The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-12-05

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I LICAN, Now: Nov. "a:
Michel Logger and and Alfred Grove ei
! Alfred Groves, resid- residing near Bittin-
| ing near Bittinger. ger, ms county,
| where the former owns and o,,o aut Lde Il
| owns and operates coal mine were both
| coal mine were both nduy burned last
| badly burned last an exnioSion 81 ~ 49, ny
night by an eXplos- der which took place
| ion Of powder, which in the room in which
| took place in the they, with Mrs. lie
| room in which they, geer, her two child
with Mrs Legeer,her rem and w. A. Olch-
! two children and W. er, were sitting. Mr..
| A.Olcher, were sit Logger and Mr.
| ting. Mr. Logger and Groves were engag-
! Mr.. Groves were en- ed In filling squibS
| gagged in hlling with which to blast
| SquibS " it'll which to out coal. Seven of
| blast out coal. Seven these had been fin
| of these had been iShed and were living
! finished and were on the floor near
| lying on the floor them. Near by was
| near them. Nearby box containing a
was box contain hundred fuses and a
| ing hundred fuses can with five pounds
| and can with five of powder enclosed.
| pounds of powder Mr.. Legeer was eX-
| enclosed. Mr.. Legeer planning how the
was explaining how blasts were placed
| the blasts were and set on, and to
| placed and set off, ma Ike t h e matter
and to make the plain he took from
matter plain he took the box one of the
| from the box one OF fuses and touched it
| the fuses and touch on. The whole box
ed it off. The whole took fire and in an
box took fire and in instant the Squibs on
an instant the SquibS the floor and the can
on the floor and the containing the pow
can containing the der, exploded, blow
powd er exploded, ing out the windows
blowing out the win in the room and
dows in the room Springing the walls
and springmg the and ceiling some
walls and ceiling two inches. II h e
some two inches. clothes of both Le-
The clothes of both geer and Groves
Logger and Groves were set on fire.
were set on fire. Prof Olcher retain
Prof. Olcher retain ed presence of mind
ed presence of mind enough to throw the
enough to throw the two children out of
two children out of the window and
the window and then then ran into the
ran into the room room adjoining,
adjoining where he where he got two
got two buckets of buckets o wa ter
water with which he with which he ex-
eXtinguish ID the tingui sh e d the
flames, thus proba- flames, thus proba-
bly, saving not only bly, saving not only
the lives of the two the lives of the two
imperilled men, but imperilled men, but
also Mrs. Legeer and also Mrs. Logger and
the children. Mrs. the children. Mrs.
Logger sustained Legeer sustained a
number of burns, number of burns,
but none very Seri- but none very Seri-
GUS. The men were Gus. The men were
badly burned about badly burned about
the face and hands. the face and hands.
Prof. Olcher escaped Prof. Olcher escaped
with no Injuries with no injuries.
The Journal claims to have been
informed of the explosion the day
following Thursday, but according
to the account published in its col
umns the accident took place ON
Thursday night. The Journal is
usually printed on Thursday morn
ing, and this being the case, how
could the Journal have been in pos
session of the facts before the occur
renee took place?
This paper has never taken any
article of news from the Journal and
republished it, the matter appearing
in the Journals columns being of
such an unreliable nature as to pre-
clude us from palming off on our
readers something in which there is
little or no truth.