St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-02-02

Mrs. DR.. Evans, cnt by plate glass In the
face and severely wounded.
Lizzie Smolder, injured about the head and
face.
Lizzie Hammersdoerfer, injured about the
face and head.
OF these Annie Mueller, Jacob Stein, DR..
Ziegler, Lizzie Smolder, Willie Oxenhart,
William Kota and George Kinzer arc so badly
injured that recovery is considered very
doubtful Mrs. Mueller, mother OF Annie, is
missing, and the ruins are being searched
for her remains. Among the many
NARROW ESCAPES
reported was that of the passengers on the
Citizens Line car, which was passing when
the explosion occurred. The windows of the
car were shattered and the bricks and debris
fell upon the platform. daughter and
niece of W. s. Bisscll, who were on the car,
were covered with a shower of dirt and
broken glass, but protected their faces with
their muffs, and thus escaped its fury. Peo-
pie were thrown down nearly square from
the scene Of the explosion, and one man
lodged q brick which had been hurled nearly
200 feet.
INDIGNANT CITIZENS.
Citizens who reside near where the explo-
sion took place have been very much dissat-
isfed for some time, and have even threat
ened to tear up the pipes of the Fuel Gas
company. Last week number of then con-
suited in reference to taking legal action
against the corn pany, compelling them to
make the pipes safe beyond any possible
doubt. Action of this nature would have
been taken in few days. The
ri ati cf no iaor
very high and threats of tearing up the pipes
are freely made. State Senator Uppernan
is drafting bill to compel the council to
take measures for the safety Of the people.
Messrs. Baumann q Vogel, who own the
buildings S401 and 3403 Pennsylvania ave-
nue., will at once bring suits for damages
against the Pen sylvania Fuel company, and
many of those injured have already declared
their intention Of doing the same thing. The
cause OF the explosion was big leak in q
huge main of the fuel gas company. which
runs along Pennsylvania avenue close to the
curb.
ANOTHER EXPLOSION.
There was another explosion of natural gas
early this morning in Mifflin township, op-
posite McKeesport, on the line of the Car
penter Gas company. who have line run
ming from Murraysville. The well was on
high pressure to supply Woods mill at
Mcheesport- The explosion shook many
houses in McKeesport and broke some glass,
but fortunately no person was injured.
FatAl Railway Accident.
TOLEDO, O., Jan. 31.-A sleigh, contain
ing party ofhine persons. while CRUISING
the track of the Lake Shore railway, between
Oak Harbor and Port Clinton, Ohio, at an
early hour this morning, was struck by the
west bound express, aud two of the number,
StepheI. Hall, of Oak Harbor, and Miss Jen-
ME Hoople, of Wauseon, OHIO, were killed.
Mrs. A. D. Tnierwechster, Mrs. John Vogel
and Mrs. Charles Yogel, of Oak Harbor are
probably fatally injured. John vogel was
seriously injured, but it Is thought he will re-
cover. The party had been to Port Clinton
to attend q ball, and were returning to Oak
Harbor when the accident occurred.
LATER.
Mrs. John Vogel has died of the Injuries
received, making three victims Of the accl-
dent, and her husband is not expected to
survive. Chas. Vogel has leg broken and
IL otherwise injured. The accident took
place at point two miles west of Port Gin
ton, where the wagon road crosses the track
obliqueiy. The night was foggy and the
driver OF the sleigh did not discover the APP
preaching train until nearly upon the track,
when he attempted to cross in front of 1t.
The rear end of the sleigh was struck by the
engine. Three of the occupants were thrown
on top of the pilot, in front of the boiler, and
the others hurled into the snow at the road
side. the train Was stopped as soon as pos
sibe, when the injured persons and the
bodies of Mr.. Hall and Miss Hoople, who
were killed instantly, were placed in
coach and taken to Oak
Harbor. Hall was q travelling agent
for a nursery at Detroit. The other parties
are promineut.in business and social circles
of Oak Harbor, and the sad affair has cast a
gloom over the town. 1t is believed Mrs.
Therwechter and Mrs. Chas. Vogel cannot
recover.