Morning journal and courier., 1883-07-24
Explosion of a Soda Fountain


 BRooKLYN, July 23.-The soda water foun tain in John Mullen's confectionery at 1Os Bridge street exploded this morning, making loud report and shattered almost every. | thing in the store. Mir. Mullen was knocked down and had one arm and one rib broken Some Embarrnssments in BasIness. NEW YORK, July 23.-Dispatohes received in this city state Jones, Lamson & Co, cot. ton manufacturers of Windsor, Vt.; the Jones-Lamson Machine company (tools) of Windsor, and R. T. Jones, cotton manufac turer, of Athol, Mass, have failed. The lia- bilities are reported heavy.
 Reports received in this city state that a petition in insolvency has been filed against E. P. Carpenter, organ manufacturer, at Wor- cester Mass, by B. B. Hammond & Co.,, who backed him, their claim being for $13a, 900. The total liabilities of MT. Carpenter are placed at $17O, 900 and his assets $50, 900.
 Reports from Norfolk, Va. say that R. T. signment His liabilities are reported at $50, 900 and nominal assets $35, 900.
 A Desperate Affrny-TwO Coiored Walters
 Murtlerousiy Assault a Bartender.
 JAMAICA, July 23.-Frederick Brooks and Philip Hadley were arraigned to-day charged with attempting to kill John Curtis, bar- tender for Murphy & Valentine, during gen. eral riot at the Columbia House last night Curtis had stopped at the hotel with his wife on the way to train and he asked the two men, whom he knew as colored walters at a seashore house, to drink with him. They were drunk and insulting and Hadley drew a revolver which missed fire. Curtis knocked him down, wrenched the weapon from him and was about to fire when Brooks struck him with slung shot, cut him with razor and knocked Mrs. Curtis down, leaving her unconscious on the floor. The Columbia bartender leaped over the bar with two clubs, one of which Curtis took and then beat the colored men into unconsciousness and then had them locked up. The colered men are held to answer.
 Young Couple Killed on the Cars.
 NEwTowN, July 23. - Last night eight young people who were walking along tho Long Island railroad track stepped from the east bound track to avoid an approaching train and failed to nctice train coming be- hind them on the west track. The shrieks of the whistles of both trains warned six of them in time and they jumped, rolled or fell down steep enbankment, some of them falling into Eewtown creek. Miss Burke and MT. Houser, who were somewhat ahead of the rest of the party, were struck by the locomotive, thrown over fifty feet one on each side of the track, and when they were picked ap both were dead.
 Blast FGrnace Caves In-Men Engaged
 Ina Repairing 1t Buried Under the Ruins
 Seven Men Instantly Killed.
 SYRACUSE, July 23.-At 3:30 D. ID. to day a terrible accident occurred at the Onondaga Iron compRny's blast furnace, about mile west of the village of Geddes, just west of Syracuse. For several weeks the blast fur mace has been unused, it having been out of repair Joseph Dawson with gang of men has been engaged for several days in remov ipg the inner fire bricks or arch, leaving only an outer course standing. The fore man considered the outer course entirely se- cure. Without the slightest warning the arch caved in, burying the workmen beneath 1t in the mass of bricks and mortar and ashes The following is list of the victims, all of whom except John Barry were killed outright John Dawson, head mason John Fogarty, John Barry, Anthony L. Lyn- der, Frank Hefty, John Wendell, Michael Cavill and David k. Eagan. The excitement among the employees and outside laboring men was intense, and open threats of vi1- fence were heard, the men being of the epin ion that the proprietors were criminally neg ligent The men had been taken out and were relaying the bricks on the lower part of an iron cage as the arch fell. small scaf- fold was across the furnace at height of eight feet from the ground. It was said by MT. Gere, manager of the company, that it was known that the lining of the upper part was in dangerous condition and that he warned the men before they went in. The fellow workmen of the dead men say it was not known that the lining of the furnac 8 was q darcrarn1lS sfata