The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-02-01
Buildings Wrecked and People Blown
About Like Leaves.
SCORES OF PERSONS WOUNDED
Many of Whom VIII Die-what Happened
to Passing Street Car Graphic
Descriptions of the Shocking
Calamity--Thev Victims.
FIRES AND OTHER MlsHAPs
Another pittshurr Explosion.

PIrTsBURG, Jan. 3l.--Three explosions
OF natural gas occurred this morning
near Thirty-fourth street and Pennsyl-
vania avenue. Six people are reporte d
killed, twenty injured and six or eight
houses wrecked.
DETAILS OF THE CALAMITY.
Natural gas Is responsible for another
terrible explosion, which at this hour
seems to involve not only the wreck OF
houses, but serious loss of life and
maimings, which will follow the victims
to their graves. Shortly before l2
O'Clock there was
AN ALARM ON THE BIG BELL
on the municipal hall, but IL was of such
an irregular character that even Chief
Evans, who was in the rotunda of the
hall At the time, was at loss to know
where 1t came from. In a moment word
was transmitted by telephone to the
mayors office and at the engine houses
that disastrous explosion OF natural
gas had occurred at Forwarden road,
otherwise known as Thirty-fourth
and Butler streets, and that there had
been serious loss of life, as we'll as
great destruction of property. The
meagre details which could be se-
cured over the telephone were to the
effect that an explosion had occurred in
August Rush's saloon, No. 1886 Pennsyl-
vania avenue, and that an ad dining
building had also been wrecked by the
explosion.
THE CONCLUSION
created the widest excitement In the
immediate vicinity, and hundreds of
people gathered about, as the ruins had
taken fire, and rumors were current
that numbers of persons were buried in
the debris. Just a few moments after
passed in front of the wrecked build
| ings, filed with passengers. A second
explosion occurred, and the car was
THROWN FROM THE TRACK
by the force of the upheaval. The con-
sternation among the passengers was
more than a panic, and scarcely one Of
the whole number escaped without more
or less injury. The driver was blown
fiom his position ami so severely in
jured that he may not recover. At the
same time pieces of timber and flying
debris of all kinds, were hurled in the
all by the second explosion, and caused
havoc among those who had gathered
In the vicinity, and the list OF the in
jured swelled until 1t had reached be-
tween twenty and thirty. Several
and tho number OF houses embraced
was increased to ten or fifteen. About
twenty minutes past II o'clock signals
that the tire had been extinguished were
sent in, but scarcely ten minutes elapsed
till another alarm was sounded from
the same box, and additional steamers
hurried to the spot, not only to aid In
extinguishing the flames, but TO assist
in aiding to care for the injured and in
hunting Tor those who were
SUPPOSED TO RE BURIED
under the buildings, which had been
involved in the general destruction. In
the excitement Immediately following
the only names ascertained were Glib
son, the car driver; August Horn, az
iron worker, and Heinger A. Barker
The injured were taken to the Office o
, Clark's Solar Iron Works, on Thirty
, Fourth street.
WHERE THE EXPLOSION OCCURRED.
The explosion occurred In three build
ings. One was the Iron City hote
saloon, operated by an Engllshmar
named George Morris. IL was low
frame building, twelve feet front ant
thirty feet deep. The man by whom 4
was occupied had kitchen and dining
Z room in the basement. Above the bar
room were two bedrooms. Next to thi
was a meat shop Of Mrs. Hammersdoe
Ter, which building was jus
like the one occupied by Nor
- ris. Across Thirty-Third street wa
{ a saloon kept by Geo ge Mueller. III
, lived in a four-story brick house, tn
bar-room being on the first floor and
tobacco mandatory, also operated b.
Mueller, on the second floor. Abov
this and In the front of the second Hoo
was the sleeping departments.
THE FIRST EXPLOSION
3 was In the cellar of Mrs. Hammersdoe
r ter, about 1895. Mrs. Hammersdoeie
sent her sister, Mary Shoulder, into tn
: cellar for basket. When she reache
, the cellar she struck match gand in
stantly there was loud explosion au
the little building was almost shake
apart. The proprietor was thrown acros
n her shop. The plastering, glass and loos
articles came crashing In from all side,
and the girl in the cellar screame
Il wildly. Before thepeople could recovt
their self possession, there was
ANOTHER TERRIBLE EXPLOSION.
Ii came from the cellar of Morris II
D loon, and wrecked the basement. Mr.
= Morris, who was getting dinner read,
was thrown against the door and badl
bruised. Mr.. Morris was in bed at tf
= time. He was blown out on the floo
but was not seriously injured. The ba
- room was filed with mel
who were thrown about like ter
pins. Mrs. Hammersdoefer foun
n her sister and pulled her up from III
0. cellar. Her little daughter Lizzie wa
s. blown against the wall and covere
with debris and badly hurt about III
N head and face. Miss Shoulder, the vi
x who went into the cellar, was 30 bad
burned that she cannot recover. In u
T. meantime
D. ATH1RD EXPLOSION
occurred In George Mueller's saloo
N across the street. In tho saloon at Il
time were Annie Mueller, daughter
n, the proprietor; Lizzie Gatmouth, coo
Y. DIR. Zerger, of Allegheny, and ia,
ia Stern, a mill worker. Miss Mueller W
n just going down into the cellar VIII
the explosion occurred. She iell dow
80 stairs aud was caught by her feet, whe
h she hung, screaming. Charles Ruth, /
bsr-keenor, heard her screams and r
m into the room, which was by u
IN his way through the falling rui
e. and debris to the celiar-way, aud r,
cued herr DIR. Iergler was blo'
m against the wall aud hurt Internal
Lizzie Gatmouth was burned about
O. face and hurt. Jack Stern was terril
burned. His death Is only a questi
n OF few hours. When the thnd exp
sion occurred the Citizens line pass,
m ger car, No. 20. was just passing.
BEER KEo,
c. blown from the saloon, hit the driv
William Kata, aud knocked him sen