The sun., 1890-01-25
TWO HOUSES BLOWN UP.
SIX DEAD AHD THIRTY LNJURHD TAKEN
From THE RUIHa

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ERoM THE RU1HA
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| n Barrel 81 Gasoline Blew 0ne of the
Houses 60 Pieces and Tea Minutos Later
~ Explosion OF Natural Gas Wrecked
the other-A Panio In the Crowd.
CoLUMBUs, Ohio, Jan. M-The Fire De-
partment was called to the corner Of Wall
street and Cherry alley at Bk P. M. to-day to
extinRuish FIRE In frame house occupied By
Mrs. John Marriott. A large crowd Of specta-
tors gathered. and the nremen. assisted By eiti-
Gems. were engaged in removing the contents
Of tho house. whom barrel Of gasoline ox-
plodsd. Mrs. Marriott was blown out OF the
| house and o man named Goulding. who was
carrying clothing out was hurled across the
street The injured woman was taken into the
house opposite her own. occupied By william
James. bookkeeper for the firm Of Clock d
Beck. DR.. WissinEer was called, and number
Of neiRhbors rushed into the house.
Within ten minutes o second explosion 90
CURED which shook the earth for several blocks
| around and sent people and debris flying In all
directions. 1t was dark. but guided By the
| cries Of the wounded the uninjured spectators
| groped about pulling out dead body here.
and manRled. but still living one, there.
The second explosion occurred In the James
house, which was filled with people at the
time. Mr.. James, his wife, and their child
were among the hrBt rescued They were
badly bruised and burned Mrs. Marriott who
was injured In the first explosion and was
being attended In Mr.. JameSs house. could
not bo found after the second explosion.
The other occupants Of tho house were moro
or less badly injured. One woman. whose
name could not be learned.was seen struggling
with bady In her arms. Her clothing was on
Gre. A fireman turned small hose on her and
others ran TO save her. She was taken out and
relieved OF her charge. The baby was dead.
The netghborine business houses and resi-
dencos were turned into hospitals to receive
the dead and wounded. The patrol wagons
hauled many away who senamOs could not be
learned. A general panic followed the explo-
sion. and considerable damage was done By
runaway teams. Two horses belonging to the
Fire Department ran away. demolishing
chemical engine and hose cart.
II was some time before the police could Rot
the crowd away so that o systematic search
Of tho ruins could bo made. Thirty persons
were taken out very seriously. and some NOR
tally injured. Six are known to have been
others were Killed. The list Of casualties. Is
far as 1t has been completed, Is:
THE DEAD.
Mrs. John Marriott,
Joseph Beck. Q barber.
A oolored man named Seympuf!
The young child OF Charles Berry,
An unknown white man and baby.
THE NJURED.
Dr.; 7. 9. WissinGer. probably fatally burned
Thoma as Doyle. night porter at the oorrado
Luther Rose: day porter at The ooryado 10
tel. run over BY hose cart and hurt about the
Herman Baker, badly burned.
Daniel CHEEKY. burned nee and bruised A..
Mrs. Tully, who occupied the Same house with
Mrs; Marriott burned and bruised. probably
g 6 asndipg n run /, over . by truck. both lsrS
Aaron Beens. badly Ont on the head.
the &iaere 6en1ention. s' out on he Shd head ssG
EfSla Elmer Garasis. 1sf badly cut on the head.
Charles Lowrey, an employee OF the Natural
f 1bsf3 ToklneF ned 81 eha G1anVo bruised and
= Brady burned and out.
Edward Wiener, cut and bruised.
"A young woman living In the house where
house and when that building was W wrecEed
she was seen with her hair burned of and her
R Me hsr m snd
There are f. many nan theories theories, respecting the
exclaim: There goes the gasoline!" John |
Tully. who, with his mother. lived in the same |
house with Mrs. Marriott was o lamp lighter |
In charge Of the gasoline lamps on small |
streets. He was accustomed to keep his Gaso-
arising from this was ignited. causing the first |
fhe origin of the SECOND explosion is not SO
street and Noble alley there are two natural |
gas mains. one high pressure and the other Q |
into the former about half an hour before the
explosions and 1t Is thought that leaky Joint
allowed the gas to escape into the cellar of the |
house occupied by the James family.
The wrecked houses were both owned by
Mrs. John o. Stott. Their value was small.