The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-09-28
SEVEN KILLED AT JELLIco.
Property Loss Conservatively Fixed
at Half a Million.

at Half a Million.
Jellico, Tenn, Sept, 2.-Revised
estimates of the dead, in conse-
quence of the terrible dynamite
explosion at this place Friday
morning, show only seven fatali-
ties instead OF twelve as was be-
lieved yesterday afternoon. How
ever, five of those reported dead
yesterday and who are now living
are believed to be fatally injured.
The known dead are:
JOHN COOK.
JOSEPH SELLERS.
WALTER RODGERS.
GEORGE ATKINS.
JAMES REYNOLDS.
JOHN GORDON, colored.
A SYRIAN, name unkdown.
The list of injured numbers fully
$50 and about twenty of these are
so severely wounded that same may
die.
The property loss is conserva-
lively estimated at not less than
halt a million dollars and may ex-
ceed that figure.
Citizens of the town have begun
heroically the work of rehabilita-
tion and it is now believed that
they will be able to cope with the
situation without the necessity of
outside aid.
Mayor r. B. Baird, of Jellico,
Tenn, has received many letters
and also kilograms from all parts
of the country, volunteering aid for
the stricken town. 1t being impos-
sible to respond at once to all these
inquiries, singly, Mayor Baird has
asked the Associated Press to cir
culate this general statement, in
response to offers for aid:
JELLICo, TENN, Sept. %.
To the Public.
On account of the many Inquiries
by wire and mail that are coming to
me as Mayor Of this city, and on ac-
count of the fact that it seems inn
possible to answer all, feel that l
ought to make this general statement.
About twenty minutes to 5 O'Clock
on the morning of Sept. q, there oc-
CURED near the State line in the rail-
road yards here, an explosion of what
is said to have been a car of dynamite.
1t is impossible to describe in words |
the havoc wrought by this explosion.
Buildings of all kinds are damaged,
many being total wrecks. There are
very few windows in the whole town |
left, and on Main street the roofs are
torn and stocks of goods are left ex-
posed to the weather. Nothing like a
careful estimate has been made of the
loss.
Up to this time eight or ten people |
are reported dead. There are prob
ably 100 to 200 injured by falling walls
Dr. timber and by flying debris, but
small per cent. Of the injured are
serious. The people are behaving well
and the work of cleaning up the town
Ind getting ready for business has al
'eadY begun.
We feel grateful for the offers Of
assistance which are coming in from
III parts of the country, and for all
expressions of sympathy. But we feel
hat we can handle the situation with
,ut outside help, and If we can, we
)refer to do so. The National Bank
lad to suspend operations for one day
1ut 1t is running today as usual, but
any front to its Office. and its
Whole building Is in very dilapidated
tate but not an unsafe condition.
rhe First National Bank, which was
urther away, did not suffer beyond
he demolition of glass front and
lid not cease business more than one
II two hours. The mercantile houses
re cleaning up and arranging their I
tocks and in few days viii be doing
BUSINESS as usual. of course, at great
inconvenience. No cause for the ac-
ident has thus far been found. Il
r. b. BAIRD,
Mayor Of Jellico, Tenn.