Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-07-08
ASlNGTLAR ACCIDENT.
Explosion OF vuIcanizer I'm "a Den
tfSI's Office.

fists Office.
The Philadelphia Times prints the
story of a startling accident in den
lists office. Mrs. Josie E. Weakley,
of No. l,2Gl Fleetwood avenue, went
to Seger's dental rooms, No. 93l Arch
street, to have something done to one
OF her teeth. The young lady had
hardly got seated in the dentists chair
when there came terrific explosion,
which badly bruised the patient and
ruined her clothing, frightened the dem
fist nearly out of his wits, and made a
wreck Of the room. When the doctor
and his patient had recovered from
the shock it was discovered that
machine in the room called a vul-
csnizer had exploded. The re-
port was like the bursting Of
cannon and the havoc nearly as
great. alt was the most frightful ex-
peIience / ever had" Mrs. Weakley
said to-day, land my shoulders and
limbs are black and blue from the bruises
| received. l shall enter suit against
the party or parties to blame unless
repaIation is made to-day for my in
iuries and the loss of my clothing,
which was entirely ruined. 1t was a
miracle that was not killed. As soon
as | recovered from the shock | discoy-
cred that bad been struck in several
places with flying missiles and was
literally covered with ink, large bot
tie Of which had been scattered iu the
wreck. At the time of the explosion
| was in the operating chair, and Mr..
Segers was not three feet from me. As
soon as | was sufficiently composed he
called coupe and ! was driven to my
home"
Mrs. Weakley, who is an attractive
woman of perhaps thirty, with fine
ply siQue, had not fully recovered from
the nervous shock produced by the ex-
plosion, and said, laughingly, she didn't
think she ever would. An hour later
reporter for the Times called at No.
93l Arch street, and on iDquiring for
Mr.. Seger's dental rooms was shown 10
the back rooms Of the second story.
Mrs. Weakley was in the operating
room with the doctor talking over the
startling episode. AS the reporter en-.
tered both directed his attention to the
scars on the walls, ceiling, doors, and
furniture that told Of the explosion S
work. A panel Of one door was
driven completely out, and in another
an articulator with cast of a set
Of teeth was indented so deeply that il
] stuck fast. The mirror of large dress.
iAg-case was smashed to atoms, and the
hesdboard Of bed split aud otherwise
disfguIed. On the wall Immediately
alongside Of the bed was an abrasion
several inches long and half an inch
deep, made by piece Of iron or brass
while in the ceiling overhead hole two
inches in diameter was cut clean
through. One Of the heavy window.
siils was torn up as though lifted with
q crowbar, and the lid of large trunk
was damned in as if huge weight had
descended upon it. Ink was spattered
in every direction, aud the fixtures oil
the room were ell more or less dsfaced.
The windows were up at the time OF
the explosion, and much Of its force
was spent on the walls Of the building
to the rear. These walls show dozen
indentations that indicate the violence
with which they were struck. Bricks
were torn out in several places twenty
feet distant from the room where the