The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-25
Fatal Explosion in Buf-
falo Elevator and
Grain House.
OTHERS NOT YET
ACCOUNTED FOR
Fire Following Disaster Causes
Loss Estimated at $25o,OOO.
Numbers Of Those Who Are
Expected to Recover
Will Be Crippled
for Life.
Especial to The Time..Dispatch

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Buffalo. y y, June 24-Four men
were killed and more than fifty others
! injured some fatally and four are
unaccounted for. in series OF explo-
sions which occurred in the elevator
and grain house OF the Hustled Milling
Company. at Elk and Peabody Streets.
this Afternoon The fire, which quick
ly followed the explosion. completely
destroyed the grain house and damaged
the elevator, causing total loss es-
timated at S2iO.0O0
reports from the hospitals late to-
night indicate that at least fifteen of
those injured Will die. while many of
those who are expected to recover will
be crippled for life y number OF
workmen are reported to have lost
their eyesisht in the explosions which
occurred in pit filled with several
tons of corn. Others have lost hand
or an arm. and in at least one case
les.
large portion Of the walls of the
storehousc collapsed soon after the
last explosion occurred. and four OF
the $50 men known to have been in
the building are still unaccountcd for
The fire spread through many tons OF
grain stored in the building. and the
hre department had great difficulty in
eXtinguishing the flames. AS soon as
possible search of the ruins for the
missing men will be made
Blown From His Cab.
Jchn Conroy, an engineer of a switch
engine on the New York. Chicago and
81. Louis Railroad. was blown from
his cab while running past the Hustled
Companys yards, and received internal
injuries. from which he was reported
to be dying late tonight.
The officials of the company said
Tonight they believe the explosion was
due To an accumulation OF grain dust
in the corn pit. and this resulted in
spontaneous combustion. The first ex
plosion was OF terrific force, and
blew out the north wall of the grain
house and broke windows in adjacent
factories Is well as in all houses for
nearly a quarter OF d mile in the Vi
cinity.
/ y boy running'to the FIRE was struck
+ by an automobile and instantly killed
Ten men who We're suffering from
! broken legs. were rescued from the
roof OF a feed house adjoining the
grain house by firemen. The men hac
| jumped from the elevator. and all ot
! them were injured TO some extent.
! Every hospital in the city is filleC
! with the injured
/ The factory employs more than 2ot
! men. and the explosions caused tn,
walls to collapse
Dies Why to Ho.pitnl.
One of the men working near III,
pit where the explosion occurred wa.
/ blown through the roof OF the build
ing and over the railroad trestle 5O(
feet away He was believed to bt
/ Michael King. When picked up BY ar
ambulance surgeon the man was ter.
rihly crushed. and died on the wa,
/ 10 the hospital
Intense excitement reigned fol
/ blocks around the factory followinu
the explosion. and ii was Impossible foi
long time to obtain an accurate ac.
| count of the number of dead or in.
jured. II was necessary to call out tn,
police reserves to keep back the crowc
, of women and children who rushed tc
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