The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-07-24
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until he was pulled out by the fremen. He
did not see Roberts after the ex-
plosion occurred. The first he heard was
a grinding noise, and then came the crash
was being taken out from under the debris
He was slightly bruised
Mr.. and Mrs. Everitt, who were sleeping
in the front room on the second floor, were
/ pulled out from under the ceiling above,
which held them fas-. Mrs. John Paiga
AID baby, who were sleeping in the room
back of Mr.. and Mrs. Everett. escaped IN
hurt, and were lifted out by the fremen.
CARING FOR THE INJURED.
As fast as the injured people were taken
out they were carried into the rear of Mr.
Andrew Jackson's residence, just east of the
| fallen building.
Jack Roberts, who slept with J. A.
injuries about the b dy and head. He was
taken to ST. Joseph's Infrmary, where be
was attended by DR.. Dunn.
Mr.. Bullard, who was sleeping with his
wife, had a marvellous escape. and was not
injured, except a few slight bruises.
Mrs. Billiard was dead when taken out.
She was fearfuliy crushed. The scalp on
her head was cut open, ard the skull
was fractured and compressed. Her
D.. o - nd ~
to the elbow. Her body was taken into the
adjoining house, where Robbins and the
colored boy were carried until an ambu-
la zee uld be got,
TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL.
They were removed to s.. Joseph's In
Urinary.
DR.. r. G. Norton was on the scene a few
minutes after the disaster occurred and at
tended the wounded Robbins fracture
WAS reduced and his bruises were dressed.
The colored boy Hes wood, whose shoulder
was d slocated, was als) cared for.
A Poss BILE CLUE.
One of t O sensational stories aflo this
morning c n ected the name d.
charged en.pl ye, bent on revenso vii 1s
disaster. AS the s. os
tn persoI alluded 10 had
n 1t been paid his asst weeks was.s when he
was given is walking papers. Satu day
night he was at the house e1deavor-
ing to collect his money. He
used indecent language and was
O. diaordarltr ba eol l.
appeared before the mayor he was fined.
For this he is SAID TO have threatened to be
revenged.
Just before the explosion one of the lady
inmates Of the house heard dis
turbance downstairs, ald called Mr.
Bulla DIS attention to it. On Mrs
Billiard advice he started to go down to
learn the cause. He had gone but few
steps when the crash came. he escaped
and the fate of his wife
has already been told. Everything in
the rear of the premises indi-
Gates that the explosion occurred
near the basement door in the rear,
to which the fiend, according to the theory,
crept on his errand of death and deposited
the explosive.
MR.. FALCoNRR'S EXPERIENCE.
MIR. William Falconer, who has rooms in
the same block, stated that when he retired
at IL o'clock the house where the acc dent
occurred was a scene of merry making. He
heard singing and shouting as if wedding
was being celebrated. Shortly after l
o'clock he was suddenly awakened by a loud
noise not unlike the report of cannon, or the
bursting of a boiler. AS lie leapt to the front
window, he heard and saw the adjoining
building fall to pieces like house of cards.
He saw pieces of debris flying across the
square. The room in which he was standing
is on the third floor, and the entire building
shook and swayed, and the plaster from the
roof rained about him, giving the impress
sion that the whole block was about TO
give way. Some one on the street shouted
Fire, fire" 1t took Mr.. Falconer only a
few seconds to reach the street. There be
found everything enveloped In smoke, which
smeled like gunpowder smoke. The only
person he saw was a man en- deshdbille
shouting 20, my poor wife" By this time
the fire alarms had struck and the firemen
and engines soon appeared.
CAUSE OF THE EXPLOSION.
The cause Of the explosion is a mystery
which up to o'clock this morning had not
yet been solved. The vicinity was full of
rumors of an ugly nature. but nobody
could be found who would shoulder
the responsibility of making
a tangible statement or i2sinuetien. Gee
man insinuated that there had been row
in the house toward the end of the jollifica-
tion in which the inmates had been in
dulging. Lamps were used instead Of gas,
and it is said that there was
no meter in the house, though it was sup
piled with gas pipes throughout. Most
people, therefore, were unable to see how
the explosion could have been
caused by gas. An ordinary lamp
would hardly have been equal to causing
the demolition of the building. If, how
ever large supply of oil was kept on hand
it may have been ignited from some uu-
known cause, and could have wrought the
fatal destruction already pictured
Robbins who was unconscious when taken
out, was heard to say when he regained
consciousness, ''rll save him, the coward"
Robbins was on the floor where there was
loud talking and cursing