The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-11-06
Man Who Was I'm Charge of the Fire.
works When They Exploded in
Madison Square Garden.
ELEVEN VICTIMS IDENTIFIED
LEGS OF SOME OF THE INJURED AM
PUTATED AT HOSPITALS.
Fifty Thousand People i'm the Garden
Watching Election Returns When
the Explosion Occurred.

NEW YORK. Nov. 5.-Complete revised
lists to-day 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 eighty in
jured. Several of these are probably fatal
ly hurt, and many others are to-day in
serious condition. The following is the
revised list of dead:
DENNIS SHEA, policeman.
WILLIAM F.. VARCLE, fifteen years old.
NATHANIEL DINGLEY, thirteen years
HAROLD RDBLEE, twelve years old.
JOSEPH HEBER.
UNIDENTIFIED MAN twenty years old.
ALBERT KAEMET, JR
WILLIAM EEENY, twelve years old.
w. s. M'AVERY, sixteen years old.
old.
GEORGE LANMAU.
JOSEPH HEINER, fifteen years old.
An informal inquest was held to-day. pre-
paratory to tie formal inquest set for Fri
day. The ter prisoners arrested in con-
nection with the calamity. including the
men in charge of the fireworks were ar
raigned to-day. The charge against them
was homicide and the men were remanded
to the coroner. "It is case of absolute
criminal neglect" said Coroner Scholer,
before whom the case was taken.
One Of the mortars was set off and 1t
was pointed at a row of other mortars in
line. There was a defect in the bottom Of
the mortar and 1t leaned toward the others,
which were set off by the fire ball thrown
toward them; District Attorney Jerome,
A. <xr..A
nue., not far trom the scene of the explo-
sion. 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 to-
gether with tie unexploded fireworks. In
spector Brooks of the police department,
also ordered the arrest of the manufacturer
of the bombs but he has not yet been
found.
The district attorney said: Dynamite
bombs should not be allowed in such a
public place. / have no doubt that per-
NIT had been issued for the exhibition, but
a rigid investigation will be made. Steps
will be taken 10 prevent anything like this
occurring in the future
The scenes at the hospital and at the
morgue following the terrible crush after
the explosion in Madison square were be-
yond description. 1t is estimated that so, OO0
pr %ea in se Of these at shs
explosion occurred. and while they
were TO reach places OF
| safety, knocking one another down and fall
| ing over park benches, thirty thousand
| others were Cheering from the other side of
| the park, where they were viewing the
screen before the new sky-scraper known
as the "fat-irJn building" The persons in
this portion CT the park apparently were
elated over tie returns and supposed the
explosions which reyt the air were part of
the programme 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 men bearing the mangled re-
mains OF Their comrade, Patrolman Shea.
| Instantly a terrible calm swept over the
crowd and air interest in the returns inn
| mediately died; out.
As the long Zine of patrol wagons ambu-
iances and other vehicles carrying dead al.
injured filed Through Twenty-fifth street
| for Bellevue Hospital thousands lined the
walk and gaznd awe-stricken at the con-
veyances.. Five hundred persons gathered
outside OF the. morgue and other hundreds
came and went during the night, seeking
among the unidentified dead relatives and
friends whom shey had lost during the ter
rible crush following the explosion. Thou
| sands OF persons gathered at the hosr,ital
| gates, among: them many women. The
scenes around: Bellevue were the most ex-
citing in thei history of the Institution
| Nearly the entire force was at work over
| the injured Ssxty-five emergency surgeons
and physicians. forty visiting surgeons and
| physicians and 200 male and female nurses
/
| pital, was suramoned for immediate duty
| Sixteen of the; best-known surgeons in the
city and $50 extra nurses hurried to the
| institution to perform operations
Seven legs af victims of the fireworks
| explosion were amputated at Bellevue Hos
| pital to-day. BESIDES the amputations there
were dozens o. minor operations on hands
| and feet from .burns Many of the victims
| underwent several operations AMI several
| lost both hands.
The coroner held John Craig in $4,000
bonds on a charge of manslaughter i'm the
| first degree. Mr.. Craig. il is alleged was in
charge of the explosives at the time of the
| accident Two boys who were Carving
| boxes of explosives were sent to the House
| of Detention by the coroner as witnesses
| All the rest OF the ten prisoners were dis
charged. The coroner said there were seven
bombs. An attempt to shoot off the first
failed, he saiC but it detonated and thus
| caused the explosion of the other bombs
| Craig said the first bomb was properly ex-
| ploded and he thought an explosion of
| gases must haze caused the accident. There
| were ten BOMBS and four mortars, weigh
| ing 80 pounds each. he said.