, 1876-10-13

An examination Of tt,u remains Of the boIrr
showed TINT It i!at beet, fcarfully defective. IN
other other p1ares tin .ptatcs we're very hnlly
welded. H. was patched, tao, and tho i1on was
greatly weakened by blistcrs.
Iug & Co. Will lose about 9t60, eco on the mill
aud machinery.
Tie Coroner will begin an Investigation OF the
cause OF the accident Immediately.
ANOTHER DfsPATc11.
Sptctat Dfspatch to TIE Tribune.
r1fTsnuna, Pn, Oct. IA repetition Of the
terrible explosion Of February. 1s7., occurred
here today. only with more fearful farcc MD
narrowing loss Of life. Ttlc explosion, Of fo,sr
years ngo was IN Jones d. LaugllIn's mill, In
BrownstowD, Wien seven men were suddenly
,1shcrcd into eternity nn1 many wounded. At
that time hatterv Of four unt of ak l,oilcrs
exploded. Tho accident to-day was n,orc horri-
blc nnl hcartscuding IN It's nntuse. The cxplo-
sion occurred nbol't $3.50 o'clock tlfs morning,
III Xug II Co.'S mills, corner Of Etna aud Thir-
tecnllI streets. This concern is onr of the
largest IN Western Pennsylvania. It's works RIM
ming from the Allegheny Valley Railroad to the
Allegheny River. 1t is In the llcart Of tho city,
in the Ninth Ward, and but Ii little d(stnnrt.
from Penn avenue, one Of The most frcq,icntc.l
thnrouehfnrcs In the city. The firm l,ayc re.
Gently passed tl.ro,." the bankrupt court, AM!
only started VI, ngain about four weeks ago.
The rolltuE-mfI, III which the explosion took
place. Is located immediately adjoining tie mill
MILL IN Thirteenth street. Tllt inter Is larEc
brck structure, in which arc located sone aev-
enty-tye machines. Opposite to Il Is tic wnrc-
house. The rulllng-mll Is mere shed, running
almost q block Ia length, to tho river. Tile
lolter-battery was located near the nnll-inil.
The firm manufacture various Kinda Of
Iron, Including nails, merchants bar and boiler
,latcs. Ill notorious fact that there hss been
oreau le'e lor SEVERN ssass pas. 'ar s a. so.ne
have bcrn In good condition, hut It Is rcnafka-
l1y doubtful, Some two years aco there WIS
rt in this rnline-n1iEl sIiTht in its nnt,Irr rel
lie bremen wcfe expcctiuS Tie boilers 10 sur-
.ain,l,.
The boilers were supposed to hare been IT,
speetcd iust prcyions 10 surfing the mills agai1
ills cIty arc farcc. Tic inspectors ar. citl.cr
Another th,ns. most OF the ro,lIngs,n,{ls are are
not over particular as to thu capabilities Of their
n,usI,v ' cnmnctcnt lin hoi'ces IN z,~ e. q" @ IA
miTis ycrr oId md matched. ana as 10 tIrir sni,e
ty tltcre SEEMS to have been doubt in the
'rss 1s q s,n2a5g aay pesssps; ,so a,,, ., when
viii, Mi ,snr ,.f,i,,inyss Wrrc nj ,snr,' Ti1rrc
was no warning Ti,I crasi cam" in n ,r,o,nr,.t-
The Tn,,r i,otlcrs martial sfn,uita,rntis1r" Tmre
WIS a cloud uf steam md smokc. 4 Debris
If = faIiinfs 1n,tInr. md Tim rslisnfns of ,rn,l
nnd mmtitateii' The sl.rirts nn,i Troans of tE,,
wuunIei' Horror of norrurs sccmsd liz tccne.
foy tnncdately after The ruins took ire, There
ioy he dead. md near them lny tic wounded.
| fnrrlhic tn Ink unon. The vail. of tlis ft,Ise
ha,i nartiy fullen. The rolllnc.n.ll, in giving
wny. Ind fortunately rrhtri utx,n tic rolls ar,Ii
| rai} mia. 'rhn fjan,t.a srnrtrt. nnd thro.,ri,
thrm aroes ths nlrrtjnr crica iur s1;rs,r
ami rcscuc. solnc erawjcI out fro,n
unler tic rufns. The bur,ir,1 ntd tnrn
Hash dronnin,. Others lay scnscicss md helm
tcss IN drsnair. Ths alari,,.lells rang. Mnynr
Macarthy Ind Mnj 1inrtzs,l. Chief of Polf,e.
were SOON apou liz grounL wfti, tic Pullr and
Fire DuuartInents. Will the aii Of citizens
they fcli to wurk ut once to cxtinruisa tllo
Ga,i,cs and 10 brine frunl out tho ruins The ily.
ing md the dcaJ'' Mothers. fathers, sons, sIs-
tcrs, and brothers caI.e tl cali for loy,,j ut,s
I'M mill. wlcn running full, rmulOys al,o,lt fTAD
hantss. At tbc tiuc OF tic cx1Jiostoi1 there were
ut work in The uniI md ruilius
mills abou. $50 men, The eccnp pyc.
scrtetl VIZ .,uc of aaot,y ind despaIr. Tbs VI.
cinjty was transformed Into a hospital and
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