Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-07-12
EXPLODING BOILERS.
rannery Boilers at Allegheny City
Explode With Terrible Re-
suits.
A Train Dispatcher Causes a Disas-
trous Wreck Near Nanticoke-Fire
in New York.
A Pennsylvania Village Scorched Three
Train Men Fatally Injursd-Doubls
Drowning.

boilers at the tannery of A. & j. Groet-
singer on River avenue, Allegheny City,
exploded shortly after four O'Clock yester-
day afternoon, wrecking several buildings
and seriously inluring six person, three Of
whom will die. The following are the
names Of the injured and their condition:
William WetZel, engineer, aged 80 years,
leg blown OF and terribly burned; will
die. Christ Neidt, aged 81 years, bruised
and scalded; injuries believed to be fatal
l. L. Farbye, aged 43 years, burned,
bruised and scalded; death probable. Otto
Berghaendler, aged % years, bruised and
scalded; will recover. John Staab, about
25 years OF age, arms, face and body badly
burned; not fatally hurt. Annie Myers,
aged IL years, crushed and bruised very
seriously. A large number of others,
mostly employees, were slightly bruised
and cut by beng struck by flying debris.
The cause of the explosion is believed to
have been high pressure. as a few minutes
after four o'clock Engineer Wetzel noticed
that the pressure was higher than usual
and started tor the furnace to turn down
the natural gas. Before he had time to do
so, however, there was terrible explo-
sion and he was blown up through the roof
of the tannery and landed in the yard out
side.
One side OF the main building, brick
and frame structure, 100 feet long, was
blown out and a portion of the front badly
wrecked. The boiler house, fifty feet long
by forty-two wide, built of brick, was
totally demolished, and the office, situated
across the street, was completely shat
tered. A heavy double wagon was
blown against WetzePs residence, sixty
feet away, and the side of tho house
crushed in. Pieces of the boiler flew in
every direction. One section was carried
across the Allegheny river, a distance OF
over one Thousand feet. Another piece
struck the Third Ward school house, twelve
hundred feet away, and tore out one end
OF the building. A third piece struck
horse and killed il, and fourth piece al
most cut a Grand Rapids & Indiana rail.
road freight car in two.
Fully sixty men were at work, and all
who were able to do so rushed panic strick
en- from the building. The building caught
fire, but before the flames got much head
way they were extinguished. The injured
were then taken from the wreck aud re-
moved to their homes. They are still liv-
ing but very slight hopes are entertained
for the recovery OF at least three of them.
The boilers that exploded were twenty
eight feet long by forty-two inches IN di.
ameter. They were made of steel and had
been in use six years. The damage by the
explosion will not exceed $50, 900.
BLAZE IN NEW YORK.
NEW YORK, July 7.-Shortly before one
o'clock this morning flames broke out on
the top floor of the building extending
from 80 to 4S East Eighteenth street and
running through to Seventeenth street.
The flames started in the bookbinding es-
tablishment of George w. Alexander on
that floor, and extended through the upper
part of the building. The Century Mdgazt'ie
Company occupied that part of the build
ing on Seventeenth street. The Everett
House adjoins the building, and great
alarm ensued among the guests. After do
ing damage of about $50, 600 the fire was
under control. The whole upper floor ex-
tending from street to street was burned
out. The Everett House was not burned.
1t is about three stories lower than the
building burned, and the firemen did most
of their work from the roof of the Everett
House.
TEN BUILDINGS DESTROYED.
WARREN, Pa. July 7.-About 9:35 last
night fire broke out in the Penny Post build
ing, which was unoccupied and owned by
G. N. Wiley, at Glade Run, Pa, about two
miles from this city. The building was
located in the midst of row of hemlock
buildings and the fire spread rapidly in
both directions. The Warren fire depart
ment was soon on the ground and about
one o'clock this morning had the fire under
control. Ten buildings, including the post
office and a bakery and three stores, were
totally destroyed. c. B. Wiley's large
brick hotel was also badly damaged by the
flames. The cause of the fire is unknown.
Loss about 800, 900; insurance small
AN EMPLOYEES BLUNDER-
WnKEsBARRE, Pa, July 7.-Near Nanti-
coke yesterday morning two. passenger
trains, running at good speed in opposite
directions on the same track, plunged into
each other. demolishing both engines and
causing considerable damage. The pas
sengers on both trains were badly shaken
up, some thirty of them being slightly in
jured, though none are fatally hurt.
The accident was due to blunder of the
train dispatcher named Brakeman, who
neglected to hold the north bound train at
NantIcoke. On learning that an accident
was about to occur owing to his careless
ness he disappeared and has not been seen
since.
THREE FATALLY HURT.
MOUNT HOLLY. N. j., July 7.-As coal
train en- route for Monmouth last evening
was passing through the village of Dayton
1T was struck by cyclone and Conductor
John Dryer, of Trenton, with two OF the
train men were blown from the train aud
fatally hurt.
DOUBLE DROWNING.
CANNON FALLS, Mimi, July 7.-Solomol
Nelson and E c. Hedberg were drowned
bridge, the latter falling into the water
and the former going TO his rescue. Mel
son was prominent business man.
KILLED BY THE CABLE.
ST. LOUIS, July 7.-WillIam c. Mitchell,
manager of the Peoples Theater, ami once
proprietor of THE COLLINS of the Rhine''
show. was killed by cable car on the
Franklin avenue line last night
A Husbands Suicide.
PITTSBURGH, Pa. July 6.-Shortly before
daylight this morning the remains OF