Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-10-03
INDIANAPOLIS.
Farther Particulars Of the Boiler EX-
pIOsIOn ut the Fair Grounds-Fhe
KSf1letH and W0uuded,

Farther Particulars Of the Boiler EN-
pIosIOn ut the Fair Grounds-The
KILLED and Wounded.
| INDIANAPoLIs, Oct. 1.-The morning
i papers give the number of killed as
twenty-seven, and wounded as hfty-slx.
The wounded doubtless exceed that num-
Der, as many were taken away to their
| homes and no account has been made OF
them. Most of the dangerously wounded
we're taken to the Indiana Surgical Insii-
tute, and are all doing well; but three will
probably die,
The dead at the undertaker's Office have
| all been recognized. 1t seems 10 be the
! general opinion that the cause of the
explosion ws4 want of water in the boil
err. The coroner's Jury ia in session to-
day, but have not rendered verdict.
Five horses were killed by the explo.
sion.
| .-r 49,. THE KILLED.
The following are among the killed:
PL Davis, of Indianapolis.
A NJ Benham, Fort Wayne, Ind.
John Goulding, Indianapolis.
Dsuiel Long, Fayetteville, Ind.
Lewis Wilson, indianapolis.
Mr.. Rossler, indianapolis.
Ruel Beverley, Paragon, Ind.
L B McVey, student of Asbury Uniyer-
sity, Greencastle, Ind. ~
John Wilson, indianapolis.
Mr.. jackson, Memphis, Ind.
Peter Kritzer, Indianapolis.
A lady, name unknown, and a little
girl seven or eight years old. and five men,
names unknown.
VIM; Dunning, of indianapolis, for
merly of Rochester, New York.
John Kennedy, of Indianapolis.
A little babe was killed in its fathers
arms. The father escaped without in
jury.
THE WOUNDED.
The following is partial list of the
wounded:
II. B. Cox, Randolph county, Indiana,
slightly injured.
]. B. Lego, Wabash county, Indiana,
slightly injured. -
Gideon Marta, Cicero Ind; leg broken
and injured in the head.
Henry Coleman, Gov Bakers coachman;
badly cut in the head.
J A McVey, dangerously wounded in
ternally.
John White, injured seriously in the
head.
VIM Pearson, Danville, Ind ; very badly
wounded.
Nathan Arbison, Plainfield, Ind; serious
" injured.
Gilman Sloan, Indianapolis; leg fractur-
ed and seriously injured internally.
Mrs Carolina Weaver, Hamilton county,
Ind; arm fractured and otherwise seriously
injured,
Mrs Sarah Williams, johnson county,
badly injured in the back.
N A Evans, leg broken and injured in
the head. -.-rs- Ee
Isaac Long and sitser, Fayetteville, Ind;
both badly injured: .--.-..
Mr. and Mrs Taylor and daughter, of
indianapolis; all seriously wounded.
Mr. aud Mrs E T Sinker, of Indianapo-
lie; both seriously but not dangerously
wounded.
Mrs Staley and daughter, of Indianspo'
lis; seriously wounded. -.. ...
DIR Keightly, of Greencasile; wounded;
has since died.
Mrs Bullard, Shelby county.
George Wright, St Paul, Ind.
Lucinda ii Smith, Indianapolis, badly.
Mo Loring, franklin, Indiana, badly
scalded amp arm broken. ..
Gov. Baker was on the ground at the
time Of the explosion. A portion Of the
boiler passed over his head and struck his
coschman few feet in his rear, irjuring
him severely.
OF one family, a mother and three chill
dren, the mother was killed and the two
older children badly scalded, while the
youngest was unhurt A gentleman and
lady walking together, the gentleman and
the lady unhurt.
The scene al the fair ground after the
accident was most heart-rending. Many
of the killed were torn in fragments