Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-04-04

The Office of Messrs. Sprunt 4 Hinson,
to the south of the mill, and about 100
feet distant, was damaged to a con-
! siderable extent. The windows on the
north were shattered and broken and
bricks and debris were thrown into
the Office. Several holes we're made in
, the roof by the force with which it was
struck. It is thought that 800 will
cover all of the damages sustained by
them. The offices of Messrs. Wick /
Mebane and Worth 4 Worth, on Null.
berry street, $50 feet distant from the
scene. we're also struck by the brick.
At the time the explosion occurred,
Mr.. Colville, the senoir partner of the
firm, was at breakfast. He heard the
noise and thinking that an engine had
exploded at the depot of the W. & w.
X. r.. sent messenger to enquire into
the facts. The man returned and in
formed Mr.. Colville of the terrible
calamity that had occurred to his own
property.
MIR. Taylor, one of the proprietors,
was on the wharf at the time Blu Ia few
little son, he had passed through the
mill and gone out on the wharf to
whore the schooner Deins1r was taking
In her cargo of lumber. The concus-
sion was such that il knocked him
down.
/ Mr.. Summerell, the junior partner,
had passed by the boiler house scarcely
o minute previous to the occurrence
and was then at the office, where he
had gone to mako out a bill. There
were no strangers in the mill, or on the
yard, at the time, or there might have
been others killed and injured. Had
the explosion occurred at q later hour
there would probably have been many
persons in aud about the mill.
THE ORIGIN OF THE ACCIDENT,
is totally unknown and there is scarce
~ room for speculation. The en9in-
eer, Carter, who could probably
have thrown some hight Oh the
matter, is dead, and surmises are all
that can be INDUCED In. Mr.. Coiville
seems to incline to the belief that
there must have been some flaw in the
middle boiler, which, in its explosion,
tore the others from their fastenings
and threw them through the air. He
had every confidence in Carriers eapa-
city and care, and cannot believe that
he would have allowed the water to
get too low. In evidence of this fact
it Ia stated that the boilers show no
signs of having been overheated.
Then. too, q large quantity Of water
escaped from the boilers as they were
blown off and the Waterman, who
made the fire yesterday morning, at 4
o'clock, testifies that there were three
guages of water in the boilers at the
time. On the other hand, Taylor, the
fireman, who is thought to be MORALLY
injured, when told that Carter, the
engineer, was dead, exclaimed, 81
told Sam there wasn't enough water
in them hilsrs."
THE SEINE OF THE ACCIDENT.
All day long there were crowds of
persons visiting the scene of the dis
aster. Among them were O number of
ladies, a few only of whom ventured
down among the ruins of the mill, con-
tenting themselves with viewing them
from the elevation ON Front street.
The principal interest with the sight
seers seemed to hang around the yard
of the house on Front street, where
one Of the boilers had forced it's way
and where the girl, Hannah Anderson,
WAS killed.
JURY OF INQUEST.
About noon Coroner Hewlett empan-
nelled the following jury: II. +. Ey-
den, Foreman, w. J. Penton, J. II.
Fiilyaw, Charles Strobe, w. II. Bid
die, ]. P. King, Eli Herring, G. r.
r. W. Brown, w. E. Da-
Wis, J. A White, and David Cowan,
who viewed the remains and adjourned
10 tho court house, where the Witnesses
we're examined. The verdict rendered
vas that the deceased, Samuel Carter,
George Bynum and Hannah Anderson,
or Hall "came to their deaths by
he accidental explosion Of q steam
boiler st the steam saw mill of Col
nile 4 Co. DAILY Journal, Sd.
Practical lkec0natructi0la.
We learn that two Northern gentle
men, Messrs- Heathcote and Dumpley,