The Washington herald., 1907-09-15
ExplOshiOn +!
It 0eeurd in Front Of Hen Weather
by's Store in Broad Daylight
Might Of Kiid Dozen,
But Diddent
But Diddens

There was a horrible exploshion oc-
CURED IN Bingville last Tuesday at
about 2.30 p IN which shuk up the
| town from centre TO circumference, and
ii seems almost proyidential that more
people wasn't killed by IT, Fortunately
nobody was killed but them as was
near the scene Of the crime was almost
/ scairt % death. witch is nearly as bad.
For the last two years Hen Weathers-
/ BY. prop Of our general store, has had
numerous calls for gasoIene by feners
with automobiles who have passed
through our midst. so two weeks ago
Hen he ordered q bari Of gasolene from
the Co seat and posted up a card out
side the store which said. Classy
LEAN FOR SAIL. APPLI HEARr'
Since then Hen has sold several gals
Of the gasolene 10 automobilious peo-
pie for more than ii is worth. and says
he is getting rich fast.
Last Tuesday afternoon a big auto
mobile pulled up In front Of the store
with four people in. two men and two
wimmen, and one OF the men asked
Hen to bring out FIVE gals Of gasolene
being as their tank was almost empty
Hen he didn't have nothing 20 measure
the gasolene IN but q l-gal lard pail
so he went down cellar ana drawed
that full and brung it out and give il
TO the man. who poured it into the
tank, and then Hen he went after
another gal Well. Hen had carried two
gals UP and had just brought up a
third one. but being as the man was
tinkering at some other part Of the
machine, Hen he set the gal Of gasolene
down in the road. BY this time there
was quite a crowd of our most re-
speckted citizens standing around ad-
miring the automobile, because it,ain't
often that BingviIle folks gets a chance
TO observe one that is standing still.
being as they usually go through town
so fast that they can't be saw with
the naked eye.
Dad Henderson was one OF the crowd
who had collected in the road near the
machine While he was standing there
Dad he filled his pipe and struck a match
, on the seat Of his pants and 1T his pipe
with #, and then Ike q blamed fool
dropped the match into the pail OF gas
olene. The exploshion which follered al
most bsggars descripshion. There was
a loud flash and a report ike q clap OF
thunder, and them as was standing near
was knocked fat on their backs into the
road so quick they didn't know what
struck 'em. Dad, who was standing
closest to the pail. says he was lifted
10 feet into the air His whiszers was
singed and his hat bIowed often his head.
and when he lit he never lost a second
but started down Main street. takin'
steps about two rod long, and holIering
Help, Murder and Fire." and never
stopped runnin' until he got mile out
into the country, where he hid in the
woods and didn't come back to BingviIle
until after dark
Soon as them who was knocked down
could get up and set their bearings they
lit out for home. and It wasn't no time
until the street was deserted. except for
the persons in the automobile, who
seemed TO think the matter was a big
joke. and laughed ft to bust theirseifs.
AS for Hen Weathersby. he run into
the store and locked the door on the in
side The man who purchased the gaso-
lene holiered to Hen to bring out three
moro gals. Of same. but Hen refused. The
|. man then laid the money for the 2 gals.