The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-07-30
.ropnd. which clearly indicate i've explo-
sions. rrpR1F1C FORCE.

''o"'' TERRIFIC FORCE.
The entire catastrophe, however, 49, go.
,,ied tte space of scarcely i've secolias'
mi IN that time the surrounding properly
was swept as if q small Nolcaho n.u
r,olan forth In its midst Every mouse
.t,r;n erl wards collapsed. Trees were
hiown down, the grass within huhulea
,,ards moved as il by lawn mower.
whlo bricks from the two magazines were
hurled FAR across the river ana all over
The neehhorhood. ~
FOR several minutes Afterwards .ns
mir was completely filled with smoke ahu
dnst and Illuminated by the glare NUN
the already burning houses 1914 ,,,.
Tba work of rescue began at once, p.t'
a., nnanv cases the flames had alreauy
gained full sway over the cfunplea 5s u,,s
mud several persons were burned ~ 49,,
before the debris winch
could be removed. a.. war ,le
1ane,l line. In rewksbury, but the Low Low,
oil fire department did most OIL ahe W
IN caring for the wounded. s s.... ~
stream of Mater was started iIo,. .,,a.
i engine, the hose from all the Waeolls Wa ns,
taken out and the bodies OF me 49,
No., 10 The hospital, Ainbuances soon
a,,,'o.rea on the scene and all SORTS o.
..aieicIos wore pressed into tho service.
Neariv forty persons were taken " .me
Two hospitals within half an nour' , w.n
MANY more whose Injuries were siish.
had their wounds dressed anu -, e T., nnr.
~, The scene where they a6slsted AZ CIV
inr for the less fortunate.
''e SHOOK THE CITY.
ria .rnloston shook the city, ana Witnlh
ha1f nm hour there were at least iNo
tho,sand people on the scene OF Ine
catastrophe. The crowd 30 badly mn,
dared the work of caring FOR the wound
ont mll1II
ca,, three companies responded anu
shrna hours later had thrown GORDON
- n,en around tho district and cleared
.ba mace of every ono except ti1ose
Immediately engaged in quenchlns tho
flames and searching for victims. a.
Two hundred yards further aowh e,.a'
r,yar from the second magazine the gre
a,, smIdeniy came across the bodies
~ fo,,r little boys, who were about "
taro a swim. A fifth member OF tae
nartv was IN the river when the explosion
acc,,rred. and escaped without injury.
Apparently the force from this second
magazine was expended IN TWO "a. !.
tons north and south VI, ,,.a ~. Iv,l-
completely demolished the house OF WI
liam Riggs. about fifty yards away way, a.,
Most mnYying Mrs. RIGGS. and badly m M,
in,,Se ber little son. Mrs. Rigss uieu
before being taken to the Hospital
HEAD BLOWN OFF.
On the other side or tnc ntht ~. Az.
q grove OF trees, through when Inv. me s sar
n,os,cn tore a path fifty feet woe r 40,
a distance Of nearly three h ann,ht Il tho
1,n,nr nt this path and three were IN
stantly killed, the body OF one OIL .iie.A
heinr frlghtfully mutllated, the heaa pu
i besns completely blown off. The , fourth ,sa
was alive when he was nlsc 20, ~ ,ans
police ana flremen. but did not 'ons
:.
su n,ast ~ the property DESTROYED con.
,,s.od ~ ANAL buildings constructed or
,rend ana at comparatively small cost.
The property loss, therefore, VIII not
De ma Mea selectmen Of the town of Tewks-
bury believe that $4,000 will cover 'i'o
entire loss.