Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-11-06
BOMBS IN NEW YORK
KILL Z, INJURE IA
rIadisOn Square Election
Crowd is Very Severe
Iy Jared BY Dy-
Mantle.

NEW YORK, Nov. 5.-Complete revised
lists today of the dead and injured vic
Tins of the explosion of fireworks in Mad
ison square last evening show that twelve
persons were killed and about 50 injured
Several of those seriously hurt and many
others are today in serious condition
The following is revised list OF the
dead:
POLICEMAN DENNIS SHEA.
WILLIAM r. VARCLE, Is years old.
NATHANIEL DINGLEy, 10 years old
HAROLD ROBLEE, II years old.
JOSEPH HEBER.
UNIDENTIFIED MAN. 20 years old.
ALBERT KAMETT, JR.
WILLIAM FEI.-SEY, II years old
w. S. MAVOY, 16 years old.
CONCILIO GAPPRENTO.
GEORGE LANDAU.
UNIDENTIFIED BOY. Is years old.
|. An informal inquest was held today pre-
paratory to formal inquest set for Fri
day.
The ten prisoners arrested in Connection
with the calamity, including the men in
charge OF the fireworks. were arraigned
today The charge against them was
homicide, and the men were remanded
to the coroner.
The scenes at the hospital and at the
morgue following the terrible crush after
the explosion in Madison Square were
beyond description. 1t is estimated that
1900 persons were in the square at the
time. Probably 10000 Of these were
massed around the point where the ex-
plosion occurred and. while they scramb-
ling to reach places of safety, knocking
one another down and falling over park
benches. thirty thousand others were
cheering from the opposite side OF the
park where they were viewing the cleo
tim returns which were thrown upon
-
as the Flat Iron building" The persons
In this portion of the park apparently
were elated over the returns and sup
posed the explosion which rent the air
were a part of the program and were to-
tally unaware of the tragedy being en-
acted so near at hand until detachment
of police forced their way through to
make room for the passage Of the men
bearing the mangled remains OF their
comrade, Patrolman Shea. Instantly a
terrible calm swept over the crowd and
all interest in the returns Immediately
died out.
AS the long line of patrol wagons, am
balances and other vehicles, carrying dead
ana injured, filed through Twenty-fifth
street for Bellevue hospital, the thous-
ands lined the walk and gazed aver
stricken at the conveyances. Five hum
dr9d persons gathered outside Of the
went during the night. seeking among
the unidentified dead, relatives and
friends whom they had lost during the
terrible crush following the explosion.
Thousands of persons gathered at the
hospital gates, among them many won1-
en-. The scenes around Bellevue was
the most exciting in the history OF the
institution.
Nearly the entire force was at work
over the injured. Sixty-five emergency
surgeons and physicians, forty visiting
surgeons and physicians and 200 male and
female nurses, together with every at
tendant at the hospital was summoned
for immediate duty. Sixteen of the best
known surgeons in the city and $50 extra
nurses hurried to the institution to per-
form operations. Many amputations were
found necessary
At the hospitals the injured we're re-
ported as being in a fair way toward re-
covery with the exception Of Mortimer
Butler. who became unconscious after
the amputation of one Of his legs and is
not expected to recover. and Frank Leis-
ter one of the men engaged in setting
of the fireworks. Leister's right leg was
blown or, his chest was badly mangleo
and his death is probable.