The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-08-04

Powder and Dynamite Expiosion-A MYsteTl
solved -Utl nnnla.

soIvcd-Ctr Bonds.
BRuNoHAw. Ala, Avg 3. Special The
Alabama Great Southern depot. extending
rom Seventeenth TO Eighteenth streets On
Powell avenue. has been demolished by IN
explosion OF powder and dynamite wnlo1 had
been stored for shipment. The c0ncusslon
was felt for miles and the loss by hreukaee ~
plate glass windows IN all parts oi the city is
severe About four Or IYo persons Wrre in-
iured by falling glass bat none fatally. Tho
cause Of the explosion Is yet unknown,
although thore arc many Tumors as o. lncen-
diaries robbers etc. At the time OF the aocl-
dent the w6tchWau was at near hf restau-
rant getting "a lunch ho safe III the Cillee
had been tnInuered with, the combiuatI on and
hinges having been chl5eled and hammered.
IL has hardly been two months since q, hlcn-
mond and Danville depot was robbed and
burned the cashier nearly losing hls lft ~
the hands Of the robbers.
B. ID. WLilden, whose mysterious disappear
ance some twelve months agI created -u'h "a
sensation. has been located az Portland, Oro..
and in all probability viii he brought back
here 70 answer for some ~ his crookednes7.
lie carried lie insurance 70 the amount OF
about twenty-five Thousand dollars. and hay
ing failed several times IN business dccided
b provide for his family by having them real
ne this amount on his life. With thls end I'D
view. be left the city ono night for Decatur.
after having told many OF hls friends thnt me-
had q debt 10 collect a. s small place on the
Tennessee river. Arriving al Decatur. he
hired small skih and set out IN Lis Journey
iL the face of repeated warnings that the hign
water made rowing extremely hazardous.
The last seen Of Whildeu in these parts was
when he pulled out from Decatur Ia bis small
boat
His continued absence from this city made
his friends uneasy and q searching party was
made up here 81 look for him. They pro-
ceeded to Decatur. aud there learned az to
his trip down the river They immediately
followed the trail thus opcaed up 80 them;
and Ia a day OF two fcunL.tle sklf upturned
on the bank OF the river, and also IN another
place they found his hat and coat. The
uaturel conclusion from this evidence was
that he had been drowned. and an o1ort was
made 70 find his body A cannon vas sent
from this city and fired over the river IN hopes
o. raising the body by tins well-known
method. All efforts 20 recover the remains
proved fruitless, aud finally the search was
given up.
The matter finally passed out OF public view
until Mrs. Whilden resOrted t0 .egsi measures
81 collect the policies on her husiands s life,
the insurance companies having 10 the mean
time refused 70 pay them for lack Of satsIac-
tory proof Of death. Then 1t was tlat search
was begun for tho living Nhlden with The
result that detective has bun under arrest in
Oregon. and that he has broken down and
confessed TO everything
Advice is received here that Y-Ircasurer
Evans. who is now in Now ok. has succeed
cd in floating 900. 900 Of city bonds above
par Tie proceeds Of these bonds Wall be
used IN various city improvements, such as
sewerage. street work. school buildings, etc.