LATEST HOSPITAL REPORT.
At irtdhigM; Mr. Hags)? and the- ptliqt injured men in tfeo Hospital were &ep» ing, and were p.rogressiug as well as fc.PUld 'bo expected:.
VARIOUS INCIDENTS.
SOME HAIR-BREADTH ESCAPES
WOMEN'S BRAVE RESCUE
Two tiomen effected q, voty cup just after ■the explosion, occjtr.f&l. They' rushed ■ under ■tliij vetandVli o.j Beiigo and Eratt's store;- .wft'ch toppling and ■β-ksufc *p fifti and'pu'llid ■.3v<t Virgil MlG.overn iiitfl flip middto of the ftjati,. tlius : uiiqucstioßS.B.l}' saving " to life, .Mrs. E, Q. Thomas, tlien .ren-" dered first aid to tht>- injur-cd tnau, fhi} rescuers', werjj .lost sight' of, .snd'- their ideatity. cotald not lie akertaiiied. jester' day aftei!iodii> m ESCAPE ftND A PATAMfy. ; ;ls T o oup. who was upon the senile oi.-t'bo ■disaster iad a -riio.ro mafveltoufe ■escape . from dcfaAil 'tliaii Mr, Oita.jitr.oe, Wi6 licensee of tlio .PrpvniGiai fiotet .ittii about. aij.ijdtnisJut.,. afyer % ateirai 'had <\ f beeit. 4ie joined, tffji oho -of. , Ins ■ boarders, Mr, Siieiiaei foMvey, iii get ting" a .gar;dei;. liose up to jljc faico'ivy m froiiti. fc|; -tjje idea.- fleijij; to watoMu tW'fjro froin that t:i>»tag6 .point. Mr. . TpohPy was oii, the bafco-iijv and. Mr. Orabtriip had momrted.-a hldclcr,, and was iif tlie .act. .-of throwing bis leg ftyfet tlio et'ld r.aii.of.'lilie b.alcoiiy and handing iho hpse to .his ..cora.iJ.ailibhj. wlien tlio explosion -iitodhey was struck by cietak . Jjl.Q , wiivsfeti;.i : dot f aloii'g the balcony , , aiitt '.to ■.iiii.uredf'that la itcy.ct regained SOUGrabkec-, on lita other Jijindy; £seape;d# in, sojiie wonderful way :'\vfesn.hci|nei , yi6 iio.r a.nyeu.o else is in n. pQsitioii ■'ft. ftxplajh. Mi tliat ■lie ' knows '.a , fffiki it .fs tlvat :ho fouuil hviii■self "cvQJitudfty . Kaikliig aJiout .on the . ' fl&6r '<$ Mib ciiierg ; i.ng a.km deurSn'tja. Hij .'"is: -tiiiiiiju'r;e.ci : ' ;¥«iv4-- \|or tlij} efeots of tiiti ; shecit ivjivch fro estferi- , I|oav 'ha esciip«d ; Tooliey or ■ JJiirVivddr-tlipVdioif tlio hajcony to :sie lw fcllj, but apart ifKUji. ffieiiiig';V:ei;y E : tiK aiid- sarto : ; i>albear.s:n<i liliyaiGaLiiijury. J&agmeWta -of a ladder f tocli 'Jiad -betii Mited to fluj bakduy anß. of IJio jffise wliicli : wa-s ibe--ihg.>playgdAoi\ : tboipe remain .es ijiute ;vyitnes&iit6.. tlitx attempt, ■Jj?. dias, -Svvs|»fc ia railway qijghie-' •dch*eti Te§faje:ut';#^t!pp:er : Hut);,, ircflcfe- , ed tliat'.;plncii: ;as : ger;;by :tb:o. 1j.,46 &am%:gaty!tday:;:njght;f:.:ll(s.:'ijro- ; cßeded.fe 4Jw oil, a;iid states /tlia.^ti^Jii.Ki'b-ismidn..^: , .- liad its "*rigiii? : ■"■ati".^tlve-.;bifik.; ;: ■■ 1 fioiigo aiid; ■ ? :l>ral|' ys» " i\xo ■crownj} ■ imife ho- aviw' ! » ; *f *fte;. itoj- floofc. ■ was tupiiivg p-«r-l'tili'ts fixpjpsioM e.aJitfifW tTlo.ilg.lit, "tweiiijr nui»ufes : , after tu*. flr.e [ Iftfake out. .Wijili: xitlier^Jllr> IVblHll ilpj f )*Bij out I)pcil<s'rt# ! goods feoirt-ilio: le;a)iSo-b-cSupelt ty air. !■ Edw.it:i:a> life : is; dcfirtiW qu ' iliq jfti'hi thai tlio shop iii which, the ciipiasjon <)ecufi : ttd was : !i.blajso ~])QforO.the esplosioti .caihe. WMi ThopiaS:iM \;agr<sjs ijit staling tot' 43onstaMo;, 3blalvtuv6S' bad CxprcsSeiian intentioiv■ of: ttithifriuviivg %$ Sivtyats l ; roni » slioj* ■ ti!i account of the ganger frsm rnr<>. aiicJ. had , , goiio in witli vhvi.i iijiteutipn w:)ii?n. ' iliq .explosion c.aii).o Six wWch tlio cplisfabic iuvdotiiers. kst, Ihcir lives, Mr. ihvoijiU owes life ;sa.R% atfd Jtffl,' ba'iilj' Ms'life to fte feafs. fiirferlamctf Jty his iw'fo. Hearing tliat her lius.baitd ■was Wking «'t the ft»'° sl * S' l ■<"'* to Ijilji so ivildly that 1)6 \vini U hoy to 500 Wh'ftt was the MiaWr. .Shi! stjtSsc.cid- • ■eel iii ifetifiiiilig jiim foi> :i few tlWPiitefting to' s&tift (Jlioir cliildicii -.ai.fte.V Miij :ii he went taek W 'Ch.o %c. : lf;iii;tlly she laid- , hold o'f li.tis .pnden\ s W!:ii\| to keep. Win bivejj., hut lie ;iiiSk-3.. ; a.waJ;> lea-ting Ms iiv Mf feucjS- At -ttint , tlib ?.xj)lffsifliit so.u.lid,cd, . ' " Anpihef of J,ho iyolijnte.eif.fira Mr. fiwivtel;, gljsci liitd a lUcfeyegcajxi/dio. jV&S'-iiii 'this. ..aeip/erj*' .tlßriar fcnifcnf- 'at,. Jlessvs. -Jje.i!g(s siitti Priitt's, Isalvjiig goods;, wlifiii tlio- ■espios.ioiy. : hM.pp:(!i!:ed, .and was , 'hl.oSy.u. H ira-lli JJo- staj** ■perod fiiJt in to .;ttite rg.ar] ,iu- ifth-ti-of tl.fe; s.ivoji-, aiiii- altli.ciiiglt. :b:adlj' ..bnifsod : .a'j.rf ■ehafeft,. rejoined, tlio'se ■-vvlio •wero Sglifeg lii.o. fee. A THHIfcLTNfc EX;PE:RI;ENJGEi ; JJV. wha ts iv^cliijxijtg tablet jioricf iii IJ.ppti.r .livfiit ilfc-iirtsent., Jitid a iiiost tferilliiig iliough s)ip'K:iiig Jittlo -ar iip. signs- .of oiitwaril ■ Inirt ih wus in the shop with .AtaMt itas <vttayi;s t»!fil«diflg tiiQ ktfl-<3ciu.BVali}e, jfehmiexi, ittiei!. the ■ojfp'tesioi!. todlt >slflEo. lihi) rorRO of ilto. hja.i;ti Mew liini / :tet|i jvatejj' jolcaft out ihte ■■tht* ;Hq - ■ ' ■at.ti/.ib.ittcf. liis. esoiipb t<) .Jflio. Jajct t].ia:fc . at ftp. Ci-itfcjil. iiioni.6iit:p"| iifepact -festooping iiy the act.of lifting 'a : cn?(j ffoiu the ifoprj itJid fttirsidiprs fed ili'e ■ ■'.been. ..stiTiidiiig itpi'iglit ho Must ass'iired- , iy ii.a'vo litSoii .liii as '.sveli RE#DERIMC FIJ|ST AIDi . Scvioroi: -te-btlrs iyorfi'oi.i tli6 SPenq 'Vif the eatastrpphfe, jvjui hasj' flie|r lmiYtls f u,U during tlio iiigliS.:. ' ,%., 'K«ii).pj,; ; tJffpcr Hiitt, auTO'ed * -tew , tjiuUtjtcs after tlio cxpiftsjoa ■.o.c.ciir.fe.dj ■■S-H.d-. , prdoj?!! Bγ. Mfijitot .and Br; JJijfdy s '.|f .TMy-or Hij.tt, iyefts iit ■ 'Oiico-coinm.iiiiicite.d----i w-ttiii. fhey arrived .'Uy<uit;j:4vc! uiprutce , 'la.tet. ■- ■ ■. ■'■ ~ ■;.,'■.■.-'..''.' Krst-tfß .iviip 'reudered:v ; to;iths':iti* ■-
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Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2110, 30 March 1914, Page 6
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