The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-01-06
BLEW OFT THE GAS.
Two Narrow Escapes at the
Russ House.
TIE. OLD. oFr-ToLD sLuaDeR.
Miss shaskus and Mrs. Twang the
YIesIms Clerk Gexdss's
Bright idea.

Two residents oE Eastern Washington,
Miss shankwalter. OF WaiIa VILLA. and
HrS. TwAag. living twenty mfes from
WhessIznd. narrowly escaped Fsash froza
asphY xiatioa on Saturday nignyA 81 the Russ
hotel ~ a result OF blowing fht the gas.
Thes had arrived In the eitf during the
day, and registering ii the h eI were given
sepal.Ste rooEas
Miss saasAk walter, who il sisteF-in-lafE
OF TIv Gay. dentist OF tbs city. Gas the
greater sufferer Of the two. and had An ex-
perisnce that she will never for
get. At about IL O'Clock Saturday
evening she blew ont the gas
ard retired 70 her Bad. The tsansom and
bofn shadows tn the room were tightly
closed. thus leaving no way for the gas 20
escape. The escaping aaid gave Mss
Siank walter a nausea. She Was soon over
cosati b. the effects OF Tire gas. Nothing
was noticed until about II O'Clock yesseT-
day morning. 4 chambermaid passing
through the bali detected the presence OF
gas Issuing from room Isl she notified
one 81 the poFters. Who immediately pro-
ceesi.sd 10 investigate. Procuring a chair,
he placed il in front OF the door, and
mounting il looked over the transoTn, at
the same time pushing il open.
Tie volume Of gas which rushed out
nearly sa9ocated him. He broke open the
door, aud seeing Miss ahankwalter lying
motionless on the bed. lost no time IN car
Fying her from the room and placed her on
The led in an adjoining apartment. Then
rushing hack be opened both windows TO
ailosF the gas 70 escape.
Ia the meantime messenger had been
sent for DR.. Rodgers, who resided IN the
hotel aud who responded at once. Miss
ShaslkwalteE was 10 ali appearances dead,
and Dr. Rodgers thought At first that she
was past all possible resuseitafion. bat after
over two hours OF hard work be succeeded
in restoring her 10 consciousness. During
the afternoon she WAS thought 10
be 0lst OF danger aud in fais way TO rs"
cover from her terrible experience. Her
brother.in-law. Dr. Gay. and his wife we're
summoned % her bedside, and did ali IN
their power 70 relieve her suffering. Last
evening she was much better, although
still In q weak condition.
Mrs. Twang who occupied room 3, had
a sirailar experience. hut hers was not at
tended with such nearly fatal results. Re-
firing early ia the evening. she also blew
out tae gas. Some time after getting into
bed she noticed a disagreable and over
powering odor in the room. Dizzy and
nearly unconscious from the effects Of the
gas, she managed 10 rise from the
bed and CROPPED her way 70 the window.
whi,sh she opened. She had no sooner
dons this than she fell to the floor in
state of Inconsistencies ana lay there
until found by one Of the servants next
morning. Mrs. Twang suffered severely
from cold aud exposure. bat after being
placed in bed was soon revived under the
care OF Or. Rodgers, and toward night had
sufficiently recovered to be about.
Chief Clerk Gordon said yesterday that
the nearly fatal experiences Of the two nn-
fortunate women had taught him q lesson.
As loon as possible he viii have printed 3
plaeard bearing the IiE5F-===sles. "po not blow
ous the gas one viii be placed ia each
room Of the house. where it cannot fail TO
/ be read