The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-07-30
List Of Injured Now Numbers
More Than 5O-Further
Details Of the Dreadful Ex-
plosion Of Lowell Powder
Magazine.

Loowell, Mass, July 30--Up to noon
no further deaths among the injured at
the hospitals were reported, but the con-
dition Of Clarendon Goodwin, who was in
charge Of the carriage eompany's en-
ployes at the magazine, is said to be criti-
cal. Mrs. William Galloway, wife Of one
Of the men who died at the hospital yes
terday, is also in serious condition.
Edward McDermott, eleven, was the
only survivor Of the four brothers and
Clara suspenena, 9, are also perhaps fa
tally hurt. OF the known dead three bod
les Of all the employees Of the Cartridge
company have not been recovered and the
police think they never viii be found, as
they were.undoubtedly blown to atoms.
A fund for the benefit OF the occupants Of
the wrecked houses has been started,
Up to date 2l have died and six others
are expected TO die.
The city was thrown info a panic,
ana It required every effort Of the au
thorltles to establish and maintain any
thing ike order 1t became necessary
to summon four companies Of the state
militia An attempt to estimate the
loss of life was found most difficult
and alarming reports to tile effect that
over 1870 had been killed and injured
caused widespread confusion.
The streets Of the eity were filed
with throngs Of men, women and chi.
dren who swept out to learn what had
happened To add to the tumult IN
ouiries from cities all through the sec
tion were received, and within an hour
the police Ind been asked to explain
the cause of the widespread shock.
The explosion Is thought to have been
caused by the jarring Of dynamite
stored IN the magazine by wcrkmen
who were laying new floor The
dynamite set of the powder stored in
one chamber, and that explosion was
followed By another in q second cham
ber.
The plant Of the United States Car
fridge company is located in a district
known as Riverside park, in Tewks-
bury. Just outside Of Lowell.
scene Of the Explosion.
The building in which the explosion
occurred was stone building about
mile and a half distant from the
works Of the cartridge company. With
in a distance of fifty yards are located
half n dozen houses Within a dis
tance OF 100 yards there are twenty
houses more. and beyond that the build,
ings are very close together. Every
structure within a quarter OF 4 mile
was torn within and without Men
and women and children who were in
side Of the houses sustained cuts
bruises and broken bones II they es-
caped with their lives. Men who lived
In streets not far Off, who We're for
tunate enough to escape serious Ia.
jurles, Immediately gave themselves
over 10 the work Of removing women
and children to places Of safety, foi
almost simultaneously with the eXplo'
sion came flashes from several build.
ings. Into the flames and debris scores
OF men were soon plunging In efforts e
save life and property
The wreck was so complete however
that their work was harrowingly slow
The Patrol wagons Of the police anC
teams of All description were brought
into use to supplement the hospital am
balances II was nearly noon before
anything like an accurate estimate q
the number killed could be obtained
Previous reports had said that the deaC
would number seventy-hve, but at ll:4
a canvass Of the hospitals and inquiry
at the police station resulted in con
servative estimate of twenty-five kille'
and ffty-iiye injured.
St Johns hospital afforded refug
for those most sorely in need Of sureica
attendance. and sixteen victims wer
hurried thither The house staff sepa
rated those in direst emergency am
soon ascertained that the hospital lis
would surely add to the roll Of thos
dead at the works
whole city suspends business.
AT this hospital 1t was stated az moo
that four would die and that as man