Kimball enterprise. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1883, 1883-04-20
tIiiF Chair Factory Boiler fxplodes. Mortally
l~rjurin@ the Engineer and Slightly
Hurting Other Parties,
Abesidrs Making IL WoetuI Wreck OF Surround
ing Property and Causing soWs
Talk OF Miracles.
Russe!, the EN-Marshal in Texas, Scntcnctl
'or His crimss-Ihe Recent Mur-
der mt Fort Hale.
len Pe'SoHs Drowned in Consequence OF Il
steamer striking a Bridge and Sink
ing i'll Georgia.


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HUDSON, Mis-, April 12.-At 1:15 this after
noon a dull rumbling report was heard from the
northwestern portion of the city, followed by
the sharp clang of the alarm bells. and soon il
became known that the boiler of the Hudson
chair company had exploded with terrific re-
suits The loss OF life and limb was %surpris-
lngly small. William Paaska, long and we'll
knowa IN these parts, and for some weeks the
enginee", was picked from the ruins soon after
the conclusion. burned, bruised and blackened
almost beyond recognition, though still alive.
Drs. Baker and Johnson were at once sum-
moned, and all possible was done to alleviate
his pains, but he died at 1880 this evening.
superintendent Fisher also was standing Il few
yards away from the building, was hit
upon tho head with a flying missile
and one Of Mrs. Rilley's sons was slightly hurt,
but no others OF the fifty, men employed about
the premises were injured. No one is able to
give the cause, though The genera! impression
Is that the water was permitted in some wav to
get low III the boilers, and cold water pumped
IN upon a red-hot crown sheet, which never
fails to produce n similar result. Mr.. Fisher
was IN the room a moment before, but did not
think to look at the water gauge, as paaska was
regarded a very careful man; but he thinks
low water must have been the cause. Some
talked also of a tendency to overload the ca.
pac!ty OF the boilers, owing to tho largo amount
of power required TO run the machinery.
Il WRECK
Is one of the most complete ever witnessed,
There is hardly one brick left upon another.
Large pieces of debris were thrown more than
q quarter of a mile from the wreck. The cas-
ings of the monstrous boilers ere torn to ribbons
and thrown rods away. The iues are standing
rp hr,,1s -, /, II l.,N...a.. ~,
pond. The very foundations of the engine
room are upheaved and the spokes in the 81
santic fly wheel are snapped Off like pipestems,
while thick mortar and other ruins are strewn
about like stones from a volcano. Hundreds
OF panes of glass are also shattered from the
main building from both erds and sides, while
som of the employees declare they were lifted
bodily from their feet by the force OF the con-
cuss!on. No destruction could be made more
complete, but it is fortunate tina: the fire shop
was separate from the engine room, and thus
presented a greater catastrophe. The loss is
estimated at nearly $4,000, which no insur-
ance eau cover. The company will proceed at
once to rebuild and resume operations as soon
as possible. Fred Goss, c, r. Coon, W.. H.
Phipps and Judge Moffatt, all prominent citi-
zens and well-to-do business men, are stock
holders in the concern. The factory was new
throughout and had only recently started up.
Calamity IN Georgia.
COLUMBUS, Ga, April 12.-The steamer
Wylie, of the Central line of steamers, last
night struck a bridge at Fort Gaines, carrying
away her cabin and. striking a pier, sank i'm
mediately. The first and second clerks, a negro
child, and three deck hands are missing. She
had a miscellaneous cargo. Boat and cargo q
total loss. The names of the officers and crew
drowned are:
Purser, H l.. PALMER.
Clerk, w. J. RIVERS.
PRESS CUMMINGS.
CHARLES MUM.
TOM EVERETT.
DAVE BROOKS.
NELSON MCkAY.
LUCIEN MCCLARY.
CHARLES PITTS.
GREEN SINGER