The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1872-07-02
TERRIFIC BOILER EXPLOSION.
The Brush and Wire Works of lhe
Ohio Penlfeniiary Blown Up.
Thfrty-SeVenC COnViCts IDjlired--
No Person Killed Outrisht..The
Buildings Demolished.

No Person Killed Outright..The
Buildings Demolished,
COLUMBUS, June 21.-A boiler in the
extensive shops Of the Ohio Brush and
Wire Works, located within the walls
of the Ohio Penitentiary, exploded this
morning just after the convicts had star
ted to work, with terrible noise and
effect. The flying boiler demolished
the aarge three story building in which
it was placed, making it q mass of ru
ins, and tore out the sides and the roof
Of Tufts cooper shop and George Gill's
stove foundry hot far Off A piece Of
boiler, about six feet square, was blown
over the other shops and landed in the
prison yard, distance of 800 feet. The
furnace door and tire two steam gauge
balls, the latter weighing thirty-Tve
pounds, were each blown over the shop
and landed in the yard, a distance Of
450 feet.
At the time of the accident eighty five
men were in the brush shop, and were
just going to work. The shock was
terrific, and yet no person was killed
outright. Several men were blown out
of the windows, and fell with the debris
from the fourth story of the building.
One man at work in the lower story of
the boiler house remained for thirty
minutes between two heavy timbers.-
The fireman and the engineer in charge
of the boiler were both buried under a
pile of brick and timber, but were dug
out alive, though considerably burned
and bruised. Some of the escapes were
almost miraculous
The scene of tire explosion is desc
late enough. Great piles of brick, stone,
timber, and machinery are scattered here
and there, while the manufactured arti-
cles and the raw material are strewn
over the ground for along distance
AS soon as possible a large force was
put to work, and the men who were bu-
ried under the ruins were all dug out,
and with the other wounded were taken
to the prison hospital, whele scores OF
good nurses are on hand, and they are
now all well cared for.
On going through the hospital it was
found that some thirty seven men were
injured by the explosion. twenty-five
of them are badly bruised and burnt,and
five or six are badly Jared and small
pieces of skin torn off by flying mis-
siles. So far no one is known to have
been killed, and their escape from death
is miracle, and but for the fact that
they were at prayers the loss of life
must necessarily have been great. The
following is list of the injured, and it
is thought that all but half dozen will
recover:
Harry johnson of Hamilton county
fracture OF the left arm, wound on the
head and leg; Timothy Newcomb Of
Hardin county, badly injured; Samuel
Cook of Hamilton county, confused
wounds in the legs and chest5 Th mas
S. Canton of Clarke county, confused
wounds on the arms and back, Elijah
Burton of Guernsey county, laceratec
scalp wound and fractured shoulder
blade; c. H. Myers of Hamilton coun
ty, confused scalp wound, broken ribs
fractured breast bone, bruised chest
Harry Marshal Of Hamilton county
confused wounds on the arms, neck
head, and shoulders - Jones of To
ledo, wound and burns on the body ant
limbs; Francis Lang, prisoner sent from
the northern districb wounds of tn
same nature as those of Jones; Ellio
B. Perkins, Morrow county, confused
wounds on the arms and legs, and badl.
+ burned; James Dempsey, Unite'
States prisoner from the northern dis
trict, wounded slightly; William Trus
tie of Preble county, wounded in, th
arm and back; Harrison Smith O. Mi
ami county, lacerated scalp wound Les
ter Cooley of Franklin county, badl
scalded face; Thomas Mulhaul of Cleve
land, lacerated back; John Ryan. Nj
ami county, burns on the arms and baci
and confused wounds on the head an
face; David Silk, Hamilton county
, wounds on the back of the head,fnger
and face; W. w. Bothby, Hamilto
county, wounded in the bowels and o
i the arms; Louis Book Of Fulton coun
2 ty, confused wounds in the side and e
bows; W. Hazleback Of Toledo, woul
ded in the back, hand, and head; .
, Culp, Licking county, confused woun
. in the hip; George Wellington (colo1
ed) Cuyahoga county, wounded in th
head James Cosgrove, Seneca count,
head lacerated; David Bard, Shelb
county, belongs in Cincinnati, confuse
: wound in the head and back; Patric
l Ryan, Cuyahoga county, head and han
wounded; Charles Walker, Van WEI
county, confused wound in the head
John Sharp, Lake county, wounded i
the back; Frank Cain Davis, Erie coun
: ty, head lacerated and confused wound
in the legs; John Snyder, Hamilto
county, confused wound; Samuel f
Towsley, Summit county, wounded i
! the wrist; Nose Eigleberger, Hamilto
county, confused wound in the bac
: and legs; John Hornsby, Cuyahog
county, lacerated scalp wound.
} The engineer says he cannot accoun
for the accident. The fires were starte,
: up as usual under the boilers this morn
ing, with three gauges of water in them
and at the time of the explosion tn
steam gauge showed that they wer
; carrying So pounds of steam. The en-
: gineer says he had just washed, and wa
on the way to breakfast, having beer
relieved by his assistant, and had pro
ceed as far as the engine, some thirt,
feet from the boilers, when the explo
sion occurred.
One end of the same boiler exploded
about a year ago, and it is said it ha
leaked ever since. The loss will b
about $4,000.
The Hon. II. B. ROOsevelt,s Reas.
Ons fOrSuppOrting Horace Gree
ley. a.a.