The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-04-10


ii.i i-i'S i''' 'A'' app" 90 '''''
The deadly explosion and fire of saturday,
.ht.h ,s e+f.ria4 with eiirh friahtfu
..
-o-s OF me- ls sun l"e 'NeA'e "' '''''
tongue, and but little else is oeins 'alheu
of The scene Of the awful catastrophe
f, .-.o,t,.
o
thousand people 0Wie large h"lii"'i
came over from Richmond while crowds
r t ......,,.. .,,,-t~,, for
miles ,...
9peeldl reference "'s i''1'' .,..,l'.
ministers OF tNr 'iE .h ', t
les.elua4 10 '.t '"iaiil''' ,--,.@,,t
-@ile" "-I "s""il3 t".,. ,.-4 co. ne
ana earnest prayers .,.,os
hefedFed lamliies ana TOT .H'
yesterday at noon e~'irN 'ili7
iae 1lt4 CouAe" ""s HelI ~. '..e .rt,o,
-'-7 0o-l o''.' ....,' ,-'- li,tiDr- adonfed
ttAtn anu a"iteoie 419'-"'i.- -
'- .-e ut".i'9 v- 80 .,,.-',- ~
ana .oil" i' I''''.-' .-0 ~, , +t,. e,-
I.r tpUHCl WHO "'' "-ii." -. s.,+-,-
I-0slon. lne lANridIe OF 'ii1'.
Nale yolhe mon 'oJN l.@-. 80, 81
'.-oo", t""' va .i., t .ts, ~ tba
H Li.'1 e.-. ,rleb,,terian
ri HoN ..t.. .+ter1ed
lfcn- BON were very "iHei'
rr~.rr4rs OBJ OTHER VICTIMS.
.rh, f,,e-afs of the two Rowland
- -,a +,.t ,f 1Ir lanes = Per-
,-,,,lr-. ~ the ,,taefroDho also
t. mace Yesterday afternoon. The fu-
sl of Captain James T. Tosh. another
lm. Will take place from Grace Epis-
.ra church tomorrow. captain Iosh
leaves wlco" WIN l"rlNe ,i.'l"i S.-' -N'
aN.n b haiilas @iio'HeI NlD'iili
fe injuries yesterday afternoon ile l'
s.iel ln biahaIor1, oPPosite 'n' ,-.ntSs
'i NI. James q. IeIhiAs' ""', '-' 15erris
was hlNed py 'he 'Al ", ,5+
was young man ana '~ilol Ds 80
Three heads ana any quahu.s oi ,7 o9O9
oi human belh-s were l"""u
ln the debris Ihere ".Ie p''C'' in
toN and buried. Yesterday niVlhi"s
other dead poot Ma5 lo"nu i. srcs,i1e, iis-
~ roi l,no,rn hov, the body could have
possibly gotten where it was found unless
r.. poor fellow was blown there by the
rxni0sion. Ii was reported that three
other bodies were found yesterday bht
-he report could not De verified.
ft is stated that when the second eN-
ulosion occurred one of the female opera
lives in the fireworks factory became so
unnerved and frightened that she rushea
from the building and ran wildly INTO
The river. She was. however, rescued ny
a man who was coming up the river az
made narrow escape from peihs N".su
was Rev Henry Williams' pastor Yl ''v
Glliield bapift ennffh 'toioieu'' - 49,
piece OF flying timber came near 9,l lNl.i7
him on the head just as he WAS in 'nv
act Of entering yard near ny
ap4.rry FINDS
,s 20 ,r. t-.,..... A I,erl.fns was
me n.ou ol 49,, ''. fr'ro ths ,isc, where
,t '"i-~ ri. 5.s+b ,av,bone with the
-. 80 ,.e..terla,, hv some small
,ssth was was o ioa"q i1oo iss1' brsse on ny h Norfok
ood og' ,Ves,ern Xee rsilrosd nearly half a mile
f-,-, tta scene of The explosion. There
were some two or three small explosions
of poUder at the scene of the terrible
,.,t-.,-c,ho ,..ataraav and IL was re-
norfe5 mar four colored boys had been
irured hut tnis proved not TO be- true.
.....,..,. .,.s. MUMMY.
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yesterday AFTERNOON 4' Vi00N' p"'
sAant 10 a can oil Mayor N9i'iv'' " nc. I.-
mrrtlh5 ol 'ilNtN9 was 'lD-" 'i '-' -
l''iauon our ooil'' ,,,i, li.,i .s,,,
iy dHehaeu. May oi o'''.' pl .-,.-, ,'
iepffsei tau.es % on ,i-o re99 49,, ,..i,b
'laIl1s' iIo "tV '-t7 ~ n
prayer ny Ner- H. -
pastor o- '.e ll9. ..ct "a
ni'ue' IN ni9 Piese '".~ M, ~.
Thou art our creator Ihou ar, u,s IN.
efnller or tNe "iiali ~ '.''3 -
~ ! "s MS" i'N' -
good "hicn seems 10 ua uiiHll' a'eu v'ii'
We come 20 Anee I'D t"e shauo" OF d
great calamity win our heafts "Iuns
as We sympathize Win those VINO sfleVe.
on. God come and bring comfort 70
the soIfoMlh5 hearts me we s'lsee
- .s t 49,. u .t ,,.. r.,,or,,or tbat cd
te hte own ioternretor and he viii make
This aaiiction plain. Grant oh. God. that
,,. NAV never have another such calam-
lt,.n
a., .bo oioee of Dr Paftle's prayer
49,. conier 3, o. ,,e.,, fsslfpo, man
- tb. ,oeefioo He
L - 49,, dstsir tris meeting
80 49, beo, co
",s D.--,..', No ,', ,,',, l.,ott,er in
I.. rr4ver our hearts are AN Veilcd
with sorrow. In the history Of our city.
nltn the exception Of times of war, II
BIAS never ntan visited hy such a fright |
ful calamity. men have been swept
awav. as lf bv IL thunder bolt. ] have |
,aIled this meeting as Mayor Of the |
civ that we mleht give an expression |
OF our feelings by contributing TO the |
relief Of those who command some of /
our help. rejoice al such large 1
oltpourins o. our people on this occa-