The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-04-11
CITY ANDSTATE NEWS.
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TERRIBLE EXPLOSION--FOUR MEN
DANGEROUSLY AND Two SERIOUSLY IN
wrEp Yesterday afternoon about one
o'clock terrible boiler explosion occur
rcd mt the Missouri Iron Works i'll North
Wheeling, by which iour men were dan
,rrously injured and two badly scalded.
caoroe Otto, the engineer, was terribly
,,,lLed by the steam and boiling water
and badly bruised by dying bricks ana
hr,k,n timberS. He was bruised about
the head and arms and his whole body
lawn TO the thighs horribly burned. 1t
was fearedhe coldnot recover. JAS. Will
son. an employee of the mill, was badly
hruised and mangled by the flying tim
b,rs and il was feared he could not sur
viye. Francis ColfaX had his skull broken
bv ! tlying brick, and it was thought he
could not live John Ilabig the firemen,
WIS terribly burned and bruised, and his
life was despaired of. These four men
were conveyed to their homes, where
medical aid was summoned and every
thing done 10 relieve their intense and
agonzing suflcrings. Con MDonald
and Thos. Daley We're badly scalded
about the neck aud shoulders, aud some
six or seven others were more ~ less in-
jured.
The explosion was terrific, and Jared
thr whole Mill The other five boilers
were thrown from their resting place
and the furnace blown to atoms. The
shed above the boilers was torn tn pieces
and in, timhers aud iron bars sent fly
inc in all directions. The exploded
boiler was thrown through the ,onf of
the mill and fell to the ground about
three hundred and fifty feet from its
ORIGINAL position The report of the en-
nl,,i,n was heard great distance from
fine mill. and warned persons in a dis
t,nce of some sad catastrophe
The rauS, of the explosion is as Yet
r,rxulamta The whole OF tho six
honas contained an ample supply OF
WATT, v!,,n tb, accident occurred, aud
rho only WY 60 account FOR the affair is
10 suppose that the boiler was defective.
INITED STATES COURT-JUdge j. d.
Lnt~on Presidipg-In this Court yester-
dly the Grand Jury returned indictments
against the following named Wheeling
butchers, for violation of the Internal
Revenue Law; Martin Fisher, John NJ
Cannon, and WIN. Mcmminger. The
parties named entered into recognizance
for their appearance at the next term of
Court in the sum Of $500.
The Grand Jury offered the following
preamble and resolutions, which were
ordered to be spread on the minutes OF
the Conrt.
The Grand Jury of the United States
Cnurt for the District of Western NT-
uinia. now in session in the city ot
Wheeling, recognize the success ot the
military operations of the United States
army under General Grant, causing the
surrender OF General Lee and his army,
rs of the greatest Importance to the in-
trrests aud welfare OF the Nation; there
fore
Regolred, That thanks he to Almighty
God for the great victory he has given to
the Union cause. in breaking the mill
tary power of the rebellion, and for the
prospect of peace, restoration OF the
II 4 60 &.
now made certain.
Rcsolrcj. That the thanks OF the people
and the nation are due to General Uraht
and the forces under HIM Tor thtir gar
liant performance OF their duty, lookihS
TO the restoration OF the authority oi tue
National laws throughout the whole
country.
The Grand Jury respectfully requests
that the same he spread upon the nm
utes of the Court.
To which resolutions the Court made
the following impromtn reply
Gentlemen at the Grand JurN:-l
heartily concur in the expression ot sen
timent contained in Your preamble and
resolutions and they but speak the sen
timent of every patriot in the land, and
| assure YOU that they find in every feel
inc and sentiment of my nature Il most
hearty response The prayer OF every
man. woman and child in the nation
should be offered up in praise tolthe God
of battles that no has YouchSafcd unto
this people victory and peace, with q
prospect of Il once more happy and
united country. And in the language OF
the Psalnist, Let the nation make II
ioyful noise unto the Lord, "rcioico and
sing praise" and forget not all his ben
Gifts Gentlemen, your wishes shall be
oheerlully complied with, and your reso-
lutions spread upon The minutes of this
Court.
SENT I'r FOR LARCENY .--(eStcrday a
Young woman named Lizzie Damn was