The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1869-10-08
Iesa. JASPER ceu.vs
One Day nj the state Fair.

Excursion train on the Terrc l!autc and
Hail Road, Tor The FAR
IGrounds. We had quite lively time
on the way. We arrived al cur desi-l
nation about 10 o'clock, \. NJ, where
I've found everything arranged IN the
hest stylc to make the exhibition great
success.
The fair grounds are situated about a.
lmi,e and 4 half north of the Union De
not. on nice rolling piece OF ground.
" hich !. well supplied with excellent
" alter and many nice shade trees. whici.
give 20 The appearance "i The grounds
great beauty. The grounds have been
enlarged AMI many valuable improve
mcnis added previous {" "a. commence
ment o. the exhibition. among hich are
A large and commodiouS alnph'iheair",
capable Of seating several thousand per-
sons. aud several rev halls Tor iae DIS
,p!ay oi such articles ~ were up'h cSii-
hilton. When W. arrived. we found
that thousands had preceded IL, and this
A. .rre number wa. augmented unit. noun.
We We're informed thu. SOTO tickets
had been sold tor HAT day. Everything
was arranged with Has greatest skill. and
1.-The exhibition. upon the whole. WAS a
grand affair. and has given great credit
Ito the managers a We'll ~ 10 the State
Tie exhibition OF line stock. iarnin.
implements. farm and orchard products.
textile fabrics. fine arts. and sieain POW :
ier, was better thar The most >angnlne
had anticipated. Everything went of
merry az "A marriage feast During the
forenoon several premiums We're a"ard-
ell upon various articles. Afternoon be-
gan the trottin. race. and with il the
great excitement which invariably al
tends such things. This racing and
gambling arrangement continued until
near : o'clock. L. NJ. when your cores
pondcnt LETT that part OF The grounds
and stro!led over in the vicinity o,
/" Power Hail." a southwest direction
from the race track. Here. while VII
messing trial with circular saw mill
with portable engine. made by Sinkcr X
Co. of Indianapolis. the boiler exploded
and sent messengers OF death 10 do their
Icertain work in every direction. Scarcely
Il single person who was near the place
Escaped unhurt. and many were killed
at an incredible distance from the expo
sion. The boiler OF the engine was
Iburs;ed into thousands of fragments.
land tlr.e, together with other paris OF
the machinery. were hurled into the air.
some 10 the distance OF two or three
hundred wards. We were about thirty
PAGES from the engine " hen ii exploded.
and after finding ourself unhuri. J. soon
as the smoke lifted UP little. we rushed
Unto the place which had been - recent
,Ilv vacated by the painting Engine. there
to witness scene Of horror which the
'lpen can never describe. Dead bodies
} Law strewn i'm every direction. in almcs;
every conceivable mangled shape. and
1.-THE groans of the dying and the shrieAs
lof the aflrighfed women running 10 and
fro, wVe most hearirending. In few
moments the immense crowd from the
race track and other parts OF the grounds
rushed to the spot and crowded III 30
idenselv. that il was some time before
the dead and wounded could he removed
from the spot. In short time the May
lor Of the city arrived. and, with the as
isistance of the police and surgeons and
doctors. succeeded in beating back the
crowd and rendering every possible as
lsistance 10 the wounded. Nineteen per-
sons were killed upon the spot. and seven
more died last night. Ii will perhaps
never he known how many persons
were wounded, as great many who
: were slightly wounded never siopr.0
running until outside the %rtc and fairly
on their way to the city. MANY others
were taken at once by their friends. and
: will not be counted ia the list OF wound
+, ed. Our opinion is, that fifty. perhaps
more. We're injured. either from frag-
ments of the machinery or hot water.
Some were fcarfully scalded. who did
not appear TO he hurt otherwise. All OF
!, the dead bodies were recognized by their
/, friends and acquaintance. except .our-
which were 50 badly mutiiatcd, that il
I. was impossible TO tell who they were.
! \ large steer. standing in one OF the
I: stalls nearly one hundred yards distant,
{ was minus one horn. caused by mis-
sile which passed through his stall and
killed two horses. a gentleman and
} lady were passing in buggy at the time
{ when fragment struck and killed their
babe i'm its mothers arms. and another
!. killed their horse at the same instant
: AS soon as the dead and wounded were
removed. we left the ground. but it was
late i'm the night before the curiou:
: crowd all dispersed and went 10 theiI
I, homes. The cause of the explosion vii
u probably never be known TO certainty
5 We were informed that il was a new
: boiler. completed only week ago. and
J, capable of a pressure of three times the
amount Of steam that her steam guag'
J indicated at the time of the explosion