Rensselaer Republican, Volume 25, Number 13, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 November 1892 — FATAL CELEBRATION [ARTICLE]

FATAL CELEBRATION

Two Kegs of Powder Exploded In the School House. four People J'nltOly Injured in the Ruins— Many Other* Sorlousiy Hurt. A special from Fayetteville. Ark., on the 17i.1i. says; The Democrats of Moiin* tain View held an election celebration in the district school house, at that place Tuesday night, and a terrible disaster ended the proceedings. An anvil tiring and the a'.tcbarge 0 lire.works were foa* •nres of the joliiioat.on and as a conse giieuce a large quantity of explosives had TeeirprovldeJ. A portion of lliesfe had been stored in the school house. During ihe spccvh-mnkiiig, and whito the building was packed with men, women and children, two ke;s of powder exploded. Ti.e results were frightful. The sphoolhonre was totally wrecked, and mjost ol lu occupants buried in Hi* ruins. Those who could extrhtle themselves at oncesei about to rescue the uitnrs. Shrieks and moans came from the mass of wrecked llinheit. and It was evident that the calamity was n tei II!e ne. The debris too* nt ein several l&rse. and il, required hard WMrf to prevent the cn*t atiou of the |>erecLt who were tnprlsoneu The 1 ames w»;e atl.dued, how* v**r. with only one per o* au ri.tg front the fire... A son and daughter of Nilas Graham were taken cut dead, and Berry Sherrotl one of the trest prouiinniit residents 01 V'eslilrgion oii .ty. was so badly injured that he h** since d-J. Anotbcr man. .whose n*...*j h« act Itneu learmtd. was also fala y *<b>t. L'u n other persom wore s*r -• / iuja.e -1 but llmir name* have rJt -*••». •»c»* *lt'ned. Ilerrj Nhorrot •t.tfered Jgooi.*,.mntaliy aswel ee |*a>* C»**». C *r*‘ y Was got out of th* fill;**. I** »*» sinned <lowu by timliert lewdeOtj « beyut*’re*-..|ii'i|jn. Uelivec liHtll -o ira atia | *«*»uea.