Evening journal., 1904-09-22

Scenes Of Horror Follow Explosio
Fragments Of Bodies Litter Roadwa
Human Heart Found Yards Ava
Adjacent Houses Wrecked by Shoe
and Pieces of Shattered Car.
Melrose, Mass, Sept. 22.-An ou
ward bound electric car containin
thirty-two people was blown to piece
near the corner of Wyoming avenu
and Main street, this city. by strikin
fifty pound box Of dynamite that ha
fallen off an express wagon. Six pc
sons were killed. three more died
their injuries within an hour, and nine
teen others on the car were taken {
the hospitals suffering from all sort
Of wounds.
The passengers were mostly workinN
men on their way to their homes 4
this city, but among the dead were
woman and her child. The dead ar
Edward Haynes, Melrose; Frederic
Marshall, Boston; DR.. Malcom McClel
Ian, Melrose; Winfield Rowe, motor
man, Melrose; Edwin A. Stowe, Sout
Boston; two unknown men, an uni
known young woman and an unknown
girl.
Explosion Heard Miles Alvey.
The force Of the explosion was ter
rife, and the report was heard many
miles. Directly opposite was the Ma
sonic building, every window Of which
was shattered, and through one Of the
windows a human foot was blown
There were more than a score Of perl
sons within a hundred yards Of the
car, nearly all OF whom were knocked
down and rendered deaf by the con1
cussion. Glass and spllnters were
blown In every direction, and few OF
the passersby escaped receiving some
wound.
When they recovered their senses
those who were not dazed were ap-
palled by the sbrieks and groans from
the ruins Of the shattered car. IL
seemed as II the entire ground was
covered with the writhing forms of
the injured and the mangled bodies OF
the dead. Within a short time a large
force Of police was on the scene and
every doctor in the city as we'll as
those from surrounding cities and
towns.
Every sort of vehicle was pressed
into service, and the work Of removing
the injured to the hospital was begun.
Within two hours more than a score
had been treated. but Of the number
three succumbed to their injuries The
bodies Of the dead some OF which
were mangled beyond recognition, were
removed to the undertaking rooms.
One Of those who died at the hospital,
woman, was so badly mangled as to
make identification impossible.
Little Left Of Wrecked Car.
There was but little left OF the
wrecked car The entire front portion
was completely blown to pieces and
the middle platform wrecked. but the
rear was fairly intact Conductor
Blanchard, who was on the rear plat
form, was not injured at all.
The controller Of the car was hurled
against the Masonic building. forty
1 ANNt away NhAiN llNttN VI tue tdI
were picked up at a distance of more
than an eighth Of mile
The police at once began an investi-
cation Of the accident and soon had in
custody Roy Fenton, the driver OF the
express wagon. 1t was learned that
FentOn was on his way to the local ex-
press Office. He had placed on the tail
board Of the express wagon two City
pound boxes OF dynamite consigned TO
the city Of Melrose. He drove along
Main street and did not know until he
reached the express office that one Of
the boxes had dropped off. He hurried
back toward Main street in the hope of
picking it up. hut the electric car
reached the box first.
On Wyoming avenue, to the west
ward OF the scene Of the explosion and
toward the Wyoming station of the
Boston ana Maine railroad. human
heart was found lying on the street.
Not a scrap Of wreckage OF any de-
scription was within fifteen feet Of the
organ.