Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1888-03-19
A BOILER EXpLODES.
1EyGnAL MEN siloHrLr fNJURED. sUr
* agrrLE OTHER DAnA0E RESULT
y 9hw o. Oas Of the Fiees ssppessd to nave
e Cssssa sne Aceslsss-Ihs wife OF Hev.
Geo. W. A1y nies--NGeiss KILLED
~ Trsia On the Bridge.

RxulaE Conespondence of IxrRELraINcRR.
OoLUMptA. Mar. 19-The boiler over No. 2
heotlng furnace In the Columbia Iron com.
rmy's mill exploded this morning about
~ osclock. The foroe Of the explosion.
~ bsard for . numbar -oi sRnen and
~ thought y - ne shook Of an earth.
Gksct cause OF the explosion
kos known, but It appears TO have been
eaused BY fiaw in one Of the dues. The
explosion carried away the brick work In
frnnt Of the boiler head and tore out part of
- gable end of the mill, about eight feet
a diameter. Large pieces OF Iron and
helck we're thrown over fi'ty feet, against .
bons house OF E. w. Smith. Bricks were
also thrown ABOUT the mill, striking Joseph
Keys and Edward Waters, injuring them
slishtly.
A few minutes before the explosion VII.
Ham Hippensteel, heater, heard Kissing
nojse and mounted the steps to place bar
or iron against the door. He was In the
oet Of placing the bar, when the explosion
occurred and the bar was thrown through
the frame work Of the mill. The man was
very much frightened and jumped to the
ground, Q distance OF ten feet, slightly
spraintpg his ankle.
Tho full amount Of the damage is not
exacsly known. 1t Ia thought that II will
not amount to more than goo. The loss is
fully covered by insurance In the Ameri-
can Steam Boiler Insurance company OF
New York, represented by Andrew J.
Kaufman, eq.
Death OF Mrs. Ely.
Mrs. Eliz, q. Burr Ely, wife Of Rev. q.
Wells Ely, pastor Of the Presbyterian
church, 6ied at her home on Locust str eet,
above Third, on Sunday. Mrs. Ely had
been In delicate health for some years past,
and Was in the 39ih year at the time OF her
death. She was born at Green's Farm,
Connecticut, and had been living In Col.
umpia for tho past five years, the time Of
Mr.. kly's psstorate in this place. Mfs
Ely was an estimable Christian lady and
gained host of friends, and was held In
high esteem by the congregation Of the
Presbyterian church. She was an active
spirit In Christian and charitable work.
Three small children survive, to mourn the
loss OF devoted mother. The funeral will
bohsld ON Wednesday afternoon at 8 o'clock
ID the Presbyter church. The remains
will betsken to Connecticut on Thursday
lor in;erment
Accident ON the Br' dge.
A drove OF fifteen mules were crossing <
the Columbia bridge on Saturday night ut
7:30 o'clock In charge OF two men named
Eckman and Wilmer. Tho mules were
within two spans OF this side when IL &
mixed train, drawn by engine No. l74, Oh
the Frederick division, ran into the drove
The front leg Of one Of the mules was broker
and another had the hind boofs cut of snt
the front leg broken. The mules wer,
struck at TAI p M, and had been on III,
bridge for seventeen minutes. The injured
mules were killed and the others taken :,
Campbell's livery stables. Tho mule
came from York and belonged to Messrr
kckman q James, Of Harrisburg.
Bauk ChsngeA
Some changes have been made at th,
First National bank, caused by the retiring
Of Mr.. J. Ii. Zsaner. Mr.. II. q. Lewis, re
ceiving teller, has been appointed book
keeper; MIR. 9. e. Strickler will be receiv
ing teller, and MIR. John Miller will I'LL til
position of clerk.
Liberty Circle, No. %, Il. u. II. It. of Pc.
held package party In the armory on Sc,
urdsy evening. Ticket No. s39 drew tn
dvedollar gold piece.
A slight delay to travel was caused thi
morning by car In Harrisburg ioca
jumping the track at Shocks station. tn
wreck crew were In service.
Mrr. Jonas Kumpls celebrated her So
birthday on Saturday evening, and wa
given surprise party at her home, corne
ofSecont and Locust streets. The eveninl
was very pleasantly spent.
A troupe OF glass. blowers will be In tn,
armory during this week.
Army Oranges.
The president has approved tho sentence
OF dismissal In the case OF Capt. Thoma.
Garvey, First clvalry, who was tried by
court-martial at Fort Keogh, NJ. r., in
November last, on charges of drunkenness,
on duty. The order promulgatipg the pro
seedlings, findings and sentence by tn,
court, was issued from the war department
yesterday afternoon. The sentence Is az,
proved to take effect on the Goth inst. Oh
which date First Lieutenant Peter s. Bon
mes will be advanced to captain, and Secon,
LieutenAnt F. s. Foltz to first lieutenant
Captain Garvey was appointed from tn
ranks In October, 1865, promoted to frs
lieutenant In 1872, and captain, his presen
rank, In 1884 He was born In lrelsu d
This u the third officer dismissed for drunk
ennsss during the present administration
Caught By . Gate.
This morning an accident occurred to ,
team OF g. b. Marrow, the confectioner, al
the North Q ueen street crossing of tn,
( Rn0nnylvania raitrNad man a. oku.u