The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-01-25
CAR STOVE EXPLOSION.
FRIGHTFUL ACCIDENT AT SAN
MARCOS, TEXAS,
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A Baker Heater in Passenger Coach
Blows Up With Fatal Re-
suits to Two Persons.
HERMAN HBIDREHErMBR AND &, BIND.
INC INSTANTLY KILLED.
Among the Iniared Il Roland NJ, simHon, cf
H0u'ion-Both Bodies Badly Mutilatsa.
Lint Of the Casualties

san Marcos. Texas, january a--Th,s
morning about o'clock while the train
was standing at tho depot Of the AfIs.onr,.
Kansas and Texas railroad. an explosion.
occurred in one OF the stoves In a coach
In which we're only three persons.
H. Heidsnheimer OF Austin and n Hind
ing OF the San Antonio City brewery w.rs
standing by the stove ana George A.
Hun o, Palestine. who represents IN.
nrm OF William H. Lee q. Co, ST. Louis.
was seated some distance from the stoye.
II. Heidenheimer ana Mr.. pindinr wer.
instantly killed. falling back into mass
OF debris biaekencd and tnauried aimoss
beyond recognition.
Mr. Hun was badly stunned ana slieht-
~ wounded in two or three piaces, none ~
which arc considered serious
Roland NJ, Simmons Of Houston r,n.
Teseutirs Deely 4 BAKER. stationers ana
printers. had worry marrow escape. II.
had been standing by the stow and hna
Just stepped out ON the platform ana
closed the door behind him when the ex-
piosion occurred, ma he waa nn,v plghtly
hurt by the conclusion.
Hon James Story Of r.ocighart d,strics
attorney, was standing on the platform
with Mr.. Simmons sna escaped with only
few small scratches on mo face. mads
Inv f,.n rr,,,ny,te ne N,.t., -.
Mr.. Hun was tnken at once to the uof,-
heinz hotel. where he was attended by
DIS. Hnwa. Atkinson. Heell ana Sow. Ne
is resting well ana is not dangerously
hurt
The dead were brought 10 the sotol inter
the inquest was held, and the bodies were
nrenared 70 he shipped 10 friends AZ Ang-
tin nnd san Antonlo
special train cnins down from ArstIn
with quito number Ut Mr 'Ietisnhei-
mer's friends and retnraed with us cornss
nt 4 y. m.
II il nippoacd That this rad calamity
was caused by The accumulation Of gss
IN tho stove
The cnr WAS badly wrecked Every win
flow was shntierAA. Tse windows IL thc
ritv bus s,andinr near the cnr were also
shnttered and many nae@ars etnndtne
about The dapnt were baa'v shaken up
II n remarkable providence that 50
many escaped uphrrt.
CAUSE OF THE cATAsTRoPfrE.
Austin. Texas, January H,--The remairs
of Herman Heldenhelmer were brought
IN by special train this afternoon At EGO
Immediately unnn arrival OF the train
the Travellers Protective association met
and passed resolutions OF coincidence and
respect upon the death OF brother and
voted thnnks 10 A. N. Leltrnkcr. general
manager Of the Austin and Northwestern
for proffering special train 10 10 TO the
scene Of the disaster and 10 bring back
The remains OF Herman Heidenheimer.
The killed nte Iieidenhefner and ia
BENDING OF the city Brewery OF San An
onio.
The wounded arc James Story of Lock-
TART, who was in Austin yesterday on
egal businsss.
George Hun Of Palestine. who travels
or Lee & CO. of st, Louis. whisky
,ouse
II. NJ. Simmons. formerly OF Austin. but
low drummer for Houston printing
louise, ana n thilrnah manu. WHoAF Hathn
onld not be learned.
The Missouri. KRnsas and Texas train
vas due TO leave San Marcos for Locishhrt
1 s.ss and was q little behind time. The
rnin men had M the fire in the stove
md the victims OF the disaster were
tanding around and sitting near the stove
when the explosion occurred, The stove
vas one known as the Baker stove and
! supposed 20 be heated with hard coal
nstend soft coal was used and II r.
bought that the pipes that distribute the
team through the cars for heating pur-
,oses we're frozen and that the explosion
vas the result both OF sudden heat and
he resistance that the steam met with In
Is endeavor 10 get through the pipes.
Mrs. Hcldenheimer was In Galveston
phen the accident occurred and viii come
0 Austin at once. The latest advtcsS
rom those who were hurt Is that there
sill be no other fatalities except Helden-
elmer and Bending