The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1883-01-27
THE MARLEY DISASTER.
TERRIFIC EXPLOSION OF A BOIL
Men and Machinery Hurled Through
the Air-Two Men Killed ana Num-
per Injx ed.

The news of an appalling disaster, at
Marley paper mills, in consequence of the
explosion of one of the large rotary boilers,
used for reducing the straw from which the
paper is made to a pulp, reached this town
about eight o'clock on Monday morning
last. A number of our citizens among
whom was q: representative of the Wing,
We're early upon the ground, looking with
dl>inay upon the destruction of property
and loss of lite and with wonder at the eff
fects of the terrific force of that useful ser
want OF man-steam-where permitted to
get the mastery. The accident occurred at
ten minutes before seven o'clock, having
been caused by the blowing out of the head
OF the boiler. All the men at work in the
mil at the time, except the engineer of the
steam boiler who was in the engine room,
IN Il remote portion of the extensive struct-
ure, ten in ALL We're more or less injured,
two having been killed outright The killed
were john Garrett, sixty-three years of age,
mixer OF alkalies for the rotary boilers a
married man and father of 4 grown up fam
lily, and Patrick Mccormick aged forty
eight years, one of the boiler feeders. recently
married the second time, wi no leaves family
Of young children. The wounded are John
Dinsmore, fireman Of the boilers, \ married
man, aged about fifty-tive, hurt about the
head and body and badly scal.ied. Robert
Dinsmore, boiler feeder, aged about forty,
married, badly scalde,i aud cut apon the
head, internally injured and leg broken,
hardly expected to Recover. Henry Spence,
aged about twenty-five, married, hand
badly crushed. Jasper Beeb~. aged about
thirty, married, boiler feeder, who was
inside of the second boiler which was in
process of filling at the time of the accident.
and who was carried in it in its tight. when
blown out into the mill race by the force of
the explosion. He was injured mainly
in the head by being thrown wild, terrific
force against the end of the boiler James
Hartnett, bleach mixer, aged about thirty, F.!
married, a cousin of Mr.. Michael Har,u.tt
head. shoulder broken aud otherwise bruis-
ed. Edward Knight, Il boy fifteen years of
age, badly hurt. His head was injured and
his eyes almost protrud-i from their kets, |
either from the conclusion or from the |
weight of the rubbish under which he WAS /
buried Charles Kelly, aged about thirty |!
five, terribly scalded all over his person, |
and injured internally. The last named |!
presented truly piti,hle sight when re- !
moved from he ruins, the skin and even the |
flesh peeing off his person in some places.
His lace was terribly di>isured, and his |
tongue and mouth badly burned, probably |
from inhaling the hot steam. He also com. |
planned of Internal pains in the region of |
the kidneys, aud it is thought hes received
severe internal injuries JOS. Youculn, EN-
sineer, married, aged about thirty-tive,
received severe cuts and bruises about the
head although he was not considered dan
gerously hurt. Garrett and Mccormick |
were Old employees the former having work
ed at Marley Mills for over twenty and the
latter about sixteen years.