The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-05-31
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Last saturday ailefnUon an appalilnl
calamity occurred affair, nydefs Wheel
sf'a planning mill The three large boil
efa IL ihe engine roam esploded Al thai
hour, wIth terrible loss " llio and great
damage 70 surrounding property The
report was heard nl over The city, and
the buildings surrounding the mill were
shaken by the violent concussiou, The
employees rushed IN every direction, while
In the nelHhborng machine shops and
factories the greatest excitement pre-
vailed. Those who we're near the mil
nj the time and who witnessed the ex
poslon, say The aIr for blocks around was
filled with debris, consisting Of heavy
rocks, ilmbcrs aud portions Of the boll'
rrs.
Al the same time the debris caught
fire, adding manifold terror 10 the sltua'
tlon. Men, women aud children rushed
10 and fro, scarcely knowing what had
occurred, aud amidst the shower oI
debris were seeking shelter under every
available cover AZ this moment a iire
alarm was sounded, bringing out the en-.
tire IRE department. Crowds OF excited
people ran IN oil directions, and Tor q
time the greatest excitement prevailed.
business was suspended the entire even.
Ing. The engines soon had stream on
the burning debris. Mcn and women
rushed about frantlcally, eager for the sale
~ OF their relations employed In tho mill,
while thousands fockcd about the ruins
lnqulrlng anxlously about their friends.
The employees of the mill, together with
those Of the surrounding mills, Instituted
n search for those supposed 10 be under
the ruins.
The boller-room was u stone structure
and was partitloned on from the main
building by heavy stone wall. On the
side OF the engine.room aud fronting Tho
alley.room was frame shavlng.rooIn
These buildings, together with thu
broken boiler, lay In one mass OF ruins,
which formed heap about twenty feet
high. The explosion spent Its force To-
ward the alley way, aud opened out slml'
lar TO q blast.
After the smoke and flames had some
what subsidized through the efforts of The
firemen, tho search for the missing par
ties began. Strong aud willing hands rc
moved the heavy rocks and debris. firs
found was the body Of Engineer Milo NJ
| Mellon, which was discovered about sew
enteen feet from the boiler. lIIs bod
was terribly mangIed beyond recognition
The search was continued, and abon
1880 o'clock the second fireman, Michac
Mclaughlin, was found. lie was als'
horribly mangled. At this moment scv
erul physicians were on th'
ground rendering assistance whercvc
ncedful. The first lrcman's nam
was Fritz villdangcr, and hI
body was found mangled beyond recog
milton IN the door leading from the mall
portion OF the mill to the cngine.room
Ills arms and legs were shattered. Tn
remains OF all three were speedily re
moved TO their residences. A large nun
Der Of bystanders volunteered their scrs
Ices In removing the dead aud wounded
Probably the saddcst slght OF II all wa
the discovery Of two little children b.
longing 10 Charles May, adjoining the cr
glne.room. A double brick house whlc
stood near the enginc.roon was shattcrc
10 pieces, morially woundIng the occu
pants, though they are still alive. IN
occupants consisted OF two little children
one old lady and three others. Adjolnln
this house was yard, 10 which were pla,
log three little children named May. The
were killed outright and terribly scaldcd
While the large crowd was at work r.
moving the debris, the injured were beln
cared for by women, physicians, ete
Mrs. Margaret Walters, while pumpln
water 10 her yard, about 400 yards fror
the explosion, was struck with 1yIn
brick aud escaping steam. She wa
badly burned and received q deep cut ]
the head, from which II Ii feared sh
cannot recover. Mrs. Albert Walteri
with three children, was seated IN he
house near by, and though the house wa
badly demolished, they escaped wit
| severe uFulttt hnu DulnHs ~ lvunt W."
named Miss Lear, 10 the second story 0
the same building, had leg broken an
was otherwise badly bruised. Mr.. Adaf
Tufgct, aged sixty.nye years, was stand
Ing near the engine.foom, but mil
sculously escaped with severe Injuric,
lie will recover. A large nre brick stfnc
Mrs. vogles, who was on the porch Q
her house near By, on the shoulder, dl'
locating IL and breaking her arm.
The above constitutes the principa
portion Of the wounded. although severz
others received slight bruises which sr
not supposed 10 be serious. Sewers
passers.by had very narrow escapes, SON
being thrown 10 the ground BY the fore
Of the conclusion. Ths number oi bodIe
recovered up 10 this writing Il i've. Th
work Of removing the debris has bee
discontinued until Sunday, when sh
search was renewed. bat no NOR
bodies were recovered, rain inicriorin
With the operation. The loss 70 property
Is $1,000; fully iisured In the isrtior'
Insurance Company.
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