The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1913-05-12
NINE EXPLOSION.
WRECKS TOWN
People Ire HOmsIess as Al
Houses Were Wrecked.
THREE olE ANO FORTY HURT
4 "Non-Explesive" In Q Magazine
Mysteriousiy elewe W and hurls
, Dwellings From Their Foundations.

4 "hon-Explesive" In Magazine
Mysteriousiy eIe~e W and hurss
Dwellings Prom Their Foundations.
Uniontown. Pa, May 12.-When the
magazine Of the Sunshine Coal and
Coke company's mine No. l, three
miles from Masontown, this county,
exploded the mining town was pract-
cally wiped out. three persons were
killed and forty men. women and chill.
dren were injured. twenty-five OF them
severely.
The magazine contained 500 sticks
Of an explosive resembling dynamite,
but which was believed to be non-ex-
plosive. The general store, the home
Of Francis Rookie. an ofacial OF the
company, and twenty-five small dwell
ings were made uninhabitable and the
inhabitants of the town moved to an
other mining settlement. 2
The dead are: Harry Bossa, aged
forty-three years, head blown OF; two
unidentified men. who were in the
A1116AzAnC WHOA ~ vt 6os SsAo VIZ q
blown to pieces
The injured are: Tony Williams.
aged six years. terribly burned, may
die; Frank Tobagolic, thirty-nine. skull
fractured, may die; Mike Hornat. aged
eleven; Josephine Hartley. thirty;
Mrs.. George Horewat, twenty-seven;
Annie Horewak, aged one: Mrs. John
Hartley. thirty-eight: Elizabeth Bart.
ley, eight; Mrs. Bessie Ganley. thirty.
three: Mrs. Mary Mehare. forty-two;
Mrs. Ella Barnhart, sixty-ive; Vic,
toria Sape, ten; Mrs. Anna Sape, aged
forty; Rose G. Rocks, four; Anna d;
Rocks. SIX; Mrs. Francis Rocks. aged
thirty-four; ]. W. Frymoyer, forty
three; John May. twenty-five; John
Slime, forty-six; Louis Angelo, forty
one; Zillis Wyandro, twenty-five. and
Mrs. Mary Simko. thirty-fve.
The injured were all taken to the
private hospital Of DR.. J. W. Brady, IN
Masoutowns@. Twenty others -were cut
and bruised slightly. ~
Two men entered the maxaxire 10
procure some Of the explosive. and
shortly afterward the little town was
shaken as though an earthquake had
occurred. The magazine was blown TO
bits, and the men met the same fate.f
The magazine was about twenty ave
yards from the general store and ALSO
about the Same distance from the
Rocks home. and many d those most
seriously injured were In the general
store " tho dine Of the sxplpe10n. Seyt
eral az the small dwellings we're brown
from their foundations, and the walls
Of every house In the town were blown
out. i me- - G31 -s# -
9 .windovpanes In .hnuses two miles
from the, mine we're blown out ana
the houses in fMasoutown. were shaken,
A telephone message for help was
sent to Masontown. and all available
rigs were sent.
Bossa, one OF the dead, was thrown
200 yards and his body was badly mui
tilated. .--1t.i ~ -. ~
Tony Williams, who may die. WAS
In the general store and q radiator
fell on him.. The child was pinned un-
dor the steaming radiator for fifteen
minutes. ..,. 49,. 800. -,,-,e
All the buildings in the town were
owned by the coal company. and its
loss is estimated at 97s.000.
g. There were freight cars near the
magazine, one Of which was loaded
with dynamite Fortunately for the In
habitants Of the. town this did not 90
OF, although the, roof Of the car was
blown away and other cars were blown
from their trucks. o,.,