, 1874-07-01
CASUALTIES.
Terrible Boiler Explosion at Carroll
ton, Nlich.
-Four Men Killed and -Four Danger
ously Injured.
Record OF Minor Accidents.


Sptc'ai D,spatch to Tas ch,caoo Irtbtne.
EAsr SAGINAW, Mioh.. Juno 3l.-As four MIN
utos 10 Il. m. to day, tho boilers In the lumber
nnd salt works Of r. 8aylor L Co., located half
milo below Oarrolton, on tho oppos,lo aide Of
tho river from this city, exploded With torritio
forco, stattoring tho mill to atomB, Instantly
killing four mon and wound'Dg soyen otiora.
Tho shock WAS heard by many in this city, but
1t uas nearly all hour before tho cause was
known. Two ot tho avo boilers we're
blown into the river, tho piccoa being
scattered In every direction. Tho other Three
boilers wero lifted from their positions.
ono Of thcm boing thrown rs fcot 4 section Of
ono OF them, PROBABLY feet long, which would
weigh ton or moro. was thrown like shot
from gun to 3 distance Of more than 100 feos.
4 considerable portion of tho atoam drum, which
would weigh not less than . % pounds, waH shot
into tho mir clean out OF tho roof aud landed
some 60 foot on ths north side Of tho mill. Tho
building was completely wreohod, the debris
being thiown i" every dlrocton. ns Th9 fo foi,
Judson, driver elab.cars, Co. years
aged 20 Or ", night tiron,na, married; John
Peck, very uld nun Of 10 Or 10 yoars. vino was
helping Watson Goorgo Watson, agod 10 to 35
yoars, driver Of night slnb-cast, wife aud three
children.
The wounded aso G. Cleveland. soalded and
| Burned will locovor r. Waller Young, sawyer.
| right arm broken and loft arm bruised: Tommy
Davis, srralnoa ankie; William sinnet, boy of
the dobria in dying condition. He was
found under tho enoke-stacs, which had
fallen. VAS injured internally, and las since
| d,ed aud one Or two othors were slightly I'LL
| jured. 4 team Of horHea that wers standing Il
fow foot from tho boileE-room were not injured
at all, though their driver killed.. The horses
! sprang right In tue midst Of the bollera after
| they foil. Ono mnn was under 'Ao gang-car,
breaking Lis arm. Ono man waa blown through
| q window, aud another was thrown cut II the
| mill, and nIighted 1ully 50 feet from where ho
NUS standing. Flo was not hurt. Que mau was
| !lghtiun his pipe, aud ths ptllo and match wora
both blown away hy piece Of dopria. !,
! The engineer, Mr.. Wardell, statea that he
kuew there WAS good supply Of wstar, aud thnt
tho pressure WAS not what they USUALLY carried.
| lIo WAS oiling up some parts Of the maclluery
| at the time tho explosion took place, and does
| not know to what to attribute tho accident, t1-
ceptlng to say that the boilor was worry old
eight yoata sure, mud probably much older,
being an old boiler when eight yoars ago they
wcrc put into this mill, und were probably de-
showed eighty pounds Of steam just previous TO
| tho o1ploHon.
alr. s. L. Drundase. the foreman, stasoa that
tho explosion took p!ace at four mlnutos before
| u Jusb DqtoF1 tut A4ot! oeBAu HotA' Ao ""s "
| tho lre-,oum q tnomapt Gefore, nnd inspecting,
1lo tired tho wator-gauge aud found two gaugea
! flush. He wont few feot furthor to o;e.l up
the steam connect,ou with Bo:uo otAor }inrla OF
tile works, aud at that instant the explosion Of.
currod. He could mot account for the oxplosin,a.
The appoalauce at the Acene Of The wreck
battles nll description. The bojeB ut the nnfor-
tunate mon we're terribly tnnsia:ed, p1csontiag
sicxouing spectacle. Tha Cosouars Of tlid
city impanoled Jury and held all inquest:
| The jrry rendered. verdict Of purely accidental
| death, attuohing no blanc to any persons what.
ever. When your correspondent lsft the glound
III p m. the bodies lad been put In cottinn, ard
| With tho exception Of the body Of john Peck,
WHO has no relatives in this vicinity removed to
| shcr homes. 4 subscription papor IL being
circulated to raise funds for the families left
/ destitute.
Tho machinery at the mill oonsisted OF gang,
circular sath, and Htuvn saw, aud heading MA
chine. driven by Ill engine fed by five BOILERS. Tht
mill lind capacity for 8,o00,0O0 feet per Boaeon
Tho loss is estimated 1t 5000. which, In thif
| caso in total