The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-10-28
FEARFUL BOILER EXPLOSION.
A Large Factory Demolished at linton
HllI, N. 1.-TWO Men Killed and Two
Hu4mred.

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HnI, N. 1.-TWO Men Killed and Two
Injured.
Between u and o'clock Saturday afternoon.
as was stated in the Times yesterday, fee rfui
resulting in the total destruction of large fac
tory, the death of two men, the Injury of two
others, and the killing of two horses.
The building, whicu was situated lust back
from the Bulbs Head road, and some six or
seven hundred feet sout h of Mainberg & Helms
hotel and brewery, was known as Coaie es' piano.
forte mandatory, but was occupied Jointly by
George Fausel as a saw-mill and for making
moulding patterns, and by Mr.. Mayer as a tan
merry for dressing sheepsltins. In the building
quite number of men were employed. Fortu-
nalely, at the time of the catastrophe they were
nearly all absent, having gone to their dinners
The building was fifty feet front, seventy.fve
feet deep, three stories high; and constructed
The boiler was situated in a basement room at
the southeast corner of the building, and is
said to be about 2lhOrse power.
There were four persons in the engine-room
at the time of the eXplosion-Mr. Fansel, Otto
Meyer, Jr., the engineer (name not ascertained),
mer, named Charles Hausherr, who had Just
entered having been sent there by his en-
ployer for some Tools MIR. Fansell and young
Meyer were in conversation. when the latter
stepped up and looked at the indicator, and
turning suddenly around, with a countenance
indicating great alarm, exclaimed, "Fausel,
for Gods sake J there Is more than two hum
dred pounds of steam on" and before any one
in the room was able to escape, the boiler ex
ploded with most terrific noise, which was
heard at great distance, completely demo.
two stories, front and rear, and leaving the
high brick chimney intact. For while the
air was thick with bricks, stones, pieces of
boiler-iron, iron pipes, machinery, and tim
bers, which came raining down In all direc-
lions and in front OF the building the ground
was completely covered with the debris for
from two hundred to three hundred feet
around.
Fansel, Meyer and the engineer were blown
out of the front of the building. The engineer
was scalded in dreadful manner, and being
conveyed to ST. Mary's Hospital, died there
during the night. Young Meyer was very badly
scalded about the face, head, and arms but may
recover Mr.. Fansel was scalded, but his inju-
ries are comparatively light, and he was able
to be out yesterday. Charles Hansherr was
buried in the ruins near where the front OF the
boiler stood. and his mutilated remains were
not recovered until noon yesterday, 1t not hav-
ing been known until in the forenoon that any
one was missing. About one-third of the front
| end of the boiler assembled perpendicularly TO a
great height, and in its descent crashed through
| the stable adjoining the bOtler.room, killing
| two horses and setting fire to the building,
which, together with the debris of the large
building, was totally consumed: Two lengths S OF u
| norLheasterly course, and passing within 10 feet
| of gentleman with four children In wagon,
on the Bulls head road, landed in the gutter,
| go feet in front of the hotel, and over 100 feet
| from the factory. Two other large pieces OF
boiler-iron struck in front of the hotel. re-
| bounded across the road into Denning Duer's
| woods, one of them cutting down large tree
| piece OF iron pipe, some ten feet IN length and
| two feet in circumference, landed near the
| hotel, and another piece, about half The size
| was found a short distance off. Two dwelling
siles, one of them belonging to Mr.. Finsel, was
| scorcbed In front, and the other caught fire In
| the gable, but Engine Compay No. l, and Hook
| and Ladder Company No. l, of Union Hill, were
| able TO prevent any material damage. and
saved them from destruction, The engineer was
| a new man. and had been employed there only
| three or four days, and no one in the neighbor
| hood seemed to know him. Hausher was 8
| single man, about 80 years of age. ~
| The loss will probably amount to $4,000
upon which there was no insurance, the policy
| having run out during the ore-part of the
| week, and the Mutual, of Jersey City, were tC
| have insured IL Saturday afternoon for $4,000
! Mr.. Fansel purchased the property two weeks
| since, from Mr. Coates for $4,000, while it IL
| said to have been worth a great deal more. Mr.
| Mayors loss was from $1,000 to $4,000 on stock
| and machinery. 1t was insured for 5000.
The case will be fully investigated, as 1t Il
said the engineer was not competent for the
| position.-N. T. Times.