The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-12-08
CAMDEN SHAKEN
Three Bsaaiags Are Wrecked sad q D.
ssaesive Eze eaDeas
A TERRIFIC EXPLOSION
Several Persona Hrrs, and Property
Eoztn Asorox1nas~sy Ono Hun
dxcd Thousand Do,isss DESTROYED
rs Resul: cs Explosion Of Caeer-
tain Origin In Express O8ce.

tain Origin In ESpreSS OSnce.
A speesai dispatch to The State
says as result OF the explocson OF
a 2-esto-carbon tank IN the Southern
Express eompany's once Thursday
night, Friday morning found about
a hals block o. Candea's finest
business places IN asheS. one eo!os-
ed man probably killed. though this
could &c. BE- verified: two prominent
yeuZg nea badly hurt. and are o,h-
e-s painfully injured
About 1::3e O'Clock THURSDAY night
. severe shock was Gel. al over
.Ae ,owa and people rushed from
their homes and places OF business
TO 6nd flames already gushing from
Wsskin Brothers establishment and
the express oftice and 70 learn tha;
the explosion had broken the wall
between the express otsee and Wat
kirs. store. causing 4 20 fall on
tie occupants Of the latter. not one
OF them escaping without injury.
Those 10 the store at the time
were Willie Salmoad. Andrew
Whitaker. Charlie Watkins. Willie
Watkins and Arthur Watkins
Messss. Whitaker and Arthur Wae-
kins were badly hart. while the 9TH
eas escaped with serere bruises
Had ali OF the men been as badly
hurt as Nessrs. Whitaker and Wat
kins. It is likely that none would
have escaped. Fortunately. however.
ehree Of the men were able to i!ee
themselves from the wTecSege and
get sse other two out with the as
s;seaace Of ether men who happen
ed to be near at hand before the
building Was aaane. The loss IS
estimated q: over $lee.o00.
It is generally though. that the
explosion was tha: OF 3 presto-ca!-
bon tank which had come TO the e1-
press olive consigned TO W R De
Loache for automobile lighting. It
vas stated by employees Of the ez-
press oaice that the tank was some
distance from the stove. which lad
little OF no Gre II II. sad the cause
Of the explosion Is practically IN
known
The explosion threw The walls On
either side IL 20 tbs Watkins.
Brothers and Baruche-Sestles es-E
tab,ishment respectively. FoEtu-
naeely. aexeves. the express once
and tie Baruche-Seseies store had
closed some time before and only
the occupants sn Watkins Brothers
were hurt The explosion saa;;er-
ea glasses throughout the city. ps!n-
c.pallv 81 Main street. and the shock
could be distinctly felt for miles.
many thinking that It was Al earth
quake
In the nearby barber shop men
rushed to the streets with half shay
en- faces and one shoe shined 10
Ha!sh their toilet =: some future
time.
Tie arenen did dne work and
though handicapped by the Low
p-essure OF the water. sacceedirS
IN checking the FIRE at w. T. Smiths
store and made q noble effort at
saving Bruce & Lanss. but it was OF
no avail.
During the course OF dshsing the
are ". R DeLoach snd Tom Good
ale -ece.red s::shc injuries MessTs-
Andrew Whitaker and Arthur Wat
sIns verc the men most seriously
kurt Mr. Watkins was taken TO the
ho,e. Camden after being rescued
and appeared 70 Dc resting well M
der the care Of two PHYSICIANS and
a trained nurse. The extent Of the
injuries Of MessTs- Whitake. and
Watkins could not be eSeertained.
as they were too painfully surs to
be Immediately cSamined. Willie
sa,nond was taken home. Willie
and Charlie Watkins were able to
remain to make arrangements to
open up their business Friday uoFn-
Ing st another location