Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-09-22
One Containing Thirty Two People
Struck a Fifty Pound Box
or Dynamite
NINE PERSONS WERE KILLED.
Nineteen Passengers Severely Hurt
Dynamite Had Fallen OF az
Express Wagon.

Molrosc, Moss, Sept 2l.-Au outward
bound electric car. containing thirty
two persons, WAS blown to pieces bon this
city tonight by striking O. MY. pound
box Of dynamite that had fallen on IAN
express wagon. Six persons were Killed
outright, three more died of thoir ih-
jurles within ou hour, and nineteen 9TH
ers ON the car were taken 10 the hospl'
tails suffering from severe injuries At
least a score OF persons In the immedi-
ate vicinity Of the explosion were hurt
by Tying glass and splintcra.
IDENTIFIED DEAD.
Dr. Malcolm Il. M%c.cnnan, Mclro8o
Highlands.
~ -. Haynes Moltosc,
Winfield Rowe, Saugua, Mass mo-
tofman,
w. A.. stowe, South Boston.
Fred -. Marshall, Rosion.
The unidentified dead arr three Wo'
men and q throc-year-old girl.
FATALLY WOUNDED.
Edward A. Watcrhouse Of Melrosc
suffered amputaiion of a foot ana was
otherwise badly injured.
Or Perry Of Wakefield, both legs
broken.
Mrs. John Conway Of Molrsoe, both
legs broken.
George H. Andrews Of Mclrose, a
compound fracture ot The left leg ana
his foot also amputated.
80 great was the force Of the eXplo-
sion that AN but ten feet Of the real
PORTION Of the car was blown into small
pieces, white windows within q radius
of a quarter Of 4 mile were shattered.
The immediate vicinity OF the ucci-
dent presented 4 fearful spectacle When
those IN the nelghborhood reached the
scene. The ground was streWu with
legs. arms and other portions Of the
bodies of those who had been Killed,
and shrieks and groans cumc from the
Wrlthing forms Of the injured,
The car contained mostly men ON
their way to their homes I'm this city,the
accident taking place only "a quarter OF
a mile from MelrOse.
Within q few minutes q great crowd
collected, and the injured were cared
for until physicians. not only from Mel
rose, but from Medford, Everett and
Maiden, reached the scene, For more
than three hours there was the greatest
confusion, and 1t was difficult 10 obtain
the names Of any OF the dead or injured
or TO ascertain the cause of the acci-
dent.
Thousands OF pI)plc rushed about
trying 10 find relatives and friends,
and the hospitals were besieged. The
police arrested Roy Fentou, driver ot
an express wagon. FcntOiE 1t was
learned, was carrying two 90
pound boxes OF dynamite on
his wagon and did not know
until he reached the express office that
ono Of the boxes had dropped of. lie
hurried back In the hope Of picking II
MP, but the electric car reached the box
first.
The report was heard many miles.
Directly opposite the scene was the
Masonic building, every window OF
which was shattered, and through one
Of the windows a human foot was
blown. a score Of persons within "A
hundred yards OF the car were knocked
down and rendered deaf by the concus-
sion.
The police announce that the cause
OF the wreck was striking Of a nifty
pound box Of dynamite, which had
fallen from m express wagon lust
ahead Of the car.
The express was driyeu by Roy Fem
ton, who discovered that the box had
dropped OF and rushed back to take IL
of the track, but before he got Within
a hundred yards OF the box the ear
came along and was blown up. Fenton
was taken into custody by the police,