New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-11-19
REMARKABLE ESCAPES FROM DEATH.
EXPLOSION NEAR CINCTNNATI-A BUILDING
... SHATTERED

EXPLOSION NEAR CINCINNATI-A BpILDING
... SHATTERED.
At 7:25 O'Clock on Thursday morning, the
boiler OF the tw0stoy planingmil OF HendersoH& Long
In Covngton Kentucky exploded with such force 90
completely destroy the building The brick walls OF tle
eddce vere thrown ont and demolished and the roof,
floors and machinery dsOinted and broken, tapbled i
dire confusion into the center OF the Dullhs hhg one
man outright and buryng thirteen other persons IN the
ruins The sound was nil and heavy bur the coacusson
felt many parts OF that city, In lew utes the
bells rung out the alarm OF IRE, ana the engines came
fearful disaster spread Ike wlldhre. and thousands
hurried 10 the fated place. The situation isghuHl
in tbe extreme Tie building Vac completely
destroyed. Sixteen persons were known 70 N ABOUT
Men anxously sought their friends women wrune their
hands anguish as they thought OF the pOSsDe iaH oi
nounted the smoking ruins and began removing the
rubbish relieve the dstrcsses OF those imGred ia tat
rtcS and dust and smoke But frichtfu rs il Was, all
were but the unfortunate engineer who was 10 the
basement, aud was Instantly killed The larger number
were not disabled, and IN few minutes Threaded thr
own way out OF the wilderness OF broken umDers
Michael Slick. from the second nocr, came ont win
slight bruises ". A Smith and George Suith. from the
same floor, escaped with few scratches AnIaiD Stow
bridge was in tile gangway with his arms nl OF boards
when the explosion occurred. Wien he had tine 10
recover froni the shock, he found himself 70 feet
away, comparatively nnhurt, and able Ia get
out without assistance. Henry Pinnlag. on The
second aoor, entangled in the rubbish. but
was soon eXtricated without a scratch lie com
planned OF his back being little lame, but this prob
ably the result OF lis efforts to get out Theodore NOa
III, second floor. came out comparatively safe run
injuries Folsom Noah caught W the wrist betwe"n
two joiss and must have smothered had he not been
early removed from tie that held him William A.
Johnson the first floor. at one OF the machines.
aud was entanced in the ruins, but was lifted out VIM.
FathergilI employed In the second story, blown
into the unber-yard Immediately the west and was
found pile OF boards in nsensibe eonditon he.
however appeared to have suffered only from the s ck
for he was able 20 be ont in the afternoon Michael
Lehman, who was also in the building. found himself
In the yard OF Mr. Lewis, the alley ON he east
but he managed 10 get there with but e~ bruises.
no one can tell Louis Bowen and Henry Myers were
tine first O0r and were buried IN the rubbish
but finally managed, after ten minutes suspense. 10
crawl Outthe latter considerably bruised. hut neither
dangerously hurt Mr. Bowen bruised from head To
foot aud had To be taken home III carriage but was not
fatally injured Daniel Harrington was IN tile south east
corner OF the building, IN the second story, and was
thrown Eignthst upon his shoulder. That he was
not badly hurt appears miraculous. William Long. ohe
OF the propretoTs sitting in the front Office at the
time. and was thrown through the window into the
street his clothing and back somewhat hurt In the
narrow aey that on the east OF the building, Reed
Crawford. eOlOred man, caught by the falling walls
and covered with rubbish To the depth OF three four
feet IL feared early that he very badly hurt
He WAS taken his house. where be received medical
treatment. and much relieved that HE ply
stefan thinks there l. doubt OF his recovery.
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