The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1885-10-08
Terrible noiior Explosion.

Terrible Boiior Explosion.
PiTTsBuRo, O,i. 2.-Shortly after
o'clock this mornlng, osttory of boil
vpers at the Solar iron works oi CLARK 4
8 Co., ON Thiity-slxth arrest, exploded
with disastrous e ioot. fhe night crow
had Just boon relieved by the day fOrct
when n loud explosion stsriled The
,e.fworkmen, and INST PARTON Of tbs
4, works In tho vloipity az the boilers Va.
IIfilled with clouds ot death dealing
" steam. Through tho dense mist came
shfiaks and ~ oanH, whloh notified the
employees beyond harms reach that n
frightiul cslsmlty had ovartsken a
portion of .huir iollDW-workner Al
Anoon IA ina steam settled down,
srash WAS made tr tho spot where
tho explosion occurred, when 10 was
ascertained that tho mud drum OF the
boiler had exp Oded, and the escaping
steam had scalied IL men, Closer
Investigation showed that OF this num-
Der IL were badly burned, H1d fatally
scalded. The nanea OF tho Injured
were:
Frank Martlu, badly scsljed abou;
face aud arms; will not 1.-Two.
James Cottoe, fatally scalded Rnd
top of heard aimc ~ stversd by piece
oil lying iron. ~
FRANK murray, boy, osdiy ou'ne"
Thomas Stein, boy, bsdly rcalded.
, William Daniels, boy, hcalusd and
hurt by living debris.
David Richards, boy, scaluou AUG
arm broken.
William 9th, roller, badly scalded,
Frank Good, boy, basiy cut on
hond.
Pat Henderson, shesraman,esriousiy
scaldsd and ipJured by living ueprls
David Smisn, shoarsmnn' hhoiy
scsloed. ,....
james Getz, boy, scsldeo, nut hot go
riously.
Wiiiism Slmpson, boy, scaluon ann
rSJured py oeprts.
Charles Haywood, puusier' seriously
hurt by lying oeops.
James Stornet' asslsteht ohblno1I,
padly bruised ana siiBntly cui'
james MI, boy, Da4iy scaldeu'
Frank Men, boy, badly fcaisod.
a Bart Henderson, msnhSer, terIIoiy
IA scalded, probably VIII not recover
y Scarcely had the hills ceased to 70.
SSverberste tho tones or tho EXPLOSION,
when tbs frenzied, HigbteReu
wives, mothers ana chiidren
began to rush upoa the scoso ana peer
I anxiously into tho faces OF ga9aipE,
dying mon, seeking 70 ldcnlify tnesr
d lpveo cnes, or inquirtng, In agopiHau
Zones, IL thcv had escaped nnhurt.
They were found lying In all POSI-
lions, some OF them 40 lar away from
could have been injured by the ex-
plosion. Tho large number OF boys
nurL Ia accounted for by the fSct that
they wero employed 10 hahcie noop,
iror, which ~as rolled in The mill
nearest The ho'i0rs. LII was .uiiy ~
minutes alter lhe exp oslon bniore the
boy Frank. Murray YVES taken Out
from under the ,surk, "hefe he WAS
thrown. In addition 10 being scs,usd,
he was terrib, y erushe1 inc Teient
OF iron piled on top OF him Jane:
Csttoe and Frank Martin suffered
most from tho escaping steam, put no
hopes are entertained Tor tho recover
of either OF the three named. Inc
others ara expected To recover. ihoss
most seriously hurt were taken 10 tne
Western Pennsy lveD1a hospital, WINE
the others were removed TO their
homes.
The interior OF the hnishin. Mil
presented terrible sight OF dasolstion
after the accident. Things were bacly
q wrecked. The botlers, six in rumbsr,
II form battery which sits IN the OK
n trems southwest corner OF the mill.
sThe mud drum runs length Wlfo under
= al, six boilers. 1t was an end OF ms
which blow out. With such fearful
force did IL explode as TO seat
ter destruction on ell sides.
ALI the boilers We're unsettled, two
Of them tilted back, some
on their ends. In the rear the whole
wall OF the foundry was moved out
wards. Large stacks OF hoop-ifon
were blown all over the mn, ma
chimes were upset, rolls rolled ali over
the floor. The iron, machines and
benches were all thrown together in
an inextricsbla mass OF debris. under
which several Of the mon We're buried.
mr.. Powers, chief engineer OF