, 1863-03-21
4 TERRIFIC BOILER EXPLOSION,
a Furniture Factory Blown to Pieces,
and -Four Hen Injured.



sEsERAL BUILDINGS DESTROYER
| by FIRE.
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t;yr]y frcc f-o, ~ .a..;L'. .Ae
s,ors 49, ~ 80 sctsio'e eieets o. oos.es expo
the corona,. 1a,, 10y ss'ious easaa1tes' anu
te.t,monv r. ~, ,1a., - saeA oose sae
I ms, t,.o -oe,a -. - s - :, ~. An'
arc5d, ~ md ~ sa",s sos+ y. u.as lfo
rerr,.,o .,.,a..,. .-n,a,al, as'o taa' ~ tos
ti,c1 ,r5 t,s4 49, nsS"' ~ pefsoa "af
n,one,+, ffS& s@A41eooal5 te
Tha ,..,don. ,u,dod ~
1,c,1;,, ,.h,ro - o..,.r,.s -. e1"e.u III tne
una ~ a-.,os,o1 ~ . hau.s,- eAst'eLaent'
tow o,,,,d and o,or,+os - uA NV 41' 'A!'4te 'ae
| mon n,actha,sl~ nc,r tha - - ,,.'I.. .assAet'
| street The f.cto,v w.ss 49, 49,. ~ 0'sts4ou u
building, The nrst atorv occ,~,na, AAas
other machinery. the unncr ha;no usad ~ nn,.h
ing and vanishing furniture rn,mc,,,,te,y T., tha
rear was . larce wooden worehonae wall stocked
with 1n,nher ra,rfsh on, .h.;.a 49, e.s..~,4--,.
located in nest of wooflcn bu;ld;ncs horrd5n y
upon all sides but one.
The explosion occurred abont one o'c,o.1. t., =,
! afternoon Fourteen men were cmnlovcd IN ~ =
building, but 1t lacked somewhat of tha bo,- ~.
| commencing the afternoon q work, md oo -,
1entlaly, hut four OF f1ye of the wnrtn,o, :; ~
building. The engineer hat, stc,,, ~, ro.a. ~
commence. One of the nronr;etora had 49, T..
the upper story to file a eaw. and v,a m III.
down stairs The workmen were eett,ro -,,a, =.
resume their labor, when inst an the eno;naar .a
about 10 let on steam, the boiler orn,oic, vim
most terrific crash blowing It into t,yo n,ecca one
going out through the rear OF the building. and
the dues through the root. both being hnr,ed a
long distance from the factory. The air was filled
with beams, planks, fragments Of machines and
furniture and masses Of iron, which ratned down
like hail and were etrewn all over the neighbor-
hood. The building itze1f seemed to be completely
lifted nom tts foundations, trcmblcd = little, and
thcn collapsed. The shock was terrific and was felt
for along distance from the spot. The report i'm.
Mediate]y attracted hundreds to the spot, and all
went to work with will, as soon as the steam had
cleared away, to rescue those iu the rims. They
had hardly commenced, however before rolumc
Of smoke issuing from the shattered fragments
told Of n new horror.
Their efforts were rcdoub'cd and were rewarded
by getting out three men. There we're I've men IN
the building before the explosion. The proprietor
escaped unharmed. One OF the men. Aueustua
SentgraG, who was standing By his machine. WA
blown, together with the machine, completely out
Of the building, the latter in ;ts cnursa n,sa;,o
through picket fence and landing in ditch M
the opposite side Of fBlackhawk street, The untor
innate man accompanied the machine in Its flight.
and was thrown against board fence beyond Il
and at least two hundred md f1fty fcct FINN,
the factory, a large pool Of blood crimsonInu +ha
SNOW, marking the epot where he fell. stranca ~
sar, he received only br,,;ee4 1rbich +ho,,1 ~
severe, are not dsnrerons and uas oa.h,a5 .s.
recovering from bis temno,,-v et-n,r -
the aid of two ;f,tends tn .,aiIr h,,,,
10 his house. corner of Clvhorr,a s.o,,,.,9
raheo st,cct m, ,tho- t,.aa s1Ae au9 ~ LAT
Grimme- Alexander rha-1v ~ IT. 1',1 1.ut'
Grim,ne ,vaa tba .n,,,oa- 49, aoA.e.
infnrfcs. ooe ~ he ar,rs 49, soo 'sas'u1
placee. and his 1cft 1e. rv.a ..u =" 'mo
WAS otberxiee h.d1r t,,;,,.a,, - . t'N'' ae
,,..1 sa.sSes o5 1nJu1eo " the steam. He
and nhvaiciana a,,,,,o,oa ~. ".e"ae'
putatcd the leg snd u - t.n.aa .s:,, a."
oblirc1 N amnnt,to tbo orn, 49,, W. 3'eo oe
an. living unon the co-noz,,f s :" nuusa1l.
Clybournc arenuc zro 10 -awhos,.r"' s.'ec' ano
wounds arc not 5anna,o,s n.,... .u, 'us nis
ye,e Init mt da1ocro,s . ..eslsea &C.
anf, tan5s ard I'D liz 1,as,. upon NV "caa :
bnrfed pnder fba t,-,h.~, ;, sreu ns "@s
with the helm or ot,,crs - ~ ~. out man'seo'
thc ,7rc rcoctod H., 49,. '1' 'o1 'uss"s
In tbe;r anv,atv T., ras",,.
Ind mid ,tt1a attont;o., ~ t,sa 80. efo"o
besd,r... 49, 49,. ~ tae ate, "aleh gained
wind o;ded 10 -..,as 'a.a ga. Jury a strong
,roasha aes p.os'ess' 'no 'ne 'osgy state Of the
r7ouao r-o., z;saa.a.,. .a "a.eh'nan At tue Court
,,saa,. l'eeo' et'"s tae nfc until nearly two
s.A, " WHICH tune the warehouse in the rear
=. sns ta..oy' ana nse dwelling houses, were
,.ar 1peeu ~ 4anes' "nen the alarm was finally
J, ,aa.s =, sas a.moet .mpassablc condition Of the
ross -, 49, 5' sfcatIy retarded the pro
W sseatuefs.- They arrived In time,
1A~ ''AAo .! tho 1aetoty, and a1so the warc-
louse, were entirely consumed. The total1oss nm
N Inc building, including the warehouse with its
ontcnts Of furniture, yenee1ing, glue. varnisb
tc., was about 5000, which is partially covcrc5
y INSURANCE.
4he dwelling -honecs consumed were rs follows:
very handeome one-story cottage, owned and
ccnpied by Nr. Meyer, a hat and cap dealer on