New-York daily tribune., 1858-12-24
BOILER EXPLOSIOy AT ST. LOUIS.
LOSS oFIlEE-KILLEp AND WOUNDED.

occufr.d ~ tbo1t twenty iniGgtes past O'Clock.
irle while after the ri4h' work men nal De-. iehsvsl
by the day men TIE boiler noon - situated AZ TIE
T. rtn.easr oCrier Il the 7ly. 5-tseen NJ aod Lew"
streets oc OFalo1, -nd raos back stance o. one
! bnnored sud iwfnt, nv. feet. Vi. Thomts SheE-
and the p-insipa rngireer a the esabi-nm.nt, nap
ing 10 re De-, .if,a al home na an 1ur later than
! u-ua wes 4 the Of Broadway and Ashiey
sir,sts biz way 10 woik, gn,n the eXposion t"Ck
place. He describes the rote, 4 t1a' dst-n - utAfy
fur FcuarfS Fs rumbf0E, Hf4mll s'nn !, Ike thrt
"Irndac.d uncer grourd Dy blast" Tue snocs nnst
i tavo been terri' the wuoie enE'n oi the wall
fegi ter rc' hcbl o the tOr room, three -tofes
/ II high ie,eled 70 me gIonnd IN w seeonis,
and such the force Of the cOncussOn, tnA par @,
the boiler eigot e-t long srd geighirg ~ east LOW
pour6s tceethe- Pi'h hIes weighing 3,JD1 pounds
more were Lifted into the air carried sixty yhrie, AMI
itrown up,b tl- peak Of the root of the m.ln oGl-
ing which seventy i've FEET from tie grouai SAefe
they fell through .te roof to the hCor beneath. a
steam drum, Wei. hing tup, ives projected over
h. ttack Oi Du.rIs, ami tel d, dstaLc. ol tlr'y
feet from IL na gositi0r. O1e OF tue hles out oi
the usn ht Ter aerf INTO the roof Cf dwelling house
on Bates street mek,'g hole six feet org 10y 40 IN
width; snG tnotteT m-cs The snguiti hgnt ~ pass
irC nch to put tlt5 viniows tue tuif ltpry
# TIE refinery, htl'ug on the top Of the os'ory
buildlrg below. / -,.s Of mdohlaery, tmoers &c,
were brown in al directions, aod scarcely pane Of
glass ia the reghb.rb rbood vas In unbr'k'7
But al tits de.trlctoa is nothing compared with
III, sut- and los, OF is which the accltot occs-
stoned. immediately succeeding the report the @al'
gave way toe rolteTs f. n, and iu haf minute more
al that portion of the building situated as de-cnbed
above was lev. led to the cart.
BRYAN Crqban fireman, VIII had been employed ten
years T. e-tabihn, nt, was taken from the rdlns
Dad. H. vas sci d-d over iis VIII b1iy both legs
broken in several pac,s, and there was an awful
cut IL hs ioIeheal.
Another fireman snej John Conner, was likewise
taken ont cead lie vas tenibly scaldei, AID was
perfect, black
jacob HenmighofI4r, mlsright was taken on.
Hitl,s.. His ue'k ana several bones We're broker.
Henry y Pett,pc II machinist, alive when
moved III, IN tie rubbish. He vas however, wounded,
IN al pats # tie BODY, and his left n sod was CON-
plctcly cut oil lie was taken to t1e Mechani,3 TX
char 90, near by, where he suffered speak iby for
about an hour snd died. PettDgil had been eng lget
in The establz nj since the first Of November H.
was formerly from Rockford, Illinois at wh Oh place
he inverted 97at il kncwD as the Rockford Boiler
Michs, keefe frein IN, frigh ;fully scsliei-so
much 50 rs to BE- al no,t unrec jgnizabe e. He wa.
tai to bis residence north east corner of Bates aui
Lewis streets. He ned in great sutriDg az abont II
o'clock at night. He leaves Efe and four children.
Robert Cock. yourg man Is years of age, who was
woikIDg al the Gri press, was badly cut about the
head scglO be'g tor1 across the top, au1 dlnpst
from ear ear HIS .ku vas nlso frac nre' End his
rhouldefs badly Injured. HIS brother, William Cook,
innp pee from the wndO@ when t' explosion occurred,
went back took Robert from tine ruins, aud carried
him nome. between Fourteenth acd fifteenth AMI
Bddle ard OF 1lon streets. IL IS doubtful whether
be val su NiNe,
ArcnibaiI Mclean, maclnist had OF his shoul-
ders dslocaei sud Was badly bruised ia several parts
q, his body. lie was AZ woik in the copper shop in
TIE third story and fell 10 the basement On near
ing the report, and iceliug the hoor giving way he
cuJ 10 "A large wee which cane down with him and
struck lin in the breast H. the fall his risnt han
rendered pOstrefs; but notwithstanding MS in-
iuries, be hsO Pre- Of mind to arrange .mbers
over lis head with his efi hand, in manner
10 protect hun from the faliog bricks. He was taken
10 The Sisters Hospital md vii probably be out in
two or three weeks.
JOIN Booth, maohinis., was bajly injured, though
not dangerously
Ernest Holdorf was severely hurt about he arms
ard kss.
julius Alb'echt sustained a number of pretty bad
contu,ions.
Tie above litt of the wounded em braces We believe
all whore condition was such ~ to require medical at
tebten. Several others were slightly hurt, and some
who we.e in the building made almost miraculous es-
ca ,es.
The boiler which exploded sas an upright tubalir
one, coutrnirg 7i hues. IL originally sde by
Gaty McC Cnne \ Co., but had been altered several
Tin es 20 that very little remained "a at first II WAS
Lot long since subjected 10 test Ot the hydra illc
press aud wltbstOcd pressure OF 5pOands Of ste an
on the square inch. Tne customary gauge was -
pounds ana il is asserted that not more than that
amount was at the tine Of the accident though It
eppears almost Incredible taat that power would be
sufficient nur object weighing over 5,OO0 pounds
dstarce ~ l6j feet, aud lodge II on the rJOf OF
house - feet high. Whatever may have been tue
direct csUse, II appears that some OF the stayOots
which held the insGe aud outside sheets OF .he boiler
tog, Tier gave way; but whether this Was from tue
pressure uf steam not cannot be SAID. The evidence
,n this poiot which elected ~ the COroners in
qoesr very unsatisfactory. IL Is probable, ~ IN
timsei by Of the witnesses, tnat there viii ~ Al
invest gatiOn by a competent company, wlea more
NAV be learned
About seveity6.e labor,rs were engaged all day
ye-terd- " clearI asay me rubbish. The rains had
uearly Al been last night, and / Is cOnhiel'y
expected that II a lev days attsrs VII be r. ntel
up that the busiress If the refinery 20 on.
Sir. h cher wo Is largely interested estm test tlat
the total damage 70 rhe building and machinery can De
f.lIt -
Dr. Rosnner- ht Il an IUq lest over the g. b)l e.
Yesterday ait,rnOOD I . following test u0uy >as
rlicisd ounng tns progr % The examination. Mr..
Hcln sup-r ntencelt OF the sugar refinery, wa hr-s
swOrD.
Q NJ HolG IL, aseiden, BY which these came to
he death ne result m or ine pat Az - con
eating comurs 10 sss' Of tso competent taea De- ap
pointed - quT- INTO the origin ot the occurrence
tAs regalaT engineer bteaki4i l assistant PatrlcA
sntoys IN The fr se,rrsl year. and h4s always
proved tiu.t j p.t-It Boz tls c nssr oi his duty
Pnip L,ucr .,soru q Wh-fs yoG Eh-u the accident
happened treasia', had ei. tue suzins ao'4t
t,olr. When sou e v" tasle i,at'ieHt
supply oi wasT ~ ihe Dol e \ fe' tn- ooLel ha i"uI
,cs esht uc'e' aoAI' When eit the water "a da'l
IL the d lvpe eo,A q ~ yoe III me SA-f eo-i iA'e
II gh, have gone DON cat N .ae hi'l eook "iH Ia.
tine tie tolsr iooai - e.t u ats sn1 f-sis VIE
sccd ocossiosrd b. throwing sudden slppy ot
cod wser -, s,ed boiler The supply w.ier
CO .f.-. tls suppy .a,-r .-rd "a. aWayssery YARN.
Prri'k BRIDE 'Sou-o wts, ,;lae III Nj Lynsa a 20
ID. MS sf.er ccs .ir-l seven, hs .f. minute or two
srerv Was th-rs ch water Ia Ire boiler ~ h = ne
hafl the Olrtn OF tue round boiler;
then hos l. rgnllg IA ie"
minutes sfte-Fsrd returned TIE boiler aud h1dlg
s tsl, told NO vas asstos me O. saru s1e "ae.
of. BIT AFRAID would lot snos Cow o d. T. started
hir. ard p.ssn- upright column me
explosion pace exp.lE before water -. 70
othrg blilrr I-an tl~ tfy boilers; tl- pumps ~sfe
tlr,w-- t1sl fut1- saPgyi have O--1 enessi u
tie sstabif.hr erf since Nay, l-f-
Tfcrnas SLehri s~aTn-Hlve been TIE chief ersn.cr Of
he e.oi'ars-t for about tso aoat.; ~ bler"h x
p.t-d l4- lcrL ts1 -eras - g. l-t-fs ~
bnlf rtt BY st.an ripe sui "a pressure u
ell ~ rl-ll. - ~ a. = -lr a.f
L-t t-t --l-QAs u' ~. ly- 1--we talsAr1 - - 90
qr--t-y cf crftsIrc a IT, boiler j. tit is an
IKE s4cA. iabi- ofea Y cl the 1'-ks "a
cono'ise tisf end fpa.sd coat ti-rc .ly e ~. t