The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-05-08
NEW WORLD.
Awful Explosion.

A,errbe calamity occurred Monday night at
Cincinnati when a five-story brick structure,
Tiled with people, completely collapsed ana 1ell,
pnryipg the unfortunate inmates to the number
Of over 30, beneath its ruins. The building was
situated on the east side of Walnut street, just
south of Fifth, the lower floor being occupied
BY Dachs saloon Ihe upper
caused by the ignition of gasoline tank.
AiOlph Drachs, proprietor of the saloon on the
lower floor, had recently placed gasoline en-
gine in his saloon. The rest authorities agree
that the commutator of the engine had burned
out, setting fire to tank of gasoline. Inc
building was seen to shake for an instant and
then cayed in. An instant later only mass OF
ruins remained. In addition to the victims who
were buried beneath the building 1t is estimated
that fully 100 people have been more or less In
jured by the conclusion, falling electric wires
and fragments of shattered glass, stone and tim.
Pugh of Covlngton, Ky. He was Just IN the act
of entering the saloon when he was startled ny
the fash of q burning electric wire overhead.
He s,rang backward and almost simultaneously:
the explosion occurred and he felt the ground
leave his feet. He was blown almost INTO I'M
middle of the street. A street car wnlcn "ts
near the place met remarkable experience. IL
was suddenly brought TO a standstill by rear
full shock and an immense mass came crashing
through the roof. This proved on examination
70 he iron doors from the cellar of the bullulng,
had been blown through the falling debris ana
mp into the air No one was hurt'
Another Gasoline ExplOsiOn-FOur
Killed at Brooklyn.
4 gasoline stove exploded in the apartments
0l Mrs Rehecca Cohen at Brooklyn, \, Iues-
day morning. as she was standing by the st9fe'
The burning lluid ignted her clothing qnlchin,
enyeIOping her in flames. The terrified woman
ran smieking into the apartments OF Mrs ras
tarnek across the hallway, and in the latter az
tempt to release the suffering woman, hei cloth-
ing was set on fire. Then both women ran INTO
- Nybnrp they fOuDu by the llft-
men, who carried them to the street, Where tmey
tied in few minutes. Inc clothlns VI NE
Cohen's two children, Karl and solomon, also
ignited from the lire caused by the explosion.
They were so terribly burned about the pouy
ami limbs that they died soon after being re-
moved TO the hospital. Two other chiiuren
whose names have not been ascertalheu "ei'
also badly burned
Husband Killed the Children.
Mrs Mary Higgins called upon the Ihl,a 80
chief of police Monday evening ana accuseu Iiei
husband, James Higgins. of having muTu ,,, ty
her three children, one previous 10 ts uin' NJ, "
cruelty. At the time of her marriage her nus
band had four children. These, she Glaa''i ho,
bitterly opposed the marriage, ana wheh I.h
baby was born. she says they conspir,tui VIII ha
her husband to kill it. Asa result OF TINS, sn d
says, ther continually undressed II ana en- ,,
It TO the cold even going SO far as to carry ~ ou'
into the ward during the coolest weather IN rep,
ruary. The death of her secono GNU W."
caused, she said, by her husband anu ste pSsn
crushing her against door on PURPOSE 70 r,nrv
the death of the infant before birth. ne SUI
told about the third child Elizabeth, is the SAINT
that in regard TO the first infant, constant an
posure TO the cold. The story of Mrs Higgihs
has caused great amazement among her lrlen'usii
all of whom say that her huspahu h"e
her in the kindest manner.
seven Years for Foster.
Albert Foster, Concord's embezznng eNIn o,
lector, pleaded nolo contendere on tmu Fl
in
Tuesday afternoon, and was sentehceu i,,n'an,
Chase TO five years in prison on one ih"i'
and two years on the other
The residence of Senator Hale at flisM Mr ain
Me, was burned last Saturday. Loss, $780,, $780,
s45 600. The fire is thought u nav
been incendary.
The heaviest rain. fall during the same spac ot
of tire ever known at Chattanooga, I'm" ,,,entv
place last Saturday afternoon; TOT apo aooiing
minutes the water fell in soid sheets, oesinS
the streets nearly up to the axies "a pa III,
wagons. Several stores were ihunuateu Loud.
damage will be heavy. il was the his'
burst there in several years.
The federal supreme court af1irms In part VI.
Judgment against W Putnam. late presues.
Of the Granite State National Bank, EAe a.e fye
II, and reverses part, leaving ms seh''"''
years Imprisonment.
Advices from Sitka, Alaska, state til'' n,hites
Is imminent between the Indians anu ,'aIiy
over the acquittal of a white man VINO VI han
silled an Indian. As a force suihcie1n. H. main
lie an Indian outbreak has not p.n,ant
aimed there by the United States go'er 1,.nme
he residents are apprehensive OF the ou'o ~,
The MAY demonstration of labor IN N sa,r r.
asst Saturday nigh. was an imposing ana In the
: estimated that fully 10000 partlclpasad "a hear
,arade and double that number crowded 70 IT,
he speakers. Men carried red nags; unatter
,ncies and torches, and women warea i na, and
irines were cansni-uo,s by their absence. Ine
,arilde made up four divisions organized }oln,
" the Central Labor Federation, the ,.s,nd He
action of the Knights of Labor; tn ~. pa,tv
rev Trades and the socialistic Labor ra'H'
A s,rile az s,reet railway employees was IN
AZ milwaukee,, Wis, isst Mon:
morning over 800 men are on' ana of
ire running, The American te1eIas ,''r M
labor Has passed resolutions =. a s,eperal
trike and the affair NAV result IN 49,,
suspension OF the industries IN wn so, an al,
abor Is employed The men struck 'oi q"
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