The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1885-10-15

Orlando Reporter: On Wednesday
at about five O'Clock p. m, one of the
boilers on the Mayo ice factory exploded
with terrific force. The crash came at
time when but few persons were about,
otherwise the loss OF life might have
been large. We are without full partic-
ulars The reports we have are to the
effect that the building is demolished.
railroad track, while the boiler, a new
one, was carried upwards of two hundred
yards across the railroad track. Both
ends of the boiler were torn out and the
whole structure was wrecked. The dam
age will reach not far from ten thousand
dollars The amount of insurance is not
known, as the owner, DR.. Nevans, is in
New York City. The report was plainly
heard for six miles. Frank Stevens,
colored fireman, at the time on duty,
was scalded from his head to his knees.
This morning it was reported that the
ekin is all peeling off his body, and there
were little hopes of his recovery. A
white man named Pickles, night engineer,
was badly injured, brt is improving and
it is believed that he will recover.
Capt. Buck Parramore, who is a native
Floridian, is the owner of a horse born
and raised in this State the buggy to
which he is driven was made by Fl. H.
Berry, of this city, who is also a native,
while the harness worn by a orida raised
horse, driven to Florida made buggy
by Florida grown ge ltleman, was made
by S. Price, who is also Florida produc-
tion. The turnout is not for lie, and can
only be borrowed by newspaper report
ers.
Green Cove Spring.: Hibernia is
happy-they have struck it rich, and
Fred. Fleming is wearing the laurels
For some weeks Mr.. Fleming has had
Mr.. o. HI. Wade, contractor for sinking
artesian wells, engaged in searching the
bowels of mother earth for vein of water
that might be distant relative of our
spring, and on last Saturday, at depth
of 46S feet, there was commotion in the
piping and soon torrent of water shot
upwards some 80 feet in mid-air, and de-
scending christened the heads Of the Joy
Gus spectators. An estimate was made
and it was found that the well discharged
about 800 gallons of water per minute
the water is slightly impregnated with
sulphur, and its temperature was IS de-
grees, Fahrenheit. Mr.. Fleming is ju-
bilant over the result of his search for
water, and well has he right to be, as
such a stream Of pure water is of incalcu-
liable benefit to the residents of Hibernia.
Polite stranger, in railway-station,
to deaf old gentleman; whom he had acci
dentally kicked with his foot: II beg
your pardon, SIR" Deaf old gentleman
"Eh p 81 beg your pardon, sir" polite
stranger repeats slightly embarrassed,
and in a more eleyated tone of voice
Deaf old gentleman, raising his hand te
his ear: "I don't quite understand YOU .
81 beg your pardon" roars polite stran
ger, very much confused, in deaf OLD
gentleman's ear; 81 kicked you." Dea
old gentleman, very much surprised
"What for?" An accident" roars polil,
stranger. An accident2 Bless me
where ?" Polite stranger rushes of.
-" All, Mrs. Crimsonbeak," said Mis-,
Fussanfeather, after conversing with tha
lady's husband at the musical one even
ing, "pve found your husband out .,
last" "That's not difficult thing to do
replied Mrs. Crimsonbeak. indiferently
"Come round to the house any time Q
night you'll always find him out.n