Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-09-21
:. FIVE # T e.: KILLED.
Ind A DOE I'm WOUNDED By A PITTS
BURG BOILER EXPLOSION.
Half q Large Roller Thrown Haif q Mile
Three Children Among the Seriously In
jured-Baildings Wrecked and Burned
Yesterdays Fires, Etc.
GREAT p1sAsTER AT PITTS BURG.

PITTsBURG, "a, sept. Z0.-Anotner ols-
aster has been added to the list of aeci- |
dents that has from time to time spread
and grief among our, iron
and steel workers and their families. The
dangers attending the operation of our
iron mills have not Of late been greater
than those which attend the life of the
average mechanic. but on several memoir
able occasions fatalities have occurred
which have been attended with peculiarly
distressing features. Such an accident
here today, resulting in the in
slant death of three men and the serious
and probably fatal injury of twelve others.
Between one and two o'clock this after
noon shock was felt throughout the city
which shook many buildings to the foun-
dations, smashed windows and
terribly frightened residents of
the south side, who rushed from their
houses into the streets in terror.
Immediately after the shock an alarm of
fire struck, and upon Investigation it was
found that large boiler in the Hanging
department of the Sligo Iron works had
exploded with fearful violence, scattering
the flying fragments in every direction,
setting fire to the Lake Erie railroad shops
and number of dwellings, in the vicinity.
News of the disaster spread like wild FIRE
and soon thousands of people were on the
scene Of destruction. Upon arrival there
FEARFUL SIGHT
met their gaze. The boiler department. a
brick structure, was q complete wreck, as
were also number of passen-
ger and freight cars, and the master
mechanics sleeps Of the Lake Erie rail-
road, while row of dwellings on the
other side of the street were in hanes,
men, women and children were running
about, wringing their hands aad calling
for friends who they supposed were either
killed or wounded in the ruins of the fang
ing department.. Scattered around vero
the dead and dying, some with legs and
arms of. some dishgured beyond rscogni-
ton and others suffering from painful
burns and soalds. By this time the police
had arrived in force and the work.of re-
moving the killed and injured from the
ruins was began It was fsundsthat at the
time of the explosion, twenty,1nen we're at
right. Three were killed and eight badly
Of Charles Douglass, who lived aorsss
the we're also badly hurt.
Following is list of the
John w. Allen, the top of his head
blown off,
Charles Douglass, side of head blown
John McGarrigan, scaldea and sides
crushedin ser '-s@
9sl'sa'' INJURED.
Louis House,, leg and arm blown and
othefWish injured, probably fatally hurt.
VIM. Stewart, both legs broken, injuries
VIM, 'Rsdsmaf, compound fracture of
e. Tie. RICH, lsg and other injuries, probably
Tkos. Smith, hand blown of and ether
injuries, probably fatal = s'1''',- = g
OkriAs Miller, badly scalasd.
Edward Mslley, head hurt by falling dc.
Pstrich Lesk, leg and arm broken of;
p Patrick Welsh, shoulder blade frac-
John rSuslass, boy, soald.d; serious.
Jessie Douglass, little girl, ssaldsd;
ssrlels.
Willie Douglass, injured about The head.
Baby Douglass, scalded with steam, very
serious.
The nsighbors did all they could to re-
lisys the sufferers. The boiler was an up
right, six feet in diameter and was split in
fslr fragments, the largest being blown
200 feet and landed in the middle Of Mon
rahela river. 1t is not known what caused
She explosion. It was just after the din
nsr holr, and steam had been turned on
emily few minutes when il exploded. The
csroner, has impannsIed = Jury and
thorssgh investigation viii b made. The
8 igo Iron works was formerly owned by
Lyon, Short 4 Co, but nov, ~ Phillips,
Nsrriok & Co. Their loss il estimated ct
$4,000. LOSS TO the Lake Erie Railroad
company and dwellings, about 81, 1000.
Louis House, one of the victims has
since died, and VIM. Stewart aud Christ
Miller are not expected to live through the
night. Jessie Douglass died at 1870 to-
night, making the fifth death.
POISONED By BITT1Rs.
QUINCY, ILL.,, sept. 1U.-O. b. WARD ana
Chas. Johnston were accidentally poisoned
1t Camp Point to-day. They procured
what they supposed to be quart bottle Of
bitters at drug store, to be drank as q
beverage. Drinking freely Of it they both
dropped dead in short time. A third
man. who drank with them was seized with
spasms, but will recover.
TWO MORE sHIrwRECKs.
ST. JOINS, N. F. Sept. 20-Information
comes from BURN and Fostune, N. F., this
morning of two additional wrecks on the
great banks during the storm Aug. 80.
One was the Flying Arrow with crew of
seven and the other was the schooner
Freedom, with crew of thirty-six all told.
In both cases all hands were lost.
TUCSON, Arizona, Sept. 20.-The town of
Benson burned last night. Loss over S7O,-
600; insured $4,000. The railway depot,
Wells g. Fargo's express Office and the
post office were saved. The fire twas the
work of incendiaries.
ELM1RA, N. Y, Sept. 20.-The tennery of
G. N. Burt & Co., near here, burned this
morning. Loss, about $4,000; incen-
diary.
ALBANY, Sept. 2O.-Nelson Lyons fur
niture factory burned this morning. Loss,
$50, 600 to $75. 900; insurance $4,000.
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