The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1882-02-17

GRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
Tux explosion Of stcam-tank In the
rendering establishment at East 81. Louis.
H.. on the 5th. created no little consterna-
ton IN the stock yards and vicinity. Sheds
were blown into splintcrs and heavy IRON |
work went into the air like tisSue-paper.
One workman was instantly killed and two
Others were seriously injured. While John
CaSxca, Jerome Tyler and John Never
hoefler were a work about press near me
boiler, the large tank connected with 4 shot
up in the air like rocket, crushing through
the roof. In an instant the whole place
was filed with steam. smoke, pieces
or iron and broken timber The tank,
hurled nearly . hundred feet ~ the
air. fell back shattered, shapeless mass.
Great pieces torn from u went living
In all directions, some being found AZ =
distance OF nearly 800 yards. The roof was
torn on completely and fen in, strewn about
like kindling-wood. The explosion was
terrific, and resounded for great distance.
Men At work In other portions Of the estab-
| lishment were almost thrown from their
| feet By the shock. 50 great was is force.
| John Neyerhoeffer was discovered firmly
| pinned to the ground BY two heavy beams.
| He was still alive. but suffering great agony.
| The steam escaping from one Of the tank
/ pipes had spurted on him, scalding him al
| most from head 10 foot. He was quickly
4 released and carried 70 his home near BY.
/ Tyler was found moment later 10 the same
| condition q Meyerhoeffcr. He received
/ some severe cuts on the face and body, and
his head was badly gashed. He was also
horribly scalded. The body Of Caszca was
shockingly mangIed, the top Of his head hav-
\ ing been blown on and the face crushed 70
PUPPY mass. The explosion d attributed %
gases generated from fatty substances and
too much steam.
A MOB Of negroes in Union Parish,
e., recently took Alph Davenport, col-
ored man, from his home and beat him 70
death witch clubs and stones.
Rosa RosCoE, Of Turner's Falls,
Mass, recently attempted to kindle fre
with Kerosene and was fatally burned.
i JAMES Phillips, IA years old, son Of
widow living in Corwin. Ohio. deliberately
killed himself with an old musket the other
day. He had been reading pernicious a.
erature.
A YOUNG girl named Angelina Nc
sweeny. who had been committed 70 tn
House Of the Good shepard, East New York
IA NJ life on TIC AZ while attempt.
Ing 10 escape. She sprang from the NTH
! sserv window 10 the roof Il ~ adjoinin,
building. and was % badly injured that sh'
died IL a hour.
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