Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-11-22
SECOND DISPATCH.l
Frightful Explosion at Chicago.


CHICAGO, November 21st.-Early this at.
ternoon terrific explosion occurred in East
Seventy-third street, between Second and
Third avenues, where Patrick Farley, con-
tractor, has mea blasting rock on a North
Side street. 1t was caused by the careless.
ness Of Patrick Monahan, the foreman, in
putting number of dynamite cartridges to
dry on the steam pipe. The explosion shook
the entire reighborhood, and wrecked the
windows and doors in fifty houses adjacent.
The flying glass, splinters and falling bricks
and furniture injured several persons. Mon
ahan has been arrested. The defamation was
heard all over the upper part of the city, and
was felt from Fifth avenue to East river and
from Ninetieth to Sixtieth street. The ex-
plcsion Of cartridges made a sort of crater
about tive feet in diameter and ten inches
deep in the sidewalk. The shed over the
boiler was reduced to match-wood, and the
steam attachment which conveyed power to
the dill was swept away. Not one of the
workmen was injured. When the noise of
the explosion was over. cries of distress and
alarm, accompanied by the crash of falling
glass and woodwork, were heard in all direc-
lions in the immediate neighbothood, In q
few moments thousands Of persons, attracted
by the ex plCs;oH, swaImed around the exca-
vAtion, snd the residents CT more than ssv.
eaty houses left their homes in fear. In
several instances the locks of doors, shut
when the explosion occurred, were wEenched
of, many window-cssiags and shutters
iroken and displaced, and plaster fell
FROM the ceilings Probably dczen
windows were wrerched in houses as
remote from the scene Of the explosion as
Fifth avenue and Seventy ninth street,
Sixty-ssventh and First avenue. La al dam
age was done in about eeyenty'fiye houses.
MoDahaE's theory is that a spark from the
furnace ignited the fuse Of ore Of the car
sridges. Eight persons only were slightly
injured by the explosion. Farley, TIE COZ
tractor. notified all the householders which
had suffered that he would pay the damage,
and asked those i8jGred to send him their
doctor bills. These will not be heavy. The
shock of the explosion caused soma alarm in
The public school in East-Seventy- fifth street,
but order was quickly restored.
Double Murder with Poison.
MILWAUKEE, wis.,. November 21st.-The
Republicans Alto wis special saYa: a
double murder by poisoning occurred in .
family OF H0llaCders. A Mrs. Yernier in
duced her mother and brother to eat soup
which was poisoned. Both died within a
few hours.
The First Train Crosses the Mexican
Border.
GALVESTON TEX, November 2ist.-A
construction train OF the Texas-M IL, xican road
crossed the temporary bridge near Laredo
to.dsy-the first train to cross the Mexican
border
Business OF the Country.
BOSTON, November 21st-The Post says
The Clearing house exchanges last week ag-
geegated S1,207, 000, e00-a substan ial gain
over the preceding week, due almost wholly
l. l. - -. L.. j
and speculation stagnsnt.
The Billiard Tournament.
NV York, November 21st.-In the bill
lard tournament tonight, Morris defeated
Carter and Dion beat Heiser.
Morris defeated Slosson and Wallace &c.
feated DAILY.
Eastern Temperature.
New YORK, November st-Midnight.-
Observation-Disclosures 67'. lowest 4S'.
CHICAGO, November Dist .-Thermometer-
H:obast 400 lo-vasR 21o