Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1876-10-13
MISCELLANEOUS.
SOMEBODY TO BLAME.

eoAEBoD1 10 BLANK.
Springfield, Mass, Oct. l2.--The
coroner's Jury on the Hampden street
accident, September 29th, in which
four men were killed by the falling of
a building, censure both the architect
and contractor. The plans of the for
mer were defective and the work Of
the latter neglected.
NRwroN's RECEPTION.
New York, Oct. l2--The recep-
aion given General Newton by
Xavier union, last night, was attend
ed by Mayor Wickham, Gen. Han
cock, omptrolIcr Green, G. w.
Childs, Gen. Scallon, Bishops Cerri-
gan aud Lau9hlin, and large number
of prominent Catholic clergylnen and
substantial citizens and artisans.
Pittsburg, Oct. l2.-At s:45 this
morning
A TERRIBLE EXPLOSION.
occurred at Scpg & Co.'S mill corner Of
Thirteenth aud Elna streets, which
WIS attended with great loss of life
The boilers in the nail mill exploded
A large number of employees were at
work. 1t Is impossible to tell how
many are buried in the ruins The
fire has not been extinguished So
ltaf, ten dead bodies have been taken
from the ruius.
LATER.
AT tha time Of the explosion, there
were employed in the mailing depart
ment l5O men and boys. The ex.
| plusion literally tore the building to
pieces. The roof was raised and in
falling it rested on the nail machin-
cry, enabling mos, of the workn en- to
crawl ou, and escape before the fires
from the furnaces caught the mass OF
the wreck. Owing to the excite
ment aud confusion, 1t is impossible
to give an exact list OF the killed and
wounded The following is as near
Ms Can be obtained:
i k,lled-l'hes. Murphy, fireman
Andrew Sullivan, fireman; Frank
1Cupps, Peter Hendricks, and John
xnd Joseph Anderson, feeders; two
brothers named McCafferty, and al
unknown man, whose head was blown
off.
Wounded-Reiizell, arm broken:
NJ. Eberhartr badly scalped; Barney
Kelley, head aud arm injured; NJ
! Snider, boy, head crushed seriously
John Snyder, leg and back severely
injured; Elmer McGool, badly Gu
about the head; James, boy, arm
fractured, ono Crook, ribs fractured
Fred Richer, Jno. Brosey, John Mar
!. tin, Wm. Calpps, seriously cut abou
the head; Senior Boand, arms an,
legs broken; Thos Donnelly, badl
cut about the head aud body Bowen
badly Gu, about the head and face
.. Mendell Ubbelhart, head and body
!, II. Mackey, John Smith, and Mlchae
, Sullivan, both legs fractured; Fran
: McCatfcrty, fatally injured; Kendrick
eyes blown out.
The scene outside in the vicinity @
the works for considerable distanc
were Of the widest and most hear,
e .rendipg character. News Of the es
n plosion spread like wild-fre throug
q the city, and in short time the pee
: pie began IN gather from all parts
k Men, women and children who ha
9 relatives and friends in the establish
: ment, rushed fran,ioly forward. Th
u police with ropes extended across tn
streets kept the surging crowd frot
lr interfering with the. successful wor
l. OF the 6remen and their apparatus.
z The chief Of the police with a larg
n body of patrolmen were kept busy
e keeping back the efowd and assistin
It in carrying out the wounded and xii
n ed from under the debris. The offic
r of the works on the corner Of Etr
is street, opposite the mill where the e.
fplosion occurred, WAS considerabl
used up, The building was improvi
) ed into temporary hospital where Il
:, dead anf-wounded were carried.
:. large number of surgeons were promp
: ly on the grounds.
). The causes which led to this frigh
s ful calamity are - yet enveloped
. mystery. The boilers were IN chsrt
- OF careful eng,nts and had be.
:. Inspected before the works resume
!, operations, seme eve weeks ago.
al LATER.
~ 8 p. m.-Frank Marquis Andre