New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-07-25
DEATHS MAY RESULT


Savannah. Ga. July CIV J. Billiards. board.
ing-house three-story brick dwelling. No 2o3
Congress-st.. blown up at 80 o'clock this
morning. Three persons were killed ard seven
injured, two of whom will probably die. There
thirteen people in the house The explosion
shattered the walls which collapsed in an instant
and fell a mass Of ruins. Most OF the occupants
Of the house were asleep and were hurled from
their beds and either buried under the falling
debris or thrown on top Of IT, The killed are
Mrs. W. J. Ballard, - IoCkcv ard Gus" Robic.
The wounded are John Roberts, right ankle
fractured and a conclusion Of the brain from the
shock; L. j. Tate confusion Of the face and
chest; Mcldon Hywood. colorcd. shoulder dis
locatcd and bruised J. A. Rimes. slightly bruised;
Edward ). Evcltt, slightly bruised Mrs. L.
s Evcrtt. SLIGHTLY bruised: Sam King. colored,
badly injured about the body
The first person taken ont Of the ruins was
/. j. Tate collector for the Citizens Bank. WHO
was sleeping on the second floor and was pinned
down by lallcn timber few minutes lnter
the maneled body Of Mrs Billiard was found
ci4ht feet under pile of bricks. beneath the
room where she sleeping. Robes body was
taken ont at 3 o'clock and was laid in Franklin
Square on mattress. Robe came here from
Ncw-Yorl about a month ago and was employed
by McDonough & Co. rs scrollman He slept In
the front ballroom on the second floor and was
found under a sheet ON the bed where he had
evidently been killed he slept lie has a wife
in Ncw-York from whom he received letter Q
day or two ago He was about forty years old.
The body Of Locklcy was found about 4 o'clock.
IL was the as' taken out Of the ruins. j. A.
Rin,es. who was slccpipg in the front room on
the third floor. with Roberts. was hurled 10 the
second floor. and pinned between the bed
and floor until he was pulled ont by the fremen.
lie did not see Roberts after The explosion oo-
cured The first he heard was a grinding noise
and thpn came thc crash. and then a blank. The
next he knew lie was being taken ont from under
the debris He was slightly bruised
Alr and Mrs. Eycritt. WHO were sleeping in
the front room on the second floor, were pulled
ont from under the ceiling above. which held
them fast. Mrs John Paige and baby, who were
sleeping in tie room back Of Mr. and Mrs.
! Eycritt, escaped unhnrt and were lifted ont by
the lremcn rs fast the injured people were tax
/ en- ont they were carried into the rear of Andrew
! Juck,ons home just east Of the fallen building.
! Jack" Roberts. who slept with j. \ Rmes ON
/ the third floor. sustained severe Injuries about
J the b,ay and head AlT. Bulllrd. who was sleep
/ ing with ms wife. had marvellous escape. and
/ received only few slight bruises Mrs Bul-
/ lari was dead when taken ont She was fear-
] lNll' CT INlit'i
/ The cause Of the explosion is a mysery There
| are many rumor> of an HIiy nature. hut nohoiy
! viii {. kc tlc responsibility of ma,tlng direct
| stlie,urut one W1u iu~luua'cl that there had
boon row iu the house toward tlc end ot a lOl.l
/ ncltiou in which the inmates had been lndulging
| Lamps were used instead ot gaS, and u is SAID
| that there was no meter IN the hons" though 10
was supplied with goS pipes throughout. Most
| p,ople Therefore. are unable 70 see how the eN-
! pl1sior could have been caused ~ gas. I.e ia-
! on building was thrpe-story tenement. built n
iron oh fiat sfT'e and faced north ana Soufn,
tbc TWO top floors being used a> sleeping apart
mcnts The EXPLOSION blew the entire building
~ tle rorthvard. some Of tie flrnitlre being
! hurled across 81 Jullanst. and broken INTO SPIN
tcrs ,yhjle the hying bricks went rs far as Bay
ST. the entire structure collapslng outward on
| toucress-S.