The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1875-06-01

cea tes. At the same time this change is not
duty that army officers seek. Itwouid not be
congenal except for the reason that they feel
thar better results to the country and the In
dams would follow reform, and if it were
made they would labor willingly and cheer
fully to render the measure successful.
ed-.Several Persons Killed OF Dan.
eerously Wounded.
A terrible explosion in soda manufac-
tory at Boston, under the drug store of
BOWS Il Co., corner Of Washington and
La Grange streets, which occurred ON the
10Th, has been briefly described by tele-
graph. The following are additional par
ticulars:
The building, large four story brick
structure, was filled with Offices, dwelling
rooms, ETC., and the ground floor and base
ment with the drug store mentioned, and
the mandatory of soda water was prin-
cipal branch of business. A large num-
Der OF persons were in the store, and tho
streets were crowded with passcrs by,
as usual at that hour, when there came a
sudden, binding fash of light, a cloud of
vapory, gaseous smoke, and a dull, heavy
shock. At the same instant the building
seemed to lift from the ground into the
air, and in an instant to descend into the
cellar into chaotic mass Of building ma
terial. One man, who was drinking soda
at the counter, found himself in the mid.
die of the street uninjured another, who
was passing on Lagrange street, was
blown through the show window of the
store opposite, and somewhat cut by the
glass. A horse-car passing on Washing
ton street was lifted from the track and
thrown to the opposite side of the street.
All the passengers were stunned and
thrown into heap at the bottom of the
car, ard enc of the horses was killed. A
hack passing about the same time was
blown clear across the street. A large
number of persons who were in the build
ing at the time were carried down among
the mass Of debris. Mrs. Lizzie Comp
ton, woman apparently so years old,
was in the third story, and either was
thrown or jumped from the window to
the sidewalk, striking upon her head and
killing her instantly.
A man named Pratt was thrown bodily
from the window by the shock, and all the
glass within block of the building was
shattered.
AS soon as the building fell in. fire
burst out from the debris, and two alarms
of fire were rung in, calling together
large number of engines. The flames
we're soon extinguished, and the search
for the bodies began and continued dur
ing the night. The killed and wounded
were removed to the city hospital in all
sorts Of vehicles.
When the roof fell in over the debris
of the demolished building, portion oft
meath this section was heard the cries Of
a man apparently in great distress. One
of the tiremen was attracted to the
place, but the cries ceased a moment after.
The fireman in the meantime had got an
axe and commenced cutting through to
where he thought the unfortunate man
was. While thus engaged his attention
was attracted few feet distant by a
board being forced up through the frag-
ment of the roof. Operations we've then
commenced here, and in a few moments
the poor fellow was released from
his living death. He sustained
a few flesh wounds, but be-
yond this his injuries were not
serious. He said that he had given up
all hope of rescue until he heard the
fireman cutting through the roof near
him. This gave him courage, and he re-
solved upoI one more effort, and fortu-
nately it attracted the attention of res
cuer. Among the wounded who were:
taken away on the stretchcrs was wo-
man, who said she lived on Harrison ave-
nue., but concerning her name or the
number of her house she was perfectly
ignorant. One of her arms was broken,
and she was also injured about the head,
the latter wounds probably affecting the
mind and memory. She seemed per-
1ectly calm and rational, and con-
scious that she had been mixed
up in an accident. but of the nature of
what had happened she was totally igno-
rant. She had no recollection of leaving
home, and didn't know that she was found
among the ruins Of the PROSTATE build
ing. On account of not being able to tell
where she lived, she was taken to the city
hospital. Upon being told where she
was to be taken she expressed thanks to
the officer, and said she hoped he would
ask the docto: to take good care Of her.
One of the women who was taken out
OF the ruins and carried to one of the
stores opposite was so blackcned in the
face as to render it impossible to tell
whether she was white woman or a ne
gro. She was apparently insensible and
fatally injured. Upon being laid down in