained at this time.
THE INJURED.
Carl Edalns, aged 19, single works
Tor Western Union Telegraph company.
lived at Upton. Tenn; badly burned
over body, little hope for him enter
tained at Homeopathic hospital
Aipelt Berry aged Is, Of Sheraden.
burned badly about body; in great ag-
ony at Mercy hospital
David Lackey, aged %
Mrs Richard Ions, Esplen; critical
s VIM. Henderson of Elliot Borough.
money order clerk IN the Pittsb1jre
postofice; burned all over body
Hugh Henderson, letter carrier;
burned about face and right side.
henry Holhoeker, burned all over
Charles Keenan,. II. burned all over
body
Lawrence keenan,, 1s, burned all over
body.
John Renner, barber. of Braddock;
burned about face and hands
John Gallagher Of Elliot Borough.
hands and arms burned
j. j. Wallace, IS. of Tasveskvn
Squire q. J. Hanna of Bridgeville
David Lacey, Pittsburg
W H. Enoch, Al condition precarfous.
FRANK DOerr, Sheraden; burned all
over body, condition serious.
Harry Herbacker Elliot Borough
Charles Rnnnar 90
tion serious
James Callahan of Elliot.
John Tellinger, age %. Elliott: boil
ermaker.
CLYDE Fair, 20. brakeman. Mcdonald.
Roy Ruthridge. 9. NfeKees Rocks.
Pa. 81 '7zis'
Charles sehatz. Is. AlcKees Rocks.
VIM. Cadden, go.
John Cawley. %
Archie Feterty. railroad messenger. 70,
win likely die.
Thomas Smith. Elliot Borough.
George Wilson. II, Sheraden
Alexander Mesick 25, Carnegie.
Henry A Denzin, p Allegheny
Early Dunn, "A, Sheraden; probably
fatally burned.
Thomas Wilson, II. Sheraden.
Patrick Carroll. Mount Washington
David Wood 19. Elliot
James Krouse. S2 Elliot; burned
Barney A1enger, Mount Washington.
Walter McCabe, 19 Elliot Borough
Miss Sadie Seymour. CHARTERS. NAV
die.
Tony Bowman, residence not known
James Joyce, Pittsburg.
Patrick Carroll, "A, West End
Rachel Aber, 20. West Carson street
3ehn Warehoek, ~ Carnegie.