The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-07-18
TERRIBLE ACCIDENT /:
At GAINESVILLE. Ohio, Yesterday.
Three Men Killed and Seven
Wounded. s,
sup..,lll. Epssrpri.. EItn oil. Yesterday Eve.

Wounded. ir,
Bunssrills Enterprise Ertrs ot. Yesterday E'e-
ming.
An awful calamity has descended upon
Barnesyille-blastipg in one momsnfs
time the lives and hopes Of many, and
casting the gloom Of death and sorrow
over the entire community. Wednesday
morning at twenty-five minutes Of eight
o'clock, loud, rumbling noise, like the
bursting OF a buried magazine.was heard
in the southwest quarter Of the town.
Instantly all understood that . terrible
thing had happened, and the minds Of
the people instantly went direct to the
Planning Mill Tor Flouring Mill. One
glance from the rear window OF our Office
suticed to tell the horrible truth. The
boiler Of Davis q Starbuk's Plan
ing Mill had exploded, aud the llsrge
structure was leyeled to the ground. A
cry Of horror burst from q hundred
throats-ss sense Of dread oppression fell
upon all hearts-a weight Of woe, which,
while not realizing the extent Of
the disaster, made one feel that the very
worst had happened. At once the people
rushed to The scene OF the disaster, and
the full horror Of the scene greeted the
eyes Of our citizens. The mill was liter.
ally torn to pieces. Only At the north
ern end was there the slightest resem-
blance OF building standing. All the
rest was mass Of ruins-torn into
million Of fragments, ,rended to pieces, and
lying mass Of wrecked boards and lalhs,
bricks and mortar. The tall brick chin.
ney stood grim and lone and SILENT like
monument over the destruction that
had been wrought. Cries Of anguish
arose on all sides. Women were met
wripging their hands and inquiring in
half moaning tones II their husbands,
sons or brothers had been found. Never
have we looked upon such scene Of az.
onired woe, Of frenzied despair, as was
pictured at that moment. The worst had
happened, and all feared that loved
friends were lying beneath the IMPLYING
ruins.
Soon alter the explosion the city Gre
bells were struck, and almost the entire
population rushed to the scene. The fire
engine, the hose company and the hook
and ladder company we're promptly on
hand, and In few moments there was Q
stream OF water thrown on the burning
places in the neighborhood Of the engine.
But for this promplness the wounded
men must have been consumed. 1t was
known that at least dozen men were
employed 10 the building, and the work
OF rescuing the wounded and removing
the dead was at once commenced. In q
few momentp George Z. Hunt, the book.
keeper, Jonathan Ellis, John Hunt, j.,
and ]. w. Bonswitz emerged fran the
ruins, with only slight injuries. Soon
afterwards VIM. HeiEsr was brought out,
with severe wounds about the head and
apparently in dying condition. James
Blowers was able 10 walk out with as.
sistance. VIM. Y. Dent, foreman Of the
mill, was found near the boiler, hurt
about the head and internally, with hip
disIocated and several ribs broken.
JOHNNIE MOORE.
After this there was long interval
before any one was removed, Groans Of
anguish were heard in the southwest
corner OF the ruins, and alter hard work
a body was reached, which proved 10 be
that OF johnnie Moore. He was lying on
his side on a car wheel, and under q
turning lathe. He was severely hurt
about the head and shoulders. As soon
as the wounded were removed they were
promptly attended to by physicians and
friends.
THE WOUNDED.
II was sad to witness the terrible con.
dition in which these helpless men ap.
peared. In come cases their heads were
covered with blood, their shirts reeking
with Precipitation, and over all coating
Of fine siavipgs and dust, which where
blown upon them. They gasped weakly
for q breath Of air, and quivered with
the agony Of pain and exhaustion. They
were laid upon the ground and washed
aud famed, and In some instances recov.
cred consciousness before being removed
10 their homes.
| SAMUEL BLOWERS
was found in STOPPING position, secure.
ly fastened by timbers, bnt none OF them
resting upon him. Axes and saws were
freely used before he could be removed.
lis head was slightly injured aud his
body badly bruised in several places,
com mplaining particularly Of his aide.
While efforts were being made to remove
him, Mr.. Blowers urged his rescuers 10
attend TO another man who was lying In
the neighborhood, and who was groaning
piteousiy, "There is another man here
worse than Iam-get him out and then
attend TO me-" ......
i YOUNG EIZLER.
This man was young Charlie E,zler,
who was removed half an hour later. he
was lying on bis back with his legs
stretched out and large sill across them,
and with his head badly cut aud his face
pressed out Of shape with the timbers.
:. J.H. BuRoHARD 5,
was brought out OF the ruins dead. he
was found under a lot Of lumber aud ma
chinery. His neck was lying on a piece
Of timber and held down by another
piece. He was lying with his face down,
and log across his back. His face was
discolo.ed, a cash cut in his cheek and
neck. Death left on his face the impress
Of a brave mana resolu,e expression,
with lips firmly compressed, and withou.
shadow Of pain or dlatOrtion. he must
8 have died Instantly.
CHARLES ETzLER,
t the last man removed, was dead when
brought out. Some persons are Of the
opinion that he spoke some time before
being rescued, but this Is doubtful. dc
0 had long indenture running upward
/. across the forehead. When found, be
, was lying on his side, with his isce down
ward and covered with some light tim
bers. The body was not cold nor stiff
3 and II Is probable that death In this case
was not instantaneous, though Mr.. EtI-
Ter must have been unconscious from the
. dnt
JAMES PADoErr,
the fireman and acting engineer at the
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