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Absolutely Pure.
t his nowder never vanes. A mfrvel of puritv,
trei:gtli and wliolesomeness. Moie economical
.tar. the ordinary kinds and cannot be sold in
joint etitic.n wltli the multitude of low test, short
e'arht alum or phosphate powders. Sold only in
.ins. liiiv.il Bisiso fowi.Ea Co. lOS Wall St.,
ew I'ork. ianl9-diwl2m
COMPOUND OXYGEN
lirs. HARGAH & GATCHELL
HIE in Eagle Blucl.;(i'S .Vain SI.
.ASHEVILLE, N. 6
OompoAir.il Osvkq Inhaled, in connection
wita medicated Balsam Vapor, cures onsump
tion, Afthma, Kronchiris. Na.-l 'atarrli, tore
I'hroat. Li.ss i f Voice, 1 immscs oi the Liver and
Kidney. lli!'ldr, mid all diseof.es dcpcndiiifr on
inpureoi iijiisiveri.shed blood.
It c-ire hiicumatiam when everything else
fails.
it is the only remedy that will permanently
lire Chronic Nasal CaUirli. Ifycu suffer from
Uu atnsome and dangerous disease come to
out (.Irice and investigate our treatment. It will
cure you, uo matter iiow long you hav3 suffered.
No cnun.'e for consultation.
Tlinrc is no statement in the above which is
lull s'- ictly true you may rely upon every word,
nt'i pu.ve all and more.
X: w believe your case Incurable, we will
41 t'.j tcjl you so. Wc do not wiah to treat you
fcw? cannot help you.
rV a lso treat all diseases of the Rectum, or
jiwtt Bowels, such an Hemorrhoids (Piles), Fis
.urc. f istula, Proiapsus, etc The treatment is
ilvrays successful, and nearly always painless.
We core without tne nee of the kn.ie, and in a
'e J ' ys. No loss of lime from busim ss or pleas
jri !
Office of the " World," l
. Mew Yof.k, Mt;y 15, lbb7. f
In th fa!i cl ltf I was in such poor health
that 1 was obliged to cancel all of my lecture
engagement; for the winter, and to give up writ
ngforatime J went to Asheville and placed
nyselt under the care of Drs Hargan and Gatchell.
Continuing their treatment 1 unproved in
health and strength, gaini.no '20 imi'.nd.s of tiesb;
and fel better than I have for years.
I regard their oxygen treatment as being of
great value; they, themselves, are gentlemen of
kill, and worthy of the confidence ot the public.
Bill Nye.
HOME TREATMENT,
We manufacture the Compound Oxygen, and
hlp it to all parts of the country, even to the
Faclf! '. Co". We send apparatus and chemicals
0 last two months for J12. This is as valuable
tsthe office .reatment.
file wonderlnl curative results obtained with
ai-s'.rcatment is astonishing even to us.
if vo with to learn mure of this treatment, and our
tmxtst in the cure of Chronic Dineaws, vrite or call
fyirTiuratcd book explaining treatment free.
DR8. HAKQAIf & GATCHELL,
4) Main Street, AsheviUe, N. C.
JoceS-dawtf
H. L. LANG,
"THE JEWELLER,
South Main St., Asheville.
an 24-Cm
mm
3? (ROYAL PStWiJ Ji J
CITY MAEKET.
I Have just put In a
JWic Refrigerator
nd am well prepared to keep meats In goed
onditlon. Will keep the best of
fKEF,
&IUTT0X,
LAMB,
hUOKED fA VSaOE,
- BOLOGNA SAUSAGE,
FRESH FISH and 0YSTKRS,
la season. Give me a share of yonr patronage.
Orders promptly attended to and roods deliver
ad. - - T. J. SCMNER,
A: oPatton'Avenn, unde'CPowellM: Snider's'
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office.
Read the telegraphic description of the
most terrific and disastrous explosion cf
gasoline yesterday m rning in ht. Louis.
The Indian snuimer we hoped for
seems near at hand. Yesterday was
calm and mild with a soft haz3 filling
the sky.
The Knoxville Journal of yesterday
says the snow of Sunday was from 4 to 8
incl.e deep from Lynchburg, Va., to
Greenville, Tenn.
It is a singular coincidence that when
the leaves begin to fall, the fall begins to
leave. But the spring begins to "leave,"
w hen first the leaves begin to spring
We omitted to notice yesterday, as we
had intended, th?.t Mr. Waltei B. Gwyn
and family have returned from a visit of
some length to New York and other
northern points.
Mr. T. J. Sumner will next week open
a first class restaurant in the basement
room under Ked wood's store, and intends
servirc the public with fish and oysters
of the best quality, served m tl.e best
style.
The quiet of the streets at present is
somewhat noticeable. The undried mud
deadens the sound of wheels, and pedes
trians are phod generally with india-rub
bers, and the footfall strikes no?3iieseiy
on the ground. It looks like a living
uFeaw-4terithetj is so much of motion
going on.
Mr. V. F. Cole informs us that on the
farm of one of his tenants there is a
gourd vine which has no'.v hanging on
it sevent; seven large sized gourds, be
sides a considerable number ot small and
immature ones. This excels all instarces
ofproliflc yield we havt noted iu this
prolific year.
Several additional wholesale establish
ments are to be established in Asheville
by January, by gentlemen who have re
cently located in our city. A cr.rcful
study of the field will satisfy any one- that
Asheville popsesfes peculiar advantages
for a very extensive and profitable
wholesale trade.
Mr. II. C XcUoij, of Swain county, is
in town with a lo.id of tobacco, lie is
an old BuneoLibe m-in, and carried his
skill in cvring to Ida ne.w locati.iu, and
lias a good record for success in quality
as v. ell as quantity. He a the first man
whd introduced tobacco barns among the
Indians. We are glad te see with him
several tobacco planters from the same
county, all of whom have made good
cures, and will put some good tobacco
on to day's sales.
Speaking of early snows; Gen Cling
man informs us that in the year he first
came to Asheville 183'i and a day
previous to his leaving Yancey county,
snow fell on the 4th day of October to
the depth of several inches. It was as
astounding as a thunderbolt from a clear
sky. There had been no previous frost,
and the leaves were in their full summer
green. The snow fell gently, and the
full foliaged trees were bowed down with
the weight of snow forming a beautiful
contrast between the vivid green and
the immaculate white.
For alb,
A good breech loading shot gun, good
as new, will sell chea'i. Address New
Comer, care Citizen office. dlt
Asheville Manufactories.
Upon enquiry the past day or Iwo of
our various manufacturers as to the con
dition of trade we were greatly pleased
to be ai-Biiied by all, without exception,
that their business was very excellent,
specially the'r orders from abroad. Our
businessmen are reliable, and their goods
meet with popular recept on wherever
introduced. They are doing all they
can to push their enterprises, and are
constantly enlarging their supply to
satisfy an increasing demand. They are
specially pleased with the outlook for
this winter, and are bendin 5 every energy
to meet the calls upon t!e.u. All Ashe
ville needs is larger facilities for reach
ing the various niarke'.s to develope
rapidly manufacturing enterprises. The
outlook for our city is certainly most
encouraging.
New Styles and Shapes at Law's, 57
ami 59 S. Main St.
Our new square shape in White Granite
and Inner ware just out is the pettiest
we have had yet, and at even lower prices
than other rhapes. New patterns in
Glass vroth colored and crystal) at bot
tom prices. Great bargains in Hanging
and Stand Lamps, also special lot Table
Knives, imperfect. We carry the largest
and best assortment in Western North
Carolina and offer our patrons the full
benefit of lat? reduction in prices. .
A Uirge line of Drew ttoodt.
c&deodtf H. RED Jl 00D CO
Buy your groceries from & W. Mr
Crary and have them delivered free.
It
ASHEVILLE N. C WEDNESDAY MORNING- NOVEMBER 2
The funeral of the late William
C. Ballard will be solemnized on
Thursday. The hour will be made
known Thursday morning.
Capt. Atkinson was out on Reems
Creek on yesterday aud saw many
of the leading citizens with whom
he conferred freely on the Railroad
subject. He reports the feeling first
rate and imnrovinff daily. The
prominent citizens are almost a
unit on the subject.
There will be speaking theie on
Saturday next, at the College at 2
o clock p. ra Let every body turn
out.
Fkesii Norfolk Oysters.
Mr. T. J Sumner will have on Wednes
days, Fridays and Saturdays the best
JNortolkovster. ana myites the patronage
of the public.
Religious Notice.
As the tnow prevented the attendance
of the people on Sunday night, Dr.
Breaker has consented to remain and
deliver his discourse to the young people
to-night. He will go away to-nionwv,
and all who are interested in the effort
to do good to tha young and every
body ought to be are' requested to come.
All the young people are specially
invited.
To Build From Cranberry North.
The Johnson City Comri informs us:
"Col. T. E. Matson. chief engineer of
the Charleston, Cincinnati and Chicago
railroad, informs ns that work will be
commenced on the Three C's road in the
Breaks of the Cumberland, within the
next ten davs. Capt. H. W. Lumsden,
of this place, will have charge of the con
struction force and will leave thu week
for the Breaks.
Messrs C. K. Lide & Co., o-i; wide
awake hardware merchants, have con
tracted to furnish all the supplies in their
line, and have ordered a wagon with a
capacity of 6,00(1 pounds to be used in
hauling steel and powder to the work.
Ihe company will also nut a force of
hands at work here and work -nort h to
the coal fields right away. An engineer
corps will be here to locate the line with
in the next fifteen diys. Arrangements
nave also been made to begin work in
the Iron mountain tunnel this fall and
work through the winter. By beginning
the heavy work fir.-it this company has
shown its familiarity with railroad
work, and have gained the confidence of
the people."
The above is the "Three C's Road,'
of which Col. Frank Coxe is President,
and with which the Asir.eville and Burns-
ville road will connect The beginning
of work on this line norih of Cranberry
is a most impoitant move, and will prob
ably place H in the power of the "Three
Ls" company to construct the road from
Cranberry to Asheville at an earlier day
than was at first anticipated. We learn
that the work on this road between
Kutherfoidton and Cranberry will be
begun in the early Spring, and pro6ecu
Lhe rapidlv.
DlKD,
In this city on Tuesday morning, Nov.
1st, at 15 minutes after 1 o'clock, wji jalu
C. Ballard.of the firm of Ba'lard Brothers,
in the 27th year of his age.
For many months the friends of this
amiable young man watched with pain
ful anxiety the encroachments of the
disease that had fastened upon him. tie
was so much beloved, in his home and in
his circle of friends.in the community and
in his business associations, that the
t'ecliii was common that in his case
death would stay his march and release
his victim. And when last summer Mr.
Ballard went to Europe with a cheerful
hops of amendment, never did more
cordial or sincere prayers or wishes waft
a wanderer to the haven of his expecta
tions. Foi a while after his return the
voyage seemed to have brought wit a ii
new 112a: tii and new Hie. out consump
tion is remorseless; the inexorable ti it
had gone forth; aud this bright and uui
verSidly belo."ed young man has entered
upon the reward of a pure, virtuous and
Christian life.
Mr -Ballard was a native of South
Framingham, Mass. fiat in knowing
and loving him, the question of nativity
was never made. He was one of us, and
all learn the tidings of his demise with
8ineero unaffected 6orrow.
Mr. Ballard was a member of some of
the prominent organizations of the city.
He had been a member of the Ashevillo
Cornet Band since its first organization,
and Vice-President of the Carolina
A thletic Club. And the rooms cf both
these societies were yesterday draped in
t! e emblems of mourning, and the exter
nal walis also d:played the same
symbols of 6orrow.
. 4 ....
Good Sales.
Mr. G. M. Smathers of Pig-ion
River sold at the Banner warehouse
yesterday one barn of tobacco, 695
fi3. at the following prices: 7. 131. 23,
29, 44, 50, the net proceeds of sale
amounting to 8150.97. La t week
the proceeds ot another barn
brought him $153.53. He has still
six more birns to sell. His bani3
arc eight tiers, and two acres will
make an average of three barns; so
the value of an acre can readily be
calculated from the above sales.
In addition to the above Mr.
Smathers produced thi3 year 272
gallons ot sorghum syrup, corn,
potatoes, wheat, hay, oats, cabbage,
fruit and everything that a good
farmer ought to raise, proving that
he does not place his sole relianc:
on tobacco. We may add that he
is well stocked with cattle, hogs,
sheep, poultry, &c, and j resents
the character of a model gcod liver.
Especial Attention
Is invited to the large array of popular
remedies to be found at Pelham's Phar
macy, near the post office. It is a rule
with this house to keep any thing that
is wanted in the drug line, provided it
has any merits. We Edyise our frit uds
in the country that when in want of any
medicines to try Pelbam's Drug Store.
They fill physicians' prescriptions at low
pricec The quality of their goods is un
excelled. They handle a full line of
Sundries such' as drug stores usually
carrv. Theirs is a complete assortment.
se23dtf
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS CONTINHED
ON FOURTH PAGE.
Slander.
A case was tried hst week in the In
ferior Court under the law punishing the
slander of an innocent worn n in which
the party offending will learn the wis
dom of putting a bridle on his tongue
hereafter. We only know of the fact of
such trial and such act of the court, with
out knowing who were the parties in the
case But we express our satisfaction in
the result, while regretting that the law
had to be applied to vindicate the cau-e
of innocence.
Woman ought to have security from
assault in the manliness and chivalry of
me oiner sex. ana Biands alone, unpro
tected save by that generosity of senti-
mei.t which not only should shield her
from assault, but 1 inputs to her no
wrong, and cherisha her as the ideal of
that purity. Character 11 all in all to wo
man. Its maintenance is her vert exis
tence. If she falls, society is merciless in
its unforgiveness. Ther-4 is no retrieval
of a fault or a sin. T S " fct character be
stained, the effec-3 as-aeadlv as a sin.
The victim gjes through the world mark
ed with open scorn, or withered bv the
suppiessed whisper of suspicion. Causo
If-ss, wanton, or even careless slander is
therefore a deadly crime, because it is
the doom of character. The blight that
falls on the unhappy subject is the m :st
pitiable that blasts the human life. The
bright hours of youth are blackened bv
the gloom that cen never again bo en
lightened. Hope and happiness are gone;
all share in the pleasures of the innocent
are rejected, and the pathway of exis
tence is 'orever trod in lonely misery.
iuen stiouid reflect on the consequences
of careless ords and thoughtless speech.
The idle hours of gossip, the possibly
meaningless remaiKs on acts or words
mav possibly bear upon them the sharp
arrows with which malevolence may slay
a spotless reputation. Mischief irreparable
may bs done unintentionally. Wnen it
is done purposely then we take pleasure
in knowing that the 1 ,w has power to
vindicate the innocent if there is not
manliness left to save it from attack.
The St. Louis Post Dispatch, sug
gests that Dakota should be com
pelled to knock the snow off her
feet before coming into the Union
Gen. Ben Butler savs that Hon.
Henry B. Lovering. Democratic
nominee for Governor of Massa
chusetts, will be elected.
People in California go to other
States for their healthntl people in
other States go to California for
theirs. The good things of this life
are a long way off-
A singular story comes by cable
to the New York Herald to the ef
fect that Sunday last, at a dinner at
Lord Salisbury's house, Mr. Blaine
astonished every one at the table,
ant! none more so than his host, by
the vigor with which '"he pitched
into the Irish5-fMchburg Neum.
The son ot a we'.l known Louis
ville doctor emigrated to Califor
nia where he engaged in the tomb
stone business. He wrote to his
father: ''T.-ere are but four physi
cians here and I think you would do
well in San Jose. 1 know that with
3'0u nearer me I would be more en
couraged in my effort to build up a
paymj
bu
sinesa.
In the last thirteen years 4;934,
418 immigrants have landed at the
ports of the United States. The
Germans have been in the lead, 1,
389,271 of that nationality arriving;
1,364,1 13 from the British Isles, 679,
420 from Canada, 482,181 from
Sweden anel Norway, 233 S30 from
Austria 1 1 11 n -'.try, 173,822 from
! ftalv, 73,241 from Swrzerund and
I T?
l leite y i,.j 19.
Somebody '.n New York, is crim
inaliy negligent in permitting pas
sengers from the cholera-infected
districts of the Old World to land
there and afterwards scatter
throughout the whole cuntry. A
dozen Italians have been found in
Chicago fresh from Palermo, where
the cholera rages, and others have
gone 110 one knows where; next
summer death may reap its horrible
harvest.
Col. George Washington Jones,
of Mississippi, is a portrait of a
gentleman. He has sent a commu
nication to the President in manner
and form as follows: "As I desire
President Cleveland to be re-elected
I send him the left-hind foot of a
graveyard rabbit, that was killed in
the dark of thv moon. - Tell him to
preserve it carefully; aTra as long as
he keeps it, he will allwavs get
there."
Spurgeon, the famous preacher,
has withdrawn from the Baptist
Union. He says -in explanation,
"To pursue union fit the expense of
the truth is treason to Jesus. To
tamper with His doctrine is to be
come a traitor to Him. We have
before us the wretched spectacle of
professedly orthodox Christians
publicly avowing union with those
who deny the faith, call the fall of
man a fable, and deny the person
ality of the Holy Gho'st." He says
however, that he does not propose
to -lart anew denomination.
All "Played Out."
' Don't know what ails me lately.
Can't eat. well, can't sleep well. Can't
work, and don't enjoy doing -anything.
Ain't really sick, and I really ain't well.
Feel all kind of played out someway."
T lat- is what scores of men say everyday.
If they would take Dr. Pierce's "Golden
Medical Discovery" they would soon
have no occasion to say it. It purities
the blood, tones up the rystem and
fortifies it against disease. It is a great1
anti-bilious reiiedy as well. d&wlw
You want to see that $2 00 Goat But
ton Shoe ot J. O. Howell's.
Curtain Poles with brass fixture com
plete for 50 cents at Whitlock'a,
Wool Mittens for Ladies; Gentlemen;
Misses, Boys and Children at Whitlock'a,
Citizen.
TELEGRAPHIC.
THE THISTLE AT HOME !
OBEAT OALE IN EG
LAXO.
The French Embassador
to England Resigns.
TERRIFIC US9I,IXE EX
PLOSION AT ST. LOUIS.
A Family Blown info Eternity
Only One Inmate of the
Building Escapes.
THE
THRILLIXG ST03Y OF HER
RELEASE.
Resignation of Ambassador Wadding
ton. I By telegraph to the Asheville Citizen. J
London, Nov. t. M. Waddington
the French Ambassador here, will
soon resign. The Count De Chotn
bord has been designated as his suc
cessor. :o:
The Thistle Reaches Homo.
Ey te'egraph to the Astir-ville Citizen.
London, Nov. 1. The Scotch
yacht Thistle, which left New York
Oct. 14, arrived at Greenock to-day.
Good voyage. The best day's run
was 25S miles, the worst 75 miles.
She behaved w'l.
;o:
Gale in England.
(By telograph to the Asheville C.tizsa.)
London, Nov. 1. A gale prevails
throughout England. Chimneys
are Wlown down and trees uprooted.
A number ol minor marine casual
ties are reported.
London, The gale which is ter
rific extends around the entire coast
of the United Kingdom and is ac
companied by rains. Reports of
the stranding of the vessels continue
to be received, and an immense
amount of damage is done. At
Falmouth a number of vessels have
been driven ashore. Among theai
the Dauish brig Thusndd from Rio
Grande which is submerged. The
Captain and one seaman are mis
sing. SeVeu vessels were wrecked
at Cardiff aud ninny wrecks are re
ported from other places.
Terrific and Fatal Gasoline Explosion.
I By iclugrapb. to tiia Ashjviile Citizjn.l
Sr. Louis, Nov. 1. A flash, fol
lowed by a dull roar, and then the
crash of walls coi.vuised the center
of this city at two o'clock this morn
ing, and the clatter that followed
carried the rumor of a horrible ca-
lamitr that had befallen three fam
ilies while wrapped in slumber. An
explosion of gasoline iu the rear of
the cellar of Michael Newman, gro
cery store, No. 13, South Fourteenth
street, had lifted the two story build
ing from its foundation and droped
it back again iu mass beneath which
were buried over a doz-n ru-rsons.
They were, Michju-i ''f.vm m, aged
52 years ; Mrs. Annie Newnrtn.
aged 40 years; Miss Mamie Newman
aged 1G years; nellie Newman, aged
15 years; Kate Newman, aed 11
years; Eddie Newman, aged 13 3ears;
Ctiarles Dvere, Mrs. Charles Ue
vere, Miss Hattie Brown, of Colum
bus. Ky. Bruised about the lower
limbs were Charle3 Eifferd, Mis3
atty Bryant, and Mrs. Beasly.
The explosion had scarcely wreck
ed the p'ace before a devastating
fire sweped through the ruins. Aid
was quickly on the scene, but in
such confusion that the horror
seemed t) increase with their efforts
to relieve the imprisoned victims.
The people of the nighborhood
were dumb-founded, man' were
bruised, and none in their normal
state. They ran about the streets
seeking friends, demanding expla
nations or mourning from bruises.
The heat of Harue3 that had swept
down upon the ruins baffled the ef
forts of firemen, who had begun the
first systematic work, and for a few
minutes bid fair to spread in ad
joining property, but good work
won and then began searching for
the dead.
The store was on corner of an al
ley running through from Four
teenth to Fore.ce street, and was the
Nor'.h room of the building cover
ing No. 2, 7, 9, and 11 Fourteenth
atrtet, The building, a two story
brick, was completed but a short
time ajo, and only one store ro.mi
was occupied. Mr. Newmaa and
his family of seven lived
over the eton. The force of
the explosion was terriffic. The en
tire block of buildings north of and
across the alley from the building
in which the explosion took place
were gutted by the blast. The
Newman block crushed in, was cov
ered by the roof which had settled
down upon the ruins and formed a
barrier through which the rescuers
had to cut their way. Beams nnd
walls impeded their progress, and
the threatening walls on either side
overhung ready to crush the gallant
meu who hastened to the spot
where the calls for help directed
them. The roof was soon removed,
and iu the debris, were revealed the
mangled forms of every one of the
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family. Two girls, Newman's
daughters, were removed. Mamie,
19 years of age, was still alive, but
so mangled from the timbers arid
charred by the fire that she was be
yond the hope of recovery. Her
sister Nellie, a girl of 15 years.
moanm piteously lor her sister.
for the halt-hour that these two
had been impiisoncd their efforts
had been to draw near to each qther
wnen they saw that escape was 1m
possible. Neither can survive. The
rest of the Newman family were
dead, borne sat unrmht and others
were doubled in their hot?. Life
had evidently fled while they were
wrapped in slumber.
In the same building, over store
No. 9, lived Charles Duyere, trav
eling salesman, -md his wife. Vis
iting thern was Miss Hattie Brown
of Columbus, Ky. She was badly
injured but miraculously escaped
death. She is the only person who
passed through the terrible ordeal
and lives to tell the story of her es
cape. She awoke to find herself buried
beneath heavy timbers somewhere
against the wall. She was unable
to tell where she was thrown; but
when her eyes opened she beheld
the thrilling scene that had nil the
efl'tcts of a horrible dream. On one
side a wall of tire reached to the sky,
wnile crasning timbers and the
clatter of iron caused a storm of
dangerous missiles tolly annul her
head. The sceeams of thos-; iu the
adjoining building rang on iitr e-irs,
and as she realized htr situation,
she almost fainted. But n-rv-'d t a
last desperate struggle by the
groans or me dying sue es
sayed to escape but found her
efforts battled at "very turn. She
was nrmiy pinned iy a ocatL. across
her thigh and an iron rod over one
ankle. She could not tell what
means sue employed to get out;
but as she twisted and struggled in
vain, tiie fire was blown toward her
until her fr:e black tresses were
scorched, the odor of burning meat
penetrated her lungs and a most
suffocated the braye girl. Relief
appeared hopeless ; just as she sank
back in despair, the ruins settled
down and the overhanging timbers
were raised from the limbs which
were filtered in deadly embrace.
No time was to he lost, as the lire
presed close around h:-r. With ex
traordinary effort, Miss Brown
sprang to her feet and staggering,
falling she made her way
blindly through the ruins. Again
and again she fell, and, as she says,
her strength was completely ex
hausted and she stnmhli'd. forward,
falling headlong into an open place
where she lay unconscious for a few
minutes. She was restored by the
cool breeze ; that brought blood to
her brain and she again rose to her
feet only to find herself in the com
parative safety of a email rear yard.
Then she ran to a neighbor'.- house
and climbing through the balcony,
sank down in a swoon The neigh
bor f'und her there and c irried her
into the street where she wa3 given
a skirt, and some clothing. She
paid n.i attention to the kind offers
of irii -idly hands, but wentdown to
the seme nf the -xplotion and re
irt'inru there in agony, scanning
u; c'm. rri-d and bruised forms as
'.'1 rir 'nj'.'ii brought the victims from
tii'- 1 .ti.- '.lis-? of splintered matter.
(h t r the store rjom No. 11 resided
M.- ilrvant with h-,T daughter,Miss
Pa-iv. With them were 1 wo boarders.
Charles Krfferd and Mrs. B ash
The: last named were buried so
deeply in the debris that
the s.itrch for her was givsn up
until the others were removed.
Charles Erfferd was taken out
rive, but he died on the way to the
hospital. Miss Biyant was bruised,
but her injuries are not dangerous.
An unknown man of 40 years was
found in the debris and removed to
the mcrgue.
Besides these injured in this
building, many persons in the
neighborhood were more or less cut
and bruised by flying splinters and
bricks. For several blocks on either
side of the street, the concussion
shattered windows, and in the im-
mediate vicinity and on the oppo
site side ot the way the fronts of
buildings vvvre mashed in by the
trrihie force, and scarcely a window
or door remains. Walis cracked,
Hoots gave way and piaster fell in
almost every house within ajadius
of one hundred yards, and on the
In ,:ds of sleeping residents, startling
them and causing a mad rush and
flight to the street. The scene of
terror on the street wa3 increased by
the ghastly gi ir-i of the consuming
flames, and tigurt 3 wildiy running
and gesticulating, ro' ed only in
niht dresses, v vidly told the dread
uncertainty and fright that had
eeizad the community. The din was
en a need by the rumble of ambu
lances and the thumping of the fire
engines. A little while and human
nature asserted itself, and the organ
ized efforts of the city were of avail.
The ambulance service was excel
lent. Wagons sent to the scene
brought skilled attendants and
many physicians were ready when
their services could be used. NotW
ing was spared to relieve the suffer
ers. As they were removed from the
debris they were taken immediately
t- the Dispensatory. The police
soon had control of the crowd and
vandals had had no opportunity to
ply their trp.de. The firemen worked
at the falling buildings regardless of
tie adjacent walls which towered
with impending danger. With
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BILL HEADs!
LETTER HEADS,
POSTERS,
BLANKS, .vi
And fob Work of all kind donr
promptness and at Ino priert. -
daylight comes word that all the
victims have been removed.
A corrected list of the dead and
wounded by the explosion giva
eight dead and three wounded seri
ously. Six others who lived in the
building reported missinghave been '
found either uninjured or slightly
bruised. Five of the Newman fam
ily are dead. Mamie m horribly
mangled and burned and beyond
all hope of recovery. Nellie lies iri "
a terrible condition but mav reent
er. ,. Charles N. Devere and wife and
wn?, Agnes Beasly are dead. Misa
Hafti Byrant is badly bruised.
Therere many theories" as to th
accident, but none are satisfactory.
The mob which press around the
scene excitedly talk of Anarchist
and their dynamite, but men ot
sense discountenance this idle prat
tle. The general belief istlmtes-;
caping gas filled the cellar and that
Mr. Newman kept a quantity.of ker-
oscne oil ai.d gasoline invthe cellar
near where the explosion evidently
took place. The rapidity ot fire and
fumes while it burned indicate this
The vessel and oil, it tl.re wag anj;,
have been destroyed and the ojIv
man that knows is dead. EseaDincr
gas theory is supported howover,
by the store boy who says that he
noticed during the afternoon yester
day a strong smell of gas and before
shutting up the store for the night
at 7:30 o'clock he went through the
building looking for an open burn
er, lie did not visit the cellar. The
tremendous force of the explosion
is t.'ie cause of the greatest iloubt as
to this explanation A great crowd
lingers about the place but the work
of rescuers is over.
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dawlw.
Curtain Poles with brass fixtures only
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You want to see that $1 00 Goat But
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Cantoa Flannel, Bleached and Un- -bleached
Domestics of all grades, Cam
bric, Muslin, nearly equal to-Lonsda!e,
for 10 cents jer ard, at Whitlocl's.
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assignment of all the exxls, merchandise and
accounts has been made to the undersigned
Trustee by the said J. H. Everett for the benedt
Oi creditors "pro rata." Creditors are theretore
notified to present their claims' and debtors to
make payments of amounts due.
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Plain and Fancy Velvets, Plushes, Silks,
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Banister's aud Ziegler's Fine Shoes for
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Packard & G rover's celebrated "J2.50"
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Rubber Goods in gieat variety.
Derbv Hats, filk Hats. Soft Hats, and .
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Merino and Wool Undeiwoir, Hosiery,..
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children. - '
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