The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-09-21
MANY KILLED AND TOWN
WRECKED By EXPLOSION
(Contlnued from page One)

Williamsburg. KY, Sept H.-According
TO the advices received here SIX persons
were killed and so injured in the explo-
sion at Jellco, Tenn A special train car
rying physicians has left for Jelilco'
Tenn
More doctors will board the tram at
Coal Creek and Corbin.
IDENTIFIED DEAD.
Knoxville. Tenn, Sept A.-A later de-
spatch from Jellico Tenn, says:
A terrific dynamite explosion here to-
day caused the loss of at least nine lives
and more or less seriously injured not
less than 80 persons. Property damage es-
timated at Sl,OO0,O00 was done and the
town of Jelico, KY, (the town extends
across the state line) was practically
destroyed At least so persons are home
less The Identified dead are
GEORGE ATKINS. lineman for the
East Tennessee Telephone company.
JOHN COOK. car inspector for the
Southern Railway.
WALTER RODGERS, clerk for United
Cold Storage warehouse.
JOHN GORDON. colored.
Five other bodies have been found but
they are mutilated beyond recognition.
The most seriously injured are:
f. V. Campbell. engineer, Louisville
and Nashville railroad.
Finlay Gibson.
Judge Foreman, proprietor of the Car
nathan Inn.
Mrs Foreman.
William Baird. employe Of <e Louis
Vile and Nashville railroad
Son OF T. d. Abbott. probably fatally.
Isaac Range cut on head. one eye
blown out.
Mark Atkin, grocer.
Jay Baird, bookkeeper.
n RafrH caS ShiaT n the Nation
al bank of Jellico.
r. ID. Baird president OF the National
bank of Jellico. and mayor of Jellico,
Tenn.
George Hudson, injuries, may prove
fatal.
L. A. Holman.
Mr.. and Mrs j. NJ Jones, badly bruis-
ed. their house having fallen In upon
them.
In addition to these many others sus-
tanned wounds of a slight nature With
out exception every business house In the
town is either wrecked or badly damaged.
The Union station of the Southern rail-
way and the Louisville and Nashville
| railroad, located about leo yards from the
| place OF the explosion, was shattered TO
| splinters.
This cut of telegraphic communication
| and news OF the explosion was handled by
| telephone The explosion occurred upon
| the Kentucky side OF Jellico and in con-
| sequence every house on that side OF the
| town is wrecked. large number OF
| residences near the railroad on the Ken
| tucky side were. without exception. de-
| molished As result. IL is estimated that
| one-seventh Of the population OF the two
| Jelicos In homeless.
A car loaded with dynamite and con
| signed to the Rand Powder company ar
| rived here this morning by the Southern
| Railway ana WIS gtip-trurkpd -trr-tht
yards used Jointly by the Southern Rail
| way and the Louisville and Nashville
IL is beleced that the explosion was
| caused from spontaneous combustion IN
| the car However nothing has yet de
veloped 10 make this assertion positive
| The spot where the car stood is marked
by hole fully 20 feet deep and about q
feet I'm diameter
| Officials OF the Southern Railway and
| the Louisville and Nashville railroad lef
| Knoxville at 9:3 90 clock this morning. ex
| pecting TO reach Jellico by noon. on tn,
same train were a number OF other per
sons and "A representative OF The Asso
ciated Press
CAUSE OF EXPLOSION
Louisville. KY. Sept 21.-General Man
ager Evans OF the Louisville and Nash
| vile Railway has been advised by wir,
that from the best information obtain.
able the explosion at Jellico was caused
by three men shooting at a mark on the
| car.
The car contained 900 cases OF high ex.
| plosive and was consigned 10 Cleerfeld
| Tenn The Louisville and Nashvill,
| freight office at Jellico was wrecked and
all of the clerks injured
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ono onv oarato,rav,o.