The Red Cloud chief., 1891-01-23
FATAL GAS

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Y Explosion nj Natural G:ss st F1nsl.y. o..
WRECKS . Large Hotel. killing and lnJur.
Ing . Number Of Persons.
FINDLAY, o.. Jan. 1a.-Yesterday an
explosion Of gas. which had collected in
an old cistern under the dining room
of the Marvin Hotel. the finest in Find
lay. wrecked the rear wing of the
building. killing one person. seriously
injuring several others and causing q
damage to the property of probably
ST.. 900.
Kitty Walters, dining oom girl. aged
IL. was instantly killed.
The injured are: Ella johnson. bad
~ burned, probably fatally.
Katie Rooney. seriously burned about
the face and will lose one eye.
Carrie Mc(;raff, cut and badly burned.
Frank ~POundstOnc, clerk. severely
burned.
Frank Il. Andrews. proprietor, slight
" burned.
a. 4. Marvin, owner of building, cut
and burned.
The gas had been leaking for several
days, but an attempt to find the leak
proved unsuccessful. The parties hurt
were all in the room and two plumbers
were under the floor looking for the
escape. a few minutes before the ex-
plcsion the natural gas burner in the
dining room stove was lighted and il IN
supposed the escaping gas ignited there
from. The unfOrtunates were blown
about the room in ~prOfusiOu. two or
three being blown clear Through the
windows to the middle Of the street
The floor Of the entire dining q was
raised and the plastering broken from
the walls and ceiling. Every pane Of
glass in the building Wa broken and
the four story building Is badly wrecked.
The explosion took place just Ave
minutes before the call for dinner would
have been made, otherwise the room
would have been filed and the loss Of
life would have been appalling. The
proprietors Of tho hotel. Mr.. Frank An
drews and brother. Of Bradford. Pa,
had been in charge Of the Marvin House
only since January 1.
Oee Of the Boss.-
DIS MONIES, Ia. Jan. 1s-President
Polk. of the National Farmers ALI
snce, has written Governor Boies . let
ter. warmly commenting him for his
bold and fearless u~tteranccs in behalfo
the farmers Of America made by him in
his speech Ut the recen banquet Of the
New York Tariff Reform Club. and also
praising him for the ability with which
his views were presented. This from
the highest authority in the eoWneil OF
the farmers will cause = good deal of
CONSERVATION among the Iowa repre-
sentative editors and politicians who
have been asssiling Governor Boies sor
what President Polk commeDds him
PrspeseA Ce0nerrs Law A0ssAosess.
WAsaIxGrox. Jan. is-The senate
Committee ON Interstate Commesce
has sdded some finishing touches 70 the
pending bill to amend the Interstate
commerce Law and amended the lam
9uaGe of the third section relative 70
the estsbliaAing Of through routes over
connecting railways by substituting the
following: The facilities 10 be 20 n.
for6ed shall include tie due and rasoo-
able receiving. forwarding and deliver
ing By u common carrier u The ~
q1est Of any other common carrier o.
shipper q coasignee Of through frame
a4 thru1gA rates Of fare
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