, 1875-11-12

bptiite nf tue vlctlfnb were shoch1bSlt pA'n",'
Tao fierco and siory h'aet csrno npon them %'th-
out A seconds warning, and there war no faSs'-
blnty OF eecstc. Some nf tho 1non had every
rMttclo Of hals singed from, their heads. "!','o
their hsn!s mud faces werr hntncd 60 that ~"
.kIa cropped OF in p1cat i'aAes,. bhe m3'Aa
hkin OF forrman Lnyest'e loft hand was shls',
q,ea,ly plckaa up upon tho roof. Il hal peeled
OF intact, the dnser1 aaherng ~ e!e alu1, ah!1
ecorshch and rhtNe}eli A. whH, closely TO-
fetntiutl tho inner huff of = arckasin E'ove.
Sumo Of tho wcskn,en were IT. their sbtrt-sleesea
aud others we're riah IN light sarments. "ps"
which the tauses soGod with watdailnl aFlt!lty.
Ons poor fellow had hra shirt nenEly burned nsi.
and tho greater part Of tho akin Of ha back
came on with il. Ono or two Of thosa rresent
eBcnped NTH comparatively ei1Rht hnEnb. Ana
they rendered active assibtance IN sasiEg t!aso
OF tbeir companions who weEe Threatened with
Instant death from (lo tlameH.
lis alarm cs,,sea l.y thu explosion md tho
flames spread in M instnoe throughout the
shoi,e, and iannnreh men rushed to tho rso II
assist tho injut oil men. Almost Immediately al
alarm of fire was sounded from tho box con"
had elapAel loforo d portion Of tho Fito Dorart-
mont bad responded. Tho Games by thla t,1t'e
lad communicated With the roof hn1 for 10"
minutes it looked ~ il there would bo sof'"llt
conagrat'on, but tue vigorons and vnsshs.sn VI '1,,
elEofta Of The fl1cmen eoon ailsycd all such Ap'
prehenslone. .,.-
Tie half.roastod victims nf tho accident Wefo,
AZ speedily as porsihe, rarfiot ffoaA tnesf p'aso
OF dagger into tho mailasers ounce ~ ~ ~. ~
jacept buildinE, h,i1 furssensefs weto eeut Gus
In evorv diteotiuu TO procufe ,neltcaf asssstaco:
Dre, 6lturley, Yen,aDr, iootlwiu, Mcleod. and
Woodworth vera among tho Artt 70 sespouss. 9sa
t,sod every potslbla mehns to IelSyo , tne snAst
nIaycj great furiitutto, and hardly ono oE tho
b,syt fellows utlaresl eroan wsi[o 1'tideF til"
hk1lla Of tho 8ntEeuuH.
The folloWiuEis complete hst OF tho 'in-
infoA with shefr Occupations III tt's st,oPs thur
nf rna,1af1ca. md tlB extent U$ thGtf
jurcs:
.,olp T. Loyett. foremsn Of tho slnsmitbs. osa Ma
CONT direct ; very seriously l'urned.
street ca.t; injuries serious but not fatna.
JAnass, tinanih, ~ Congress street cast; shock
'g soe ss ST cszfns seet east.
very se7cra and probably fatal.
August Nozer. lsho1er. 2, Sherman atFres Whole
upper part Of body horribly burned, aud rseoscry
DI con,s.l sierii.n, soreman in woodworking shor
6a5 Congress street cast injuries ssriouH but not
George Merd'.n. vool mscanlss, Morse street !;
strtnnsis burned, e9t VIII rss'.Syf. ,....
ousY burned. apl recovery very Improbable. ,,,
Ie.er seurnck ciore-soy u yeass Of ags. ei9 chn-
H. kiairc, carpenter, sixth street; slightly burned.
II ,1stfcE painter ls' ch'n0 street badly but
~ j, Collar painser +q9 Sikh stteot sercrey bis-
tered about tho faeo and hsn1s.
Elwast CrlnlIna, unam!th, 4s9 lssned street eaas
hukHlAf
Tho persous who received surgical ail upon
tho spot wcro those who wero most dangerously
injured. Flaur, oil, and other soothing tslnc-
dies were applied to tho ehnstlv hnrI'st aud the
injured parta were carefully raped IN cottor
batting. after which tho sufferers were removed
in hacks. Mr. Hatch was not 80 badly injured
but that with assistance i,o could walk down
etairs to tho CARRIAGE int lD presented rltliu
night. Ills head and fncr, which wero shooting
Is burned, wess completely cnseopea IN cotton
bnttinE, as wcEo ulHo lin bands and knees Mr.
IlRtcs, is particularly unfortunate. Hc was oiit
Of those worst injured BY the fall Of an elevator
| at tho worlss few weeks ngo. and had outy beef
ut work short tiHlo "llan l0 mot wtll tho laRI
accident. Mr. 1.ovcttA caso is particularly dts
| trcsrine one. The skin is all off his taco hnt
hands, aud it IL feared that ho will loae his eye
sieAt.
Tho loss by fro wilt probably not exceed 500
and IL tho cant important foa:uro OF the terrible
Affair. Within an honr after tho oSplosfon work
| men wcre engaged ia rcmnvtng the burned tim
| bora and repairing tho damage.