Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-06-25
TERRIBLE ACCIDENT
Al Inc RIVERSIDE BLAST FURNACE
A limestone Explosion Throws Down a
10, Charge and Seriously Burns
Nine Men--A LIST OF
the Wounded,

A terrible and unforeseen accident
occurred NJ the Riycrsidn blast furnace
about hali.past four O'Clock Yesterday
afternoon, by which nine men Nrio
seriously Rnd one perhaps fatally
burned The particulars arr as follows
Tho furnace Nas about to hc blown OUT
and the mon were then engaged ~ the
opcrai,on, under the direction Ut supt
frank u. iluarno aud Manager trook'
arl. The stock Ia the furnace Was be-
ing lowered aud the hot nassrs olns'
terrd about tho sides al tho iutna'o
A Ia customary under such Clr'uW'
stauccs to runl the charge with walcr'
and .n remove II. Hut Mt ilearnc was
opposrd Ia Tits, as lac hoped to save
lnr lining oi the furnace, When
the charge IL suddenly cooled, II Soliil'
nps aud attaches itself llrmlN Ia tho
ltuing, ~ that Ia Omnying II the liniha
Is broken and destroyed. Ia avoid ih's,
II possible, was MIR, hoarno's intention
llui IL Hocms this VAS finally ahand'
uurd ~ impracticahlc anI walter Was
thrnwn Ia from nhnye, THIS WaS tho
rnusr of the disaster The water amo
tn contact With the hot llmcslonc, gas
WAS suidrnlv generated aud tho large
,uess was prrcipltalcd IT, tho hntlom "'
the furnace. Whom II struck thc bottom,
sheet ot llamc WAS hrocl "ul ut tho
opening ~ trout
The group at muu were sitting anu
standing near tho mouth ut tile furnace,
rnll,vly unaware 81 the tall, When tho
Hrr suddenly darlcd upon thcm ani
hurlcl them, burned, IT, the ground
Mr. llrarur WAS seated IA front at the
npruiuv. lluwag severely burned about
the atms aud lorchcad aud NECK hut his
Injuries are not srIloua tie WAS driver,
Ia his rooms at the New Mclnrr and
mrliral Rid summoned,
Manager Crnckarl, harpuncd At that
mnmrut ia hc ahsUnt NJ tie NlncN house
and escaped certain aud serious injury.
lIrury SmallsIirk Nhu liyrs IN south
Whryliup wa seriously, II not Rlal'N,
! huruud lila hvad hud breast were
irulully burned aud hls arms ate ~
horrible condition, ID fuui NnH sun
mnuud tu Hitond him
n,uuR Tracy was ne badly hulhN
1 Tho whskcIH woe completely Nlngcd
away and his lwohohd chest aui Wrmt
wcrr Illhtlull, munci Ills home n
! near thu nrnurc aud ihr'o ho war
/ quickly removed
/ rayiu Linton whupc WORK Mns
/ hahiiuallN about another pat al iht
hu,ld,np. hnpprucd Ia hr near the lur
mace. aud VAS WIappup Ia the UmhIar,
/ al the flames Its tniurlcS atc ahu"'
| thv arms aud breast, aud though 80
! Nr,r. are not considered dangerous. TIC
/ Iycs on the railroad luSl nhoNo the lnl
! mace,
! Charles Lame WAS sviiuuSlN huihvd
! nlnuI the hvnd aud Ehuuldo,a, uuo Sld,
! ni the htirI having received HriiouH ~
| luN
luhu Murray Nns severely hu,ucd
nNv all the upper part al hiH h"dl
! ilm hnlr and WhiskvrH wUIo entirety
burned away, aud hlr hcNd anj mech
hrrat nud arms, are dangerously burned
Mrllluy RAirl aui ihou H,halcr wol,
lrna seriously burned, though Hullirionl
IN to wryvut thcm from working l"'
/ gumU tlmC.
Two uthc,S wo,u pllFhtlN tou,hcd hN
thu lhmrs. hu lhc,I nluricg RIr hy ~
rrNus ECNoIv
With two exceptions, thrHo men al
live uu the hilludu above the lurnncr
la company with Manager tln'eaI0
aud u, nulhlur, NJ iirlalrc, u rrpIo''l'
nt,yv ul ihu E1uINtH Waited ch'h A"
lhrm last ulghl. Al "i lhcn "cu
luuud eullr,lng prvat raln, hni hca''n,
II liko hrrurs Al ui lhcm Mc drprnd
ont upnu lhulr hhur tot turl' da'l'
mrad aud the -uspouston will y" HAIR
with thvwn
Al mrrr that lhr explosion aud tai
Wwu uulngccu accidents, loi which, u"
a.. huLN Is iu blame, hat which all rupiol