Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-10-17

ueYed 10 De 095 aI i9"9I WV
jured.
Governor Hanley arrived last
night. Immediately took charge and
late last night proclaimed martial
law.
The town was practically wiped out.
Not building stands intact ami
throughout the day fires hndled III
the ruins cost the lives of manned
pinned in the wreckage and added to
the terrifying scenes Of destruction.
Fontanet, Ind, Oct. 16-Fontanet
was practically destroyed by the. ex-
plosion of the plant of the Dupont
Powder company. The dead number
from rs to so. Over 600 persons
were injured. Every building in
town was wholly or partially leVelled
with the ground.
Where stood a thriving and busy
town of 1,0OC people yesterday morn
ing, now is ruin and scattered wreck
age. The dead and more seriously
injured have been taken away. Five
hundred inhabitants, all more or less
wounded, remain together with their
scattered household goods and sleep
under tents and on cots, guarded by
state soldiers.
Great Store of Explosives.
Without warning, the mills, seven
in number, blew up at 9:15 yesterday
morning They employed 200 men,
and of these, IS were at work when
the frst explosion occurred in the
press mill. In quick succession the
glazing, two coming mills and the
powder magazine blew up, followed
by the cap mill. In the magazine,
several hundred yards from the mills,
were stored 10000 kegs of powder
The conclusion when it blew up was
felt nearly 200 miles away.
Every House Destroyed.
Every house in town was de-
stroyed. Farm houses two miles
away and school houses equally dis
tant were torn to pieces and their
occupants injured. A passenger
train on the Big -Four four miles away
had every window broken and several
passengers injured by flying glass.
The Identified Dead.
Following is a list of the identified
dead:
No,,oroI Cs,Doriy,+ordo A ID Mon
ahan.
Mrs A. B. Monahan.
Mrs. Monahan's sister.
George Justice.
John Bobo.
George BObO.
William Sheriff.
Henry Harrington.
Sylvester Dial.
AIDE Webster.
Sammy Nevis.
- Yates.
Will Dalton.
Two unidentified.
Susan Bishop
George Hodges
John Grey
Don Dial
Frank Dial
James Briggs
Fred Cress
John Nevens
Samuel ingalls,
Edward Nevins
Frank Ingalls,
Willie Hodge, aged
T. T. Kellup, Wilmington, Del.
Died in Hospital.
The following died in st. Anthony's
hospital in Terre Haute:
Henry Chandler
w. E. Critic
Earl Wood
L. K. Carroll.
An unidentified man.
Wreckage Takes Fire.
Immediately following the e1plo-
the inhabitants of the town, who
rushed to rescue the mill employees,
found themselves powerless to aid
those burning in the ruins. They
worked frantically, in constant dan
ger from a possible succeeding ex-
plosion, unmindful of their ruined
homes. The dead and dying were
picked up and collected. Eighteen
bodies horribly burned and mangled
were rted to protected spot to
await identification, while the badly
injured, numbering about so, were
put on special train and taken to
Terre Haute for hospital accommoda-
tons Scarcely one Of the 1000 in.
habitants Of the town but carried
blood on hands and face from his
own wounds or those of people who
had required aid.
Rescuers Also Killed.
The mills were located a mile
south of town. With the first ex
plosion, the employees ran for safety
but most of them were killed OF
wounded by the quickly following ex
plosions in other mills. When tht
heat from the burning mills explod
ed the giant powder magazine, 81
minutes later. destroying the towr
by conclusion, many of those en-
gagged in the rescue work were bad
ly injured and several killed.