Another arguir.cnt in favor of elrrfiimty and ,
! against ga«> is furnish'-■ by William JI. |
i Chivers, of Altoona, who blew out the.
gas in his room at a .-'a; nnah hotel Tuesday
night, and then went to bed. He went into
the bote] at II o’clock, rr uisfered and was ]
dto room No. 7-‘. lie asked to b*o put
cn the call for G o’clock next morning,and w;;s
th* n 1 hown up to hi r» om. A lew minutes
l:cf< re that hour. Ap.v Harris, one of the col
ored port* r.-, knocked at tin door <>f No. 73.
H>* got n> r« sp*>nse, and Fnocla d and called
j ag tin and again. Detai ling the smell of gas,
! Harris climbed up and looked through the |
transom. Theinoment In-turned the tTansoin
. a strr ng current of gas poured oet ami almost
i knoi-m I the poiti r dow’i. The do- r y.as '
: locki-d on the inside, ami IL.ri !..<d 1o break ,
it open. Chivi is was lying in bed unc< n ■ iou ,
and breathing heavily. It is notprobable that
he will n eovi r.
