The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-12-01
APPALLING ACCIDENT.

Fearful Boiler EzsIssIonmThe Killed and
From the anderson (Ind.) Herald, Nsv. is.
Where Main street crosses the Bellefontaine
Railroad, Charles T. DoXey few weeks ago
erected a large factory for the purpose of
manufacturing barrel headings The establish
ment has been running about five weeks. Mr..
Doxey found it necessary to run the establish
ment both during the day and the night. For
this purpose two sets OF hands were employed
sixteen on and sixteen Off
On Wednesday morning. last the party were
at or arriving at the establishment. The engine
had not been running for an hour or so, and
the steam had got pretty high. 1t is supposed
the water in the boiler was low, and it is said
the engineer had commenced pumping water
into the boiler. Soon after the water COM
menced going into the boiler, the fearful explo-
sion took place, by which the boiler was rent in
twain; by which the ends were sent whirling in
opposite directions, and q large section of the
centre was thrown up through the roof of the
building and there rested.
THE DESTRUCTION
was most complete. The pieces of boiler went
rcochettiDg through the building, striking and
tearing away posts, beams, machinery, aud tim
Der. The unfortunate people il the building at
the time were knocked hither and yon by flying
pieces, and death and destruction took posses
sion.
THE KILLED.
Clay Goodwin, the man who worked at the
planer, was instantly killed A piece of timber
took away almost his entire head. He was dead
when found.
Stephen Sullivan, an Irish boy, an employe of
the establishment, was found dead in the vicinity
of the boiler. One OF his legs was blown off and
carried considerable distance from the body.
He must have died instantly
THE WOUNDED.
Benjamin Hackleman, the engineer, was hor
Tibly mangled. His entire face almost, below
the nose down, is torn off. 1t is thought that he
cannot survive.
Two little colored bows, named Close. were
employed to remove the heading of the
''matcher." One Of these was so badly hurt
about the head that the brains oozed out of his
skull. At noon yesterday it was said the boy
had died. The other boy was seriously hurt
about the head, but will recover:
Robert Wallace, boy was seriously wounded,
but will recover.
Robert Tetherington and Mrs. John Estel
were seriously injured by piece of boiler going
through house in which they were at the time.
Two or three other men were wounded, but
we have failed to get their names.
MIRACULOUS ESCAPE.
Immediately west of and adjoining the en-
CINE room was small frame house of two
rooms. In this house lived John Estei and
family. At the time of the explosion the family
man, wife five children, and Mr.. Tetherington,
named above as wounded, were preparing to sit
down to breakfast About one-third of the
boiler-nine feet long-passed through the
table and dishes, the stove and the furniture OF
The house.
OF the people in the house but two were hurt,
Mrs. Estel and Mr. Tethrington. How it hap
pened that every occupant of the house was
not killed we cannot conceive. The whole
house is in splipters Bricks, laths, plaster,
rafters, joists, and debris of all kinds lay COM
Iactly packed in together, and the boiler itself
was long enough to destroy the people as we'll
AS the house. The escape was miraculous.