The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-02-09
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The most dreadful disaster thai evsr o.
tufred IN the ely " Alilaere tefsIl ~
stDul fuuf aelesk Tits mflefhopn, a. that
hour leffihe esploslaH ~ gsspllHs ieoh
tlaee N The store NJ f n. Orr. The frss'iof
which was Tho entire demolition " tho Orr
block, together with the Miller building or
the west sIda and two ffama buildings on
the easl side, ilat great as was the loss n
property, Il Il a. nothing compared - thu
less ~ life which resulted from 'he esplo
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The following ara tbs names of illoss
knnwn 10 have lost their livasi
f.M. Orr, proprietor Of The stree AMI
block.
Elmer Orr, hla son.
Mrs. Homer Highland, his daughter
Atwoyesr.old A son % Mira Homer High
land ttHf
Mrs. Frank Evans. I
Two small children Of Ma. Frank Evans.
aged respectively two years aud -four
montha
Besldcs those above named ihere wcro
two or three others In the store ~ ths tim"
of the explosion, whose names have not
been learned, but who were spoken With
beneath the ruins before iife had bcrn
crushed 0r burned out nt them. At present
oil those positively known 10 have per-
ished have BEEN extricated from th. de.
bfis. Some Of those are eharred and man.
gled beyond recogni Ion. Tho work. how
ever, IL clearing AWAY tho rubbish
and searching for bodies Il being vigorous.
" pushed forward by the aid Of such light
as Is afforded by the moon aud q bonfire In
Tie street
BESIDES those who perishsd tho following
persons were more OF less ininrciI Robert
loycc, Jerry Miller, Frank Evans, Maggie
Miller, Mrs. freass, Mr.. Baker, D. ID. Low
Is, John Curry, Charles Hayden. Ibe two
le.t named sie Of tho minstrel trorpc Of
DuprcE n benedict. fi
Some escaped, "a II seemed, almost by a
miracle. The grocery store of Mr. McCon'
mol, adjoining, had some seven or eight psr.
sons In II, hut all Of them were dragged
ont not severely hurt.
The scenes Immediately following the
disaster were well calculated " affect tho
! most indifferent. The buildings were an
indcacribable r,ass OF ruins. Men and
, women were russlifs pbout franticaily bs-
, secching that something Vlght bn done;
Mr; Homer Highland, whose WY anm
, eirld perished, was almost hcstse nim,sn
!. with grief anh horror, as was ais2 nv
, Frank Evans, whose wiis and two ehilnsvs
likewise persisted, Mfr. orr was COM
|; 1hc only person In the building known IA
!, have escaped save some employees engaged
4 ~ Tue WORKSHOP ATTACHED 70 tns rear wss w
!. Mr. Frank Evans Ihs great loss % hIs
. resulted from the Inet tha' we seeoha a"u
Z th,rh stories were used ns nweiinIs. a,
. me persons witmn wer. no. All knisu
|. outright, ~ could be too plainly oia ~
!. ,nam aua,ols ou' una's,s s, ss,s' ~ ~ ns'p. ~.
n e1ythihf wa. uyho .nht ecuiu ~ " ~. ~
. cue ue v'ettn.'.out .he faplh spfenh ~ us w. tns
. haines' iotwitllstanuips uin hsroi. suor,H
n OF tho w. company soon nrose the res'
currs pack.
Inc .splosion was caused ~ .ns iunss M.