, 1866-05-18
TIE WALTHAM CALAMITY.
Ecreeious CnrefeaaueeA and she Penalty
Fearful Accident from IN, ,lEIpIosfou
OF She'll

Erreeious Cnreleaauen and the Penalty
Fearful Accident from tn, h,lEIploston
OF n SHE'LL
[F1om the Boston Journal. 1s'h NATL
The sad alatr which occurred yesterday
afternoon q, the iron foundry OF Nessrs. Davis
on the part OF the man Mcmillan, who had
been cautioned in regard to handling the
shells. II seems that the 1rm-Davis Il Far
num-bad purchased OF parties in Boston cer-
tain old iron plate and machinery, shells, etc,
with a written agreement that all the shells
loaded or supposed to be dangerous should
be returned. This material vas purchased
on Saturday last, and wRs delivered In part
on Monday. Mr.. Farnum, On examining what
had been delivered, SAW some shells which,
to all appearance, were loaded, carefully sep
arated them from the mass, intending to have
should not be touched. One OF the men eul-
ployed in the foundry, Mr. Angus Mcmillan,
seeing this pile Of shells, thought he would Try
an experiment with them, to see II they
were loaded, He tried one with rod
ot iron heated at one end aad Inserting Il IN
noise, md soon burnt ont; he then tried an
other In the same way, and while doing so
was cautioned not to do it, as 1t was danger
ous and might result in an accident. Cap
tain Howard, who Was passing by on the rail-
road track at the time. and directly in front
OF the spot where the casualty occurred, also
spoke to him ind told him It was dangerous
Undertaking playing with those shells At
this moment the shell exploded, fragments
dying In n1l directions, and instantly killing
Capfa1n Howard, two little boys who were
near By, named Robert Flynn and Edmund
Casey, dangerously Wounding Mcmillan in
| the leg, so that amputat'on may be necessary,
and SLIGHTLY ,injurIpg Mr. Charles G. Bean,
| foreman for Messrs- Davis S Farnum.
Captain Howard Was struck with ffag-
| ment Of the shell In the left arm, nearly sew
cring 1t, the fragment striking the body,
breaking two ribs and entering the chest near
tue heart, making d wound large enough TO
insert o mans head. He died instantly.
Captain Howard serEed with distinction dur
| was universally respected By the community
| In which he lived, aud was member of the
| Methodist church in Waltham. He leaves .
I widow aud three children.
| The little boy, Robert Flynn, was struck In
| the breast with piece Of the shell, aud IVES
Instantly killed. Another piece struck his
| car. He was eight years Of ages was one Of
Eve children Of widowed mother, who lost
her husband in the war.
The other little boy, Edmund Casey, about
| eleven years, was struck in the stomach with
piece Of the shell, which completely tore it
open. He lived about fifteen minutes alter
! the explosion. He wns the son Of Cornelius
| Casey, and resided with lis parents but q
| short distance from the foundry.
The foundry building is situated on the
Fitchburg Railroad, just above the depot, and
4 the time. When the explosion took place,
| Captain Howard was near the upper end Of
| the baggage car, and about twenty five feet
! from the spot where the shells lay. Some OF
| the fragments struck car, breaking several
windows, and doing other slight damage.