The herald., 1894-04-17

slumberers were awakened quarter o
mile away.
In the dim haze of smo fOllowinE
the explosion Menech saw ramale carl
apparently in the middle OF the street
in front OF the destroyed building. II
was evidently moving across the street.
When Mensch arrived on the scene the
owner and the cart were not to be found.
Acrose the street on Fifth was another
tamale stand, but the proprietor knew
nothing about the occurrence. Flying
debris struck bis cart, bricks were thrown
across the street, and glass was blown
several hundred yards away.
Officer Singleton, moment after the
explosion, held up two well dressed men
whom he met going on down Spring
street from the wrecked building. He
questioned them and as he knew them
let them pass without further disturb
ing them. They said they knew nothing
of it, except hearing the awful crash,
but did not even go back to see the
wreck.
The street was thronged with people
in very few minutes, and the officers
began a search for any one who
might have been caught in the
ill-fsted house. Owing to the heavy
timbers, the heavy roof, and the mystery
surrounding the affair, but little could
be learned. 1t will take large force of
men to remove the wreck. Chief Mori-
arty of the FIRE department, Assistant
Chief McMahoE, and Sergeant Jefries
and Officer Dixon OF the police depart
ment, did good work in investigating
the cause OF the explosion and in saving
the goods strewn among the debris.
MIRACULOUS ESCAPE.
The escape from instant death OF Miss
Schooner, proprietor of the restaurant,
was miraculous. She was elseping next
to a wall that was spintered into smith
Greens. The roof above her head was
blown away. Her room was sight of
smashed dishes, splintered walls, broken
timbers and an inconceivable mass of
debris.
"When the explosion awakened me-"
she said IL could not realize my situa-
tion. | know not, nor can describe my
feelings. The worst was over, knew.
but the awfuness of death still lowered
over me. 1t was q Fcene never to be for
gotten, and I'm go glad l escaped terri
BILE death"
AS she spoke, and her sorrow turned
TO gladness on account of her fortunate
escape. an old lady with tears in her
eyes rushed in and implanted a fervent |
kies upon her cheek and said between |
sobs: "Oh. am so glad you are alive. !
When l saw this awful wreck, | gave |
you up for dead"
Mrs. N. Z. Nales. who was sleeping in
a room of an adjoining brick block.
whose second story window opened out |
upon the roof of the wrecked building, |
was frightened almost to death. Shs
said it was low noise, like a can
non shot, deafeIing crash, then a
death-like stillness-a sound once heard
would never be forgotten.
THE LOSSES.
The wrecked buildings was owned by
Mrs. Louise Mohr. She owns the entire
Oerner, consisting of four or five build
ings, all OF which we're damaged badly.
The frame building which was totally
wrecked will foot up a loss of $4,000,
while the stock of goods owned by the
will greatly increase the
loss. Both the building and the reatsu-
rant OF Miss Schooner were partly insured
for fire. and it is supposed the others
were also insured, but az there was
nothing destroyed by fire, it is presumed
building and all, will be a
total loss. The entire loss will reach
$1,000.