St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-02-10
Officials in the Dark as to the
Cause Of the Ga s House
Explosion.
With One Exception, the IN
jured Men, Are ALI Do-se,
ing Well. So
Archbishop Ireland Delivers
an Eloquent Cathedral 10
Sermon. z.
The Hght-Hour League De
eides to Further It's Cause
by Education. ,.

All day yesterday people in great
numbers were viewing the ruins of the
gas house on Olive street, which ex-
ploded on Saturday evening. Men,
women and children stood about in idle
curiosity, OF clambered over the debris
to get view of the interior. Wires
were stretched TO keep the people from
the interior, and a police officer was de-
tailed to. keep. the, morbidly curious
from tresPassing upon the company's
property. ;...- :.
General Superintendent Ellison
stated last evening: Together with
Mr.. Cressler, went over tho
wrecked portion of the exhausting
building. The machinery is intact, so
far as we could find. Perhaps when we
get down further we may find some-
thing about the pipes which will eX-
plain the explosion. There is no.ex-
PLANTATION for it, and no cause can be
located where we would find theory:
everything was all right. OF course the
gas made the explosion, and 1t must
have come in two minutes, for one of
the men was through the place Just two
minutes before it went up. / have no
theory for it, for the portion destroyed
was: the pet part of the works. The
machinery being intact will very much
reduce the damage. Last night
! - thought everything was de-
stfoyed, and gave rough eS-
innate. Finding the machinery all
right to day. 1 should say that Our
damage will be $4,000. Tomorrow will
have thirty-five men at work clearing
away the debris and rebuilding. In ten
days We VIII be running again. Mean
while there is plenty OF gas TO supply
all demands
lb1was reported yesterday that man
who had just gone to work for the COM
pany was missing. No one knew his
name. Or where he lived, and the report
is probably unfounded. 1t is not likely
that a body is beneath the ruins, as the
tlremen thoroughly overhauled them
Saturday night.
THE INJURED .f
were doing nicely yesterday. Thomas
Mcmahon, thought to be dead at first, is
not materially hurt, nor is Chris Con-
molly. Nothing has. been heard from
the unknown Swede whose head was
cut. but as he walked away he is prOba-
bly, not seriously hurt.
Resident Physician Mcpherson. of ST.,
Joseph's hospital, stated last evening
that Martin Curran is in critical con4J
dltion. His Injuries are indefinite, as
all such cases develop with time. James
Simmons Tor Scannon) is not seriously
hurt and Michael Mahoney was restingi
nicely. The two latter will probably re-
cover, while the former will probably:
die. -
The remains of Daniel Desmond. who
was killed in the explosion, were re-
moved from the undertaking establish
ment of Mccarthy & Donnelly yester-;
day to his home. 3o9 John street. The
funeral will probably take place from
St. Mary's church Tuesday morning.
The Father Mathew society. of which
the deceased had beenan nonored men,
Der for upwards of twenty years, at its
meeting yesterday appointed a commit
tee to draft suitable resolutions and it,
was also decided to attend the funeral
in a body.
Coroner Quinn will examine into the
circumstances to-day and determine
whether an inquest is necessary.