The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-04-06
FIFTEEN VICTIMS.

Tho Terrible Powder Explosion In New
Orlsans-sevsral Injured by Flying TIM
hers Detail, OF tho Disaster - stu
Thought to bs tho Mniia's Work.
NEW ORLEANS, La. April 6.-Abont z
o'clock this morning an explosion from
somo unknown cause occurred NJ tho
corner OF Decatur and Ursulincs ssroeta
in n two.story brick building containing
two stores and oolni on tho ground
floor. Ono OF these was occupied by
Emilio Doulet rs a drinking aa!ooni mo
Other by Charles Salathc. who keeps q
grocery aud ship chandlory. Tho Dullu-
Ing was near tho 10 yer end Of tho
French market and was separated from
1t by n narrow street. Tho explosion
wa a loud one. 1t etartlol the neigh.
borhood, aud when tho dust had cIearcu
away tho fishermen and women VINO
had already put In their appearance a.
tho markets saw before thom Il heap OF
debris whcro there had formerly ltood
n bar room and tho grocery. ihen
little tongues OF flames began TO shoot
mp from tho debris, and by this timo
tho ]oa.lookerA had recovered from tho
shock and set about to think oil sone
meant of rescue for tho uniortnnates
whom they knew wore iinpreono1 ID
that smoking mass Of brick and tlm0or.
An alarm OF iirc was sounded and soon
tho department was on the scenc. FIJI
teen persons wore buried In tho ruins.
The tircmen did quick aud effective
work in saving tho adjoining buildings.
The alarm was turned in from box 5000
and very soon after tho engines arrived
tho water was turned on, n good deal oil
it being put on the ruins TO cool them
and prevent their catching fire In many
places where they were not then blaz'
ing. The iremen struggled to aupply,
water to the debris TO save tho dead
from cremation.
The frantic cries oil excited women
and children and the breathlo,s agony
Of men who surrounded the itightiul
scene bcggars description.
Archbishop Janssens and n number
OF his Clergy were among tho first on
the scene.
Ati o'clock this morning two bodies
were recovered; they were identified rs
those OF Charles SOlarthe and his vile.
At daylight this morning the work OF
removing the ruins began. Ats o'clock
the workmen came across the mangled
body OF Felix RIgo,, the barkeeper. lie
was lying under a pile Of timber IN the
front part OF the saloon. lie was dead
when taken out. Ten minutes later an-
other body was found rear where Rlgot
was lying. The body was identified as
James Edwards, au employe OF u hsh
stand in the market. Edwards had
been seer i've minutes before the ex.
plosiou, and the fact that his body was
found in the ruins was a surprise. 1t
was, subsequently ascertained that he
had entered the saloon n few moments
previous to the explosion with Il basket
OF shrimp.
While tho police are inclined to be-
lieve that the explosion was the result
OF an accident, u number OF peuple ro-
siding IN tho vicinity OF tho wrecked
buildings are OF an entirely different
opinion. They state openly That the ex-
plosion was an attempt to kill the man,
L. a. buultt, HNO h1a - uiiiNSu'oao Go
cape.
Boulot is a Frenchman, who two
years ago, shot and killed one OF tho
wealthiest Italians doing bushes in the
vicinity OF the French murket. This
man was Aristidc Balosiraci, who ran II
bar room in the neicl,borhood US well as
a fish and game stand in the market.
Boulet and Balestraci were al ono tile
good friends. They were in the saloon
business together. Boulet's wife came
between them and no. only broke up
the business Arrangements, but caused
n deadly cnmlty 10 exist between the
two men.
A private Waterman who was stand
ing opposite the market when seen by
au Associated Press reporter this morn
ing said that the arst intimation he had
OF the explosion was hearing n rum.
bling noise followed by q sheet OF flame
and then an explosion. The conclusion
knocked hun down and he was stunned
for fully five minutes. lie said that he
failed to see any one running from the
store and believes that the explosion
was an accident. Tho dead ~ far re-
covered are us follows;
Charles Solathe, grocery keeper; Mrs.
Charles Solnthe, his wife: fourteen
months old iafani child OF Mr.. ami Mrs.
SOlatne; Felix Rlgot. 5arkeepcr ior Abe
Decncrst: James Edwards, employed
by Barlholc.
'Injurcd-Llllie Justine Solathe. arod
five wears, badly bruised; inund in the
wreck. Edward SoiAtl,e, four years
old. bruised; found in tho wreck. Chas.
Rciss, wagon driver, skull fractured by
flying brick. ION Anderson. colorcd.
struck by flying brick; slightly injured.