The New York herald., 1870-03-03
TEE SCRANTON EXPLOSION.
Particulars OF Boiler Disaster-Extent OF ths
Dnmage-List of the Killed and Wounded.

Dnmng6-Ll6t oil tQO hlIleO ana VOunueOs
TErom the Scranton pal Republican Of March 81
The excitement the fearful destruction OF lie
and manglng OF limb caused by the boiler explosion
mil on Monday was undated yesterday. rhe scene
OF ruin visited 1t Is SAFE 10 say, Dy thousands
Of people os ons Maoo intense we wonders esns
the widespread devastation caused by the
explosion or that one ooiler and surprise that 30
few were killed and injured by the disaster. Tnis
latter was heightened by the KNOWLEDGE that be.
tween 45O and 800 hundred men and boys were as
root of the mil is 140 by 148 feet in dimen.
sions. The loss Will probably not exceed $3o0oV.
The debris IN mense hv ,sN was ,n.
morning all would be removed. careful examina-
tion OF the boiler shows no detects sulclent 70 nave
caused the explosion. The cause prODaDiy consisted
In a mechanical arrangement or the wave, Whlcn
prevented the escape OF steam IRON the Dollar ana
which arrangement no human ingenuity could have
prevented, II 1t had been known az the time.
the following is corrected list Of the killed aud
inlured:- aat
Peter A. Hartmann, iron pller; John Sweeney fboyh
buggy boy; John Dowd, nrst helper vt NO. 81 Michael
Iainon, cinderman; Patrick Hlley tooy), hooker az
rolls Martin "A. Welsh, puddler; Patrck Moran sec.
ond puddler; James Conneiy, FIRST puddlers helper;
teddy Ticrney, heater died March l. at two A. M
BRUISED AND sCALDED. f4
Henry J. jones' engineer. scalded slightly; VIII
liam NJ. Kane. puddler, injured slightly; J. McNear-
ney, squeezer boy: scaded s,igntly; Jona Mawn,
pUy s.S ph Wese injured
slightly; Thomas Rafferty,, rougher, injured slightly;
Lewis Williams catcher, arm broken In Two placcSs
John Engle helpeI injured slightly; Chris. Vert.
heater injured slightly; Pat Kelley seventh heater.
scalded slightly; Charles Hartmann, piler, scaded
dangerously; Mlcnael Larkin, mason tender, Injured
severely; Daniei Heintzenan, ashman, fractured
wrist aud scalded right tnign; Philip McAndrewA
(boy hooker, fracture OF peivis aud injury to KID
news tdangerOus); Mcnael PniiDn, puddler, com.
pound c0mminuted fracture OF leg and scadedi
William II. Coslett helper, injured slightly; Emanuel
Osland catcher injured in back signtIy; James HAM
ley laboror, bruised top OF head: Patrick Langan,
third RIB broken and scaded severely; Michael
Murphy aShman, scalded and cut dangerously;
Patrick Agin, mason tender sngh.ly; Michael Raj
ferty. catcher, finger cuc and scaded; Timothy q.
Sullivan, cinderman, cut ABOUT forehead.
we have no positive information as 10 the time Oh
the funeral OF the victims, though we presume u
VIII take place to-day. We understand tnat ths
company assume ali necessary expenses astenaah
upon the funeral.
MIsACuLoUs ESCAPE FROM DEATn-As the after
noon express team the Nermont Central halls
read on FRIDAY last, was approaching Henrys cross.
ing IN Royalton, VT. one Harry cage q farmer oI
that town. about sixty years OF age, attempted TO
cross ia front OF the train with ms team young
horse attached sleigh. AS me sleigh was ABOUT
leaving the crossing 1t was struck Dy the engine,
highway, taking the occupant OF the selgn Mr..
Gage, on OF near the cowcatcher OF the engine,
ann carrying him distance OF 258 feet along Jl6
track, where he fen or plunging down the slope OF
the track few leetand, strange 10 say, ne rccov.
cred himself Immediately walked up on to ihe track
| alone and returned 10 the place or the accident,
| insisting that he was not injured. except slight
| bruise IN the,facc. Tne horse, extricatng himself
from the Sleigh, ran home and Mr. Gage was taken
home by one Of his neighoors who was directly be-
hind him AT the time OF the accident.--Bosoa Jour.
nal, Fec. 2S.