The Sun.
London, England, 1856-08-21 00:00:00

FATAL BOILER EXPLOSION.

We regret to hear that at about 25 minutes past 6
o'clock yesterday morning a 60-horse-power steam boiler
hurt at Hatnpson mdls, near Bury, the property of
Messrs, Warburton aed Holker, bleachers and dyes,
completely destroying the enginehouwe, dyehouse, and
a warehouse, and carrying a large iron flue, 18ft. long,
to a distance of 80 yards. The roost lamentable part of
the story, however, is, that nine lives have been sacri
ficed, in addition to many more placed in jeopardy.
The number of those more or less severely ecalded and
injure 1 exceeds that of the killed, and one of the num
ber was scarcely expected to survive the night.
Another report states the loss of life at only six, with
four belies miesit g, and says :—The works of Me=ers.
Warburton and Holker require a considerable amount
of ste tin, as it is used for various perooses iu the diffe-
rent pr •ceePes through wh:c?) the calico has to pass, and
ther I;.re the power required for the steam-engine is
small in proportion to what is used for other purposes.
Two boilers, one high pressure and the other low pros
sure, each being 60. horse power, have been used for a
considerable length of time, and often both night and day.
The low-pressure boiler has not been considered in a good
condition for the last 12 months, and a new boiler had
been got to work in its stead, and was expected to be in
work g order on Monday next. On Tuesday last the
built r yielded to the pressure of steam, and the hands bad
had to cea.:s working at noon, in order that sorne temporary
repairs might be made. The boilers were constructed
so as to blow off steam at 351 b. pressure to the square
inch ; and they have recently been up to 601 b. pressure.
The night man at the works, who had to get up the steam,
supposed that the pressure would be about 60 a short time
before the accident occurred. He left the works about 6
o'clock yesterday morning, and then another person,
named Barlow, bad to perform the duties of fireman until
8 o'clock, at which time the regular fireman would have
to go. About a quarter past 6 o'clock a tremendous
noise was heard, which awakened the attention of persons
more than a mile off. A. large portion of the premises
are scattered in confused heaps. The exploded boiler, a
double tubular one, 36 feet long and 9 feet diameter, was
rent both longitudinally and transversely, the parts
being torn asunder like brown paper ; one part was
found 60 yards away. The counter Ines, 3 feet S inches
diameter, have not yielded, and, so far as the reporter
could perceive, they bore no Indication of being uncovered
with water. The internal rending force of steam, in a
boiler of such large capacity, seems, from the thickness
of the shell plates, to have not left sufficient margin for
security. The boiler had a sin, safety valve upon it,
tot, it is said, to blow off at 35ib., and a 6in, one upon
t)e junction pipe of another boiler. No one, however,
appears to have heard the steam blow off. Of course a
full investigation will take place. The following mourn-
ful list will supply some idea of the extent of the calamity.
Dead—John Whittaker, a young man ; John Cum•
stive, aged about 50 years ; Thos, Entwistle, 60 ;
Bar-
low, the fireman, 46 ; James Wakes, 17 ; Jane Bogle.
Not found—Thos. Knowles, 28 ; John Maude, 12 ;
Francis Chadwick, 17 ; Daniel Worsley, 60.
Injured—Wm. Berry, Edward Walker, Joseph Chad-
wick, Smethurst, Nancy Whitely, Wm. Wakes,
Rainsbottom, John Chadwick, and several others.

A letter from Berne in the Independance Beige, under
date of August 13, says :--" Count Nesselrodo arrived
on the 10th on his return► from Geneva, where lie most
have met with Lord John Russell. The count stayed
at the Crown Hotel, where the Russian ministsr in
Switzlrland, Baron lirudener, has taken up his rJsi-
donee since his return from Frankfort."

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