Bismarck tribune., 1883-09-21
A IEk hlDLE DlSAO E1Gs
An Explosion of a Boiler In
Pittsburg With Fatal and
Deadly Effect.
The Scalding Steam Scatters Death
and Destruction on Every
Side.
Prominent Society People Involved in
a Divorce Scandal at San
Francisco.
A Love For Drink Causes: the I'm
timely Death of Two Men in
the Sucker State.
Journalists of the Willard Party Dined
and Wined by Their Port
land Brethren.
Miscellaneous Matters.
A Terrible Disaster


PrrrsBuRa, Sept. 20.-Another disaster has
been added to the list of accidents that has
from time to time spread consternation and
grief among our iron and steel workers and
their families. The dangers attending the
operatives of our iron mills have not of late
been greater than those which attended the life
of1rthe average mechanic, but on several memoir
able occasions fatalities have occurred which
have been attended.
WITH PECULIARLY DISTRESSING FEATURES.
Such an accident happened here today result
ing in the instant death of three men and the
serious and probably fatal injury of twelve
others. Between aud o'clock this afternoon
shock was felt throughout the city which shook
many buildings to their foundations, smashed
windowszand terribly frightened the residents of
the south side who rushed from their houses into
the street in terror. Immediately after the
shock an alarm of fire was struck and upon in
vestigation it was found that a large boiler in
the Hanging department of! the Sligo Iron
works had exploded with fearful violence. scat
terlng flying fragments in every direction and
setting fire to the Lake Erie railway shops and
number of ofdwel]ings in the vicinity. The news
of the disaster
SPREAD LIKE WILDFIRE
and soon thousands Of people were on the scene
of destruction. Up'n arrival there fearful
sight met their gszo. The boiler department.
brick structure, was q complete wreck as were
also number of passenger and freight cars and
the master mechanics shops of the Lake Erie
railway, while q row of dwellings on the oppo-
men and children we're running about wringing
their hands and calling for friends whom they
supposed were either killed or wounded. In the
ruins of the Hanging department., scatttered
around, were the dead and dying, some with
arms and legs of, some di.fgured beyond recos'
milton, and Others suffering from painful burns
and soalde. By this time the police had arrived
in force and the work of removing the killed
and injured from the ruins was begun. It was
found that at the time of the explosion, twenty
men were at work. Ofthese nine were reported
all right, three were killed and eight badly in
jured four fatally while four children of Charles
Douglass, who lived across the way, were also
badly nurt. Inc following ID
LIST OF THE KILLED:
John W. Allen, the top of his head blown off !;
Charles Douglass, side of head blown off; John
McGarrigan, scalded and sides crushed in.
Injured: Louis House, leg and arms broken
and otherwise injured, probably fatally hurt;
Wm. Stewart, both legs broken, injuries fatal;
VIZ. Rodeman, compound fracture of right leg,
and other injuries, probably fatal; Thos. Smith,
hand blown off aud other injuries, probably
fatal; Christ Miller, badly scalded; Edward
Mallery, head hurt by falling debris; Patrick
Leek, leg and arm blown off; Patrick Welch,
shoulder blade fractured; John Douglass, boy,
seriously scalded: Jessie Douglass, little girl.
scalded, serious; Willie Douglass, injured about
head; Baby Douglass, scalded with steam, very
serious.
The neighbors did all they could to relieve
the sufferers. The boiler was upright, six feet
in diameter and va. split in four fragments,
the longest being blown 200 feet, landing in the
middle of the Monongahela river.
IT ns NOT KNOWN
what caused the explosion. It was just after
the dinner hour and steam had been turned on
only few minutes when it exploded. The
coroner has impanelled . jury and a thorough
investigation will be made The Sligo Iron
Works.was formerly owned by Lyon, Short d Co.,
but now by Philips, Merrick Go. Their loss
is estimated at $4,000. Loss to the Lake Erie
railroad company and dwellings about $4,000.
Louis. House, one of the victims, has since
died and Christ Miller il not expected to live
through tho night.
LATER.
Jessie Douglass died at 1880 tonight, making
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