Jasper County Democrat, Volume 5, Number 31, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 November 1902 — TWELVE KILLED BY BOMBS. [ARTICLE]

TWELVE KILLED BY BOMBS.

Explosion of Fireworks in Hew York Proves Fatal to Many. In New York twelve persons were killed and more than fifty injured shortly after 10 o’clock Tuesday niglit, when many hundred pounds of high explosives, composing the magazine of tireworks for the pyrotechnic display in Madison square, exploded with a terrific crash. Thousands of people were massed about the s[HJt in Madison avenue, between 24th and 25th streets, where the explosion took place. Tlie explosion was heard r mile away. Windows were shattered in the Fifth Avenue Hotel, Hoffman House and in the Bartholdi, as well ns in residences on Madison avenue facing the park .and stores iu Broadway and 23d street. The fireworks which exploded were of tlie most dangerous sorts, consisting of hig’ipower bombs, rockets and “flower pots.” There were several tons of these, which had been placed iu the middle of tlie street directly in front of the four-story brown stone house of David Bishop, 11 Madison avenue. Tlie premature explosion of one of the bombs caused tlie disaster. Inspector Brooks, who was plai.H-d in charge of tlie police immediately aft >r the news of the explosion was sent to police headquarters, arrested tlie employes of the fire works company in charge of the pyrotechnics. After the first shock of (lie exploshm hundreds pressed forward to tlie work of rescue. Many were unable to view tlie scene and turned back. The dead were carried to secluded places to await tlie coining of tlie patrol wagons. Many of the injured were unconscious when picked up. Tlie injuries of som*> were of the most terrible description.