Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-02-19
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BoILER EXPLOSION THIS MoRSINs-0Re Nan
Seriously Injured.-This morning, about eight
O'Clock, the steam boiler In the corn mill OF
Beau s Shoemaker, on Water, near High street,
exploded with q loud report, which was dis
tinctly heard all over the city. The engineer,
Frank Tyler, colored man, who was in the
struck by fragments OF the boiler and falling
debris, and IL supposed to be fatally injured, one
OF his arne being broken, and his other wounds
taken, in q state of insensibility, to his resi-
dence, on Stoddart street, and Dr.Wiiliams sent
for to attend him. Fortunately, Mr. Frank
had just left the vicinity OF the boiler and gone
to his ofice in the front part of the building
when the explosion occurred, And was not in
lured. The other proprietor, Mr. Beall, was at
weeks past by an injury to his leg, caused by
slipping on an icy footwalk. The brick boiler
room, in the rear of the main building, was
wholly demolished by the force Of the explosion,
and an opening some fifteen feet in width, from
the first floor 10 the r"of made in the rear walls
OF the main llling The windows in
ished The boiler itself was driven about
forty feet from its bed tewsryls the river.
The cause of the explosion is not definitely
known, but IL is generally supposed that 1t was
caused by a lack Of W alter in the boiler At the
time of the explosion the engineer was getting
ap steam to commence operations, and, some as
cold water into the boiler Mr.. Shoemaker.
how. yer, who, as is stated above, was in the
building at the time. and ought to know more
abo1tthe explosion than any one else, says he is
not prepared 10 say what the cause of the explo.
sion was, as he does not know what the co
ditiOn OF the boiler was at the time. The enpi-
neer wasso badly Injured that he was unable to
converse on the subject. The boiler was a
tubular, fifteen horse power boiler, and had
been in operation three or -four months 1t was
made in baltimore, cost D, 900, and was re-
garded as entirely reliable. Dir. Shoemaker es-
Inmates the damages to the buildings at about
81 0C0.
MR.. 1. II. HUTcHrNs, a resident of George
town in the early years Of the present century
and subsequently superintendent of masonry
at Fortress Monroe, the Rip-raps. Gosport Navy
Yard and the James river canal died at the res
hence Of his sister, Mrs. j. A. Collins, on Beall
street, in this city, this morning in the 72d wear
OF his age. He %Ae aEesden MT Of Richmond va
during the war and until within a few months
past, and had large circle OF friends in the Dis
frlct and throughout Virginia. His funeral will
take place Tomorrow afternoon at 81 O'Clock.
A NARROW EsCAPR.-On Saturday while
near the Intersection Of Jefferson street and the
canal, piece of rock, weighing ne arly one hun
dred pounds, was thrown through the roof OF a
frame building occupied by a colored woman
named Melinda Hawkins, doing considerable
damage to the building but, fortunateft. iniur-
ing none of the inmates.
CHARGED WITH TRIEvING.-Nat aud John
Harris, both cOlOTed, were arrested this morn.
ing on the charge of stealing number Of tools
from the blacksmith shop OF Mr.. Vandenburg.
ON the canal road, Just outside the city limits
They will be sent over to the Police Court this
evening.
LIEUT.. ESSEX walked ont to-day for the first
time In several weeks. lie expects to be able
to resume his duties in few DAYS.
BAD WATERPROOF some cause the water in
the upper part Of the town which is supplied
from the lower reservoir il i'm such a muddy cor
ditiOn as not to be tit to drink.