The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-06-25
PALLISa RIRE,
In the Riysr.lae hast Furnace. Bnrp.
Seven Men More or Less severely.

In the RIysraIde Blast Furnace, Bnrns
Seven Men Mere or Less severely.
About $50 O'Clock last evening intelli.
gence was received in this city that a ter.
rible accident had taken place at the
Riverside blast furnace, near BenWood,
and by this accident number Of men had
been seriously il not fatally injured.
Soon after the report reached the city
Mr.. Frank Hearne, general manager Of
The Riverside mill, wAs brought up In a
carriage, much burned, but not seriously
Injured. and through him We ascertAined
,hat he and several workmen
md been engaged In shovel.
inc ont the slack from the furnace,
and while ri this work In the bottom, 4
portion Of the stack overhead became de-
Iached and fell upon the unprotected men
below, and instantly the whole interior oil
the room was RblBEe, the fumes Of gas
almost smotheriDgthe occupants, and the
DIRE burned and Scorched them in terri
Bile manner. Mr.. HeArne, who was In the
midst OF the men directing their move:
nenis, with great presence ofmind dashed
through the flames into the open air, and
hus saved his life, although he was 80.
yerely burned about the face, head and
arms.
The reporter obtained the above through
person who had obtained access TO Mr.
iearne's rooms ut the New Mcclure, but
ascertain the entire circumstance went
Town to BenwoOd. There he found Mr.
Henry Smallstick, one Of the workmen,
the hands Of his physician, Dr.. Ford
SmallhtiCk was In Ia terrible condition. Inc
only article OF clothing he had on At the
lime besides his pAntlOons, was thin
,OttOn shirt and this had been burned to
Jieces, the patches and shreds adhering
20 his body and arms which were literally
nasted. The man was suffering terribly,
INT when told who we were gave US the
particulars which are as given above.
Proceeding 10 the furnace the reporter
found huge pile OF clnders, burned
oke and debris, which had evidently just
fallen from above. This furnace had gone
mt Of blast few days before, and the
cork OF shoveling out had begun. Already
he bosh had been nearly cleaned when q
portion Of the contents In the upper part
became detached aud fell.
The burned men were Henry Small
,,ick, Dennis Tracy, John Murray, Taylor
Linton, Charles II. Lane, Myles Barrett
Theodore Shaier and Mr.. Hearne. All Of
.hese were at once removed to theii
homes near by and Drst DOlbey and Eskey
summoned, and Us much relief as possible
Afforded the sufferers. Dennis Tracy wa:
found by the reporter ut the house oil hii
mother, hard by the furnace, terribly
burned aud roasted about the lace, arms
head, breast and stomach, and Dr.. Dolbey
his physician, fears that his injuries are
Of fatal nature.
Henry SmallbaCk was burned about the
body, head and arms. and Is seriously In
ured.
Charles II. Law also sustained serious
injuries, and is badly burned.
Linton, hurry, Barret and Shafer are
more or less burned, but not seriously. =,
The men are all doing as well 40 could
be expected under the circumstances, and
are being cared for by the Riverside Com
pauy.
Mr.. Hearne will probably be about 10
few days, and also nearly all oil the others
The men were very fortunate In eScap
Ing from the burning gas as well as they
did.