The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1862-03-14
Frym he Phtiadr,phia Pres.
Terrible Explosion from Benzine--Los
ofLife,

Terrible Explosion from Benzine---Loss
ofLife.
Yesterday afternoon. about half past
five. terrible explosion occurrel in the
Twentieth ward. from the use of beuzine
n Wrigh,'s Japan varnsh u.nuf CORY
The bui,lng STOOD on MARSHAL s,reer, 49,
tween Sixh h aud Seventh. aus! wa. rI,..-
story brick. with two story back build
ing
The hui ding WAS oriyinsly in'eud,.d
f.r Two yelling HOUSES hn' w4S All -r>
wards converted inio factory. for the
manufacture OF Japaa vsrni>h. Berw--n
tha main AMI back building WAS Il double
partition wall. The FURNACES nn,i kettles
for boiling the yarni>h were in the later
place In the front huilin. VA, large
tank for rpreivny the varnish af er il WA
boiled. and which WAS cohve, ed through "A
pipe Al the time of the ac,,i tent, var
ni~h was being boiled in one "f the kettles
about six feet in diameter. Tie content,
Of the kettle took fire, Al cause 4 most
terrific explosion, whcl, made loud re
pnr,. shaking all the houses for square,
aud ,.orpl-tely deuroli>hing the Whole f.c,
tory. noihing he ng left stan ling pxr-p,
the partition wall between The two buli-
inys
A. the time Of the accident only two
men were IN the place one Of whom Was
Mr. James l.. Wright. the prnprl.ror-a
Young unmarried man. about 26 wear, of
age, who has succeeded his father in the
business the latter having heen known il
this city f'r many ,esis u celebrated
manufacturer of Japan varnl~h The {" Ii
er pe,Son in the factory WAS German
rmpl".ee named Alan Elrrhntt, VIII WAS
sitting on the fp r. CLEANING a pan near
the larg.. kettle IN whcl, ,I.. ,arn,,h Wa
being hoi.ed. in The second stony If III.
back iniidiny. lie, hn!t WAS blown out of
tie bul,iiDy. and fell on the grnard dis
tauce "f ahnu twenty five wards. :. her,
he r-coverei from iiIe sl,rrk he rai-ea
himself be means of 4 fence ani >uppnrle,l
himself un:il a>sI>tanrr arrived tie vas
Immediately ca v-le ed 10 The drug >t"r,. u
DIR. kern-. Sixth AMI Gre lnan'nwn road.
where The Injuries We're attrnie.i la, afer
hirh he was conveyed Ia his residence p,r
Palmer street. near G,rarl avenue by two
rf The Nineteenth ward off :-rs DR.. Hi
iiich aas then >uni'nuntd wheE he WAS
found to have su- aiue severe Internal in
iri-~. t-si,ie~ spraiuing hi- ancie and be
Iug burned IN most shocking uIanuer
ab .uI the head, neck and bands Tire phl
ic,an thinks he may he saved, alho' hi
situation is yer, critical.
Al, ,..,e time ~ the explosion. Mr.. Virgin
the pioprietu', MAS io"n stars III The fro l
par, ut rhs building. About twenty min
res afe The accident his 5nlv WAS fnun +
buried beneath the rims. where he hs,!
been shn, ugly crushed. When Iilt+d NJ
lie brea he'd once or twice. hur WAS urabl,.
to speak. and expire. almost immediately
rhe body WAS taken 10 the store Of Mr.
Philip Il S,:hu, Ter. uniertak r, near hy
ana subsequently reno. ed he residence
.f hi. father. in New Market street.
The bricks ard ether portions of The
ruin were hurled hy The expl sion several
,Guare-. falling on roofs. III wards. ef,
bIr fnrtuuarel, no one WAS seriously IN
,rei A son nf Lieut.. Jacuh,, of The
20 II ward police, who resides III : XII
>rr-e,. a few ie-t from where the Ia t,N
stood, was struck with brick AMI ~, II,
injured The varnl-lr III the kr;tle took
iie and Aowe nvpt the tui'-. s-ttiu.. fir.
TO the work and causing an atarm ~ h,.
rung from I'll. state house bed. ru4. tir,
men a-re promptly "n 'he 20 an. ~t"t,
-xtingulshe.i the Il nrs before an, ,ia.,sape
had been done 10 the surrounding prop
.rtv
The fire marshal WAS soon a, the scene,
bur il MAS Impossible lat evening for him
10 procure anv satisfactory a.,olut nf III.
accident. Mr.. Wright the proprietor. h-
ing killed. aud ,he German only i,4ing
employ Ell Io do The hauling for tie ,..lah.
li-hn.n,. The later had urvrr don. any
work shrur III. ps.s III u ,e>ter,ta, after
noon, when he wn> engaged IN a,,,>,irts
He stated To the hte marshal ,iI,:, AZ
he knows about th.. hprr'bie If 81 !, har
| Mr. Wright wa> down stairs and he M
stats. near the kettle containing the bon
'ng HE boiling varhish /; lie heard a kin,
of Kissing noise followed hv large bIaz,
aud a loud explosion he saw the bnildiul
| fal ing all aion,d hum, ,ouf ,,oinp M
aud himself ., owing through the AIR viii
great rapiity. lie lost all rrcoIl-,rior
ani. upon recovering. nara Z The whole
thing A. il it ha been dream. Tn
German states that Mr. Wright had Al
ways Used ,u'pentlne in the manuf4cur
OF v4rn,h until a few havs since. q. hen h
d-rer'nined 10 ,r, The experiment of u>in
benzin-. Mr. w intnrmeI him TIA, /,
knew of the dangers a. ending the uss. {
this comhustib =, but Thought that, vii
proper care aud attention. all ar,.i,ie n,
,u1giut b. avoided. The k-,tle which @,
ploied contained some Two or three la
rrls of beuzine. 20 far. the lre..i,, can.
Of the accident can only be- tfi.. sni.i.c, ,
c"rJ-riure. bu, tha, the explosion was o.
ca,loned by benz;ne there can be no .,ouh
Coroner tonrai will hptd All inuue
this morning on tie body of Nj. W.I.l,
fy" A.xander tho Grear upon !,