New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-03-12
DISASTER AT BUFFALO.

AN EXPLOSION IN THE PHGNIX BOILER WORKS BY
WHICH SIX MEN WERE KILLED AND SEVEN
WOUNDED.
BUFFALO, n. Y, March la largo boiler In
the Ph9aix Boiler Works, owned by Donaldson 81 Pat
tarson exp odsd this afternoon, instantly killing six men
aud woundnE seven Of tho prOpretors, Mr. Patter
son. being among the killed. The business Of the urn
was very large, the manufacturing VI boilers being
carried on great extent the nrm maEinga specially
OF testing old boilers by steam and making the necessary
repairs TO AA old boiler belonging TO the tugooat
Mary T. Pierce. which had been In use nearly elghteen
years was being tested when, without any apparent
cause It burst literally levelling the works. which
were 100 feet long by 40 feet wide aud 80 feet high
Mr. Patterson together with portion Of the exploded
boiler hurled the street aud through solid
hoard fence eVelng portion OF Il 70 tho ground His
body was terribly mutilatel. One leg was found fifty
yards away the building The bodies OF the other
men killed were scattered In every direction.
The force OF the explosion so great that windows
OF buildings nearly half mile distant were blown out (;
and IN the immediate vicinity people we're thrown to
the floor 10 their houses tables were overturned. and
Windows demolished. The adjoining buildings were
shaken TO their foundations.
The noise OF the explosion resembed that OF earth
quake and was distinctly heard nearly half mile dis
tant A large piece Of the exploded boiler was blown
hundreds of feet in tho air aud went crashing through
the root Of the Wells elevator situated nearly 0Uo ie oo
feet In the Dir and landed full nalf mile distant
Those known 70 be killed are ROBERT faterson age
dfty.Sx years. who leaves wife aud six children; JOnn
La6Esndeld, age thirty-eight, unmarried, who was
TDund under the remains OF the boiler. olackeDed ana
burned almost beyond recogntionj Francis CHADWICK,
age sxtytwO. engineer In charge OF the oole VINO mad
h,s ads blown away ami bled DEATH and who leaves
wife aud three children William Wager who was blown
10 pieces, and who leaves q Whe ana HOUR cHlIeui
William Gibson ne hew OF Patterson, who WAS blown
thtOugh the shop and across the street. leaves vile
anu TWO children m unknown man VINO was 80 oadiJ
bruised ~ TO be unacceptable -,
The injured are fOllows MACKEY, HENRY, lett leg
broken head cut and injured internally; will probably
die VoLTz CARL OTTO, both legs blown on anu cut
i'm the back and che cannot RENNER GEORGE,
boy years old leg broken head cul and Injured
internally; will probably die. RUPERT ALEX. right leg
broken also injured interualy he II unconscious, and
will probably die. MExYICH. ROBERT. left sde body
and face badly cut; WAS standing twenty 1eet frem
the boiler when struck Will recover. MAY, MICHAEL,
hurt in stomach and left side OF face; was about ten
feet from the boiler NoRR, WILLIAM K, right foot
smashed Will recover -. 49,,
Sixteen men were employed in the works at tho time
of the accident six OF whom escaped uHhur Inc regu
lar force twenty ve but nine OF the men ana boys had
bsen laid of. Mr. Donaldson, one OF the pr0prletos,
had driven from the works only 70" minutes oeiore
the accident happened, and was only Few squares
away The loss Will probably foot up $4,000.