The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-10-28


Terrible Accident In a Chicago DistIIlery.
A HORRIBLE accident occurred in Chicago
on the evening of the 18th in the Garden City
Distillery of Simon Powell & Sons, situated in
triangular tract of land at the intersections
of Twenty-second and Morgan streets and
Canalport avenue. The following account of
the disaster is condensed from the Tribune:
AT seven o'clock in the evening persons with
in mile or two of the distillery were startled
I by loud rafting sound, followed by the roar
ing hiss of escaping steam. One might have
OWNED from the noise that some large boiler
had exploded. Those in the immediate vicin-
iIy at the time of the explosion saw a large
tank thrown many feet upwards in the air, and
were almost deafened by the noise. The
engine-room, boiler-reom and large shaving
bin were. completely demolished. The cook
ing room was an institution uncommon in dis
tilleries. 1t contained only large tank, eight
cen feet high and six feet in diameter, which
was apparently strongly built of double plates
! of boiler iron. This was termed the cooker"
4 BY. new process it was used for the purpose
of hastening rs well as improving distilati0n.
1t was filled yesterday, andthe contents, after
being subjected to twenty pounds steam press
ure, was considered ready for the mash-tub up
stairs in an adjacent building. Along about
seven O'Clock it became necessary to blow
out the contents. The operation was being
conducted by Theodore G. Kimmen, the fore
man, and there were present besides himself
the following, who were killed and buried in
the ruins of the building: John or Andy Daily,
Sandy -, Frank Trennor, Frank Podratz,
Joseph Horaka and wife and Jacob Kakuska.
Also the following, who were wounded and
scalded: George Sehaefer, Henry Fischer,
Henry Zum Fclde. While the engineer was
increasing the steam pressure in the cooker
to drive out some clog in the delivery-pipe,
the cooker exploded. 1t was blown through
the root and went almost straight up into the
air, some say until it looked no larger than
fiourbarrel The main portion of it landed
on the west side of Morgan street, about l75
feet west and little TO the north of its orig
inal location. considerable portion, to-
gether with one end of it, was buried deep
into the Garth. The shaving, boiler engine
and cooking rooms were completely demol-
ished The force of the explosion may readily
be imagined when it is stated that u freight
car. laden heavily with rye, which stood di-
reety in front of the opening, was overturned
on the track, and the timners and frameworh
torn INFO shreds as if by lightning. The tim
bers and masonry of the demolished build
ing together with the large shaving
chute. were shattered in places as if they
were pipe-stems, Ind were thrown into
tangled heaps. The employees beneath the
roof were. of course, buried beneath the de-
bris. The scene at the distillery 90 hourafter
the explosion was heart-rcnding one. Daly's
body was the first found, and was carried into
the Office. The body of Sandy. the miller,
was next found aud was laid side by side with
DAILY Both bodies were badly mangled and so
horribly scalded that the skin and portions
of the hesh peeied OF ut the touch. A large
crowd soon gathered. among whom were
many women and children crying and be-
waling the loss of husband and father.
Days wife was among those who visited the
scene, and when she saw the dead body of her
husband her grief became uncomfortable, and
it was with great difficulty that she was taken
from the room 20 prevent her from throwing
herself prosfrate upon the distigured remains.
Those WHO had none TO mourn for might well
have mouined for those two poor, hard-worl1
ing nfers DAILY leaves aiwife and three young
children in destitute circumstances, and some
where in the CITY Scotch sandy left wife ard
four children thousands of miles from the.
home and almost pennilcss-
ROBERT TooMBS. of Georgia, intends
TO build a cotton factory worth $780,