, 1881-01-13
A 6maslinp Near st. Louis Which
Closely Approached tho
Horrible.
List Of the Thirteen Victims Manned
and Mangled in the Acct
dent.
Cellnlo1l Works Mt NeWbnryport, Mass,
10 on, Spreading Death nnl
Destruction.
Three Persons Burned to Death Near
Rockville, Ind.-Other Mis-
haps.

TIEItRIFIC EXPLOSION,
Spssfdf Utspdteh to The Chicago Tribune.
DETROIT, Mich, jan. t3.-Ftvo years ago
number Of capitalists erected a mammoth
houring-n'fll in this city. which, when CON-
pleted, was pronounced ono Of the finest in
the Northwest, but, from the outset, 1t nh
peared that fatality hung about tho build
lng' one after another Of Its builders was
ruined financially, tho last one, Isuac N.
Swain, being driven into his grave on ae-
count OF his troubles. This morning tho
splendid Union Mills woro blown down by
the force Of All explosion tint was felt in tho
most remote part of the city. Since tho death
Of Swain the mill has been operated
by Ills executors, and, for tho first time iii Its
history, was doing 4 profitable business.
1tt1SN1N0 NIGHT AND DAY.
The cause Of the disaster wlls the explosion
OF one Of tho boilers which were located In
brick addition to tie lnain building. This,
and half the mill, foll In MI llnncnso heap,
burylng beneath tho debris three men.
fortunately, the terror Of those who col
lected was not Increased by tho breaking out
OF lire, An alarm was promptly turned III,
aMi tho 1ireln0n assembled to render
such afh Us might bo needed. but,
rs coal WAS used fur fuel,
the flrc wns oxtlnguis'lcl by the escaping
steam. and a1l ha11ds turned their attention
to the work Of rescrlfng the worknlel,, If
nllvu. or recovering their bostfcs II dead.
But, before any men could be induced to 20
to work, the tiremen wero obliged to push
down the remains Of q wall left standing. A.
Eaas =. "o'"'''e'' +4e1l co'ahleheea remove
'As '!'' 3'it''
,,,, AIT. ., .n ... enoh"'
Il. ~ s.,.s .. ''ase' n'u '"eteAseI to Multitude
~ va" a. .oa.osaas u'IaYals VI peoole from
H. ,",,!t - ~, " e,lo wy 'u eakel'y nwAleu
s,o ho,,na y. o !M nva.sl toL Ysetlns. NEARLY
1,ta,oa .',.. n1.. ..'o e"posloh tno 1enalhs OF
tr,' .'1, ..'es, ule enslee5, "ofo 1ound.
tn tno oo"y ~, pole no seHlp'ahce 70 hunan
iotM. Inc unfortunate 1n'n Ind been first
Sc,s'uea, haa then crushed oy falling tll'bers.
az .aas renamed was carried tenderly away,
anu Inc search was renewed.
THE sffes1Sd MEN
"ao 'Io ne .s.e,nal ni'sl oiler' iwo inc horses
We1o oaltled III ttle ruins. ono Killed outright.
Inc J. otnor was dispatched to put an end to
MS snHerlnss. At 1nte hour this aftor-
nun ue oody OF the ollor. 1len-
~ 3cnoi1z' ' was asso recovered. It
WIS oatncu nna cfasacd' Ihe DAM
Wy W ~. ~ o., ~, n,e ~, mlH placed ut
VI 4east s~'op' inefo was light lire !nsur-
nneI, ~" H., !na causo OF 1ao EXPLOSION was tloubt-
icss ~" "uter IN INC bolief. contrary to the
usAa! cus1om' INC engine did not run lust
nlgut' ana inc fireman was lato II, raising
s.eaA4 .1''s morning. just Do1ore the axpo-
Slun tne pony pump. Which supplies the
oui'ets' was star1e"' Ihcfo were th'rty-fye
ponnds or steam on at the time.
TIE: ROLLER WHICH ExpL LonED
was Flpped open from Gnu to end, and jumped
oVor tle other TWO. The boilers were coi1l-
pafat4Vely now and strong, and this nlndo tho
1ofce ol tle explosion unusually great. Tho
First Engineer. Thomas Maho1, resigned
1ow Guys ago. on account OF reduction OF
aa'ary' anu whittier, Ills assistant, WIS act-
lily 'lStead' -
,,.. ASot1'EH ACCOUNT:
ti!la morning torri1lc explosion occurred Il,
tho Union FIGURING Mills mn 1Vaat IVcnL.