Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1912-01-25

about her. She told DR.. Ramsay mel
name and address and gave the
name of the pastor of the church she
had attended.
Cause OF Accident Mystery.
The cause Of the accident still re-
mains a mystery according to Cap
tain Thomas B. Doe and other Off
cials of the cartridge plant and the
United Lead Works. Captain Doe,
who Is superintendent of the cart
ridge plant, explained that Miss
Keliner was known as the powder
girl Her duty was to sit beside
two powder tunnels and allow cer-
tain quantities of certain kinds OF
power to enter shells, preparatory to
having them made into finished cart
ridges at other machines. She placed
empty shells on metal carrier and
after placing d certain quantity OF
powder in each OF them, carried the
carrier, shells and powder to ma
chimes in the middle of the floor
where twelve other girls sat and
placed shot and wadding into the
shells and made them into finished
cartridges.
Isolated from Others.
Because of her duties Miss Kellner
was isolated in the northwest corner
OF the second floor of the cartridge
plant. The powder tubes beside her
extended from the ceiling. Their
contents were secured by male en-
ployes from the sterehouse n the
northwestern part of the cts. Gully
I eertain amount IL powder was
brought to the cartridge plant to
fss,
tain Doe estimates that about three
pounds OF powder blew up and
caused the accident. How 1t came to
explode the captain and other off,
cfais declare they do not know. Many
theories arc advanced, ono % wnie.,
is that the governing apparatus OF
one of the powder tubes failed to
work properly, because caught in
some manner perhaps, and when
/ forced spark resulted by cause OF
friction which set the powder off. No
smoking is permitted In any part OF
the plant and matches or flames are
never lighted This gives confirma-
| tion TO the theory that the powder
| was set off by spark, probably
caused by friction.
Warned by First Explosion.
| Girls who worked In the loading
department with Miss Kellner say
there were two explosions and de-
clare it was fortunate that both
tubes were not filed with powder
They declare one. was empty, The
first sound and sight they had OF the
| first explosion gave them warning to
get to their feet, and they declare
an instant later there was a very
loud report that could be heard over
the Maurer section of the city. They
saw a blue fame and muffled re-
tport at the tube nearest Miss Kellner
lat FIRST She seemed mass of flames
and an instant later came q deafen-
ing report that sent her a bleeding
and badly mutiiated mass of fest
and bones to the opposite side of tbs
building.
| Girls in Panicky State.
AS the girls were fleeing In terror
| from the building those on the mid
| die floor noticed the PROSTATE form
lot Miss Kellner lying on the floor
AS soon as they were out OF ths
building male employees were notified
land attentions were directed to Mis-!
lKeilner. fire extinguisher was puf
/. In use, but 1t is claimed most OF ths
clothing had been burned from hei
body. Physicians were hastily sum
moned and she was rushed to ths
city hospital, where she died abou
$3.50 O'Clock.
Windows Blown Out.
The force of the explosion sent {
window casing and scores of window
panes from the cartridge manufac
turing building. Machinery on tht
middle floor was damaged and Off
cials today estimated the total dam
age In the factory at about $500. al
electric wire pole was forced to one
side aud telephone wires just outside
of the building were torn down b.
the explosion. AS result telephone
connection between the cartridge
and the remainder OF the Unf1ee
Lead holdings and the outside worle
was severed all yesterday afternoon
Temporary lines were strung thiI
morning, when connections were re
established
Average SO or 81 a Week.
Girls employed at the cartridg.
works receive q dollar a day for ths
first FIVE months and after tina
s1.I0. Miss Kellner had been work
Ing ct the plant since Monday, Janu
ary l5s according to officials. Some
OF the girl employees say she came Il
work there last Friday morning.
Repairs are Under Way.
Repairs are under way AT she cart
ridge factory. The building Is being
repaired and arrangements haVi
been made for new parts OF ma
chimes. Until this has been don,
there viii probably BIS little worI
done at this plant.
Companions lie Sorrow
II was pathetic s@ zoe many o
the dead girls working companion
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