The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-06-14

F.;wntraS Explosion Of = Boiler In Cinoannati.
4 sor sEalousLY HUEE, AND sEvERAL PERSONS
MJS;yxD--MIRACUL0Us ESCAPE.
rFrom the la. .nnati Times, June 10.
Aboute o'clock this morning, tho rcs,u.n.. Of
Newport and Covington and of the lower portion Of
this CITY, were startled by sudden shock accompa-
nie1 W scs7y no:ss The general impression at the
moment was, that the boilers Of some steamboat on
the river had exploded, but It soon ascertained
to have emanated from the sawmill Of Walker h
Livzey, situated in Newport, on the bank of the
Licking river short distance above the suspension
bridge. While the mill was in full operation, one of
the two boilers attached to the works, exploded
with tremendous noise The boiler was situated in
q shed outside the mill and seemed to part in the
middle, one-haf being shattered and thrown some
distance eastwardly, and the other half sent whirl
ing upward, and thence westwardly into the Lick
ing river The great force of the explosion seemed
to be upward and westwardly. The west end and
north side Of the mill were shivered to pieces.
Eleven men were working in the mill ut the time;
a number of children were in the immediate vici-
nifty; and though brick and fragments of iron and
wood were hurled In every direction, no one was
killed. and only one person was seriously hurt Con-
sdering their numbers, and their close proximity to
the boilers, this is really astonishing We were
early upon the scene of disaster, and found large
number of persons in attendance, searching the
ruins for supposed injured persons. The following,
as near Ms we could learn, are the particulars
Gustav Adalf striefer, a German boy. aged about
eleven years. He was gathering chips a few feet
north Of the boiler, and when found was lying on
his back bleeding and insensible. sharp piece OF
wood had penetrated his jaw, breaking the bone,
and passed on up through his cheek and right eye.
He was also struck on the head with some heavy
substance, which fractured his skull. His cap was
found several feet beyond and his basket still FAR
Their off, both having been thrown there by the force
OF the explosion. He was carried into neighbor
ing house, and surgeon Immediately attended to
him, but it is thought impossible for him TO survive
his injuries He remained insensible until we left,
about eleven o'clock.
David Chlis, the engineer, is badly scalded in the
face and neck, and is also injured in the back. He
was in the engine room, directly south OF the
boilers. working at vice, at the time OF the explo
sion. He thrown over the workbench, and
found himself lying in mass of timber and bricks.
He was soon extricated, and it seemed miracle
that he was not killed.
Isaac Harrison, the fireman, was standing near
Mr.. Chils, and was also thrown among the ruins.
lie il but slightly hurt
Mr.. James Marsh of Covington, had his right
cheek bone broken. He was on the steamer York
town, on the opposite side of the Licking river,
where he bad been placed watchman by the
Sheriff. At the time Of the explosion he was facing
the mill, and brick struck him with great force in
the face.
the upper part Of the mill, and the spot where
the crash took place. One of them was struck on
the head with with brick, but the injury is very
slight. The other had one of his legs scraped by a
piece of timber.
Two little daughters of Mr.. Google, who lives in
the immediate vicinity, were playing the mill
and were picked up for dead. They were worse
frightened, however, than any one, one Of them
receiving merely slight burn on her left arm, and
the other having no outw ard sign of injury.
Mr.. Stewart, the clerk OF the establishment, had
narrow escape from instantaneous death. At
the time Of the explosion he sitting in the door
of the Office, about hundred feet from and almost
directly east of the boiler. He instantly jumped
under the desk of the counter, and had no sooner
left his seat than the heavy safety valve fell through
the roof Of the office, passed directly through the
chair on which he was sitting, into the floor Had
he remained on the floor moment later he would
have been crushed.
Mr.. Stewart states that number of children were
playing the space between the Office and the
mill, and it is astonishing to him that more were
not hurt.
When we remember that the remaining boiler
was thrown directly into the engine room, through
the spot where the engineer and remen were stand
ing, 1t is astonishing that they not crushed to
DEATH They appear to have been thrown by the
fierce Of the explosion a distance Of several feet