The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1876-10-26
The Boilers OF Pittsburg Nail Mill
Explode.

PITTsBURG, October 12-1 p. MAJ S:45
o'clock this morning terrible explosion
occurred at lug Co.'s mill, corner of Thir-
teenth and Etna streets, which was attended
nail mill exploded. That building and more
than half the rolling milf was shattered to
pieces. large number of employees were
| at work, and it is impossible to tell how
many are buried in the ruins. The greatest
excitement prevails. The fire has not been
extinguished. So far ten dead bodies have
been taken from the ruins.
PITTsBURG, Oct. 12-2 P. M.-The scenes
on the outside in the vicinity of the works
widest and most heartrending character.
The news OF the explosion spread like wild.
flre throughout the city, and in a short time
the people began to gather from all parts.
Men, women, and children, who had rela.
tives and friends in the establishment.
rushed frantically forward, and scene OF
the widest confusion followed. The police
with ropes extended across the streets
Kept the surging crowd from interior.
ing with the successful work of the
fremen and their apparatus. The Chief of
rolice, with a large body of patrolmen,
were kept busy in keeping back the crowd,
and assisting in carrying out the wounded
and killed from the debris. The Office of
the works, on the corner of Etna street,
opposite the mill, where the explosion
occurred, was considerably used up. The |
building was improvised into temporary |
hospital, where the dead and wounded were |
carried. A large number of surgeons were |
promptly on the ground. The causes which |
led to this frightful calamity are, as vet, de.
veloped in mystery. The boilers were i'm
charge of careful engineer, and had been
duly inspected before the workmen resumen
operations, some FIVE weeks ago.
PITTsBURG, Oct. 1913 p. MAJ the time
'f the explosion there were employed in the
railing department one hundred and fifty
men and boys. The explosion literally tore
he building to pieces. The roof was raised
md, in falling, it fortunately rested on the
lail machines, enabling most of the work.
men to crawl out and escape before the fires
rom the furnaces caught the mass of the
wreck. Owing to the excitement and con.
usion 1t Is impossible to give an exact list /,
I the Killed aud wounded. The following I
as near as can be obtained :
killed.Fhomas Murphy, fireman; An. |.
rev Sullivan, fireman Frank Cupps. Peter
John and Joseph Anderson.
eeders; two brothers named McCafIerty. =
no an unknown man, whose head was a
lown off. !,
Wounded-Reitzell, arm broken: M. Eber. =
art, badly scalded; Barney Kelley, head y y
nd arm injuredj Marcellus Snyder, a bow.
ead crushed seriously; John Snyder, leg d
"a BACK seriously injured; Elmer McGoai' tt
ably cut about the head; James BOYD. arms &c
actured; Otto Crook, ribs fractured. n
Fred. Richer, John Brosey, John Martin. =,
Id William Krepps, seriously cut about the ~
'ad. simon Bolard, arms and legs broken: =,
'omas Donnelly, badly cut about the head y
d body; Bowen, badly cut about the head d,
d face; Wendell Ubbelhart, head and tn
dy hurt 4. Mackey, John Smith, and ds
,Cafferty, fatally injured ;--Kendrick. III ~
tn eyes blown out. III
LATER. ba
Frank Mangus, Andrew Mangus, and Louis tn
1roak have died from the Injuries, and in
Griffin, Jonn Higgins, and James f,oper an
Il doubtless die N"Pei 90