The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1872-09-14
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O'Clock, by whicinred
lives and eight wac o
The boiler whichfivini
twelve large steamlougl
the powerful mach men
Iron Company's W wa
toned town. Tlneter
about As feet long,locat
The building in wleet. =
ed was of frame, middle
The boiler was topns a
the ends flying ipdgins
straight as canno' Will,
in a ravine abouykmenr
the other was arrturneC
200 feet off, wheked il
end for end. Thn stay.
and bound to its lplosiv'
and rods, but thing a.
power of the stes
though it had bette mil
At the time os being
was standing, wi, in the
made, and aboutcatch 6
mill, but fortuna an. II
nap, while the ribe loud
a moment they -ee sue.
report of the bold iron,
cessive shocks VIII were
timbers, bricks I'LL was
flying in all dird
filled with escape imme.
To relieve the. med as
date work of til hv tbe
soon as the cor, o,ved in
shock was over Iomos
VIZ l"'''o "n'oil . wheel
Mcdowell was f.. u;,
barrow held dot in -
head had a large A,frod
and he was de. 40 ,vinu
Halcroft and R,aoa
nv, "on osnsmilies.-
The two last A1c-,
Mcdowell was .s
Halcroft died 49,, s;s
Mcdowell the sa 49,
on Sunday NOR ;n;,,,s.
above the follow ,,
, $50 hed; W.
Ill., ID; VIM.
1u:a..I' Goodwin,
haaa ~. y, injured;
Isaac Coslett, h. VIZ
wounded were I
On Monday !, ta
neled a jury Of - y. 'le
following gent nen ,r
foreman; John "'' " liz
Carpenter, Jac A ''i,'
Andrew Gibn( '"ooo
c;,hort 1ohn.se Hyland,
and Dr p Testimony
t,L.r hof,ro .tradictory
,nd mo,,o =, ,asof it par
- &c ~ eions and
opinions, rathe ~. ,
Ioh, a5ora On testified
+bat tho NJ ON Z re afraid of
the boiler thsg o,lel
Edward CAM nau hearo
from Different looller was
not considers n.en Sone
ont of the mill la e1piooe'
He had knowspe put On
it.
Samuel LyH itne wheel
wright shop, any Tears
expressed Of epiier more
han of otheri the ooiler
makers had e. Mo EXPLODE
out might bldie men. .
J. Harricksi charge OF
he explodedas Tried the
water in the Fifteen min
,tea before tic were then
hree full guarything was
light, and hah mill to the
ly-wheel, abliant, where
he men wereh coupling,
Which had 0lge of the
machinery; t'etested with
90 pounds |, md witness
dreampSn; he had
lever knownlei to explode.
nut he had ale biler would
ONE day befseld the men,
nd had often1a not to lie
round neapeer saw the
'oiler leak 81 pitched; wit
Iess did not !, mt still did
lot consider nc consider it
S safe as theinurned once,
ot very baduh to weaken
+; have ofte nn that the
oiler was ntnt; the steam
n all the boi, felvein mum
er, was eqursure, a single
team pipe { nth each. 1t
las examinsdbn May 31st,
S72; it hadspcted by any
ody epcepttts; it was pro-
ided with aaie, which wit
ess had exaa days before.
Isaiah Binn, had often
cen the meibiler; the men
ways feareard the boiler
lakers say ior fit to be in
here.
J; Harrichbeing recalled
nd he remg told Mr.. W.
msIorks, that he
'ished the u the mill; that
c did noth
Hiram BIZ seen the men
IN a.: from thcount OF steam
nff,ing out We.
w Imam rnn in the mill,
stuffed timing before the
iplosion hs Immediately
'er the extnking an exam
alton; then then in work
g order; hid any danger
ON the ppny other; had
'ver hear,lressed by the
Ell; inc hsound as when
!ey were ii explosion was
1t near thstess was not an
terested Ea
>. Pearso, testified that
e boiler nlected to a 100
'unds colsoe in May last,
scoverea h,further repairs
ere maze eboiler safe; was
, . on the sDier the evening
l ! Garid. The boiler
"a peen y aout three years
% ou In dsince by a pres,
+ re 1 o. TO vater, considered
=. o w = eD.ption of being
! u las as 70 20 i've, it would not {,
i ,ae WINS a,y valve at all,
.ohs as herswere working,
AZ, I.o r. in all the boilers.
MI. w. !h.e Of the members
INC n&ifie that the COM
cl t na Fecation to secure
No. uWn:Sard ny complaints
, dor. "a, gueral superl,n-
'ange 80 Connection
tn the ~ ia Inv the
oration o,s", NO COCA
u, ,no a., !, o ,er cased the safety
W. = ~. 10 iess ad his son rem
, = ~ lug kmsees, fearing nc
niger IrC boiler