, 1879-06-22
CASUALTIES.
Terrible Boiler Explosion in Texas,
Lehigh County, Pa.
Seven Persons Killed, and a Number OF
Others Badly Injured.
Two Steamships and q Sailing Vessel
Collide in New York Harbor.
The Lattar Badly Crushed, and Beaohed
to Prevent Sinking.

The Latter Badly Crushed, and Beaohed
to Prevent Sinking.
L Neman Swept to Death ostr tho Horseshoe
Fall at Niagara.
A TERRIBLE EXPLOSION
special Dispasch 10 1as tribune.
PHILADELPHIA, June GA SPECIAL TO Inc
Times from Allentown, Lchigh County, says !:
East Texas, a mining village In this county, was
this morning the acene OF second
MOST DISASTROUS BOILER EXPLOSION.
The former explosion occurred in the same
mine on July IA, 1877, when eight lives were
lost. The fatality of this mornings mishap Will
probably equal TINT The iron mine is located
on the lands OF Monk d Sherner, and Is stu
ated about one and half miles from East
Texas 1t is worked by Messrs. Joseph hiefer,
of Coplay, and Frank Fese1y, one OF tf1e men
killed, who lived near the mine, on contract Tor
the Lehigh Iron Company Of this place. The
explosion occurred about 5:45 O'Clock. The
morning having been rather chilly, the men
stood about the boile: waiting for the whistle to
blow to summon them to their work.
: TIE EXPLOSION WAS TERRIBLE ONE,
and four Of the men we're instantly killed, three
fatally Injured, and several others badly hurt.
The following is q list OF the killed:
Frank Feeely, ono Of the contractors. His
skull was fractured, and his body horribly torn
By piece of iron entering under the right arm.
he resided near the scene Of the accident, and
l4ves a wife and ono child. His age was AZ
years.
John Smith, German laborer, aged about a
years, who boarded in shanty on the premises,
had the back portion Of his head blown away.
Morris, schmoYer, aged about 10 years, living
near the scene, had his body horribly maogled.
He had been injured in the 1877 explosion
Frederick Ettingcr, aged 49 years, residing
near Emans, had bis head severed from his body
as if By an Ak. He leaves wife and five chill
dren.
Benjamin Heck, the engineer, had the whole
of bis body sca1ded by the escaping steam, the
bones Of his right leg badly broken. his left
arm mangled, and vas severely injured in
ternally. He was removed to the Alnls-House
Hospital, where he made an ante-mortcm state
ment to the Coroner, and died at noon. j..
Charles Dero, a lad about Is years OF age,
employed as q driver, mas horribly injured, and
suffered the greatest agony unti1 9 O'Clock,
when be died. His brother, William Dero, q
boy about u years OF age, was dying as your
correspondent left the home OF his father,
short distance from the mine.
George David, Of Centrevil1e, several miles
distant from the mine, received painful but,
not serious injury on the neck. -.
Wilson Harding, living near the mine, sustain
cd confusion OF the leg and conclusion Of the
spine.
William Nol1, also resident near the mine, was
badly scalded, but there are hopes Of hts recov-
cry.
Frank Heipbach, aged Is years, WAS badly in
jured.. He lost brother By the explosion OF
1877.
John schmoyer, residing uear the mine, had
o leg fractured and was injured about the head.
His recovery is doubtful. He has q wife and
four children. ; .,: .-.-.~
Edward Burns, aged u. residing at. Centre
vile, and Daniel Hess, were also severely in
jurcd- Many others were slightly bruised.
The scene Of the explosion is one Of
RUIN AND DEsoLAT1oS. -.-s
The workingmcn who escaped with their lives
were walking about in q dazed sort OF way,
utterly bewildered and scarcely able to realize
the extent Of the loss Of life. The engine
house YVES razed to the ground, not d timber
used in It being left, and the brick Of the hearth
and smole-stack ure scattered broadcast over
an area of several acres. OF the boiler Sec
ton about twenty feet long was carried
away distance Of over 200 feet, and smaller
sections are found everywhere about the prem
ises. The engine was wrecked, and stable
standing 100 feet away was demolished. The
engineers ante-mortem statement is verV
damaging to the management Of the mine. He
testified that he had been an engineer for the
period Of twenty years; that MIS- was !:
THE OLD BOILER WHICH EXPLODED TWO YEARS
it had been repaired. He told the boss three
months ago OF its dangerous condition, and
only three days ago. while engaged in patching,
had spoken very strongly in relation to it. No
heed, however, was paid to his warning.
10 the Fest<rn Associated Press.
ALLENTOWN, Pa, June 2l.-An explosion oc-
CURED at $50 this morning ut one OF the mines
on the land Of STEPHENS Il SmoYer, two miles
from Emaus, Pa. The boiler burst with terrific
force, killing five men outright and seriously
wounding four Others The killed are: A. Et-
finger, Of Emaus, head blown oil; Smith, a
German workman; F. Fegely, contractor; sny-
der, landowner; and one Derr. B. Keck, the
engineer, was badly sca1ded and had leg
broken. The brother OF Derr and two others,
names unknown, were also badly wounded.
Two years ago similar accident at the same
place killed four men and wounded several
others.::'
When the explosion took place in East Texas
in Lehigh County, this morning, the men were :
Just assembling to commence work. The boiler
was torn into atoms, and piecea Of iron and
splinters of the boiler-house were blown In ev-
cry direction:
4. Ettinger, from Emaus, had
HIS HEAD COMPLETELY BLOWN PROM his BODY,
and 1t was picked up in gulch about thirty
yards from where the body was found. The j
neck appeared as II the head had been pulled j,
from his body. He was an elderly man, and
leaves family of grown children. = i
James Smith, German, Was found short dis
tance from Ettinger. He was terribly mang1ed
and dead. His face was black with fire, sui
phur, and dirt. j
Frank Fege1y, contractor and operator, was
instantly killed. His oody was frightfully torn
and dis1gured- 1
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