Evening journal., 1915-07-08
BROWN MET Death IN
FIRE: No EXPLOSION
Details of Tragedy Told BY
Local Men Who Brought
Body Here Today
WILL BURY VICTIM
HERE TOMORROW

Elmer G Brown. superintendent Of
the Canadian Explosives Company.
son of Elwood H. Brown, No. 400 w
Twenty-third street. who was killed
in an accident al the company's plant
at Beloeil. Quebec. on Tuesday. was
burned to death in fire and did not
met his end in an explosion as was
reported in dispatches from Canada,
according to Jerome B. Bell. Jr and
G. n. Miller. of Wilmington. who ar
rived here AZ 105S o'clock this morn
ing with the body. The body was
taken Immediately TO the residence
Of Miss Marian Clark. an aunt of the
dead man. at No. 901 Adams street.
from where the funeral will be held
tomorrow afternoon at o'clock
Both Mr. Bell. who was accompanied
by his wife, and Mr.. Miller went 70
the home of the dead mans father in
West Twenty-third street Immediately
upon their arrival Details of Mr..
Browns death and those with him
at the time we're told 10 an EVENING
JOURNAL representative this after
noon by Mr Miller. Mr. Bell being
confined TO his room as a result Of
the strain he has experienced since
Mr. Browns death
"blr Brown who was superinten-
dent of the plant and several men.
said Mr. Miller. "were working in the
cordite department at the time Of the
accident There was no explosion
Mr. Brown, F. C. Shock and a man
named Wilson we're working a cordite
machine, which is something like a
pencil shapener The operation. which
| comprises cutting down the cordite
sticks, is not a dangerous one. II
| is believed that the machine was oper-
ated too fast and became heated. This,
/ il Is thought, caused a spark to ignite
| the cordite. which is combustible
J THE bodies Of the seven dead men.
/ including that of Mr.. Brown. were
| burned almost beyond recOenition
/ when assistance arrived and the in
iured men were burned terribly. Mr..
/ Shock dying yesterday as a result
i Of his injuries. Mr. Brown was iden-
tiied by a ring by Mr. Bell. who came
; to the plant from the offices Of the
/ company at Montreal, where he is
| employed"
Mr. Miller declared the accident the
/ first one of its kind at the plant and
said il was an infrequent happening.
i In ALL he said. eight men were dead
and six injured as a result of the fire.
which destroyed a great part of the
cordite department of the plant. The
! part burned was used in the manu-
/ facture of smokeless powder The
accident occurred at 10 o'clock Tues
! day morning.
When Mr. Browns body arrived
from Montreal this morning II was in
a sealed casket and no one was al
lowed TO view the remains. which are
said to be burned almost beyond rec
Iognition.
The funetgl will be held at
O'clock tomorrow afternoon. from thu
residence of Miss Clark. No 80,
Adams street. The services, which
will be private, will be conducted b,
the Rev. L. Franklin Smiley, pastor
of West Presbyterian Church. Buria
also will be private.
! The pallbearers will be Norman
Clark. Herbert Clark. 2. B. Harper
Jerome B. Bell, Jr-, Harrie A. Bell an,
Robert Wier. Jr.
f. c. Shock. the expert engineer in
jured in the accident, who died yes
terday according. to Mr.. Miller. /.
from Chicago and not Wilmington a.
was stated in press dispatches from
Canada. His name was confused with
that of another Mr. Shock who is il
the employ of the DUPONT Company a.
City Point.