, 1861-05-04
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The I4oco motive Roller Explosion
On tho michigan: ssuthern R.R..
fk1sfnl kKp fArAt.EffEeTt OF TUE spls-
AFTER.

III accident, In the explosion Of boiler OF 9
locomotive on the Michigan Southern saairoao
q few miles from this city, on Thursday even:
Inc n ton late an hour Tor us to procafe any;
particulars ~-,'. -.
rbet1a1n vas the Way Passenger, due In
this city at 8 Pm 1t consisted, Of two pas, /
senger cars and 3 baggage car drawn by inc
dne Manchester built engine "ChaElea But +
]er." No. 81. Conductor Curtis was In charge,
George Nalr Engineer. As the train WIS near
lng Ainsuorth citation, the intersection with
the. Illinois Central Railroad, eleven miles
from this city, the engineer sounded his "his;
lie to break up. and the brakes were applied,
when Just as the speed Was checked the boiler
exploded with fearful violence, tearing away
the q crown sheet" downwards through tho
hre:box. ~:.., -.
The efects Of the explosion were terrific.
The heayy machine, weighing twenfy'thfee
tons, By the downward and lifting force leapcd
bodily from the track Into the air, turned
summeraAu1t, and landed reversed and bottom
side up q distance Of aarae Auadred a'sd J.su-
four fe4 from where tbs accident took place.
This seenas incredible, but IL shown by &C.
| tul measurement The train was running st
the time, at about fifteen miles an hour, but
had been running at high speed. There were
on the engine, tho engineer, Nj. Nair, his ire
ran, Charles stelp, and the Track foreman,
1asned N. Acder yon-the latter sitting on the
cabkeat. Mr.-Nazr was thrown into tbs air
and to one side, landing II al the fence, eense-
less, but az appears not dangerously though
severely lrjurtd. None Of his Limbs #ere
broken. ::
The other two mer, 8telp and Anderson,
were probably instantly killed, the former bs-
ing frizhtfu1ly scalded, bis clothing being torn
rom his peraor Both bodies were takea from
beneath ths ruins OF the tender anu oa6gsge
car, which were wrecked. No other parsons
on the train were Injured, though several were
buried In the snd3en shock and halt o. Inc
train The track VIA torn up fer dlstaace
Of several rods. -.
; The track Of the Pittsbrrg, Fort "e5ne ana
/ Chicago, at this point, runs. forsome distance,
closely parallel to the NJ T. track anu On toe
! 4 former passenger train dne nefe 81 1ne hs.hs
t hour was approaching the e''y' tae
passengers IN each tsaan "ero "ASen'
ing the ether, Wnen' snaaealy ms peseon8
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!. ! TO the air with the crash and Tnln tna1 4oalo"
ID. Tha suddenaesa and appearance o4 tae
, disaster is described BY one Of the passengers
. as to hare produced at first the impression
that by some hendish malice the train Was
. up by powder placed beneath the track
y The othsr train was atopp: and every asa's'
tanee rendered. The passengers and the bag
e cage were transferred from the wreck and
e brought to this city, together with the 1pjused
r engineer, and the two bodies OF victims. WORD
d WIS sent to Laporte and Division supt. Faint
}. Of the NJ s, Z, r. came up with E special en-
p 2ine and workmen and cleared away tht
= wreck.
o Nj. Nair was taken to stanwix Hall and hi
If lriuries attended to. An inquest WIS held q
d the tFo deceased yeeterdsy, by Coroner Jamet
g who empanneled jury Of intelligent ami
practical men, in order, from the sIngular:ty c
= the acridant. to make the investigation o
: e,ose As possible, Two cf tbs uost exoerl
J. encsd railway nachinists of this c1ty-Jrh,
'e Fbbtrtz M.stsr Mecbanie Of the G, l. G, d
u ana NJ. Baurup. filing the same pcs
'e ~ .hs .f,ch;c,n sonthc,,-sxam,re The ex
u n1oaAa ho;1.r and oaye thslr testimony.
a Tia mos. inexnert reader will scsrceiy nee
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