Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-11-06
Twelve WERE KILLED
Further Details of the Terrible
Fireworks Explosion in
Madison Spare Garden
MANY AMPuTATloNs NECESSARY

! Around the Point Where the Explos
ion Occurred and in the Panic Which
| Followed Hundreds Were Tramplee
Upon and Terribly Injured.
/ New York, Nov. 6.-Complete revised
lists of the dead and injured in the eN-
plosion Of fireworks in Madison square
show twelve killed and eighty injured
Several of these are fatally hurt ant
many said to be in q serious condition
Dead:
Policeman Dennis Shea.
William r. Varcle, aged Is.
| Nathaniel DinGley, aged IL
Harold Roble, aged Il.
Joseph Heber.
Unknown man, aged 20.
Kaemetif, Jr.
William Feney, aged IL.
w. c. McCavery, aged 16.
Concelo Caprento.
George Lenau.
Unknown boy, aged IL
The formal inquest was held yes,ui
day preparatory to the formal inques
set for Friday.
The ten prisoners arrested in connec-
ton with the calamity, including the
men in charge of the fireworks, We're
arraigned yesterday. The charge
against them was homicide, which was
preferred by the coroner.
ut is a case of absolute criminal neg
lect," said Coroner Schooler, before
whom the case was taken. one OF the
mortars was set off and 1t was pointed
at row of other mortars in line
There was a defect in the bottom OF the
mortar and it leaned toward the others
which were set off by the fire bah
thrown toward them"
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 an investigation
ordered the arrest of the men IN charge
of the fireworks. He had the prisoners
taken to police headquarters, together
with the unexploded fireworks. 1nspec-
tor Brooks, Of the police department,
also ordered the arrest of the manufac-
turer of the bombs, but he has not yet
been found.
The scenes at the hospital and at the
morgue, following the terrible explos-
ion in Madison square We're beyond de-
scription. 1t is estimated that $4,000
persons were massed around the point
where the explosion occurred, and while
they were scrambling to reach places of
safety, knocking one another down and
falling over park benches. 10000 others
were cheering from the opposite side
of the park. where they were viewing
the election returns which were thrown
upon a serene before new sky scraper
known as the Flat Iron Building" The
persons in this portion of the park APP
parently 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 be-
ing enacted near at hand until a de-
tachment of police forced their way
thru to make room for the passage OF
the men bearing the mangled remains
of their comrade, Patrolman Shea. In
stantly terrible calm swept over the
crowd and all seemed quiet. AS the
and other vehicles carrying dead and
injured filed thru TWenty-fifth street
for Bellevue hospital the persons lined
the way awe-stricken at the convey
ances Hundreds of persons gathered
outside of the nlorgue and others came
and went during the night seeking
among the unidentified dead, relatives
and friends whom they had lost during
the terrible crush following the ex-
plosion. Thousands of persons gath
cred at the hospitals gates, among
them many women. Bellevue had an
exciting time. Nearly the entire force
was at work over the injured. Sixty
five emergency surgeons and physi-
clans, forty visiting surgeons and 200
male and female nurses, together with
every attendant at the hospital
summoned for immediate duty. Six
teen of the best known surgeons in the
city and $50 extra nurses hurried to the
institution to perform operations. Many
amputations were found necessary.
AT the hospitals the injured We're re-
ported as being in fair way toward
recovery, with the exception of Morti-
mer 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 the fireworks. Leisten's
right leg was blown off, his chest was
badly mangled and his death is proba-
BILE.
Seven legs of victims of the fireworks
explosion were amputated at Bellevue
hospital yesterday. Besides the anpu-
tations there We're dozens of minor OPP
erations on hands and feet and for
burns. Many of the patients underwent
several operations and some lost both
hands.
The coroner held John Craig in s10.-
600 on charge of manslaushter in the
first degree. Mr.. Craig it is alleged,
was in charge of the explosives at the
time of the accident Two boys, who
were carrying boxes of explosives, were
sent to the house of detention by the
coroner as witnesses. All the restlof the
ten prisoners We're discharged.
THE BEAUTIES OF DIVORCE.
Sad Story Regarding the Hanna AZ
fair.
New York, Nov. Cob, there's pa
pa; look, mama" The little figure that
clasped the kidgloved hand of the hand