The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-03-27
Terrible and Fatal Explosion at Trenton,
New jersey.

On Wednesday night the oath instant about one
o'clock, steam boiler in the drying room of the
extensive paper mandatory of Mcssrs. Demar. Mein
& Kay. Trenton exploded with terrific and fatal
violence. The boiler large and was used for
cleansing rags containing water. which heated by
steam from tn, main boiler Through defect OF
the castings fastenngs, the head blow of and the
boiler thrown backward about thirty feet piercing
brick wall and destroying everything near it, portion
Of The factory about forty feet long twenty feet wide and
two stories high shattered into fragments and the
bricks and tmbers scatteredn every direction to coni
derablc distance. number ofworkmcn were ia the build
ing at the time ono Of whom killed immc datey.
and another severely wounded by the rushing and
falling thnbers. Had the explosion during the
day. large loss Of life would have been inevitable.
The Trenton .4mcrtcda gives the following account of
Attached TO the main building which il four stories
high two brick buildings. one in the Of the
other story high. aud together about l10 feet long
In the front building are two machines for the manutac
ture Of paper The rear building was sort Of deposito
~ Of articles of various kinds Between these two
buildings. in space Of about ~ feet the boiler
ed. enclosed in building by itself The boiler i
feet long and six feet in diameter IL had been in opc
ration only about weokha,ng first been used yes
to-day week The head Of the boiler blown OF.
ard carried distance Of about thirty feet passing in
through brick wall Is inches thick. and des-
tIoyug in it, course machine worth between $4,000
and $1,000 and ipiuring another machine in the
room very considerably The boiler carried in
opposite direction about twenty feet aud also passed
through brick wall about thirteen inches thick carry
ing in it, course the first grdcr and sticking fast in the
second aud shstcrng 1t considerably. The south walls
OF DOM buildings were 80 materially injured that ~ VIII
be necessary to rebuild them The whole premises,
except the 'front.' part OF The bulln9 the
pcaranco of general wreck The Of the four story
building immediately above the boiler also shattered
slightly So much for the buildings There about
twenty-five persons at work in the mill at the time.
little circumstance occurred. which providentialy,
the Of saving many lives piece of timber had
got bctwccn the breast and wheel and number If
hands In the north part Of the mill fixing the wheel
The explosion took place few minutes after the circin
occurred There in the machine a the
time. Mr. Men Thomas Stratton James iarptr Daniel
McCartor Michael NoCardcll Themes Foley and grand
Of MIR Duor. Daniel MeCartcr is;ant cngi-
nc1r and belonged e. another part Of the building. He
had stepped into TIE rag boiler IL is supposed
himself lie had just got into the when the
explosion took place He was instantly killed and found
among crubhh very much disiigurod about eight feet
fomthe boiler lie leaves family Mr. Mein bad his head
injured by some flying timber James Harper about
midway in the machine He carried to the east
end OF the without receiving any other but slight
business it 10 tend the rag boiler blown through
the window tho south side lie pretty badly hurt
IN the back. Thomas Foley also about midway in
the room. lie was knocked down, and when found
almost exhausted. lie pretty bsdy hurt. Thomas
siatton was ~ the east end Of the lie rated
ny Inc nl ing timbcrr and almost suiocated TO death At
one time ho dcpard Of all hopes Of life He got out how
ever with cut the head The grandson OF Mr. Duer
was eating lunch at the time The lunch carried
away, and he escaped with slight injury the hand
The cause Of the explosion Is attributed defect in
the mechanical construction Of the boiler The rycs ut
the head said 10 have been together and not
constructed according TO the opinions Of present
IN proper and substantial The propretors are
loss probably reaching the neighborhood Of $40 600