The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-16
AWFUL HAVOC BY
. EXPLOSION OF POWDER
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pulled into the Big Four Station at
rerre Haute.
The condition OF the bodies was
frightful. Burned and mangled In
every conceivable way, writing and
distorted. the rescued heap of dead
and dying presented CHASTITY sight,
and their Screams Of agony were
nerve-racking.
Caring for survivors,.
Many OF the homeless at Fontanet
arc poor, but Brazil and the surround
Ing country are making a gallant eff
fort to provide homes and food for
them.
The powder mill. which has suffered
heavy loss in previous explosions. gave
employment to 200 men. working in
three shifts. At the time OF the ex-
plosion about sixty-f1ve mon were In
the plant. The first explosion destroy
ed the press mill and the glazing mill.
Two coming mills and powder maya
zines aud the cap mill followed.
Tsachsr Seriously Hurt.
| The country school near Fontanet. with
boon called to order whe nthe explosion oc-
Cured. The roof collapsed. but none OF the
children was seriously injured, The teacher.
struck by falling beam and is seriously
injured. Conflicting stories are told By the
pupils concerning the crash that followed the
class had Just been called. One OF the pupils
/ Is said TO have raised her hand in response
70 question Shen the terrific explosion
! shook the earth, the walls bulged outward
aud the roof crashed down on the crowded
| room.
The townspeope who had not been In
| ;ured by the explosion rushed toward the
powder mill No one gave heed to the boys
| who sought in vain to attract attention TO
the. wrecked school building. A few hasten
soon lifting timber. Oft the imprisoned chill.
dreu and carrying the injured way. OWNS
to the fact. that the families OF the pupil.
a complete list OF the injured. 1t is be.
ltcred that not more than half dozen OF
the ,fty-three pupils escaped injury.
Coroner Making Inquiry.
Coroner Leavitt arrived this afternoon and
at once. began an .investisation OF the ea.as:
Guards. Immediately upon reaching here to-
night. reported to Sheriff Horsey. who
placed the men around the most damaged
sections OF the city, The soldiers Will act
under orders from the sheriff unless Gover-
MOI Hanley gees TT to declare martial law.
Ball cartridge. were given each soldier al
| though 1t Is not expected that any footing
I Will be attempted.
Thirty-nve Arc Dead.
The total number of dead is believed to
be thirty-nvs OF these i've died In hospi-
tolls at Terre Haute tonight. At least 600
We're injured. ead large amount of property
was destroyed. The exact number OF dead
and injured along with the property loss,
Will not be known for several days
i Governor j. Frank Hanley. OF Indiana.
arrived at 1880 o'clock. took charge Of the
situation and later proclaimed martial law.
i The town is practically wiped out. Not Il
! building stands intact, and throughout the
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4 lives OF several persons who We're pinned
| In the wreokage
Heard Mt State Capital.
INDIANAPOLIS. IND. October 80
1 The shock OF the explosion at Fontanet
was heard in this city. AT Crawfords-
VILE. thirty-fve miles from Fontanet,
the shock cracked brick wall and
sank thing in floor one inch.
Caused Panic on Train.
INDIANAPOLIS. IND. October ia. r.
Dickson, conductor OF passenger train.
/, which was Ave miles from Fontanet at the
time Of the powder explosion to-day. ar
told the following story:
when the explosion came the passengers
made q mad rush for the doors. and IT was
| with difficulty that they were prevented from
1! Jumping from the. platforms. Glass in the
windows crashed to the floor, and every
thing wns in confusion. The explosion fairly
lifted the cars from the tracks. The train
was stopped and we quleted the passengers.
AZ the time OF tho shock we We're running
4 at n pretty good rate, and were within 4
1 quarter OF a mile of Pirth, which la five
1 miles from Fontanet."
Shock Even In Cincinnati.
CINCINNATI, o., October ia
|slight shock similar to that Of an
earthquake was noticed here at 9:3C
this morning Professor Porter, OF the
/ University OF Cincinnati, reporting II
as very slight. but distinctly notice.
4 able. In Southern Indiana. several
POINTS reported shock In somewhat
more severe form, and 1t was also re-
ported from Hamilton, o.
Tremor Felt Iii Louisville.
LOUISVILLE. KY. October To-
! Slight earth tremors. which were at
first attributed to an earthquake. werS
] felt in the eastern section of the city
lat 9:l5 o'clock this morning. Bottles
4 in IL drug store at Baxter Avenue and
broadway We're shaken from their
shelves and windows ratified In many
/ houses.
Green CnAtlc ts Alarmed.
GREEN CASTLE, IND, October la
j The powder mill explosion at Fontanet
j twenty miles away, caused general
alarm In this city. In the business sec.
tion the jar was so strongly felt tina!
4 AL the people inFsthe business blocks
rushed into the streets. A number OF
windows cracked and bricks fell from
chimneys and coptngs. ,
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