, 1865-09-24
!TERRIBLE LOCOMOTIVE
>! EXPLOSION.
Bursting Of a Boiler on the Track
+; Of the Milwaukee Railroad.
two PERSONS KILLED AND SEVER
! AL OTHERS SEVERELY INJURED.
The Engine Carried from the
. Track---R0dies Blown into -
! the air----Houses De-
f: mOliShed, 80
TERRIBLE SCENES AT AND AZ
(: TER THE ACCIDENT. I.
THE INQUEST.

I
Examination Of Witnesses-..Discus.
sions..-The Cause---Excess Of
.-'.- Steam not Shown on the
Gauge.
A terrible railroad catastrophe occurred on Sat-
'urday morning about aquarter before ten O'Clock
on The track Of the Chicago d Milwaukee Railroad,
its Intersection With Jefferson etreet In this city
Tho engine No. Al, having IN tow y tiain Of dneeu
cattle car, was suddenly blown up by the exp,oslm
fthe boiler, the engineer, and woman standing
neas, were instantly Killed, md scseral other per
fons wounded 20 severely that some OF them cannot
in AL probability recover, while the surrounding
houses were shattered By the force Of the e1plo-
sion, md the fragments were nt1ewn all around.
The scene Of tic accident Is sharp bend in the
corner cont oi Kin1ie md Csnai streets, IN westerly
direction, md continues for the length OF block
ana bslk IL Il then male ,l;e saddsn turn To- ths
moi more than about one block IN iensth. The side
friction on tho wheels OF the passing cass is con-
Z n .oana .bs baeF Ssn
fees on straight run. II Is no uncommon thing
| 10 eee half an honr consumed by hcary 1Iain
! the wheels Of the locomotive hy rouhd and round
as Il !he rails were Creased being unable to oIte"
sufficiently hard to overcome the enormous friction
preesurts Of steam put On In passing that point BY
scme engineers, bur they are doubileas IN soma
furnish The clue 10 the catastrophe, though We Be-
lievc II is claimed that only nbont seventy pouads
Of steam were In use at ihe time OF Tie accident
an hour and hall, engaged d switching tom he
lraeas Of the Northwestern Ratlro,d to The track
which rms to 10 the cattle yards. Tbs engine and
5iiivaukee naii1osd. It had been serera1 dimes re-
epsine q is of Il sna
Ind stopped 10 watch nc driving wheels Of the
last in al directions. Induced BY the rnpld
rubbing OF the driving wheels over The rails. Al
roi On 5es1seu Whels tRe n rosd rseq s aslts
En1Iow, and enclosed by honscs each stdc. Snd-
denly there wss ae1ac1, much rcsembilng, and not
louder than, that heard on The detonaion or plstol
The Grcmsn, Robert Cal!adine, jumped Oh and
looked At the driving ghce1s II Is believed that on
The ,n.tsn, The s1Enss's%ss sn,s %
came rushing out as IRON The escape valse, and The
nc1t tnsaauta noise Ike clap Of thunder reni ihe
the view Of those In the vicinity. Those who were
at some distance felt the shoeE ind saw masses OF
Iron hurled hEh in atr. and driven With great vlo-
lencc In horizontal direction, while those near II
not the cazt blinded and stunned By the forre
Of The explosion and come Of them fel. II in all fa
tmoie, and ihcn 1ha wreck of maehtneT buiia,n:s'
and tnanimaIc human bodies met the eye. The FOL
lowing arc lhe prominent circumstances observable
The engine named 'Medea,' = xaa eepe,ated ttum
the train, and est7icd forward about twenty-five
feet. being turned completely over and round ln Its
normal poadion smokc-stark uppermost was dye OF
eix teet eastaeard Of the track Tho train of cars
ne LII asn Do On 91: s4Deon a s ss Rs liz SsssR
backwards on the track q few inches. The engine.
as It lay On The gravel, aid not exhibit
havs % been espeeed. % IL eownshect y vas sn. eS@s
plelely torn Of and carried away to considerable
aistnIec. The hind wheels were torn of, and the
The kicsm-chest and ,hc fsr.sos. The jacket was
TON away hut .hs flusa appeared to be nnin5ursd.
| nary switch engine, and had Just been overhauled
IN the comlarys shops. It wae stated that The en-
east side q ttse. s6out ny ieea ron t6e scene
Of the eIplosfgn. eouthwzraIy, his feet almost
lenelh Al right angles with The tack, his head
inches, Ills arms and !en d6s vere broken, and and
The rody Wns carried 10 tne .in EcsS1 Honss sa;
teawait The io4ucst Finch had been employed BY
repairing department. He WAS not an engineer, but
used frequently to take engines from the chop and
work The Trains on switch. lie was one oi themost
snd esteemed a. competent, sober and fail6iui. Ne
resided on Chicago ~ 1euue nea5 its intersection with
.1s A. 81 and
The fireman. Robert CalladiEe. lay 1t some dis
tauec from the wreek, no. tar from The body Of the
engineer. lie had been listed to a height OF some.
sixty feet and carried orer tree. BY ihc force Of
the eteam- Strangely enough, he was not danger
ously injured, though, OF course severely brui.cd
In the chest, but Wiu recover. He wne carried 10
the Railroad Hotel in The vicinity, By .RichArd
Gk H. pr0REfoi od aud npx sn We a1 p;spsI
| the company about two dnyB.
The most terrible sight, however, which met The
InhSad aud lew II ieet no,ibWest st
Of the position held " the locomotive al the ia-
s,ant oi explosion. AIs: Esther Dier, wife Of
Standing ri that corner purchasing tomAfoss from
vegetable wagon, when the exploston occurred.
Ths top Of ;a. nsf sea wns blown completely %,
gutter. Her lct hand was severed ii he
wrist, md carried to the other side OF the road,
bcen also cut In Two. at ihc roots Of d. fincsr.
body. The ,1smk Of tho bod, W4. not materially
eidet at No. ~ Jcfsrson street. The market
woman with whom sho was ialdns e.
asssu WIS H0ps srset aad asse5 hurled but .s
The air to great distance Its contents being scst
tered al around. II vas The work Of har al hour
ns Is ns eSa a1
Of Mrs. Dler. Ere tho ead task wss completed hef
husband arztscd on 1he scene; his agony was fear
l AuI ~ N4lftt4% A40pte1tVAc W ASHCIlUGs
member Of the Board Of. Education, was eianding
near he loeomot.ye 3'o - when hen II exploded. H9 Va
nSosc lie noc, Which was split down he eestls and
partially tom oil. The Iron entered deeply into Lis
1ucnt, struck the upper portion Of the head causing
fcrcrc fracture lie Nns cunvcyed soon as 1,ossi.
bic 70 bis residence on the corner Of Third stree.
! and Milwaukee avenue. Hle recovery Is exceed
fbe housc on the West side q Jcatr.on street,
oseupan,s cre injured By scai T b1og io' '91s Tse
house No. IA Jehetron street, occupied by Ch.tio.
Williams, Nas severely broken up infidc and ont,
ihc fragments OF woou tom up from lie strcet.
Mss. haIncs, daughter Of BIT. Williams, ard Wife
oian .nsinccr on The Miseons1n division ot the
ngapct dog outon The sidewalk went ou. 10 fetch
ws G sGSq S:r is asaV IT. 10 s ss b 1
| Tho starr. and ihcrt deposited her ruhurt ntuid
filling p!asie1ins ard shattered furniture. iiad
unavoidable, AZ large plank. iosn from tie trncE
Gcrn standing, and d!leA tho room with Debris from
brosen and chains reduced to IeMood inside Of Inc
housc-a tpsffect wreck, house ADJOINING had .
portion Of llc teaco e,Elcl a%ay:
| The h0nsr, No. 1l6 North Jefferson, Il ocrup1cd
| by Iouis LcpefcE, Fzenc1man and carpentcr,
ihis onlldtnc Mas struck hy the crown shect which
battered il badly On The outside 4 large piece Of
angie sron four feet long. from The inside Of the
boiler, entered throngh ihe window, errls.hipg in
nc Eisss md taking with 1t The icntcl, with soma
iect Of the superintendent wall Below Stair the
house Nas 4 perfect wreck, up etalrs The damage
va. d soi 70 gIsa,: r. nlar shower Of missiles
gathered at The time. The only one injured was a
John; be wns stFncs on the right temple and &C.
sc.Cly Injured, but, it Ia believed, not fatally.
lhe house 10. lis occupied by Zephyr Lehcau,
winGows demolished lhe fuFnttufc broken IN ston.' NJ
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only put down last week. was iHet1ievabls de-
members Of the famlly had na1row cscapcs- ~~
No. 1lh, occupied Is John Ford, ras also badly
Telsr; One eif!sEular piece Of boiler iroa, nearly
It's .way through the Wall. mixing "Idss1 eIcsn
,,ess ssn Ef!siss''fE e. tss Same eea es
asaHn IL , ,a o. ehsois 70 :, material vas Observable a.
he faca:, and Knocked down scnscless, A Mrs
Actssuadc. standing inside, was rather say,n.iv
tc1sdsd ou she side OF the head. Mrs. Forii was
Wes looking at The engine al the moment Of he eI
Fletioc. Her little daughter s.andin. bT her sIc
was hntnnchcd. The hot waler came Ia a nsrfecf
5nepGe tse e bopsnn .na 70
!cstltng on Fourth street, h.d one Of bis icFs
bEpkcn jus! above tho ancla: he Vas also bad11r
sealded- Three Or four othcs boys were rnose
Sickle s1 ene1Se4 On noas d. Rs,S Rssxr *
heHow e. fcnpe. having le1 the engine but a eecond
" IMo before The c1poelon. Nome were on ,h-
| 1rsin but The engineer and n-cmnu.
| A tutchcr, named Iaaeph Napoleon Louis vss
sEoe3td down, brl not Injured he cscaps1 des,h
atnos! by miracle, hcine within few ieet Of ne
icSoIatvc at The Instant Of It's bursting.
!hc n W. X. r., Was within couple Of bIocir nj
h: pows, he collected tae scst,cea limbs 5 Of - Mr
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