The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-02-05
Awful ExpIOsiOn-Steam Boiler Burst
seven Persons Killed ana Wounded.
From the Adrian mich Exposit,

FROM the Adrian (AIfch Expositor
The most distressing accident that happened in
this section took place in the town Of Palmyra about
five miles from this village, the morning OF the a0th
nit The morning was very cold, the Thermometer
standing at 10 deg. below at six o'clock hiesrs
Harrison VIM H. Roe, the Iessses Of the mill Jerome
Bowen, Philip Woleyer HamliD sornhurgsr Richard
CasweH, ana Ezra Bartrum, in the mill this time
OF tie explosion Roe Bowen. Bsrtrum, and Woltver,
were killed instantly and Csswsl and sornburger dread
fully iuur d. so that the latter died Thursday
the lie OF the former is depaiIed Of and Mr. Harrison
severely injured The Of the explosion must
been tremendous We visited the fcene of disaster
on Wedneeda and the signs Of destruction
awful Tbe mill, which built OF uucommonly
heavy timber, and braced in every direction, was
utterly demoished-part OF the frame IL stand
ing but shattered aad thrown partly over, Ia such
manner % to render It worthless the engine Is scat
tered Ia every direction, and completely destroyed
Jew bricks OF the foundation Of the cn remain and the
rest 8ie scattered over acres We where almost
buried itteIfin frozen cav leg The boiler, with its
boosted strength, separated the middle,
part was torn ia shreds one would tear psce Of cot
ton felt cloth, and the pieces battened like sheet Of
boiler iron, and thrown from three to ten rods strk
" The top OF a Tree ten rods from the mill and
thirty ,et IRON the ground The other sf Of the boiler
was not torn ssunder, but raised bodily aud thrown
thiIy.sx reds, passing near The house OF SIR Whit
marsh ten feet from the ground masng cad havoc
with some peach and apple trees Ia It's flight before
1t struck. Where u tell the frozen ground
torn up TO the dfph Of foot whenit rebound
ed some ten rods farther. This part OF boiler
about ten feet long and four feet in diameter with two
arse nues we suppose It will weigh something like
ten Had 1t struck Mr.. Whitmsrshs house In its @rsl
fight IT must have entirely demolished It, The scene
was indeed sad seht-beards, shingles tmbers bricks
fragments OF the boiler and engine with the dirt and
Iubbh Of the arch lie scsttered several acres
ground and the topping and shyered timber of the
MIL yet standing make up sad picture revealing the
awful explosive force which produced Had the boiler
been hled with gun powder and exploded IL could mob
bsye been more Devastating the explosion was. OF
course cauied by the lowness Of the watsr in The boiler
and the formation Of an explosive gas The mill was
owned we believe by Volney spadipg and Mr. Harrison,
Que ot The wounded Mr WDitmsrsh describes the bsaTt
nding which followed the explosion ar peculiarly
thectnG. Young clever had le biz fathers house few
foue oistsnt, lev minutes rrtpoushis parents soon
ttood ever BIS mangied corpse sister Of one also
rived and her agony ct tbs sight Of the horribly manged
nens Of her brother "a t. uunerve tie stout
ct heart. son Of MIR Whi.marth notwithstanding
the revere cold immediately mounted horse ana cams
70 AOHen III medical assistance for the wounsel Mr..
ha'nsJn escaped (bsay wounded) with his lie hayog
btn protected Fl ~ The FOL orcs o explosion IS two
II the large uuh ere 81 the frame which wera bstWtea
lin oud me beier which Outside the main fame u
toe Guldug. Leo L been in che u!iu not one timl8t
Wcue nave been tanolrg u is eaid ZONE oil the r1.-
teas oil a Which Were torn on have pot vet besu fsua
The afgast piece the root vie saw wa two board. vi
q few fhine Ct hem.
Rr Ar TERRE HAurE, lNo.-Smith's ware