Evening journal., 1915-12-02
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was caused in that manner we would
spend million dollars il necessary
to discover and punish the perpetra-
tors. but / added that the company
had no such suspicion whatever. The
company is offering no reward and
does not intend to-
Mr.. lands said the company had
no information about Federal invesu-
gators or Chief Flynn OF the Secret
Service being in Wilmington to IN
vesiigate the explosion, and had no
knowledge that they were coming.
IF they were here ] would not tell
YOU" he added. but 1 assure you
frankly they are not here so Tar as
the company knows.
book agent made his way TO one
of the upper doors of the dufont
Building yesterday afternoon but he
left hastily when his presence became
known TO the guards and lett the
building hulriedly.
Major Sylvester. head of the DUPONT
Company's secret service, TINS morn
inc had applications from l29 men
Who desire positions as guards at var
ions nowder plants Of the company
The applicants were examined NJ Ma
,or Svlvostcr's Office on the fourth
floor of the DUPONT Building.
According to stories told by work
men the fire at Carney's Point yesier-
day was caused by carload OF pow
der being drawn by horse catching
fire. The car at the time had been
stoppcd at the side Of blending mlll'
in which there WAS great quantity
of powder. The powder on the car
was in bags and one of these bags
fell of. workmen stated. It rested on
tho rail OF the narrow gauge tracks
along which the car was being moved,
and the car passed over IL before II
could be stopped The friction ignited
the powder IN the bag and the fash
set fire TO the powder In the car. The
driver OF the car jumped OFF and es-
caped injury The flash occurred out
side, and no other workmen were
about the place at the time. Conse-
Qucntly. no one was hurt
Physicians al the Delaware Hos
pital at noon today said that the con-
dition OF w. II. oliver, OF No. 2lO7
West Eleventh street, one of the VIC
Tins, was improved and his recovery
was looked for. The others at the
same hospital were all reported I'M
proving.
No date has yet been set for an in
quest by Coroner Latiomus, but he
and Deputy Coroner Nichols expect TO
hold il some time next week.
Attorney General Wolcott today said
he is making no investigation into the
explosion and no information 10 war
rant an investigation has been pre-
scented TO him.
Two automobile trucks loaded with
carpenters from Carney's Point pro-
ceeded to Hagley yard today 10 erect
new packing house to take the place
OF the building wrecked by the eN'
plosion.
Major Sylvester. chief Of the dupor
secret service. said today there is abs'
lntclv no truth in rumor that ma
reported to have had siXty-hve feet {
fuse wrapped around him was areste
Yesterday afternoon at Pennsgroyc b
DUPONT Company special agents. NJ
Iiandis said there had been no sue
arrest. either, and there was nothing {
base the rumor on.
Andrew Finn, Of No. POI East Secon
street. celebrated his 22d birthday Tues
day. and il was the happiest and luck
lest dav of his life. as on that day n
was to have entered the employ Of th
DUPONT Company in the hagley yards
Young Finn was hired on Tuesday ant
was to have gone TO work at once. bu
remembering il was his birthday. he re
mained away. intending TO 90 to w0rl
Wednesday.
Finn says that he viii not accept
ioh at the powder works now.
Had Death PremOnitiOn.
Preno-ition that he would be blown
10 atoms II he accepted a position IN
the powder mills OF the DUPONT dc
Nemours Powder Company came true
in the case Of Elijah Clifton Spring
field. 23 years old. OF No. 433 Urior
street. until recently OF Philadelphia
Out OF work for a long time, the
young man at first needed the pleas o