Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-22
HELD FOR DISASTER
Fenton Charged With Dyna-
mite Explosion.
MANY KILLED OR HURT
FATAL ACCIDENT NEAR MEL
ROSE, MASS.
Last Nights Wreck Subject Of Investl-
gation-Numbers in Hospital for
Injuries Sustained.
MANY KILLED OR HURT

MELROSE. Mass, September 22-The
authorities of the state and city of Mel
rose started an inquiry early To-Day lh'o
the explosion on the Boston and Northern
street railway here last evening, when an
electric car bound from Boston to TINS
city was blown up by dynamite and nine
persons killed and forty injured. OF the
injured several were In a critical condi-
ton this morning and may die.
A complete list of the dead, as posi-
lively identified, is as follows:
Identified Dead.
Dr. Malcolm e Mcclellan, Melrose
Highlands; E. B. Haynes, Melrose; Mrs. E.
B. Haynes, wife; Marion, four-year-
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Haynes; Mrs
Ada Crouch, Stoneham; Miss Ethel Mer-
rill, eighteen years old, of p Sargent street,
Melrose Highland; DIR. Fred D. Marshall,
Danvers; f. A. Stowe, South Boston; VIM
field Rowe, Saugus, motorman OF the car.
: OF the injured at the hospitals mere
those whose condition was the most serl-
Gus this forenoon were Mrs. John Con-
way of MelroSe, who has compound
fracture of one ankle, a bad scalp wound,
and whose left foot was amputated; Miss
Annie Flaherty of Maiden, who has a
compound fracture of both ankles; j. D..
Patten, Melrose Highlands, whose legs
were broken, and Edward A. Waterhouse
of this city, who was severely cut and
bruised. One of his legs was SO seriously
injured that amputation was necessary.
All these are in a critical condition.
Many others are still at the Meirose
hospital receiving treatment for minor
injuries, including severe bruises of face
and body, dislocated limbs and burns The
patients at the Sunnyside Hospital in
clude, besides Mrs. Conway and Miss
Flaherty, Henry c. Perry, veterinary
surgeon of Wakefield, who has a COM
n fv-pr of = 49, hrtL 4
Schenck of Boston, who was badly bruis-
ed and shocked.
Curious Injury Reported.
The more seriously injured are almost
completely deaf as result of the concus-
sion when the car struck the dynamite,
although physicians think it probable
that in the majority of cases hearing will
return.
Roy Fenton, driver of the express
wagon from which the box of dynamite
fell on the car track, was still detained
at the Melrose police station today, pend
ing the investigation by the authorities.
The dynamite slipped from the wagon
without the knowledge of the driver and
he was on his way back from a stable to
recover 1T when the explosion occurred.
The state investigation was instituted to-
day by Gen. j. II. Whitney of the state
police.
Express Driver Held.
MAIDEN. Mass, September 22-Fenton,
the express driver detained by the police
In connection with last nights dynamite
explosion In Melrose, has been held on a
charge of manslaughter under 81 600 for q
hearing on October 4.
Dynamite Found in Wagon.
An examination of the express wagon,
which had not been unloaded, was made
today, three 50pound boxes of dynamite
being found on it. This indicated that In
Guiding the box which fell off, there must
have been POO pounds on the vehicle AT
first it was thought that there were only
two boxes.
Telephone linemen, who were s.raighten-
ing out wires dsarranged by the explosion,
today found u portion of a body on the
cross-arm of pole.
Conference at Maiden.
AT Maiden the officers and the judge held
a conference. as result of which the plan
for holding Fenton. the express driver, was
modified and a charge of manslaughter was
preferred. On this charge Judge Bruce
ordered Fenton held in 81 900 for hearing
on October 4.
The lawyers and city officials have been
searching the city ordinances and statutes
of the commonwealth for q law governing
the TRANSFORMATION of explosives, and their