Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1885-02-04
BAD AS DYNAMITE.
NATURAL GAS CREATES GREAT
HAVOC IN THE IRON CITY.
A Succession of Explosions Works Death
! and Wounds and Ruin-Intense Feel
! ing Against the New nlumin-
/ ator-Other Disasters.

sponsible for another terrible explosion Sat
urday, which seems to involve, not only the
wreck of houses, but serious loss Of life and
maimings which will follow the victims t.
their graves. Shortly before IL o'clock,
there was an alarm on the big bel
in Municipal hall tower. In q
moment word was transmitted by telephone
that disastrous explosion Of natural ga
had occurred at the forks Of the road, other
wise known as Thirty-fourth and Butler
streets, and that there had been serious los
Of life as well as great destruction
If property. The explosion occurred
in August Ruh's saloon, S,S5l Penn avenue
and the adjoining building was wrecked.
The conclusion created the widest excite
ment in the immediate vicinity, and hun
ireds of people gathered about as the ruins
had taken fire. and rumors were current
that a number Of persons were buried In The
debris
Just few moments after the occurrence
Citizens Line car passed in front Of the
wrecked buildings filled with passengers. A
second explosion occurred and the car was
thrown from the track by the force OF
the upheaval The CONSERVATION among
the passengers was more than q
panic, and scarcely one of the whole mum.
Der escaped without more or less injury.
The driver was blown from his position and
so severely injured that he may not recover.
At the same time, the pieces Of timber and
dying debris of all kinds hurled in the sil
by the second explosion caused havoc
mong those who had gathered in the vicin-
ty, and the list Of the injured was swelled
until it had reached between twenty and
thirty Several other eruptions followed,
Il hor NJ hnnsaS ~ n
reased to ten or fifteen.
About twenty minutes past II, the signal
that the fire had been extinguished was sent
in, but scarcely ten minutes had elapsed
until another alarm was sounded from the
same box, and additional steamers were
hurried to the spot not only to aid
in extinguishing the flames, but TO
assist in caring for the injured and
in hunting for those who were sup
posed to be buried under the buildings
which had been involved in the general de-
sGruction ... -.
The list of injured, so far as can be sscer.
tanned at this writing, IS as follows: Mr..
Bannotte, head and face burned; DR.. Stein
ert, standing in saloon, blown to the ceiling
and then fell through to the cellar; he then
fought his way ought through tho
flames, is badly burned; Mary Shutter,
terribly burned about the body;
sister Of Mrs. Hermsnsdorfsr, badly
burned about the face and hands; . daugh-
ter Of the butcher, Lizzie, burned about the
face. The barkeeper Of the saloon was
standing in the doorway at the time Of the
accident and was blown across the street,
and was badly injured; Little Annie Miller
was burned and bruised about the head and
body; Lizzie Fultzweissr, q domes-
tic, was terribly burned; Mr.. Fred
Zujsser, who was passing along the street,
was struck by flying debris, had one
eye blown out and his skull fractured, will
die. Mr.. Gus Horn who was also on the
street was badly burned and also hurt by
flying missiles. Jake Stone was struck by
flying wood; had nose broken. Amelia
Oschenhurst, burned about head and arms,
one leg badly fractured, will probably die.
William Payton, an S-year-old boy, was
badly cut on the head by flying glass. A
butcher named Oxenhart was driving past,
and was blown from his wagon and badly
hurt
The injured were quickly removed to
their houses where they received prompt
medical attention
Miller's saloon and butcher-shop are total
wrecks. while the windows in houses for half
a square from the place of the explosions are
shattered. Chimneys are blown down and
walls cracked
The feeling against the Natural Gas cem-
pany is intense andindignsnt citizens aSe
loud in their threats against the gas
company's property. Senator upperman,
who was early at the scene, informed Q
United Press reporter that he had made o
rough draft Of bill that will be- intro
duced in the legislature next week, and will
provide against such occurrences in The fu.
ture. As the flames Of the burning. build-
ings were extinguished, the escaping gas,
pouring into the sewers ignited, and the
flames bursting from the manholes in tie
street caused still more alarm. Many peo-
pie, fearing another explosion, rushed from
their dwellings seeking shelter on side
streets, and at p. m. were still afraid to
named Arensberg, stepped from street car
just as the explosion occurred, and was per-
haps fatally injured by flying debris.
Knocked Out for Good by One Blow.
OMAHA, Neb. FEB. AT Juniata, Neb.,
late Friday night, a young man named
Irwin Farabee escorted young lady named
Young home from a revival meeting, and
when returning from her residence was way
laid by her brother and cousin, who at
tackled him with knives Farabee turned
and fed, being hotly pursued by
the two Youngs Finally he stopped
and informed his enemies that he was un-
armed but would fight one or both fair fist
fight. The proposition was accepted by the
brother Of the girl, who threw away his
knife and sailed in. Farabes PARKED his
blow and planted his fist under his opponsnt's
chin, telling him to the ground, whore he lay
motionless. Investigation revealed the fact
that he was dead. Farabee carried the
corpse to neighboring house and then sur.
rendered to the authorities
Two Killed and Three Fatally Injured.
OAK HARBoR, Ohio, Feb. AIT o'clock
Saturday morning the fast passenger train
on the Lake Shore ran into slsigh-load Of
nine persons, instantly killing Steven Hail.
of Detroit; Jennie Hoopls, Of Waussen, Ohio,
and fatally injuring Mrs. John vogsl, Mra.
Charles Vogel and MIRA Abraham Thier-
were seriously injured. The three women
cannot live.
Fired on a Drunken Mob.
MOUNT CARMEL, Pa, Feb. IA drunksn
mob tried to break into Pulaski Reinard's
hotel Friday night. Reinard fired into the
crowd, dangerously wounding Peter Nc
Crystal, an innocent spectator. Reinard Is
held to await the result of McCrystal's In
juries.
Three People Burned to Death.
ALTOONA, Pa, Feb. 2.-The residence Of
George Love, colored, was destroyed by fire,
Saturday morning, and Loves wife and two
children were burned to death. The fire was
accidental
The Providence Base Ball club has de-
Jared dividend of 10 per cent.
Cutting Passenger Rates East.
CHICAGO, Feb. 2.-The railways running
EAST from Chicago have drawn the knife |
Ind are slashing passenger rates east with a
vengeance. On Saturday morning the |
Michigan Central, Lake Shore, Fort Wayne,
and Panhandle openly cut frst-class rates,
Chicago to New York, from $14 to $12, and |
second class from $40 to so; first-class to |
Boston, from SIG to $14, and second |
class from S12 to So They have |
started in, it is asserted, to meet any |
rate quoted over any line through the |