Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-05-13
THE EXPLOSION.
Tho Five Story Brick Building on Wal.
nut Street Raced to the Ground.
At Least n Dozen Persons Were Killed and
That Many More Injurcd-In Less
Than One Minute the Bedding
Was One Mass of Ruins.

CINCINNATI, May 6.-In less than ono
minute fiye-story brick building on
walnut street, near Fifth, was one
mass of ruins, of tangled timber,
brick. furniture and other debris, and
an unknown mum Der of lives were snap
ped out, and many persons more or less
injured About o'clock Mon
day evening gasoline explo-
SION took place in the cellar OF
IcNdolph Drach's saloon at 43O Walnut
street, and almost immediately oppo-
site the Gibson house. Adioininp
orach's, on the north, was Louis Fev's
saloon and these two resorts occupied
the ground floor of the building. The
upper floors were all living apartments
Mingled with the report of the ex-
| ploslon was an awful crash Tho
building was torn to pieces. The de-
structive work was complete Expert
workmen could not have done better.
SO clean was the cut The buildings
on either side were left standing. with
walls intact and apparently uniniu red.
Ihe saloons of Fey and Drach werc
known as frst-class resorts, patron
ized by politicians, clerks professional
and business men. Drach's saloon was
crowded at the time. and there vva,.
several customers in Fey's. Women
and children were on the floors above
and ten minutes after the explosion
when the smoke and dust had son,o'
what cleared, the complete wrecl. OF
the building presented itself to thou
sands of frantic pleople. Not n soul
believed it possible for any person in
the ruins to be alive.
The eyDloSiop broI,o
windows in the Gibson house. onno-
site, filed the hotel with smoke and
created panic among the quests
ElecIric cars were Jared and one
overturned Lady passengers by the
uozeh swooned away, several were
dragged into the Gibson house and
other nearby places. Scores of pe-
uestrians were thrown from their feet
ana more or less bruised, plate-plass
windows along the street on both sides
were shattered, electric light and troll
icy wires torn down, producing instant
darkness, and the greatest confusion
prevailed. AS soon as possible flash
lights were thrown on the wreck and
the hremen and police reinforced bv n
gang OF city laborers, began digpin1
for the victims
firemen and Others worked oil NIGHT
and tuesday on the ruins taking ont
the dead and wounded. At three
O'Clock tuesday afternoon the follow
Ing dead had been recovered:
hollln a. Davis, of the Columbia Car.
rage Co., Hamilton, O.; Adolph Dracb
proprietor of the saloon; Felicia Dracb
ms hve-year-old daughter: c. S. Wells.
40 harrison street: Ella Singleton. of
GAINESVILLE domestic for Drach: Mamie
Kennedy, domestic in Fey's family.
Inc injured at the hospital are: Will.
ard f. Cook, clerk water works denart.
ment confusion of elbow and lacer.
ated brow; Emil Drach, aged three ot
4So Walnut street, compound com.
pressed fracture of right arm and LAGER.
ated scalp; Olga Drach, Adolph's wild
ow, $50 Walnut street, confusion of
head and legs; III. f.. Hun.
wick bookkeeper, Is East Sew.
elth street, right shoulder disIo-
Gated; Peter burns, horse dealer Gano
aley' severe Commissions of body. Chas.
Spllley, teamster, 175 East Pearl street
confusion of head and arm. Sidney w
Johnson, oarkeeper, Fifth and gilbert
son streets, scalp lacerated John Me-
Oarthy' clerk, Sig Claiming street. con-
tuslons of head, legs and abdomen
baroara Huddselmann, domestic for
LOUIS Fey, eyes injured Joseph
Sprlggs, porter, 10 Harrison street. face
ana arms burned. j. Il. Ward. race.
morse owner Toledo, left knee LAGER.
ated i"'er-
Inc following persons were still
missing at three o'clock: - Light.
loot and an unknown man CNev6ort
men said to have entered Drach,s ca.
loom: william Lauth. barkeener ~
Drach; Barbara Steinkamp. Ionis III
dick, John McGarvev. c. F. Andross
president of the Andress-Ncaro vii
Paper company; John Beers. lance
urant, OF Newport, and William Carr
ooilh icOarthy, who was injured in
1he explosion at Drach's saloon. died
pital. nus
1t is almost certain that Mr.. VIII
'ooerts OF Louisville, and Mr.. Gus
cav seaman, Lexington. XIV. two
wen known showmen are in tho
runs They arrived in town Mon. /
Jay morning, and took supper NJ
friends house In Covinpton. with
whom they returned to this CITY ~
'i''0 buHdlO BlllS show. When Tho
car arrived at Fourth and Walnut
streets they excused themselves. and a I
iew minutes later were seen bv Mr. /
SalHiar 10 enter Drach's saloon. Tho .
mad only been in the place a few min. /
utes when the explosion took place
rom the best Of information Obtain.
able, there are still nine bodies buricd I
IN the ruins. There may be more. bu, /
the police and frcmcn who have nado
Investigations are positive nine bodics
are IN the wreck, the victims bein,,.
Fred Address, Mamie Kennedy Ccor,c
Meyers, Joseph IT, Peters. william
Louth, william Lowheidc. John Eco-s
The man sitting at the second tablc -
Fey,.s and the one sitting behind tho
ice box "''" 'he .
Governmental Control Of TeIepy,,b.
"AsHiNGTOS, May s.-Tbe pro,os;.
ion for governmental control az ,cl.
eRraphs was advocated Tuesday morn.
lng before the committee on post ~. .
noes and post roads by S. n. Bell scc. .
rotary Of special committee Of the IT,.