Liberal Republican. [volume] (Dallas, Or.) 1872-1???, 1873-05-10


with bandages. His entire face was
bandaged, except where a small hole
had been cut over the rnouth TO allow
him to breathe. He was blind and
| speechless, with, bis lace terribly swollen 4
and the uails Of his hands burned c
nearly of. He 10 considered to be In
best conditien Of the three, and his
recovery is hopefully expected. Ia q
house immediatly adjoining. Ne. sos
sixth street, the reporter found. y.
THOMAS M'KEowN, s
Son of William McKeowD, tinsmith.
This BOY il about seven years aA
Like the Others, his head ? and hsnds
were completely covered with bandages.
AZ the time of the explosion he xone
breeches which came only 70 the knees,
and the IRE had burned one Lex quite
severely. @e
WILLIAM SHANNON,
Aged ten years, son Of james Shaa~
NON, residing on the east side Of
Brannan street, near Sixth, 10 the most !
terrible injured Of al. His head, face
and neck swollen 70 nearly twice their
natural size, and his hands are fesrfully
burned. Some idea Of the condi.
ton his face may be
given when it is stated that the swell
ing has brought hls cheeks up to level
with his noss His eyes are tightly
closed, and the lids swollen and pro-
truding. AS he lies upon his bed,
surrounded by q aumber Of anxious
, friends, he continually vreathes in
agony and utters low means. There
; is little hope Of his recovery.
THE YELLING IN THE NEIGHBoRHooD.
The feeling agaiast the parties who
are responsible for the explosion 10
intense, and some freely express the
, opinion that the place should be de-
molished. 81
The father Of the injured children
oil express intentions, Of suing for
damages. All the parties suffering
from the accident are in poor circum.
stances and can i'll afford to even pay
for the medicines necessary In the treat
mcnt of the sufferers. Mr. Swain.
however, has expressed his readiness to
; pay all expenses for medical attend
ance. aas
MR., SWANS STATEMENT OF THE
AFFAIR.
3 After ascertaining the result Of the
accident, q Chronicle reporter sought
t out Mr.. Swain, who was supsrintend.
3 ing the experiment at the time the
0 explosion occurred. Dir. Swain con.
. versed freely on the subject, stating
. how the accident occurred. He ex-
| pressed the utmost sorrow for the in
{ juries suffered by the children, but.
/, insisted that be was not to blame. He
0 said: "While the experiments were
! 10 progress yesterday afternoon large
D number Of children were attracted to
the lot by curiosity to see what was
b going on. warned them several
times to leave the place, but they did
8 not obey me, and finally
! drove them away forcibly. They
d soon returned, however, and
= gathered around us closer thaa
before. For about an hour the expesi-
q ment worked successfully. but after that
g the small pipe became clogged by she
e scales on the inside of it being loosened
= by the heat. In consequence Of this
the fame could no longer pass through
y the pipe and it became necessary to
i clear il out. Be fore attempting TO do
Ut this again ordered the children
% away, but they would not go. turned
. . the nut or valve en- the pipe bnt half
~ the distance necessary TO yslease 10, when
= the explosion occurred In an instant .
gas let of great intensity shot forth
bori sontally distance of about twer ty
feet. A few Of the children more
40 vsnturesoms than the others were stand
4 ing near by within range of the fame
:; and they were badly injured. Thosgh
=" myself ana suffering from serious
10 burns, ! am more deeply concerned d
,e the misfortune Of the injured children,
al I have notified their parents thak j an
:. ready to pay oil expenses incurred ID
- nursing aud treating the ohildrep.,
10 know such relief will be but poor
Of reoompense to them, but I cannot dc
Il. any more under the circumstances
:, Much as regret the accident. Ian
~ conscious that it was due TO no design o,
% carelessness Of mine,-Saa Fraacise
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