Smyrna times., 1915-07-21
HARRY rAzIER MEETS END
F"N POWDER EXPLOSION
YOUNG MAN OF KIRKwOoo DIES
IN WILMINGTON HOSPITAL

He and Darrell E ToomeY Were Work
ing Together in Dupont Powder
Mill at Henry Clay at the Time
Two men were killed as the result |
of an explosion last Tuesday night at
the powder mills in the Hagely yard
Of the dupont Powder Company. at
H enry Clay, near Wilmington. Both
men were burned terribly by the blow
M. the cause of which is undeteT-
mined. They are Daniel F. Tocmey,
foreman Of the plant, who lived in
Wilmington. He died at the Della
ware Hospital, about 10 o'clock We'd
nesdav morning, after spending
night suffering intense pain from
burns about his head and body.
Harry NJ. Cazier. of Kirkwood. died
at the hospital at o'clock, Wednes-
day morning He was more seriously
burned than Toomey. Mr.. Caz'er
was 81 years of age. and a son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob B. Cazier, OF
Kirkwood. one of the best known
families in rural New Castle county,
and was we'll known in MiddletOwn
and vicinity. He was a brother Of
Mrs. George L. Townsend. Jr.. who
lived in MiddIetown. with her family
for some years before removing to
INT. Vernon Place. " the home of
her parents, at Kirkwood about two
years since, and had only been promo
ted a day or two before his sad
J death. 1t was stated that a charge
of green" powder had just been
placed in the mill and the men bad
! not had time to leave the plant. as is
their custom after the machinery has
been started, when suddenly there
! was a fash and the whole interior
was filled with FIRE. That thu
two men, who were the only oecu
) pants of the building at the time. es
capped instant death is considered re
, markable. The fash set fire to tn,
= building und there was no report ant
: cOncussion such as generally accom-
z panies powder mill explosion
. This was explained by the fact tha
Z the powder was green" and whe
2 in this state it is said it just burn
. and does not actually explode. Tn
= injured men were given immediat
. assistance by other employees abou
: the yard and were rushed to the hos
Z pital, where they died as stated above
9 Mr. Cazier's funeral took place Sat
: Grday morning at IL o'elok, inter
: Hlent being private at Glasgow.
9 The death of Mr.. Cazier was
: great shock to the people Of Il
= community in which he lived. Nj
= Gazier had spent almost his entire Iii
: in Pencader hundred. and was one
= the most popular young men
= Lower New Castle county. His 3
: tEactive personality and lovabla di
= position made friends wherever
= was known About three months 81
he gave up the management of
. fathers farm near KiTEwood. a
= went 70 Wilmington in search of
Z wider field of labor. He entered 4
z employ of the DUPONT Company. a
the officers Of that company, reco
nizing and appreciating his ener
2 and close attention to duty, had q
vanced him in the short space
< time he was employed by them
z the position of assistan { super
: tendent of one Of their plants
: Hagley yard. Mr.. Cazier's de'
9 is Unusually sad because of the f
: that he was TO have been married
Y November to Miss Rebecca c. Erb
9 of st. David's, Pa. Miss Erben
the daughter Of Mrs. Louis d. Err
,~$ and member of one Of the promin
- families in that community.