, 1877-03-07
TIE DLoOAIINGv1LLE CALAMITY.
Afto fnfk Times.


skating on rollor-skatcs reached Dloonngvlllc,
aud the construction OF rink was bcgun md
carried forward with moro haste than ought TO
have characterized 90 important work. It
was determined that tho rink shou1d bo ready
for use by tho 1st OF February, but II was not
actually completed until near tho cud Of tho
month The grcatest interest In the undertake
Ing was manifested by all classes. Thu local
Baptist minister gave lecture on the Tor
turcs OF tho 1nqu!sition " In MD Of tho rink,
anil a 1eAhinG citizen who had been In Europe
followed with lecture upon tho Crusadcs, H.
Illustrated with plan Of 8olomun's Tcnple md
d chrome showing an army OF blue lsraalitee
yellow Egyptians. The ladies oi the town .gavo
Il Martha Washington Reception" md tho
Dorcns Society decided to divide the profits nf
it, aunual fair oetwecn tho missionaries and tho
thusiastn, anl worked pious mottoes upon eard-
board, which they would have sold had they not
auarrcletl over the question which motto wns
ths most sif'xn xqo ns
jnakers,H and "Loyo Quo Anothcr,n mingled
with hair and buttons.
In tinle tho necessary funds wcrc raised and
Win composite pavement uaaklu Of tar: ane
sand, and other abstruao chemicals, and tue
building Was warmed by furnace. tho "1cgis.
ters" connected with which wore Judiclously
p4utVA uE1c A'lA tuEkE III kuV ApNt3 ~ SAV
skuters could readily warm their feet On tho
evening OF tho a6tll Of February the rink was
formally opened with . prayer by tho Mothotllst
minister a,ltl singing by the Presbyterian choir,
together with IN address OH general topics by o
former Justice Of tic Pence. Then, ntnil tho
inspiring strn!ns OF tho Dioomingyillc Drnss
hand, tho akaters adjustal their rollers and tho
All went as merry rs IN IndlAna ma1riago-
belt, which Is as ready to ring for d dlvarca as
d wedding, At least sixty pcrsous wcre on tho
lour, md largo nunibur wcrc ranged alonE
enjoying tho specturlo and peanuts. DetoFo
long, however, the rink bccaMc 0pprcsslycly
warm. The engineer In chargu Of tho furnncc
was now to the buatness and had injudlciously
inolnetcr c'!ulbcd upward. It began at bs lus..,
but at o'clock II lad reached ~, and was still
ria1ng. AZ precisely o:o ,,J Juags bowman' who
the efforts OF his friends. A lew motnents
later lady Of great moral worth and cubic
dime1stons followed tho judgo'a example, nnd
Tier There wcrc fourteen "rcgtstcr. on tho iloor,'
and for space Of several yards uround euch ono
of those regsstcra the tnr pavement had sudden
ly yielded to tic oxccsslyo heat. As the fright
victims, tded to reach the platform many Of
them slsatc1 too near tle rcgtslcrn, ami inyo)-
unfairly sat dawn IN the most pronounced Tau-
nef. Within ten minutes utter the panic began,
fifteen leading citixenu Ut Dl0omiHgvillQ md
twenty-five ladies' were fasteued to tho luor as
Nslnly a8 Il they were Expfssa labGsa pasted
upon n1vely-p0ltahcd artlslca u luriitnrc,
Again aud a;a!'l was some is4llng c1tizeu par
lug garments was uniformly added his piarcIng
ctt.caty " oe allowed to resulne his mctiltatiys
attitude until llu could bo furnished With mn
Ulster overcoat. The ialtea, with character
ist'e Inconsistency, i,uplorc4 tctr friends to ail
them, but, wi,nn approached by charitable young
Ncn with crowDars, tlur:c1y demanded to bs Let
alons. Over ths horrors uf this scene humanity
| midnight bcforc \ full supply OF ulsters wis
obtained, anu the sitnultAeuIla1y happy thought
oE putting cut tho lights occurred IL nh ntelli-
gent man. Tho fifteen leading citizens atMl tl.oa
twentytwo ladies' were finally cxtricatrd al,l car-
| 1ieu to thor several homeat Mll on tho very
next night tho snK accidentally took lro al.l
burned to the grouud. "