, 1869-08-12
4 EOILER EXPLOSION,
Two Persons Killed aud Several
Others Injured.

Others Injured.
Crunna. AieA.. lfTrii ~, Carrr&,pnJe.4te NJ ,ke
| Ltfrvtt F5r< Fre><
| 4 Fad sna fatal accident occnrrci short dis
Cules, Resulting in the iealn df Nr. liar, CASTLE
aLh . hoy natncti cephns uatch, ahout Ii years
gu the paltteu!ass Of which are as fotiows:
a Nj. George Collier Of Owusso, an eIpef7enc ccd
e1Etnee1, engaged sone time ago to furnish u
bollsr ani engine On Eheets. The power OF which
Was to prppcl 4 thEeshing machine fo7 threshiug
Wheat 1t having been completed 1t was placed III
tie Held Ut Mr. Coles as above Stated, to test tts
power and capab'!lty 10 perfosu whit was recon-
nendetl The boiler was small one ant cuus:tt-
eie'l s1e u sand pressure u seventy pound, u
btean, as Indicated BY the escape valve aud
The weight attached to the lever. Steam
VAS got up. but II Was founl that In or,er to get
the required power 1t necessary to place some
weight upon The etad Of the lever VI the escape.
valve 10 Keep the steam from escaping. a larg.
Wrench, weighing 1Fe and one half pouAds, WAS
Used, Tut still WAS not Sufficient to couflne the
steam and 10 give the required power. MI. Col
,isI ,hea requested the la nasen sscp upou t1.
Placed, aud bold It down win his hands Tbts b..
ga, but occasionally allowed some stram to e5-
down, - repeating Is over twice. Thr tx,y ani a. Il
',Mecied, but hystander remarked thai 1t WAS u
aapaeIoas place ~ thought ths boy ha better
could be hecded, tremendous exposlan
esa t91t npPsra Pnss' rest .prow!nE The boz oyer
Gle OF clothing on from bis luiy Except lis ovots
aud one wI'srbal1i aud, 1t Is supposed, klll.n..
1in lnHrAn'lf. 4 piece OF the boiler struck Nj,
Cahf!e 1ust below the hip, seyertnx his right l..
thtlfey from hls body, from which he sI1r IN lt.s
Lhan al hour. Those present 1ay be suffered the
host Intense agony. aud repeatedly Asked for
knife tth hch TO cut his oxu throat to end his
sEaeHn9P. Andrew Phillips hat his leg broken
below the knee AF. Collier was I,adIJ injured In
!hs ltft arm and haat, but to what extent IL rOt
luDy Known, II tie aID Is very olti,Y swollen
Robtrt kelcnum mad his hand badly scallrd un,I
bis shoulder burned There were several uthe.s
Ahu were slightly inlufpd- visited the scene or
lite disaster and found the bt,l1er thro . n eo1ue
-lasy feet tsprn the wheels upon which II stt,o1
lie stcam chest was thfuEu about twtp.y
ftef, Rnt1 1t struck the ground, n.owfuy j
deep hole IN the earth, and coming very
Bear killing koEne hAlf.dozen men VIII,
stoud utmost lFtctly IN the line 1t Iook The SAFE
" valve and lever we're thrown Iully ten spu- AMI
It ID certainly 3 wonder that more we're Gu k!lf-,
1or ihetc wtte u unu.btr OF spectators OF tie rx-
Peflpent. The Keutrat orinion .cerhs to pace the
blauic upon the engineer for using greater
amount Of Beam than the boiler was cat,a'le Of
s,an1iug. THIS acctdent has thrown gloom ose1
Inc " hole con nlnlt5, rs ME. Castle was upe Of
its most etteenel citizens. HIS yrluatn4 wvFnl lu-
teHed yesterday by the Independent Ds.irr Of
Oou FelloNF. OF which eociefJ he whs I'll hnnurp.I
meMbef. Tue reAuIt Of the Corunery Inquest a3-
tcr hearing all the testimony IN the case IA, thal
the SAID Cephus latch and Hart " casr!e t.a,uc
" tnels death By mcats Of the explosion aiuEsat,
aud that said explosion WIS caused bf the careless
AIT reckless manner IN xhch the euit eu2ue Waa
rpu By said George Collier