Show A BAD BLOW arnot ut T Y out anil in aoa by nn ot conr in tho vault of III linnic hii to boSe rlou ulanna N T october L this city was thrown into excitement this morning by the report that john arnot a millionaire banker and the present ot congress from this district had been killed by a gas explosion in his bank A great arod of d citizens to tho scene ami abon abo building wat about alne this morning eliosa living in tho vicinity of abo bank wore start adby a loud explosion nearly ever alil do w lu building was slait by the wallo in soilo instances tho sashes iacre blown alio llio doors 0 the vaults twisted and brohen the locks torn off jud other dia dono in parts of ibo atuk ao tearful wai tho dorco of tho at iho time of thi accident tharo were in the i aak arnot and several clerks arnot bad couo lato thu vault to open the bale preliminary to commencing abo days it the gas had not been turned off saturday aud had been into tho vault froni the time the bank closed chit day until this morning arn l struck a match to enable him to see almost ln there aras a explosion arnot was hurled from the anut ten feet and struck against the cashiers Cashi erd desk at the opposite side of tho room when picked op ho was almost unrecognizable ills clothes were torn from bis body ahli face burned and blackened and bis whiskers and hair completely burned oft but to say bo con the akst one to approach him was one of the to whom arnot aid thero VMS no of sending tor a doctor A doctor was arnt for and arnot was into the private onica the doctor soon and enado a caal examination lie found no serpoui injuries but expressed the fear that arnut had received internal injuries also that he would highl of one it not of both eyes lie was taken home and the result of a further examination are awaited iio Is one ol 01 abc labost popular and respected men in the city and much sympathy Is felt for him lie was to have ex speaker handall who speaks here tonight to night athla congressman arnot Is quietly under alio llio of opiates it bs been found that ills injuries art much more serious than at llast stated illi physicians aay that it bo rallies hiroji tha shock they hinc no doubt of bis ultimate recovery |