Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-12-02
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.TTRloo DRUG STORE, o.Es OF
!. INJURIES.
EgplosIoN OF CHEMICALS
TEARS YOUTH TO PIECES
ssarr,aeist Asse Seriously Injured But
viii Rseovs@9toro Almost Com.
saskatchewan Resident Of Cedar
Falls and 10 Ysars q As4.

Waterloo. Doo s-wil3am Schnei.
dermann. Of Cedar Fails. is dead and
John Roberts, IS Lane street, this city
II seriously injured ~ q result Of the
terrific explosion at wangleTs drug
store. Fourth and Lafayette streets
yesterday noon ]. c. Kasch,, the
bookkeepsr. was directly across the
room from the prescription counter
where the explosion occurred, and es-
capped with but slight injury to his
hand, while A. L wangler. proprietor
OF the store. and Charles NARROW, the
driver. were standing between the
prescription counter and the cashiers
desk and ltho both were stunned
they escaped without a cut or bruise
Was Mixing Compound.
Nj. Roberts, the pharmacist, was
mixing q compound Of six ounces OF
potassium chlorate, three ounces OF
sulphur and quantity of shellac. MI
Schneidermann was standing nearby
and had been assisting the pharma-
cist. Roberts lett the desk and started
up ladder to procure some more
ingredients. He states that ne warned
the young man not to touch the pestle
as the compound was highly explosive
and the least friction would cause an
explosion. He had assembled the ladde,
bur few steps when the explosion
occurred and he believes that Mr..
Schneidermann had started to mix the
compound
Within few seconds the drug store
was mass OF wreckage. The prescrip-
ton case was completely wrecked
while every show case within forty
feet OF the counter was also damaged
and the stock was heaped In the CEN
Ter of the doo1 III mass OF confusion.
Mr.. Kasch. had no warning but es-
capped thru . side door into the book
department. while Messrs. wangier,
NARROW and Howell escaped thru the
rear door.
Roberts was badly injured but man
aged to and an exit and was able to
walk with the assistance Of other en-
ployes TO . physician's Office in the
Lafayette building, leaving a trail of
blood along the street.
Body MutiIstsd.
Tho IRE department was notified
and within Q short time the east side
department arrived. Captain Lou
Armstrong was notified tina, a man
had been killed In the building and he
Immediately asked tina. an ambulance
be called He and other flremen then
removed Mr.. Schneidermann from
the building He was but q bleeding
mass, one hand having been blown
of, while his intestines were exposed
His face was badly lacerated and IL
was believed that he was dead. He
and lived until 12:4o. In the mean
time he gave the physicians his name
and stated that he could not see.
He was taken TO the operating
room as soon as he arrived at the hos
pttal but It was apparent from the frst
that he could not survive. He lived FOR
been removed from the operating
table.
Hand in Window.
Mr.. Schnetdermann's hand was found
in a window ten feet above where the
explosion occurred while smaller por.
tons Of his body were also found abou,
other parts Of the building.
His left forearm and hand were
blown off and the flesh on the unde,
side Of his right forearm was also
missing. while the vision in both eyes
was destroyed. A wound inches
across the abdomen exposed portion
OF his intesttnes and there were twelve
or fifteen holes IN his intesttnes.
Roberts Will Recover.
While Roberts injuries are con-
sidered serious 1t Is believed that ne
Will recover He has two holes II
his abdomen from which portions o.
the wreckage were removed while hi
also has deep cuts about the legs. HI:
face was badly cut and one side burned
while he sustained serious cuts ane
hrni.es on both hands.
Homo in Cedar Falls.
William Schneidermann's home wa!
in Cedar Falls. He came to this cit,
about two months ago. He was EN-
ployed for short time at the I. O
Heiber drug store and then accepted
a position with the Wangler company
He had been previously employed a
the Heiber drug store at Cedar Falls
He is survived By his father am
mother, Nj. and Mrs Tony Schneider
mann, 5z4 Sixth street west. thre'
brothers, Tony. Hiram and RENT o
Cedar Falls, and two sisters, Mrs. A
". seifert, 0. Cedar Falls, and Mrs. J
II. Junker. OF Austin.
iowAN LANDS GOOD JOB.