The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-11-14
THE BOILER EXPLOSION.
JURIEs-ExrENT AND CHARACTER OF THE
DAMAGE TO THE MATT MORGAN

KNOWLES DIES FROM THE EFFECT OF HIS IN
JURIEs-ExTENT AND CHARAcTER OF THE
DAMAGE TO THE MATT MORGAN.
PROVIDENCE, R. l., Nov. IS, 1875
Nothing has scarcely been talked OF in this city to-
day, the boiler explosion Of last evening Of the
engine Matt Morgan, brief account Of which ap.
peared in todays HERALD and il proves TO have been
more disastrous than at first supposed At the time OF
the collapse OF the engine besides The engineer William
Flske, the fireman James Thomas and john Knowles
helper there the locomotive a young man by
the Of George Bradford and brake
man named Arthur Jones They were
all hurled with terrible from the engine and the
former injured by the tire and escaping and also
by the fragments Of the locomotive while Bradford
Jones escaped with slight injuries Knowles was
picked up 100 feet from the scene and suffer
ing terribly. He about twenty years old, and
was the engine without the knowledge consent or
the officials OF the road His father has In the EN-
poy Of the Stonngton about twenty years and the
young man. being DESTROYS Of learning the duties OF
engineer avaied himself Of every opportunity to obtain
knowledge in that direction Yesterday the
second time be had assisted the Matt Morgan
Every thing done alleviate mis- suerngs but bis
condition bafed all medical Skill and at SIX O'Clock
this morning death put end TO his suferings. The
fireman, James Thomas, Is terribly scaded about the
breast and the lower part Of his body This morning
he comic rable as could be expected IL his
ditou permits he will be taken to the hospital Engi
neer William +. Fiske was in critical condition
this forenoon, but If Inflammation does not
set in he viii probably recover. Byron H.
Lewis engineer OF locomotive Il. Garfield,
OF the Hartford road reported 10 be improving this
morning. He is married man and lives in Hartford,
and he will be taken TO his home he DO
removed with safety. At an early hour this morning
hundreds OF persons ocked TO the Of the dsas-
ter Inquiries were instituted and every one had
different story TO tell about the affair. Workmen
engaged all night in repairing the damage TO the
tracks and gathering tho debris. Two loads 90
the broken and twisted rails and fragments of the llf
fated engine conveyed to the repair shop
superintendent Gardiner OF the Stonington nc states
that the Matt Morgan gagged to carry 125 pounds
Of steam and the report of the engineer that the
gino had but 102 pounds Of steam at the time OF the
explosion leaves the cause OF the occurrence a mys.
terry. Mr. Gardiner says the locomotive lifted
from the ''crown Sheet of the track which
makes him think that II was caused by
either a high pressure OF steam or from lack
of water in the boiler. He says Is is unusual
for an engine to be taken from tho ''crown sheet
explosion generally SCATTERING the locomotive
the track Mr. Gardiner states that the boiler of the
Matt Morgan the second put In since the
engine built and had been in seven or
eight years. Ordinarily he says, locomotive boiler
with will last from fifteen to twenty years No de.
defects we're known to exist in this boiler before tho
accident, and every at his post The actual
damage Dy the explosion is probably less than S3 600