The sun., 1872-11-27
WELCOME. sTRkNGLR.

The reporter entered, closed the door. and
behind pretty little girl was playing at a table.
=" GO right up stairs" she said The reporter
pleasant little girl, who asked him to go Into the
warm ONCE and await the Superintcnd ndent. lie
did So. Presently n neatly dressed middle
request to see and converse with winam Terry
and John Donnelly; granted permission with the
utmost courtesy. The reporter felt sure the two
boys and everybody Ella. In the house we're in
good hands. The lady accompanied the re-
porter to the ward where the iads we're, and she
gave the nurse In charge the necessary dircc-
tons.
We're able To- speak. Donnelly does not nil much,
aud Terry still less Lying therv with their heads
bound u was diiicut ia SEQ their features but
they appeared To be honest, open faced. bright
young fellows.
WHAT THE LADS SAY.
4" Vel soyss" said the reporter, amt you
You could see the lips smile rs ench one said
Yes sir The boys shifted around and seemed
"Donnelly. you're not very badly hurt are
you :" the reporter said.
" No, sir" was tie answer "one eve Is hurt
soms hut ny legs the worst. Doctor says the
-" that's good" said the reporter. "Doyou
Yes sir" Donnciiy said. hut Terry can tell
you more, as lost my senses"
" How far were you from the hole where the
reporter asked. ""'" ''' ''-S'' ''"'' WV
Far a. tho door" isbout four yar,lsl was the
it, and when saw he m, ant fur 20 doit turned
to run Then the explosion come, and rsmem-
| ber nothin more"
GOING snoorISG.
The reporter next turned 90 Terry Now,
Terry he said IL want Won to tell me all about
the ansir-how you came TO 60 ashooting, how
many birds you Killed, and how the accident
well, you s.e." Terry said. "Galilehan was
said, Let's GO n shooting. So we started and
met Hill and Donnelly. and all went to-
yehs Dad tS Sne SUI and M md"S had sHS'T and
| lowed the railroad track out to the place whore
| tho glycer'ne was. There I killed wood
"So you had some luck" the reporter said
1T was only lit ~ a thing" Terry said
| smiling. - gave it to the cat at the house
| whore went this morning after the explosion.
Wei, we came ScT9es big hole, with three cans
Was there any fence around the hole, or eny
pl9card with danger ON 1t the reporter
MAYBE THERE'S GoLp THERE, Boys"
| 40, sir, Terry answered. there wasn't q
| sign of fence, and no placard At all. We an
stood on the side and looked into the hole, and
lill says, Il wonder what's Ia them cans l
says. It's maybe niuo-giycerlue. Donnrlly
| said the same. Hill SAWS, wEnt tn soc what's
u, ta them cans ans oiiII, ~ s,r, was DARE devil soi
touch them. So did Donnelly. Hin says
Maybe there's gold there bows He w,s
! kinder maj King fun, suppose. Then liil ga
out his knife. aud stopped down anI took The
| cork ont Of one II the cans. We looked in. but
! ,%% You thoueht It was nItro-eiyccrinc, though.
| didn't JouE the reporter said.
| NtS. sir, Tory answered. emphasizing each
word. "Wvil, I'm pick up - big stone. ~ D. Z
| A. the clock there about " inches 10y 81. aud
s ThSn we sH' All t. .SsrSS Ss S 6oHndS M S sbo@ SS4
Don't do ~ ran and got behind tree about
! zen yards ~. ! g., there Just In time to see
| iiili lit the stone high as Tie head and dash IL
| down. Then there was
| FLASH or WHITE LIGHr,
just like in big thunder storm. and an awful
| noise, he thing was done quick. Just like
lightning. saw NO smoke. only the flash
| Terry paused and closed the one sound eve
which he had kept fixed on the rcporter all the
| time. There was haN a minute silence.
| was Knocked down nat" he went on. ." snd
felt the dirt falling down upon me. lay there
running from INV lcft rye and nose aud mouth
| Did you hook around to see what had become
no. sir Ferry ry answered. 'rsaa ' made stiah,
| for the hoIse marked kl thought wasn't
| hurt much, hut | was too hewildered Ike tn
think Of cooking for the others."
Did you know your ci.thes had been torn "A
"No Sir Terry replied. They were AL torn
g. pieres, but didn't know y tll ! Eui down 10
s al Tn Then III Sn ad ,a% sow s1 as @
all down as when was born; amt a:cin' after
glyccrna next Evacuation Day"
Tue reporter babe the Lads good day, shook
| their hard, honest hands, and left the ward
DoS'T CUT Jous.
| do YOU know. sir said the nurse, "the
friends 'f these boys want 20 move EN- from tie
a tap came TO the window at the end of the
room, and when J went 20 Il. found . bcs
| standing outside. What do you WANT | SAYS.
| i've come to tell you, the boy eaid, that the
| doctors mustn't cut John Donrelly unless they
| get leave from his friends"
| As the reporter left the hospital h Q met two
| bne boys Of about fourteen and twelve coming
| up tut path. " Are The boys johnny and " tllg
| dead, srf' the elder asked, with a treinulutls
voice. why they're almost as well IA you
are, was the answer Tho two boys scOoted OH.
Jusr N TINE.
! The four lads were hard working, honest fell
| lows, well spoken of by their neighbOTs. They
! worked Ia Warnings hat factory. Alderman
| Hicks and his man, who hastcned to tho hpot
| Immediately after the explosion, were the drd
| 10 hnd Donnelly. They saw hand sticking out
Ola mound Of loose earth Iney moved the eaith
| anu IeIgaaed The lad Just IN time to saie hln
from suno alton.
| II seems that Terry statament about the
| fence = correct. There wa "a fence around the
| hole, but II was stolen long aga. A. Mr.. Coin,
! the CONTRACTOR who /, Ia Minnesota, is liable for
all accidents arisu. from blasting. II Is Thought
! IN fOnkcrs that he s liable for this explosion.
There is little doubt that lac viii he sued for
| damages.
The Cornner's inquest On nm and Gnliighan
sat yesterday. The verdict wds th at the lads came
10 their death by the explosion Of nltro-giy-
| cerine.