The Express.
London, England, 1863-10-28 00:00:00

ALARMING BOIL= EXPLOSION.

About 4 o'clock on Monday afternoon a boiler of
about 40-hone power exploded at the iron works of Mort
Roes, Bradley-bridge, Melee, with a noise that shook and
alarmed the whole neighbourhood. The violence of the
shock produced the utmost cousternatios, and crowds ot
men, women, and children rushed to the works, believing
that serious fatal consequences bad ensued. Fortunately,
however, the works had been stopped during the day, in
order that certain repairs might be made in the puddling
furnaces, and coisequently there were bat very few
of the workmen on the premise,, or the results must
have been most disastrous. It appears that the men
were to have come on for night work at 5 o'clock,
and for some hours previously the engineer, Joseph Haw-
thorne, had been engaged is firing the boiler,, in order
to get up steam to start the machinery. At the time of
the accident the engineer states that there was sot suftl-
eiset pressure to work the steam hammers ; sad therefore,
if that be so, it is exceedingly difficult to account for the
explosion, unless, indeed, the valves were cited, which
the engineer positively deities. As it is, however, one
man, named Samuel Walker, bas been seriously if not
dangerously injured, while two others have bees very
much hart, and a valuable horse has been killed.
Showers of bricks were burled in all directions, while
others were forced against the wall on the opposite side
with great violence. The boiler was lifted bodily from air
ctitro,kocl eweiel:,:iii:tog.bulowims completely off, I,bl:ire.
mass of rabbisb. The man Samuel Walker had just coos
on to the works with • horse and cart, laden with wrap
iron, belonging to Mr. Thomas, scrap dealer. The cart was
thrown over sad partially buried under the brickwork,
while the poor animal, which was worth about 401., was
forced out of the shafts, and blows through a 14in. brick
wall into the adjoining works*/ Messrs. Holum. It bad
one of its lap brakes and was badly scalded, and after
walking about twenty yards it fell down and died. Walker
was so completely buried under the bricks that some men
at first walked over him without koowiog where ha was.
When extricated it was found that he bed bees dreadfully
bruised about his head, face, and body, sad that he
was scalded in various parts. He was immediately taken
home, where be now lies in a very i.recarious state.
The one side of the dace of Merin. Bollison wee blown
in, and the books and velem buried under the de Iris. The
two Messrs. Rolliaon and • gentlemso, who were in at
the time, were all &lightly hurt by the falling material.
A brick also fell on the head of Joseph Taylor, • collier,
who was standing with some other men just outside the
works, inpiring him severely. A lad, named Shipley, who
was also is the works, was struck violently on the thigh by
• brick. The manager of the works, Mr. Bridgewater, was
is the yard about two o'clock, at which time he noticed
nothing unarml with the boiler', beyond the (let that the
steam was not thee up. When the explosion took place he
wan absent, but on heads' of it lie instantly west to the
spot, and rendered every aid to the sufferen which humanity
or prudence could suggest. He also commenced an inveeta-
gutiou 55 to the cause of the accident, but nothing definite
or conclusive was elicited. The boiler had had a new bottom
put is it about • month previously. The sufferers were
promptly weeded to by Dr. Best, of Bilidon.

THS 14Th COLLIZRY EXPLOSION AT MORPH.—It
will be seen by the following letter hos Mean. Vivian
sod Sous, the lessees of the Mode Colliery, that they have
geuerously offered to support the 27 wives and families of
the you colliers who lost their lives in the late melancholy
catastrophe. "To the Esloor of the Cumbria haat/ Leader.
Oct. 24, 1863. sender to you our bean, thanks
for the active sympathy you have manifested towards the
sufferer. of the Late fearful accident at our Marfa Colliery.
We feel that the primary duty of providing for the widows
sad orphans of those who have perished devolves upon us,
.ud that we ought not to accept extraneous aid in the
fulfilmeet of this our bounden duty. Upon conimunicatieg
our determieation is this respect to Mr. Talbot, who, se
lessor of the Mods Colliery, was, nest to ourselves, meet
interested in this sad 'west, be io the most handsome man-
ner declared his intention of sharing the burden with us,
whatever it might be. We feel it incumbent on us to lase
no time in Twilling this communication to you, and we again
sincerely thank you for the warm interest you have taken
is alleviating the pomace of those who gaffer from this sad
event.— Your obedient servants, Virtu! end None."
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