The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1875-09-23
STATE SENTINEL THURsDAYLsEPTEMBER2

was capable ofcarrying from seventy to one
hundred pounds OF steam. The gguge
showed between seventy-ive and eighty
pounds when the boiler exploded. The
water had all been pumped from one barrel
and be had Just changed the suction hose to
another. The pump did not commence
working right away, and he was sSanoing
with q bucket in his nand, pouring cold
water on the air vessels, in an endeavor to
make the pump resume its work. He thinks
he had on two full gauges OF water. The
glass indicator showed as much. Tho con-
cussion threw him down, and the hot flying
oINDERs BURNE D HIS FACE AND BODY,
and he was struck in the side by some fly
ing missile. His escape he attributes to
the fact that he was standing little to the
right Of the engine. But e moment before
he had been putting coal in the fire box, and
the nsrrowness of his escape is SHOWN by
the fact that the CRATE and part OF the front
was thrown south a distance of one hun
dred feet. The grass for that distance south
of the place where the engine stood was
scorched as if q fire had pessed over it.
Baldwin attributes the explosion to forma-
ton of gas in the boiler, and says he is sure
there was plenty of water in it. During the
afternoon the reporter interviewed Fred
Markle, VINO had run the engine for
Baldwin about three weeks ago.
The reason he left Baldwin's employ
ment was that be would not allow
him to clean the boiler. Mr.. Msrkle says
that il was very unsafe and that he quit
running it because he did not care 20 risk
bis life in runng an engine where the boiler
loaned as did this one. About O'Clock
John Mason, father of the younger Of the
three, Frank Mason, arrived with spring
wagon, with which 10 convey the remains
OF his son to his home on Fourteenth street,
In this city. The old gentleman was greatly
affected by tbs horrible fate of bis son, who,
but the morning before, had Left his home,
strong and well, to look for work N the
death Not waiting for the coroner, the
father lott with the remains about half past
3 O'clock.
THE DEAD.
Samuel Carr has been for fsur or five
years an inmate of the family of Commits
siOner Robbins. Although only twenty-five
years of age, he was young man of very
great intelligence, and seemed like one ofthe
family. During Mr.. Robbins long illness
last winter, and during any temporary
absence, this young man took the manage
meut OF the large farm, and Mr.. Robbins
was sure that his interests would DO as well
looked after as if it were in his own
hands. lie n2u Deen so long resi-
dent of Robbins's family that he was
looked upon as a member of it, and
his loss will be incurred as such. Probably
Mr.. and Mrs. Robbins mourn his loss as
sincerely as if he was relative. About 4
O'Clock very handsome walnut coffin. or
dered by Mr.. Robbins, was brought out in q
hearse, and the charred body was gently
lifted in, followed by considerable funeral
procession, was taken to the churchysrd and
quietly laid away. William COrdelle lived
two miles east of Laurel Hill, where he has q
wife and four small children. It was indeed q
pitiful sight yesterday afternoon when
his mother-in-iaw came TO see his body, and
cast herself down beside it. Not less pltiful
was the sight of his wife sitting in the
wagon, rocking herself back and forth, she
not being allowed to see the body, it being
considered best to keep the horrible sight
from her view. A coffin was taken from
town and his body removed to his home
His funeral will be some time to-day. His
age was 80. Mason was q. He had just
commenced work there the day before. His
father is a carpenter in this city. After g
long and careful Investigation. wherein
testimony to the above effect was developed
the coroner's jury found verdict to the eff
feet that the engine and boiler were not fiji
for service,