Suffocated By Gas

Our Chelsea correspondent sends us an account of the sad accident in Jackson by which one Washtenaw county man lost nis Ufe aud another camp near losing it. Another account of the same accident is found in the J ackson Courier as follows: Tuesday morning there qccurred at the Stowell house in this city another 'fatality from blowing out gas. Will H. Clancey, who lives at Jerusalem, Washtenaw county, and Conrad Spieruagle, a saloonkeeper, at Chelsea, registered at the Stowell house between 12 and 1 o'clock, Monday night. The latter was considerably under the influence of liquor, but Clancey appeared to be sober. He registered in a bold clear hand indicating steady nerves. After leaving a cali for 4 o'clock this morning, the men were as'Signed to room 39, in which were two beds, one on the northeast corner and the other in tlie southwest- the gas burner being near the west wall. They were called at 4 o'clock, as per order.'but did not respond to it, not an unusual thing in the experienee of hotelkeepers. They were called two or three times af terwards, but did not get up, although the caller heard them snoring as though in sound sleep. At 8:15 Tuesday morning, being unable to arouse them, the caller mounted a chair and peered through the tiansom, when he saw Clancey lyingon the bed in the northwest corner and Spiernagle lying on the floor in front of the bed. The door was burst open, when it was found that Clancey was dead. The body lay on its back cross-wise of the bed. Spiernagle lay on the floor, nnconscious. He was carried into another room, and Dr. F. P. Pratt sunimoiied. The relatives of both men were notifled by telephone, and Spiernagle's wife arrived at noon. -Br. Pratt is of the opinión that he will recover. Clancey's relatives started immediately on receipt of the news to drive here, and they will arrive during the afternoon. Meanwhile the body is in charge of Bolton & Pillsbury . Coroner Adlerwasnotifled, whosummoned a jury, which alter viewing the remains adjourned until Thursdaj morning at 9 o'clock. The bed occupied by Spiernagle evidently was oc cupied but a short time. It is though possible that he turned off the gas, and in the dark turned it on ftgain, as he was removing his hand. The windows and transom of the room were tightly closed.