New-York daily tribune., 1859-08-06
NEW-J.ERSEY H,EKS

TERRIBLE SrEANBoILER EXPLOSION IN A PAPEN
MnL-THREE PERSONS lSJuRED.-A few minutes
before O'Clock last evening" terrible boiler sxplo-
sion occurred at the paper mil Of Messrs. Randolph,
Van Lew & Co., at Bloomfield Essex County, n. j.,
by VIII ch three persons were injured, fatally and
considerable dsmsge was done TO property. There
were two large boilers in the engine room adjoining
the mill, which were recently thorougly overhsulsd
by Messrs. Hughes & Phillips of Newark, and were
pronounced as good IS new The fireman states thas
there was plenty of wafer in the boiler, and thse
the accident could not have occurred from lack 81
it. The explosion caused loud report, and the
boiler was completely demolished, as well - the
building scattering pieces Of iron, timbers, bricks,
&c., in all direc ions.
A colored man named Thomas Brown, in the en-
ploy OF the Company as a teemster, was engaged in
unloading a load Of coal in the rear of the engine
house and was thrown distance Of 30 feet along with
the fragments receiving injuries which il was thought
would result in his death before morning. His team
was somewhat injured, and becoming frightened ran
off at a furious speed.
The fireman, Lawrence Kennedy, was found in the
ruins held down by heavy piece Of the boiler which
had cut severe cash on the inside Of his thigh He
also received a severe shock, but no bones were
broken.
Edward Kennedy was on visit TO his brother, and
had just entered the enginehouse to see him. His let
arm was struck by piece of iron, and fractured just
below the elbow. He did not appear TO be otherwise
injured The sufferers received every attention ct the
hands Of the village physicians and citizens.
About third of the boiler was thrown across the
road into vacant lot, some Is rods distant, while
other pieces together with sticks of TIMBER bricks,
and other materials scattered in all directions,
but fortunately, without doing harm. There were
about % persons engaged in the main building OF tho
mill, and had the boiler been blown in an opposite
direction very serious calamity must have resulted.
large brick chimney, 60 feet in hight, was cracked
in several places and liable TO fall at any moment.
The second boiler was thrown from its place and con-
sidersbly damaged. The Engineer, Thomas Doyle, .
moment before the accident had stepped into the
main building and escaped injury. The damage to
the property is estimated at from ~ 500 to $3o0O
HoBoKEs. The Republican Aldermen, Jsssup,
Tinkey, and Chamberlin, have applied to Justice T.
W. Whitley, City Magistrate, for warrants TO arrest
the Chairman of the Council, Beige, and NJ Donough,
the Sergeant-at-Arms The Justice, after hearing
their complaints which were duly sttested issued his
warrants for the arrest Of the parties. Preliminary
steps have been taken to hold the parties under arrest
to the responsibility OF civil action in the Supreme
Court Of the State.
FIRg-NARRow EscAPE.-A fire broke out yester-
day afternoon The wharf Hobokeu side Of which
extensive lumber yard Of B. Carpenter and on the
other Of Mr. Allison The prompt arrival f Chsf-
Engineer john Board and the Hose Companies soon snes4
the The done chiefly the loss Of large
,ty In barrels and the shed ia which not propstJ
sheltered from the rain.
ARREST OF YOUsG Yesterdsy fore
noon Voorhs and K sey Of jersey City discovered twe
attempting eject entrance into the bassssn o