The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-09-21
THE FEARFUL HAVOC
MADE BY A BOILER EXPLOSION
Ia the sligo Iros wo,k.a. Pittsburgh, Yesterday
AfttrnOOa-Tsrribls DsstrustIoa wrought !
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Scenes at the Wrek-rhs Dead.

PirTsBuRaHs September 20.-Anothe
disaster has been added to the list Of &C
cidents that has from time to time spreat
CONSERVATION and grief among our irol
and steel workers and families. The dan
gen attending the operation Of our iroI
mills. have not OF late been greater thar
those which attended the life Of the sveragt
mechanic, but on several memorable oc
casions fatalities have occurred which have
been attended with peculiarly distressing
features. Such an accident happened herr
today, resulting in the instant death o
three men and the serious asd probably
fatal injury Of twelve others.
TIE EogcE OF TEE SHOCK
Between one and two o'clock this after.
noon shock was felt throughout the city
which shook buildings TO their founda.
ticns, smashed windows and terribly
frightened the residents ot the South Side,
who rushed into the street in terror. I'm.
medistsly after the shock an alarm Of fire
was struck, and upon investigation 1t was
found that large boiler in the Hanging
department OF the Sligo iron works had ex-
ploded with fearful violence, scattering the
flying fragments in every. direction, and
setting fire to the Lake Erie railroad shops
and number of. dwelling houses in the
vicinity. The news Of the disaster spread
like wild.fre, and soon thousands Of people
were on their way to the acsne.
A FEARFUL SIGHT.
Upon arriving there fearful sight met
their gszs. The boiler department, brick
structure, was a complete wreck, as were
also number Of passenger and freight
cars and the master mechanics shops Of
the Lake Erie railroad, while, 8 row Of
buildings on the opposite side Of the street
were in flames. Men, women and children
were running about, wringing their hands
and calling for friends whom they sup
posed were killed or wounded. In the
ruins Of the Hanging department. scattered
around were, dead aud dying, some with
arms and legs of, some disfgured almost
beyond recognition and others suffering
from painful burns and scalds. By this
time the police had arrived in force, and
the work OF fremoyipg the killed and injur-
ed from the ruins was begun. 1t was
found that at the TINA OF the explosion
twenty men were at work. OF these nine
were reported all right, three were killed
and Ieight badly iDjured-four fatally
while four children Of Charles Douglass,
who lived acress the way were also badly
hurt.
LIST OF TIE DEAD AND WOUNDED.
The following IL thelist Of the killed and
wounded: ,s I ss -
Killed: l.
JoHS W. ALLES-Top Of the Lead blown
of.
CHARLES DoucLAs,-side Of the head
blown of
Jous McGAvIeAs-scalded and sides
crushed in.
Injured:
LOUIS HousE-Lsg and arm broke and
otherwise injured; probably fatally hurt.
WILLIAM STEwARr-Both legs broken;
injuries believed to be fatal.
WILLIAM RoDEMAS-Compound fracture
Of the right leg and other injuries; proba-
bly, fatal.
Thomas SMrTH-Hand blown off and
other injuries; probably fatal.
CHRISTIAN MrLLgR-Badly scalded.
H. faI ItN1
debris.
PATRICK LEE-Leg and arm blown of;
serious.
PATRICK wElsu-shoulder blade frac-
tured.
JOIN DOUGLASS, boy--Scllded; serious.
JESSIE DoueLAss, little girl-scalded;
serious. ~
WILLIE DouoLAss-Tniursd about the
head, .y ~
BABY 'DoueLAss-scalded with steam;
very serious.
THE Roller PLIIs INTO -FOUR FRAGMENTS.
The neighbors did all they could to re-
lieye the sufferers. The boiler was an up
right one, six feet in diameter and was
split into four fragments, The largest being
blown 200 feet and landing in, the middle
Of the Monopgahela river. It is not known
what caused the explosion. It was Just
after dinner hour and seam had been
turned on only = lew minutes when 1t ex-
ploded. Il
The coroner has empanelled a jury and
thorough investigation will be made.
The Sligo Works was formerly owned by
Lyon, Shorb. & Co., but now by Phillips,
Nimick 4 90. Their loss is estimated at
$4,000. Loss to the Lake Erie road and
dwellings about 5000. -
Louis House, one Of the victims has
eince died aud VIM. Stewart and Chris.
Miller are not exf eGted TO Iire through the
j Jessie Douglass died at 1880 tonight,
making the 9Th death.
BEFORE rHE WAR.
Charges Against Buehanan's Secretary
or waP-A Leaf from History,
WASHINGTON, D. O., September 20-The