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I 5th Edition ibnnt i- OAKLAND; CALIFORNIA; TUESDAY 19, 1898. voii xxxxv: NO. 194 THE DEATH ROLL. Murderous Chinese Fires the Fuse Works' Magazine. Held at Bay, He Causes the Explosion Which Kills Five Officers, One Woman and Blows Himself Into Atoms.

CHARLES WHITE, eldest son of Sheriff White. GUS KOCH, Constable of Oakland Township. J. J. LERRI, Deputy Sheriff.

GEO. C. WOODSUM, Deputy Sheriff, Berkeley. D. C.

CAMERON, Deputy Sheriff. MRS. HILL, of San Francisco. The murderous Chinese was also killed. 21 11 This morning at 5:18 o'clock the works of the Western Fuse and Explosives Comoanv at Melrose, east of Fruitvale.

were blown to atoms bv a Chinese ODera- 7 tlve, who, after murdering a brother Celestial yesterday, took refuge in the powder magazine of the place. At the hour mentioned he offered to surrender, and when deputy sheriffs went to receive him, he fired the magazine. The explosion blew the murdsrer and Deputies White, Cameron, Woodsum, Koch and JLerri into eternity. Mrs. Hill of San Francisco was also killed.

Forty houses around were wrecked. I 4 r-- RESCUE OF A Mill ED. WHITE DESCRIBES THE AWFUL DISASTER. Gang Ung Chang, who was employed in the works, had killed Ham Si Sing yesterday afternoon in a quarrel over Chinese lottery tickets. He thn defied the officers of the law who went to arrest him.

The murderer fled into the magazine, which contained five tons of giant powder, barricaded the door and threatened to blow up the magazine if any on came to arrest him. Deputy Sheriff Charles White, son of Sheriff White, in This morning at 5 o'clockDeputy Sheriff Cnas. White, with several of the others, returned from breakfast and the Chinese said he wanted to talk with him. White spoke to hil. The Chinese said he was willing to come out.

White and the others approached him, when the ex- plosion took place. This was at 5:18 o'clock. In an instant a terrific ex- plosion occurred, killing Deputies White, Koch, Wood- sum, Cameron, Lerri and Mrs. Sadie Hill, and blowing the Chinese to atoms, so small that few pieces have been found. Deputy Sheriff Ed.

White, one of the two men who escaped from the slaughter in a most remarkable manner, told his story to The Tribune reporter as follows: "Last night, my brother Al, deputy sheriff; Gus. Charles Rom en also live directly adja cent. He was blown twenty feet by the concussion, but came jup running-. Remembering the presence of ladles la thf Stephenson house across the street, which was then a. pile of debris, lie rushed across the strea and, crawling- In on his stomach, rescued Mrs.

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Charles White's body was fearfully mutilated. It was found nearly 300 yards away. Gus Koch was also badly disfigured and was killed instantly. D. C.

Cameron was fearfully disfigured, but lived long enough to be taken in the patrol wagon to the hospital, where he died. Mrs. Hill was visiting a Mrs. Pride, who lived across the street from the magazine. The dead woman lived in San Francisco at the King's Daughters' Home, and was killed in the falling debris of the house, which burned down.

All the buildings soon were on fire. The works are completely wrecked. Four houses are also blown down and forty wrecked. Deputy Sheriff Fred Sherrott and Deputy Sheriff Ed White escaped, but are painfully wounded. Horre Be ft ever so humble There's no place Hke home." Homeis true.

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BELLEioUDRV Abrahams' Bnildiaf Untrmnu on rjtk Sk I Ow 7 "jf --j Cameron, Deputy" Sheriff Smith and Deputy Sheriff Man- ning, Deputy Constable J. J. Lerri, and Deputy Consta- ble Harry Cramer, were on the scene of the shooting shortly after the murder, and kept guard all night ver the Chinese, who was within bis strongtoicU Al! the of- Koch, constable; H. S. Smith, deputy sheriff; J.

J. Lerri, deputy sheriff, my father and myself, went out to the magazine in which the Chinese was hiding. They remained till 12 o'clock, and then my brother Charles, deputy sheriff; Cameron and Woodson, deputy sheriffs also went out there and Lerri remained with us. Charles, Lerri and Koch remained in the yard around the magazine and Cameron, myself and Fred Sherrott went on the outside of the yard. "We remained in those positions, until about 4:30 o'clock this morning when we went into the residence of Constable Stephenson, which is across the street to get breakfast.

9 fleers were armed with rifles. We Give Trading Stamps GREAT WESTERN COMPANY After repeated demands fead been made, to all of which the ssuoe zeply came "If you come in here I will blow sp the magazine," the officers retired for the night within the private office of the company about ispentj yards away. DEPUTY SHERIFF GEORCE C. WOODSUM "We got breakfast" and return! to the magazine 1 063 Wasklagtoai bt. llttl A 13ta Tat.

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