The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-10-29
AWOKE in ETERNITY
HOUSE FILLED WITH SLEEPING
HUNGARIANS DYNAMITED.
Three Killed Instantly, Four Fatally
Injured and Six Seriously Hurt
"A Ffendish Crime.

WILKESBARRE, Pa. Oct. 2S.-A large
Hungarian boarding house al LAUREL Run,
this county, was wrecked By dynamiters
at o'clock this morning. and three of the
inmates killed outright, four IA taHy In
jured and half oozen seriously hurt. The
killed are:
FRANK NOwASKI, aged twenty-three.
MICHAEL CALLETZ, aged forty mar
GEORGE sILocKY, aged twenty-eight,
married.
The most dangerously injured are:
JOSEPH CALLETZ, back broken.
MIKE LOSBITZ. head and face cut
KASHA CATARESK. aged nineteen, one
leg broken and the other crushed, neces-
stating amputation;
MICHAEL URITZ, abdomen torn
BL1ASH KRELLt both arms broken.
FAIR KOTZCH, shoulder broken and
ANTHONY sEcHLEcK, back and breast
crushed.
URITZ MISKO. legs crushed
Those who planned the explosion did their
work well, despite the fact that part Of the
plan failed. They placed about twenty-four
sticks Of dynamite under the building, each
being about nine inches long and weighing
about half pound. A wire connected the
sticks with battery about fifty yards
away. When the signal was given only
about half dozen of the sticks exploded.
They were sufficient. however, to wreck
the building, not beam plank of which
was left standing. Several OF the inmates
who occupied beds on the upper floor were
hurled fifty feet in the air. some escaping
fatal injuries by aighting on the trees
near by. Half dazed by fear and sleep.
they managed to hold on to the limbs until
they recovered their senses and were able
to reach the ground. The track walker who
arrived on the scene shortly after the ex-
The cries Of the injured were heartrending.
Some of them were in the trees; others
boarders, who escaped Injury, made
his way to a neghboring shanty
and and SeSang we're carrisd to ths
scene and the injured made as comfortable
as possible. AT, daylight the officials Of
and a special train with number of ply
scians was hurried to the scene. The doc
tors dressed the wounds OF the injured,
who were then brought to the hospital in
this city.
The boarding boss says he is at loss
as to what prompted the dastardly deed.
the M S World. Some of the boarders thinS the m
motive was robbery. as several of them
were known to have considerable money
in their possession. II this was. the object
OF the iends. 1t Is plain why they placed
so much of the explosive under the build
ing They wanted to kill every person in
order TO get the plunder and then escape
detection. Up to o'clock tonight no ar
rests have been made
One OF the wounded men says that imme-
diately after the explosion he saw four
strange men running down the roadway
leading to the village at Miners Mills
They carried lanterns. While he lay or
the ground another stranger approached
him and rified his pockets. He also cut the
belt which encircled his waist and carried
1t away. Another OF the injured gives as
his opinion that the number OF men seer
on the ground were tramps. The dyaamit-
ers used Pittsburg dynamite. which fac,
may lead to their discovery. as dynamite
| OF that character Is used by the railroad
contractors, whose tool house is near the
| scene. The house had Seen broken oper
| and a new battery taken out. An ole
| battery was found near by. The suppo.
| sition Is that the latter would not work
| and a new one was necessary.
Michael Bellakovitch. the proprietor Of the
| boarding house. was arrested tonight and
sent TO Jail. The authorities say they
want him as witness. He had no money