Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-08-22

an explosion from across the street,
and almost Immediately the front
walls OF the two bulldogs collapsed
and the entire building caved in
with deafening crash. II came so
suddenly that It was impossible for
a living being to escape from the
building. On the ground floor Of
one OF the numbers was a restaurant
crowded with peop'e.
The ruins are burning fiercely and
all efforts are being directed toward
getting the flames under control IN
ord er that the work IN the rcscue
and recovering of the bodies today
may be begun. Three children Of
Frank Haggerty, the jaDitor wer-
playing in front when the explosi ~
occurred. They were killed. TIE
latest report Of the cause Of the ex-
p'osion is that it was caused t..
stea M which blew up the recsi iv .ng
boiler in the basement belonging L.
the steam heating company l..
RoundsInan Taylor was passing
along p .rk Pace when he heard
the explosion he ran to a hardware
store and secured dozen axes and
distributing them to the fremei
who had AREA W arrived at the
scene. The firemen and bystander-
soon cut a hole in the side wall of
No. ~ out uf which seventeen per
sons crawled all of whom bore
bruises. Three alarms of fire followed
by the arrival of ambullneas from
all the hospitals. X serve was cal
led out from near by station bouse
but the greatest d fficulty was ex
perienred IN keeping the thousands
of people back beyond the fire lines
when it bee ime known there had
been a fearlul lpss of life. Tnv
police estimatA the loss of life be
tween 60 ami 20.
ACCIDENT AT HOOD RIVER.
HOOP RIVER, Aug. % AT one
O'clock this afternoon Mrs. #. J
Watson came running into Hood
River crying, "run they are all
drowned" being frantic with excite
ment little Information could be OBJ.
tanned from her except that large
party including herself, all Portland
people, viii e bathing in the lake
one and one-half mile west Of town
had overturned the raft they Were
using and all except herself had
been drowned, She being able to
swim had succeeded In regaining
the raft and padded to shore. 81, e
states there were several small chli-
dren on the raft but as yet no names
are available. A large number OF
men have gone to the scene of the
accident Ia attempt rescue. The
latest report is that II little girl
named Curtis was the only on,
drowned.
DEFRAUDING THE U. S.
PORTLAND, Aug. % Il S a. Nal.
lory and J. V. Dumond, a man
named Lusty and one named Pryke
were arrested today ont a charge
Of conspiracy to defraud the govern
ment. TIE men have been locating
parties on government and and
charging $50 TO locating. = hey
have been doing arge business in
the Northwest IN in Utth. Sew
eral Others are yet at large.
MAD A POSSIBLE.
SPRINGFIELD, / l., Aug. 22.-In a
skirmish run, Capt. r. Aiken,
inspector of rife practice Of the Sixth
infantry, Illinois national guard,
made clean score, placing every
shot upon the prone figure, making
the highest possible score that could
be made. This is tie first time this
has ever been accomplished.
THE KENT RACES.
KENT, Wash, Aug. 22.-The sur
prises yesterday were the records of
2:30l made in three minute race by
Pearl Fisher and 2:404 by DR.. John
sons chestnut mare jean. In the
roadster race for horses without re-
cords, the lavorites were winners of
three races out of four. The program
was considerable sh ,rtened by horses
winning trottln : races il stray bit
heats.
The five eights dash was a dead
heat, and Watson, owner of Leila
s., wanted to divide the purse.
Carrie Ms owner persisted in de
manding another heat, and won by
half a length.
Trotting, 3-minute class; Pearl
Fisher won, Phalmont Boy second,
Royal Klsbar third; best time 2:404
Running hve-eights mile dash;
Carrie NJ. won, Leila $. second, Belle
Moore third; best time l:03.
TrottinS, S.year.olds: Caution
won, Planet second, Judge Bloom.
field third; best time 2;35l.
Geutlemen's roadsters without re-
cords, purse $500: Jean won, Kirk
land st tcond: best time 2:49l.
ARMED AS DEPUTIES.
PEORIA, Aug. 22.-Men TO take
the places of the striking switchmen
arrived today. Everything is quiet
bur there Is large force of armed
guards IN the yards all the time.
No trouble is anticipated today. All
new men are provided with re