New-York tribune., 1872-06-22
FURTHER PARTICULARS.

THREE BUILDINGS TORN IN PIECES NO ONE
KILLED OUTRIGHT-LIsT OF THE WOUNDED.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, June 21.-A boiler in the
extensive shops Of the Ohio Brush and Wire Works stu
aed within the walls Of the Ohio Pententary exploded
this morning. Just after the convcts had gone TO work
with terrible noise and effect The flying boiler tore
out large three-soIy building in which il placed
making il q mass Of ruins, and tore out the side
walls and the roof off Of HufPs cooper shop
and George GiIrs stove foundery, not far off,
Pieces Of the boiler thrown a great distance
At the time of the accident IS in the brush
shop, and we're just going to work The shock
rdo and yet person killed outright Several men
blown out through the windows and fell with the
debris from the fourth story Of the building. One
at work in the lower story Of the boerhOuse remained
for 80 minutes between two heavy timbers The remen
and the engineer charge of the boiler were both buried
under pile Of bricks and timbers, but dug out
alive. though considerably burned and bruised Some Of
the escapes were almost miraculous.
The scene Of the explosion desoate enough; great
piles Of brick, stone, timber, and machinery scat
tered here and there, while the manufactured articles
and material srewn the ground for long
distance. AS possible large force put TO
work, and the men who we're buried under the ruins
were all dug out and, with the other wounded were
taken to the prison hospital where OF good
were on hand, and they are now all wen cared for.
The following is complete hist Of the persons in
che hospital who injured by the explosion and 10
thought all but half a dozen will recover:
HAIRY johnson Of Hamilton Comfy fracture Of the len wound
bead eg Timothy Etwcomb Of Hardin County badly
~ CoOt Hamilton County confused wounds In the
bOs Of CLARKE County confused wounds
bach Rh Burton Of Guernsey County ceratd scalp wound and
Fractured shoulder bdei Charles Myers Of Hamilton County
chest Harry Aahan Of Hamilton County
head and shOude Jones Of Toledo and
body and mb Francis Lang prisoner sent bon the northern
6net wounds Of the nature those Of JoDe Eliot B.
Pe Of Morrow County confused wounds on the and legs and
badly burned; Demlsey United States
6fte thghy Wm Trustee Of Pebe County
lbe and back Harrison Smith Of Miami County oeTated
wound Lester Cooley Of Franklin County badly scad faces Thomas
HuhA Of Cyeand aoersd back John Ryan Miami County
The and back and confused wounds the head and David
W v. Booshb Hamilton County, wounded
Louis Book Fulton County confused wounds the Ede
elbows W Hzbeck Of Toledo wounded 10 the hand AID
Culp Licking County bp George Webg
tsa leooredl Cuyshogs County, wounded IN the bta3
gsHes CosgIove Seneca County, head Aeerttedi David
Bard Shelby belongs Cincinnati
Pte CuyabOA County bead and hand
Charles walker Van Vert County confused wound IN the bead John
sharp Lake County wounded IN the back Prank Cain Davis Ene
bead Soersed and John
Hamilton County confused wound r. ToWsy sumnt County
soUBde tbe Nose RgebergeT Hamilton County confused
SoHnd The bEek and g John HOrnby Cuyaboga County
ssp wound.
The engineer charge Of the boiler says he cannot &C
for the accident second before the explosion
occurred he had bu IS pounds Of One end Of
this same boiler exploded about year ago, and 1t 10
ssid II has leaked since. The loss will about
$4,000.
EvENNG.-me convicts injured by the penltentiary
boiler explosion today all doing well Tonight except
johnson, Myers and Dempsey, who badly Injured
internally II Is thought they will die