Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1884-11-14
Abou, one thousand person. we're viewing the

About one thousand persons were viewing III,
sceue or the wreck yesterday afternoon.
Cracks are reported In several brick building'
10 Perry sburg from the force Of the concussion
"wbers did the Democrats get that big gun .
was the frat ipnecc Mt thought that was sbo'
into the mind of.Geo Strain ss he was stopping
over pokinR the fire In the stove.
A conductor on the Lake Shore n, r. though,
from the rocking Of his train at Millbury, that
u wss.leavlng the track, and all the doors Of
the cars were thrown open by the concussion.
II. E. Peck was driving along the road In
Toledo about half mile from tho scene of the
explosion when Il occurred and did not have to
be told that there was terrible shaking UP In
that vicinity,
A large amount OF glass was broken In the
House Of Refuge. the N. W. .. Asylum, The
Halfway House and other buildings not far
distant from tho dynamite factory aud consisr.
nation was spread broadcast
A sewing machine sgen, was driving along
In spring wagon few hundred yards distant
from the fsc,ory and when the arst explosion
took place he whirled around 10 see who bad
shot nj him from ambush and Ina twinkle the
concussion Of the second explosion turned him
back facing To the front, az much as to say
"follow your leader
A panic was created In number Of the
school rooms In Toledo and son.e Of the scholars
were injured in the stampede for the doors and
after gaining the street spread In all directions
and circulated all kinds Of reports as to what
had happened TO the school building. which
created great anxiety among the parents ro-
Rarding the safety of their children.
John Phalrn was driving spring wagon TO
the city 10 which was his family and aged
grandmother. lie was about 200 yards dis,an,
when the explosion took place, and his rig aud
contents were piled into the ditch in a heap,
while the air was filed with flying debres from
barns, fences and trees which were falling all
around them. Strange To say none were injured
except the grandmother and the harness.
DR.. Rheinfrank was standing on tho sidewalk
in front of Mr.. A. Williams store and MS the
glass came rattling down around his feet he
looked scross the street and thought all tho
bricks Of the two butcher shops and The bakery
were coming right over onto him. and he tan
Into the store for protection, while A. q. Will
lisms ran ou, the back door and a. Williams
out the front door TO prevent being crushed by
the building in which tho Dostor was seeking
refuge.
The opinion, whether groundloss or not, ha s
become quite prevalent that our Union School
building is unsafe in a severe storm, aud 1t is
not surprising that such a shock as that Of
yesterday should create almost q panic. In
the Grammar room large heavy blackboard
was setting on the floor and leaning back
against the partition wall. This was thrown tc
tn. floor with crash and clatter, maps wer,
thrown from the wall, and Miss Ceas declares
that the partition wall swsyed loot from The
effects of the concussion, and that the crack,
in the wall whore the new building is Joined tt
the old. opened nearly a finger length. II Il
not surprising that the scholars should max,
an effort to leave the rooms BY the shortes
route In such q state Of confusion. The teach.
ers in some of the dep irtments held their pu
pills, while in others so many had scattere,
about town to sec what was up that the olasse
| were adjourned until noon.
| We might cor tnue first Impressions AM
splinters from the wreck almost indefinitely, bu
have already crow dsd over CO nsiderable matte
prepared for this issue. To more fully illus,rat
the fact TO the distant reader that we la
the greatest shake up on earth, We appened tw
dispatches to more fully explain the force {
the explosion:
COLCHESTER, ONT, Nov. l3.-Quite n sever
shock of earthquake was felt here at 1890 thi
morning which brought noarly every perso
in the village to the door to learn the cause {
the shaking ground. 1t was felt at Kingsvill
also where windows were broken.
CLEVELAND, Nov. ia rumbling and shoe
believed to have been caused by the explosion
Toledo was plainly heard and felt this mo- min
at Leavittsburg, distant from Toledo about Is
miles in an air line. Here J IL miles east frot
Toledo, persons who observed the motto
thought il was an earthquake.