New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-09-14
A BOILERS FATAL JOURNEY.
SINGULAR ACCIDENT IN JERSEY CITY


AFTER EXPLODING SHAREHOLDER FLIES THOU
SAND FEET THROUGH THE AIR, DOING MUCH
DAMAGE ON ITS wAY-TwO MEN INSTANTLY
KILLED AND SEVERAL INJURED-THE ENGINEER
ABSENT THE TIME
A boiler at Bulman & Browns sectional dry-docl,
terrific force about quarter before o'clock yester-
day morning and took a remarkable flight through
four or five other and boy more or less
seriously. Before gong to work yesterday George
G GreSsGGn; the engineer who lives at No. 1o7
K KifS h h% .t that she h;n i'll
her Evesson went to the dock, lighted the fire in
the furnace and then started for Kingston, leaving
his nephew, Walter Evesson, a young man Of
MIR Brown, one of the firm, was on his way to the
dock at 630 o'clock, when he met the engineer
who showed him he telegram and told him what
nc had done. Mr.. Brown proceeded immediately to
mf ' f"r saw Eog Eyesson and told him to look
aHe lSr the that h. Eod SAID as Mr. Brown
The tugboat William f. Chadwick of which
Lionel d. Decker was captain; was III the dry dock,
and It was ready to leave the dock to make room
Tor barge which was waiting to take it's place.
when MI, Brown arrived he called all the employees
intending Walter EvesSon, to haul the barge around
SO as to have il ready to go on the dock as
While working at the barge Evesson heard the
satety valve on the boiler give an alarm. He has
tened to the boiler, which was on platform to one
feet above the floor, and climbed up the ladder
ihe ony means OF access to the platform
hut before he reached it the safety valve was blown
of. He then attempted to pull open the furnace
door but before he could accomplish it sharp hiss
ing sound was heard, followed by "A terrific cXplo-
SION and the boiler shot in straight line westward
through EsseX-st. IL rt tore the roof off of shed
in Grants spar yard, and then made a bcc-line for
large tenement house the corner OF HuIson-st.
b put was slightly turned from its course
elm 'f r@e From m e'% tbc1o WITH went large
EsseY-st swapping off fire hydrant in its course,
Knocking down tree, demolishing three grocery
horS ,utta had
the wagons, tearing down several signs, ploughing
up the pavement and ilagStoncs. and finally bury
feet from where 1t started When the hydrant was
strucH. Il circular motion given to the boiler
and the tubes began flying ont One of them struck
on the sidewalk, and broke both his legs The cor
as" torn on he street, after the passage of
thr boiler oHed As ii 1t had been sweptby broad
side OF grape shot.
When the explosion took place Captain Decker
was standing on his tugboat. A detached fragment
OF the boiler struck hun on the chin and passed
clear through his head, taking the top of it com
yet been found. James A. Tammany, a canker
was struck by another flying fragment and instantly
killed Captain Decker was rty-hve years old
lived at No 81 NcwarN-aye. i" WnItcyy
Evesson was hurled with great vioicnce
from the boiler platform 10 the floor
iron bolt was driven completely through his leg
SCATTERING the bone. He was taken TO his home NJ
Montg merry aud Elm.sis. ana II is doubtful
was badly injured about tie facc and body. and
will lose his ,cyesight. Alexander Mcqueen the
engineer OF the tngboat, was injured about the
ilc,'. lie was removed 10 his home IN IIudson-st
liobokcn. Victor Lcmhcck age eighteen a deck
hand, was cut IN the face. He was taken to his
home the Bergen Road.
imlncd atey after the explosion n great crowd
gathered about, and Chief OF Police Murphy Can
tain Farrcr OF the FIRST Precinct, and n squad If
police hastened 60 the scene. There was great eA-
element but the officers kept the crowd in check
ana Chlet Murphy proceeded to make an investipa-
non. When he learned all the circI,n-
stances he sent Detective Dalton to take
Mr., Brown 10 Police Headquarters There
he informed him that hc must hold himself in rcadi
ness 10 await the action OF the Coroners iury which
was impan He'd to hold inquest. Mr. brown
states that he was not present when tie cxploslon
occurred. VIII N he SAW the engineer and learned
that he was gong awaY, aud that Young Evcsson
was III charge OF the engine and boiler he immcdi-
atcy started up 10 JcIroy-vc. he saws to Obtain nm
cnHIlecr who was working at dock which the
lrin is constructing there. he explosion occurred
IN ms absence and he knew nothing about II until
informed by n boy. ~
he police have positive information however
tnat MI Brown was at the dock lust bcforn the ev
ploSl0n, and that il was he who took EycsSon ovav
from the bocr to haul the barge Mr. Buhna1
was not at the dock until after the explosion
20 ihty Physician Converse ordered an inuucst
ana the disaster will be thoroughly investigated