, 1870-06-17
FRIGHTFUL ACCIDENT AT ST.
LOUIS.
Rtsrst1nE or the Fly.1Fhrcl Mt tlar
SaxonS NltLIs-'Che A>si>tnut EtlEt-
nccr Torn to Ficce~-Ttv0 other
Mcn injured.

Ffpnt he s.. Leuis Etpab'ietsn, Jnnt 1h
Tie Sa8ouE flour mills, on Lombard street,
between Thir1 and Fourth streets. Messrs.
Lephardt x Schuricht propsieso,s, was tho
scene Of j. very shocking accident yesterday,
which resulted In tho instant death Of the az
sietn1,t engineer, Heu7y Dietrich, tho wound
ing Of two other men, and considerable DAM
age to tho building.
The eause Of the Incident vas the bursting
OF tho fy-wheel, which was sixteen feet il d.
an engine Of almost fifty horse power, which il
reported to lnye been in excellent order, and
tie fly-wheel wae nearly Dow, having been put
in about nine montba ago. Tie engine was
situated on the ground noor of the building,
aud the fir-wheel occupied position twenty
II ct or so from the West wall. The building IS
substantial one OF brick, four storles II hight,
aud tile top OF tho hy-Thcei was ou1y shozt
distance from the iioor Of the second story.
The Incident occurred about a quarter past
building, It leius dinner tune and the ma
| chinety WIS funniug Light. as there was not
much doing IN tho mill 11r. Goesel, the rcg-
uIar engineer, waa in the building on the other
| eide OF the street, belonging to tho same pro-
| prietorf, aud Heury Deitfich the assistant en-
| gineer, Was in charge, aud vas considered an
| experienced aud careful man About thu time
| mentioned he vas engaged in carrying out Gin
| ders, and during his Absence on one Of bis
trips the belt controlling the governor either
- asa5 =; ~. ht,;ia, .i.,nt IN
! ronn5a and the fulI force wa. imrne5iatnlu
t,sns sferred to thc cy1i1der, In n mo1osnr thn
Increased speed Of the machinery appraised
h.ck iowa thu ensine. i littie i1rlsy seen1.
to have occurred, and By the tsmc be reached
the engine the tly-wl,eef had gathered terrific
eneed ind nnust iiaye Leen rcEo!yinr sornewl,ero
aEput a thousand times in Il minute, while the
whirling rush Of the great body OF iron aud
! the -otler machinery shook tho building,
Dietrich. it il eYidcat. understood in moment
what had occurred, and run toward the small
I wheel controlling the ad,ulssion OF steam to
the cylinder for the purpose Ut shutting otf
tie stearn. In lis haste, aud not thiuking OF
| the danger. Ee wen, directly in front OF tho
| fly-yLeel, and while quite close tho accident
occurred. Tie immense wheel had ACQUIRED a
velocity thst overcnmc the coherenes and
o+a1shf.dnrr5 Il tfow i,tr, fhous1nJ piec.,.
: RI. torra ~ a,te.l fv tha fTar,nents ,r,s aonn
& tns .orrs ra 1ar..a n;eca ~ - ,ha IN
1a;,h;rsz 1honssnds nf nn9nt. rnsl,cd 1ike !
heirps it1s .s1n., ts,-,.'..9 t1,a 1nora ~ ~
nau .to j ttnI a+e-;a, s, = c-1r;n~ ira ts.r
eeoda 41 Ia1 ;a;.ta w., othar sin,her IT,
,nE are ~, Inc 1ront r,li of lie hpiI
sta,t .,a ,,,;.i. ia ~ t1e tl,;r,i storv hi,
p Is h5isk vail Wi % Of Unusual tLiekness but tbt
~, e. ,1renta n,sscd rie,r, through II. lear
49, ~, ,,1s;nltir I'M anI feIj tInn1erir,r- n,
.hs .hhs ao,.i, - afia ~ IT. street some sm,Tic
= !. -;eccs ~ irrn aI.o nasse,t throuvh tina nt,ne
: hnors Of the building. and their elects Ter,
:, msnifcs,ed even no 70 tbe roof. In he f1irrc
i tion given hv the reyo1rinp motion at ,he FIN
Of the bursting, sorne of he arms nf tt,e whef
!. etr,ck ti.a I,r;ck t'onr in frnnt ). nna nec
i Luried ithelf ont Of sight ike 4 we,luc div
= ! in rv tie hammer Of Thor. and .nother stoo
b | viii one end sticking out, Al solid ~ Il IL
~ J masonry had been btilt round il. TO look ur
"a w,yIlR frnm The ulaca where the ~ Ehea1 ha
y Ian an.1.1sd ona h res1;1a ma avynl Tor
70 eYeTteG III tha f'oors aTove vrre sh;vars
10 aiors. t6e eonrsa taEen bC Tho frarnncnts' m
T. Thn Hbt ~ 5ar 1T, ,r,ai; !, fhrnrcH tha ;a,,1s
y re,t X, ,he ssf1s >'11 1s's' >A1o 'A7e''
" Tba - .ss;"t.nt ano;nscr D;a+,;ch p,a !;
s..a.1 H:Taa 1,+ ~ a.I,ar .,.nas ,'.,s, :
aA 1a' Ill., W: ~ Lhsssr psnrl mau Wa nuii n.;i,,
l. tne na4ss- ~ IN ". ~ .t.4es ,,1;a,aJ
va III tae n,n "nen en- ne suap shpPeo ,hel sa1,'
ptoke. ana, Jaasng 1Fon Inc nolso ina' stoaa soau
he 4iug @aa W1onR ne hsad 81 9us v III 6rieE and
as-s;a e++ra n,;,,f,11 en,s I'M mt of serio,
y es,r,ctar sv4Ao p"41-'' ~''''
Sc ~ Mon,r Stein b,a ina. been in the mill
aa " Se1;n1cht m bns:ness NM md I'm
az n,,t -, IA street. hearnz tba crssh s,e =
da ecrnss the street Int va sfrncE ,1own bv
4" 1r;ct falling m his head His in;nr;cs .ra =
arera % Tb.ea 80 were tha ,n1v ,a-so,.s ;.,i,,re
IN I Enr a feyv rnom ents .fter ths occi,Jant n