Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-03-23
vELecRAPHlc NEWS.

Sudden death came TO fifty or more |
persons this morning when the boiler
In Toe immense shoe factory OF the |
X. B. Grover company exploded, caus.
ing the four floors OF the plant TO col |
lapse Four hundred men. women
tablishment. many young girls work
ing on the fourth floor The disaster
occurred shortly after work was start
cd this morning.
The roar OF the exploding boiler
snook the city. and was followed i'm.
mediateIy by the crash OF the falling
foors many windows in nearby
houses being broken from the shock.
The ruins Immediately caught fire,
and great crowds gathered and i'm.
mediately set to work In rescuing tne
unfortunate victims, but were ham
pered by the intense heat of the
rapidly spreading flames. The fire
spread to the Dahlberg block. and this
along with seven other houses was de
the Churchill and the Alden shoe fac.
tory across the street. and consumed
the famous old Drake Tavern also.
One section of the boiler crashed
ed 1t partly.
1t is estimated between 200 and 800
employees fell with the collapsing sec
ton. and the weight of TIE enormous
machinery pinned down the employees
who went down with ii.
George Avery, who was standing
across the street at the time Of the
explosion, said: The whole build
ing excepting the front part was
blown out and settled to the ground
Myself and several others rushed
over and We dragged out twelve EN-
ployes. but were not able to get any
more out owing to the intense heat
All we took out were terribly lacerat
ed and mangled."
Toe boiler was used the first time
Sunday after lying idle all winter
Watchman Newhall said 1t seemed tt
be ip perfect condition when Engi
neer Rockwell took charge this morn
ing
BROCKTON. Mass. March 20
twenty-five bodies nave been takeI
Most OF the cOrpses are terribly mu
tilated and 80 badly burned as Il
make Identification impossible. Over
twenty-five more employees are miss
ing and there is little likelihood o.
their being alive.
The nre was gotten under contro
Just before noon. Tae latest estimate
is that fifty to seventy-fve were Kill
ed. The list OF injured runs over $50
The property loss is about 100000.
BROCKTON, Mass, March 21.-
The work OF searching for victims II
the smoulderiDg ruins of the Groyel
shoe factory was resumed this morn
ing. The list OF missing totals ninety
six, and IL Is feared all are dead
recovered. and more than half OF the 5,
are unidentified OF the 400 employe
ESQ are reported safe. although
large part are injured. Heartrendin.
scenes and grief mark the searafa 70
missing ones, and wailing women sdT
round the ruins. Tomorrow VIII b'
q day Of wholesale funerals. The be
lief is expressed that many of thu
bodies were entirely consumed
Many OF the injured will not recover
DENVER, March 2O.-Gus Benfuel'
who WAS shot by William G. Smith IL
family row over line fence las
saturday. died last night at Al. An
thongs hospital of nis wounds. Mur
der charges have been preferred
against Smith.
DENVER, March 2l-The eight
hour measure is now law. Governor
Mcdonald signing the Stephens bill
~ IL O'Clock this morning.
Today the bribery investigating
committee concluded to exonerate
Vice-President Herbert of the Colo
rade & Southern, and Daniel Sullivan
charged witn an attempt to bribe Sen
s;or Morgan.
CHARLESTON. w. Va. March 20
Ten men lost their lives in coal
mine explosion Saturday night a,
Rush Run. the same mine where for
ty-six lives were lost three years ago
CHARLESTON. w. Va, March 30
up to noon today twenty-six men
are dead as the result of Saturday
nights and yesterdays explosions III
the Red Ash coal mines near Fair
mount. Ten OF the killed were trying
to rescue tns others. Another rescu.
Ing party last night made an attempt
at rescue and were also unsuccessful.
The Red Asn mine was the scene oi
q similar horror four years ago when
4 gas explosion sapped out the lives
OF nfty-three men without a moments
warning.
DENVER. March 20.-Tne senate
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