The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1882-11-23
BLOWN TO ATOMS.
Deadly Boiler Explosion at Cvcre-
land, Ohio.
Many Houses Made Desolate by the
Calamity.
ITelcgram nom Cleveland, Ohio.l

Telegram from Cleveland, Ohio.l
terrific explosion occurred at q little
after o'clock this evening In tho Forest City
iron works, operated by Atxins 4 Clark, at
tie union crossing, Newburg The main
boiler Of the mil suddenly exploded while
the day men were going from their work,
killing three or four men and fatally wound
ing number of others. The mill was almost
entirely wrecked One-half OF the boiler
went through the roof md landed several
hundred yards to the north, while the other
hn'f went a similar distance in an oppo-
site erection. Walls were blown down,
4 tnll smokc-stnck left leaning over
ready for fall, while the dead and injured
were scattered in all directions fre al
most instantly broke out, but IL was soon
got under control. and did little or no dam
age. Help from NewburL and the city was
instantly summoned, and as soon ~ posEi-
Bile the injured and dead were carried into
eral men are now missing, and It II not
known whether they are dead under the
ruins, hidden in the water -course near by
Or gone to their homes without reporting
themselves
The dead and injured accounted for up to
9o'clock tonight are ~ follows:
John Williams, the master mechanic He
was found lying SO deep In tho mud
and 80 discofored by the earth about
him that he would not have been noticed
had not John GALLAGHER. m old man who
OF us here" williams head was horribly
crushed in and his body broken I'll to
pieces
John Gallagher lived until Q o'clock, when
he died nlso He was q piler on the guide
nose torn of and his head full Of holes, from
which the brains oozed. Az he lay on tho
floor in agony his wife hurried In, and,
kneeling by his side, asked: &DO you know
me, John!S He said that he did, when she
placed her hand on his face and said quietly:
aPut your trust in God, call on Him and
trust Him He said that he would, and then
begged AMI Legg to be laid on his side
He fingered In great agony until = o'clock,
when death put an end to his pain
Ano her man instantly killed was Sydney
D. Wright OF Wyandctte, Mich, who stood
beside d friend who had accompanied him
in search Of work The whole top Of his
head was blown OF
William Wilson, OF Chicago, wright's
friend, was struck on the hip and foot BY
some OF the debris, thrown down and sen-
ons'y but not dangerously injured
William Atkins, q roller, stood some 200
yards away from the boiler. He was struck
by something and cut instantly II two, the
body going in one direction and the limbs in
another. His head was mashed to Jelly
ana IrOu0u lnUO IUe ulTh
Francis r Bradley, carpenter, had an
arm and leg broken and was cut in tho
groin and back His case Is hopeless
John Mollaney. fireman, had aleg broken,
and WAS very severely bruised
e. II. Hanna sat on q bench beside Atkins
and was lifted by the conclusion OF the air,
carried over the shears, and thrown on the
ground A roll weighing two tons struck
within few feet Of him. brick struck
him on the back Of the head as he was flying
through the air, and rendered him insene
sihle.
The damage to mill In dollars will be sew
eral Thousand