The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-05-25
MANNING, S. c. WEDNESDAY, NAY 25 1910
One HUNDRED DEAD
AND AS MANY MORE WOUNDED
BY TWO EXPLOSIONS.
4 Ton and q Half OF Giant Powder
in Cuban Guard Barracks Goes

Two almost simultaneous explo-
sions OF stores OF dynamite. supposed
to consist Of 5000 pounds. complete
ly demolished the rural guard bar
racks in the city OF Pinar Del Rio.
Cuba. Thursday afternoon. Fully
100 persons were killed and nearly
as many were wounded.
Most Of the dead were rural
guards. but the entire families Of
several Of the officers Of the rural
guard. it is reported. were killed
also. as well as several employees Of
the public works department and res
idents Of the city, ON which fell de-
luge Of masonry ard debris from the
blown-up building. II is not known
yet whether the expression was the
resul: Of an accident or was due to
an act Of conspirators. but the form
er is considered the most probable
Several relief trains carrying sur
seons. officers and men OF the rural
guards and government started that
afternoon from Haoana to the scene
of the catastrophe.
The names OF the dead have not
yet been reported with the exception
Of Capt. Ravena and Capt. Bel
arcour of the garrison and their fam
lilies. who are selieved to be buried
in the ruins Of the officers quarters
adjacent to the barracks.
The barracks was a massive build
ing Of Spanish construction and oc-
crS1ed site on the outskirts Of
the city to the north. During the
late Intervention It was the head
quarters of Col. Parker's regiment,
the Eleventh cavalry. Adjacent to
the barracks was a long row of oGi
GERS quarters. The barracks was oc-
cupied by the public works depart
ment and four troops OF rural cav
airy.
In consequence OF the alarm over
race disturbances the government or
dered all deposits Of dynamite in the
city in the possession OF contractors
for road construction and other pub
lie works to be removed to the bar
racks for safekeeping. Thursday at
ternoon the work OF removing the
dynamite from the barracks for ship
ment to the government magazine
was begun by employees Of the pub
lie works department. assisted bi ru-
raj guards.
According to reports received the
mangied remains OF victims were
found in the street Of the city
mile from the scene OF the explosion
There is great anxiety in Habana.
owing to the fact that large num-
Der Of the rural guards at Piar Del
Rio recently were sent from the city.
where their families reside.
The explosions occurred at FIVE
o'clock. tew second before the men
would have quit work. It is general
ly believed that the first resulted
from the accidental fall Of box OF
dynamite. which was being lifted on
WAGON. It is impossible. however.
TO determine absolutely the cause.
for the reason that all in the i'm
mediate vicinity were blown 10 fra
ments. 1t is believed the majorit;
OF the wounded are residents OF the
town. as practically all within the
barracks were instantly killed or bur
led in the ruins.
The work OF exhumins the dead
and searching for those who may
be alive l. going on but Is greatly
retarded by the destruction OF the
electric wires and the fear that
quantity Of unexploded dynamite re-
mains in the ruins.