Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-05-04
FOUR KILLED BY A BOILER
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GtvNsroN, Tax, May A terrible
catastrophe occurred in this city AZ 1880
O'Clock thla morning, One Of The boilers et
the fremont hotel exploited. Instantly
kill ing four persons, wouhdlng several
othors end doing great damage 90 the hotel
and neighborine property, The killed are
as follewel
Thomas Crose, The engineer, He leavea
a wife a several children,
Lawrence Carr, fireman, lie leaves
a family
Clara Miller. white woman.
Anderson Jones (eolofed J, a seruhher.
The following are woundedl
Joseph n. Aguilo. pastry cook, body
bruised ami injured internally,
John AXman, u hcll boy. shoulder bros
ken and otherwise injured.
Maurice sullivan, collar bone broken
and badly cut about The head
X, walton (cOlored) }, a waiter. arm
broken aud badly bruised
Mre, burns, linen woman, allghtiy
bruised about the head.
rRlGnrRut FoRCr.
The eoucueaion from the explosion wna
appalling, The fremont huuee il a hve.
story brick structure, with 1870 feet front
on fremont street and about the same
depth on Church street, The boiler hauae
wac aituated az the northwest corner &c
the building aud was small one.stofy
hrink structure attached TO the
main building, The explosion
shook the great building with auph terri
bic force that the gueete thought that an
earthquake had occurred and ran panlu-
stricken about the Railways. The SCENE
of the calamity presents dreadful
spectacle. Not one brick oi the boiler
house remalne upon another, hut scat
tered about for half q square lie the das
hris Of the building. engine pumps and
heilera, The northwest wing Of the botet
adjoining the boiler house wsa badly
damaged, the wall being cracked and
windows demolished Fortunately but
few guesta We're quartersd In thla portion
of che building.
rHB BourRs,
There were two horizontal tuhu.
lar hOilera. each OF atatya
horse power attached 20 the hotel. only
one of which was being used At the time
Of the explosion. toth boilers were new.
fhey were manufactured IA st. Louis and
we're set up only last October. As the
huge monster left iis bed Il shot away
from the main structure. paasink
out Of the house end nrst. II
crossed The Intervening yard. passed
through a two-atory frame building where
the servants slept, then crossed Twenty
fourth street. passing nutirelY over a
Htofy aud halt frame d 4se fronting on
Twenty.iOurth street. and then crashed
through the roof Of a small frame house
occupied by colorpd family. who
escaped unhurt. Continuing onward it
entered one-story house of illaraputa
kept bv cOlored woman,
THE BRorHEL ANEtHftArEb.
This house was practically annihilatpd,
not being left standing, II was here that
Clara Miller, the white woman. was
killed aud Maurice sullivan fatally ina
iured. Every culnrnd occupant of the
house escaped unlniurod. After cnusinR
this destruction the giant missile finally
landed inside Of an adjoining small stfuua
iure, pruirudinR bali inside and out.
Various theories are anOat concern.
Ing the cause of the accident. Those
who have examined The wreck generally
agree that the boiler was detective. lla
tubes were not sufficiently Tapped over
aud welded. The damage will reach
$1,000. The hotel is owned by Col. w.
". Hughes, OF Dallas, Tex. The body "
Carr. the fireman, was bloNn over onn
wing 0i the hotel landing IN the oourt. A
C0runers jury was summoned. and after
yewink tho remains, adjourned untll TO-
morrow A large crowd of persons visited
the scene to-day, and iiuRered about
neighbOrlng Hndertakar's establishments,
waiting 10 view the manaled bodies.