The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-01-16
TERRIFIC EXPLOSION.

bursting Of n Boiler in Elizabetb ~. H.
Two Men KILLED OutEight-Othsrs Fa-
tally Injured.
the Newark. N. j., AdUertiser Of last evening
This morning. few minutes after 8 O'Clock,
faclery at EIizaoethp9rt exploded with ioad
noise, causing the destruction OF two fraRas
buidiDgs the instant Seasn OF b@o yo s ana
factory is situated ia the centre OF block
bounded by First Clinton, and Livingston
BY the explosion the boiler was l1fted from
It's bed and hurled u distance Of over tive mum
dred feet broadside into Winans broJhers
hardware, stove and tin store upon The corner
of Clinton and First streets on the BLOCK SboVe
Fortuna ely the space through which thts mass
of iron dew was uoOccupied. Two small trees
in its course were torn up and carried along
Wolf, h lad in Mr.. WInans' employ, was en-
gagged in harvesting the horse To The delivery
wsgon. he was thrown by the force OF Tue wind
through the basement window of Mr.. Theo. w.
Winans' dwelling house, bat marveliouSiy
escaped any injury beyond few cuts on the
down and the wagon is q complete wreck.
Mr.. Benjamin FL. Winans was engaged at
work at q bench In the tin shop, rDending
pump for John Regau, the captain of the barge
Wilderness who was standing near nlRl. BJtn
Of the men were Instantly killed. Stanley
Miller, In Mr.. Winsns' employ, was also at
work In the shop, and was very severely
wounded SO sns' the hs biood e i eSndins from tne
ears, and one OF his arms Is broken In two
places. Mr.. T. W. Bruen. the book keeper.
the boiler entered, and was thrown from his
seat and stunned by the concussion. Beyond
few bruises he is, however unhurL
Two Workmen we're standing near the engine
in WOode's factory at the time OF the eX plOslOn,
the boiler. He was thrown nearly hundred
feet and deposited upon The ground, without
injury save O slight scaldiDg, and was able to
walk away without assistance. The other,
John Ritter, was partially covered by the
debris, and is scalded severely about the limos
Although suferiog extremely, 1t Is thought
that he will recover
scrlbed as like that OF an exploding rocket--a
duh thud, the kissing OF steam, and then a
heavy crash, as the boiler entered the building
the streets were filled with men, women, and
children, and the widest confusion prevailed
The rear of Winans & Bros establishment
was a mass of debris. The boiler entire save
q small aperture at one end lay upon q bean
of battered stoves demolished tin n-ware. spin
meath the ruins were also the dying and the
wounded. The bodies we're quickly extracted
Ard taken M ipfo an aSJoiping drug store where
much disngured. Winaus' body was removed
to the RESIDENCE Of nls brother, Mr. Theodore
ceased was forty three ears OF age, and resided
in Meadow street, Elizabeth, where he leaves
an invalid widow and on child. Regan's body
was taken TO police headquarters. He lived at
Bergen Point, and the barge of which he Is
Stanley Miller, who Is so severely injured. re.
sides with his mother in Crane street, Eliza
beth. He is about twenty two years OF age; his
condition Is considered very precarioas
The apartments over Winans' store were oc.
cup1ed by MI Charles ii. Nye and family. Mrs.
Nye was about to enter one OF the sleeping
rooms when the walls of 1t closed in compress
ing the air so forcibly as to throw her back into
the dinip e. room upon the hoor but at the
same time saving her life. The furniture Is
damaged, and among the articles destroyed
was q bureau containing a roll of bills amount
Ing to $l25 The loss to Winans' establishment
is about $4,000 Woode's loss Is not known. but
cannot be very considerable, as the building
WIS a mere shell and the boiler was worthless.
The rnins OF the factory were 1 a. one Time on
by the efficient fire department
THE CAUSE OF THE EXPLOSION.
The cause of the explosion, il is affirmed, was
an absen ce OF water In the boiler, which was of
ten horse power. 1t is alleged by many who
claim to be acquainted with the facts that the
boiler was old and worthless, and that 1t had
been condemned as unit for use. II was, not
withstanding, in charge OF a boy twelve or
fourteen years OF age. who had run 1t success
fully but hazerdousy for some time previous to
the accident An investig alton was commenced
at two o'clock this afternoon, before Dr. Lewis
Smith. coroner, by whom the degree OF the
culpability OF the owner Will doubtless be de-
termined.