Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1885-10-23
Further Particulars Concerning the
WilkSbarre Gas Explosion,
-FOUR MEN KILLED OUTRIGHT AND TWELVE
BADLY BURNED.
The Warner and Ward Trials in New
York City.
A MURDERER BEas A MOB 70 SHOOT
Elm.
Murder Probably Committed
by a Tramp.
AN EXPLOSION IN A VIRGINIA
COAL MINE.
ESPECIAL TO THE SENTINEL

ESPECIAL TO THE SENTINEL
The Wilkesbarre Explosion.
WILKEsBARRE, Pa, Oct. 22.-The miner
who went into the abandoned opening and
fred the gas that caused the explosion at
No. 2 shaft yesterday was Peter Zelintzky.
There were two explosions. The first was
that OF gas, which was soon followed by
another, sweeping all before 1t and sending
q flame of fire up the s!ope and above the
farmhouse, and sending shingles and tim
bers from the breaker flying 400 feet above
the earth. Zelintzky was not killed and
was removed from the stope With only his
boots on and no hair on his head. He was
otherwise uninjured. The scene that en-
sued was terrible. The victims Of the
disaster lay in every direction. Titus was
instantly killed and was found over 200
feet away from his kit Of tools, which he
was examining at the time OF the explosion.
When the gas ignited all the men in the
stope were violently thrown to the ground
or against the cars or the sides of the gang
way. The lights on their heads were ex-
tinguished by the shock OF the second ex-
plosion, and all were in confusion, making
their way through flames and managing
with great difficulty to reach a place OF
safety. Four men were killed outright
and IL others were 80 badly burned and
inhaled flames to such an extent that their
injuries are considered fatal.
The Warner and Ward Trials.
NEW York, Oct. 22.-William s. Warner
appeared before the United States Com
missioner to-day to answer to the charge
of acting in collision with Ferdinand
Ward to defraud the Marine Bank. War
ner was represented by a large array Of
counsel, while Assistant District Attorney
Foster and Tiff represented the Govern
ment.
An immense crowd of people filled the
Court OF Oyer and Terminer this morning
to listen to the proceedings OF the trial Of
Ferdinand Ward. The latter was present,
in the custody Of the Warden OF Ludlow
Street Jail. His face was pale with his
long confinement, but otherwise he ap-
peared as we'll as usual. When the Dis
trict Attorney called Wards case, General
Tracy, Wards counsel, stated that he
desired to withdraw the plea Of not guilty,
which his client had entered in presenting
ademurrer. The General called the at
tention Of the Court to the fifth count in
the Indictment. He said 1t was for some
%offense, as hat contained In the first
count was larceny and obtaining goods
under false p%retenses. There we're, there
fore, two distinct, crimes charged in the
different counts Of the same indictment.
Judge Burnett replied that II two crimes
ryara ~aalIr h,k J;fFarank aanarka ne Aha
same facts they could properly be en-
braced under the same indictment. AS
the Court considered the crimes as differ
emit aspects OF the same facts The demurrer
was overruled. The prisoner was called
on to plead again, and his counsel changed
his plea to "not guilty" The work Of
obtaining q jury was then commenced.
Ohio Election MuddIes.
CINCINNATI, Oct. 22.--The canvass OF the
vote of Hamilton county was completed
this morning. The total footings, unofi-
cial. excluding aprecinct of the Eighteenth
Ward. show that Hoadly received "a, 527
and Foraker 1928. q majority of 500 for
Hoadly. The highest vote received by the
Republican Senator was 80 lees than the
lowest on the Democratic list, and $40 less
tudA bnc uikuoots 14o tOtc VI tu6 1bcpIc"
sentatives is still closer, but the footings
have not been completed. Democratic
county officers are elected, except Kuhl for
Commissioner II the missing precinct is
counted. IL will increase the Democratic
majority about 100. An exciting legal
fight is now In progress. The Republican
attorneys this morning filed o petition in
the Circuit Court, asking for . mandsmus,
directing the officer and the clerk how to
proceed with the count by ~instructing them
what are and what are not legal returns.
The hearing Of this petition is fixed for 2
o'clock.
Probably Murdered by . Tramp.
KANSAS CIrY. NO., Oct. PA terrible
tragedy was committed about 2 o'clock
this morning at the house Of John Con.
way, a dairyman on Eighteenth street, a
thickly populated part Of the city. A
%neighbor entered the house and found Mrs.
Conway and her daughter Kate lying dead
on q bed In an inner room with their skulls
crushed and the bed deluged with their
blood, which was yet warm. The girl was
kneeling beside the bed. her head upon
her mothers body. Marks of blood were
found on the kitchen floor. and q weapon
OF death, q car-coupling pin. was discov-
cred 10 an alley. where il had been thrown.
About $50 In money is missing from the
house. The most plausible theory Is that
the murder was committed BY a tramp
A Murderer Begs to be Shot.
LITTLE Rock, Ark, Oct. pa Gazette's |
Washington. Ark. special says: Late re-
liable news has been received from Pike
county that Churchill. the murderer OF
Dennis Brooke. was killed by q mob and
not BY Brooks brother. Since the mob |
burned the Folk boys In the Murfreesboro
jail q few weeks ago the prisoners have
beer kept In an old wooden building.
Churchill was captured and confined last !