Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-10-22

Tier, us; Richard l., lis; vlnton, Ila
,,, aouisette won, Nihton second Time. Zoo
Mutuals paid $6l5
THIRD RACE,
autumnal handicap, purse $50, OF which $500 to
second, IN miles The starters were: Rataplan,
ll3 lbs; Drake Carter, 12l; Little Dan. SC; Gen.
Munroe, ll6; Tolu. 80; War Eagle, lGa
IN TINS race Ratapian was heavily backed
War Eagle won; Drake Carter second. Time,
2:39. Mutuals paid S9995.
A Fatal Boiler Explosion.
AN ENGINEER PUTS on MORE STEAM AND rs BLOWN
INTO ETERNITY-A SHOCKING ACCIDENT AT w. n.
GAIT co.'s ESTABLISHMENT.
The boiler In the engine room Of W. NJ Calf &
Co.'S flour and meal establishment LIST street and
Indiana avenue, exploded shortly after eight
O'Clock last night, killing the engineer, Douglass
Pendleton, and doing considerable damage 10 the
walls OF the structure. The engine room is In the
west side OF the building IN the cellar. Pendleton,
who had just been employed, began his duties as
engineer for the first time last night The day
force OF men were gone, and the only other person
In the milling establishment was Richard Cooper.
colored, miller, who WAS engaged At work upon
the meal burrs Mr.. Hooper, the book-keeper, and
a waterman, were at work In the office building on
INDIANA avenue. IL appears that only ~ the
two meal burr5 was In operation and Co per want
Ing 10 s"'1 Tie other rang the bell as >. ,lal 20
the engineer. AS no Response was made ne went
10 tne clis il.c room, and Pendeton told him he had
not enough steam on, but would have more in a
few minutes Cooper had hardly returned TO his
post when he heard a loud explosion, and I'm an
Instant the portion OF the establishment adjoining
the engine room was filled with steam. Cooper
rushed to the street and called a policeman who
turned In a lire alarm Soon the fre department
and great crowd OF people Were on the ground
The brick walls about the engine room were badly
boiler was shattered and blown three feet from its
foundation. The brick wall In the rear of the
engine room was blown ont, so that the floor above
mad fallen In, precipitating about 800 barrels u
flour into the cellar. After the tre was extin-
gushed, the body OF Pendleton was extricated from
beneath a pile OF de6ris near the boiler. IL was
badly crushed and burned In the right hand
stick was tightly ciasped. The body was removed
TO the seventh precinct station The damage TO the
property is estimated at 5000. Pendleton was
about thirty years OF age. and lived On Delaware
avenue, between and streets. He was formerly
employed by the Electric Light company.
The deceased, Douglass Pendeton. about thirty
years OF age was brother OF Lieut. pendleton or
the United States navy, now on duty at the United
states Observatory. Deceased was unmarried and
Tor many years boarded In the Old Brent house. on
Delaware avenue, near the Capitol lie was a
practical machinist. ana for years was employed ia
the navy yard His friends speak OF him as a man
OF rare mechanical ability, and state that he was
student OF everything that pertained to the use
OF steam and machinery. The inquest was held
this afternoon at two O'Clock.
TIE INQUEST.
At the station-house the body was placed in a
burial cas&e 1t Was found that besides The scald-
ing and burning, the skull was fractured and leg
broken DR.. Patterson, the coroner in filling out
the certificate OF death, put down the cause tpr-
marry boiler explosion, and, secondary, fracture OF
at 26 years and nativity Washington.
The coroner einpanneled at O'Clock. the follow
Ing jury: Josiah simpson, BENZ. Clark, John
Holmes, John II. Gates, Richard Morgan and Jacob
b. Miller.
W. NJ. Calf, the first witness, testified that he
had reason TO believe that the boiler was in good
condition. and knew nothing or the qualifications
Of the deceased except his own assertion which he
thought was true. The deceased applied for en-
plOyment yesterday, and seemed 70 be thoroughly
conyerSant with the business or running an engine
The boiler was inspected In January, and accord
ing TO the cert ificate was good for a year. The
injector was new, put In about TWO months ago.
Charles Ii. Smith testified that he was q miller
and was In charge OF The building. The engine
was started with 80 pounds OF steam, and subse-
quenty saw the steam had gone down TO 20
pounds, and then told the night miller to run but
one set OF burrs.
c. r. Rocker testified that he IL passed assist
ant engineer OF the navy, and resides in George
town, and to-day he examined the boiler and found
that the explosion because OF rent In the side
about on a line with the fire. There was no indi-
cation at the bottom or the boiler OF recent over
heating. but there was some bullying near the
seams 1t was below the water line. There was
evidently considerable water Sometimes the In
Jectors would not work. The boiler appeared per-
feety ciean with no indications OF leakage at the
joints
Smith Petit, machinist. testified that he exam.
ined the boiler this morning: saw nothing to ind.
cate that it was not good boiler
Daniel Jordan testified to the condition OF the
day, saying that everything was all right then
Richard Cooper, stephen Il. Anderson and James
W: Armstrong testified as to the explosion.
John H. Wilkinson, Steam-bOiler inspector, testi-
fed that the boiler was one OF the best built boil
erS in the District He thought the explosion was
caused by the water getting two low.
District Government Affairs.
LIQUOR LICENSES
for issue to the foow-named persons have been ap-
proved: Mary Bannagan, Catherine Bushler, Ru-
dolph Ble.fus, Howard De Alley. JAS. Gallagher,
Chas. A. Kreamer, Hugh Mccain and Fitz Will
mer.
A petition, signed by Sylvia A. Brown and large
number OF others, asks that the hydrant taken up
at the Intersection OF r. l2th, and Vermont avenue
be placed on X street, between 18th and 18th
streets.
REPORT OF THE sEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.
MI. James Small, sealer OF weights and meas
sS ' toaay. IL recommends S shas
The size and shape OF bricks be left
entirely with the inspector OF buildings In
Iai, Mr. small calls attention 70 the package sys-
tenn and says the weight or measure Of goods
should be plainly marked He suggests that some
In the package system, including the oyster
at our wharyes and elsewhere He
also urges the importance OF so regulating the
sale OF vegetables, fruits etc, by weight"
Local Notes.
/. In the Criminal Court, before Judge Wylie to-
u
knocking bird, valued at SEQ. from Teenie Garrett,
of 1i06 G street northwest, was acquitted.
Asa {. Patterson, colored, charged with attempt
ing to pick pocket at the race track yesterday
was sentenced to ID days In JAN by Judge Smell To-
lay.
AN UNSUCCESSFUL SEARcH-A dispatch was re-
ceved at police headquarters last night fromNo
the arrest OF "Indan Doctor Walker
Hill, who was wanted In the latter city, the dis
patch said for obtaining money under false pre-
lenses 1t Is stated that ne and his family were on
the steamer Lady OF the Lake. Ofncers went 70
the steamers landing this morning and searched
The boat, but failed 10 fnd the persons described
RANGE or TIE THRRNOMErRR-The following
we're the readings at the ONCE OF the chief signal
ofhcer today am, CO.'S II q. m, TAI: pm, no
Maximum, 766: minimum, Sos
The C00rts,
COURT IN GENERAL TERM
drmed- Ebbenhous agt Killian; mandate OF Su-
preme Court OF Q. g. died with petition for writ OF
restitution. and hearing liked for 2Sth Taylor agt
Ryan; on hearing.
CIRcurf Counr-Judoe Haoner.
To-day. Campbell agt Holtxciaw; default
Nattans 4 Co agt CLARK; do Taylor 4 Co, agt
Scala; do Entw1stle agt Ughail: plaintiff called
and dismissed Waple agt cropley; judgment b.
low affirmed
James u. Folger, postmaster at Mantau station,
Ohio. was arrested yesterday Tor emoeznng 0s0W