The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-11-05
TWELVE PEOPLE KILLED
And Half a Hundred Others Hurt,
Many Of Them Fatally.
PREMATURE EXPLOSION OF FIREWORKS
Sent Heavy Bombs Into Dense Crowd
Of Peopls and Panic Ensued.
Nine Arrssts Were Made.
PREMATURE EXPLOSION OF FIREWORKS

New York, November 4.--By a series of
explosions Of fireworks tonight among the
vast multitude gathered in Madison square
garden to witness the ascension Of an air
ship and the display of tho election re-
turns, twelve persons were killed out
right, many being blown almost to pieces
and at least atty injured. many Of them
fatally.
1t Is estimated that at least $1,000 per
sons thronged the square at the time OF
the explosion, which was succeeded by a
frightful panic, in which hundreds were
thrown and trnmpled under foot.
Five hundred policemen and all the am
balances IN the city were instantly sum.
moned and the dying and those most
seriously injured were removed to the hos
pitfalls. In addition to these, many Of the
wounded we're taken away by friends.
Nine men in charge Of the fireworks dis
play were placed under arrest Immediately
after the explosion The list Of the dead:
POLICEMAN DENNIS SHEA.
! WILLIAM G. FINNEY.
! GEORGE RITzLE.
| HAROLD ROBLEN.
| Five unknown men.
Unidentified man.
Unknown colored man,
Unknown colored boy.
The most seriously injured;
| Policeman Michael MCGEE.
Policeman Michael Reagan.
Florence Dyer.
David Myers.
! William Malloy.
John Glanef.
James Carrigan.
, Frank Leiston.
George Landon.
Charles Gladwln.
, O. Farrell.
n, Dyler.
Franw L. Keller.
Frank Wilson.
Helen Wilson.
Henry Adams.
Charles Logan.
s T. Davis.
8 Joseph Shaefer.
I, Samuel Mixer.
y Angelo DominicR,
the densest portion OF the throng WI
I gathered along Madison avenue, close
the Mace reserved for the discharge OF u
? fireworks. Along the border OF the squar
facing the avenue, were arranged thr
3 groups OF cast iron mortars, twenty
n eoch gronp. loaded with heavy Ss2las
Q fsw minutes after 10 O'Clock the hrst 70
q
e discharge took place one OF them feii oV
=" on it's side and the next instant me Don
d was shot into the thickets or the cro'
n ana exploded. The fall OF the mortar a
y the ooncussion of the explosion knock
Z down the rest OF the row or mortars a
u laundering volley on huge projectil
" Moved their way through the crowd.
W most ,nstantaneously the second group
y, mortars, about 100 feet further up the az
az nne discharged their contents into I
- crowd, and a moment later the I'M
" gorup. evidently iguited by the showers
We falling sparks, exploded.
n In the panic that ensued thousands
az bllndiy across the square, tripping over
I'D seats and benches and, falling were pa
pied on. The policemen on duty were c
red on by the crowd, and for half an nc
the widest confusion reigned.
q After the smoke Of the explosion
cleared away sixteen persons were fou
he wing on Madison avenue between rwen
n. third aud Twenty fifth streets, Scores
te injured were scattered about the aven
e. and The square. Among the dead was
re pollceman who was standing close 70
10 first mortar ana whose body was rrig
II, FULLY mangled.
ed A force of 500 policemen were soon on
y srot and upward OF 100 physicians and
~ nurses were summoned from the hospit'
he every available vehicle being pressed !
an service for the transportation Of the wou
a. an ed.
Al. The following persons connected with
an fireworks company in charge Of the disp
We were arrested:
ae Henry Temple, Frank Listvan. James
Amen. Edward Smith, Herman Rog
de Charles Hoffman. John Full.
None Of them could offer an explanat
~ how the ernInslnn fonk Mace