The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1916-03-10
EXPLOSION KILLS
A MAN and Horses
MONT FouTY BLOWN TO ATOMS
BY BIG CHARGE OF NITRO.
oLYcERINE.
237 Quarts Of the Deadly STUFF Lets Go
Two Miles From Louisa, While Be-
ing Removed From the Magazine by
a Professional Well Shooter.

Shortly before s o'clock last Monday
morning Monte Fouty, oil well shooter
In the employ OF the Southern Torpedo
company. OF Parkersburg, w. Va, was
torn TO pieces by the explosion OF 2S7
quarts OF nitroglycerine. The accident
occurred at the magazine used by the
company for storing the explosive de-
manded by the various oil wells In thht
neighborhood. FoGty LETT Bouisa about
six o'clock that morning. driving 4 two
horse team owned by James Ninson'
livery man Of this city. The horses
were torn into fragments and nothing
was left OF the wagon except q iewi
widely scattered pieces. The noise ot
the explosion was heard for many miles
But few persons had any idea what had
caased II, and on account Of the blast
ing that had been dong on the n. n w.
railroad "a mile or SO below town ~ re-
moving slip on the track Il did not at
tract any special attention Two or
three persons IN town. however. know n
ing Of the Rlycerine being whore II was,
aurmised the true cause OF the terrible
report and Immediately left for IN"
scene. Arriving at the place they Et|
once knew from the absence of the
magazine and the Immense hole In the
ground what had happened. OF tho
body af Mr.. Fouty nothing hardly could
be found Here and there AT widely
Hcnttered intervals was a fragment OF
human flesh showing what had hap
pened These remains were gathered
together. making possibly a double
handful, OF what had been robust man
IN the prime Of life. They were brought
10 Louisa and placed in a caHkei, ana
accompanied as far Rs HUNTINGTON by
undertaken Snyder. were shipped Mon
day night 20 Branchlaud West Va
which was the last home of the de-
ceased. Fouty lived In Louisa about
three years ago, occupying what is
known as the old NJ. f. Church pars
onnge. He was between so and 90
years Of age and is survived by a Wild
ow and Ave children.
lie was an excellent man in the bus
iness IN which he was engaged. having
been no employed for nearly 20 years.
He had the reputation OF being skillful
and careful In his work. When he LETT
here with the team IN the morning u
was his intention 10 take load OF the
dangerous stun 90 a well on the land
OF John Yates. distance Of some three
or four miles from the scene OF the eN-
pioslon. where Il was 10 have been used
on Monday TO shoot a well that had
been drilled by the Big Blaine OIL com
pany. The cause of the explosion, OF
course. is mere conjecture. The tracks
OF the wagon showed that y had been
driven up 10 the magazine. The maya
zine was box like structure built OF
heavy boards. The effects of the ex-
plosIon were manifested for radius of
several miles, windows being blown out
and houses shaken. The magazine was
on the land of Mr. Wallace. a part OF
the old Arnett farm, not far rom the
head Of the Hargis Branch, some 2A
or 3 miles by the road from Louisa The
house closest TO the scene Of the dis
aster was occupied by VIM. Ekers. MT
Ekers was NJ the time hitching up
team Of horses and he and both horses
were thrown 10 the ground by the force
OF the explosion. but were not hurt The
size OF the hole made by the nitroglyc-
crime Is varlously estimated. one party
saying IL was big enough to hold the
G. & O. depot Of this place. Another
says II is about 30 feet in diameter and
i've or six feet deep. The team was
one that had made the trip on various
occasions before and was n very val
uable one, being worth, according TO
the estimate OF its owner at least S4OO.
Il had frequently been driven by Dock
Peterman OF this place and Il had been
his intention to drive II out on this
fateful morning. but he indicated to
Mr.. Fouty that he did not feel well
enough TO go Monday morning and re-