The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-05-28
TERRIFIC EXPLOSION.
AN IMMENSE BUILDING IN BOSTON
SUDDENLY DEMOLISHED.
A U.arxe Nausner Of Persons hurled
In the NstWs.

BosroN. MAY 2d. AT GAO this evening |
terrific explosion occurred i'm y. ID. |
DAVIS drug store. southwest corner III |
Washington and Lagrange streets. ~.
.,2j Washington street. AT late hour
nothing definite was known. but the |
widest remors are In circulation. At the |
time of the explosion there were known
to be about TWENTY-FIVE persons In the
building, all of whom were more or less
seriously injured. The first intimation
of the disaster was Il deep rumbling
sound. similar to the report of an
earthquake. and almost stimuli
tancousiy the walls of the building
burst outward in every direction. and
falling In confused mass. presented q
scene Of wreck seldom before witnessed.
| II was more complete than that Of any of
| the buildings blown down by powder du-
| ring the great fire. The force Of the cX-
plosion was almost beyond description.
aud flooring and other intlammable mt
ferial, at once took fire. The tiremen
went hcroically to work to subdue the
flames AMI rescue imperilcd lives in the
ruins. At this writing two dead bodies
have been taken ont, and three Others ex-
,ricated. who will undoubtedly die. a
dozen or more have been sent to the City
Hospital. more or less seriously injured.
|
cured Is a fOur-story building, with a
front of thirty feet on Washington street,
and depth Of seventy feet on Lagrange
street.
The ground floor was occupied by y.
ID. Dow, apothecary and manufacturer of
soda water. In removing mass of brick.
the iiremen first came upon the body of
u horse, attached to a buggy, buried near
Lagrange street front, under the debris.
The widest excitement prevailed among
tie immense crowds of people present
n the dead and wounded were being
taken from the ruins. A large force Of
police kept back the populace. The adj
joining buildings are more or less shaken
and damaged from the effects of the eX-
2 plosion.
ADDITIONAL OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES or1
! the DEAD.
!. The second floor of Dawes building
= was occupied by l.. ID. Frazier. merchant
tailor. who, with workman. were taken
, out slightly injured The next room
!, back was occupied by Mrs. Lizzie Frazier
!, and her little daughter The latter died
: soon after being taken out. Mrs. Frazier
/, was severely, but not dangerously. in
q jurcd. The third floor was occupied BY
:, DIR. Richardson. and he i not accounted
|
:. clairvoyant. and her husband. who wer,
!, both saved, but brother of the husband
4 who lived with them, Is not accounted
" for. The fourth floor WAS occupied b,
i Anna Compton. a widow lady, who ba,
y number of shop-girls boarding with
!. her. The widow was
n TAKEN or DEAD,
u but none of the girl. have been accounted
u for. In addition to the above the follow
= ing have been taken from the ruins Mr.
: Lord, Nc. 81 Fast Chester Park, in a dy
ing condition: Mr. Daniel $. Frazier, moi
seriously injured; Mrs. Lorring Gard
!. ner and her little son, not seriously In
y jured Mrs. W. A. Coffin, not seriously
! injured: John }. Mahony, probably ia.
tally injured Morris Ackerinan, in a dy.
ing condition; +. Arlcy. skull fractured
and otherwise injured John A. Stctson
slightly injured Jacob Valsis, badly cut:
Martha Louder occupied an apple-staId
J. on the corner: she was blown into tn,
!. street. and had an arm and leg broken
- Thomas Corey was badly cut: Samuc
Farwell, manager of DAVIS store,
!, BLOWN INTO THE STREETS.
badly injured. Miss Lizzie Getuey wa
reasoned with great ditie"ity slight in
,. iuries. The above embraces the casual
- late hour. 1t is difficult TO estimate tn
losses. rhat to the building proper /
II about $4,000. In view of the terrific ex
Il plosion and general shaking of the al
Is Joining buildings. it is thought the los,e
"A will aggregate 100000.
=, THEORIES OF THE ACCIDENT.
:, Various theories are advanced as to tn
nature OF the explosion, but nothing a
III yet is definitely known. The most gene
rally accepted is that it was the gas-ger
l. orator In the cellar that exploded. II
a asserted, however, there was no nitro
" glycerine in the house, and that no othe
u substance could have caused such an il
Simultaneous demolition of the buildin,
t. The dead body OF James N. Frawley
va book agent, has been taken from III
y ruins. Other bodies are thought to !
III there. There is IA large force still ;
work. The ruins are lighted by powe
y full calcium lights.
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