The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-11
Charles Schneider, Survivor of San Francisco Earth quake, Victim of Explo- sion Tn Isolated Shack of Cartridge Plant This Morning
NTan at Work In Adjoining Shack Is Frustrated By Shock Coroner Phelan Begins An investigation
 Company ofhcers Unable to Explain Blow up.


 Charles Schrsfber, aged about 50, Of 21 Beardsley Lane, illuminate. handler at the Remington Arms, D. M G Co, was instantly killed in an isolated shed of the plant at Bar mum and Seavfew avenues shortly after g o'clock this morning when a. quantity of fuInninate exploded.
 F. Ernest Rhodes a fellow ern- p1oye at work in an adjoining she'd Is prostrated at his home, 986 Strat-. ford avenue suffering from shock.
 Coroner John J. Phelan visited the scene of the ex p1osions shortly after 1t occurred making an investigation of the scene preliminary to opening an inquest. The cause of the ex- pIosion probably will never be known. A. Hoag1and. works manager, ad z naitted as much this forenoon as he voiced the regret of the company for Schreiberss tragic death.
 low rumble followed by a roaring sound and the quivering of the earth with it's resultant shaking of buildings warned Bridgeport shortly after g o'clock that there had been another explosion at the works Of ehe D. M. e. CO.
 Throughout the big buildings there was a rnomentary panic among the pIoyes followed by as quick a. relapse into their places. With blanched faces the quivering girls waited for the news from forenen who peered from the windows.
 It was butt few minutes later sonaewhat 4llaEeds Tor 3taxplas axuauneA .ed that the force of the explosi on was spent. that no fire could result and that only one of the mixing houses was involved A little while later and word passed from mouth to 7 partrnent that old .-Charlier Schriebe- was dead, blown almost to pieces py the little g1assfuI of fa1minite that he was Intxing and pouring into percus- sion caps.
 With system that is almost per feet. hardly had the smoke and de- bris cleared from the atmosphere foFe ths nre-brsgade of the plant with nurges and other emergency guards were upon the spot where once had stood q little house in d pit. From one of the embankments all that could be seem was a deep hole filtered with 1ath and plaster. which was taking Ere An application of chemicals ex- tinguashed the fire.
 Lying on the bank, blown with the building from below lay Schreber. s4 stone dead his head and body having been n1angled almost beyond recogni- tion- All else left Of the shanty was strswn in minute fragments over the ice-coated surface of Pembroke Lake which in the past has looked compIa- gently upon other similar but more disastrous scenes
 ing upon the floor Of a. similar shack, suffering from shock. The force of the ezp1oston was upwards and out wards in two directions, east and aouth-east On the corner of Grand gHtreet and SeavieW avenue, the force of the explosion was felt in t71e most severe manner, several windows being broken in the vicinity. It was also felt in the Columbus school at North Washington avenue and Commercial street, where the scholars were much frightened by what they thought to be an earthquake. They were soon q5zfeted by their teachers.
 The cause of the explosion will never be known. for Schreiber was alone in the building He occupied one of the seven small buildings in which the illuminate mixtures are made. The buildings house the most dangerous work done in the plant and 1iloe powder works, are always sseparated by eart1rw orks preventing the shock of explosion from spread: ing. According to the rules of the company there is not permitted more than q wine-g1assfu1 of the fuInainate to be handled at one time. This is highly explosive from heat or sud- sS16A a11Ock ana 1E IS supposed thai schrefber either dropped 1t to the floor or that it became overheated 1T mixing.
 When seen this morning Works Manager Frank HoakIand said: ssgThis is sad. It is very depressing to other employees. We have not ascertaine6 the cause and never. expect to. fol there is never witness left. We wish there could be. for then we could take measures which would eliminate such fatalities in the flu ture..'
 Schreiber's body was taken to the undertaking establishment of Lieber- um 6 Sons, where it will be prepared for burial. Following ratification b, the company Medical Examiner g. M Garlick and Coroner John J. PheIan these officials went to the spot that they might make a preliminary exam nation of the grounds The widow then was notified at her home, a Beardsley Lane.
 Although a veteran of over 20 years experience in the mixing o1 powder and an eye witness of sew eraf fellow workmen going to their death through explosions. F Ernest Rhode working in the adjoining
 was so lannerved by the sight that he had to be assisted to his
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