Evening journal., 1892-11-17
A FATAL J0LLIFICATl0N.
A Sad Termination Of a Demo
cratic Celebration.
POWDER PREMATURELY BXPLODEs,
Two Kegs of the Explosive Wrecks an
Arkansas school House and Buries
Crowd of People in the Rulns-Three
killed and sixteen Badly Injured.
.icgraph TO The Evening Journai.l

NfoWu OF Eeoptt IN tht NUNS Ahitt
Killed and sixteen Badly Injured.
[By Telegraph to the Evening Journal
FAYETTEvILLh, Ark, Nov. 17.-The
Democrats of Mountain View held
presidential election celebration In the
district school house at that place Tues.
day night and terrible disaster ended
the proceedings prematurely.
Anvil firing and the discharge Of fire
works were features of the jollifcation
and as a consequence a large quantity of
explosives had been provided. portion
of these had been stored in the school
house.
During the speech making, and while
the building was packed with men,
women and children, two kegs Of powder
exploded
The school house was totally wrecked,
and most of its occupants buried in the
ruins Those who could extricate them
selves set about at once TO rescue those
whose groans issued from the mass of
wrecked timbers.
The debris took fire i'm several places,
and it required hard work to prevent the
cremation of the persons who were i'm
prisoned. The flames were subdued,
however, with only one person suffering
! from the fire
A son and daughter Of Silas Graham
We're taken out dead. and Berry Sherod
one Of the most prominent residents OF
| Washington county, was so badly in
! iured that he has since died Another
man, whose name has not been learnef
was also fatally hurt Fifteen Other
persons were seriously injured, but thcil
names have not been ascertained
Berry Sherod suffered horrible agouies
mentally a. well as physically, before h'
was rescued. He was p nned down b,
timbers and was burned beyond recogni
tion. He lived several hours after being
released
BAPTIST UNIONS SECOND DAY.
Rev. o. G. Buddington, OF This City
Elected President Of the Organization.
Rev o. G. Buddington, the newly
elected presinent of the Delaware BapUis
Uniun, presided at the second day meet
ing of the union yesterday at Chester
The reports from the South Cheste
Baptist, Brandywine and Marcus Hoo
churches showed that they had not los
a member during the past year
ri ley Park was without a preacher
Newtown Church had grea' revivl
going on: Second Church, Wilmington
and Randor Church arr doing good wor
financially. am are getting oul {
debt The First Baptist church, ,
Chester is about 10 build a new chntcl
Delaware avenue, Wilmington. was r
ported as doing a great mission work
Zion church the preacher had re-igne
. but Withdrew his resignation; WAomiI
church was doing good work; Media W.
. increasing in membership and account
d lating monev % build ne
caurch; Nlbuu. Shiloh New Castle au
Bethany were all active aud doing b
Masters work Villag, Green was recei
ing new material; Delmar and Africa
e Baptist were each reported as workm
: in the faith; Prospect Hill church h,
cash on hand and Is looking after I'll
spiritual welfare of the community; u
e Kcnactt square. Dover and Swedi'
] churches are each advancing.
The following committees were namel
u ON the next place of meeting Rev. r
Cook, d d.. Rev NJ p Fixes, Re
Frank Howes on enrolment, Rev. c. Y
w Bishop, Rev Thomas Partridge, Y
- II Gregg