St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1884-08-02

another attempt had been made Just be-
fore the visit of Pulver, Burkholder,
Higgins and Page, and glycerine on the
lock caused the explosion. October
%, the same year, Gotham's factory |
near Petrolia was the scene of an eX-
plosion. Gotham had gone to the |
factory accompanied by his assistants;
Harry French and 4 young lad named
John Fowler. to manufacture an order
for four hundred pounds. Gotham was
was found dead in an adjacent stream
with no marks on his person. French
was picked up from the stream badly
mutilated, while but little was found of
Young Fowler. Itwas supposed Gotham
and French had gone out and sat down
on the banks of the stream to eat their
lunch, leaving Fowler on top OF the
tank to Stir the compund while 1t was
heating.
Hackett and Feeney were driving in
cutter near Corwin Center, with one
hundred pounds of glycerine, the cut
ter upset, exploding the stuff. Hackett
was thrown fifty feet, badly mutilated
and killed instantly. The horse and
cutter were totally demolished. But
Feenev, strange to say. was buried In
pile Of snow and fence rails and not
seriously injured. December l9, Albert
Magee was killed on the Ward Farm,
midway between Bradford and Tar
port. He was heating seven cans IN
the derrick at A. e. Scott's No. D well,
while his partners, Perry and Scott.
were making other preparations to put
in the shot. Perry's hearing was de-
| stroyed and Scott's hearing impaired.
January 90, 1891, Andrew Lasher,
torpedo agent, and Joseph Gushing,
merchant, of kinzua Junction, were
killed by the explosion of 40 pounds of
nitro -plycerine, which was being
warmed for use. A number of others
were injured. The glycerine was in
the engine house, while Gushing stood
in the derrick. When picked up the
only visible injury was a slight cut on
the head. February II, F. A. McLaln
was blown to atoms while striving u
cutter between Davis switch and
Junction, with 200 pounds aboard, and
on February l, Lorenzo Gathawait was
blown up by an empty shell near RiN-
ford. May 81, James Moore tried to
open can with knife at Parker and
was badly shattered He died next
day. September 4. Charles Rust went
to torpedo a we'll at Sawyer City. He
filled one shell and tried to put the cap
on without success Picking up ham
mcr. he struck it twice. His head and
limbs were blown off. James Thrasher,
a tool dresser on the well. was killed in-
stantly. "Big Charley Grouse. amoon,
| lighter present rs asightseer, was killed
Instantly. William Bunting. owner ol
adjacent wells, lived eighteen minutes,
though unable to speak. He lay on the
ground with one hand upraised te
heaven and look of mute appeal upon
his face. Fred Slattery, aged twelve
and Melvine Hastings, aged fourteen
had stopped on their way to scnool ant
both were badly injured. Slatterly dying
later. Ed Wilson and George Sloar
were badly injured. October Ii
Roberts magazine, on Hatfield farm
near Bradford, was blown up. 1--WE
men had been seen going toward it bu
moment before the explosion and it i
supposed they were killed. Decembe
5. Roberts magazine at kinzua juno
, ton, containing l,230 pounds OF glycer
, inc, exploded from spontaneous com
. bustion. Two employees had gone t
: the magazine for glycerine in tn
morning. They saw sulphurous smok
t issuing from the two top cans and re
5 tired. Soon after they returned an
took eighty pounds of the stuit an
+ put it in their wagon. After drivint
E four hundred feet they becam
! frightened, mhitched their horses an
: made off to a safe distance, where the
D watched developments through tn
e omen door of the magazine. The smok
: gradually increased until at l1:3O tn
; explosion occurred. The eighty pound
: in the wagon remained intact
t The cause of the explosion wa
' said to have been imperfee
G washing of the compound, the surplr
i acid acting on and eating the tin Goa
:. ing of the cans December q, job
5 McCleery was filling a she'll at we
t of John L. McKinney's, on Meek
d Creek, when the well began to flow an
!. McCleerv started to run. The she
}. struck the derrick and exploded, knocl
i ING McCleery down. just as he was
d the act of rising the cans in the derric
5 exploded and he was thrown one hui
1 dred feet. but jumped up and ran c
e until he fell from fatigue and frigh
y His coat-tails were cut off Is clean N
1t smoothly as if done with shears al
e his back was filled with pieces OF t
= and splinters, but he was not otherwi
IS injured.
i January 1s, 1882, Charles E. Be
l. ridge torpedoed a well in the Allegher
N field. and having two quarts of glyce
a inc left, started to carry it back TO Il
d magazine, near Bolivar. When with
Of twenty-five feet of the magazine it
v supposed he slipped and fell. His bot
k was torn to shreds and nole was blow
n in the frozen ground two and half fe
W deep and five feet in diameter. II
* magazine. containing four hundr'
E. pounds. did not explode. though sever
ID boards were torn from the building
n the conclusion. February % anoth
rt explosion occurred at the same mag
,r zine. killing John Graut. shooter. al
,e Chester Orcutt. aged twenty. How I
Of accident occurred cannot DE told. i
5, pieces of the two unfortunate victir
is were gathered up as far as possible
4, the aid of lanterns and placed on t
3. log which had done similar service t
Of Berridge's remains.
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