The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1884-06-28
ANTOWN. WEST VIRGINIA. SATURDAY. JUNE 2s 1884,

tsr upset, exploding the stuff. Hackctt
was thrown fifty feet, badly mutilated
and killed instantly. The horse and
cutter were totally demolished. But
Feeney, strange to say, was buried in
pile of snow and fence rails and not
seriously injured. December 10, 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.. SCOTS No. well,
while his partners, Perry and Scott,
were making other preparations to put
in the shot. Perry's hearing was de-
stroyed and SCOTS hearing impaired.
january 70, 1881, Andrew Lasher.
torpedo agent, and Joseph Cushing.
merchant, of Kinzua Junction, were
killed by the explosion of l40 pounds of
nitro-glycerine, which was being
warmed for use. A number Of others
were injured. The glycerine was IN
the engine house, while Cushing stood
in the derrick. When picked up the
only visible injury was slight cut on
the head. February IA, +. A. McLain
was blown to atoms while driving 4
cutter between Pavis' switch aRd
Junction, with 200 pounds aboard, and
on February /. Lorenzo Gathawait was
blown up by an empty shell near Xix
ford. May 81, james Moore tried to
open q can with knife at Parker and
was badly shattered He died next
day. September Z. Charles Raat went
to torpedo we'll at Sawyer City. He
filled one shell and tried to put the cap
on without success. Picking up ham.
mer. he struck it twice. His head and
limbs were blown off. James Tbrashar,
tool dresser on the well, was killed in
stantly. .'Big Charley" Grouse. moon.
lighter present as asightseer. was kill.d
instantly. William Bunting, owner oil
adjacent wells, lived eighteen minut -
though unable to speak. He lay on the
ground with one hand appraised Ia
heaven and look Of mute appeal upon
his face. Fred Slattery, aged twelve,
and Melvine Hastings, aged fourteen,
had stopped on their way to school and
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
a 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 Il
the magazine for glycerine in tn
morning They saw sulphurous smok
issuing from the two top cans and re
tired Soon after they returned an
took eighty pounds of the stuff ant
put it in their wagon. After drivin,
four hundred feet they becam
frightened, unhitched their horses ant
made off to a safe distance, where the,
watched developments through tn
open door of the magazine. The smok
gradually increased until at 1880 tn
explosion occurred. The eighty pound
in the wagon remained intact
The cause Of the explosion wa
said to have been imperfec
washing of the compound, the surplu
acid acting on and eating tho tin coat
ing of the cans. December "a, job
McC Cherry was filling shell at wei
OF John l.. McKinney's, on Meek
Creek, when the well began to flow an
McCleery started to run. The shell
struck the derrick and exploded, knock
| ing McCleery down. just rs he was Il
the act of rising the cans in the derric
exploded and he was thrown one hun
drcd feet, but jumped up and ran o
until he fell from fatigue and fright
| His coat-tails were cut off as clean an
smoothly as if done with shears an
| his back was filled with pieces of I'll
and splinters, but he was not otherwis
injured.
January 10, 1882, Charles E. Bcr
ridge torpedoed well in the Alleghen
field, and having two quarts Of glycer
inc left, started to carry it back to tn
magazine, near Bolivar. When With
twenty five feet of the magazine it
supposed he slipped and fell. His bod
was torn to shrcds and a hole was blow
in the frozen ground two and a half fee
deep and five feet in diameter. Tn
magazine, containing four hundre
pounds, did not explode, though severa
boards were torn from the building b
the conclusion. February 20 anothe
explosion occurred at the same maya
zine, killing John Graut. shooter, ant
Chester circuit, aged twenty. How tn
accident occurred cannot be told. Tn
pieces of the two unfortunate victim
were gathered up as far as possible b
the aid Of lanterns and placed on th
log which had done similar service TO
Berridge's remains.
1t is a remarkable fact that no nitro
! glycerine explosions have occurred il
the oil regions for over two years
though more than double the amour
has been used during the past two year
than in any similar period before. L
Warren and Forest. Mexican and ALE
/ gany, shots have been large and fire
Iuent, but without casualty. though tn
roads in Cherry Grove, Cooper an
8ulltown are the worst imaginable.
vf course, do not include in this list tn
recent explosion at q The Topped
Company's factory in Maryland, whic
is out of the region. on CITY pa Con
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