The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-10-03
CASUALTY AND CALAMITY
a FATAL BOILER EXPLOSION
At Pittsbarg, Pennsylvania - Several
Killed and Many Horribly scaided
blythe Escaping Stssm-A Most
Heart Rendiag scene-A
Lat OF the victims,
Terrific Boiler Explosion,

net Ooss -.-ouoftiy after Z
O'Clock this morning, battery OF boil
ers at the Solar iron works OF Clark a
Co., on Thirty-sixth street, exploded
with disastrous effect. The night crew
had just been relieved by the day force
when loud explosion startled the
workmen, and thst portion of the
works i'll tbs vicinity of the boilers WAS
hiied with clouds OF death-dealing
steam. Through the dense Mat cams
snrieks aud gieans, which notified the
employees beyond harm's reach that a
frightful calamity had overtaken a
portion OF their Iollow-workmen, As
soon as the steam settled down.
rush was made for the spot where
the explosion occurred, when it was
ascertained that the mud drum OF the
boiler had exploded, and the escaping
steam had scalded IL men. Closer
Investigation showed that of this mum
Der IA We're badly burned, and 3 fatally
scslded. The names OF the Injured
were:
Frank Martin, badly scalaed about
| face and arms; will not live.
James Cottoe, fatally acalded and
top of heard almc 81 severed by a piece
OF flying iron.
Frank Murray, boy, badly burned; !;
injuries fatal.
Thomas Stein, boy, badly scalded.
William Daniels, boy, scaldea and
hurt by fiying debris.
David Richards, boy, scalded and
arm broken.
William Orth, roller, badly scalded.
head.
Pat Henderson, shesrsmau, seriously
soaldsd and injured by flying debris.
David smith, skearsman, badly
James Getz, boy, scalded, but NO. 40.
riously.
William Simpson, boy, scslded and
Injured by debris.
Charles Haywood, puddler, seriously
hurt by flying debris.
James Storner, assistant engiuevr.
badly bruised and slightly cut.
James Neil, hoy, badly scslded.
Frank Neff, boy, badly scaised.
BsrS Henoerson, manager, terribly
scalded, probably will not recover,
Scarcely had the hills ceased to ro-
vertebrate the tones Of the explosion,
! when the frenZied, frightened
wives, mothers ana children
began to rush upon the sceno and peer
anxlously into tho faces OF gashinp.
dying mon, seeking to identity Their
loveo ones, or iDquiring, in agonized
tones, II they had escaped 1nburt.
They were found lying in all nOsi.
tlons, somo OF them so far away from
the battery it seemed impossible they
could haye been injured by the ey-
ploaion. The large number of bows
hurt IL accounted for by the fact that
they ware employed 20 handle hoop
iron, which was rolled in the mill
nearest the boilers. 1t was fully 20
minutes siter the explosion beiore the
poy Frank. Murray was taken out
| from under the truck, where he WAS
thrown. In addition to being scslded
ne was terribly crushed bJ tho weight
OF iron piled ON to. OF him. James
Cattoe and Frank fslssin suffered
I0oat from the escapiug steam, but nc
bopss are entertained for The recovery
of either of the three nsmet, The
others sro expected TO recover. Those
most seriously hurt were taken to the
Western Pennsylvania hospltal, while
the others were removed to their
homes.
Tbs intevior OF the finishing mill
presented terrible sight Of des0lRtion
after the accident. Things were baJly
wrecked. Ihe boilers, six in number,
iorm battery which sits in tho ex-
trema southwest corner of tho mill.
me mud drum runs lengthwise under
sli SIX boilers. IL was an end OF tbis
which blew out. With such fearful
torco did IL explode as to ecat.
Ter obstruction on all s,des.
All the boilers were unsettled, two
OF them tilted back, some
on lheir ends. In the raar the whole
wall sf the foundry was moved out
wards. Largo stacks OF hoop-iron
were blown sll over tho mill, ma.
chimes were upset, rolls rolled ali over
the foer. The iron, machines and
penches were all thrown together in
an ineXtricablo mass Of debris, under
which several OF the mon were buried.
Mr.. Powers, chief engineer OF
the mill, says the boiler
anu mu9 drum were inspected by the
Hartford Borior Insurance COMPANY,
eWo months ago. and were then pro-
rouuceu saie. He was certain they
were Oil right when no left last even
Ing, and could only account for the OK.
plosi0n on the ground that the iron of
mud drum was too weak to stand tho
pressure TO which tt was subiected.
twice before have accidents Of tina
natnre taken place inthis mill.
LATER-Two OF the victlms-Thomas
Caltoe and John Murray-died nt the
Western Pennsylvania hospital this
morning. Three or four others are
not expected to recover. The ex-
lloslon WAS cauped by the mud eating
through tho coating OF the mud drum.
pieces OF the drum were picked up
which wero not more than a thirty
sccoudth psrt of an Inch in thickness,
NO more deaths have resulted from
tne boiler explosion. Five OF the We
inns, honever, are pronounced fatally
injured by tho physicians, and their
r nss,ns are moipontsrily expected.
inelr names are Charles Haywood,
Joseph 0setz, Patrick Uendsrsop.
Thomas Stoin and Daniels. The others
oro reeung easy aud will no doubt re.
cover. The coroner adjourned his In
vestigstion till to- mSsrow.