The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1881-02-09
fluid called Hyperion" In his official re-
port Just issued, Mr. Clay SAYS:

take pleasure in reporting that there have
been very few cases coming to my knowledge of
an effort to evade the law. One case, however
demands more than passing notice, as the effort
to put the fluid" upon the market was con-
tinued over my protest with a persistcncy
worthy OF better cause. or rather of
better article. The manufacturer of the
fluid" which he called by the high
sounding name of Hyperion" (the God of day.,
claimed he had right 10 manufacture and sell
81, because he had obtained a patent from the
nlted States. and he could not therefore, be
prohibited by law OF the State of its manufacture
ana sale In this view of the case did not con-
cur,alihOugh he cited to me an opinion published
in the Scientific American, which he claimed sus-
talned MS position. some months afterward
was called 10 kokomo by dispatch from Deputy
Immel had been called there to inspect the
fluid" or brand IT, which he refused to do The
owner of the patent fluid had succeeded in get
ing some worthy gentlemen of the place inter
ested with him in its manufacture, and as soon as
informed them that the fluid was prohibited by
ture.
1t seems, however, from a recent event,
that hyperion" has been manufactured bv
some one, and whether hyperion" is non
explosive or not. one of the ingredients GER
tainly is. The Sullivan True Democracy SAYS:
Last sunday morning the citizens of the eastern
portion OF our town were alarmed by loud ex-
plosiOn. Ii soon became known that Webb Craw-
ford, son Of w. I; Crawford, Esq, had been
of a barrel which had contained the non
explosive oil called hyperion II seems
the empty barrel had been placed in the yard
and Webster supposing there could be no
danger. applied to the bung- hole some lighted
shavings when the gas remaining in the barrel
became ignited and exploded, bursting the barrel
aud throwing IL some distance, the chime strik-
ing Webster under the chin, cutting a fearful
cash, knocking out several teeth, and bruising
his face badly Webster was insensibe for some
half hour. Drs. ]. l.. and George W. Higbee were
called in and dressed the wounds, and young
Crawford is now recovering.
II an empty barrel will break a jawbone what
would not full barrel do?
The Sullivan True Democrat gives the
following account of the sad affair:
A report like the discharge of cannon alarmed
the citizens on the east side of town last Sunday
morning, following which came the news that
webster, the oldest son of Captain Crawford, was
killed. IL was reported that a barrel Of hyper
ion, the new burning fluid manufactured oy
the Captain had exploded, but this was incorrect
The particulars, as learn them from his
father, are that he stuck a lighted shaving into
coal oil barrel which had been emptied
OF naptha, one of eight ingredients of
hyperion. The boy had Endled fires with hyper !
ion so much that he did not think there would be
any danger of an explosion from any of the in |
gradients. especially when the barrel was empty.
The moment the lighted shaving was inserted in |
the hole-from which he had just taken the |
faucet-the gas ignited. bursting the lower head !
out and throwing the barrel ten fifteen feet i'm
the AIR, the chime striking Webster on the |
chin As II went up, cutting IL TO the bone, I
leaving fearful cash near two inches in length,
knocking out eight OF ten of his teeth and bruis-
ing his face terribly beside cracking his jaw |
bone. He was picked up for dead by his father, /
but in the course of twenty minutes he became 1
conscious. Drs. John and George Higbee, who !
were called. gave Webster relief and dressed
him much should he recover, and which il is be- |
lieved that he will at the time OF this writing