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nearly as much as those farther off. l don't
know why that was, but 1t is a fact that
these very near to the hill where the explo-
slons occurred suffered less from the shock
ana conclusion than those half a mile dis
tart.
down In the vilsge-we call the s or 10
residence houses down there the village
everybody ran out of doors when the first
shock rame. Women caught up their chill
dren and rushed out. only to be thrown
bodily to the ground as each successive
shock came.
es. sir; saw the women and children
down there actually thrown Gown as
though struck by something when the last
EXPLOSION came"
In this connection it is worth noting that
the men and women who were thrown to
the earth by the force of the concession fell
in toward the center OF the explosion A
correlatlve fact is that the windows near by
are broken IN the shape of diamond aud
oniy or mainly on the sides OF the houses
facing the center OF the disturbance
These facts are accounted for by the fur
ther TACT that. as the observers say, the
glass was sucked out Of the windows and
OBJECTS were sucked in toward the csnter
1he outside damage seems TO have been
made 10y the suction OF the atmosphere as
II rushed back TO the center of the explosion
10 nll the vacuum created.
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tles greatly delayed their work, as they had
10 snend time in seeking out higher au-
tnority ms higher authority, when it
was found, declared that the Marshal and
ir, Ms deputies were exceeding their powers.
ihey were called to time and reminded that
the public did have some rights in the mat
Ter. After that the press representatives
had no difhculty IN passing the line, pro-
yided their credentials were satlsfactorv
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WOMEN THROWN DOWN.

First There Was Blue Puff Then the Sound
and the Great Shock.
Nobody ran after the first explosion,
and only two men deserted their work."
said one of the employees, who tried to ex-
plain the scene and incidents of the expio-
sion to CALL reporter.
AS for myself. was shoveling powder
over there in the drying works. i knew
what had happened when the first shock
came, and with the help Of the Chinaman
who works with me got my powder safely
out of the way before the last explosion
came. 1t was tough work. and me and
John worked like niggers. l never saw a
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-07-10
A CLOSE CALL.

Experience of Passengers on on Excursion
Train.
At about 9:15 o'clock yesterday morning
the special excursion train to Dixon pulled
out OF the Oakland depot, and none of the
passengers who were on pleasure bent and
intended to pass pleasant afternoon In the
pretty little town knew what terrible ex-
perience was in stole for them.
The train slowly rounded the long curve
near the Sixteenth-street station. when
smoke was seen issuing from the direction
of the Judson Powder Works at Highland
station, in West Berkeley. In dense
volumes.
So great were the volumes of smoke.
which at that time only came out of the
large chimney. that some of the passengers
had their attention attracted thereby and
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-07-10
WAITS AND STRaYS.
Excited Crowds Assemble at the Oakland
Mor0Ue

MWSHCs
Immediately on the arrival of the wagon
containing the dead bodies of the white men
at the Oakland morgue, an excited crowd
oil several hundred persons assembled on
the sidewalk and watched the removal of
the mangled remains to the interior of the
house of death. Dickerson's was the first
body taken in, and cry of horror went up.
The others were not quite so ghastly to
look at, and after all three had been made
as presentablc as possible. they were placed
on slabs and viewed by hundreds of persons
during the afternoon.
The railroad track at Highland station.
near the works, is very much shaken and
wrencned. so that trains have to slow up in
going over it.
The shock was severely felt in the north
ern suburbs AT Temescal and Claremont
nearly every window was broken. AT
Peralta broken glass and shaken walls
attest the fierce Of the explosion.
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GREAT DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY.
GASt Berkeley, East Berkeley, TcmeseaI
and Oakland Suffer Severely.
TIE AIR.BLiST WAS FELT MILLS AWAY.

The greatest dynamite explosion which
has ever occurred in the United States took
place yesterday morning at the Giant Pow
der Works near Highlands station. West
Berkeley. The loss of life was quite small,
considering the extent Of the area affected,
snd very few were wounded. At the same
time the force Of the shock was sufficient to
destroy the works absolutely and entirely,
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that along which there were the best con-
duetors OF electricity. and the damage along
Market, Geary, Post and Clay streets and
on Montgomery avenue would be ira cable
to the fact that the cable roads along those
thoroughfares furnished first-class conduc-
tors for the return spark followin the ex-
DlOSiOn
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with the reporters number of unauthor-
lied persons slipped past, ran the blockade
and wandered over the works at their sweet
will. 1t was at their peril also, for there
was no certainty that all the powder had
gone up" and tottering chimneys aud fall
ing roofs and walls threatened death on
every hand.
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RETURN SHOCKS.

Why the Damage Was Greatest Within Ger
tain Limits.
'T have not made study of the cause
ard theory of dynamite" said Mr. Charles
G. Yale, editor of the Mining and Scientific
Press. TO reporter for The CALL yester-
day. Neither have studied the phenomena
attendant upon such explosions. cannot,
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THE BIG MACHINES.

A Crater That looked Like BUrnside's Mine
at Petersburg.
The point al which the greatest force of
the explosion had been expended was on
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LATEST PARTICULARS.

1t Took Six Experts to Determine What We're
Human Remains
Five men in five boxes at the Oakland
morgue is the summing up of the lives lost
In yesterdays explosion. Two of the
bodies are those Of Chinese, but 1t took six
experts TO pass on some Of the fragments.
Many Of the latter are simply charred and
blackened cinders. They have been placed
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Sc6RED VISITORS.

A RUmor Which Was Worth Hundred Deovty
Sherjfs
BY the time the Deputy Sheriffs had re-
pulsed one throng at the entrances TO the
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THE POWDER WORKS.

Description of the Place-Expiosions in the
Past
The Giant Powder Works at Fleming
were the old works of The Judson Powder
Company. The main buildings were of
wood, with the exception of the Is maga-
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HOW THE CHINESE FARED.

Even Their Race Enemies We're Compelled TO
Pity Them.
Or the 145 persons usually employed at the
works by far the larger proportion are Chi
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THE CAUSE UNKN0 NN.
Those Who Could Tell Have Joined the Silent
An;oryv

Majority.
1t Is safe to say that no one will ever
know exactly the cause OF the explosion,
for the three men who were at work In and
around the Westinghouse yesterday were
killed instantly. and they alone could tell
1t would be as rational to ask questions Of
any others as OF the tottering fragment Of
the tall chimney Oh the top of the hill, which
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HOMES IN RUINS.

Families Who Are Turned Out Into the Cold
World
Unless the hand of neighborly kindness
is extended TO Henry Borcher, c. Gould,
Tom Fnlay and Mrs. Brnmbacher, these
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BACK or TOM FlKLAy's COTTAGE
NAVY CASUALTIES.

separated. instead of two or three large
ones, so as to minimize The danger.
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THE CROWD AND THE RAILROAD.

06streperoUs Deputies Who We're Called TO
Time BY Those in Authorfy.
Everybody who could made for West
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-10-28
TRI-sTATE BREvITIEs,

MARKrrA-The classes Of '95 and '9e. of
Marietta College, INDUCED in their class
fights Wednesday afternoon. The first one
was in front of the Presbyterian Church
and lasted ten minutes, in which '96 was
successful. The classes came together
again on Putnam street. and here a fierce
fight took place, in which hickory wheel
spokes and paving brick were freely used,
Several boys were quite severely hurt and
many heads were cut The police inter.
fered and arrested three of the fighters.
who were released on bail. For the third
time they met on the college grounds and
fought it out, '96 being again successful
The victorious class then took an effigy OF
their opponents and drowned 1t in the Ohio
river.
BURGETrsTowN-A short time ago Newton
Culley, a prominent dairyman, sold his
farm and stock and has now eloped with
his wifes sister. Culley has always been
regarded as man of noble character.
PEMBERToN, PA.-A freight train and q
stock train on the Pennsylvania Railroad
collided at the station, destroying eight
cars. Two OF them burned.
CLINTON, PA-A warrant is out for the ar.
rest of Charles Strabley. He had hurled q
pile of dishes at Miss Emma Hilton. who
had refused to marry him, and threatened
to kill her and himself
MoKKEsHoRT-Eugene LeMoyne, French.
man, is missing. Foul play l. suspected.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-10-28
PREPARING FOR A PARADE,
Democratic Clubs Arrange for a Demon
stration on the Southside.

Democratic Clubs Arrange for Demon
stration on the Southside.
A meeting of the captains of the various
Democratic marching clubs was held last
night for the purpose of completing ar
rangements for the Southside demonstra.
tion on Saturday night and for the trip to
Wheeling on the first of next month. The
meeting was presided over by Colonel f. l..
Rutledge, who announced the following
officers for the display on Saturday night:
Adjutant General, J. NJ. Guffy; Chief of
staff, DR.. c. c. Wiley, Marshal of Pittsburg
division. Edward 2. Wainwright; Marshal
of Allegheny division, A. A. Peyton; Mar
shal of the Southside division, Joseph D.
jay. 1t was decided to form the parade in
the city proper and go to the Southside by
way of the Smithfeld street bridge, thence
to South Tenth street, to Sarah street, to
South Twenty-seventh street, to Carson
street, to tine South Tenth street bridge.
Quite number of the clubs reported that
they would go to Wheeling on the first, and
DR. c. c. Wiley was chosen Marshal of the
Pittsburg division for that day.
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DRUGGED TO DEATH.

Minnie Lippencott, While Suffering, Takes
PeopIe-It Was Not suicide-Her Body
Taken to Her Home at Camden.
Mrs Minnie Lippencott yesterday died
from the results of an overdose of chloro.
form taken last Tuesday. She boarded at
No II Scott street. She has been suffering
from a constitutional disease. At times
she would grow greatly discouraged.
Last Tuesday night she attended the the
ater and after going home became hysterical.
Her friends did all they could for her and
finally she dropped off into heavy sleep.
The next morning she did not awake. Her
heavy breathing alarmed the other In
mates and a physician was called in who,
after great deal of work, aroused her.
1t was found she had taken an overdose
of the drug to make her sleep and kill the
pain. On Wednesday she was conscious
but her nerves had been paralyzed by the
dose and she was unable to move. She
fingered all day in that condition and died
at midnight. The proprietress of the house
had feared fatal results and telegraphed to
Camden to the relatives. A sister of the
deceased arrived yesterday and last night
started home with the remains.
Mrs. Llppencott had been In this city
only two months Her maiden name was
Minnie Downs, and her family in Camden
are respectable folks She had a son Z
wears old. who has been living with her
sister at Camden. She was person of con-
siderable beauty and agreeable disposition.
At first it was reported as a case of
suicide, out the Coroner, after careful in
vestigation, decided to the contrary. It
was found that to relieve the pain to which
she was subject the woman had used SO
much of a chloroform preparation that her
system had become accustomed to it and she
could take enough to kill several people
without visible effect. The Coroner thinks
she oyerestimated her ability to stand the
drug. The inquest will be concluded to-
day
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-10-28
DANGER IN THE CABLE.

An Iron Wagon Closed the Slot on Cable
Line-A Car Is Wrecked-Many Pas
sengers Hmt-The Gripman Suffers
Most.
A peculiar accident, the first of its kind
in the history of the Citizens Traction line
if not in tine city, occurred yesterday fore
noon on Penn avenue. A heavy iron wagon
crossed Twenty-second street and turned
on to the cable line. In doing SO one side
of the slot of the conduit was pushed against
the other and completely closed. When
car No. 113 came along, as there was no
room for the grip to slide through, 1t stopped
with jerk. The shock was so great that
the front truck was demolished and all the
glass in the window was shaken out
. There were abont dozen passengers on
the car. They were badly shaken up and
all more or less injured. The broken glass was
thrown among them which cut all severely
about the face and hands. Frank Vincent,
the gripman suffered the most, and was
severely injured. His head was cut, his
right arm disabled, and by being thrown
against the brake suffered severe injuries
Conductor Irwin and Thomas A. Rose,
who were standing on the rear platform,
were thrown against the car and badly
shaken up. The passengers to suffer the
worst were: Miss Mary Seeley, Andrew
Miller, w. A. Burger, William Layton
and William Sutton. They were bruised
and cut by the broken glass
Excitement ran high and the street was
blocked by the crowd attracted to the
place. Travel was blockaded for a time.
The car was taken to the shed by No 211
when the broken truck grip and brake were
repaired. A force of men at once went to
work to repair the damage to the rail It
was found that two of the rods which held
the slot rails apart had been broken. A
force of men had been on the line during
morning opening the rails. so as to allow
the grip to pass through and had just passed
this point before the accident The car was
going at the rate of six miles an hour, and
the gripman said last night that the pas
sengers had made miraculous escape.
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FAVOR THE SCHOOL,
The Lease of the Fifth Avenue
Market House for High
School Purposes
UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.
1t Will Come Up for Final Passage in
Councils Next Monday.
CHIEF BROWN SAYS 1T WILL PASS
The Controllers Car Tax Bill Indefinitely
Postponed.
UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.
CHIEF BROWN SAYS 1T WILL PASS
The Controllers Car Tax Bill Indefinitely
Postponed.
STREET IMPROVEMENTS RECOMMENDED

By unanimous vote, the Public Works
Committee yesterday approved the ordi
nance authorizing the use of the Fifth ave
nue. market house as a High School annex
The ordinance will come up in Councils fol
passage next Monday. 1t authorizes the
Mayor to execute lease for SO years to the
Central Board of Education.
Chief Brown said last evening he had nc
doubt Councils will pass the bill Bigelow
is opposed to it, but he will hardly make a
vigorous fight against it, leaving that fol
the military organizations who are anxious
10 get possession. The lease to the military
prepared last spring is still in the hands OF
the Finance Committee, and unless a spe-
cial meeting is called for the purpose be-
tween now and Monday is not likely to be
completed. Chief Bigelow, however claims
he has authority to make a lease without
any action by that committee.
Property Holders Want the Schools.
The people in the vicinity of the Market
House are all anxious that the property
shall be leased for High School. Even
tho ewho at first favored the armory project
have now come to the conclusion that the
property is better situated for school than
military purposes and are anxious that 1t be
so used. They argue, as do Chief Brown,
the Mayor and others, that this property is
too valuable to be thrown away, as it would
practically be if given up for an armory;
that much less valuable ground could be Sc
cured for the military, which would answer
their purpose just as well, and that if this
property is used as an armory the city will
be at the expense of buying land for High
School, which may cost even more than
this is worth.
More Room in the Central Board.
The Central Board will soon have to be
furnished with new quarters, their present
ones on Market street being entirely too
small. If the market house is leased to the
board they can have all their offices there,
and give the city fine big hall for meetings
and entertainments as well. To go TO the
East End for a site, as Chief Bigelow sug-
gests, the board would still have to rent
Offices, as their business is of such charac-
ter they must be located in the business sec
tion.
Controller Morrow's ordinance taxing ve-
hicks, including street cars, was laid over
indefinitely, without discussion.
Ordinances were approved for the grading
and paving of Meadow and keystone streets,
Fox street and Forty-third street; sewers on
Hays street, Berlin alley, Boquet street,
De Sofa street, Lawn and Locke streets.
Chauncy and Sheridan streets; opening
Homewood avenue.
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MINSHALL LOCKED UP.
Surrendered Himself to the Police
at Monongahela City.
GRIEvING OVER HIS POSITION.
Was Z Good Friend Of Charles Epriggs
the Dead Elevator Boy.
WILL ASK FOR BAIL AFTER THE VERDICT

Charles Minshall came to this city last
night in company with Chief of Police
Cleary, of Monongahela City. A telegram
from Brownsville yesterday morning noti-
fed Superintendent O'Mara that Minshall
was az Monongahela City, and detective
was sent up for him, but he had started for
Pittsburg before the detectives arrival.
Minshall is the commercial traveller who,
by premsturely starting an elevator at the
Hotel Anderson last Saturday. accidentally
caused the death of the elevator boy,
Charles Spriggs, or DeCourcy, as he was
better known. On Minshall's arrival in the
city he was met by . representative of
leading wholesale grocery firm, who offered
to 60 on his bond until the inquest is fn-
ished. The offer was made to Coroner
Mcdowell, but he stated it was i'm
possible for him to accept bail
under the circumstances. The Cor
oner notified Superintendent O'Mara
that he must produce Minshall at
the inquest, which at the latter's request
has been changed from tomorrow to this
morning at II o'clock. This meant that
the prisoner must be locked up at Central
station. He was much affected when he
heard it, offering to pay the expense of an
officer to guard him at hotel if permitted.
Superintendent O'Mara informed him it
could not be done, but agreed to place him
in comfortable room at the station in
stead of an ordinary cell
Minshall is greatly worried about the
death of Spriggs. He is actually jolly,
good-natured man, but is now cast down,
and has little to say except in explanation
of the accident.
''No one living regrets this so much as
l." he said last night. "I should not have
gone away, but was led to believe poor
Charley would recover When I left I
expected to return Tomorrow anyhow, to
see how he was and do what could for
him. have been q frequent guest
at the Anderson for years, and I
knew the boy well. We always joked
and chaffed each other and were the best of
friends. On Saturday when stepped on
the elevator he was outside on the floor, but
started in after me. When got in, sup
posing he was inside, pulled the rope and,
started the car. Ny back was turned to
him and did not know my mistake until
heard him scream. The rest you know.
don't know what can do.
The inquest was begun yesterday. Min
shall will be given an opportunity to testify
to-day and that will close the case It is
considered certain the Jury will return q
verdict of involuntary manslaughter An
application for bail will be made..as soon as
q verdict is rendered.
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HUGUs & HAcKE.

CLOAK
DEPARTMENT.
All the latest Euro
pean Novelties of fash
ionable styles and ma
terials.
Specials in Ladies
fine Imported Clay
Diagonal Jackets, 81
inches to 40 in length,
at $12.5o, sis and $40
ecah.
Ladies Cheviot Cloth
Jackets. innumerable
styles, S to $40 each.
Ladies Cloth Capes,
all the newest styles
and materials, prices
$3.50 to $50.
FUR
GARMENTS
Shoulder and Mill
tary Fur Capes, all
the most popular furs
and styles, at lowest
prices.
n special line OF 20
inch Fur Shoulder
Capes, extra values, at
$40 each.
An elegant line Of
Head Scarfs in all de-
sirable furs.
Seal Jackets, an ele-
giant assortment of the
best styles. Better
qualities are shown
now than can be had
later in the season.
Cor EIFTH I!IE:. !yE MI !!!. MARKET St.
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COULD NOT MEET THE DEMAND.

The Supply of Lacteal Fluid Was Short and
Water Was Added.
Meat and Milk Inspector Edwards made
information before Magistrate Succop YES
terday against milk dealers for selling adul-
terated milk. They are George Denzel,
2SSO Edwards alley; A. Lang, Jr., West
Liberty Borough; Louis Frank, Mt. Wash
iugton; Parker w. Algeo and William
Logman, of Allentown. All of the defend
ants have been summoned for hearing to.
dav.
Mr. Frank made rather peculiar admis-
sion. He said he had put water in his milk
the morning it was examined because his
supply was a little short, and he wanted to
have enough to 60 around his customers.
He did not make practice of it.
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Winter Skirts
At low prices:

At low prices:
Wool cloth, 75c to 81.
Atwood flannel, s. to S.
Short knit wool skirts, 81 to IS So
Quilted black nohair. sateen and satin
skirts, 81 30 to 81.
Black mohafr skirts, with plated ruffies,
plain or embroidered, lined and unlined, $S
to S.
BLACK and colored mohair skirts, with two
silk rufiles, "a 80 and IS So
Black gloria silk skirts, pinked or plain
edges, embroidered ruff1e, Sc and Sc So
Silk skirts black and colors lined and un-
lined, &8 80 to SIS.
Skirts made to order-In all materials to
match costumes, short notice, low prices.
Jos. HORNE & Co.'S
Penn Ave. Stores.
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And His Wife Didn't Come.

Joseph Hope was arrested yesterday on .
warrant sworn out before Alderman War
ner by Peter Skarapski, charging him with
false pretense. Hope boarded with Skar-
apski on Twenty-fourth street, and worked
himself into his good graces so thoroughly
that Skarapski advanced him $50 to pur-
chase ticket for his wife to come over
from Poland. Hope, instead of buying the
ticket, it is alleged, used the money for
other purposes
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AGREED TO A CHANGE,

Chief Brown Adopts a Suggestion From the
Mayor on the Czarnecki Contract
The Mayor and Chief Brown held q con-
ference yesterday, which resulted in q
change in the ive-year contract for remov-
ing dead animals in the city, so that if the
city desires she can annul the contract on
three months notice. DIR. Czarnecki, who
was awarded the contract, will probabl y
agree. If not, Councils will not approve
the award. The reason for the change is
the probability that new garbage syst EN-
for the whole city will be adopted within
the next year.