The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-09-09

Vermont hilI->le, so thick was It strewn with
rocks and pieces of brick. A stone weighing not
less than n hundred pounds was shot across the
field at Just such height that II left narrow
black furrow in the short grass. Away
to the other Sr. side Of d the eid; a.. al
course OF this huge stone stood small tree.
The tree was cut of six inches from the ground,
and through the picket fence close by big,
round hole showed whore the stone had glanced
OF ON its course. A trail OF torn and uprooted
cabbages led 10 the spot wnere the terrible mis-
sile had at last stopped. Il was almost buried
in the loose soil OF The cabbage field, quarter OF
q mile from its starting point
FEEAKs OF THE EXPLOSION.
The freaks OF the explosion were "a wonderful
as they were unexplainable. John Gugl's house
was torn TO pieces and set on fire, while only
100 feet away the house occupied by Justice
Tearney had one side cleared OF as neatly as
though carpenters had worked at IL a week.
A horse in Justice Tearneys barn, a little way
back of the house, was torn and cut by shower
OF stones, which came through the board siding
as though it had been cardboard. Another
horse, close beside the wounded animal, did not
receive a scratch.
John Jung, Hollander, lived in little
one-story- and attic cottage, nearly opposite
from Tearney's, on the other side OF Archer
road. He was sitting near window, looking
out at the rain, when he suddenly heard "a
crash and a whole pane OF glass was driven
into his feet. His wife was knocked down,
and his two sons and daughter tossed
TO the other side OF the room. Almost a
quarter of minute after the affrighted family
heard a terrible crash over their heads, follow
cd by another still louder. which shook the little
cottage from top to bottom jung anu his
family threw themselves to the floor and gave
themselves up for lost. AS no more shocks came,
the grown-up son arose and helped his father 10
a chair Then he climbed up ladder leading
TO the attic and found two holes in the roof big
enough To let mans body through. There
were also two immense stones in the attic. They
had been part OF the foundation Of the powder
magazine five minutes before, and had been
shot out of the big clay mortar with such force
that they cut through the roof as clean as
cannon-ball could have done.
MANY MIRACULOUS ESCAPES.
There were many miraculous escapes and
thrilling incidents. John Kelley without a
mark or scratch the worse for his adventure.
is sure he travelled nifty feet through the air.
He was walking down Archer road about
a quarter OF n mile from the Latin Rand
magazine when he heard II terrible roar.
The sidewalk raised up with him. and then
he felt himself sailing through the air.
Stones and rocks whistled by him. and the next
thing he knew was half an hour after when he
came TO his senses in n pile of hay. He had
been blown into a haystack fully 100 feet from
where he stood He crawled out, and not find
ing any bones broken, although he felt little
stiff and sore. went over TO the hole where the
magazine had stood. When he the effects
OF the explosion he was lost in amazement.
BE jabers, it's wonder l wasn't blown over
the moon, he calculated.
BLOWN OCT OF AN ENGINE CAB.
Frank Minshaw. a fireman on the Chicago &
Grand Trunk Railroad, was in the cab of his
engine 800 yards away when the Thunderstorm
approached. He saw an arrow OF blue flame
strike the tin roof OF the powder house. In
stantly the blue flame spread over the metal
from the cab across an adjoining rail-
road track. The crash of the thunder
swelled into deep-toned dull report, the
ground vibrated rs from an earthduake,
and the conclusion from the air deafened him.
When he had gathered up his scattered senses
and looked toward the powder house he saw
stones, timbers, and flying missiles in the air
and the earth thrown up in a cloud Of dust.
The crash of glass in the round-house and re-
pair shops near by followed the first report. A
stone weighing $50 pounds passed through the
roof Of the round house, the top and side OF a
box car, and into the ground. Another stone
nearly as large was hurled through the repair
shop half u mile away.
DAMAGES AT A DISTANCE.
The shock was very severe at the bridewell,
and panic among the prisoners was narrowly
avertod. The windows on the south side Of the
building were badly demolished, and glass and
pieces OF the sashes were hurled fifteen or
twenty feet into the rooms and broken on the
opposite walls. The door castings on the lower
story were splintered into kindling wood and
the locks broken. The plastering the
ceiling Of the main hall was all loosen
ed, and a large crack extends from one
end of the hall to the other a distance Of
200 feet. An iron door in the attic, which weigh
ed 200 pounds, was broken from its hinges and
hurled half way across the room. large joist
four inches thick was broken squarely in two.
In the laundry and kitchen much damage was
done. The carpenter shop and many of the out
houses were badly shaken up. The damages to
TIC Dullulub anu EIOunuS July SZ,OOU.
Col. FELTON, was living on the sofa in front of a
window when the shock occurred. The window
was broken by the conclusion and the Colonel
was completely buried beneath pile of broken
| glass and kindling wood He escaped injury,
but was badly stunned by the shock.
Mrs. Armour the matron, was Frustrated, and
| for time was considered in critical condition.
| She revived later in the day, and last night was
| considered out OF danger.
The prisoners Were greatly frightened The
| ignorant among them imagined that the end Of
m
| ones thought they were about to be swallo ed
| bylan earthquake. They were soon quoted, with
the exception OF n few Of the most guilty wretch
es,who will probably continue TO shake for days
| to come.
SIMULTANEOUS SHOCKS THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
| The southwest portion OF the city seems to
have received the brunt of the shock although
damage is reported far north as Evanston.
| The windows on the west side of Mccormick 9
reaper factory were nearly all broken, The
! same is true of those on the south side Of W. w.
| Kimballs piano factory and the building occu-
| pied by the Chicago Malleable Iron Works, both
| OF which are situated in that neighborhood
The water in the river near Mccormick factory
! was greatly agtated by the disturbance, and
dashed over the banks for many feet on either
sides. A water pipe burst In front of the Mall
leable Iron Works and flooded the street before
| IL could be repaired.
Many billings in the vicinity Of the Twelfth
! street police police station were damaged A,
the Jesuit Church, at the corner of Blue Island
avenue and Twelfth street, regular panic oc
| cured over two thousand people, mostly
! women, Were crowded in the basement at the
| time. Some yelled fire at the moment OF
| the explosion, and instantly there was rush
for the door. The weak were knocked dowr
and ruthlessly trampled upon, while many OF
| the stronger ones jumped through the windows
| and escaped. An alarm was turned in and the
| fire department responded to the call. No one
was seriously injured.
| PEOPLE SCARED OUT OF THEIR WITS
The business portion OF the city did not es
| cape. The shock put out the gas in the Grand
| Pacific Hotel, and caused n lively scene amons
| the guests. Many of them rushed down stairs
| minus shoes and stockings, while others, clad
| in scant raiment, huddled in the halls and cor
| ridors. No serious injury was done TO tn,
! building. Two windows in the east corner o.
| the Board Of Trade were demolished. Thre,
| windows on the north and east side of the Gov
| eminent building were also broken, and large
| plate-glass in Spiegel's furniture at the cornel
| OF State and Jackson streets was destroyed
On the West Side considerable damage wa
| done to dwelling houses. In many places OF
Ashland avenue and Washington boulevard
chandeliers were knocked down and dshei
were smashed i'm the closets. In one house OF
Morgan street not a chandelier was left hanging
BLIZZARD BALLS HURLED FROM THE TABLE.
rather amusing incident occurred at tn,
Union House. number of young men were
ENJOYING game Of billiards. One young fellow
had succeeded in placing the balls to suit hin
shoot when the shock came and every ball wa
hurled from the table, much 20 the chagiin o
the player and the musement OF the lookers-on
| A block of stone OF about one hundred an,
| fifty pounds went through the wall OF tn
| Grand Trunk ROundbOuse about m la