The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-10-18
Ohio's Historic Spot a Scene
of Death and Destruction
as Result of a Discharge of
Dynamite.
HOMES MADE HOSPITALS
WHILE THE FLAMES RAGE
Fire Departments From Near
by Towns Go to Rescue of
Little City-List of FataIi-
ties Will Probably Grow.
Publishers Press

CcInd, OniO., OCI. ~ ne uJHd
mite explosion in the Minardng
Hardware Company's store at Fort
Recovery, Ohio, at noon today wreck
ed the entire middle section of the
town. Four persons were killed, two
are missing and at least hundred
persons injured. Physicians had to
be summoned from outside points to
aid the injured. The property dam
age will reach 100000.
Buildings in the neighborhood of
the hardware store wrecked and the
hardware store itself was demolish-
ed Fire followed the earthquake
like shock and for a time it seemed
as if the entire city as doomed The
fire apparatus and firemen was sent
from this city and other towns how
the blaze before the town mad been
completely destroyed.
AS the explosion occurred in the
business section at busy time of
the day there were many people in
the streets who were injured. The
force of the explosion broke every
was felt in some of the surrounding
towns.
The List g. Fatalities.
The dear are:
Miss Cleo Weis, aged 49, book
keeper.
Henry hammers, aged %.
Joe Rosener, aged As.
Charles Wagner, aged 40.
A customer and travelling salesman
whose identity has not been learned
are reported missing.
The injured are:
John McMulIen, leg almost torn
from body, cannot live.
Mrs. John McMuIIen, leg cut and
side sashed.
D. kidder, leg broken.
Al. RishIer, leg broken.
Henry CIaughman, internal injur-
Mrs. George Record, body badly
bruised.
Many others were injured but all |
were able to go to their homes and |
in the confusion their names wera |
not obtained.
Cause of Explosion Unknown.
The cause of the explosion is not
known. 1t is suggested that a gasoi
line tank in the building caught fire
in some way and exploded, setting
off large quantity of dynamite,
which was kept in the place 1t ii
declared however that the explosions
occurred in the engine room of the
Journal Printing Company, next doog
TO the hardware store and that the
jar set off the dynamite in the store.
Bob the store and the printing offics
were destroyed so it cannot be deter,
mined where the first explosion oc.
CURED.
Just few minutes before the terri.
fic crash occurred parade had TAX.
en- place through the main street
in front of the hardware store and
printing ablishment The street
was crowded with people watching
the parade
People living on the outskirts of
the downtown section rushed to the
rescue of the injured. They found
the street lined with uncoAscious
men and women who had been stun
ned by the explosion
They found many persons suffering
from cuts from broken glass and
some were crushed by the walls of
the building which had collapsed.
II was then found that the fire.
was assuming alarming proportionsIi
Nearby towns We're called upon and
iremen and apparatus were rushed
here from Cold Water. St. Henry anA
Portland, Ind. BY o'clock the fire.
fighters had succeeded in checkina
the blaze A dozen buildings were
destroyed before the fire could be gotI
ten under control.