St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-05-29
Two Persons Killed Outright
and Eight Seriously
Injured.
The Number Burned More or
Less Approximates One
Hundred.
Details of the Accident and
a List of the Vic
tins.
Special to the Globe.

Special to the Globe.
BALTIMORE, Nd, May 2S.-A special
to the Sun from Frederick, Nd, says:
A terrible accident occurred at z
o'clock this evening from the effects
of an explosion of barrel of gasoline
in the cellar of the grocery store of
Charles E. Zellers, corner of Market
and South streets. Two persons were
killed, and from 80 to 100 injured.
Mr.. Zellers at o'clock sent a boy
into his cellar to tap a barrel
of gasoline. On account OF the
darkness the boy struck match to
light lantern. AS he did so the gas
that had accumulated in the cellar
ignited, and the boy rushed up stairs
crying fire. A public alarm was quickly
given, and In few minutes the several
fire companies were on the spot. Dense
volumes of smoke rolled out of the eel
lar, but the firemen got actively to work
and were just about ready to throw
stream of water upon the flames when
A TERRIFIC EXPLOSION
of gasoline occurred. The large and
heavy plate glass windows were shiv-
cred and the small pieces were sent
with great force across the street. AT
the same time the W hole brick front of
the residence portion of the structure
fell outward with loud crash, fol-
lowed by the almost entire demoll-
ton of the workhouse and
back building of the establishment.
In an instant afterward the most ago
niZing shrieks and screams were heard,
and the hundreds of people who had
gathered to see the fire ran in every dl-
Iaarnp6
terribly sickening work had been done.
Many of those who few minutes be-
fore had left their homes to stay the
flames were now returning with their
faces. heads and arms either terribly
burned or covered with blood. Some
walked alone, some were led, While
others were carried upon stretchers into
the yards and residences near by. All
the physicians and surgeons III the city
were soon on the ground, dressing the
wounds of the injured, and the priests
of the novitiate gave absolutlon and
spiritual comfort to those OF their HOOKS.
The
SCENE WAS sICKENING.
Women and children rushed to and
fro wringing their hands, crying and
imploring bystanders to tell them
whether their fathers, brothers or sons
were among the injured. The street,
for a SQuaresin several directions pre-
sented the appearance of battle field.
1t is impossible tonight to obtain a list
of the injured, but so far as obtalnable
the names are as follows:
KILLED.
CHARLES POOLE, boy of fourteen
years.
WILLIAM SLOCUM, colored.
SERIOUSLY INJURED.
JOHN T. MOORE.
LEWIS II. DOLL.
HARRY BARNES.
PEYToN BROWN.
CHARLES HoUCK.
EDWARD HoUCK.
WILLIAM HAHN.
GEORGE OFT.
Others injured more or less are:
William Miles, Charles Wineburg,
Jacob Mussbaum, Charles Shroedel,
Augustus Kolb, George Blumdauer,
George Green, George Pacely, Luther
Frasier, Ben T. Reich, William Dons-
berger, Frank Grouse, Daniel Miller,
Samuel Walling, Sandy Hoffman,
Fritchie Hauer, Edward Diehl Gray
son Urnerg, Charles Eader, Baltimore &
Ohio ticket agent; Charles B. Fox,
Bradley Clabaugh, William B: Storm,
teller of the Central bank; William Cas-
tie, Burke Dexter, Ingomaa Schleigh,
William Lebherz, William Harrison,
Jacob Dudelmar, chief of police; Au-
gust Harway, Milton Woodward, AL
bert King, Lucien Webb, Rudolph
Grouse, Ed William, Roy McCartell,
William McCleary. August Melhing,
Chris Lerch. 1t is believed now that
over 100 persons were injured. The loss
to Mr. Zellers is $1,000.