The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-05-25
FEARFUL FATES
OF UNFORIUNATE HUMAN BEIN0s,
Particulars or the Terrible Explosion at
NJ. Joseph, Violent Deaths
in Other Forms - Fires aud
Casualties 10 Property,

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In Other Forms - Fires aud
Casualties 10 Property,
ST. JOSEPH, No., May 24,-There wer
twenty or thirty men in the coloTed 50
loon, last night, at the time OF the explu
sion, and most Of them escaped. Th
Goncusslon blew the walls OF the bnildiDl
outward, and several who were blown ou
with the walls found themselves in thu
debris, from which they were rescueC
more or less bruised. Charles Dunlap, lhC
bar tender, q large man weighing over S0l
pounds, came near making hls escape, bu
his feet were caught under portion o
tho fallen roof, and he was burned Il
death, while desperately struggling to irel
himself and appealing for help, whiCl
could not reach him In time TO save hi
lie. His body was pulled out, after liz
was extinct in Chsrred condition
Billy Williams was burned to death and
the body recovered. Several otherl
who were rescued within the first mo
ments Of the explosion, supposed to be
dead, are still living, and although more
or lees injured, may recover,
At 4 o'clock this morning one body was
taken out OF the cellar, and probably
others may be found. John Hicks and u
lad twelve or thirteen years old are miss.
Ing. The following is a list OF the in-
inred;
Jim Holiday, cut in forehead and back
Of head.
John BsaCham, head badly cut and
bruised recovery doubtful. He was play.
Ing cards with man named Williams,
who was killed.
George Coleman, badly bruised.
Jack Lincoln, arm broken.
John Rncker, back sprained.
Alex. NorthCutt, both hands burned
badly TO the wrist aud cheeks badly
burned, In some places to a crisp. =
Dave Brewsher, cuts In head,
John Cooper, head burned badly and
peeled.
Andy CowpCrn, burned in the face and
hands.
John Greer, leg broken.
Dick Dysart, arm crippled badly.
Ben HOLMAN, face burned.
As 10 the cause Of the accident there is
nothing positive. Just before the explo.
sion took place Alex. NOrthCott, who has
a number oil men and boys In training for
minstrel combination, came into the
saloon and got q match for the purpose Of
going down stairs to lightu up for rehearsal.
The basement was divided, the front por.
ton being used Tor storage purposes for
Dantorth fluid, and the latter for re.
hearsal room, where large crowds OF col.
ored people have been wont to gather
nightly. It 10 presumed that when the
match was struck the fluid ignited, thus
causing the explosion.
FATAL BOILER EXPLOSION.
MEMPHIS, May 24,-This afternoon at
Eve o'clock the boiler in the foundry oil
Thos. Risk & Co exploded, killing W. H.
Hadler and Edward Hopkins, and aerl.
ously injuring Frank Cubbina, John
Adams and John Hoyle. The Jury at the
inquest returned verdict OF gross care.
leseness on the part ol the owners for
employing an incompetent engineer.
The cylinder OF the engine was blown
over the county jail and through brick
wall one hundred yards distant. The en-.
glneer In charge at the time was youth
OF fifteen years.
KILLED ny HIS SON.
ANNA, LII, May A.- Robert s. Rey.
noldS, seventy years Of age, resident Of
this county, was instantly killed by bis
aon, young man OF twenty-five. They
were having dispute when the boy
threw q atone, which struck bis father OH
the head with fatal result,
FATAL FALL OF A moor.