New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-03-21
SCORES KILLED BY EXPLOSION.
DEATH LIST MAY INCLUDE SEVENTY-FIVE PERSONS
At BROCKTON, MASS
Fire Adds to Horrors IN Big Shoe Factory
Recorded.

Brockton Mass March 20-The explosion of
$50 horsepower boiler in the large four story
wooden factory at r. B. Grover Company's shoe
factory in the Campello district to-day killed
scores of employees, injured half hundred others
and destroyed property valued at S230OO0 To-
night the charred fragments OF fifty bodies lay
in the morgue and 100 additional operatives had
not been accounted for.
1t may never be known just how many per-
sons perished in the big plant. No one knows
exactly how many persons were in tae factory.
The number has been estimated at 400 but
Treasurer Charles O. Emerson said tonight
that he doubted whether there were SO many at
work Two hundred and fifty survivors have
been accounted for, and at midnight tonight the
remains Of fifty bodies had been recovered
from the ruins. the search among which
was to be continued all night. fragments OF
human frames which possibly might belong to
bodies other than those enumerated have also
been found Few of the bodies have been
identified. The head in neary every case is
missing and. .lexeent in rfre n-rRI It "
fr,pesaibls. esf afstis (, -
The entire Grover factory reduced TO
ashes within an hour after the explosion, the
three story block across the street, owned by
Charles H. Dahlborg and five dwelling houses
were burned, and several other small structures
damaged
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THE IDENTIFIED DEAD.
CARLSON. Ernest. thrty-nine. former city council
COLE, J. Ray
DAHLBORG, Albion
DuNHAM. Miss Florence A. nineteen. Oookkeeper.
HALL, Harry H.
KELLY Mrs. Elijah
MAYO. Jerome A. fifty.
PRAY. Emma B.
ROCKWELL. David
sHAwBURRows Miss Serena. twenty years old
SMITH. George.
SMITH, John.
SNOW. Stephen.
SWANSON. Linus.
THE INJURED
BAKER. Mrs Lena, jumped window: scalp cut
B1CKNELL Mrs Samuel, spine hurt.
BURGESS Mrs. August, serious contusons
CARLSON Charles spine injured.
CHISHOLM Mrs. Thomas. burned and bruised
CHURCHILL. Ralph. jumped from third story; will re-
coNRoY. Miss Mamie burned and bruised.
CoRLERs Nicholas. thirty: bruised.
CoUGHI1N Miss Nora. twentyeght; spine injured con-
DELANo Mrs Emma, arms and head cut
DODGE Elmer compound fracture of right leg, max
ing amputation necessary; recovery doubtful
EATON Charles. both legs broken.
GARVEY John J.. twenty; ribs fractured
HANLEY. p. J., forty-two. bruised
HOWARD, Mrs. John, internally injured by jumping
JONES. George. internally injured
LAWRENCE Walter hurt internally.
LEWIS Warren blown through window; badly injured.
LIGHTFOOT. William. fortyeight OF East Bridgewater;
dangerously burned.
IJJNDELI. Andrew, burned: condition serious.
I.YFORD William. East Bridgewater back injured.
MCABI1 Mrs J. H. internally injured
MDoNALD, Daniel, OF Avon; internally injured
MSHERRY, Daniel badly cut and bruised
MSHERRY. Thomas. forty seventhi ribs fractured
MULVIHILIA Miss Elizabeth. burned and bruised.
NOONAN. Miss Kitty blown through window; condition
serious.
PIERCE Arthur twenty-eght; left shoulder badly
lacerated.
PIERCE Arthur nineteen: bruised: win recover
PIERCE Frank seventeen; scalp lacerated
PIERCE Hiram, forty; seriously burned.
ROCKWELL David. wife OF engineer Of the factory;
bruised; will recover.
ROLLINS Charles. thrty-four. Bridgewater; seri-
ously injured.
sHEEHAN. James. jumped from third story will re-
the body.
WHTTCOMB, Ella ribs fractured.