The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-12-18
EXPLOSION KILLS II
Oh PLkIHIha CANAL
csHssd BY Premature Firing Ct
eian. Dynamite Blast
FIFTY WoRkKEs WERE INJURED
Others Missing and MAJ Be Buried
Under Tons Of Deig-ls n Bas
O5ispo-Tvee Americans An11g
Those Blown 70 Pieces.

Those Bl0x3 70 Pieces
Ccluu. Pansus-A gisr1 blast ..
dynamite. already prepared t9- firing.
was 2rana1ure1y exploded 4 -he
workings q -as Panama Cz-zl q
3as Obsspo- Fourteen nan were
killed snd FRY injured
I nay be thai 0-hs-s 1zFe oss1
killed. tor ING Debris Is pilsd ~ = a.
ti-erIcnE.
B2s Ctlspo Is abou- thirty niles
IRON Colg1, znd -as shocks u Ihs IL
plosloa WIS distinctly tsl- hare.
Numerous reports arg current e u
.-s ezrss q The aceicso-. IN zns u.s-
c5s1 Ts-Ela3 1ro- Cl=bra states -1g-
during -1s 1oz1zog q -5s zas- hole ct
tns tlzst -.e 6E-s-tts II -rlE cutting
Eas o1scazrgs5. scd tas remaining
twentY-two -o-E were exploded IT
co-c-Esic1 The holes had lc- bss-
connected electrically. As L1e lis
ltsrgs q -ts hast Was 81 tor 3
O'clock II -hs afternoon TIE lzE
hole wzE bs5-g loz6sd under -as 81
ps-riE1oc q o.s u -as -osI s%r5s1-
powder Zs. Z Ias s-ploT u -5e co--
MISSION.
Thirteen bodies hare ben taken
t-on the Erscksge caused " -hs sx-
rIosson. 7 e 5sl.eTsd that z sc3rs o.
-ors are Sill under tae -aEssS q
rocks z.d earth that were rs1- and
hurled about over z space 500 fsst
long by 400 wide. The dss-h list
woul6 hare been appalling as6 z --zio
conveying 800 lsoo-e-s passed z few
MINUTES later This train steamed
through t1e c1- and Vas barely ont
u view when -os explosion occurred
Al TIE tracks were SrE- to-o Up zcd
ths. buried deep under sd sod f-sg-
ren-s q -ocks.
TIE whole hillside Il the cr- las
beea wrecked, the dynamite scatter
ing the esr-h and tossing huge bo1l6-
erg II al directions.
4 ninety -oo steam shovel was
crushed y tits under the weight Of
falling rocks. Every one Of The crew
was killed
The clearing away the w-scksgs
Confined throughout the night, bit
Z much longer tine viii b. necessary
" -4-<L -~lE --ll-sG -
earth and rocks IN the search for .ne
buried dead- Hundreds q men were
working hsroicslly % find the bodies.
Here and there pieces Of human flesh
and bone are turned over with PICK
and shovel
The blast consisted Of dfty-ooe
holes sixty feet deep and spread out
over large section Of territory. The
last hole was being charged By John
J. Reidy, an experienced powdernan,
when l. exploded. The others were
exploded by the Conclusion Reidy
was blown 70 pieces.
The other Americans dead include
John J. Korp, steam shovel engineer,
and J. 7. Hummer, steam shovel
craneman. Two Spsniards were also
killed and eight West Indian negroes.
The badly injured include 3. n.
Cole, pOwdernan, and Arthur Bas-
sett. drill foreman, both Americans.
The officials a. the Ancoa Hospital.
where many Of the injured were
taken, report that they are doing
well, some Of the men not being
seriously hurt.
a thorough investigation, with q
view 10 fixing the responsibility, has
been ordered, and already officials are
taking evidence and endeavoring 70
ascertain the cause Of the premature
discharge Of the blast.
Washington, D. C.-The following
dispatch was received from Chief En-
gineer Goethalg.
The premature explosion Of TWEEN
ty-one tons Of dynamite al Bias ODispo
AZ lilo this morning resulted in the
death Of fourteen men and the injury
Of fifty. Three or four Of the injured
will probably die.
Following Americans killed:
James T. Hummer, craneman,
steam shovel, Dunnellen, y. J.
John ]. Korp. steam shovel en-
gineer, Philiipgburg, y. J.
John ]. Reidy, powderman, In
dianapolig.
Seriously wounded: Benjamin H.
Cole, foreman, Rochester, n. Y.
Slightly wounded: Arthur II.
Bassett, foreman, Philadelphia. Pa. !;
w. G. Bell. foreman, Few York City;
c. w. Hayden, steam shovel engineer,
Sandugky, Ohio"