The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-07-16
LANCASTER BOILER FxpL0SI0N
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Fulton Mills CaIarnity-Tbr.o Mo-. 81
the Victims Dead,
- Although the catastrophe at the Fulton Cotton
mills on Saturday was the first boiler evnlosion
that ever occurred in Lancaster A. h. od ~ AZ
most remarkable in its circumstencea and
melancholy IN Its results of those ACQUIRING
anywneFhe. h shce aI our last, three more OF the
lnlureH n naVe uled making six lives lost and the
seventh m hourly anticipation,
Howard Wei'zel, aged eleven wears son of
casper Meltzel, yanilor at Fulton uall, died of
MS injuries on Saturday night His sufferines
were most intense, the scalds on his bodv bnsb
internal and external, producing the most e1
oruciating agony. His father being unable To
WORK Work at ms trade, Howard entered the mill to
work for the first time on Saturday, only TO meet
an unhmely and terrible death. His case called
iorth lively sympathy, and kind friends ha We
interested themselves Ia defrayIng the expenses
OF the funeral. which took place this afternoon
trom his fathers residence in North Prince
street, near Lemon.
Annie wolbert, who resided with her grand
father, William Wilson, 81, in North Mul.
berry street, was relieved from her sulierlngs
by death at about O'Clock last evening. She
was about seventeen years of age. Wnen
visited by her pastor, yesterday afternoon, she
was quite sensible, though her sufeTings had
been intense.
Sarah Dorwart, daughter OF GEORGE DorWart
residing in North Queen street, who had been
badly scalded, also died last night, making the
sixth death resulting from this terrible accident.
she and Mrs. Louisa Dunlap daughter of Ger
hart MetZger) we're sitting together, just inside
the lower mill-room, waiting for the machinery
10 start up, when the boiler exploded. The one
was sitting on the lap OF the other, and beth
were badly scalded. There is little hope of Mrs.
Dunlap's recovery.
The Coroner's inquest was in session on ga.
tuTJay afternoon, taking the testimony of Mr..
McMlchael, the fireman, and this morning they
took the testimony OF John Kuhns, q relative
o the engineer, Mr.. Hautch, Mr.. John Best, the
manufacturer of the boilers and Mr.. Frederick
GCurie, Superintendent OF the locomotive works.
The investigation will be continued this after
noon. We will publish full and carefully
prepared report of the testimony in our next
coroner Leonard assures us that he will con-
tnue the investigation until every witness is
heard who can throw any light on the subject
Lancaster Express last euening.
Mr.. Abraham Hunt, of Louisville, Ky, on
Wednesday last received almost simulta-
neously two telegraph dispatches, one of them
informing him of the sudden death of his SON
in-law, DR.. Robert J. Breckenridge, Jr., at
Houston, Texas, and the other giving intelli-
gence of the equally sudden death Of DR.. R.
Z. Hunt, ais brother, in Chicago. The coin
cidence is scarcely less remarkable than melan-
choly.
The Rev. DR.. Hoge, the New York clergy
man who went to Richmond to cast in his lot
with the Rebels at the commencement of the
civil war, has received call to a church in
Lexington, Va. The call is supposed to be
very fattering, as General Lee lives in Lexing-
ton, but the reverend gentleman has not yet
signifed his intentions on the subject of ac-
ceptance.
"A church is to be erected in London to
commemorate the abolition of slavery, and to
be at the same time memorial of President
Lincoln.