The conservator., 1882-11-18
BLOWN TO ATOMS.
Deadly Boiler Explosion at Cieve-
idnH, Ohio.
Many Houses Made Desolate by the
Calamity.
ITe'egram from Cleveland, Ohio. |

\ terrific explosion occurred at little
after O clock tn S even NJ in he Forest City
j iron-wo Ks, opera ed by At ms 4 CLARK, at
u un on crossing, Newburg. The IN ain
oi or Of the III Il suddenly exploded while
the day men were going from their work,
killing the or four men and fatally wound
ing Il numb of others. The mill was almost
Ell trey cked. One-haif of the boiler
went through the roof and landed several
/ un lred yar Is to the north, while the other
ha zen a siIni ar distance in an oppo-
site irectiOn. Walls were blown down,
a tai snOke-stach left leaning over
ready or fall, while the dead and injured
wee scattered IN all dire tlons A fire al
most instantly broke out, but 1t was soon
got un'ier ontrol. and did little or no dam
age. Help from Newburg and the city was
instantly summoned, and as soon as possi-
bic the in jured and dead were carried into
the o1fce OF the works and cared for. Sew
eral men are now missing, and it is 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 ara as follows:
John Williams, the master mechanic He
was found lying so deep in the mud
him that he would not have been noticed
had not John Gallagher an od man who
Y beside him, called out: There are two
of us here" Williams head was horribly
crushed IN and his body broken all to
pieces
John Gallagher lived until clock, when
he died also, He was a pler on the guide
mill lis face was terribly bruised, his
nose torn off and his head full of holes, from
which tie h'a rs oozed As tie lay on the
floor III agony his wife hurried IN, and,
kneeiirg bv his side, asked: do you know
me, Johil:' He said that he did wnen she
placed her hand on his face and sad quietly:
Put your trus i'll God, call Ii Him an 1
trust Him He sad that he would, and then
begg" ID an egg to be laid on his side
He fingered III great agony until o'c.ock,
Wnen dea h put an end to his pain.
Ano her III IL instant v xii ed was Sydney
D. Wri. hit OF WyandOtte, Mich, Wao stood
bcs de q TREND who had accompanied him
i'll search Of work. The whole top OF his
head " IS blt Wn eff
Wi lam Wilson, of Chicago, Wright's
friend was stru * ON the hip and toot by
some OF the debr s. thrO" II down and sei-
GUS Y but not dangerOusl Y injured
William Atkins. a rOer, stood some 200
yards away from the boiler. He was struck
hy som ething and cut Instantly two, the
body 90 n N one di cct on and the mbs IN
another His head was mashed to jelIy
and ground into the dirt
Francls p. Bradley, carpenter. had an
arm and Il ley broken and was cut in the
groin nd back His case Is hopeless
John Moiti.nry, fireman had aleg Lroken,
and was very ,everely bruised
G. H. Hanna sat on d bench besd. Atkins
and was lifted by the cOncns- on III the air,
carrie q over the shears, aud Il rOwn IN the
ground. A rOl Wei ing TWO tons stuck
With II few fe, { Uf him A ric struck
him on t;lr b.;ck of the head ,s h. was tiying
throU "a the Ar, and rend red h III nl,en-
lie
The damag3 to mill In dollars will be sew
eral thousand.