The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1883-09-29

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lhsf they arr expected ~ H. lmfoi ihess
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csifed Il sltaaiea ~, tie puth &nIs II o.
NonunNahela Illvrf. aurfuitndsi hy III
shora and depot ~ ths IlttabufHt A I.ah
Erie Haf'fuad. md Ne homes VI The vofh
men. and 4 neaily opposite illa iHslnssi
puftiun uf 'he ely. shortly after en'
o'cinek 4 sharp, deafehiag aynnd wa
htnrd. followed hy q cuilutissIon wllel
sAank heavy imilaInes thhf ver squares
| aunyl frnla tAas sQrlIa ~ TIN disaster.
| ffeney lleeaa N Iron and tImher aud I,iickH
lnhtlfneiahle we're hitind IN ssufy iIfre.
| finn and fell iihu n tiKnfma haIisAlOin.
| Then nnneH weru sranl 10 shoot ifffn tho
| mill, The laiifoAd buildings and row II
| dwsillnghollaeA Ilchr by, nnd from across
tha givw women esld children could be
sss" sstapl lrusslFH ssrEs Sga M '''lrr H.. ~, !.
but ronscioua that che lives of husbands
nad fathers vera lost pr in peflL An I'M.
| nirnAe crowd gathprti about tho plnra and
tie lire was quickly cxtinguished, blft for
| lnnr time 10 was impossible ~ learn how
many persons were killed or Injured. All
that was known wna that n brick building
IN which twenty men we're employed was
| In ruins Above tIr shouts u The distract.
ed crowd could be heard the poana nf the
| dying, some pleading for nseialance and
others beggiug 10 bo killed Among The
| latter was man named Lewls House. lie
had been partly covered hy tho ruins and
The espiodSd M SsiItr. SRiii me- xiii me, Cor
Costs sokcl' he shrlslpd, aud even when
cxtiitatcd FROM tho innssof brick aud tin.
Der has hcRgnd 10 be put to death. lie lived
| only lew minutes after he was removed.
| When The explosion occurred four children
haincd Dauvlns were playing behind tho
high boalrl fanco surrounding the engine.
house, Ths eldest was eight years nt nRr.
| Their play.house was against tho heavy
wooden gutn Of the mill yard. A heavy
| picrv ol irnn strnck this gate, knock.
Ing u on its fnHtonings. II fcll directly on
tho group of little ones. portion " tins
brick wall fell ON u, holding the children
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scnldng water nlao pjurch N tniher the
gate, aud the little ones Nscro IN the PROCESS
| 0f being Tonktcd alive when they wcrc dis,
| covered. Before they were removed two of
them were fatally burned. Tha others were
also terribly iniared aud nre not exported
" recover, There were other scenes equally
distressing, and many mlrnciilhus eHcapoA
Although the Ore that followed the expl0-
sion was quickly oxinguished there wes
mi La xuH la /. tpnt
trying to assist those wliD were injured,
other hundreds were compelled 10 make
great oxertiOns to stay the ilnmeL Tue
building ia. which the explosion occurred
took fire Immediately. A heavy piece Of
rcd.hot pipe was thrown one hundred ynrds
and set IRE 10 the supply warehouse of tho
Pittsburgh a Lake Erie Hnilrond. This
building wus stocked with iniinmmabls ina.
trrinl, and was quickly destroyed a hot
brick, thrown distance ~ three squares,
set ffe To row of tenement houses, but
these were not badly damaged. Uher
buildings were slightly damaged by fire.
The building IN which the cxploAi0n' occur.
rod, substantial, two.stofy brink rtruot-
urc, known ns tho ilaDgn department, was
completely wrecked. s(he main part o. the
OF three hundred fa's, and smother large
piece struck the ronnd.bause of the Pitts
burgh a. f.hkn Erie Railroad, several hun
drcd yards distant. A larga iron tank,
woighlng ton, was thrown ten feet from
the wreck. Another largo tank wns blown
high In the air and came crashing down
through tho slate roof, thropghn tpn Of hay,
and lodged ON floor, wfecklng the build.
! Ing eompl.tsly.'A A row of tenement houses,
occupied by employees Of the mil, werr also
wrecked. aud railroad cars and mills and
glass factories. located near by, were
more or less damaged. In ono Instance
brick wall, two feet thick, was
battered through ne thongh u had
been paper. The damage 70 proprrty
: will not TALL short of s25DoD. Tile boilm
J which caused this destruction of life and
property was an upright cylinder OF un.
, usual proportions an 4 capacity. being six
feet IN diameter. The proprietors Of the
mill say they considered tbs boiler entirely
safe, aud can not assign any caus. for the
explosion. Practical ensinsern who have
examined pieces of the ir0n this evening
aro OF the opinion that tho explosion was
: cnnaed by mperalnpdance ~ DEAN, gen.
Grated while the .nrirlsr In charge was nf
dinner, They also Incline 10 lle belief that
the boiler was detective m some respects.
h1t tho pieces found ara 80 twisted thai
they ara not positive In this assertion. A
! searching Investigation Will be commenced
Tomorrow. tftast n.
The fqllowlng Is list Of the kIlledi
John w, Allen, top Of his head blown on.
chss. Douglas, side of the head blown olf
John McGavigsn, scaldsd and sidsernsh'
/ cd In. III. All ..f.-.i-l.. q
Louis House, veg and arm broken and
. otherwise injured "n fiiH
. The injured, VIM. Stewart, both leg.
broken; Injuries believed 10 10 fatal.
/, W. N. H0daman. compound fracture oi
the right leg and other Injuries; probabl,
fatal.
Thos. f5pifh. hand tipwn on and othei
| injuries; probably fatal,
Christ Miller, badly seaided.
. Edward Malley, bead hurt by fallln,
4 debris.
4 Patrick Lea. leg and arm blown OF
, | srrious. llLIl paffIIfI.f ftt is
Patrick Welsh. shouidsr-blade fractured
John Douglass, boy, scsidsd; serious.
!. Jessie Douglass, little girl, soaldsd
Q serious. 4f Htt
Willie Dougiass, injured about tho head
Baby Douglass, scaIded with steam, ysf,
Q serious. UH4 Hai Hffi Ii