Evening journal., 1915-12-01

Hanrahan and Booker, who were
working outside the destroyed pack
ing mill. Physicians at the Delaware
Hospital today said that Pleasanton
died OF fractured skull. II is
thought he was struck by a piece Of
dying machinery. IL is thought
Booker was struck by flying timbers
as every rib in his body except two
were broken. his arms we're fractured
and his face crushed i'm. Booker and
Edward Davis. the latter of No. 107
East Eighth street, who was injured,
We're at work on a rolling mill that
had been damaged by previous ex-
plosion. The walls OF this building
crumblod in like egg shells, and they
we're caught under the debris.
Ware Leaves Hospital.
Physicians at the Delaware Hospi-
tai this morning said that II. II. Ware,
Of No. 61e Madison street. one OF the
victims had left the hospital, but was
expected back today for treatment
His condition is not serious, al
though lie was burned about the
head and body.
p. J. Sykes Of Philadelphia, and J.
Raymond Meredith are also improving.
W. II. Oliver OF No. 2107 West Elev-
enth street, who was reported dead
yesterday is at the Delaware Hospi-
tai burned about the face and eyes.
Mr. Oliver, who is q machinist, is an
elder OF Olivet Presbyterian Church.
The Rev. Henry Cunningham, pastor
OF Eastlake Presbyterian Church.
visited the Delaware Hospital this
morning and comforted the patients
who We're injured or burned in the
] explosion.
! Elmer Mace, who lived on Long Row,
Rockford was driving the team OF
horses attached TO two cars OF black
powder and as thesc arrived In front
/ Of the packing house the explosion oc-
Cured. Situated between the packing
house and the long string Of press
mills was a small boiler shop which
caught fire. No trace Of Mace's body
was found. One leg OF a horse was
found lying in a field near the home
of Frank l.. Connable, an Official OF
the powder company. nearly hair
mile away. Near the leg of the ami
NAL rested the body OF man, burned
bevond recognition.
Paul Smack and John Smack, two OF
the victims. we're brothers. and hNed
at Henry Clay. John had gone TO work
for the first time in the powder plant
yesterday morning.
A. A. Alberttl, general manager OF
the Metropolitan Insurance Company
today gave instructions to all his
agents to get in touch with relatives
OF men killed in the explosion and TO
nav all claims at once. The company
will accept as conclusive the state
ment of officials of the DUPONT Com
pany that the men were killed, and
will waive definite Identification of the
shattered bodies. Several of the vic
Tins were insured with the company.
Mother Wanted Thaxter TO Resign.
AS II prompted by premonition. the
mother OF Allan A. Thaxter, of Port
land. Me, pleaded with her son to re-
sign his position here and return
home. This fact was learned today
when friend Of the dead foreman
recalled that Thaxter, following an eX-
plosion at the Hagley yards about six
weeks ago. received telegram from
\ his mother. This he showed to his
J., friends, saying, My mother is wor-
ried over my work and has asked me
I 10 resign" So saying, he crumpled the
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the thought from his mind.
In the last explosion ThaXter was
blown out OF building, but unin-
jured
According TO friends of the dead
foreman. he had been experimenting
with explosives for some time. and
several nights ago while in his room
at the Y. NJ. c. A. Building he was
mixing powder in a shaving mug when
IL exploded The cup was wrecked by
an explosion which followed.
Thaxter was a member of a promi-
lent family in Portland. He was a
graduate of both the Virginia Mill
tary Academy and OF Trinity College.
He was but % years OF age, unmar-
ried. and came here in July TO accept
position as laborer at the Hagley
yards After working there a few
weeks he was promoted to a foreman
ship.
ThaXter was a member of the Young
Mems Bible Glass of the Y. NJ. c. A.
here. His sudden death was referred
to at the weekly meeting of the class
last evening by General Secretary
Philip N. Colbert During the meeting
nraNorg were said for the deceased and