The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-05

1T is a case of absolute criminal ne
glect," said the coroner <
District Attorney Jerome, who was at
the Union club in Fifth avenue not far
from the scene of the explosion, hurried
to the scene and after investigation or
dered the arrest of the men in charge of
the fireworks. He had the prisoners taken
to police headquarters together with the
unexploded fireworks. The district at
torney said: : o
Dynamite bombs should not be allowed
in such public place. I have no doubt
that permit had been issued for the ex-
hibition. but a rigid investigation will be
made. Steps will be taken to prevent any,
thing like this occurring in the future
...:. Twelve Victims,
A list of the dead fol1ows:..: go, =,
~ PA Sls DENNIS SHEA Of the Brook.
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HAROLD R0BLEs, II years old; son of Mil.
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J LOSE; =, 1 ARBMR Fl years old. 'r
TWO UNIDENTIFIED, negroes. -.
The scenes In the hospital and at the
morgue, following. the terrible crush after
the explosion in Madison Square, were be-
yond description. It is estimated that 3d.
900 persons were in the square at the time
Probably 10000 Of these were '1nassed
around the point where the explosion oc-
CURED and while, they We're scrambling
to reach places Of safety, 10000 others
were cheering from the opposite side Of
the park where they were viewing the
election returns which were thrown upon
a screen before the new skyscraper known
as the "Flatiron building The persons
IN this portion of the park apparently were
elated over the returns and supposed the
explosions which rent the air were part
OF the program and were totally unaware
OF the tragedy being enacted 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. Patrolran
Shea. Instantly terrible calm swept over
the crowd and all interest in the returns
immediately died out w.
AS the long line Of patrol wagons. ambu
lances and other vehicles CARRYING dead
and injured filed through Twenty
street for Bellevue hospital thousan ds
lined the walk and gazed awestricken at
the 'conveyances. Five hundred persons
gathered outside of the morgue and other
hundreds came and went during the night
seeking among the unidentified dead. rela
t1ves and friends whom they had lost dur
Ing the terrible crush following the explo-
sion: The scenes around Bellevue hos
pltal were the most exciting in the his
tory Of the institution. =, -
Sad Scenes at the Hospitals.
Nearly the entire force was at work over
the injured. Sixtyflve emergency sur
geons and physicians. forty visiting sur
seons and physicians and zoo male and fe-
male nurses together with every attend
ant at the hospital was summoned for i'm
mediate duty. Sixteent Of the best sur
geons In the city and $50 extra nurses hur-
ried to the institution to perform opera
lions. Many amputations were found nec-
essary.
At the hospitals the injured were 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 Leisten
one of the men engaged In setting off fire.
works: Leistens right leg was blown off,
his chest was badly mangled and his
death is probable. &c.,.