St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1882-05-06
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.

The dead body OF Charles Populorum
was found In vat at his uncle's tannery in
Chicago, the other morning. A watchman
found him on the place In an intoxicated
condition the night previous, and put him
to bed. AS Charles had been deserted by
his wife. who took with her his only child,
it is not yet known whether his death was
occasioned by accident or whether in fit OF
dependency he drowned himself. He was
Frenchman, about 40 years Of age.
FRANK EVANS, guest at the Great
Western Hotel, Philadelphia, Pa, was
found dead in his room the other day. He
had shot himself in the ear with small re-
volver, which was clutched in his hand.
Evans seemed to be a thorough gentleman,
and did not miugle much with the other
boarders. He was well supplied with fine
clothing, and was employed by law firm in
New York.
Mrs. LADosCH, of Milwaukee, Wis,
found her grandchild, named Gogel, eating
a white powder the other day, and tasted
it to see what it was. Both died, and it was
found that the poison was compound
known as 'sRough on Rats"
For the offense of paying attention to
wealthy widow, school-teacher near Per-
ryville, Ark, named J. NJ. Butler, was killed
with shotgun by an unknown assassin the
other night.
TWELVE persons were killed and
number Of others seriously injured by the
explosion of boiler in Baltimore, Md,
April 18th. The immediate part OF the
building where the explosion occurred was
occupied by A. II. Sibley & Co. as chop
and feed mill, and the floor above and the
first floor adjoining on King street by Miller
& Coleman, as a sash and door factory. The
machinery had been idle for some time for
repairs, and fire had just been started to
resume work when the explosion occurred.
A portion of the boiler was propelled north
ward, entirely demolishing two two-story
brick dwelling houses on King street,
and throwing down the side wall of
a rear building adjoining. At the
time OF the explosion John Addison, the
engineer; Harrison Waters tcolored), fire.
man; Andrew Cooper, machinist, who had
been making repairs, and Frank Kraning,
a boy, were In the engine room. All were
killed except Cooper, and he was fatally IN
jured. In No. 173 King street, Geo. Pentz,
aged 10, was killed; Ida Rosenberg had
leg broken; Ellen Rawlings (colored), serv-
ant, was severely hurt by the walls falling
upon her. In Ill King street, Grace Gray,
aged 90, was killed. In the yard adjoining
the factory, Abraham Hepbron (coloredl,
while unloading q lumber wagon, was
struck by flying missile and his skull frac-
tured. James Roden, aged 10, had his skull
fractured. Edw. Callahan had leg broken.
Mrs. Margaret Kauf, 454 Pratt street, adjoin-
ing the factory, was killed at the wash-tub
in the kitchen by flying bricks. G. W.
Gates, who was at work in the granite yard,
a square distant, was struck in the face by
a brick and severely hurt. Edward Kelly.
an employee in the building, had leg bro
ken. Several others were less seriously
hurt. The building and machinery and
dwelling houses, owned by Richard Crom-
well, Jr., were wrecked. Several bodies
are supposed to be still under the ruins.
The damage to property and machinery is
at $4,000. There was a similar
explosion in the same building twelve years
ago, when five persons lost their lives.